Join us Thursday, September 3rd for our Centennial Exhibition opening!
When: 5:30-8:30pm
Where: Oregon Art Center
2185 SW Park Place, Portland, Oregon 97205

Learn more about our Centennial Celebration

Happening at OAC

Two women and a man in an art class, with one woman seated at a table considering her artwork, another woman working at a separate table, and a man standing at a table using a paintbrush, surrounded by art supplies and artworks on the wall.

Scott Gellatly class in February 2025

Artwork above by William Martini

A group of people gathered in an art studio or classroom, some seated and some standing, watching an artist demonstrate painting on an easel, with painting supplies and seated viewers nearby.

Max Ginsburg workshop in January 2026

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Your Art. Your Community.

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Classes 

Discover a new passion or sharpen your skills with our weekly sessions. Led by professional artists, our classes offer a supportive environment for every experience level to grow and create.

Classes
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Workshops 

Dive deep into specific techniques with our 1-4 day intensives. These focused sessions are led by expert instructors and designed to provide a high-impact creative experience for all skill levels.

Workshops
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Call to Artists 

OAC hosts monthly exhibitions with rotating themes and regularly issues calls to artists, welcoming submissions from artists of all backgrounds and experience levels.

Call to Artists
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Join the Community 

Become an OAC member and receive discounts on classes, workshops, gallery submissions and invitations to special events!

Memberships

Currently on view in the Gallery: Plein Air Exhibition
On view August 6 - 27, 2026

Barbara Legacy. Steelman Lake. Oil. $300.00.

View the Plein Air Exhibition here.

Oregon Society of Artists is now Oregon Art Center

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Logo of the Oregon Society of Artists with a traveling tube of paint to the right.

Thank you to students at Lincoln High School for making the graphic above!