25 Years and Growing: Updates on Our Growth Plan and Upcoming Events - March 2025

Our Growth Plan: A Transformative Success!

Learn More About Our Growth Plan Here

Thanks to your support, we surpassed our $750K goal, raising $835,975 to propel Oregon Contemporary forward as a thriving cultural hub. These funds fueled transformative expansion, strengthening artistic programming, operations, and accessibility while deepening our commitment to equity and sustainability.

This campaign laid a strong foundation for the future. With an anticipated $56,050 annual funding increase, we will continue to refine and expand our impact, guided by community feedback and ongoing strategic planning.

Your support made this possible. Together, we are building a more inclusive, sustainable, and artist-centered Oregon Contemporary. Thank you for investing in this vision!

SOHO HOUSE PARTY WITH TK SMITH MAY 15TH

Come join us for a night of art, music, and fun at Soho House Portland as we celebrate the biennial with the talented TK Smith. Enjoy a night filled with inspiration, friends, and music. Soho House provides delicious food and drinks for us in the beautiful Music Room.

And Save the date for May 3rd!

Support Artists & Celebrate 25 Years of Oregon Contemporary at the 50/50 Fundraiser! This May, in celebration of our 25th Anniversary, we are curating a stunning selection of works available both in the gallery and online. On May 3rd, during First Saturday, we’ll host a special celebration for artists, collectors, and supporters alike!

- All works are sold at market value.
- A curated selection of pieces from a spectrum of artists.
- Celebrate with us at First Saturday—drinks, art, and community!

Marcus Fischer Joins the Board

We are excited to welcome our newest board member, Marcus Fischer.

Marcus Fischer is an interdisciplinary artist and musician based in Portland, Oregon. A first-generation American artist who creates, collects, and transforms sound into immersive, layered compositions that accompany performances and exhibitions. He contributed two sound works and two performances to the 2019 Whitney Biennial as the sole artist from the Pacific Northwest included in the edition. Marcus has been selected for residencies at the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, Rauschenberg Residency, the Bemis Center for Contemporary Art and was awarded The Ford Family Foundation’s Hallie Ford Fellowship in the Visual Arts in 2024.

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Call for Artists: Biennial 2026

On View/Upcoming

Ben Buswell: This Land
April 4, 2025 - June 8, 2025

Outer Voice: Trajectories
March 28 - April 27, 2025

Events

First Saturday: April 5, 2025
5-8pm

50/50 Art Sale: May 3, 2025

Soho House Party w/ TK Smith:
May 15, 2025

Special Art on Loan

Manoucher Yektai
Untitled

Josef Albers
Homage to the Square: Renewed Hope

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