Both curators, Nina Amstutz and Cleo Davis, are available for interviews. If interested, please contact Leslie Vigeant, Director of Marketing and Communications, at . Guest curated by Nina Amstutz, Associate Professor of the History of Art and Architecture at the University of Oregon, and Cleo Davis, local social construct artist, designer, educator, historian, and community leader, this exhibition examines policing practices in Portland, Oregon, and their relationship to longer local and national histories of oppression through the lens of artists who call Portland their home and those who ha ..read more

The following PICA staff oversee Precipice Fund programming and operations: The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts for continuing to invest in contemporary art and artists nationwide ..read more

This organization, this city, this local, national, and international community are forever with me. I will always return to PICA–for performances, exhibitions, festivals, parties, dinners, gatherings, a sense of home. I will see you in the gallery and theater, at a festival, on the dance floor, and maybe, one day, in the woods off the Olympic Peninsula, where a door will always be open.  ; from one beautiful Creative Exchange Lab cohort to the next.  . To make space for new and different voices and ideas. I am curious about and confident in PICA’s future, in the bold artistic vision ..read more

This work was made by Andrew Tay and Stephen Thompson. The performance is in collaboration with Cynthia Koppe, Hanako Hoshimi-Caines, Francesca Chudnoff, Winnie Ho, Sehyoung Lee, and Dominique Petrin. Click the button below to learn more about these artists and purchase your tickets today. , ticket holders are encouraged to stay for "Part II" of the project, which immediately follows the performance at PICA, is included with a ticket to the show, and is a little different each night! On Friday, November 17th, Part II will offer snacks, a cash bar, and a facilitated post-show panel co ..read more

Showing up matters, and we are here for it! By attending is our newest member of the TBA family, and we can't wait to share this experience and celebrate contemporary art, and community, with you! See you there. , you're supporting not only the creative ecosystem in Portland but also two incredible local artists and creators, is a must-see performance you won't want to miss. Here's your ultimate guide to the action ..read more

Social Forms: Art As Global Citizenship. . Developed with artists and you in mind, Time-Released reimagines how we come together in the name of curiosity, inquiry, and the expression of new ideas. Please join us for a Carla Rossi and Pepper Pepper are GLOOP Thur/Fri from 12:00 – 6:00 pm  / Sat/Sun from 12:00 – 4:00 pm Seba Calfuqueo with Malcolm Peacock, Vo Vo, and moderator Derek Franklin  PICA, 15 NE Hancock St., Portland, OR 97212 Time-Released program over the coming months. Read on to learn more.  to learn more about each program. You can also click on the li ..read more

Each recipient works with Artistic Director / Curator of Visual Art Kristan Kennedy on realizing research and developing new projects. The artists are offered support for travel, research materials, and access to professionals such as fabricators, technicians, writers, designers, and translators who can inform their practices and allow them to dive deeply into creating new work. Please join us in congratulating these artists! is a multidisciplinary artist working in a variety of mediums such as ceramic, performance, painting, and installation. Maya has exhibited work, spoken on panels and host ..read more

is the brainchild of the creative duo Maya Vivas & Leila Haile. Together they seek to reclaim and redefine "the white cube" through amplifying the voices of Trans and Queer Artists of color, community organizing, and mobilization through the arts. In addition to our rotating exhibitions, we also offer classes and workshops to the community for free or low-cost such as PoC figure drawing, Grant Writing for the People, Arts for Direct Action, and meet-ups for Queer and Trans creatives of color. has organized its annual Juneteenth campaign, partnering with more than 100 small businesses each ..read more

Malik Nashad Sharpe, also known as Marikiscrycrycry, is a successful choreographer and movement director known for his provocative and formally engaging performance works that address themes of violence, alienation, horror, melancholia, and the horizon. He holds a BA in Experimental Dance with highest honors from Williams College and a certificate in Contemporary Dance from Trinity Laban Conservatoire for Music and Dance, where he won the Simone Michele Prize for Outstanding Choreography. He has received commissions and shown his work at venues and festivals across the UK, Europe, and Canada ..read more

Vision World Presents: Unity Consciousness Rave Round 11 of the Precipice Fund Funded projects include exhibitions, publications, curatorial projects, workshops and educational series, critical and creative writing, video art, online content, live events, and community art programs. Some projects are intended for the general public, while others serve and/or center specific audiences and communities, including students at the Dr. MLK Jr. School; Black natural hair practitioners and their clientele; survivors of war, genocide, and violence; QTBIPOC creatives; trans artists; disabled and/or neur ..read more