Time-Based Art (TBA) Festival

Discover “The One for Whom the Sun Shines,” Queen Nefertari, the Great Royal Wife of Pharaoh Ramesses II. Drawn from the world-renowned Museo Egizio in Turin, Italy, the exhibition immerses visitors in the magnificent palaces and tombs of ancient Egypt, including Queen Nefertari’s Burial Chamber. Queen Nefertari’s Egypt celebrates the role of women—goddesses, queens, and…

Walk through Portland artist Mike Bennett’s immersive Crypto-Zoo: Museum of Mystery, filled with 26 life-size Cryptids, Monsters and Mythical Beasts. Play games, win prizes and look out for surprise guests.

This boisterous street fair attracts independent artists, performers, local bands, troupes of acrobats, buskers, makers and more to celebrate their art on Northeast Alberta Street. Held year-round, the event is biggest from June through August, when the street is closed to traffic during the festivities from 15th Avenue to 30th Avenue.

Pittock Mansion Christmas celebrates the wonderful world of animals with this year’s Critters Make Merry exhibit. From reindeer and polar bears to lions and mice and a few in between, volunteer decorators transform the Mansion’s rooms into enchanting animal havens. Tickets for this year’s event are limited due to capacity restrictions. All tickets must be…

Chinese Symbol of Autumn: the Chrysanthemum Make way pumpkins, this is the season for chrysanthemums. At Lan Su we are celebrating the chrysanthemum in November with our Chrysanthemum Penjing Exhibit a unique artform that will inspire with wonder. The illustrious history of the Chrysanthemum is honored through presentations on Chinese medicine, floral art displays, cultivation…

Started in 1986, First Thursday in the Pearl is a district-wide celebration that occurs on the first Thursday of each month. Originally a gathering of art collectors and dealers, the celebration has grown to a monthly event of over ten thousand people that includes art enthusiasts, wine aficionados, and scenesters looking to see and be…

The Sitka Art Invitational is a juried art exhibition and sale held in Portland, Oregon. The event occurs annually the first full weekend of November and brings together work by over 100 nature-inspired regional artists. Art sales are split 50/50 between the artist and the Sitka Center. More than 2,000 local art collectors and enthusiasts…

The Wild Arts Festival is Pacific Northwest’s premier art show and book fair celebrating the natural world. Held each November by the Portland Audubon, the festival attracts nearly 5,000 visitors each year. An anticipated 75 artists and authors will come together for the 41st annual event, all for the benefit of Portland Audubon.* *The health…

At the Quilt, Craft & Sewing Festival, you will find a wide variety of sewing, quilting, needle-art and craft supply exhibits from many quality companies, along with make ‘n’ takes, free demos, daily door prize drawings and more.

You will revel in the Christmas spirit from the comfort of home as we welcome the holidays with this re-imagined evening of holiday cheer. Bid on exquisite trees, wreaths and more in live and silent auctions. Enter to win spectacular raffles. Soak up special holiday performances. Donate to bring smiles to children with special health…

Portland’s biannual art and craft fair boasts unique handmade wares from 225+ local vendors.

Internationally beloved artists Frida Kahlo (1907–1954) and Diego Rivera (1886–1957) played a crucial role in defining and establishing the Avant-Garde cultural movement in Mexico in the early 20th century. Their famously stormy marriage reflected their diverging artistic styles: While Rivera’s art projected itself outward, often in vast murals and concerned itself with the construction of…

The Mt. Tabor Art Walk is a Portland tradition. This juried show and sale is a great opportunity to see quality visual art and meet artists in their studios and homes. Diverse media are represented including photography, painting, ceramics, sculpture, prints, metal arts, photography, glass, jewelry, book arts and mosaics. The Mt. Tabor Art Walk…

Portland’s premier pop-culture event, Rose City Comic Con is produced locally with a focus on creating a fun and friendly event for everyone. While its primary focus is that of comics, comic creators and the creative process, Rose City Comic Con also provides its attendees with access to gaming, sci-fi, cosplay, anime, fantasy and everything…

Experience the stop-motion fantasia of LAIKA Studios as it celebrates its 15th anniversary with screenings of all five of its Oscar-nominated films, from Coraline to Missing Link. Walk through displays of puppets and sets from each film and explore the meticulous craftsmanship of LAIKA’s creative process. Key filmmakers will be on hand for Q&As that…

PDX CONTEMPORARY ART is pleased to present Tierra de GIGANTES, a solo exhibition of new ceramics by Iván Carmona. The freestanding sculptures and wall-mounted reliefs embody the artist’s memories of the culture and landscape of Puerto Rico.

