BIG NEWS: PICA is Moving
PICA is an ever-evolving organization, and after 10 incredible years in our current home, we are moving. We’re grateful for this space that has held so much of our community, and we’re excited about what comes next. Hang tight while we cross our t’s and dot our i’s on our future home. We can’t wait to celebrate with you at our new location—along with a full schedule of programs in 2027, including a major exhibition coming to you in the spring.
PICA has a long and rich history of moving and growing with our community. Those who have been around remember the days of our downtown location, the warehouse that is now The Redd, our time at Weiden + Kennedy and Bora Architecture, and, of course, our years at Washington High School. Now begins the next phase of PICA’s legacy, and we are very excited to build it with you.
We are deeply grateful to Allie Furlotti for making this home possible for PICA for the past 10 years—and for everything that has happened here. Now, it’s time for a new chapter.
And, if PICA has been part of your life—whether you’ve seen an exhibition here, made a connection here, danced here, volunteered, brought a friend, or simply believed that Portland needs a place like this—we’re asking you to help us make this next phase possible.
Moving costs money. Your support right now will help PICA move, build, and continue making space for artists and audiences in Portland.
We love you very very much. And while this is the end of one chapter, it is also the beginning of another. We are PICA. And we are bringing PICA with us to our new home too.
With Love,
PICA
With that said, we want to spend these final weeks at Hancock with you. Mark your calendar for the following:
October 15 at 6:30 PM — Critical Conversations:
Sophie Cavoulacos, Art After Midnight: Curating Time-Based Art in the Museum
Free + Open to All
The Ford Family Foundation, in partnership with the University of Oregon Department of Art’s Center for Art Research (CFAR), presents Art After Midnight: Curating Time-Based Art in the Museum. This event is part of Critical Conversations, a platform for dialogue and inquiry that supports Oregon artists and writers. Sophie Cavoulacos is a Curator in the Department of Film at The Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), New York, where she organizes moving image projects across the museum. One of our last opportunities to gather together in this space.
October 17–19 from 12:00 to 4:00 PM — PICA Moving Sale!
Free + Open to All / Items Priced to Sell!
Come help us clear out the building, take home a little piece of PICA, and celebrate everything this place has held. After 10 years in NE Hancock, we have accumulated a lot of stuff! It’s part garage sale, part PICA archive, and your chance to take a little piece of this place home with you! Come browse. Come bargain. Come find something just for you!
October 24 — Final day of MORE by Trisha Baga
Free + Open to All
Gallery Hours:*
Thursday: 2:00–8:00 PM
Friday: 12:00–6:00 PM
Saturday: 12:00–4:00 PM
*The exhibition will close early at 6:00 PM on Thursday, October 15, for the Critical Conversations event.
Sit in the space with us, experience the exhibition, and say goodbye to this chapter of PICA. We have a lot to celebrate and look forward to, but for this special time we encourage you to slow down and take an extra moment to appreciate this space through Baga’s immersive installation.