In this ongoing series, self-described Maine “bird nerd” Will Valentine explores the PMA Collection to reveal how artists have captured the ways birds guide sailors, sustain farms, and shape Maine’s culture past and present. Don’t forget your binos!
Join David Smith, Museum Educator, for a deep dive into the artworks of Marguerite Zorach on view in the galleries. With an emphasis on close looking and guided inquiry, participants will learn more about Zorach and her time in Maine.
Join artist Eve Biddle in her exhibition, Wonderlands, to explore how we move through natural spaces, what we notice and how we look at the places we travel to and live in. This is a chance to meet the artist and gain a deeper understanding of intention and process of the works in the exhibition.
Join Grant Wahlquist, Curator and Interim Executive Director at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art, for a closer look at "Sascha Braunig: Wrist Painter." Explore how Braunig stretches, compresses, and transforms the body through paintings that examine gender, identity, and the signs and symbols shaping everyday life.
with Erin Damon, Head of Registration and Collections This talk will focus on a rare Winslow Homer painting on panel, exploring the delicate conservation techniques required to preserve its surface and structure. Learn how panel paintings differ from canvas works and get a behind-the-scenes look at the challenges of sustainably caring for Homer’s legacy.
Collection artist, Maya Attean, offers a noontime talk on her photographs included in Holding the Light exhibition from the Abbe Museum and her new monograph, Does the Land Remember? After the gallery talk, Maya will offer a book signing of the monograph which is a photographic exploration of the Wabanaki landscape, examining the deep and...