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Calling ceramic artists: Join our marketplace! Create a profile with Clay Commons to upload your ceramic pieces and sell them to our site visitors. We work as community and the marketplace is completely focused on ceramic artists.   Upload finished pieces, experiments in the studio, bisque ware, glazes… etc!

Established to recognise and encourage creative writing and provide a platform for publication, the Anthology Short Story Competition is open to original and previously unpublished short stories in the English language by a writer of any nationality, living anywhere in the world. There is no restriction on theme or style. Stories submitted must not exceed […]

Fancy Banana is a studio for potters who need room to grow! We’re offering a new member special–first month free!  A few reasons Fancy Banana may be the place for you: Join a community of artists, many of whom are selling their work or showing in galleries Gain control over all aspects of your making […]

Artsify is an art-centered support agency for adults with developmental disabilities. One of our community members has started a zine project requiring a variety of art styles to create title page illustrations for individual mythical creatures. Artists of any medium, art style, and artistic level are welcome to apply. There are specific mythical creatures needed […]

Calling all independent arts organizations: join us in October 2026 for ADX Fest! ADX Fest is a new region-wide art and design festival that activates venues, studios, and spaces across the Portland metro area throughout the month of October 2026. Collaborators currently include BodyVox, Portland Open Studios, Northwest Museum of Cartoon Arts, Portland Textile Month, […]

Join our community of talented artists, and show your work on First Fridays! We have both large and small rentals available. Contact Madison for more info.

The “Create Resilience” Youth Art Contest for Suicide Prevention is open to Oregon youth ages 13 yo – 21 yo. It is an outreach of the Hold On Campaign for Suicide Prevention which uses the power of art to educate, connect, express, and heal. Winners receive cash awards and schools of six chosen youth will […]

The Mount Angel Abbey Library entryway will host Agios: A Communion of Saints, an exhibition by the Classical Iconography Institute, from June 13 to August 2, 2026. The show features original icons created by modern artists using the ancient Byzantine style to depict the lives of the saints. Executive Director Christine Schlesser explains that the […]