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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.

The Galleries are closed as we install our next exhibitions.

The Gorham Gallery will reopen first, on January 29, 2026, with the Juried Student Exhibition.

Emily Boone "A Glimpse of Wilderness" stained glass and wood sculpture

Up next in Gorham: The Juried Student Exhibition

See what the University Students have been creating on January 29.

Coming Soon: Of Sibyls and Source

Our next show at the Crewe Center opens on February 5.

Learn about our 2026 Artist-in-Residence

Artist Peter Bruun will explore themes of community, grief, and resilience.

Summer J. Hart, *Out in May Back by October*, 2023. Hand-beaded tapestry made with abandoned Great Northern Paper Co. newsprint reclaimed from the East Millinocket (ME) Mill, 8 ½ x 12 ft. Image courtesy of Parsonage Gallery.

New Acquisitions

Now on view in the Crewe Center for the Arts.

See what’s here

Watch our artist talk for Janna Ahrndt Does Not Dream of Labor

Artists Janna Ahrndt and Christine Bruening in conversation about their collaborative work featured in Janna Ahrndt Does Not Dream of Labor, the inaugural exhibition at the Crewe Center Great Hall Gallery at the University of Southern Maine. Moderated by Kat Zagaria Buckley, Director of Art Exhibitions and Outreach, this discussion explores the artists’ creative practices and delves into themes of motherhood, horror, friendship in academia, and the evolving landscape of artistic labor.