Portland Museum of Art

As a VENUE: Host your event…

BY HOSTING AN EVENT AT THE PMA, YOU TREAT YOUR GUESTS TO A DISTINCT ENVIRONMENT, RICH WITH FINE ART AND ICONIC ARCHITECTURE, WHILE SUPPORTING THE MUSEUM’S EFFORTS TO OFFER WORLD-CLASS EXHIBITIONS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO THE MAINE COMMUNITY AND BEYOND.

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As an EATERY: Food for thought…

The PMA Café by the Black Tie Company is the perfect spot for coffee, lunch, or early-evening drinks. Our quiet, airy café offers the dynamic atmosphere of an art museum— and no admission is required to enjoy it. (Members do receive a 10% discount at the Café!)

Locally sourced food and drink: Our menu features * soups and starters * hearty salads * artisanal sandwiches and wraps * grain bowls, and more! We have a kids’ menu for our younger guests. We also offer a variety of fresh baked goods and desserts, all made from scratch by our Black Tie Company Pastry Chef. If you’d like a delicious drink, look no further. We prepare elegant espresso drinks, plus nitro brew and cold brew. PMA Café features * Maine beer * wine, and * soft drinks. We like to have fun with food and drinks, sometimes partnering with local brewers or distillers to offer tastings or pairings. Whenever we can, we create specialty items that tie into an art exhibition or other events at the museum. Casual and comfortable: Like the art museum itself, PMA Café is a casual and comfortable place to spend some time. Whether you’re lingering over coffee, having a business meeting, or enjoying a snack with your laptop and our free WiFi, you’ll always be welcome. And if you’re at PMA to watch a film, feel free to stop by the café on your way to the theater – food and beverages are allowed. Private catered luncheons and meetings: If you have a large group that’s coming to tour the museum, contact PMA Café and we can customize something special for you. We’re happy to arrange a simple tea service, coffee and croissants, or a fully catered luncheon. We also offer space for small group meetings, whether for business, education, or fun.

Support the Portland Art Museum …by simply dining here:

https://www.portlandmuseum.org/magazine/cafe

Be a DONOR: Show that you care…

Places like the PMA—safe spaces for reflection, brave spaces for expression, and places where everyone is welcome—are more necessary than ever.

Just as there are numerous levels of membership, there are also numerous ways to give, enabling you to support the arts in the right way for you. The PMA is a non-profit organization that relies on the support of its members and donors to fulfill its mission to enrich the lives of people through acquisition, preservation, and interpretation of the visual arts and the Museum’s architecturally significant buildings.

Membership:

From unforgettable events and exhibition openings to exclusive talks and unexpected programs. Membership at specified levels are offered: Individual * Plus-One * Family * Ambassador * Steward * Sustaining * Contemporaries * Contemporaries Council * Director’s Circle Member * Director’s Circle Fellow, and * Director’s Circle Sponsor. Monthly contributions and gifts in Honor or Memory of someone are encouraged and appreciated!

Become a Business Member: Demonstrate your organization’s commitment to Maine’s creative economy and the arts.

Donation:

When you give to the museum, you enable inclusive and diverse experiences for all.

• It’s In The Details: Ways to Give: IRA/CHARITABLE TRUST/DONOR ADVISED FUND * MATCHING GIFTS * PLANNED GIVING
• The PMA Real Estate Program: Real Estate brokers, agencies, and mortgage brokers are invited to join the PMA’s new program. Partnership with the PMA demonstrates your commitment to Maine’s creative economy and the region’s arts and culture at a time when institutional support is more crucial than ever.
• Friends of the Collection: If you believe in the growth, diversification, and strengthening of the PMA collection, this is the group for you.
• Cause for Support: Programs & Partnerships: PMA programs offer a wide range of experiences about issues that matter. The museum’s public programs reach more than 54,000 visitors annually and are designed for visitors of all ages and backgrounds.
• Cause for Support: Kids & Families: By supporting the Annual Fund, you demonstrate the values of promoting Maine’s cultural heritage, offering representation for people throughout our diverse neighborhoods, prompting crucial discussions about contemporary concerns, and enriching the state’s creative economy.
• Leaving Legacies: The Margaret Jane Mussey Sweat Society: By including the PMA in your long-term plans, you can achieve the goals that are important to you—to benefit yourself and your family, as well as the institution that you value and believe in.

