Photographs are images frozen in time, and unique stories can be told through them. Inspired by Ming Smith: Jazz Requiem – Notations In Blue, this workshop explores photography as through the lens of words. Within one's own personal collection of photographs that are dear to us, how do we create our own photographic story with words on...
little house presents its first performance of their three-month PMA residency. little house has developed elements of their current research, including excerpts of ALPHA MARE a new choreographic work exploring practices of mourning in the nonhuman animal world and interspecies connection. These performances will be developed in direct response to the PMA’s architecture and spaces,...
Directed by Rachel Elizabeth Seed. 85 minutes (followed by discussion). Not Rated. In English.This free screening is co-presented with the Rabkin Foundation and SPACE Gallery. A discussion with Rachel Elizabeth Seed, moderated by Mary Louise Schumacher of Rabkin Foundation, will follow the film. A Photographic Memory is an intimate, genre-bending portrait of a daughter’s attempt...
Join filmmaker Rachel Elizabeth Seed, director of the documentary, A Photographic Memory (screening March 19 at the PMA) for a Noontime Talk. Seed’s work resonates with the themes of the Ming Smith: Jazz Requiem—Notations in Blue exhibition, where stories of artists seeing and being seen unfold through evocative photography. This talk will explore the power...
Directed by Hasan Hadi. 102 minutes. Rated PG-13. In Arabic with English subtitles. While people across 1990s Iraq struggle to survive the war and food shortages, the President requires each school in the country to prepare a cake to celebrate his birthday. Despite her efforts to avoid getting picked, 9-year-old Lamia is chosen among her...
Directed by Oliver Laxe. 120 minutes. Rated R. In Spanish, French, English, and Arabic with English subtitles. A father (Sergi López) and his son arrive at a rave deep in the mountains of southern Morocco. They are searching for Mar — daughter and sister — who vanished months ago at one of these endless, sleepless...
Directed by Oliver Laxe. 120 minutes. Rated R. In Spanish, French, English, and Arabic with English subtitles. A father (Sergi López) and his son arrive at a rave deep in the mountains of southern Morocco. They are searching for Mar — daughter and sister — who vanished months ago at one of these endless, sleepless...
Directed by Jean-François Pouliot. In the little harbour village of St-Marie-La Mauderne, the vanishing fish stocks have plummeted a once thriving community into decline, forcing the fishermen to rely on government welfare. When a small company considers building a factory on the island, the inhabitants see an opportunity for the village to be restored to...
Directed by Oliver Laxe. 120 minutes. Rated R. In Spanish, French, English, and Arabic with English subtitles. A father (Sergi López) and his son arrive at a rave deep in the mountains of southern Morocco. They are searching for Mar — daughter and sister — who vanished months ago at one of these endless, sleepless...
Directed by Hasan Hadi. 102 minutes. Rated PG-13. In Arabic with English subtitles. While people across 1990s Iraq struggle to survive the war and food shortages, the President requires each school in the country to prepare a cake to celebrate his birthday. Despite her efforts to avoid getting picked, 9-year-old Lamia is chosen among her...
Art in Bloom First Look: See the flowers at their freshest, meet the floral designers, and enjoy the company of fellow Director’s Circle and Contemporaries Council members. Tuesday, March 24, 2026 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be provided. Kindly RSVP for you and one guest to Breton Lorway, Philanthropy Administrator, at 207-775-6148...
Directed by Hasan Hadi. 102 minutes. Rated PG-13. In Arabic with English subtitles. While people across 1990s Iraq struggle to survive the war and food shortages, the President requires each school in the country to prepare a cake to celebrate his birthday. Despite her efforts to avoid getting picked, 9-year-old Lamia is chosen among her...
Live Botanical Drawing Demos with Kailleigh Archibald Artists have long turned to botany as a source of inspiration—studying plant forms, structures, and rhythms to better understand growth, pattern, and time. In these live botanical drawing demonstrations, artist Kailleigh Archibald draws directly from plant life, revealing how careful observation informs creative process, line, and composition. Kailleigh...
Directed by Hasan Hadi. 102 minutes. Rated PG-13. In Arabic with English subtitles. While people across 1990s Iraq struggle to survive the war and food shortages, the President requires each school in the country to prepare a cake to celebrate his birthday. Despite her efforts to avoid getting picked, 9-year-old Lamia is chosen among her...
Live Botanical Drawing Demos with Kailleigh Archibald Artists have long turned to botany as a source of inspiration—studying plant forms, structures, and rhythms to better understand growth, pattern, and time. In these live botanical drawing demonstrations, artist Kailleigh Archibald draws directly from plant life, revealing how careful observation informs creative process, line, and composition. Kailleigh...
Directed by Oliver Laxe. 120 minutes. Rated R. In Spanish, French, English, and Arabic with English subtitles. A father (Sergi López) and his son arrive at a rave deep in the mountains of southern Morocco. They are searching for Mar — daughter and sister — who vanished months ago at one of these endless, sleepless...
A Grower’s Perspective on Flower Farming in Maine with Dr. Ankit K Singh Registration required ($15 Public, $5 Member) Drawing from extensive conversations with flower growers across Maine, this talk offers an inside look at what it takes to grow flowers in a northern climate. From seasonal rhythms and market demand to labor, climate challenges,...
A multigenerational event to celebrate Art in Bloom!  Enjoy fun-filled activities based on the PMA collection and explore the floral installations on display throughout the museum. Kindly RSVP to Breton Lorway, Philanthropy Administrator, at 207-775-6148 ext 3225 or blorway@portlandmuseum.org.
Join us for a unique program with artist, printmaker and designer Katharine Watson to explore how plants, flowers, and horticultural practice shape her print and pattern work. In this presentation, Watson will share how close observation of botanicals, from growing them herself, studying their structures, and understanding their life cycles, becomes the foundation for her...
Join us for a special brunch with jazz and blooms! Drop in for Jazz Brunch in the PMA Café by the Black Tie Company featuring Chris Oberholzer Band and enjoy signature drinks and yummy breakfast treats. No registration required; seating is first-come, first-served.
Directed by Frank Oz. 94 minutes. Rated PG-13. In English. Special Art in Bloom screening! Seymour, an orphan and a nerd who works in a run-down flower shop on Skid Row, spends his time doing menial tasks and dreaming of his co-worker, Audrey. Then, one day, just after an eclipse of the sun, Seymour discovers...