PORTLAND ART MUSEUM
1219 SW PARK AVENUE, PORTLAND, OR 972052430 www.portlandartmuseum.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE MISSION OF THE PORTLAND ART MUSEUM IS TO ENGAGE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES THROUGH ART AND FILM OF ENDURING QUALITY, AND TO COLLECT, PRESERVE AND EDUCATE FOR THE ENRICHMENT OF PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.

COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION OF ART FOR PUBLIC EXHIBITION.

THE MUSEUM DEVOTES 90% OF ITS GALLERIES TO ITS PERMANENT COLLECTION, WHICH CONSISTS OF MORE THAN 50,000 OBJECTS. IT ALSO MAINTAINS AN AMBITIOUS TEMPORARY EXHIBITION PROGRAM. HIGHLIGHTS FROM FISCAL YEAR 2020 INCLUDE: HANK WILLIS THOMAS: ALL THINGS BEING EQUAL...; VOLCANO! MT. ST. HELENS AT 40; ART AND RACE MATTERS: THE CAREER OF ROBERT COLESCOTT; AKUNNITTINNI: A KINNGAIT FAMILY PORTRAIT; AND ISAKA SHAMSUD-DIN: ROCK OF AGES.

THE MUSEUM'S NORTHWEST FILM CENTER IS A YEAR-ROUND ORGANIZATION AND SPACE WHERE ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES EXPLORE OUR REGION AND THE WORLD THROUGH CINEMA AND CINEMATIC STORYTELLING IN ALL ITS FORMS. ITS MISSION IS TO EXPAND THE REACH OF CINEMA AS AN ART FORM AND CHALLENGE FOR WHOM, BY WHOM AND HOW STORIES CAN BE TOLD. THROUGH FESTIVALS, SCREENINGS, EVENTS, GUEST SPEAKER PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS ADULT AND YOUTH CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS, AUDIENCES AND ARTISTS FORM CONNECTIONS THAT BIND OUR COMMUNITY AND ENCOURAGE A MORE VIBRANT, ACCESSIBLE, AND DIVERSE MEDIA-ARTS ECOSYSTEM.

LEARNING AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAMS BROADEN AND DEEPEN ACCESS TO EXHIBITIONS AND COLLECTIONS WHILE FACILITATING LEARNING ABOUT ART, BOTH AT THE MUSEUM AND OFFSITE, INCLUDING VIRTUAL PROGRAMS. IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, ALL OF THE MUSEUM'S PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN OFFERED FOR FREE, ONLINE SINCE MARCH 2020; ADDITIONAL RESOURCES WERE DEVELOPED TO SUPPORT TEACHERS, STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND CONSTITUENTS AFFECTED BY SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES, INCLUDING LESSON PLANS, JOURNAL PROMPTS, AND DAILY ART MOMENTS PUBLISHED TO SOCIAL MEDIA.

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