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WGME: Art for all: Portland Museum of Art aims to inspire with accessible art
WGME: Art for all: Portland Museum of Art aims to inspire with accessible art

"Art for all.” That's the message of the Portland Museum of Art with the aim of making art accessible and open to everyone.

News Center Maine: 'As We Are': New exhibit now open at Portland Museum of Art
News Center Maine: 'As We Are': New exhibit now open at Portland Museum of Art

“The exhibit features painting, photography, and sculpture from 14 artists with deep connections to Maine.”

Photograph by iBec Creative

Portland Press Herald: Meet the 14 emerging Maine artists in the Portland Museum of Art’s ‘As We Are’
Portland Press Herald: Meet the 14 emerging Maine artists in the Portland Museum of Art’s ‘As We Are’

“None have shown their work at the PMA before.”

Photography by iBec Creative

Portland Press Herald: How these up-and-coming Maine artists helped a curator learn about his new home
Portland Press Herald: How these up-and-coming Maine artists helped a curator learn about his new home

“Sayantan Mukhopadhyay, who moved to Maine last year to take a job at the Portland Museum of Art, got to know the state through the process of curating 'As We Are,' on view all winter.”

Photograph by iBec Creative

News Center Maine: Portland Museum of Art continues efforts to broaden historical perspectives
News Center Maine: Portland Museum of Art continues efforts to broaden historical perspectives

The Portland Museum of Art is on a mission to re-examine its inventory through a different lens—all in the public eye. 

Portland Press Herald: Letter: Bring on the PMA’s expansion
Portland Press Herald: Letter: Bring on the PMA’s expansion

And, while there is something to be said for routine, I am personally looking forward to the expansion into the neighboring property at 142 Free St.

Bangor Daily News: The Portland Museum of Art makes ‘Art for All’ a reality
Bangor Daily News: The Portland Museum of Art makes ‘Art for All’ a reality

Art gives us the chance to see the world through the eyes of someone else, providing a glimpse into their lives, history and experiences, which can be profoundly different than our own. 

PBS News Hour: Artist takes ancient tradition of basket weaving in new directions
PBS News Hour: Artist takes ancient tradition of basket weaving in new directions

"Artist takes ancient tradition of basket weaving in new directions"—PBS News

Mountain Lake PBS: Reflect on big city landscapes: Richard Estes exhibit
Mountain Lake PBS: Reflect on big city landscapes: Richard Estes exhibit

"Reflective storefront windows, theater marquees and subway cars populate the artwork of American artist Richard Estes. Throughout his career, the Illinois native has been drawn to the iconography of large cities, depicting urban settings in photorealist paintings."—Mountain Lake PBS

MaineBiz: Timber! Portland Museum of Art to host conference on an innovative forest product
MaineBiz: Timber! Portland Museum of Art to host conference on an innovative forest product

"Timber and fine art may seem like an odd combination, but the Portland Museum of Art is promoting itself as the perfect host for a conference this fall on an innovative type of forest product."—MaineBiz

The Art Fuse: Visual Arts Review: Baskets of Wonder – Jeremy Frey at the Portland Museum
The Art Fuse: Visual Arts Review: Baskets of Wonder – Jeremy Frey at the Portland Museum

"Beyond rich allusions to the past, Jeremy Frey and his generation of basket-makers are also creating objects that will leave your eyes spinning."—The Art Fuse

Portland Press Herald: Society Notebook: Portland Museum of Art’s Summer Party is straight-up good time
Portland Press Herald: Society Notebook: Portland Museum of Art’s Summer Party is straight-up good time

"Museum supporters mingled in the sculpture garden, enjoying refreshments and each other."—The Portland Press Herald

Portland Press Herald: See the world from artist Peggy Bacon’s satirical view at 2 shows in Maine
Portland Press Herald: See the world from artist Peggy Bacon’s satirical view at 2 shows in Maine

"The 20th-century caricature artist, whose work appeared in The New Yorker and Vanity Fair, spent the end of her life in southern Maine."—The Portland Press Herald

Image credit: Peggy Bacon (United States, 1895 - 1987), Peggy Bacon from Off with their Heads!, 1934, clothbound hardcover book with 39 offset lithograph illustrations on paper, 12 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 1/2 inches. Museum purchase with support from the Barbara Cash Collection, 2023.31. Image courtesy Petegorsky/Gipe Photo

Press Release: "As We Are" Opening at the Portland Museum of Art on October 11, 2024
Press Release: "As We Are" Opening at the Portland Museum of Art on October 11, 2024

The Portland Museum of Art is thrilled to announce the opening of As We Are, an exhibition showcasing the work of 14 emerging artists with deep connections to Maine.

Press Release: Portland Museum of Art Presents Mass Timber Maine Conference
Press Release: Portland Museum of Art Presents Mass Timber Maine Conference

The Portland Museum of Art is thrilled to announce the Maine Mass Timber Conference, taking place from November 13 to 15, 2024, in Portland, Maine. This groundbreaking event will bring together industry leaders, artists, innovators, and visionaries to explore the future of construction through mass timber technology.  

First American Art Magazine: Exhibition Reviews "Jeremy Frey: Woven"
First American Art Magazine: Exhibition Reviews "Jeremy Frey: Woven"

"Having already received many of the highest honors reserved for Native American artists including Best of Show at both the Heard Fair and Santa Fe Indian Market, Frey was adamant that the exhibition position his work as contemporary art. “I didn’t want to do a basket show,” he stated at the show’s opening. As he told Atlas Obscura, “I’ve spent my whole career trying to redefine what ash can be.” [1] Woven, therefore, represents basket weaving in an expanded sense. Rather than a retrospective display of finished works, it frames Frey’s longstanding weaving practice as a jumping-off point for explorations of new techniques and media."

Boston Globe: Jeremy Frey wins Rappaport Prize, the first Indigenous artist to receive the award
Boston Globe: Jeremy Frey wins Rappaport Prize, the first Indigenous artist to receive the award

Now, the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum has awarded Frey, an enrolled member of the Passamaquoddy tribe, the 25th annual Rappaport Prize, a $50,000 cash award to honor a contemporary artist working in New England.

“It’s overwhelming,” said Frey, 45, reached by phone in rural Maine. “I still haven’t processed it fully.”

Boston Globe: Woven wonders at the Portland Museum of Art
Boston Globe: Woven wonders at the Portland Museum of Art

Taking up an ancient practice, Jeremy Frey carries it into the here and now.

Portland Press Herald: Opinion: PMA’s plans reflect vision of art for all
Portland Press Herald: Opinion: PMA’s plans reflect vision of art for all

“The museum's Blueprint expansion was borne of community involvement, a love of art and a commitment to making it available to as many as possible.”

Down East Magazine: The Modern Master of Wabanaki Basketry
Down East Magazine: The Modern Master of Wabanaki Basketry

“His legacy is a new energy — a boldly contemporary take on an ancient woodland craft. ‘I’ve worked for more than 20 years reinventing this traditional art form,’ Frey says.”

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