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  • 2026 Nelson Social Justice Fund Lecture Chitra Ganesh: Rainbow Bodies 

    Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium  7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United States 

    Join us for a lecture and conversation with artist Chitra Ganesh, alongside Sayantan Mukhopadhyay, PhD, Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Portland Museum of Art (PMA). Across…

  • Teddy (Bear) Talks 

    Teddy (Bear) Talks

    Museum Playdate! Gardens and Springtime Free admission. No registration is required.    Designed for children ages 6 and under and their caregivers. Celebrate spring with us through artmaking, gallery wandering, and family activities…

  • New Caregiver Meet-up 

    New Caregiver Meet-up

    Take a break from the routine and recharge with art. Connect with other new parents and caregivers, share stories, and enjoy a moment for yourself at the PMA. Join a…

  • Noontime Artist Talk: Brian Smith 

    Brian Smith discusses Gay Bar, a meticulously beaded sculpture that foregrounds surface, repetition, and ornament as sites of meaning. Drawing from his broader practice, Smith considers how labor-intensive processes and…

  • Gallery Talk: Collection Connections to Japan 

    Take a midday pause with a closer look at works with connections to Japan in the PMA’s Collection. This informal gallery talk will explore themes of nature, seasonality, craftsmanship, and…

  • Portland String Quartet Performs Airborne 

    The Portland String Quartet’s final program of the 57th season promises to be pure, weightless, soaring delight. Blending the luscious sounds of William Walton’s String Quartet in A minor, Haydn’s…

  • The 2026 Barnet Scholars Lecture: Teresa Baker in Conversation 

    Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium  7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United States 

    Join artist Teresa Baker in conversation with Sayantan Mukhopadhyay, Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Portland Museum of Art (PMA). Through a mixed media practice that combines both artificial and natural materials, Baker…

  • Noontime Artist Talk: Shane Charles discusses Into the Sun 

    Join artist Shane Charles as he discusses his recent installation Into the Sun, as part of the PMA’s long-standing exhibition Passages in American Art. Charles’ installation practice intersects performance, sculpture,…

  • Art with Arias 

    Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium  7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United States 

    The PMA and Opera Maine’s prestigious Studio Artist Program present a special summer engagement, performing a diverse repertoire spanning multiple genres in response to artworks in the PMA collection. Alfred…

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