(Past Event) Indigenous Peoples Day Open House
Jared Lank (Mi’kmaq, born 1991), Still from Bay of Herons, 2023, single-channel video with sound, 7 minutes and 15 seconds. Portland Museum of Art, Maine. Museum purchase with exchange funds from the bequest of Howard K. and Alison McEldowney Walter, 2025.46. © Jared Lank. Image courtesy of the artist
Join us for Indigenous Peoples’ Day at the Portland Museum of Art with FREE Admission all day.
Explore the galleries, take part in hands-on artmaking, attend PMA Films: Aanikoobijigan [ancestor / great-grandparent / great-grandchild], all highlighting indigenous art and artists. All offerings are free.
10 a.m. Drop-in Art Making: Felt Nature scenes with artist Marissa Joly
Join artist Marissa Joly for a hands-on artmaking experience that invites visitors of all ages to reflect on the interconnectedness of nature and its creatures. Use various colors of felt to cut and layer to create your own symbolic landscape to take home. Come connect, reflect, and create!
11 a.m. Spotlight Talk: Wabanaki Art + Artists with Museum Educator Tiffani Ortiz
1 p.m. Spotlight Talk: Wabanaki Art + Artists with Museum Educator David Smith
2 p.m. PMA Films: Aanikoobijigan [ancestor / great-grandparent / great-grandchild]
The Portland Museum of Art, located in Portland, Maine, stands on the land of the Dawn—a region encompassing present-day Maine and the unceded homelands of the Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, Wolastoqiyik, Mi’kmaq, and Abenaki nations. Together, these nations represent the Wabanaki Confederacy; they have stewarded these lands and waters for thousands of years before the establishment of national borders and state lines and continue to do so today.
The PMA is committed to building sustainable and responsible relationships with Wabanaki communities to ensure intentional and meaningful dialogue and action is continued. If you have any feedback or questions about this process, please reach out at [email protected]
![(Past Event) PMA Films: Aanikoobijigan [ancestor / great-grandparent / great-grandchild] (Free Screening)](https://www.portlandmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/ancestorposter-fAZ5bv-150x150.avif)
