Category: Portland Museum of Art
Portland Art Gallery Introduces Artist Page O’Rourke
Page is often asked about her unique style of art. While visiting the Philadelphia Museum of Art as a teenager, Page walked into a Pop Art exhibit and was instantly mesmerized by the bright colors and bold imagery. Growing up on a farm in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, her creativity was fed by […]
Pemaquid Artists Donate Portland Museum Pass to Skidompha
Members of the community can once again borrow a pass to the Portland Art Museum at the Skidompha Library thanks to a donation from the Pemaquid Group of Artists. As in past years, the artists group has funded a full year of opportunities to visit the Portland museum at no cost. The library is the […]
PMA Announces New Peggy L. Osher Director of Learning and Interpretation
The Portland Museum of Art is happy to announce it has hired Christian Adame as Peggy L. Osher Director of Learning and Interpretation. Adame joins the PMA from the Phoenix Art Museum, where he served as Assistant Education Director, overseeing in-gallery interpretation, strategic partnerships, and public programming, launching initiatives such as Open Voice, Slow Art […]
The PMA Presents Major Exhibition of Work by Modernist Sculptor Isamu Noguchi
The Portland Museum of Art (PMA) is honored to announce it will open Beyond the Pedestal: Isamu Noguchi and the Borders of Sculptureon October 5, 2018. This exhibition of approximately 40 sculptures and 10 works on paper is a rare Maine retrospective of Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988), the Japanese-American artist who became a central figure in […]
Portland Museum of Art Announces Free Admission for Everyone 21 Years Old and Under
The Portland Museum of Art is proud to announce that it is changing its admission policy to offer free, unlimited admission to everyone age 21 and under beginning on April 11, 2018, opening the museum’s doors in perpetuity to teens and youth everywhere. The program is made possible through the vision and generosity of Susie […]
Portland Museum of Art announces significant gift of works by Winslow Homer donated by the Berger Collection Educational Trust
The PMA is thrilled to announce a major gift of works by American icon Winslow Homer through the incredible generosity of the Berger Collection Education Trust. This gift strengthens our position as one of the leading institutions in the world to experience the art and legacy of Winslow Homer. “We are excited to welcome these […]
Portland Museum of Art Opens “The Robbers: German Art In a Time of Crisis”
The Portland Museum of Art (PMA) opens The Robbers: German Art in a Time of Crisis today, February 23. The exhibition of 21 German prints executed between the World Wars highlights George Grosz’s 1922 lithographic suite The Robbers: Nine Lithographs on Maxims from Schiller’s “The Robbers” as well as artworks by other printmakers of the […]
PMA to highlight intersectionality and inclusivity throughout 2018
The PMA is committed to being an open, accessible, inclusive, and welcoming museum for all, and the exhibitions in 2018 reflect the full range of voices in our community and create experiences with art that strengthen our bonds and bring us together. In this spirit, 2018 exhibitions at the PMA highlight intersectionality and inclusivity in Maine. […]
Nan Goldin’s Seminal Artwork Returns to New England
The Portland Museum of Art is proud to host the first New England installation of Nan Goldin’s The Ballad of Sexual Dependency in more than 30 years. This seminal slideshow installation, considered one of the great works of art of the late 20th century, last exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City […]
2017 Bernard Osher Lecture “Keeping Tradition Alive” at the PMA
The Portland Museum of Art is excited to announce Theresa Secord as the 2017 Bernard Osher Lecture speaker. The event, titled Keeping Tradition Alive: Native American Art Ecology in Maine and the Nation, will take place at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 12, at USM’s Hannaford Hall. Tickets are $15, $10 for PMA members, and $5 […]
