Purchase tickests: 2012 Contemporaries Winter Bash on Thursday, March 1.
Mission
The Contemporaries are a vibrant and diverse group of young museum members and art enthusiasts who participate in a variety of social and educational activities in support of the Museum's mission of enriching lives through the acquisition, preservation, and interpretation of the visual arts.
Its goal is to cultivate a new generation of museum leadership, while providing access to captivating programs and exclusive events and benefits for those who believe strongly in the value of the arts in the greater Portland community.
Become a member of the Contemporaries today!
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Contemporaries Steering Committee
Kyo Bannai, Co-Chair
Bree LaCasse, Co-Chair
Kate Burnham
Tony Cox
Celine Frueh
Mara Higgins
Brett Johnson
Anthony Manhart
Click here for a list of Contemporaries as of 1/18/11.
Questions? Contact Will Cary at (207) 775-6148, ext. 3258.
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Contemporaries Membership $300 dual ($260 tax-deductible), $200 single ($160 tax-deductible)
Benefits:
- Special access to Maine's largest arts organization, including four exclusive Contemporaries events annually such as:
Gallery talks with artists and curators
Private collection tours
Studio visits
Memorable parties - Free Museum admission for a full year (two adults and children 18 & under)
- Four free admission passes each year for your guests
- 10% discount at the Museum Store (20% during special holiday shopping days)
- Discounts on lectures, concerts, classes, children's workshops and adult courses
- Subscription to the Members' Magazine, with advance notice of exhibitions and programs
- Reciprocal membership benefits at 33 major art museums nationwide including:
Farnsworth Art Museum
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts
Frick Collection, New York, New York
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, Massachusetts
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC
Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut
and many more.
Photos from past events
Urban Landscape: Winter Bash - 2/10/2011
Exclusive Preview Party for Photo-A-Go-Go - 12/8/10
Midsummer Party: American Moderns - 7/15/10
Eye Candy: Winter Bash - 2/10/2010
Event Photos from Portland Press Herald
On Collecting: Harold Osher Maps it Out - 12/1/09
Midsummer Party: Taste of the Midcoast at the Portland Museum of Art - 7/16/09
Open Studio: The Artist Studio Building - 4/28/09
Backstage Pass: Winter Bash - 1/22/09
On Collecting: American Metal - 12/3/08
Midsummer Party: Clapp House Untouched - 7/17/08
Studio Visit: Maine College of Art - 4/16/08
One Year Party - 2/7/08
Event Photos (password: art) by Brian Wedge
Contemporaries in the News
The Contemporaries will host annual winter bash at Museum - The Maine Sunday Telegram, 2/6/2011
Artfully done: The Portland Museum's Eye Candy party is a feast for the senses - The Maine Sunday Telegram, 2/14/2010
Art museum nurtures benefactors of the future - Portland Press Herald, 1/25/2010
Lusting over maps at USM - Portland in a Snap blog, 12/1/09
Behind-the-scenes with Joyce Tenneson - Portland in a Snap blog, 9/17/09
Contemporaries heed Call of the Coast - Portland in a Snap blog, 7/17/09
Contemporaries Explore Artist Studio Building - Portland in a Snap blog, 4/29/09
A Younger Set Settles in Portland and Finds Its Museum of Art - Down East Magazine blog, 4/1/08
Contemporaries Support the Museum
In addition to enjoying unique events and programs, the Contemporaries also support the Museum's mission.