Arts & Culture

Amazing things are happening in Portland. Creative things. Outlandish things. Beautiful things. Portland’s arts and culture scene has taken an exhilarating turn in recent years, garnering worldwide attention for its meld of enriched classical institutions and innovative new venues, with an influx of young creatives to feed them all.

Whether in Portland’s official Cultural District downtown, a transfigured warehouse in the trendy Pearl District, or an emerging neighborhood on the east side, Portland offers opportunities to simply dabble, or to fully immerse yourself in the best of Northwest arts and heritage.

• Neighborhood Guide
• What's New
• Event Calendar
• Cultural Tours
• On Screen
• Performing Arts
• Dining Guide
• Night Clubs and Stage Shows
• Live Music
• Visual Arts

What's New

 

A Guide to Portland Public Art

Public art is an integral part of Portland. Use this map as your guide to more than 100 pieces of public art in the central city.

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Arts & Culture Resources

Cultural Cascades

Explore the Cultural Cascades — an artistically rich region encompassing Vancouver, British Columbia; Seattle and Tacoma, Wash.; and Portland and Eugene, Ore. — at www.culturalcascades.com.

 

LGBT Portland

Portland is racking up kudos in major national media outlets--including many LGBT publications--for its blend of a laid-back, tolerant attitude and abundant, eclectic offerings in the arts, cuisine, tax-free shopping and more. Check out our LGBT pages for a small sampling of highlights that may be of particular interest to the LGBT traveler.

 

PORT

PORT is dedicated to catalyzing critical discussion and disseminating information about art as lensed through Portland, Oregon. www.portlandart.net/

 

Portland Art Focus

A lens directed at the Portland art scene. www.portlandartfocus.com

 

 

 

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Portland Resources

See first-hand Arts & Culure tips and experiences on the Travel Portland blog, www.portlandspoke.com.