Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks
Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks is a groundbreaking new exhibition that features nearly 60 futuristic footwear designs pushing the boundaries of what footwear can be.
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Monet to Matisse: French Moderns
Overview Coming to the Portland Art Museum this summer from the Brooklyn Museum’s renowned European art collection, Monet to Matisse: French Moderns showcases approximately 60 works of art considered to […]
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Exhibitions Partner events
2024 Venice Biennale—Jeffrey Gibson: the space in which to place me
Please note, that this exhibition takes place in Venice, Italy. Visit the official website. Overview The Portland Art Museum and SITE Santa Fe, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of […]
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Exhibitions
Throughlines: Connections in the Collection
Throughlines embraces wonder and curiosity, bringing together artworks from across the Museum’s collections to explore the range of artistic innovation.
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Exhibitions
Paul McCartney Photographs 1963–64: Eyes of the Storm
Overview Paul McCartney Photographs 1963–64: Eyes of the Storm is an unprecedented exhibition, revealing extraordinary photographs taken by the beloved musical icon. Organized by the National Portrait Gallery in London, the […]
Upcoming
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Screenings & experiences Tomorrow Theater
The People’s Joker // SOCIAL CINEMA
May 3, 2024
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Screenings & experiences Tomorrow Theater
Godzilla (1954) // 70TH ANNIVERSARY
May 5, 2024
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Screenings & experiences Tomorrow Theater
Destroy All Monsters // NOW>>THEN
May 5, 2024
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Free & discounted Screenings & experiences Tomorrow Theater
I Saw The TV Glow // SNEAK PEEKS
May 9, 2024
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May 11, 2024
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Screenings & experiences Tomorrow Theater
Chungking Express with The Fourth Wall // 30TH ANNIVERSARY
May 11, 2024
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Podcast
Black Artists of Oregon: Episode 9
This is Art Unbound, a joint production of PAM and the Numberz FM. Featuring Intisar Abioto, the guest curator for the exhibition Black Artists of Oregon on view September 9, 2023 through March 31, 2024. In this ninth installment of the series Intisar interviews Isaka Shamsud Din & Anthony Jordan.
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Podcast
Black Artists of Oregon: Episode 8
This is Art Unbound, a joint production of PAM and the Numberz FM. Featuring Intisar Abioto, the guest curator for the exhibition Black Artists of Oregon on view September 9, 2023 through March 31, 2024. In this eighth installment of the series Intisar interviews Geeta Lewis & Roux Haile live at the Black Podcast Festival.
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Podcast
Black Artists of Oregon: Episode 7
This is Art Unbound, a joint production of PAM and the Numberz FM. Featuring Intisar Abioto, the guest curator for the exhibition Black Artists of Oregon on view September 9, 2023 through March 31, 2024. In this sixth installment of the series Intisar interviews Arvie Smith.
- Instagram, 🍿 This week at the Tomorrow Theater, join us for a panel discussion of sneaker designers as they unravel the intricate language of design on Free First Thursday. In “The People’s Joker,” a law-breaking comedian grapples with their gender identity and the underground comedy scene in this crowd-funded DIY parody film. And ring in the 70th anniversary of “Godzilla” with the 1954 original and “Destroy All Monsters.” Thu, 5/2, 7 p.m. | The Language of Sneaker Design *FREE EVENT* Fri, 5/3, 7 p.m. | “The People’s Joker” featuring live stand-up Sun, 5/5, 4 p.m. | “Godzilla” (1954) Sun, 5/5, 7 p.m. | “Destroy All Monsters” Tickets at the link in bio →
- Instagram, 🎉 This week is Free First Thursday! Enjoy free admission all day on May 2, 10 a.m.–8 p.m., with special free programs marking AANHPI Heritage Month and “Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks.” 11 a.m.–2 p.m. | Together We Rise Create an origami heart in honor of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. This growing community collection organized with @OregonRisesAboveHate will travel to @LanSuChineseGarden and @PortlandJapaneseGarden. Thank you to artist collaborators @EmmaStrgar and Yuki Martin (@yukiorigami). 11 a.m.–7 p.m. | The Art of Storytelling Through Sneaker Customization Shoe designer @LizMillerCustoms invites you into the exhibition galleries to create your own sneaker design on paper in textured rubbings and colored pencil. 7–8:30 p.m. | The Language of Sneaker Design at the @PAM_CUT Tomorrow Theater Delve into the minds of renowned sneaker designers with panelists @TyDeHaven (HILOS), Laurance Bass (Pensole Lewis College of Design), Forest Pond (Never Home Music), and Herbert @Beauclere (Sneaker Week PDX). Reserve your free ticket at the link in bio → Generous support provided by @ArtBridgesFoundation’s Access for All program. [ID: Photo by Nina Johnson Photography of visitors with MSCHF, “Big Red Boots.”]
