Across more than 40 paintings, the show traces her technical evolution — from single subjects to ensembles, from oils to acrylics — as she returns to what she calls her “bag of tricks”: swimmers, caped superheroes, floating horizontal bodies.
Read More“Woman Flying,” the 1999 painting that inspired the show’s title, is now in the PMA collection. It depicts a nude, red-caped woman trying to fly. That’s what Bradford has been doing for more than 40 years and she has succeeded. At 80, she is going like 60.
Read MoreKnown for its rocky coastline, maritime history and national parks, Maine is also home to some excellent museums, many of which are hosting exhibitions through the coming summer months.
Read More“We are excited to invite experts from around the world to internalize the goals of the PMA Blueprint and turn them into physical spaces that bring them to life,” museum director Mark Bessire said in a statement.
Read MoreThe Portland Museum of Art, together with the leading independent architect selection firm Dovetail Design Strategists, announced today the launch of an international design competition for its campus unification and expansion.
Read MoreAbout 70 artists from all over New England submitted works, including sculpture, illustration, fashion design, metalsmithing and music.
Read MoreTwo years from now, if all goes according to plan, Congress Square, one of Portland’s most central public spaces, will have a whole new look. There will be wider sidewalks, clearer crosswalks, new art in Congress Square Park and an inviting plaza in front of the Portland Museum of Art across the street.
Read More[Homer] would be largely self-taught as a painter, and… in 1863, essayed his first oil, the glaringly promising “Sharpshooter” (1863), seen at the start of the exhibition, [Winslow Homer: Crosscurrents at the Metropolitan Museum of Art].
Read MoreShowcasing Maine artists remains at the core of what the museum is doing, [Jaime DeSimmone] says. “I can’t think of any better way than creating an international context for their work.”
Read MorePMA officials say the planned addition, the museum’s first new building in roughly 40 years, will offer a variety of community amenities. Among them: a ground-floor gathering area, maker spaces, a flexible auditorium, nonprofit office spaces, and a rooftop restaurant, as well as a photography center and expanded galleries.
Read MoreBut at a more subliminal level, what is most affecting is the way the exhibition repeatedly and poignantly points us toward what unites us – as Northerners as well as human and cosmic beings. These include a love of the Earth, a desire for community, and irrevocable connections to our lineage and the cultural traditions and folklore of our past.
Read MoreDeSimone and the PMA have done a great job of placing artists from Maine in a meaningful international context. This is a show to be seen repeatedly.
Read MoreAnother definitive goal of the project is to expand the PMA’s rotating exhibition space, bringing it from 4,500 square feet to 10,000 and thus allow for more collaborations with institutions beyond Maine.
Read MoreThe museum’s capital campaign will fund the expansion from a total size of 38,000 square feet to nearly 100,000 square feet. The plans call for six- or seven-story building, an all-ages makers space, an auditorium, house local nonprofits and space for traveling exhibitions.
Read MoreThe Portland Museum of Art was founded in 1882 as the Portland Society of Art by a group of local artists. At 140 years old, it’s one of the country’s oldest art museums.
Read MoreIf realized, this will be the most ambitious renovation in the PMA’s 140-year history.
Read MoreWhile the groundbreaking for the building is likely three to four years away, it represents more than just adding space. It’s really about taking the museum in a new direction and opening it up.
Read MoreThe Portland Museum of Art is launching a once-in-a-generation, $85 million capital campaign to expand a downtown campus that no longer has enough space to accommodate both its growing collection of diverse work and a steadily increasing number of visitors.
Read More“For me, this [photography] collection is all about humanity. It’s that full spectrum of the human experience . . . and to me that has always been the beauty of this medium.” –Judy Glickman Lauder
Read MoreGlickman Lauder’s gift enables the museum to think broadly about the next chapter of PMA history, specifically about how we can create open experiences with art, grow and diversify our collection, and open new and dynamic community-centered spaces that welcome our myriad communities.
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