River Miles I by James Lavadour (Oil on Paper)
The region’s public art enlivens urban and rural landscapes and promotes dialogue among people of all ages and backgrounds. Through a variety of public-private partnerships, RACC helps acquire and maintain community-owned artworks in public places. A Public Art Advisory Committee oversees RACC’s public art program, which is among the oldest and most highly regarded public art programs in the country.
Posted April 16, 2014
Portland, Ore – Continuing her work centered on the production of uncanny and unnerving contemporary photography and sculpture, artist Wendy Given will present an installation at the Portland Building that employs three interactive sculptures designed […]
Posted March 17, 2014
PORTLAND, OR — New Season at the Installation Space: The Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) is pleased to announce a line-up of nine new installations by local artists at the Portland Building Installation Space. […]
Posted February 11, 2014
PORTLAND, ORE – Joseph Kucinski’s upcoming installation at the Portland Building is aimed at capturing a moment of wonderment and curious expectation. To accomplish this he looks to his childhood for inspiration: “The world was […]
Posted January 8, 2014
Portland, Ore – Working in his medium of choice, interactive video, artist Paul Clay will present his interpretation of the classic “Leda and the Swan” story in the lobby of the Portland Building. The project, which […]
Posted November 15, 2013
PORTLAND, ORE. — On Wednesday, November 20th RACC will be opening the 17th annual City of Portland and Multnomah County employee art exhibit, all the art that fits. The “salon style” exhibit takes place in […]
Posted October 23, 2013
The Regional Arts & Culture Council invites all City of Portland and Multnomah County employees to submit their artwork for the 17th annual ALL THE ART THAT FITS exhibition in the Portland Building lobby Installation […]
Posted October 3, 2013
PORTLAND, ORE – Beginning October 21st in the lobby of the Portland Building artist Ariana Jacob will present a new participatory installation to instigate conversations about what it means to be part of the United […]
Posted September 26, 2013
PORTLAND, ORE – The Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) is pleased to announce the addition of 17 new works to The Visual Chronicle of Portland collection. The new additions, all works-on-paper, represent 14 different […]
