Shown here, a 2022 lecture at the Ogunquit Museum of American Art.

The Ogunquit Museum of American Art has announced its schedule for Tuesday Talks, an event featuring conversations with artists, scholars, and cultural leaders. The 2023 slate of speakers will share insight into the museum’s exhibitions and dive into histories of modern and contemporary art in Ogunquit and beyond. This year, along with scholars Donna Cassidy and Christina De Léon, artists Cara Romero, Ever Baldwin, Liam Lee, Meg Webster, Katherine Bradford, Celeste Roberge, Joe Wardwell and Marjorie Agosín will be at the museum to discuss their work. 

“We are pleased to present our Tuesday Talks for the 70th anniversary season,” said Amanda Lahikainen, PhD, executive director of Ogunquit Museum of American Art. “We are introducing new mediums to OMAA including land art, felt tapestries, and murals, and the artists behind these art forms will contribute to a compelling lineup of speakers.”

Tuesday Talks take place at 5 p.m. and are held in person unless otherwise noted. They are free with museum admission.

For more information about Tuesday Talks, visit www.ogunquitmuseum.org/totally-tuesday-talks.

2023 SCHEDULE

June 13 – Curator Donna Cassidy

American Artists at the Beach: Painting Modern Life: In the first half of the 20th century, visual artists went to the beach to define themselves as modern—by experimenting with new styles and by picturing and promoting this new social and cultural space. This talk will examine the shifting meanings of the beach and the varied ways that it functioned in early 20th-century art as modern, both in Ogunquit and in the northeastern United States. It will draw on the many artworks in the exhibition Shifting Sands. Please note: This lecture will take place on Zoom.

June 27 – Photographer Cara Romero

Cara Romero’s photography is shaped by years of study and a visceral approach to representing Indigenous and non-Indigenous cultural memory, collective history, and lived experiences from a Native American female perspective. In conjunction with the recent acquisition by OMAA of two works by the artist, Eufaula Girls (2015) and Hermosa (2021), Romero will lecture on her career and photographic practice. 

July 11 – Contemporary Artists on the Beach: A Conversation

The beach as a subject has been an important part of the art of Katherine Bradford and Celeste Roberge. In this conversation — moderated by Donna Cassidy — they will talk about their work in the exhibition Shifting Sands and how they (and others) have approached this subject in light of our contemporary moment — artistically and culturally.

July 25 – Artist Meg Webster

Meg Webster is a land artist whose work has long reflected on the environment and humanity’s relation to it. In conversation with Theresa Choi, Assistant Curator, Webster will speak about her career and the work she is including in the exhibition Meg Webster: Site-Specific Work that responds directly to OMAA’s unique sense of place. 

Aug. 1 – Artist Liam Lee and Curator Christina De Léon

Liam Lee is an artist and designer whose tapestries and furniture pieces, made from hand-dyed and needle-felted wool, blurs the boundaries between the organic and inorganic. In conjunction with the artist’s exhibition Spontaneous Generation, Lee will be in conversation about his work with Christina de Leon, Associate Curator of Latino Design, at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. The discussion will be moderated by Devon Zimmerman. 

Sept. 12 – Artist Ever Baldwin

Ever Baldwin is a painter whose practice fuses biomorphic forms, unexpected color harmonies, and rich ashen black frames to create mesmerizing works. In conjunction with the artist’s exhibition Down the Line, Baldwin will be in conversation with Devon Zimmerman about their practice and career. 

Sept. 19 – Artist Joe Wardwell and Activist Marjorie Agosín

Joe Wardwell is a Boston-based painter and muralist whose work reflects the traditions of landscape painting, literature, and popular music in the United States. The artist will be in conversation with poet, author, and activist Marjorie Agosín, whose writings Wardwell drew upon for his OMAA mural, The Sea, Just Like Your Eyes, Became a Refuge (2023).