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Building on years of popular success with its itinerant programming, Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (PICA) is developing infrastructure that will allow it to relocate on a frequent basis, so it can play a role as a civic collaborator in ways that fixed institutions cannot. PICA’s lightweight solutions will spark revitalization in a series of neighborhoods, while demonstrating an approach that is particularly suited to mid-size cities and younger organizations.
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See below for recent updates, press, and events from this project
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Aug 16, 2012
As the first 12-month grant cycle comes to a close, ArtPlace asked the grantees to give us an honest assessment of their creative placemaking efforts... Read More
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Jul 10, 2012
The Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (PICA) is an interdisciplinary contemporary art organization that hosts the annual Time-Based Art Festival each September. The TBA Festival... Read More
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May 31, 2012
Located in downtown Portland, Oregon, the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (PICA) is an interdisciplinary contemporary art center that presents performances and visual exhibits throughout... Read More
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Mar 23, 2012
PICA—the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art—is an interdisciplinary contemporary art center in Portland, Oregon, though for almost its entire 17 years, there hasn't been a... Read More
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Feb 02, 2012
“Hold on, We’re Moving” says the sign hanging in the window of the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (PICA)’s current space. The message is somewhat... Read More
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Jan 03, 2012
WISH LISTS As construction slowly moves along on our new space, our thoughts have turned to figuring out what we’ll fill it with. Working with... Read More
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Dec 04, 2011
Elusive Plans Producing 10 years of a multi-day contemporary art festival and 17 years of artist projects can make you pretty confident in your abilities... Read More
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Nov 02, 2011
CHALLENGING THE SPACE As we continue our long history of pop-up programming throughout Portland, it has also become clear that we need to strengthen our... Read More
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Sep 20, 2011
FESTIVAL LESSONS We’ve come a long, long way from where we were at the time of our last post to where we are now. Our... Read More
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Aug 12, 2011
PICA hones its barn-raising skills to prove that temporary art space works. While school may be out for the summer, all of us here at... Read More
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Apr 19, 2016
The Huddle recaps conversations where our ArtPlace funded projects and organizations came together to talk through topics, get advice, and perhaps even gossip a little...Read more