Portland Art Museum & PAM CUT
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,… 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,… 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… Read more
Go behind the scenes with assistant curator Helen Swift on her inaugural exhibition at the Portland Art Museum. Human | Nature: 150 Years of Japanese Landscape Prints, currently on display in the Jubitz Center for Modern and Contemporary Art, visualizes Japan’s relationship with the natural world through a dazzling selection of woodblock prints from the… Read more
Relocation of loading dock underway; readies Museum for expansion and renovations designed to make the Museum more accessible, contributing to downtown’s revitalization Following a decade of planning and community engagement, the Portland Art Museum began work this week on the relocation of its main loading dock from the plaza facing the South Park Blocks to… 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… 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… Read more
Major 2023 highlights include Guillermo del Toro’s visionary craft, a Hito Steyerl U.S. premiere, Black Artists of Oregon, Africa Fashion from the V&A, and Cinema Unbound Awards, plus a newly announced Botticelli masterpiece. The Portland Art Museum announces its slate of special exhibitions for 2023, which includes the just-announced Guillermo del Toro: Crafting Pinocchio (June… 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… Read more
“Eunice Kim’s collagraph monoprints are intimate, meticulous constructions. Works in the Tessellations series are created from three-inch square monoprints—each individually inked and printed—which are then assembled to create a composite whole. She deposits tiny dots of modeling paste upon her printing matrix, then hand-polishes each dot to her desired height and contour. Kim has called the… Read more