Artnet: Here Are 8 Mythic Artist Studios to Visit Across America, From Georgia O’Keeffe’s Desert Retreat to Winslow Homer’s Ocean-Sprayed Bungalow

In 2006, the Portland Museum of Art purchased the property and spent six years renovating and restoring the building.

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Portland Press Herald: Society Notebook: Portland Museum of Art shows a lot of heart at Winter Bash

The talk of the evening was the new folk art exhibit, “American Perspectives: Stories from the American Folk Art Collection,” which is on view until May 7.

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Bangor Daily News: Climate change is an existential problem for Indigenous Mainers

Launched by the Portland Museum of Art (PMA) in 2021, the Tidal Shift Award has opened its submission period for the 2023 prizes, inviting young Americans to submit their work by the end of this month.

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Portland Phoenix: Portland Rising, February 2023

“We thought it was important to bring back that more transparent opportunity for our community to participate… having a new building that’s not just an art museum but a building based on the notion of what do people in our community want from their museum.” –Mark Bessire

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Hyperallergic: What Does an “Indigenous Inclusion Coordinator” Do?

From the beginning of the project, Newell was brought in to educate the team about Wabanaki culture, worldview, and cosmology to inform the design approach for the expansion.

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Hyperallergic: Why The Rules of the Game Is Still Required Viewing

Don’t miss the PMA Films screening of The Rules of the Game! Read Eileen G’Sell’s review here.

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Portland Press Herald: Maine Voices, New England's young artists can inspire action on climate change

I witnessed the transformative power of art last year, as an inaugural juror for the Portland Museum of Art’s Tidal Shift Award – the annual prize for young artists who address the climate crisis through their artwork.

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The Art Newspaper: The Portland Museum of Art picks mass timber design for $100m 'expansion and unification' project

The mass timber in the winning design nods to the region’s history of lumber production while gesturing to a future of “environmental stewardship”, positioning Portland’s cultural producers as leaders in sustainability awareness.

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The Real, Long Journey: Dan Crewe and the Joy of Serendipity

How did PEOPLE LIKE US by Jeffrey Gibson come into the PMA’s collection? We sat down with Dan Crewe to hear about his life and the serendipity that brought him to this moment.

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The Maine Monitor: $100 million Portland Museum of Art expansion to be built from mass timber

Mass timber offers an attractive alternative for developers of large buildings thanks to its eco-friendliness.

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Felix Gonzales-Torres Translations

Translations for texts featured in Felix Gonzalez-Torres are available in Arabic, French, and Spanish.

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Accessibility

The Portland Museum of Art seeks to create an inclusive space that champions open expression and makes art accessible to all. Learn more about our services and policies to plan your next visit.

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ArchDaily: LEVER Architecture Wins Competition to Design the Portland Museum of Art Campus Expansion

The themes of accessibility, equity, diversity, inclusion, and sustainability were central to the design brief, as the competition aimed to push designers to imagine a new type of museum, one that makes art accessible to all.

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designboom: Portland Museum of Art selects LEVER architecture to lead its $100M campus expansion

The concept materializes as a timber extension with a curved roof that reaches for the sun and generous glazing that offers captivating reflections provides ample indoor illumination and encourages visual connectivity.

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Auction Central News: Closing soon at Maine museum: Judy Glickman Lauder photography collection

The collector’s lifelong love of photography and devotion to Maine have combined in this landmark gift.

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arch2o: LEVER’s Mass Timber Design Wins the Portland Museum of Art Extension Contest

The Portland Museum of Art (PMA) in Maine’s largest city has selected LEVER Architecture as the winner of the prestigious worldwide competition to design the PMA’s expansion.

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207: Portland Museum of Art takes big stride toward ambitious future

PMA director Mark Bessire sat down with News Center Maine’s Rob Caldwell to discuss the winning design.

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