portland or us now

A selective guide to art events and exhibitions in Portland, Oregon, US with occasional musings, related and not.

Monday, June 08, 2026

June 8 Mixed Connections

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Jesse Malmed https://jessemalmed.net/, formerly Poetland, now living in the Midwest, brings shorts followed by karaoke. It's https://...
Saturday, June 06, 2026

June 7 Weird Things for Imaginary People

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Modular on the Spot is an international movement of outdoor modular synth performances. The Portland instance is organized by the Portland S...

June 7 Coasting

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Nucleus has assumed the Portland crown of mass individual multiple shows. It began in Portland in 2001 with Charm Bracelet, organized by ...

June 6 Dolphins and Movies

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The movie, poetry, and music worlds are too big for me to list. Just occasionally. A local movie project fundraiser includes some interestin...

June 6 Northside Art Openings+

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Oregon Contemporary and False Front continue. For your +1 Portland Contemporary Art continues its Saturday openings. Ellen George opens ...
Friday, June 05, 2026

June 5 Purple Trans Ellipses Light

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Ellipses is an evolving group show by Colleen Billing⁣, Faith Icecold⁣, Zora Moniz⁣, Joan Nelson⁣, Kate Newby⁣, Ido Radon⁣, and Karolina Szw...
Thursday, June 04, 2026

June 4 Westside Art Openings+

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Several galleries are tagging on the World Cup with sports-themed shows. Augen, Stelo, Laura Vincent Design, Lucky Girl, and Fans Only co...

June 4 - 7 Assembly Required

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Assembly is the annual event in the Portland community of the Social Practice Art program at PSU. The artists are Lou Blumberg, Simeen Anjum...
Monday, June 01, 2026

June 1 - August 31 Get Bikey

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Not art but a beautiful Portland phenomenon. Bike summer begins. Portland bikey has many historical vectors including alleycats, continui...
Friday, May 29, 2026

May 30 Still Life Inferno Film Perceptions

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Still, Life is a group show of still life images, the sale of which benefits the Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition. Artists are Allie Ya...
Thursday, May 28, 2026

May 30 - 31 Works

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The Unkles family is one of Portland unsung art patrons. They rent space for artist studios. They parlayed the family business into buying w...
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Rob
Rob lives in Portland, Oregon, the center of the known universe. Little known but true facts of my life include a few following. Worked in a virology research lab with a freezer full of bad things and incubators full of worse, at age 15. Swam a class five rapid in a river full of crocodiles. Been almost kidnapped in the former Soviet Union. Ensured free and fair elections in a couple spots in Africa. Translated ancient texts of Chinese philosophy. Having been within 2 blocks of a car bomb explosion, which is definitely not recommended. Done research on quantum tunneling in the vicinity of absolute zero, -459 degrees F, serious cold. Conceived and designed a unique 2d content addressable memory. Designed and built a 500 square foot solar greenhouse for a community food center using 90% recycled-sustainable materials. I am pretty much an optimist, except when I'm being realistic. I see a lot of art, know what I like and act on it. Portland is a great place for artists now and my recommendations represent my personal opinion of the best. Sometimes recommendations also include great events to meet other artists, as well as other obscure cultural, political and plain strange events.
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