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Poetry in Dialogue: Third Thursday | Free Access All Day

  • Portland Museum of Art 7 Congress Square Portland, ME, 04101 United States (map)

An ever-changing monthly party with live music, unique programming, community collaborations, and more.

Teddy (Bear) Talks 

10:30 A.M. | Free | No registration required  

Calling all curious kids (ages 2 and up), their grown-ups, and favorite stuffed friends! Join PMA educators for a playful, art-filled adventure through the galleries, designed to spark early learning through stories, movement, and joyful exploration. 

Calling all curious kids (ages 2 and up), their grown-ups, and favorite stuffed friends! Join PMA educators for a playful, art-filled adventure through the galleries, designed to spark early learning through stories, movement, and joyful exploration. 

 

Live Typewriter Poetry | 3:00 P.M. – 7:30 P.M. 
Created in the Moment with @typewriterchicana. Have an on-the-spot poem written for you. Then create your own with spontaneity.  

 

Ekphrastic writing workshop with the Trans Poetic Archive  

6:30 P.M. - 7:30 P.M. | FREE 

Registration requested 

For this ekphrastic writing workshop, poets t love Smith and Jude Marx we’ll begin with an introduction to the history of ekphrasis—the practice of writing in response to visual art. Participants will then spend time in the galleries exploring a variety of paintings from the exhibition, using them as prompts for generative writing. The workshop will close with an opportunity to share new pieces inspired by the art on view. 


GENEROUS SUPPORT PROVIDED BY ART BRIDGES FOUNDATION’S ACCESS FOR ALL PROGRAM.

 

Support for Third Thursday provided by: 

Event parking is available in the Maine Health lot on Free Street courtesy of

 
 
 
 
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