The Arts Council of Lake Oswego is excited to present the exhibition, Abandoned, Images of What Remains at their ARTspace Gallery, located in the Lake Oswego City Hall building, 380 A Avenue, Suite A, Lake Oswego. This exhibition features 45 artists from around the Western region with about 90 works of art in various mediums…

A juried show in Lavaun’s Community Gallery at the Alberta Street Gallery September 30 – October 26 For this exhibition, 4 local artists looked back over the last year and spoke out through their art on the theme of the Black Lives Matter movement and the inspiration that came from confronting matters of racial injustice.

The art of local artists Michelle Purvis and Kim Tepe September 30 – October 26 Michelle’s work reflects on our symbiotic relationship with the environment. In this new series, she uses acrylic paint and thread, finding symbolism in the thread while mending trees onto canvas. Her intent is to engage you in a conversation about…

Fuller Rosen Gallery is excited to present After Boucher, a solo exhibition of new and recent work by Molly Jae Vaughan on view from September 11 – October 24, 2021. After Boucher features paintings, drawings and lithographs based on the works of 18th-century French painter, draftsman and printmaker François Boucher. The Rococo master’s portfolio takes…

Private Lives: Home and Family in the Art of the Nabis, 1889–1900 explores the beautiful, enigmatic, and paradoxical work of Pierre Bonnard, Edouard Vuillard, Maurice Denis, and Félix Vallotton, four members of the Nabi Brotherhood. The Nabis were a group of young artists who sought to create an art of suggestion and emotion. Private Lives…

1989 At MinEastry of Postcollapse Art and Culture 2505 SE 11th Ave Suite 233 Portland, OR 97202 Opening: Friday, October 8, 2021 at 6pm-8pm On view: October 8, 2021 – November 28, 2021 Regular Gallery Hours: Fri, Sat, Sun 12pm-5pm Curated by: Ilknur Demirkoparan and Vuslat D. Katsanis Artist: Fung Yee Lick Eric, Lenka Holíková,…

Join us for the final talk of this series with Oregon artists recently added to the PSU Art Collection and whose work touches on themes and materials found in Louise Bourgeois: What is the Shape of This Problem, From the Collection of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation. Jovencio de la Paz is an…

A Last Thursday Gallery Opening featuring paintings by local artists Carson Abbert and Aleksandra Apocalisse. The artists’ reception is from 6-9pm 10/28 with the show running thru 11/23. The gallery’s regular hour are 9am-7pm daily. Carson’s work evokes the calm and mystery associated with night. His inspiration comes from recent summer memories of stargazing, lush…

Curated by Lucy Cotter Working mainly in the medium of moving image and installation, Katarina Zdjelar’s work explores the way one body encounters another as a site of resistance and possibility. Voice, music, sound and language have been the core interests throughout her practice. This includes the use of language and how people reinvent their…

WATER: NFS is the first exhibition in our new large-scale program Site, replacing our 2021 Biennial for pandemic safety. Site was created to utilize Oregon Contemporary’s strength as a large-scale venue in order to provide a new way of supporting Oregon artists at this time, giving them an opportunity for a solo exhibition and the…

Shop the Willamette FLEA for a delightful adventure supporting local micro-businesses. Discover a mix of vintage, collectibles, makers, and artists. Have a cup of coffee from Barista Brews and get some amazing Missionary Chocolate vegan truffles. The Willamette FLEA is a small indoor market held in NE Portland dedicated to creating an interesting market for…

Portland Fashion Week, the Sundance™ of Fashion Weeks, is the 3rd oldest fashion week series in the United States, TIME ™ Magazine’s “BEST Indie Fashion Week in the USA since 2012, and the only carbon-negative fashion week in the world as outlined by The Huffington Post. From top-of-the-line eco-chic fashion experiences to our support for…