Enjoy festive food and drink while checking names off your list with 20% off at the PMA Store, additional pop-up shops with artisans and jewelers, and gift wrapping!

Join us for a special tour of Grace Hartigan, Gift of Attention, followed by a reception across the street at the Cumberland Club.

Join us for an evocative evening that explores the spirit and place of New England through the lens of experimental photography.

Join us for a special tour of Grace Hartigan, Gift of Attention, followed by a reception across the street at the Cumberland Club.

Start your morning with coffee, networking, and art. Join our Business Partners for special access to Grace Hartigan The Gift of Attention.

Join the PMA Book Club—open to PMA members and meeting quarterly for in-person conversations that explore the connections between literature, creativity, and culture. No prior art knowledge needed. 

Members of the Portland Museum of Art are invited to join us for lecture with Jared Ledesma about Grace Hartigan: The Gift of Attention

Members of the Portland Museum of Art are invited to join us for a preview and reception of Grace Hartigan: The Gift of Attention before it opens to the public. 

Director’s Circle and Contemporaries Council members of the Portland Museum of Art are invited to join us for an exclusive preview of Grace Hartigan: The Gift of Attention before it opens to the public. 

This tour for Director’s Circle and Contemporaries members will be led by Ramey Mize, Associate Curator of American Art.

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.

Celebrate the summer with cocktails and light bites at the annual Contemporaries Council Sunset Soiree at the Winslow Homer Studio.

Contemporaries Members Tour and Reception celebrating Painting Energy: The Alex Katz Foundation Collection at the Portland Museum of Art  

Director’s Circle Members Tour and Reception celebrating Painting Energy: The Alex Katz Foundation Collection at the Portland Museum of Art  

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.

Start your morning with coffee, networking, and art. Join our Business Partners for special access to Painting Energy: The Alex Katz Foundation Collection at the Portland Museum of Art. 

New Date! "Painting Energy" Members Lecture and Reception

Director's Circle and Contemporaries Council Members Only.
Be one of the first to see Painting Energy!

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. 

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.

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!