Creative Portland Launches Arts District Banner Revitalization Project, Art is the Heart

Portland, ME – August 1, 2025 – This summer, Portland’s Arts District will come alive with a vibrant new infusion of creativity and color through the Arts District Banner Revitalization Project, proudly sponsored by the Portland Museum of Art (PMA) and co-presented by Creative Portland, the City’s official arts agency, in collaboration with Portland Downtown and the City of Portland. 

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ArtDaily.com: Bruce Museum celebrates contemporary and Indigenous art with Passamaquoddy artist retrospective

GREENWICH, CONN.- Immerse yourself in the rich tradition of Indigenous artistry with “Jeremy Frey: Woven,” on view June 5-Sept. 7 at the Bruce Museum. It is the artist’s first solo museum exhibition and the first major retrospective of a Passamaquoddy artist presented at fine art museums in the United States. “Woven” offers a comprehensive exploration of Frey’s decades-long career with more than 50 woven baskets crafted from natural materials like sweetgrass, cedar, spruce root and porcupine quills. The exhibition also features work in other media, including print and video.

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Forbes: Passamaquoddy Basket Weaver Jeremy Frey, From Addiction To Adulation

“Jeremy Frey: Woven,” at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, CT through September 7, 2025, marks the artist’s first solo museum exhibition of his revolutionary baskets.

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Coming to PMA Films in September: "Sandblaster!," a special outdoor film series

A special series of sand-tacular monster movies presented with SPACE Gallery and Friends of Congress Square Park.

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Press Release: Portland Museum of Art Welcomes New Trustees and Honors Outgoing Leadership 

Portland, Maine – The Portland Museum of Art (PMA) is pleased to announce the election of three new members to its Board of Trustees, following a vote held on June 11, 2025. These individuals bring a deep commitment to Maine’s cultural, educational, and civic life and will support the PMA’s mission of Art for All

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Press Release: Announcing the 2025 Tidal Shift Award Winners 

The Portland Museum of Art (PMA) is proud to announce the 2025 winners of the Tidal Shift Award, the national youth art prize recognizing young artists who engage with the climate crisis through creative expression

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Boston Art Review: At the Portland Museum of Art, Jeremy Frey’s Baskets Conjure the Past While Presenting a Warning for the Future

As a seventh-generation Passamaquoddy basket maker, artist Jeremy Frey has spent over twenty years foraging for ash trees, pounding its bark into fibers, and weaving those fibers into intricate baskets

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Portland High School Digital Exhibition 2025

The Spring Advanced Art class at Portland High School explored the theme of “The Unseen”, where each student chose a hidden truth that they felt was important to communicate through visual art.

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PMA Films: Free Juneteenth and Pride screenings, plus a wild new documentary and the end of our David Lynch tribute

Check out what’s new in PMA Films!

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PMA Films: A gripping doc about the "Painter of Light," plus more David Lynch and the "Greatest Film of All Time"

Check out what’s new in PMA Films!

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Press Release: PMA Names New Head of Education

The Portland Museum of Art (PMA) is pleased to announce Sarah Timm as the museum’s new Peggy L. Osher Head of Education. With over a decade of experience in museum education, strategic planning, and interpretive programming, Timm brings a deep commitment to inclusive engagement and community-centered learning to her new role at the PMA.  

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Coming to PMA Films in June: The return of "David Lynch: Only in Dreams"

PMA Films is honored to pay tribute to one of the few filmmakers who have warranted their own adjective - “Lynchian” - with a series of films from this singular artist.

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Coming to PMA Films in June: "Summer of '75"

A special film series highlighting some of the great films set in Los Angeles, with proceeds benefiting wildfire relief.

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Portland High School Digital Exhibition 2024

The Portland Museum of Art’s partnership with the Portland High School (PHS) Advanced Art class in the Spring of 2024 focused on fusing abstraction, three-dimensionality, and natural materials.

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