The PMA is a proud member of the Maine Art Museum Trail and participant in this important series. Museums are at a moment of reckoning. Immense social, political, and financial pressure is testing the foundations of institutions, prompting examination of history, the need for change, and the process to acknowledge, repair, and heal. 

This spring, The Maine Art Museum Trail presents a digital program series that explores the notion of “making a home” and what that means for institutions and the communities they exist within, bringing to light the stories that have not been told and reflect on the changing museum field. 

April 20: Art, Belonging, and Home: A conversation with Zoe Sahloul and Philippa Hughes and a musical performance by George Lopez

Zoe Sahloul is the Founder and Executive Director of the New England Arab American Organization (NEAAO). As an immigrant based in Portland, she employs art to promote community.

Philippa Hughes is a Social Sculptor and Creative Strategist in Washington, D.C., who produces art-fueled projects that spark humanizing and compassionate conversations between people who might not normally meet.

George Lopez is the Beckwith Artist-in-Residence at Bowdoin College and a celebrated pianist. Organized in coordination with the New England Arab American Organization (NEAAO).

Moderated by Anne Collins Goodyear, Co-Director, Bowdoin College Museum of Art.