Creeping Pavement: Depictions of an Urbanizing America
, Becker Gallery"Creeping Pavement" explores artists’ changing attitudes toward urban spaces over the course of the late nineteenth to twentieth centuries
Upcoming Exhibitions
Re|Framing the Collection: New Considerations in European and American Art, 1475-1875
, Bowdoin GalleryThis exhibition of art in the Atlantic World considers empire-building across Europe, North America, and their colonies, and how it shaped interconnected global networks from the fifteenth to the nineteenth centuries.
There is a Woman in Every Color: Black Women in Art
, Boyd Gallery, Shaw Ruddock Gallery"There Is a Woman in Every Color" examines the representation of Black women over the past two centuries.
Masks of Memories: Art and Ceremony in Nineteenth Century Oceania
This exhibition presents extraordinary masks from the island New Ireland, part of Papua New Guinea, that residents performed in at funeral ceremonies to explore their cultural significance and collecting history connected to Maine.
At First Light: Two Centuries of Artists in Maine
On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of statehood, the exhibition brings together some of the most outstanding artistic treasures created in Maine over the last two centuries.
At First Light: Photographs of Maine Artist Studios and Homes by Walter Smalling
Beginning in 2018, celebrated architectural photographer Walter Smalling crisscrossed the state of Maine in all seasons creating images of important artist homes and studios.