Oregon Contemporary

Name: Oregon Contemporary
Address: 8371 N Interstate Avenue, Portland, OR, 97217, US
Telephone: +15032869449

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Oregon Contemporary

Portland, Oregon
Oregon Contemporary is a space dedicated to art, community, and the exponential possibilities of contemporary art.

Friday: 12pm - 5pm
Saturday: 12pm - 5pm
Sunday: 12pm - 5pm
or by appointment

Open hours only while an exhibition is on view. Please check our website for more information.

12/17/2025

WORKSHOP 🌎️ Speculative Mapmaking with Sara Hensel*

🗓️ Sunday, January 25th / 1:00-4:00pm
🎟️ Grab your tickets in our website

*Due to high demand, we’ve opened a few additional spots for this workshop! If interest continues, we may add a second workshop date. Want first dibs on tickets if that happens? DM us or email [email protected] to be added to the list.

Join artist Sara Hensel for a mapmaking workshop inspired by Ursula K. Le Guin's maps of alternate worlds as well as contextual material exhibited in 𝘈 𝘓𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺.

We will design and sculpt a 7"x7" topographical map of our own fantasy world. This offering will balance discussion with practical sculpting time, asking us to consider what a map can/ must/ could/ should do, how a map's design might reflect the attitudes and values of its cultural context, and how we might translate those ideas to a 3D sculpture that represents a landscape.

Limited seats available.

12/16/2025

Oregon Contemporary and Third Angle Gala 🎨✨ Mark your calendars for an evening where art, music, and community come together.

Save the date: March 7, 2026. More details coming soon.

12/13/2025

🔥 NEW SPECIAL ART ON LOAN 🔥⁠
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Charles Gaines: 𝘕𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘴: 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 2
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Stop by this weekend and check out our newest Art on Loan piece by the incredible Charles Gaines. This piece has never previously been exhibited. It will be on view through through early 2026.⁠
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𝘕𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘴: 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 2, 2024
Charles Gaines
Color aquatint, spitbite aquatint, chine collé and UV cured acrylic with printed acrylic box, 6 parts
30 ½ x 36 x 3 ½

12/10/2025

Our Impact: 2023-2025 ✨️

Over the past 3 years, we have produced, supported, and presented some amazing artists, events, and programs 🔥 For our full impact report, check out our website!

➡️ Donate at the link in bio to help us reach our end of year goal

Every gift made goes towards Ox supporting the artists, exhibitions and programs you care about including our current exhibition celebrating the life and work of Ursula K. Le Guin, and the 2026 Biennial, featuring 25 extraordinary Oregon artists, curated by TK Smith.

Photos by Mario Gallucci & Connor Eloe

12/04/2025

🔥 First Saturday + CROSSLUCID screening

Saturday, December 6th
5:00-8:00pm / screening at 6:00pm

Join us for First Saturday with a special program as part of our current exhibit, 𝘈 𝘓𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺.

We’ll be hosting a screening of 𝘝𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘌𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘴 (2023) 🌺
CROSSLUCID’s bespoke, generative AI film inspired by Ursula Le Guin’s "Vaster than Empires and More Slow."

Following the screening, Michelle Ruiz Keil and Ashley Stull Meyers will lead a talk and Q&A.

Photo: 𝘝𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘌𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘴 (2023) [screenshot] © CROSSLUCID

12/02/2025

It's Giving Tuesday 🎁 Every gift made goes towards Ox supporting the artists, exhibitions and programs you care about.

Support Ox at the link on our website!

Since 2023, Oregon Contemporary has...

Produced

• 14 Major Exhibitions including the Artists’ Biennial and solo exhibitions by Ben Buswell, Emily Counts, and Marcus Fischer
• 124 Programs and Events
• 52% of these were BIPOC led or majority

Supported

• 954 unique Artists, Curators, and Performers in exhibitions, programs, events, talks, and more
• 130 unique Organizations through tenant spaces, partnerships, events, and more
• 37% of these are BIPOC led or majority

Presented

• 299 Public events and exhibitions with our programs, tenants, and partners
• 90% of events and exhibitions were free
• 62% were donated/discounted space- including donations of space to communities of BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and People with Disabilities, or deeply discounted for arts and culture groups and Kenton neighborhood events

All of this was made possible by the support and generosity of our community!

Photo: Sam Hamilton: Te Moana Meridian presented in partnership with Converge 45

11/26/2025

Grateful doesn’t begin to cover it ♥️

After losing NEA funding, our community rallied around us raising $40K so far toward our $86,100 goal!

Huge thanks to Sitka for pledging up to 30K! An extraordinary, stabilizing gift.

We’re close, but there’s still a gap to close by year’s end. Every contribution helps. We can do this together.

Link on our site to support!

11/25/2025

We will be open regular gallery hours this weekend 🕛️ Friday-Sunday from 12-5pm

Stop by & immerse yourself in our current exhibit, 𝘈 𝘓𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺: 𝘜𝘳𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘢 𝘒. 𝘓𝘦 𝘎𝘶𝘪𝘯 📚️

📸: Mario Gallucci

11/21/2025

𝘈 𝘓𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺: 𝘜𝘳𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘢 𝘒. 𝘓𝘦 𝘎𝘶𝘪𝘯 🌎️ On view this weekend ⁠
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Thank you to everyone who’s visited the exhibit and shared your stories, your connections to Le Guin, and your love for both her writing and the woman herself. Her deep roots in Oregon really shine through.

Stop by this weekend, Fri–Sun from 12–5pm, and experience what's becoming one of our most popular exhibits.
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Photos by Mario Gallucci

11/19/2025

🔥 Half-Day Onggi Demo with Teacher Kwak Kyung Tae!

Experience a rare, up-close look at large-scale onggi handbuilding as Teacher Kwak demonstrates the refined Korean techniques passed down through generations.

🎟️ Grab your tickets on our website 🎟️
📅 Sunday, March 1, 2026 / 1–5 PM
📍 Oregon Contemporary

Whether you're new to clay or a seasoned ceramic artist, you’ll gain fresh insight into efficient, powerful approaches to building big. Live translation by his apprentice, plus snacks, coffee, and tea included.

What is Onggi?
Often known for Korea’s iconic fermentation vessels, onggi is much more, it’s a way of working with specific clays, firing methods, and movement traditions shaped by Korean culture, geography, and culinary traditions.

11/11/2025

Curator TK Smith speaking about the theme and importance of the 2026 Artists’ Biennial, which just had its NEA funding revoked. Support the biennial at our link in bio. It’s going to be a powerful one, for us all.

11/10/2025

From Ashley Stull Meyers, board member of Oregon Contemporary, more about the incredible importance of the biennial which the NEA just revoked funding for. Please see Oregon Contemporary’s link in bio to support.

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8371 N Interstate Avenue
Portland, OR
97217

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Friday	12pm - 5pm
Saturday	12pm - 5pm
Sunday	12pm - 5pm

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+15032869449

Website

http://www.oregoncontemporary.org/

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