CURRENT EXHIBITS
BLACK MATTER
Black Matter showcases contemporary Oregon-based black artists in an effort to address an imbalance in representation.
This evolving traveling exhibit offers black artists the opportunity to share work that expresses what’s in their hearts and minds without the requirement of a political agenda. Black artists are continuously expected to make art about race, racism, and social injustice. Black artists should be recognized as individuals, without the filter of what the Western art canon tells us black art is or should be. The artwork in this exhibition expresses more than their experience of living in a state and country rooted in systematic racism; their art speaks to the experience of being human.
Their voices should be heard, not because they are black, because they are human beings with unique life experiences.
The goal of the exhibition is to broaden cultural awareness of and appreciation for art by black artists in Oregon.
See the next Black Matter Exhibit at Patricia Reser Center for the Arts
September 5th- November 7th, 2025!
Curated by Tammy Jo Wilson
Santigie Fofana-Dura
Maya Vivas
Keeva Moselle
Christine Miller
Jamila Clark
MOsley WOtta
TERRAIN
Terrain is a land art exhibition featuring a rotating roster of underrepresented artists. Drawing inspiration from the landscape and history of each site, artists create new works with natural and reclaimed materials, integrating these works into the setting.
**SAVE THE DATES** Terrain: a land art exhibition is taking place this summer August 15, 16, 17, 22, 23 & 24 at Building 5 in Portland, Oregon. The installation features 17 local artists working across multiple disciplines prompted by the history of Guild’s Lake, which is where Building 5 sits today.
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Get tickets for the event here!
Curated by Kendra Larson, Clairissa Stevens, and Tammy Jo Wilson.
Clairissa Stevens
Amanda Triplett
Lauren Carrera