ASUNA (2022) by ASUNA, 2022, PICA, Photo Credit Princess BoutonPortland Institute for Contemporary Art
What we do
Based in Portland, Oregon, Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (PICA) acknowledges and advances new developments in contemporary art while fostering the creative explorations of artists and audiences.
"ENCHIRIDION: aisle, spline, resort" by sidony o'nealPortland Institute for Contemporary Art
PICA stands with artists
PICA believes that artists tell us about our time and our place. Artists show us what is possible. Artists offer us new languages and forms. PICA creates a sanctuary for their ambitious ideas by transforming the energy of individuals into the strength of a community.
More than just an arts organization
From performances to exhibitions to lectures to the annual Time-Based Art Festival, our programs catalyze conversations about contemporary culture.
TBA:21 "Conviction" by Jennie MaryTai Liu & Simon Liu with Andrew Gilbert by Photos by Tojo AndrianarivoPortland Institute for Contemporary Art
Current and visionary
We explore the current moment and support the artists, audiences, and visionaries who will shape the future.
We provide a multidisciplinary platform for artists to engage with peers around the world and foster ideas that shape the field.
UwU Collective, UwU & Friends at TBA:22 by UwU & Friends, Photo by Tojo AndrianarivoPortland Institute for Contemporary Art
We collaborate with our diverse community to encourage belonging, share resources, and acknowledge interdependence. We honor where we came from and work together to get where we’re going.
TBA:19 CONVERSATION: Ahamefule J. Oluo with Darrell Grant by photo by Sarah CabbellPortland Institute for Contemporary Art
We invite curiosity, investigation, and participation
PICA is unique among institutions for working right alongside artists at the increasingly blurry boundaries between forms and at the edge of new ideas.
TBA:21 Mia Imani GOOD MORNING: RITUALS FOR DISPLACEMENT by photo credit Tojo AndrianarivoPortland Institute for Contemporary Art
Don't be shy!
Learn more about all of PICA's programs at pica.org.
