Art at PDX
The Regional Arts & Culture Council coordinates a rotating exhibition at Portland International Airport.
The artOBJECTS exhibition, located behind security at the entrance to Concourse D, showcases small scale three-dimensional artwork and also features exhibitions curated by non-profit visual arts organizations in Oregon and Southwest Washington. The program’s goal is to showcase the region’s burgeoning art scenes and to stimulate visitors and residents to explore Oregon’s dynamic and evolving visual arts venues. This exhibition program is also administered by RACC’s Public Art Program.
Currently Showing:
April - October, 2008 Handmade Bicycle Exhibit.
Ten custom bicycles will be on display at Portland International Airport’s artOBJECTS showcase in Concourse D. The bikes, all created by Oregon builders, demonstrate a combination of engineering skills, precision metal craftsmanship, cutting edge design, and a passion for cycling shared by the represented bike builders. The ten examples on display represent only a few of the builders working in Oregon, but they share the common goal of providing a one-of-a-kind, hand-crafted machine that is both a unique ride and a functional work of art.
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Video of Handmade Bicycle Exhibit
in the artOBJECTS case at Portland International Airport.
Produced by the Portland Development Commission
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Organized by the Port of Portland, Sweetpea Bicycles, Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) and the Portland Development Commission (PDC), the exhibit features frames selected by a committee of RACC representatives and Oregon framebuilders. Included in the display are Stites Design (Portland); Bike Friday (Eugene); Jeff Jones Custom Bicycles (Medford); Renovo Cycles (Portland); Keith Anderson (Ashland); Ahearne (Portland); Drop-out Bicycle Club (Portland); Vanilla (Portland); Chris King (Portland); and Vandetta (Corvallis).
Read press release.
Also see www.bikeportland.org/2008/04/03/oregon-made-bike-exhibit-debuts-at-portland-airport
Concourse D is beyond security and is accessible to ticketed passengers only.
For a Summary of the RACC Public Art Program, click here.
RACC Staff to Contact:
Peggy Kendellen
Public Art Manager
503.823.4196
pkendellen@racc.org
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