Holden Willard is a painter based in Portland. He graduated from Montserrat College of Art in May 2021 with a BFA in painting, but his interests encompass multiple mediums, including printmaking, performance, collage, and woodworking.
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“The exhibition is a dazzling showcase of his ability to take unconventional materials…and create objects of delicate, rhythmic delight.”
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The baskets of Jeremy Frey from the Passamaquoddy tribe in Maine have caught the attention of the art world.
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This month presents the opening of Jeremy Frey: Woven, the first-ever major retrospective of a Wabanaki artist in a fine art museum in the United States.
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Your digital membership card is here!
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The museum has a collection of 19,000 objects and counting, and only a fraction are on display at any given time. We look at how these pieces get to the museum and where they go when they're not on display.
Read MoreEach year, thousands of people come to the museum to experience breathtaking floral designs—all inspired by artworks in the PMA collection, btw—and take part in a wide array of special, springtime programming. Be sure to visit Wednesday, March 20 through Sunday, March 24, and don’t miss some of these highlights!
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YAM is an annual exhibition showcasing the incredible talent in Maine’s art education programs.
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Check out what’s new in PMA Films!
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Like many museums, municipal, and cultural organizations, we continue to be adversely impacted by the instability of the COVID-19 pandemic. The museum is therefore reducing its staff size by thirteen positions. These positions include salaried managers and employees, as well as hourly employees. Frontline support staff, including Gallery Ambassadors and Security Associates, are not impacted by these reductions.
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PMA Films Specialist Chris Gray shares his list of personal favorites from the last year in cinema.
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Check out what’s new in PMA Films!
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Portland Museum of Art’s ‘+ collection’ expands narrative about curation and exhibition process.
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This exhibition explores the humor and sharp wit of one of the most insightful visual and literary artists of the 20th century.
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Save the dates for upcoming Family Days at the PMA.
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Check out what’s new in PMA Films!
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[Fragments of Epic Memory is] a celebration of kaleidoscopic talent and – with its companion display of 19th-century photography – extraordinary resilience.
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