Art in Oregon

BLACK MATTER Exhibit at Chehalem Art Center, 2021

Art in Oregon (AiO) is a statewide visual arts-focused organization whose mission is to foster culturally rich regional communities through partnerships, advocacy, and investment in artists, businesses, educational spaces, and community spaces. We establish collaborative relationships with the common goal of increased visibility and access to art for all people. As a Black-led organization, we are specifically interested in uplifting the voices of Oregon’s Black artists and centering the perspective of a Black artists in a wider cultural dialogue.

Land Acknowledgement

Art in Oregon acknowledges the land on which we gather as the occupied and unceded territories of the Multnomah, Wasco, Colwlitz, Molalla, Kalpuya, Kathlamet, Clackamas, Chinook, Tualatin and many other tribes who made their homes in and around present-day Portland and along the Columbia River.

We acknowledge the systemic policies of genocide, relocation, and assimilation that still affect many Indigenous and Native American families today.

As guests on these lands, we respect the work of indigenous leaders and families. We pledge to make ongoing efforts to recognize their knowledge, creativity, and resiliency.