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Press Release: Portland Museum of Art Welcomes New Trustees and Honors Outgoing Leadership
For Immediate Release: July 7, 2025 Contact PMA Public RelationsAll press inquiries may be submitted to pr@portlandmuseum.org. Portland, Maine – The Portland Museum of Art (PMA) is pleased to announce…
Press Release: Announcing the 2025 Tidal Shift Award Winners
For Immediate Release: July 8, 2025 Contact PMA Public Relations All press inquiries may be submitted to pr@portlandmuseum.org. The Portland Museum of Art (PMA) is proud to announce the 2025…
Press Release: PMA Names New Head of Education
Following a record-breaking spring, museum names a local leader to deepen public engagement ahead of a transformative expansion. For Immediate Release: May 12, 2025 Contact PMA Public Relations All press…
Press Release: 2025 Youth Art Month Exhibition
Now on View at the PMA2025 Youth Art Month Exhibition Ceremony to welcome artist Holden Willard and Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree Ceremony & Celebration: Saturday, March 15, from 3 p.m. to 6:30…
Press Release: “Painting Energy” Opening at the Portland Museum of Art May 2025
For Immediate Release: November 7, 2024 A Storied Artist’s Vision Comes to Life For over 70 years, Alex Katz has boldly pursued figurative painting, perfecting his disciplined approach to the painted surface…
Press Release: “As We Are” Opening at the Portland Museum of Art on October 11, 2024
For immediate release A dynamic snapshot of art today in Maine. The Portland Museum of Art is thrilled to announce the opening of As We Are, an exhibition showcasing the work of…
Press Release: Portland Museum of Art and SPFPA Jointly Announce Contract
For Immediate Release: August 26, 2024 Contacts:Alyssa Levesque | Director of Human Resources, Portland Museum of Art207.200.5691 | alevesque@portlandmuseum.org Roman Gumul| | Region 1 Director, Security, Police and Fire Professionals of…
Press Release: Portland Museum of Art Presents Mass Timber Maine Conference
Contact: Ashleigh H. McKown | Director of Philanthropy, Portland Museum of Art207.494.5346 | email Be Inspired into Action and Explore at the Mass Timber Maine Conference! For Immediate Release Portland, ME—The Portland Museum…
Press Release: “Peggy Bacon: Biting, never Bitter” opening at the Portland Museum of Art Summer 2024
Exhibition dates: June 14, 2024, through February 2, 2025 For Immediate Release: January 4, 2024 Peggy Bacon: Biting, never Bitter explores the humor and sharp wit of one of the most insightful…
Press Release: “+ collection” opening at the Portland Museum of Art in February 2024
Exhibition dates: February 2 through April 28, 2024 For Immediate Release: December 18, 2023 There are more than 19,000 artworks in the PMA collection—each one of them has a story. The Portland Museum…
Press Release: Jeremy Frey: Woven
First-ever major retrospective of a Wabanaki artist in an American fine art museum set to debut in 2024. May 24 through September 15, 2024 Tradition is ever-changing. As the first-ever major retrospective…
Press Release: Portland Museum of Art Awarded $300,000 by the USDA’s Community Wood Innovations Grant
For immediate release: June 16, 2023 (Portland, Maine) The Portland Museum of Art (PMA) is proud to announce it has been awarded a $300,000 grant from the United States Department of…
Press Release: Portland Museum of Art announces the hire of Sayantan Mukhopadhyay as Assistant Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art
The Portland Museum of Art (PMA) is proud to welcome Sayantan Mukhopadhyay as the museum’s new Assistant Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art. With an extensive background in contemporary art…
The Portland Museum of Art Announces Major Reinstallation of Permanent Collection Galleries
A responsive and living installation entitled Passages in American Art. Opening May 27, 2023 The Portland Museum of Art (PMA) is proud to announce a major, collaborative, and community-driven reinstallation envisioned by…
Portland Museum of Art Names LEVER Architecture as Winner of International Design Competition
The Portland Museum of Art (PMA), together with Dovetail Design Strategists, is proud to announce that LEVER Architecture (Portland, OR and Los Angeles, CA) has been selected to lead the…
Press Release: Portland Museum of Art Unveils Four Concepts for its New Building and Campus Unification from International Design Competition Finalists
A free community event November 18th, 2022 | 5:30 – 7 p.m.Hannaford Hall, University of Southern Maine Contact: Graeme Kennedy | Creative Director & Director of Public Relations207.699.4887 | gkennedy@portlandmuseum.org…
Portland Museum of Art Announces Participation in Art Bridges Collection Loan Partnership
For Immediate Release • August 18th, 2022 A new initiative to support long-term collection loan partnerships among US museums of all sizes. The Portland Museum of Art is excited to announce its…
The World’s Best Architects and Designers Answer the PMA’s Call To Build A Landmark For The Future
August 11, 2022Contact Graeme Kennedy, Creative Director and Director of Public Relations, by phone or email. The Portland Museum of Art, together with the leading independent architect selection firm Dovetail Design Strategists,…
PMA Announces International Architecture Competition
The 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. …
Portland Museum of Art Announces $85 Million Campus Unification Project And New Vision For Museums, Backed By Community And Collection
The Portland Museum of Art believes museums need a paradigm shift that delivers on the promise of Art for All, and has announced an ambitious new vision that enables the PMA to…
PMA announces the hire of Ramey Mize as Assistant Curator of American Art
The Portland Museum of Art is proud to announce the hire of Ramey Mize as the museum’s Assistant Curator of American Art. Mize will begin her role at the PMA…
PMA, Reykjavík Art Museum, and Bildmuseet announce artists for North Atlantic Triennial: Down Иorth
Featuring both emerging and more established artists living today, the exhibition presents 21st-century art from an unprecedented cross-section of artists living in Maine, the Canadian Maritimes, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Faroe…
Judy Glickman Lauder Makes Transformative Promised Gift Of More Than 600 Photographs To The Portland Museum of Art
The Portland Museum of Art (PMA) is proud to announce that Judy Glickman Lauder—photographer, collector, humanitarian, advocate, philanthropist, and community builder—has made a monumental gift of more than 600 works…
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