Objects of our affection
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…
Nominate first responders
OMAA gives back to first responders
For Museums Big and Small, Fall Openings Mark Triumphs Over Pandemic Logistics
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…
Kenslea Collection
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…
OMAA Online: ARTifacts – Conserving St. Francis of Assisi Sculpture
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…
OMAA Art By The Sea Auction
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…
OMAA Online: ARTifacts – Charles Woodbury: Open Studio #2
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…
OMAA Online: ARTifacts – Vanitas Vita Beauty & Brevity
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…
Challenges of Reopening are Hanging on the Walls
If everything goes as planned, there will be many more than six Emily Nelligan drawings on the freshly painted yellow walls of the Long Gallery when the Ogunquit Museum of American Art opens its doors for the season on July 1.
OMAA Online: ARTifacts – Abstract Art for Younger Audiences
Welcome back to OMAA Online and our Artifacts Series! Today, join OMAA Curator and Collections Manager Ruth Greene-McNally as she discusses a Cubist-inspired watercolor painting by Romare Bearden. In celebration of the close of the school year, the video includes an outdoor drawing exercise appropriate for younger audiences.
