CURRENT EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS
Over the years Portland’s art scene has expanded widely, and continued to persist even through a global pandemic. PADA members and ORVAA partners work hard to promote openings, exhibitions and events all throughout the Portland Metro Area and greater State of Oregon. Events can be attended at galleries and institutions on any given night of the week.
First Thursday, Portland’s flourishing art walk, was initiated thirty years ago by the founding members of PADA. During this year-round, monthly event, galleries in and around the Pearl District and Northwest host opening receptions for new exhibitions. Many PADA members continue to follow the First Thursday schedule—keeping the tradition alive—while also having events throughout the month as well.
Myra Clark - Poustinia | through Aug 30
Amy Turnbull - May All Your Little Plants Take Root and Thrive | through Aug 30
Hannah Theiss - Specimen | through Aug 30
First Thursday Opening Reception | Aug 7, 5-8pm
Artist Talk - Hannah Theiss & Amy Turnbull | Aug 16, 2-4pm
Artist Talk - Myra Clark | Aug 22, 5:30-7:30pm
Read Art Book Club | Aug 23, 7-8:30pm
Liz Obert, Phil Harris & Olivia Johnson - Present Tense | through Aug 30
Jeff Leake & Kindra Crick - The Brain is Wider than the Sky | through Aug 30
First Thursday Opening Reception | Aug 7, 5-8pm
Artist Talk - Jeff Leake & Kindra Crick | Aug 16, 11am-12pm
Meet the Artists | Aug 24, 12-2pm
MaryAnn Puls - Relating to Nature | through Aug 28
First Thursday Opening Reception | Aug 7, 5-8pm
A Dialogue with the MaryAnn Puls | Aug 16, 11am-12pm
Lucinda Parker - Good Grief (Redux)| through Aug 30
Northwest Masters - Works from Estates & Private Collections| through Aug 30
First Thursday Opening Reception | Aug 7, 5-7pm
Artist Talk | Aug 16, 11am-1pm
Angelita Surmon - Profusion| through Aug 31
First Thursday Opening Reception | Aug 7, 5-8pm
Art, Music and Bubbly | Aug 9, 3-5:30pm
Artist Talk | Aug 17, 11am-12pm
Barbara Strigel - A Space becomes an Entry | through Aug 30
Cristina Velásquez - Somos Animales Poéticos | through Aug 30
First Thursday Opening Reception | Aug 7, 5-9pm
In-Person Artist Talk - Barbara Strigel | Aug 9, 2-3pm
In-Person Artist Talk - Cristina Velásquez | Aug 9, 3:30-4:30pm
C. S. Price - A Portrait | through Aug 30
Group Show - Crow's Shadow Institute of the Arts Biennial | through June 20, 2026
Gallery Talk | Aug 12, 12:30-1:30pm
Group Show - Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts | through Aug 30
In Conversation - Brenda Mallory & Samantha Wall | Aug 17, 2-3:30pm
Marie Watt - Storywork: The Prints of Marie Watt, From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation | through Dec 6
Conversation - Marie Watt & Jordan Schnitzer | Sept 18, 4-5pm
Deanna Weisenhaus & Adam Richards - The Architecture of Experience | through Aug 15
Group Exhibition - tell ___ 'hi' from me | through Aug 28
Iris Tervo - Mercury | through Oct 31
Montavilla Jazz Kick-Off Night - Rhythm & Hues | Aug 29, 7pm tickets
Jason Langer - Berlin: A Jewish Ode to the Metropolis | through Oct 26
Group Show - Outliers and Outlaws | through Oct 26
Monet’s Floating Worlds at Giverny: Portland’s Waterlilies Resurfaces | through Aug 10
Japanese Printing Techniques Demonstration - Atelier Meridian | Aug 7, 12-3pm
Free First Thursday | Aug 7, 10am-7pm