2026 HeART of Portland: A Portland Public Schools K-12 Arts Showcase Opening Celebration

Event overview

Celebrate the extraordinary work of student artists and over a decade of citywide funding for K-12 arts education! 

The Portland Art Museum is proud to partner with Portland Public Schools to host the 2026 HeART of Portland: A Portland Public Schools K-12 Arts Showcase. This annual event kicks off with an evening of student dance, music, and theater performances as well as the opening of the student visual art exhibition, including over 100 works and highlighting the diversity of arts offerings across PPS. Guests will also experience the student collaborative art project Windows of Our Future, inspired by the Portland Art Museum’s new Rothko Pavilion and the exhibition David Hockney: Works from the Collection of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation. 

This event is free and open to all! 

Schedule

5 – 8:30 p.m. Free admission to Portland Art Museum exhibitions, including the HeART of Portland K-12 Visual Art Exhibition, Level 0, Main Museum

6:30 – 8 p.m. Performances in the Kridel Grand Ballroom, 3rd Floor, Mark Building

Performers include:

• PPS Elementary Honor Choir
• PPS K-12 Honor Dance Collective
• da Vinci Middle School Theatre
• Grant High School Dance
• Franklin High School Jazz Ensemble 
• Lincoln High School Drumline 

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