Join the PMA throughout the year for intimate gatherings in the galleries to discuss works of art with new friends, nationally-recognized art historians, authors, filmmakers presenting their latest work in the Museum's auditorium, and internationally-recognized artists visiting Portland for a dialogue about the state of their art. Lectures & Talks at the Museum offer a great way to learn about art and the Museum's collection.

Fridays at 5:30 pm
August 15 Gallery Talk: Georgia O’Keeffe: The Artist Through the Lens, by Sy Epstein
August 22 Gallery Talk: Georgia O’Keeffe: In Her Own Words, by Linda Roberts
August 29 Gallery Talk: Georgia O’Keeffe: An American Modernist, by Susan Rudy

Saturdays at 2:00 pm
August 16 Gallery Talk: Georgia O’Keeffe: In Her Own Words, by Linda Roberts
August 23 Gallery Talk: Georgia O’Keeffe: Separating the Art from the Artist, by Lynn Coburn
August 30 Gallery Talk: 19th-Century America: The Way Life Used To Be, by Ted Connelly
September 27 Gallery Talk: American Menagerie: Animals Great and Small, by Claudia Bantz

Lectures
August 21 2008 Photography Fund Benefit Lecture and Reception
August 21 2008 Photography Fund Benefit Lecture and Reception: STUDENT PRICE ONLY
September 4 What Do You Think?: Wreck of the D.T. Sheridan by Rockwell Kent
September 19 Mini-Course: Four Landmarks of the PMA with Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr.: Session I
September 26 Mini-Course: Four Landmarks of the PMA with Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr.: Session II