Welcome to the Farnsworth Art Museum’s 75th Anniversary

On behalf of everyone at the Farnsworth, please join us in looking back at our storied past and setting our sights on an incredible future!

As part of our celebratory year, you will notice a new look to our magazine and website. We hope these formats introduce you to our schedule of exhibitions and events this summer and reflect the energy here at the Museum. In addition, our galleries have been completely reimagined to include a growing contemporary art collection by the extraordinary and diverse talents that make Maine so special. We are dedicated to highlighting the voices of today—those artists who are making important contributions to American art. You can discover many of these new acquisitions in The Farnsworth at 75: New Voices from Maine in American Art . As we move forward, we will continue to collect and exhibit their work, offering a more inclusive narrative about Maine art in our galleries.

In addition, we opened a new gallery dedicated to our relationship with midcoast schools. Art@theIntersection highlights art projects that were created during the Museum’s yearlong program pairing our talented educators and community partners with classroom teachers and their students, exploring a variety of curriculum topics including the issues facing the lobster industry, houselessness, the long-term effects of the pandemic, human rights, identity, and the environment.

While 75 years is a momentous occasion which deserves celebration, I am equally excited to set our sights on our 100th anniversary. Our Centennial plans are already in motion as we think about our future, our program ambitions, and the Farnsworth of tomorrow.

As always, thank you for your generous support and encouragement. I look forward to seeing you at the Museum soon.

Christopher J. Brownawell, Director

JASON K. BROWN ( born 1973) aka Firefly of the Penobscot Nation WABANAVIA, 2022

Still image from digital film

Museum Purchase, Lynne Drexler Acquisition Fund, 2022.11

© Jason K. Brown cover : KATHERINE BRADFORD (born 1942)

Summer Night, 2021

Acrylic on canvas

68 x 80 inches

Museum Purchase, Lynne Drexler Acquisition Fund, 2022.17

© Katherine Bradford left :

MARGUERITE THOMPSON ZORACH (1887-1968)

Étang du Nord (Northern Pond), 1957

Oil on canvas

20 x 26 inches

Gift of Robert E. Kulp, Jr. in memory of Margaret Barr Kulp, 2014.5.5

© The Zorach Collection LLC