Whether you’re in need of project facilitation services, assistance navigating the bureaucratic process of bringing public art to bear, or advice on how to best install, preserve, and maintain an outdoor artwork or collection, RACC has your back.
RACC organizes and manages the information and disposition of all objects for which it has permanently or temporarily assumed responsibility.
Learn About the Percent for Art Program
This program directs two percent of the construction budget for all county-funded improvement projects toward public art.
There are two options to create an art mural in Portland:
For more than forty years, the City of Portland and Multnomah County have acquired a collection of two and three-dimensional artworks which the Regional Arts & Culture Council manages.
This is a self-selected list of fabrication and resource companies in Oregon and Washington with experience and/or interest in working with artists and should not be considered a comprehensive list.
Requesting Art from the Public Art Collection
RACC manages the public art collections for both the City of Portland and Multnomah County.
Eleanor Sandys
Public Art Project Manager
Jennifer Rabin
3D Collections Manager
July 24, 2026
The Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC), in partnership with Multnomah County, invites artists or artist teams to submit qualifications for two site-specific exterior murals at the future Sobering & Crisis Stabilization Center, located at 440 SE Stephens St., Portland, OR. This opportunity is part of Multnomah County’s Percent for Art Program and is approximately […]
January 14, 2026
Portland, OR —January 14, 2026. In collaboration with the Port of Portland, the Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) is excited to announce that Oregon artists Lettie Jane Rennekamp and Mark Small have each been chosen to create a mural design for the exit halls at the Portland International Airport (PDX), anticipated to be installed […]
August 7, 2025
Contact: Liz Sauer, Multnomah County Library Capital Building Projects Communications Manager, elizabeths@multco.us Contact: Meech Boakye, Communications Lead, Regional Arts & Culture Council, 503.823.5111, mboakye@racc.org PORTLAND, OR. — August 6, 2025 Multnomah County Library (MCL) and the Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) are expanding their efforts to bring community-centered artwork to libraries throughout Multnomah County. […]
June 23, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Information Meech Boakye, Communications Lead, RACC, mboakye@racc.org Port of Portland, media@portofportland.com Portland, OR —June 23rd, 2025. In collaboration with the Port of Portland, the Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) is proud to announce that Oregon artists James Lavadour and Ryan Pierce have each been chosen to create a large-scale, 2D […]
April 17, 2025
Portland’s City Hall serves as a vibrant cultural hub, reflecting the city’s essence through artwork that encapsulates its people, landscapes, urban evolution, diverse cultures, and their interconnections. RACC’s curation, led by Ivan Salcido, our 2D Curator & Collections Manager, aims to celebrate a spectrum of artists, from some of the city’s most established artists to […]
October 19, 2023
Image Caption: Sueños Tropicales (2023) by Krystal Pérez. Photograph by the artist. The mural is now on view at Open Signal on NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd as part of Fresh Paint, a partnership with the Regional Arts & Culture Council PORTLAND, ORE. – October 17, 2023 – A new mural by artist Krystal […]
May 26, 2023
Immediate Release May 22, 2023 Artists bring community-centered approach to their artwork across libraries PORTLAND, Ore. —Multnomah County Library (MCL) and Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) are teaming up to bring artwork to libraries throughout Multnomah County. This effort is part of the voter-approved 2020 Library building bond which will build, rebuild or expand […]
May 25, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 25, 2023 PORTLAND, OREGON: On Monday, May 22, 2023 RACC received an email from the City Arts Program Manager announcing the development of the City of Portland’s own arts and culture program to be completed by June 2024. RACC entered into its partnership with the City of Portland in 1995 via […]
