Collections
The RACC Public Art Program oversees the following collections of permanent
artwork for the City of Portland and Multnomah County. To read information
about these public artworks go to the Public
Art Inventory Database Search. To download a map of over 100 public artworks in Portland, go to Public Art Walking Tour 2007 (pdf).
Permanently Sited
Indoor and outdoor artworks can be found in many locations throughout Multnomah
County and the City of Portland -- in parks, along the downtown Transit
Mall,
in City Hall, police and fire stations, libraries and health clinics. Artwork
is selected for its ability to respond to the site’s function and
to complement
or contrast with the architecture and/or landscape. Search Permanent Collection.
Portable Works
For more than twenty-five years, the City of Portland and Multnomah County
have acquired a collection of two and three-dimensional artworks which the
Regional
Arts & Culture Council manages. Over 900 portable artworks representing
hundreds of regional artists are sited throughout approximately thirty City
and County buildings. The collection strives to reflect a diversity of populations,
artistic disciplines and points of view. Artworks are sited in publicly accessible
spaces for a minimum of six months. Search
Portable Works Collection.
Visual Chronicle of Portland
The Visual Chronicle of Portland is a city-owned archival collection of works
on paper that portrays artists’ ideas, visions, and perceptions of
what makes this city unique. A panel of artists, writers, educators, and
arts supporters
select the Chronicle’s artworks each year. The works are exhibited in
city and county buildings. Browse the
Visual Chronicle of Portland Collection.
Slides documenting all City and County acquisitions are available for
purchase or loan through RACC.
RACC Staff to Contact:
Eloise Damrosch
Executive Director
503.823.5400
edamrosch@racc.org
Kristin Law Calhoun
Public Art Manager
503.823.5401
kcalhoun@racc.org
Peggy Kendellen
Public Art Manager
503.823.4196
pkendellen@racc.org
Keith Lachowicz
Public Art Collections Registrar
503.823.5404
klachowicz@racc.org
William Rihel
Public Art Collections Preparator
503.823.5425,
wrihel@racc.org
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