Join us for free educator programs and workshops happening at the PMA this spring.
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In conjunction with our major photography exhibition, Outside the Frame: Todd Webb in Africa, PMA Films will be screening films throughout May that expand on the questions posed by the exhibit, reckoning with the gaze of the camera and its role in the creation of truth, beauty, empathy, and propaganda.
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“American Perspectives” is chock full of inviting oddities and some truly great works, spanning nearly 2½ centuries, from rural to urban, north to south, east to west.
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Meet the finalists for this year’s Tidal Shift Awards, a prize for young artists who want to solve our climate crisis. Stay tuned for the winners to be announced on April 20th with the award-winning artwork on view at the museum!
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A responsive and living installation entitled Passages in American Art.
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Reminisce on the galleries blooming with florals and visitors during Art in Bloom 2023!
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Five hundred people enjoyed the Portland Museum of Art’s first Third Thursday on March 16, capturing the community’s love of First Friday art walks and happy hour hangouts all in one place.
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News Center Maine’s Hannah Yechivi spoke with young artists featured in the PMA’s Youth Art Month exhibition.
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Enjoy our virtual Art in Bloom gallery, featuring brilliant floral designs from past years.
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Say hello to a few of our art educators that help make Youth Art Month possible!
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In planning the programming and interpretation of this exhibition, we consulted with an interdisciplinary advisory group in Fall 2022. With gratitude, we acknowledge the thoughtful feedback and support that we received from these contributors.
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High school student Brynn Vogel's artwork was selected for the Youth Art Month exhibit, one of the best-loved exhibits for both staff and patrons of the museum.
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Outside the Frame: Todd Webb in Africa is on view at the PMA March 24 through June 18, 2023.
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“The arts bring learning to life, and make life itself more enjoyable.”
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“I chose to become an art educator to help students find their voice the same way my art teachers helped me to find mine.”
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“Art education challenges students with different points of view, teaches them to empathize with others, and gives them the opportunity to reflect on the human experience.”
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“Art is the tool that students didn’t know they needed to make positive changes in their lives.”
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Visit the museum for free all day with an ever-changing monthly party.
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“Because of the scale of my work, if I make something precious and detailed, it pulls you in. You stay longer and get sucked into my world.”
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No matter what you call it, “American Perspectives” is filled with some strange and wondrous things.
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