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 about USM Art Galleries Gorham and Portland.
Highlights
The AREA Gallery at Our Portland Campus
The AREA Gallery is located in Woodbury Campus Center, the hub of student life near Portland's vibrant downtown.
A Campus Cultural Destination in Gorham
Visit the historic USM Art Gallery in the picturesque and congenial setting of the Gorham campus.
USM Public Art Project Enhances the Local Community
Artist-in-Residence Muhsana Ali, along with over 100 students and community members, created the East Bayside Community Mural in Portland.
Engage with Art at USM
Participate in free public contemporary art forums, gallery talks, and tours held at the USM Art Galleries.
Juried Student Exhibition Award Ceremony
An art student received recognition for her work at the Juried Student Exhibition award ceremony in the USM Art Gallery.
More Information
Daniel Minter Exhibition: Malaga Island
Art Gallery, Gorham, Oct. 4-Dec. 9. Opening reception Oct. 4, 6-8 pm. Gallery talk at 6:15 pm. Art, photographs, and artifacts tell Malaga Island's complex story.
Macon Reed: Eulogy for the Dyke Bar
AREA Gallery, Woodbury Campus Center, Portland, September 4-December 7. A colorful bar and playfully made accoutrements pay tribute to the disappearing dyke bar.
Malaga Island Panel Discussion
Oct. 18, 4:30-6 pm 10 Bailey Hall, Gorham, reception follows at the Art Gallery.
Daniel Minter and other speakers will discuss their Malaga research and projects.
News
USM receives $1 million gift to launch new Center for the Arts project
USM Art Gallery Presents 2018 Student Juried Exhibition and BFA Exhibition
USM Art Department and Galleries present Beehive Design Collective exhibition, announce spring 2018 season
Interactive show exploring memories opens Thursday at USM Art Gallery
Artist Natasha Mayers hanging buoys in USM's Woodbury Campus Center
USM Art Department & Galleries present traveling exhibition ‘Resonance and Memory: The Essence of Landscape’ through Dec. 8
"Why We Fought" WWI exhibition opening reception celebrates student work, sparks timely discussion
USM Art Department and Galleries announce fall 2017 exhibitions and programs, present WWI propaganda poster exhibition Aug. 28
Portland Press Herald praises USM’s 'powerful' student art exhibition
