About PAC

About PAC

Mission
Portland Art Center is a registered 501c3 non-profit organization. Portland Art Center exists to facilitate the dialogue between contemporary visual art and the community at large. We are dedicated to showing art that pushes the boundaries of both form and content. We show thoughtful, provocative work from local and national artists at all stages of their careers. As a large alternative space, we are free of the constraints of traditional galleries. This freedom allows us to maintain a vibrant, relevant presence in the literal and cultural center of Portland. PAC is a place for people to experience contemporary art and to connect with each other.

Portland Art Center Reviews

First Thursday at PAC: Panels and Memory - UltraPDX

Schnitzer gives $5000 to Portland Art Center - The Oregonian

Portland Art Center Gets Relief - The Oregonian

Try to remember the quality of November - The Oregonian

1st Thursday/Friday Combo - unBLOGGED, TJ Norris

Matthew Mitros at Portland Art Center - Art Ltd., November 2007

Art review: What's up? A lot not to miss this month - The Oregonian

Crying for a chance: New work at the non-profit Portland Art Center demands your attention - Daily Vangaurd

A dearth of Donors - The Oregonian

A bed-in with the Portland Art Center - The Oregonian

J.D Perkin and Anne Thompson - Sculpture Magazine, September 2007

First Thursday: The Wild, Seedy West - WWeek

Paradoxical Portland: Counter-culture and high art coexist in the Northwest high-tech haven. - Art Ltd., March 2007

Studio J: A View of Art and Aspirations - John Jay's Blog

Movers + Shapers: The Top 10 players on Portland's visual arts scene - The Oregonian

A New Year, new art: The Other Portland, and Main Pairs Sounding Exhibitions - The Daily Vanguard

Second Skin: Portland Art Center kicks butt and takes NoPo names. - WWeek

Cartune Xprez Dec. 1 at Portland Art Center - WWeek

Fluorescent Fabulosity: Viktor Popovic illuminates the Portland Art Center - WWeek

Portland Catacombs - WWeek

Portland Catacombs - The Mercury

A Historical Haunted House - The Oregonian

Adam Bailey at Portland Art Center - PORT.net

A little something for everyone - The Oregonian

Barry Johnson: Commutatus (and more at the Portland Art Center) - PORT.net

Portland Art Center dreams small to make the maximum impact - The Oregonian

Boredom? Hardly. First Thursday In Review
An invigorating show at Portland Art Center belies its title. - WWeek

Dead Cool: Liminal's The Resurrectory is a walk-through nightmare (and that's a good thing). - WWeek

Willamette Week's Best of 2005