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!
Directed by Will Braden. 70 minutes. Not Rated. In Feline. A portion of ticketing proceeds for all CatVideoFest screenings will be donated to Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland. CatVideoFest is a joyous, communal, theatrical experience featuring the latest and best cat videos, while raising money for cats in need through partnerships with local charities,...
Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda. 126 minutes. Rated PG. In Japanese with English subtitles. In the near future, Otone and Kensuke, a grieving couple who have lost their son, take into their lives a humanoid identical to their late child.
Join us for Teen Night: The Remix, an exciting evening of fun, creativity, and connection organized by the Homer High School Fellows. “The Remix” theme celebrates creative sustainability by reimagining the PMA’s collection through a youth perspective. Enjoy free food, music by the Maine Academy of Modern Music, and hands-on crafts designed by teens for teens. Join us...
Directed by Will Braden. 70 minutes. Not Rated. In Feline. A portion of ticketing proceeds for all CatVideoFest screenings will be donated to Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland. CatVideoFest is a joyous, communal, theatrical experience featuring the latest and best cat videos, while raising money for cats in need through partnerships with local charities,...
Directed by Will Braden. 70 minutes. Not Rated. In Feline. A portion of ticketing proceeds for all CatVideoFest screenings will be donated to Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland. CatVideoFest is a joyous, communal, theatrical experience featuring the latest and best cat videos, while raising money for cats in need through partnerships with local charities,...
Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda. 126 minutes. Rated PG. In Japanese with English subtitles. In the near future, Otone and Kensuke, a grieving couple who have lost their son, take into their lives a humanoid identical to their late child.
Directed by Will Braden. 70 minutes. Not Rated. In Feline. A portion of ticketing proceeds for all CatVideoFest screenings will be donated to Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland. CatVideoFest is a joyous, communal, theatrical experience featuring the latest and best cat videos, while raising money for cats in need through partnerships with local charities,...
Directed by Will Braden. 70 minutes. Not Rated. In Feline. A portion of ticketing proceeds for all CatVideoFest screenings will be donated to Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland. CatVideoFest is a joyous, communal, theatrical experience featuring the latest and best cat videos, while raising money for cats in need through partnerships with local charities,...
Directed by Will Braden. 70 minutes. Not Rated. In Feline. A portion of ticketing proceeds for all CatVideoFest screenings will be donated to Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland. CatVideoFest is a joyous, communal, theatrical experience featuring the latest and best cat videos, while raising money for cats in need through partnerships with local charities,...
Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda. 126 minutes. Rated PG. In Japanese with English subtitles. In the near future, Otone and Kensuke, a grieving couple who have lost their son, take into their lives a humanoid identical to their late child.
Directed by Will Braden. 70 minutes. Not Rated. In Feline. A portion of ticketing proceeds for all CatVideoFest screenings will be donated to Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland. CatVideoFest is a joyous, communal, theatrical experience featuring the latest and best cat videos, while raising money for cats in need through partnerships with local charities,...
Directed by Will Braden. 70 minutes. Not Rated. In Feline. A portion of ticketing proceeds for all CatVideoFest screenings will be donated to Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland. CatVideoFest is a joyous, communal, theatrical experience featuring the latest and best cat videos, while raising money for cats in need through partnerships with local charities,...
Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda. 126 minutes. Rated PG. In Japanese with English subtitles. In the near future, Otone and Kensuke, a grieving couple who have lost their son, take into their lives a humanoid identical to their late child.
Museum 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...
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. Museum Playdates 10:00 AM — 12:00...
Directed by Will Braden. 70 minutes. Not Rated. In Feline. A portion of ticketing proceeds for all CatVideoFest screenings will be donated to Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland. CatVideoFest is a joyous, communal, theatrical experience featuring the latest and best cat videos, while raising money for cats in need through partnerships with local charities,...
Discover the printmaking process behind the exhibition Winslow Homer: Painter, Etcher. Printmaker Winslow Trainum demonstrates the art of intaglio printmaking, inking an etched copper plate, wiping it by hand, and running it through a traditional press to reveal an image transferred from plate to paper. Working from his studio at Prouts Neck, Maine, Homer created...
Join ArtVan’s teaching artists for a drop-in mobile-making activity using mixed media and spiral-cutting techniques. This relaxed, hands-on experience encourages presence and experimentation, with each participant creating a mandala mobile to take home. ArtVan delivers free art therapy services to fifteen neighborhoods across Central, Western, and MidCoast Maine. Art Therapists and dedicated support staff drive...
Tall Heights performs a free, all ages outdoor set in the David E. Shaw Sculpture Park Third Thursday. This event is part of Concerts on Congress, presented by The Portland Museum of Art, State Theatre, Friends of Congress Square Park, One Longfellow Square, and Portland Downtown. Visit the PMA galleries while the museum is open...
Quiet your mind, relieve stress, and get into a contemplative mood with this 30-minute guided mindfulness session, held in the heart of the galleries. Take a pause in your day to reconnect through breath and stillness in a setting that invites presence and slow looking. Guest teacher: Nuna Gleason of Maine Afro Yoga Project Nuna...
Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda. 126 minutes. Rated PG. In Japanese with English subtitles. In the near future, Otone and Kensuke, a grieving couple who have lost their son, take into their lives a humanoid identical to their late child.
Directed by Spike Lee. Rated R. 120 minutes. In English. Screens as part of "Eve Biddle Selects: Beautiful People Doing Impossible Things," a companion to the exhibition "Eve Biddle: Wonderlands." Set on one block of Brooklyn’s Bed-Stuy Do or Die neighborhood, at the height of summer, this 1989 masterpiece by Spike Lee confirmed him as...
Directed by Sasha Waters. 91 minutes. Not Rated. In English. If poetry had a pop icon, Mary Oliver would be it. Celebrated best-selling poet, Pulitzer Prize-winner, lover of dogs and long walks in the woods, openly queer but intensely private, Oliver was America’s unlikely contemporary mystic, stalking the ponds and forests of Cape Cod for...