Pavilion Presented by Portland Art Museum and SITE Santa Fe Co-Commissioned by Kathleen Ash-Milby, Louis Grachos, and Abigail Winograd Portland Art Museum in Oregon and SITE Santa Fe in New Mexico, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, announced today that Jeffrey Gibson will represent the United States at La Biennale di Venezia... Source ..read more

The Portland Art Museum’s film and new media center, PAM CUT // Center for an Untold Tomorrow, announced today new details of the Tomorrow Theater at 3530 SE Division Street in Portland, Oregon. Opening in late fall 2023, the Tomorrow Theater will offer robust, participatory programming, serving as a model, both locally and globally, for the future of media arts and cinema. The space will function... Source ..read more

For the month of May and in recognition of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the Portland Art Museum’s Learning Department in partnership with BRENDA ARTS is happy to share a short-form BRENDA LAB video on Ōishi Junkyō‘s Crayfish and Verse piece in the Museum’s collection. With the sharing of this video, we are also happy to share more about the Museum’s... Source ..read more

Since last fall, visitors to the Museum have experienced three exhibitions from two Native American artists that expressed themes of identity, culture, and personal storytelling. Dakota Modern: The Art of Oscar Howe and Jeffrey Gibson’s They Come From Fire and To Name An Other not only showcased Native American art excellence but, through related programming, celebrated Native culture and nurtured... Source ..read more

On Saturday, March 11, a Karuk mother wearing a traditional woven baby carrier holding her child on her back was asked to remove it from her back in the middle of her visit to the Portland Art Museum. We deeply apologize that the rigid enforcement of one of our recently changed policies caused harm in this interaction and we are devastated that the family had a negative experience. Source ..read more

PAM CUT Director Amy Dotson reflects on her favorite stories of the past year that underscore our interconnectedness. These 2022 films, series, animated magnum opuses—and yes, there’s even two good ol’ fashioned cinematically wild books thrown in there—really captured the spirit of where we are right now, no longer content to be contained by one way of seeing or being. This year’s best works... Source ..read more

To our friends, neighbors, and community, With 2022 coming to a close, we have much to reflect on and to celebrate, including the Museum’s 130th anniversary, which we marked with a Miller Family Free Day on December 11th. These last months of the year have been full of activity in our galleries and spaces. The powerful combination of works by Native American artists Oscar Howe and Jeffrey Gibson... Source ..read more

It is with great sadness that the Museum shares the news of the passing of Trustee Jim Winkler. Below is a message from Portland Art Museum Director Brian Ferriso. I first met Jim before I began my position in Portland, meeting him at the airport’s baggage claim when I arrived for my interview to be Director in 2006. It was an instant bond, given our shared passion for art and education and our... Source ..read more

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