- Instagram, Innovation has long driven footwear design and production with each new material and process pushing design forward in startling new ways. In 2013, architect-turned-shoe-designer Rem D. Koolhaas (@rem_un) worked with architect Zaha Hadid to create the ZAHA NOVA about which he said “hardly looked like a shoe and could have been any design object. That was also the goal: shoes that don’t look like shoes can be the most exciting.” The complicated design included a platform and heel wedges made of vacuum-cast fiberglass. The seamless uppers were rotation molded in vinyl that was then chromed. It was the first shoe to ever be made using rotational molding. 📍”Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks” through August 11 — #ZahaHadid × @UnitedNude, ZAHA NOVA, 2013. Collection of the @BataShoeMuseum, BSM 2022.0012 [ID: Install views by Aaron Wessling of chrome shoes in vitrine in front of metallic wall.]
- Instagram, Dispatches from last week in Venice 🇮🇹 There was a lot to celebrate during the opening of Jeffrey Gibson’s (@jeffrune) history-making exhibition, “the space in which to place me,” at the 60th International Art Exhibition of @LaBiennale di Venezia. Opening programs were performed by Colorado Inter-Tribal Dancers; Oklahoma Fancy Dancers; Portland’s Anthony Hudson/@TheCarlaRossi as Drag Clown in Residence, Confederated Tribes of Grande Ronde and Siletz; Tribal Chief Cyrus Ben, Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, G. Peter Jemison, Heron Clan, Seneca Nation of Indians; poet Layli Long Soldier (@layli.longsoldier), Oglala Lakota; and musician Laura Ortman (@ortwoman), White Mountain Apache. The exhibition is now on view through November 24. For more info, visit → jeffreygibsonvenice2024.org (link in bio) 📷 Federica Carlet (@federicarlet) #BiennaleArte2024 #JeffreyGibson #JeffreyGibsonVenice
- Instagram, 👟 Free admission for sneakerheads of every age! Miller Family Free Day is this Sun, April 28, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.! Enjoy free admission all day in celebration of the HeART of Portland—highlighting K-12 youth arts and the century-old partnership between the Museum and @Portland_Public_Schools. Make art, watch student performances, and visit the HeART of Portland Visual Art Exhibition in the Mark Building (1119 SW Park). In the Main Building, visit “Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks” and “Throughlines: Connections in the Collection,” the exhibition that inspired the HeART of Portland collaborative art projects. Reserve free admission online or at the door. Learn more → link in bio [ID: 1. Photo by Nina Johnson of HeART of Portland visitors in "Future Now." 2. Install view of "HeART of Portland multimedia archway.]
- Instagram, This Thursday, meet the pair behind @SneakerWeekPDX! This artist talk highlights the work of founders Herbert @Beauclere and Megan Davis (@megan_in_portland) in making the annual event. With a focus on supporting Portland’s thriving and unique sneaker culture while working across multiple partner organizations, this talk focuses on the possibilities that come from centering collaboration within design. Join us in the activations gallery of “Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks,” where Beauclere and Davis will share more about their individual and collaborative work alongside their partnership work with the Museum. This program is included with general admission. Seating is limited; early arrival recommended. Thu, April 25, 6–7:30 p.m. | The Perfect Pair: Thinking Through Collaboration and Design Learn more → link in bio [ID: Side-by-side headshots of Beauclere and Davis wearing denim jackets against black background.]
- Instagram, This week at the @PAM_CUT Tomorrow Theater, explore two women director’s contributions to the horror genre in MY ANIMAL and HOLLYWOOD 90028. Learn the origin story of Portland’s own theater-circus company Do Jump in THAT HAPPENED. Discover an intimate documentary about four generations of Palestinian women and their shared legacy of separation in BYE BYE TIBERIAS. And witness BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II’s prediction of futuristic sneakers that would inspire the Nike MAG decades later, currently on view in "Future Now." Thu, 4/25, 7 p.m. | Back to the Future Part II Fri, 4/26, 7 p.m. | That Happened: A Story About Do Jump Sat, 4/27, 4:30 p.m. | My Animal Sat, 4/27, 7 p.m. | Hollywood 90028 Sun, 4/28, 4 p.m. | Bye Bye Tiberias Get tickets → link in bio
- Instagram, Huge thanks to sneaker designer @StevenSmith and @SneakerWeekPDX founders Herbert @Beauclere and Megan Davis who spoke at last night’s member pop-up! 👉 Member Appreciation Week continues through Sunday (4/21)! Bring up to two additional guests for FREE, enjoy 20% off in the Museum Store, and more! Stop by the membership table in the front lobby to receive exclusive member giveaways and a chance to win prizes! Thank you, Members! 🫶 Learn more about Member events → link in bio