Top rated Art centers in Portland, United States to elevate your visit (Updated March, 2024)

I’ve Been Framed- Art Supply Center

Art supply store

Family-owned longtimer selling new, used & rare fine art supplies plus frames & framing services.

4.90 (523 reviews) (~5.53 km from centre)

DIY BAR

Bar

Unique venue with a warm vibe offering beer, sangria & mimosas as guests work on craft projects.

4.90 (307 reviews) (~3.2 km from centre)

Ascending Lotus Tattoo

Tattoo shop

4.90 (200 reviews) (~18.44 km from centre)

Patricia Reser Center for the Arts

Performing arts theater

👍👍 An amazing facility that was 20 years in the making. A 550 seat main theater for most an type of performance art, a dedicated art gallery, meeting spaces, an expansive lobby and public art all make up this wonderful center! A pay-to-park garage is next door, but there is also a free parking garage j...

4.90 (150 reviews) (~10.85 km from centre)

Salem's Riverfront Carousel

Amusement park ride

Local volunteers carved more than 40 horses by hand for this indoor carousel, which opened in 2001.

4.70 (1.5K reviews) (~70.58 km from centre)

Walters Cultural Arts Center

Cultural center

👍👍 This former Lutheran Church was bought by the great Walters family who built a nursery empire in Hillsboro and Washington County and turned into a place of art and music! The City does an amazing job and it has become the beating heart that drives the body of the arts in our fine City! If you can...

4.70 (234 reviews) (~23.98 km from centre)

Sherwood Center for the Arts

Art center

4.70 (196 reviews) (~22.42 km from centre)

Salem Art Association - Bush Barn Art Center

Non-profit organization

👍👍 Lovely display of artwork and locally made items. The desk representative was helpful and polite. This is where you buy the Bush House Tour tickets. Great place to find a unique or special gift for someone. They have everything from yard art, cards, jewelry, kitchenware and decorative items. There i...

4.70 (117 reviews) (~71.52 km from centre)

PICA

Art gallery

👍👍 PICA presents one of the few great contemporary arts festivals in the world every September. They also do tons of work in our community to build arts engagement for all ages, including offering exposure that Portland artists would never receive without PICA. It is not a "Nice loft style place for...

4.70 (98 reviews) (~1.93 km from centre)

Lakewood Center for the Arts/Lakewood Theatre Company

Performing arts theater

Two-stage venue for plays & musicals, with an upscale thrift shop, local art gallery & snack bar.

4.60 (190 reviews) (~11.89 km from centre)

Oregon Contemporary

Art center

👍👍 Small intimate show of various artists. Lots of space to move around for social distancing. The greater was a polite beautiful man. Very clean. Free to attend. Worth a visit and restaurants near by for a snack or meal.

4.60 (91 reviews) (~7.08 km from centre)

Multnomah Arts Center

Art center

😠 There is a pre-registration period for under-served communities...Great! I think that's amazing. But, that basically guarantees the waiting list is 5 people deep before registration even begins. The whole community is under-served. They clearly need more funding.

4.60 (74 reviews) (~6.42 km from centre)

Chehalem Cultural Center

Cultural center

👍👍 This place always does a great job putting on free events for the community, being an affordable venue and hosting camps/classes for people of all artistic levels and interests! I highly recommend taking a class, renting for an event, and/or coming for a Cultural Experience!

4.60 (68 reviews) (~33.75 km from centre)

Columbia Center For the Arts

Art gallery

👍👍 A lovely venue that supports the local arts. We happened across there really to use the bathroom, but noticed it was 9 AM and they opened at 11 AM, so initially we were going to leave...but then someone noticed us outside and let us in! Turns out they were rehearsing for a play. Someone came out to...

4.60 (55 reviews) (~92.72 km from centre)