Third Thursday
Third Thursdays at the PMA is Art for All!
On the third Thursday of every month, the PMA offers free admission all day and evening for all. Explore the galleries, enjoy family-friendly art-making and activities, or experience a dynamic lineup of rotating music, food trucks, films, performances, and programs.
Events and Activities
Museum Playdates
10:00 AM — 12:00 PMMuseum Playdate is a monthly morning for young children and their caregivers to slow down, explore, and make things together. Our educator-led experiences are designed for our youngest visitors and their adults in mind. Every gathering has its own theme, with gallery adventures, art projects, storytime, and family activities—plus free coffee and a chance for caregivers to connect with others. Schedule 10:00–10:30 a.m. — Teddy Bear Gallery Talk (bring your favorite stuffy!) 10:30–11:30 a.m. — Hands-On Art Making 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. — New Parent Meet-Up
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Live Intaglio Printmaking Demo
2:00 PM — 7:00 PMWatch the art of intaglio printmaking come to life as a printmaker Winslow Trainum inks an etched copper plate, wipes it by hand, and feeds it through a pin press, revealing an image held in the grooves of plate. This is the process at the heart of Winslow Homer: Painter, Etcher. Working from his studio at Prouts Neck, Homer produced a striking series of prints that reveal technical mastery and his continued fascination with the sea. This demonstration brings that same process into full view, so you can see exactly what it takes to pull an image from plate to paper. A limited number of prints will be available as a take-home souvenir. Winslow Trainum (Winslow Loves You!) is a community-based printmaker born and raised in Charlottesville, Virginia, while currently working out of Portland, Maine. Throughout his work Winslow uses experimental printmaking techniques with an emphasis on etching and silkscreen to provide proof of magic in printmaking and tell stories of unreal dimensions. In his senior year at Maine College of Art & Design Winslow worked alongside Ramey Mize, PMA’s former Assistant Curator of American Art and curator of Winslow Homer: Painter, Etcher as a curatorial intern, using his expertise in etching to consult and collaborate on the exhibition.
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