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Art Galleries & Museums
With more than 150 art galleries and numerous museums, the challenge in Portland can be in the choosing. Whether dedicated to visual arts, Northwest heritage or hands-on scientific exploration and education, Portland’s art galleries and museums bring creativity and innovation to the fore.
Pick up Portland's Guide to the Visual Arts, a comprehensive listing of the many galleries and exhibitions spaces in the Portland area, available at the Visitor Information Center at Pioneer Square as well as local hotels, libraries and coffee shops.
Portland's Guide to the Visual Arts was produced by the Portland Art Center with support from Colormation, ArtMedia, Portland Art Dealers Association (PADA) and the Travel Portland.
Browse our member directory for galleries and museums:
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What's New
Contemporary Northwest Art Awards
The Portland Art Museum presents the inaugural Contemporary Northwest Art Awards, June 14-Sept. 14, 2008. This special exhibition of work by the award recipients — Dan Attoe, Cat Clifford, Jeffry Mitchell, Whiting Tennis, and Marie Watt — offers a unique opportunity to experience the diversity of contemporary art thriving in the region. More info > >
Make time for TBA:08
Save up to $50 on your Time-Based Art Festival pass when you book your stay at a participating hotel. From Sept. 5-14, TBA:08 will meld contemporary performance, dance, music and new media, turning Portland into a performance space.
More Info > >
Art Galleries
Alberta Street Art Galleries
Cultural diversity blends with a funky, whimsical sensibility in Portland’s latest happening arts district.
www.artonalberta.org
www.albertaartsdistrict.com
Central Eastside Arts District
In the past two years, CEAD has become a hot destination marked by some of Portland's finest galleries and art institutions, as well as some of the region's best restaurants, bars and clubs. Featuring a diverse array of cutting-edge and eclectic art spaces, CEAD is the future of contemporary art in Portland.
Downtown Art Gallery Association
Stroll to downtown galleries while enjoying the heart of Portland .
www.firstthursdayportland.com/
Feldman Gallery + Projext Space
As a teaching gallery, the Feldman is devoted to enhancing and supporting PNCA's curriculum, as well as providing an opportunity for students to learn gallery management in a hands-on setting. Dedicated to bringing national and international contemporary artists to Portland, the Feldman mounts six shows each year, with each exhibit on view for two months.
Pacific Northwest College of Art
1241 NW Johnson St.
503.226.4391
www.pnca.edu/exposure/feldman/
Oregon College of Art & Craft
The Hoffman Gallery, named after the College's founder Julia Hoffman, brings the work of regional, national and international artists to campus. Exhibitions are selected to reflect current trends in the arts as well as the historical and cultural aspects of art and craft. Common to all Hoffman gallery exhibitions is the goal of providing a forum to promote dialogue and education.
Hoffman Gallery
8245 S.W. Barnes Road
503.297.5544
www.ocac.edu
Portland Art Dealers Association
PADA members are committed to representing the highest standards of fine art, and recognize the importance of integrity and responsibility in working with artists, collectors, museum professionals and the entire cultural community.
Reed College Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Gallery
The mission of the Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery is to enhance the academic offerings of Reed College with a diverse range of scholarly exhibitions, lectures, and colloquia in its role as a teaching gallery.
Reed College
3203 SE Woodstock Blvd.
Phone: 503-777-7790
http://web.reed.edu/gallery/index.html
For more information on Portland Art Galleries:
Portland Art News & Reviews: www.portlandart.net/
www.worldartantiques.com/OregonPortland.html
www.all-oregon.com/art_galleries.htm
http://art-collecting.com/galleries_or_portland.htm
Museums
End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center
Oregon Trail history told through presentations by living-history interpreters; Bound for Oregon, a 30-minute original film; exhibits; and interactive, "please-touch" activities.
1726 Washington St. Oregon City
Phone: 503-657-9336
www.endoftheoregontrail.org/
Oregon Historical Society
With a spacious new entrance and world-class exhibits, the Oregon Historical Society Museum offers a refreshing glimpse into the history of the Pacific Northwest. From the comprehensive Oregon My Oregon to the blockbuster Lewis & Clark National Bicentennial Exhibition, OHS exhibits provide thought-provoking and fun ways to think about the past.
1200 SW Park Avenue
Phone: 503-222-1741
www.ohs.org/
Portland Art Museum
One of the 25 largest museums in the country, with impressive touring exhibitions and permanent collections, including the centers for Northwest and Native American Art.
1219 SW Park Avenue
Phone: 503-226-2811
www.pam.org/
Portland Children's Museum
Portland Children’s Museum is a hands-on museum for children from birth to 10 years old, designed to inspire imagination, creativity, and the wonder of learning in children and adults.
4015 SW Canyon Rd
Phone: 503-223-6500
www.portlandcm.org/
Pittock Mansion
A fully furnished, magnificent, turn-of-the century, architectural treasure brimming with the finest arts and antiques, and offering a sweeping view of the surrounding Cascade Mountains and the City of Portland.
3229 NW Pittock Dr.
Phone: 503-823-3624
www.pittockmansion.com/
Wells Fargo History Museum
In the Wells Fargo Center tower in downtown Portland, explore the roles both Wells Fargo and Oregon played in each others' history, from the Cal-Oregon Stageline, to riverboats of gold on the Columbia River, and to banking and express for Oregon's communities.
1300 SW 5th Avenue
www.wellsfargohistory.com
World Forestry Center Discovery Museum
Built in dramatic Cascadian style architecture, you'll marvel at the intricate hand carvings and grand entry outside, and delight in all new exhibits inside--hands-on, interactive exhibits designed to engage visitors to learn about the sustainability of forests and trees of the Pacific Northwest and around the world.
4033 SW Canyon Rd.
Phone: 503- 228-1367
www.worldforestrycenter.org/
Architectural Heritage Center
A truly awe-inspiring treasure trove of historic building elements. The National Park Service documents that the Foundation's collections are the largest in the West and among the most extensive in the United States. The center also offers education in historic building styles and techniques, and hands-on restoration training.
701 SE Grand Ave
Phone: 503-231-7264
www.visitahc.org/
Museum of Contemporary Craft
Museum of Contemporary Craft is one of Portland's oldest cultural institutions and its new iteration is poised to bring greater awareness to the organization’s rich seventy-year legacy.
724 NW Davis St., Portland
Located on the North Park Blocks
503.223.2654
www.museumofcontemporarycraft.org
3D Center of Art & Photography
The only gallery of its kind in the U.S. Remember grandma's sterocrds, your ViewMaster® and 3D comics? See the history and discover contemporary 3D artists.
1928 NW Lovejoy St.
www.3dcenter.us
Oregon Jewish Museum
The museum maintains the largest collection in existence of the documented and visual history of the Jewish people of Oregon.
310 NW Davis
Phone: 503-226-3600
www.ojm.org/
Oregon Maritime Center and Museum
Museum on board the historic Sternwheeler “Portland” on the Willamette River.
Sea wall at the foot of Pine street.
Phone: 503-224-7724
www.oregonmaritimemuseum.org/
Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center
The Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center serves as a focal point for the preservation and sharing of the history and culture of the Japanese American community.
121 NW 2nd Ave
Phone:503.224.1458
www.oregonnikkei.org/
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