MAEA Portals show
Read about the art teachers exhibit at USM Gorham sponsored by the MAEA. CLICK HERE.
Archive for February, 2017
Portland Museum of Art
February 3, 2017Open house
The Portland Museum of Art invites you to their free open house on Saturday, February 4, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. They’ve completing changes to the museum and they’d like you to see if first. All are welcome at no cost!
You’re invited… for an all-day Open House with free admission for everyone to the Portland Museum of Art. Gallery talks with community members, and all-ages games and art-making activities. Explore an entirely new PMA and discover the strength and new visual presentation of the museum’s collection, which features 20% more art on view—often in new and surprising places—themed galleries, and interactive, multimedia kiosks.
These events also mark the public openings of the museum’s spring exhibitions: The Thrill of the Chase: The Wagstaff Collection of Photographs at the J. Paul Getty Museum, The Mistress and the Muse: Selections from the Isabelle and Scott Black Collection, and Artist’s Choice: Photographs from the Judy Glickman Lauder Collection.
Activities throughout the day include:
Community Highlights Catalog – Reimagine your favorite work of art in the PMA. Using a variety of drawing and collage materials, create your own version of your favorite work in the collection and leave it behind to be added into our community-created highlights catalog.
Community Voices – We are inviting community members to share personal responses to their favorite work in the collection. Hear unique 15-minute perspectives on the collection.
For more information please contact Louisa Donelson at ldonelson@portlandmuseum.org or call 207.699.4885.
Admission for the Community Open House is courtesy of TD Bank and TD Charitable Foundation.
Giving Voice to Students
February 2, 2017Addressing homelessness through art in Denver
We know that many artists use their art to communicate about social issues. In Denver a program called Platform “brings artists from all over the world and pairs them with at-risk and marginalized youth to create social change.” The program is 5-8 weeks long and during the time the students were transformed as they learned about everyday folks in their community – homeless people. This is a great example of empowering youth to make a difference. The mayor was invited to meet with the students on the last day of the program and asked him: “What are you going to do?”
See the segment on the Denver news by CLICKING HERE.
Ken Robinson
February 1, 2017On passion
The video below is of a lecture that was given by Ken Robinson, creativity expert and international advisor to education. He believes that everyone is born with extraordinary capability. So what happens to all that talent as we bump through life, getting by, but never realizing our true potential?
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