1. A Citywide Contemporary Art Triennial Spans 16 Venues with 28 Artists, Portland – thru Oct 4, 2026
Converge 45 returns for its 2026 edition, “Here, To You, Now,” curated by Lumi Tan and inspired by the writing of Ursula K. Le Guin, turning galleries, storefronts, and campuses across the city into one shared stage. The triennial’s opening weekend (Aug 27-30) brings receptions, performances, and talks to all 16 venues, including PICA’s debut of Trisha Baga’s immersive installation “MORE” and new work at Oregon Contemporary and PNCA. Converge 45
2. A Four-Decade Print Retrospective by Sculptor Anish Kapoor Opens, Portland – thru Dec 5, 2026
The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at Portland State University reopens August 28 after a two-month closure with “Anish Kapoor: Dissolving Margins,” the internationally renowned sculptor’s first retrospective devoted entirely to his printmaking practice. Drawn from the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation’s collection, the show gathers more than 150 prints spanning four decades, with a Family Day celebration on August 29. Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at PSU
3. A Regranting Fund for Portland’s Unincorporated Art Collectives Opens for Applications, Portland – Sept 20, 2026
PICA’s Precipice Fund, part of the Andy Warhol Foundation’s national Regional Regranting Program, is accepting applications for its 15th round, supporting scrappy, unincorporated visual-art collectives, alternative spaces, and collaborative projects in and around Portland. Artists and collectives have until September 20 to apply, with a required info session now available online. PICA
4. A Trail Blazers Photographer’s 26 Years Behind the Scenes Go on Display, Portland – thru Aug 31, 2026
Longtime Trail Blazers team photographer Bruce Ely opens a solo show of his behind-the-scenes portraits and documentary images, capturing players from Brandon Roy to Damian Lillard, at Weedman Design Partners Gallery in Northwest Portland. The show is open Fridays through the end of the month. Portland Mercury
5. Two Photography Exhibitions Trace Portraiture and Labor Through the Camera’s Lens, Portland – thru Mar 7, 2027
Portland Art Museum pairs “A Brief History of Photography: The Portrait” with “An Honest Day’s Work: Photographs of Labor,” a sweeping look at how photographers have documented working life alongside the medium’s long history of picturing faces. Both shows settle in for a long run, making them an easy add to any Portland museum visit this fall or winter. Oregon ArtsWatch
6. A Fiber Artist’s Tactile Sculptures Get a Meet-the-Artist Reception, Corvallis – thru Aug 29, 2026
Sharon Servilio’s “Tactile Transmissions” fills the Corrine Woodman Gallery at The Arts Center with fiber-based, touchable sculptural work. Catch the free Artist Meet & Greet on August 20 from 5:30-7pm during Corvallis’s monthly Arts Walk before the show closes at month’s end. The Arts Center
7. The Arts Center’s Annual Fundraising Auction Opens Its Call for Artists, Corvallis – Sept 8, 2026
Corvallis’s Arts Center is inviting artists to submit work for its SpecTACular Art Auction, a benefit sale supporting the nonprofit’s exhibitions and programs. Entries are due by 11:45pm on September 8. The Arts Center
8. A Trove of Japanese Theater and History Prints Goes on Display, Eugene – thru Oct 10, 2027
The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at the University of Oregon opens “High Drama: Japanese Prints of Theater, Heroes and History” August 22 in its Fay Boyer Preble and Virginia Cooke Murphy Wing, tracing centuries of kabuki, myth, and historical drama through woodblock prints. It’s a long-running addition worth folding into any Eugene gallery-hop this fall. Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, UO
9. Eleven New Downtown Murals Celebrate Oregon-Shot Films, Astoria – Sept 23, 2026
A team of muralists led by Jo Brown spent a month transforming the former Darigold building near the Oregon Film Museum with 11 large-scale murals honoring movies and shows filmed in Oregon, from “The Goonies” to “Grimm.” The final protective coating just went on; catch the official unveiling and ribbon-cutting September 23 at 4pm. The Daily Astorian
10. A Former Greenpeace Cameraman’s Coastal Paintings and Photos Go on View, Florence – thru Aug 24, 2026
Waldport artist John Parulis, once a Greenpeace ship photographer, brings paintings and photography inspired by the Oregon Coast and Siuslaw National Forest to the Florence Events Center. The free exhibit is in its final stretch, so catch the public reception on August 19 from 5-7pm while there’s still time. Oregon ArtsWatch
11. Three New Exhibitions Open at the Coast’s Newport Visual Arts Center, Newport – thru Nov 1, 2026
Newport’s Visual Arts Center kicks off its fall lineup September 4 with three shows at once: “Transgressors” (through Oct 18), plus “Year of the Fire Horse” and “Healing Rhythms” (both through Nov 1), giving Coast visitors a fresh reason to swing by the Nye Beach gallery this fall. Oregon Coast Council for the Arts
12. A Photographer’s Oregon Celebrations and a Traveling History Exhibit Land in Pendleton, Pendleton – thru Sept 30, 2026
Heritage Station Museum pairs two exhibits this month: Peter Marbach’s photography series “Pursuit of Happiness,” capturing Oregon festivities from the Pendleton Round-Up to the Portland Rose Festival (through Aug 29), and “Moments that Made US,” a traveling History Colorado exhibit on the Declaration of Independence’s legacy (through late September). East Oregonian
13. A Photographer’s Portraits of Faith Fill a Bend Library Gallery, Bend – thru Sept 1, 2026
Photographer Rosie Day’s “Believers” gathers portraits exploring faith and community, on view at the Barber Library Rotunda Gallery in Bend. It’s a quiet, contemplative stop worth adding to a Central Oregon gallery loop before it comes down. The Bulletin
14. A Photo Series Honors the Hands That Feed Us, Bend – thru Oct 11, 2026
Miguel Almeida’s “Las Manos que dan de Comer” (“The Hands That Feed”) brings documentary photography of farmworkers and food-system laborers to the High Desert Museum in Bend. The Bulletin
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