PORTLAND, ME.- The Lay of the Land: A Celebration of Art Acquired by the Friends of the Collection (1983—2010), on view January 15 through May 8, 2011, at the Portland Museum of Art, will feature a special selection of approximately 25 works of ar…
Portland Museum of Art’s $3 million Gift from Emily Eaton Moore is Allocated
PORTLAND, ME.- At today’s Board of Trustees meeting, the Portland Museum of Art determined that the proceeds from the major gift of $3 million given to the Museum from the family of Emily Eaton Moore will be allocated as follows: $1 million to cre…
Trompe L’oeil Master John Haberle on View at the Portland Museum of Art
PORTLAND, ME.- John Haberle (1856–1933) is considered one of the most accomplished American trompe l’oeil painters. John Haberle: Master of Illusion, on view September 18 through December 12, 2010, at the Portland Museum of Art, features 20 …
Trompe L’oeil Master John Haberle on View at the Portland Museum of Art
PORTLAND, ME.- John Haberle (1856–1933) is considered one of the most accomplished American trompe l’oeil painters. John Haberle: Master of Illusion, on view September 18 through December 12, 2010, at the Portland Museum of Art, features 20 …
Maine Museums and Historical Organizations Rally to Save Important 19th-Century Banners
PORTLAND, ME.- On Thursday, August 26, sixteen Maine museums, historical organizations, and their supporters came together in an unprecedented collaboration to save an important collection of Maine artifacts, seventeen rare, 19th-century hand-painted b…
Artist Andrea Zittel to Launch New Project at the Portland Museum of Art
PORTLAND, ME.- On Saturday, September 11 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., the Portland Museum of Art’s front patio will be the launch site for artist Andrea Zittel’s new project, The Group Formerly Known as Smockshop (GFKAS), as part of SPACE Gallery&…
Works by Rackstraw Downes on View this Winter at the Portland Museum of Art
PORTLAND, ME.- This winter, the Portland Museum of Art will feature the first major survey of paintings by contemporary artist Rackstraw Downes. Rackstraw Downes: Onsite Paintings, 1972-2008, on view December 16, 2010 through March 20, 2011, will featu…
Works by Rackstraw Downes on View this Winter at the Portland Museum of Art
PORTLAND, ME.- This winter, the Portland Museum of Art will feature the first major survey of paintings by contemporary artist Rackstraw Downes. Rackstraw Downes: Onsite Paintings, 1972-2008, on view December 16, 2010 through March 20, 2011, will featu…
Photographs by Group f/64 on View this Fall at the Portland Museum of Art
PORTLAND, ME.- In the 1930s, a small group of California photographers challenged the painterly, soft-focus Pictorialist style of the day. They argued that photography could only advance as an art if its practitioners exploited characteristics inherent…
Work by Maine Artist Anna Hepler on View at the Portland Museum of Art
PORTLAND, ME.- In July, Maine artist Anna Hepler constructed a monumental installation inside the Portland Museum of Art’s Great Hall. Made from a nest-like mesh of salvaged and sewn sheet plastic, this installation entitled The Great Haul is part…