Philanthropy for a new generation: Take a stand for the arts. Bring your energy and enthusiasm to the PMA and set the course for the museum’s future. A DIFFERENT TYPE OF MEMBERSHIP FOR THE NEXT ERA IN PMA LEADERSHIP:

There are plenty of organizations that deserve your support—people and institutions making an impact in our communities in remarkable ways. One of the things that we hear most often is, “I want my time, energy, and generosity to do the most good,” and that can be hard to define for a lot of us. But if you believe, as we believe, that our shared humanity is what defines us, consider joining the PMA as a Contemporaries or Director’s Circle member.

Both levels give you plenty of benefits—from unlimited admission at the PMA and more than 1,000 art museums around the country, to special access to the most innovative art programs in the state, to much more—but members of the Contemporaries or Director’s Circle don’t view their relationship with the museum by what they get: they view it is as what they can do for others.

THE CONTEMPORARIES AND DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE ENABLE THE PMA TO PRESENT NEW, EXCITING PROGRAMS, CONTRIBUTE TO A GROWING COLLECTION, AND BRING NEW VOICES INTO THE MUSEUM’S GALLERIES AND SPACES.

Make a broad and meaningful impact by directly supporting innovative programs like the PMA Blueprint, PMA Films, Art In Bloom, and PMA Family Days. Programs and events are some of the most accessible ways to bring new perspectives into the museum, but it doesn’t end there. Getting involved in the Contemporaries or Director’s Circle demonstrates your belief that the PMA should be a brave space that champions freedom of expression and reflect the values and interests of our community—including yours.

Take a stand for arts & culture—all for less than your monthly phone bill.

•  Contemporaries: No other group embodies both the future leadership of the PMA and cultural energy of Portland better than the Contemporaries. THE CONTEMPORARIES ARE A DIVERSE AND ACTIVE GROUP COMPRISED OF THE REGION’S ENTREPRENEURS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, BUSINESS OWNERS, CREATIVES, AND INFLUENCERS. Members of this group are engaged across a broad spectrum of industries, interests, and disciplines, and their energy and enthusiasm set the course for the PMA’s future. Contemporaries are at the heart of everything that’s exciting in our culture—at the PMA and throughout the region. Our members choose to live in and around Portland because of the city’s potential as an incubator for creative and entrepreneurial endeavors, and for the close-knit community that enables connections and inspires support.
•  Contemporaries Council: Together with the PMA, the Contemporaries Council actively explores ways to enhance the local creative economy, with meetups beyond the PMA and out in the community, lifting the tide for all. WANT TO STAY UP TO DATE ON GLOBAL TRENDS IN ART, FASHION, DESIGN, AND CUISINE, AS WELL AS KEEP CURRENT ON WHAT’S GOING ON IN THEIR COMMUNITY?Contemporaries Council members choose to live in and around Portland because of the city’s potential as an incubator for creative and entrepreneurial endeavors, and for the close-knit community that enables connections and inspires support. Together with the PMA, the Contemporaries Council actively explores ways to enhance the local creative economy, with meetups beyond the PMA and out in the community, lifting the tide for all. Through their philanthropic support of the PMA, the Council reduces barriers and degrees of separation within Maine’s entire cultural community and brings people together.
•  Director’s Circle: Director’s Circle members’ vision and philanthropy advance arts and culture in our community, strengthening all areas of the museum, including its unique collection, outstanding special exhibitions, educational, and public programming. Director’s Circle members’ vision and philanthropy advance arts and culture in our community, strengthening all areas of the museum, including its unique collection, outstanding special exhibitions, educational, and public programming.

Support the Portland Museum of Art… by simply contributing here:

https://www.portlandmuseum.org/support