Directors’ Cut: Selections from the Maine Art Museum Trail presents highlights of Maine’s art history from the state’smost-renowned museums—under one roof at the PMA.
Art and culture has defined the identity of Maine since artists began visiting Monhegan Island and trekking up Mount Katahdin before Maine even became a state. This magnificent environment and the art it’s inspired has captured the public imagination for centuries, and to this day a growing number of visitors from around the world continue to affirm that Maine’s galleries, studios, and art museums are unlike any in the world. The goals of the Trail are to promote public access to the arts, to educate the public about the state’s cultural heritage, to enable the museums to become strong visible partners in the state’s efforts to promote cultural tourism, and to forge new partnerships among businesses, the arts, and education.
The artists and artworks presented in this exhibition embody quintessentially Maine ideals of fierce independence, innovation, and self-sufficiency, as well as a strength of character that is built from admiration and respect for the rugged and unspoiled qualities of this land.
May 21, 2015
