Visitors to The Workshop took an everyday occurrence—a coffee spill—and transformed it into a cat, a map, an abstract drawing, an interstellar scene, or whatever else their imagination inspired.
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Inspired by Christopher Patch’s Migration—on view in the Modern Menagerie installation—visitors created a flock of flying bird sculptures.
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Over the course of two months, visitors illustrated hundreds of pages from Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick, almost completing the entire epic.
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Hundreds of visitors selected a small detail from one of the painting which intrigued them and copied it onto a paper tile.
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Visitors spun a wheel for a challenge to create sculpture inspired by a select idea using hand-crafted, magnetic wooden blocks.
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From August 18 to December 3, 2017, The Workshop's Storytelling Objects crowdsourced writing and drawings in response to four everyday objects: an apple, a toy car, a seashell, and a mirror.
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From December 8, 2017 to March 11, 2018, This is Maine connected visitors to the 2018 Portland Museum of Art Biennial as well as artwork throughout the galleries.
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Architecture invited visitors to take on an architectural design challenge: making their own museum.
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Objects in Space showed that Isamu Noguchi, like many artists, believed that sculpture had the ability to transform spaces.
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We believe that visitors of all ages should have the opportunity to exercise their creative minds through active participation and learning, and The Workshop is an open-ended space for to engage with the PMA through interactive exploration.
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Whether meeting a friend for coffee or enjoying an artisanal sandwich with your laptop and our free WiFi, the PMA Café offers the unique atmosphere of an art museum—and no admission is required to enjoy it.
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Support from the Council and Director’s Circle provides the freedom to explore new models, test the waters, and try new things.
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From City of the Year in Bon Appetit to profiles in Forbes, Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times, Portland is at the top of everyone’s list. Learn more about some Contemporaries Council members who are helping the city thrive.
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Support from Leadership Circles have been behind some of our most visible new acquisitions lately, from Robert Indiana’s SEVEN in 2014 to Isamu Noguchi’s Play Sculpture this past summer.
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Just as there are numerous levels of membership, there are also numerous ways to give, enabling you to support the arts in the right way for you.
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From major museums and art institutions to secluded artist studios and rarely seen private collections, seeing the world with the Portland Museum of Art is a unique and unforgettable way to expand your knowledge of the art world.
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Our educational experiences for pre-K to 12th grade students use authentic works of art to inspire and encourage critical thinking and to make real-world connections.
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PMA programs offer a wide range of experiences about issues that matter. The museum’s public programs reach more than 54,000 visitors annually and are designed for visitors of all ages and backgrounds.
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By supporting the Annual Fund, you demonstrate the values of promoting Maine's cultural heritage, offering representation for people throughout our diverse neighborhoods, prompting crucial discussions about contemporary concerns, and enriching the state's creative economy.
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