Mission

We change the world through the arts. We build community, create welcoming, safe spaces, and make the arts accessible so that everyone feels connected.

We bring over 1,000 music, theatre, dance, and lecture performances to Portland each year because we know that art matters. Art brings joy, inspires the mind, and unites communities. Art changes lives.

As the 5th largest performing arts center in the U.S., we are national leaders in keeping art and culture thriving. Our five venues draw over one million patrons to downtown Portland’s Cultural District and generate an average of $60 million in regional spending every year. With the help of Metro and the Metropolitan Exposition Recreation Commission, we are able to connect with the public to offer the performances that are most valuable to our community.

The greater Portland area rests on traditional village sites of many Indigenous Peoples who made their homes and villages here to harvest and use the plentiful natural resources of the region. We take this opportunity to honor the Indigenous Peoples who cared for this land since time immemorial and their families who continue to remind us that living in a place creates responsibilities to the land, water, air, animals and people of that place.

Performing Arts Venues Workgroup

Passionate about the performing arts and the role of arts and culture in revitalizing downtown Portland? Join the Performing Arts Venues Workgroup! The City of Portland and Metro seek arts and culture representatives, including facility users, visitors, and labor partners, for a five-month Performing Arts Venues Workgroup. The group will explore management challenges and opportunities for Portland’5 Centers for the Arts. Apply by 11:59 p.m., Monday, December 23, 2024.

Performing Arts Venues Workgroup | Portland.gov

Performing Arts Venues | Portland.gov

Read the Portland’5 Centers for the Arts FY 2021-22 Report (pdf)

If you have any questions or comments, send us an email or call 503.248.4335.
Portland’5 mailing address: 1111 SW Broadway Ave., Portland, OR 97205-2913.