Join us and other local community programs and events to celebrate Juneteenth!
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"Human Impact," now on view in the Lower Ground Floor of the PMA's Payson Building, is the culmination of a months-long partnership between Portland High School and the PMA.
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Known for its rocky coastline, maritime history and national parks, Maine is also home to some excellent museums, many of which are hosting exhibitions through the coming summer months.
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In partnership with Charles Nero, Benjamin E. Mays ’20 Distinguished Professor of Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies and Africana at Bates College, PMA Films is excited to announce a new annual free film series, “Connection and Collaboration,” commemorating Juneteenth.
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Watch the recording of the Nelson Social Justice Lecture with professor and artist Steve Locke from May 26, 2022.
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“We are excited to invite experts from around the world to internalize the goals of the PMA Blueprint and turn them into physical spaces that bring them to life,” museum director Mark Bessire said in a statement.
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The Portland Museum of Art, together with the leading independent architect selection firm Dovetail Design Strategists, announced today the launch of an international design competition for its campus unification and expansion.
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The Portland Museum of Art, together with the leading independent architect selection firm, Dovetail Design Strategists, announced today the launch of an international design competition for its campus unification and expansion.
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Learn more about photographer Michael Kolster’s series Take Me to the River, which documents and connects the history of industry, pollution, and the birth of the Clean Water Act.
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Join us in celebrating the first-ever Tidal Shift Award winners! Watch the recording of the award reception from Earth Day 2022.
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The six recipients of the first Tidal Shift Award presented original and thought-provoking artworks that engage with our climate crisis and inspire action.
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About 70 artists from all over New England submitted works, including sculpture, illustration, fashion design, metalsmithing and music.
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Two years from now, if all goes according to plan, Congress Square, one of Portland’s most central public spaces, will have a whole new look. There will be wider sidewalks, clearer crosswalks, new art in Congress Square Park and an inviting plaza in front of the Portland Museum of Art across the street.
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[Homer] would be largely self-taught as a painter, and… in 1863, essayed his first oil, the glaringly promising “Sharpshooter” (1863), seen at the start of the exhibition, [Winslow Homer: Crosscurrents at the Metropolitan Museum of Art].
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Primary source documents such as Winslow Homer’s letters help us learn more about his character, views, family, and relationships through his own words.
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This new series invites Maine-based and international artists to share insights about their artistic practices and works on view in The North Atlantic Triennial: Down North.
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Showcasing Maine artists remains at the core of what the museum is doing, [Jaime DeSimmone] says. “I can’t think of any better way than creating an international context for their work.”
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PMA officials say the planned addition, the museum’s first new building in roughly 40 years, will offer a variety of community amenities. Among them: a ground-floor gathering area, maker spaces, a flexible auditorium, nonprofit office spaces, and a rooftop restaurant, as well as a photography center and expanded galleries.
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But at a more subliminal level, what is most affecting is the way the exhibition repeatedly and poignantly points us toward what unites us – as Northerners as well as human and cosmic beings. These include a love of the Earth, a desire for community, and irrevocable connections to our lineage and the cultural traditions and folklore of our past.
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