Community partnerships are vital to our exhibitions and programs. By connecting with diverse, vibrant cultural arts organizations, we hope to make our programming more welcoming, inclusive and representative of communities in Portland and throughout the region.
Spotlight
- Disabled Hikers: Disabled-led organization celebrating disabled people’s experiences in the outdoors
- Elbow Room: A virtual and community based program supporting Portland artists experiencing intellectual and developmental disabilities
- PHAME: Fine and performing arts academy serving adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities
Our work together
- Local Teachers gain hands-on leadership skills
- Adelante Mujeres!
- Student Leaders Program returns to the Museum
- The Nature of Seeing @ the Portland Art Museum
- Wait, What? Your brain on art!
- The Rake’s Brain @ PAM!
- A celebration of Portland Public Schools artists, performers, and educators
Community partners
- Adelante Chicas Summer Camp
- Alzheimer’s Association of Oregon
- Bridge City Montessori
- c3:initiative
- Catholic Charities
- OK You
- The Curiosity Paradox
- Cyma Space
- Disabled Hikers
- Disability Arts and Culture Project
- Don’t Shoot Portland
- Elbow Room
- Friends of Noise
- Hull Foundation
- Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO) & Africa House
- Lutheran Community Services Northwest
- Mount St. Helens Institute
- Multnomah County Library
- Museum of Transgender Hirstory & Art
- Muslim Educational Trust
- Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA)
- North Pole Studio
- The Numberz Radio 96.7 FM
- NXT LVL
- Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education
- Oregon Justice Resource Center (OJRC)
- Oregon School for the Deaf
- Outpost 1000
- PDX Jazz
- PHAME
- Portland Art and Learning Studio (PALS)
- Portland Ballroom – PDXB
- Portland in Color
- Portland Meet Portland
- Portland Public Schools
- PSU U.S. – Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) Student Leaders Program
- Public Annex
- South Asian American Arts Festival
- Washington State School for the Blind
- Washington School for the Deaf