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Art We Loved in 2025
Here are three (now-closed) shows we loved in 2025—and three you can still check out.
New Mural Painted on Downtown’s Washington Center
The troubled commercial property now has a message of “love, care and empathy.”
Portland Art Museum’s Black Art and Experiences Galleries Are an Art World Game Changer
BAE revitalizes PAM’s newly reopened core, refreshing how visitors experience Black art and culture in Portland and beyond.
Portland Art Museum Evacuated Twice During Opening Weekend Party
A child broke part of Marie Watt’s neon sculpture “A Shared Horizon (Western Door).”
Portland Art Museum Opens to the Public, Kicking Off Four Days of Free Admission
Opening ceremony featured gigantic custom ribbon designed by Portland Garment Factory.
Sitka Center for Art & Ecology Fills Oregon Contemporary’s Artists’ Biennial Funding Gap
Sitka pledged up to $30,000 pulled back from the National Endowment for the Arts.
National Endowment for the Arts Defunds the Artists’ Biennial
Oregon Contemporary’s biannual statewide art show lost $30,000 in funding.
Northwest Museum of Cartoon Arts Set to Open This Month
The hub for the comics industry has been four years in the making.
Oregon Contemporary Immerses Itself in Ursula K. Le Guin’s Legacy
“A Larger Reality,” curated by former Upfor Gallery owner Theo Downes-Le Guin, opens on Halloween.
The Buffalo Pothole Bandit Hits Portland With Street Art
The Bandit filled 30 potholes with mosaics in an effort to share art, boost morale.
Office of Arts & Culture Grants $2.8 Million Across 79 Portland Organizations
That’s $1.2 million less than went out in the last fiscal year’s round of funding.
Celebrate the Animal Kingdom’s Halloween Mascots With Group Art Show “₍^. .^₎⟆ & /|\ ^._.^ /|\.”
Well Well Projects’ exhibition, pronounced “Cats and Bats,” is on view through Oct. 26.