USM Art Galleries Gorham and Portland

The University of Southern Maine Art Galleries are a vital educational and cultural resource serving the Art Department, the University, Southern Maine, and the Northeast. Learn more.

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Pulped Under Pressure

Our Fall 2022 Exhibition, focusing on papermaking as an artform with a purpose.

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Hidden Stories

Read about our Spring exhibition, featuring artists Kate Cheney Chappell and Annie Lee-Zimerle.

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Sneak Peek: Our 2023 Artist-in-Residence

Read more about artist Veronica A. Perez's engagement with USM

A horizontal image segmented into six spaces, each with an image of a work by a member of the 2022 BFA cohort at USM. The top left is a sculpture of multiple wmoan's faces, top middle is a ceramic bowl with a skull, top right is a cat with an astronaut helmet, bottom left is a portrait of a woman staring directly at the viewer, bottom middle is a pink dress in mid air, and bottom right is a landmark as seen through the lower half of someone's legs and boots.

2022 BFA/BA Exhibition

Learn more about the 2022 BFA exhibition.

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2023 Juried Student Exhibition

Our 2023 Juried Exhibition is just around the corner! Check here for updates on the show and how to submit.

Artist-in-Residence Amy Stacey Curtis's Lecture

USM's 2022 Artist-in-Residence Amy Stacey Curtis discusses her artistic practice and her project with USM, titled, "The Color of Memory."

Call/Response Opening Lecture

Watch artists Hannah Barnes and Susan Klein discuss their work at the opening to their Call/Response Exhibition.

Icelandic artwork on Eastern Prom

Artist-in-Residence Ólöf Nordal's "Hella Rock," an Icelandic and Maine rock paired with the other's concrete casting, has been installed on the Eastern Prom.

News

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Maine Calling: Featuring artist-in-residence Amy Stacey Curtis

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Porltand Press Herald on the Color of Memory

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Portland Press Herald article on The Color of Memory

Portland Press Herald article on Hella Rock

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New Installation Merges Art, Nature and Commerce in Portland Bus Shelter

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USM Art Galleries presents "Lusus Naturae" — video and sound installation by Icelandic artist Ólöf Nordal

artwork by Dinora Justice

Portland Press Herald praises USM Art Gallery show — an 'excellent tool' to spark conversation

Work-study Employees Assist Art Gallery Exhibition

Jon Imber artwork

USM Art Galleries presents "Contemporary Responses to Modernism: A New England Perspective"

Joseph Lupo artwork

USM Art Department and Galleries announce 2019-2020 exhibitions and events

Events

Oct

5

Wed

Pulped Under Pressure

8:00 AM, Portland campus, Glickman Library, 7th Floor Great Reading Room

Oct

5

Wed

Pulped Under Pressure

2:30 PM, Gorham campus, Art Gallery, 5 University Way, Gorham, ME

Oct

6

Thu

Pulped Under Pressure

8:00 AM, Portland campus, Glickman Library, 7th Floor Great Reading Room

Oct

6

Thu

Pulped Under Pressure

11:00 AM, Gorham campus, Art Gallery, 5 University Way, Gorham, ME

Oct

7

Fri

Pulped Under Pressure

8:00 AM, Portland campus, Glickman Library, 7th Floor Great Reading Room