Show runs from February 27, 2010 – April 4, 2010.
This year the Portland Museum of Art is proud to celebrate 16 years of hosting the Maine Art Education Association’s annual Youth Art Month exhibition. This exhibition displays more than 100 works of art by students from around the state, in recognition of the value and importance art education plays in Maine schools. It is a treat each year to exhibit the work of these talented students—mark your calendars and make a special trip to the Museum to get an exciting glimpse of the future of the art world.
Celebration Reception
Saturday, March 6, 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Free admission.
5:30 p.m.: Grades K-5 certificate presentation
6:30 p.m.: Grades 6-12 certificate presentation
Phone: (207) 775-6148
Fax: (207) 773-7324
Email: info@portlandmuseum.org
Hours
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Memorial Day-Columbus Day: Open Mondays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Closed on the Following Holidays
New Year’s Day (January 1)
Thanksgiving (4th Thursday in November)
Christmas (December 25)
Admission:
$10 adults
$8 seniors and students with I. D.
$4 youth 6 to 17
Under 6 are free
Free admission Fridays from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Free Friday Evening sponsors, L.L.Bean and Patricia and Cyrus Hagge, thank you for visiting the Portland Museum of Art.
Members are free. Membership is a great value! Portland Museum of Art Members receive free year-round admission, discounts in the Museum Store, and the Members’ Magazine.
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Portland Museum of Art
Seven Congress Square
Portland, Maine 04101
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March is Youth Art Month!
Celebrate YOUTH ART MONTH with MEET ME AT THE CORNER, Virtual Field Trips for Kids.
Our child host visits with San Diego illustrator Lori Mitchell author of DIfferent Like Me and Holly Blooms’s Garden from FlashLight Press. Lori talks about her life as an illustrator and her life as an artist. Links to fun websites filled with great art projects for kids.
MEET ME AT THE CORNER, Virtual Field Trips for Kids (www.meetmeatthecorner.org)
is a series of free educational video pod casts is directed at kids ages 7-12. Each three-minute episode includes links to fun websites, a list of recommended books and a Learning Corner of questions and extended activities about the topic.