Director's Circle and Contemporaries Council Members Only.
Be one of the first to see Painting Energy!
New Date! "Painting Energy" Members Lecture and Reception
Join artist Bhasha Chakrabarti as she explores artmaking as a process of mending—both literally and metaphorically. Challenging the traditional view of mending as a mundane act, Chakrabarti transforms it into a creative gesture that confronts fragility, vulnerability, and impermanence.
Artists Ann Craven and Jay Stern come together for a conversation on their creative processes and inspirations. Craven, known for her vibrant, emotive paintings, explores themes of nature, memory, and repetition. Stern’s expressive oil paintings delve into memory, time, and transformation, offering a layered perspective on artistic expression.
Featuring floral work by designers, artists, farmers, and florists from across southern Maine, the museum comes alive with fragrant blooms, extravagant displays, and incredible floral installations of all types—each inspired by an artwork from the museum’s collection.
Alongside curators and experts, we’ll see these very wonders up close, going behind the velvet ropes of the Smithsonian Museums and other cherished collections. Each day promises remarkable access and moments of inspiration to ignite your passion for the arts.
Step into a world of shadows, light, and symbolism during the opening weekend of Jo Sandman: Skin Deep.
The Winter Bash is the PMA’s biggest art party of the year, where the chill of winter meets the warmth of artistic expression. Inspired by As We Are, Sea + Sky, is a nod to Maine's nautical side and the Bash will feature Maine-inspired snacks and drinks from local favorites!
Members see it first! Join us this morning for special members hours to preview the newly reinstalled modern and contemporary art galleries.
Shop with double discounts in the PMA Store during Black Friday weekend. Check out our newest product and get your holiday shopping started!
Join us for this year’s Bernard Osher Lecture, featuring a panel of experts from forestry and architecture as they discuss mass timber in Maine.
As We Are is a dynamic snapshot of contemporary art in America today, presented through the lens of 14 emerging artists connected to Maine. Join us for a preview, just for our members.
Shop with double discounts in the PMA Store during opening weekend. Check out our newest product featuring the exhibition As We Are.
Dive into Cig Harvey’s world of large-format photography, as she and Anjuli Lebowitz, Judy Glickman Lauder Curator of Photography, explore how Maine influences Harvey’s work and its extraordinary interplay of beauty, color, joy, and ephemerality.
Join the PMA for a multigenerational brunch event honoring the continued success of the Susie Konkel Pass. Following the brunch is Family Day, so join us for activities in connection to Earth Day and National Poetry Month!
PMA members enjoy a special evening during Art in Bloom! Experience the floral arrangements in the galleries with less crowds, take advantage of double discounts in the PMA Store and Café, attend special programming, and more.
You and a guest are invited to the Members Preview Day with lecture for American Perspectives.
You’re invited to a free community event at Hannaford Hall as we welcome our four finalist architect-led design teams to share their visions for the future of the PMA and Portland, Maine.
Join us for a Members Breakfast and auditorium program with Dr. Mey-Yen Moriuchi, Associate Professor of Art History at La Salle University, for Fall Barnet Scholars Weekend!
PMA members are invited to experience Presence: The Photography Collection of Judy Glickman Lauder with special auditorium programs and evening reception.
The PMA’s Annual Summer Party returns in-person on August 10 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the 99 Spring Street Lot at the Portland Museum of Art!
Join the PMA for a multigenerational brunch event honoring the continued success of the Susie Konkel Pass and view the newly opened exhibition, Flying Woman: The Paintings of Katherine Bradford.
Join us on June 23 for a Member Preview of Flying Woman: The Paintings of Katherine Bradford with special members-only lectures with the artist, evening reception, and double discounts in the store and the PMA Café.
Members enjoy double discounts in the store and the PMA Café June 23 through June 26 to celebrate the opening of Flying Woman: The Paintings of Katherine Bradford.
Our guest speaker Rebecca VanDiver, Assistant Professor of African American Art at Vanderbilt University, joins us for a Member’s-only program in the Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium with breakfast
Member’s Appreciation Weekend is happening February 17-20 in conjunction with the opening of the North Atlantic Triennial. Members receive double discounts on PMA Store and Café purchases!
Member’s Appreciation Weekend is happening February 17-20 in conjunction with the opening of the North Atlantic Triennial. Members receive double discounts on PMA Store and Café purchases!
Member’s Appreciation Weekend is happening February 17-20 in conjunction with the opening of the North Atlantic Triennial. Members receive double discounts on PMA Store and Café purchases!
Members are invited to join us on February 17, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. for a special Member’s Preview of the North Atlantic Triennial. Member’s Appreciation Weekend is also happening February 17-20, where members receive double discounts on PMA Store and Café purchases!
PMA Members enjoy double discounts in the PMA Store and PMA Café Friday, December 3 - Sunday, December 5!
PMA Members enjoy double discounts in the PMA Store and PMA Café Friday, November 26 - Sunday, November 28!
The PMA is excited to welcome Jami Powell for this year's Barnet Scholars Weekend. Powell will discuss shifts in her own curatorial practice and how she has approached recent and ongoing projects at the Hood Museum of Art through the centering of Indigenous knowledges.
The PMA, in partnership with Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine, welcomes investors and authors Michael O’Leary and Warren Valdmanis to share their experiences in social impact investing and corporate responsibility and sustainability.
In this virtual gallery talk from the Brandywine River Museum of Art, Victoria Wyeth will explore her grandfather, Andrew Wyeth's fascinating depictions of winter, one of the artist's favorite seasons. Wyeth sought to capture the mystery presented by this time of year, noting that: "I prefer winter...when you feel the bone structure in the landscape.... Something waits beneath it – the whole story doesn’t show."
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