HeART of Portland: K-12 Arts Showcase + Miller Family Free Day

Welcome to the HeART of Portland: K-12 Arts Showcase + Miller Family Free Day! Enjoy free admission all day in celebration of youth arts and the community partnership between the Museum and city schools. Make art, see student performances, and visit the HeART of Portland Visual Art Exhibition in the Mark Building. In the main Museum, see Monet’s Floating Worlds at Giverny, Throughlines: Connections in the Collection, and Psychedelic Rock Posters and Fashion of the 1960s, the exhibition that inspired the HeART of Portland collaborative art project.

Thank you, Portlanders, for the Arts Access Fund! Come celebrate more than 10 years marked by the excellence, wonder, and curiosity of student artists whose talents have been cultivated by the generosity of Portland taxpayers. The Arts Access Fund provides for elementary arts teachers in the six school districts serving Portland and for expanded access to the arts for all Portlanders. At this free day celebration, we are thrilled to present student performances from four districts served by the Fund: David Douglas, Parkrose, Portland Public Schools, and Riverdale.

MARK BUILDING

10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
The HeART of Portland Student Visual Art Exhibition

11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Art Making
What message would you like to share with your community? Join Portland Public Schools teachers and students to participate in the collaborative art project Breaking the Grid. Create a poster inspired by Psychedelic Rock Posters and Fashion of the 1960s.

2 – 3 p.m.
K-12 Student Performances
Come see wonderful performances by K-12 student ensembles, including Abe’s Babes: The Lincoln High School Jazz Combo, The David Douglas High School Troubadours, Prescott Elementary’s Encore Strings, and The Riverdale Grade School Falcon Duet.

MAIN MUSEUM

11:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Felter Skelter: Collaborative Collaging with PAM Learning Guides
Psychedelic Rock Posters Exhibition, 2nd floor

12 – 3 p.m.
Slow Look Sunday
Close-looking conversations in the galleries every 30 minutes on the hour and half hour.

Tickets

Free tickets can be reserved online one week in advance and are also available at the door.

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Miller Family Free Days are generously supported by Sharon L. Miller and Family. Additional funding is provided by The Lamb Baldwin Foundation.