Program areas at Portland Art Museum
More than 53,750 objects and works of Art comprise the Museum's collections, including works of european painting and sculpture, american painting and sculpture, silver, asian Art, native american Art, pre-columbian Art, cameroon and other african Art, contemporary Art, sculpture, prints and drawings, photography, and film.
The Museum's center for an untold tomorrow is a year-round organization and space where artists and audiences explore our region and the world through cinema and cinematic storytelling in all its forms. Its mission is to expand the reach of cinema as an Art form and challenge for whom, by whom and how stories can be told. Through its non-traditional, unbound festivals, screenings, events, co:laboratory adult and youth classes and workshops, audiences and artists form connections that bind our community and encourage a more vibrant, accessible, and diverse media-arts ecosystem.
During 2024, the Portland Art Museum and site santa fe, in cooperation with the u.s. department of state's bureau of educational and cultural affairs, were selected to present jeffrey gibson as the representative for the united states at the 60th international Art exhibition of la biennale di venezia (venice biennale). On view april 20 through november 24, 2024, "jeffrey gibson: the space in which to place me" provided international audiences with the first major opportunity to experience gibson's work outside of the u.s.
The learning and community partnerships team at the Portland Art Museum works to offer a full spectrum of programs and outreach initiatives that promote lifelong learning and build connections to our local community. Through programs, partnerships, and community advisory processes, the Museum strives to be more than just a collection of objects and artwork, but also to be a place where conversations about the world around us take place.