Visual Arts
TriMet Unveils New Buses Wrapped in Art by Artists With Disabilities
North Pole Studio members often use the TriMet Lift buses now covered in their work.
Mars Ibarreche Recycles Packaging and Old Novels Into Tasteful Text-Based Collages
“the ephemeral and the enduring” at Pearl District art gallery ILY2 looks like a collection of special edition book covers.
Japanese American Museum of Oregon Remembers Sadako Sasaki’s Legacy With Art
“Sadako and Paper Cranes: Through Our Eyes” commemorates the 80th anniversary of atomic blasts over Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Brassworks Gallery to Host Devo Art Show and Meet-and-Greet
Devo will swing through the gallery July 25, the day before the band’s set at Project Pabst.
Sex Workers to Show Their Artistic Sides at We Are Everywhere Fest
The August event will feature a film festival, dance competition and an art show.
Maria Lux Champions Serpents With Carnation Contemporary Art Show “Heart and Mind, Blood and Nerves”
“HMBN” celebrates how people and animals have helped develop powerful medicine from snake venom.
North Pole Studio Celebrates Disability Pride Month at Littman Gallery
The proudly neurodiverse art collective’s exhibition “tell ___ ‘hi’ from me” acts as a belated introduction to the wider world.
John Brodie’s “Friends of Doom” Makes Sense of Chaotically Colorful Linework
Jodie Cavalier and Alley Frey turned their garage into Portland’s latest home-based art gallery.
Downtown Ocean Art Installation FATHOM Set to Close July 27
Roboto Octopodo, the artist collective that built Fathom, is already working on its next immersive art experience.
Portland Art Museum Plaza Joint Project Wins $100,000 Bloomberg Prize
British-Nigerian artist Yinka Ilori will design Portland’s second Asphalt Art Initiative-winning project.
“Legends of Drag” Exhibit Kicks Off Summer, LGBTQ+ Pride and First Friday
The Patricia Reser Center for the Arts’ two-story lobby exhibit examines the careers of Poison Waters and the late Darcelle XV.
Sneak a Peek at Mike Bennett’s New Ocean-Themed Immersive Art Space
The Portland Aquarium opens June 6 on Southwest Broadway.