In the Bedroom (2001)
Hard Tellin’… is less an attempt to define Maine, or Maine in the movies, than an opportunity to celebrate four great films that accomplish something most art should aspire to: they capture the ineffable in a place and its people at a particular moment in time. They get at something unique and a bit hard to define about us. They feel, for lack of a better word, honest.
Across more than 40 paintings, the show traces her technical evolution — from single subjects to ensembles, from oils to acrylics — as she returns to what she calls her “bag of tricks”: swimmers, caped superheroes, floating horizontal bodies.
Read MoreIn the early 20th century, a group of artists called the Surrealists made visual art, literature, and theater inspired by humor, dreams, and randomness. Surrealist imagery combines and alters everyday objects in such a way that they become fantastic or unfamiliar. Surrealist artists played games alone and together to generate ideas for their artworks. Join us in letting your mind wander and embracing play to access your creativity!
Read MoreLearn more about Lauren Fensterstock’s When a Third Sun, a mosaic work inspired by the Buddha’s “Sermon of the Seven Suns,” in which he describes a series of suns appearing one by one, each having a different impact on the ecological landscape.
Read More“Woman Flying,” the 1999 painting that inspired the show’s title, is now in the PMA collection. It depicts a nude, red-caped woman trying to fly. That’s what Bradford has been doing for more than 40 years and she has succeeded. At 80, she is going like 60.
Read MoreJoin us and other local community programs and events to celebrate Juneteenth!
Read More"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.
Read MoreKnown 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.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreWatch the recording of the Nelson Social Justice Lecture with professor and artist Steve Locke from May 26, 2022.
Read More“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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreLearn 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.
Read MoreJoin us in celebrating the first-ever Tidal Shift Award winners! Watch the recording of the award reception from Earth Day 2022.
Read MoreThe six recipients of the first Tidal Shift Award presented original and thought-provoking artworks that engage with our climate crisis and inspire action.
Read MoreAbout 70 artists from all over New England submitted works, including sculpture, illustration, fashion design, metalsmithing and music.
Read MoreTwo 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.
Read More[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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