The Ogunquit Museum of American Art received one of the largest gifts in the history of the Museum from Carol and Noel Leary to support the Museum’s exciting new vision and expansion. “Carol and Noel wanted to recognize the important role that OMAA has played in the evolution of American Art and its unique ocean-front…
Wolf Kahn (1927-2020); Distant Blue Ridge, 1997 Oil on canvas, #2015.8 In this series, OMAA staff, volunteers and friends discuss their favorite art and sculpture from our collections. Selected by Maine artist and teacher Rachael O’Shaughnessy You’ve been a loyal patron of OMAA for years. What drew you to the museum? I have so many wonderful memories…
Mountfort Coolidge (1888-1954); The Rising Moon – The Golden Fleece, c. 1925 Oil on canvas, 30 x 34 in. Gift of Robert and Jill Checkaway In this new series, OMAA staff, volunteers and friends discuss their favorite art and sculpture from our collections. Selected by Curator and Collections Manager Ruth Greene-McNally I have many favorites in our collection, but…
OMAA gives back to first responders
BOSTON GLOBE September 24, 2020 By Murray Whyte OGUNQUIT, MAINE – They were ready, if it came to it. In late June, just a week before the Ogunquit Museum of American Art was ready to shake off its pandemic-induced slumber with a delayed seasonal opening, just six of Emily Nelligan’s dark, dreamy charcoal drawings hung…
By Carole Aaron Michael Kenslea (1938-2019) was a driving force behind OMAA, serving as board member, treasurer and president from 1992-2009. From the early days, Michael gave generously – financially, emotionally and consistently. During his tenure, Michael raised funding for Ogunquit’s Barn Gallery renovation, restoration of the museum’s Bernard Langley outdoor sculptures, and digitization of its permanent…
Welcome back to OMAA Online and our ARTifacts Series. This week, OMAA Curator and Collections Manager Ruth Greene-McNally talks with conservator Molly O’Guinness Carlson about conservation efforts on the museum’s contemporary sculpture of St. Francis of Assisi, created by John Dirks (1917-2010).
By Lisa Aubin Chair, 2020 Art By The Sea Auction & Fundraiser If you know Ogunquit, you know our beautiful town features amazing restaurants, retail shops, lodging establishments, sandy beaches, scenic spots like the Marginal Way, and a reputation for warm hospitality (fun fact: Ogunquit has hosted a number of celebrities as well, including a young Bette Davis, who was a lifeguard here in 1926,…
Welcome back to OMAA Online and our Artifacts Series! OMAA Curator and Collections Manager Ruth Greene-McNally takes you through Charles Woodbury: Open Studio, an installation re-imagining Woodbury’s workspace as it appeared in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Founder of the Ogunquit Summer School of Drawing and Painting, Woodbury is credited with establishing Ogunquit’s reputation…
Welcome back to OMAA Online and our Artifacts Series! Today, artist Kathleen Speranza creates a floral arrangement with Curator and Collections Manager Ruth Greene-McNally. Set against the backdrop of “Vanitas Vita: Kathleen Speranza,” OMAA’s current exhibition of Speranza’s ethereal floral still-life paintings, the artist discusses her work, its relationship to 17th-century Dutch vanitas paintings and…
