STILL
Join us for an extraordinary evening welcoming Michael J. Anderson as the Museum’s new Director, honoring artist Marie Watt, and celebrating a full year of the Museum’s transformed campus.
This December, we invite you to experience STILL, the Portland Art Museum’s 2026 Gala, and a new expression of our signature black-tie event celebrating art, artists, and our community.
STILL is an invitation to look again. To linger. To discover something new in the spaces we share. To celebrate the artists, ideas, and relationships that have shaped this Museum and the possibilities ahead.
Still here. Still looking. Still creating. Still becoming.
The evening
5:30 p.m – Cocktail reception
Mark Rothko Pavilion
The evening begins with signature drinks, music, and access to the gallery spaces.
6:30 p.m. – Seated dinner
Kridel Grand Ballroom
A multi-course culinary experience celebrating seasonal flavors.
7:15 p.m.
An inspiring presentation honoring visionary artist Marie Watt with special performances by Akiho and 45th Parallel.
Honoring a visionary artist
Marie Watt
The Portland Art Museum is proud to honor internationally renowned artist Marie Watt (member of the Turtle Clan of the Seneca Nation of Indians) for her extraordinary contribution to the arts and her role in shaping the cultural landscape of our community.
Through her work, vision, and commitment to artistic expression, Marie Watt reminds us of the power of art to challenge, inspire, and connect us. This year, Marie Watt was named to TIME’s inaugural TIME100 Art list celebrating influential visual artists shaping contemporary culture, and a recipient of the prestigious annual Heinz Award for the Arts .
She is also one of fifteen artists selected—collaborating alongside Chicago artist Nick Cave—to have created a major site-specific installation for the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago. Watt’s work is held in more than 80 museum and public collections, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Gallery of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, and Smithsonian American Art Museum. She currently serves on the Native Advisory Committee at the Portland Art Museum.
Unexpected moments. Singular experiences.
The Collection, brought to life.
During cocktail hour, gallery spaces transform into intimate stages. Conceived by BodyVox visionaries Jamey Hampton and Ashley Roland ,–in collaboration with Open Space Dance and OBT School– tableaux vivants bring works from the Museum’s permanent collection to life through movement, costume, and original composition.
Acclaimed composer Andy Akiho will offer a sound-based interpretation of the collection, creating an original musical program inspired by Museum works. Performed by Akiho and 45th Parallel, the piece will translate the rhythms, patterns, and ideas found in the collection into a live musical experience created especially for STILL.
Pulitzer Prize finalist and seven-time GRAMMY®-nominated, Akiho is celebrated for bold compositions that unravel intricate and unexpected patterns while embracing the natural theatricality of live performance.
Table sponsorships available
Be part of this remarkable evening in support of the Portland Art Museum.
Lead sponsor – $50,000
- Premium table for up to 12
- Inclusion in New Director’s Remarks
- Prominent acknowledgement in event program, pre-event communications, signage
- Bespoke brand naming or activation opportunity
- Full page in the Gala program
- Access to an exclusive pre-Gala cocktail experience with honored guests before the evening begins (12 invites).
- Tax-deductible contribution: $48,200
Major sponsor – $30,000
- Premium table for up to 10 guests
- Inclusion in New Director’s Remarks
- Half-page in the Gala program
- Access to an exclusive pre-Gala cocktail experience with honored guests before the evening begins (10 invites).
- Tax-deductible contribution: $28,500
Table sponsor – $15,000
- 8 seats at the Gala
- Recognition in printed materials, including the invitation
- Complimentary valet parking
- Tax-deductible contribution: $13,800
- Dinner Tickets – $2,000 (tax-deductible contribution: $1,850)
In accordance with IRS guidelines, Donor Advised Funds (DAF) cannot be used to pay any portion of the cost of a ticket or table to a special event in which the full price is not tax deductible. The full value of tickets or tables must be purchased with personal funds. Donor-advisors should consult their DAF manager, tax advisors, and/or legal counsel with questions about proposed contributions and any other restrictions that apply to DAF grants.
For sponsorship inquiries, please contact:
Cassie Adams-Harford
Donor Engagement & Partnerships Manager
503.276.4325
cassandra.adams@pam.org
Thank you 2026 Gala sponsors
Lead
- Fred and Gail Jubitz
- Pat and Trudy Ritz
- Greg and Cathy Tibbles
Major
- Missy and Peter Bechen
- Mary and Tim Boyle & Cyndy and Ed Maletis
Table
- Alexia and Tucker Bounds & Anne and James F. Crumpacker
- Alix and Tom Goodman
- Thomas Hicks
- Key Bank
- Priscilla Bernard Wieden in Loving Memory of Dan Wieden
Event partners
- Devils Food Catering
- Paige Eliot
Gala co-chairs
- Grace Serbu
- Robert Trotman
Gala committee
- Jamey Hampton and Ashley Roland
- Pat Reser and Bill Westphal