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The Art Gallery serves the most diverse population of any Maine institution of higher learning, and it is known for its rich blend of contemporary art exhibitions, lectures, events, and Artist-in-Residence community projects. Our exhibitions in Gorham and Portland showcase art students’ multidisciplinary projects in a range of media, as well as regional collaborations and curated themes with socially engaged public programming that underscores USM's broadly inclusive mission.

Summer Alerts

The Gorham Art Gallery is currently closed for the installation of You Once Had An Aunt by Peter Bruun, opening Thursday, May 21, 2026. The Crewe Center for the Arts Great Hall Gallery on our Portland campus is open Monday through Friday from 9am – 4pm.

Two rows of artwork by Peter Bruun hang on a gallery wall in the Crewe Center for the Arts. Each artwork depicts an abstract line drawing with text and each piece is framed in a light wooden frame.

Now up in Portland: Even
As We Grieve

Artist Peter Bruun explores themes of community, grief, and resilience at the Crewe Center for the Arts.

Exhibition graphic featuring a colorful background of beaded flowers on fabric and woven floral photographs. Text overlaid on the image reads: Rachel Gloria Adams, Rachel Sperry, over/under.

Announcing our Fall 2026 Exhibition!

Rachel Gloria Adams and Rachel Sperry present “over/under” at the Crewe Center for the Arts. More soon!

An image of a tapestry of two black and white figures, a man and a woman, portrait busts, standing side by side.

New Acquisitions

Now on view at the Crewe Center for the Arts: Out in May, Back by October by artist Summer Hart and Split IV by Bob Crewe.

Watch our artist lecture with 2026 Artist-in-Residence, Peter Bruun, at the Crewe Center for the Arts!

Working under the aegis of Bruun Studios, Peter Bruun is an artist, writer, curator and cultural organizer. For over 30 years, he has pursued a practice making paintings and drawings that have inspired him to create community-engaged art exhibitions, arts-based social justice projects, humanistic online publications, and innovative organizations using art to make a positive difference in people’s lives. Hosted by Kat Zagaria Buckley, Director of Art Exhibitions and Outreach, this presentation details Bruun’s creative and professional trajectory from Baltimore to Maine.

Running time: 1 hour and 24 minutes with captions.