Conductions: Black Imaginings II

Downtown

When

Ongoing

Every Wednesday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

Where

Portland Art Museum

1219 SW Park Ave
Portland, OR 97205

Conductions: Black Imaginings II is a series of in-gallery activations that look at the ways Black performance, sound, video, and social-practice art bridge the current and future Museum space. This iteration considers the role ephemera plays as a conduit for remembrance through the performance work of Noah Beckham, Bridgette Hickey and Miles Greenberg, along with a piece by Nick Cave from the Museum’s collection. As a cumulative show, Beckham, Hickey and Greenberg fill the gallery through performance, leaving behind objects that remain on view until the close of the exhibition.

Conductions: Black Imaginings II is presented in collaboration with CREATE SPACE—an interactive environment within the Black Art and Experiences (BAE) galleries that invites visitors to slow down, reflect, and respond. Designed as a rest area, reading room, art studio, and a site for community gatherings, CREATE SPACE supports connection, creativity, and dialogue. Together, Conductions and CREATE SPACE emphasize process — research, writing, improvisation, and experimentation — as essential to the creative journey.

Performance schedule

• Saturday, January 10, 2026: Noah Beckham, Ode to Dimorph
• Saturday, February 14, 2026: Bridgette Hickey, Symbology of an Echo
• Saturday, March 14, 2026: Miles Greenberg, Landscape with Figures