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Community
Equity and Inclusion Update September 2021
In our continuing effort to increase communication and transparency around equity and inclusion work at the Portland Art Museum and Northwest Film Center, this update from the Equity Team (covering […]
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CommunityDiscoverLearnBlazers star Carmelo Anthony nominates PAM for $100,000 prize supporting Black Art and Experiences
Portland Trail Blazers star Carmelo Anthony was named the winner of the first Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion award in recognition of his work for civil rights, Black empowerment, and […]
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DiscoverLearnMarking Juneteenth: A Conversation About Candlesticks and Slavery
For the past few years, Ted Smith, longtime Portland Art Museum Visitor Services Lead has been marking Juneteenth by doing one of the many things that he does so well—connecting […]
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CommunityConnectDiscoverListening to Community: Reflecting on The Numberz and Portland Art Museum Partnership
Written in collaboration by Jaleesa Johnston and Stephanie Parrish from the Portland Art Museum and DJ Ambush from The Numberz FM A central component of our work at the Museum […]
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CommunityLearnEquity and Inclusion Update May 2021
In an effort to increase communication and transparency around equity and inclusion work at the Portland Art Museum and Northwest Film Center, the Equity Team will be sharing semi-regular updates […]
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Community
Grief
We have no words that can express the magnitude and range of emotions that our BIPOC community members are feeling following the guilty verdicts handed down this past Tuesday. The […]
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CommunityDaily Art MomentDiscoverLearn
Stop Asian Hate
The staff of the Portland Art Museum and Northwest Film Center are deeply saddened and angered by the murder of eight people, including six Asian American women in the Atlanta, […]
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Reflecting on Martin Luther King Jr. , resources & an equity update
Approaching this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I am called to gather my thoughts more intentionally on what this day offers us in this particular moment in time. As […]
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CommunityDiscoverLearnResist COVID / Take 6! harnesses public art for public health
Portland Art Museum teams with local public agencies and community partners to share artist Carrie Mae Weems’s messages of COVID-19 impact, equity, and hope. On the walls and windows of […]
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CommunityConnectLearnBlack Lives Matter Banner
The Museum and Northwest Film Center stand with the Black Lives Matter movement. As we prepare to reopen after these past few months of closure due to COVID-19—a time when […]
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CommunityConnectLearnRacial Equity: The Museum and Representation of Black Artists
The Portland Art Museum has received and welcomed critical feedback regarding our permanent collection, the representation of Black artists, and the interpretation and scholarship around their works. These calls have […]
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CommunityLearnAcknowledging the role of our museum in oppression
Last week, the Museum and Northwest Film Center shared a message of solidarity with our Black community, staff, and partners in the wake of the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna […]