2026 Converge 45 Triennial: Here, To you, Now

OPENING WEEKEND

Thursday

Aug 27

2:00 PM | Triennial Kickoff & Opening Remarks

• Courtyard, Portland State University Schnitzer School of Art, 1981 SW Broadway, Portland, OR

2:30 PM – 4:00 PM | PSU Galleries Opening Reception

• Portland State University Schnitzer School of Art, 1981 SW Broadway, Portland, OR

• Featured Artists: Gerald Clarke, Tannaz Farsi, Marcus Fischer, Patricia Vázquez Gómez, Jacqueline Kiyomi Gork, Rob Rhee, and Vo Vo

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Ido Radon: Men make their own history… Opening Reception

• Center for Contemporary Art and Culture at PNCA, 511 NW Broadway, Portland, OR

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Linda K. Johnson: The Evidence of Foot Fall Opening Reception

• PLACE, 735 NW 18th Ave, Portland, OR

8:00 PM – 11:00 PM | Opening Night Celebration & Rooftop Cocktails

• Tope At The Hoxton, 15 NW 4th Ave, Portland, OR 97209

Friday

Aug 28

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Lex Brown: Carnelian Opening Reception & Artist Remarks

• Patricia Reser Center for the Arts, 12625 SW Crescent St, Beaverton, OR

• Artist talk at 4:00 PM

5:30 PM – 8:00 PM | Gerald Clarke: Between the Lines Opening Reception

• Native Arts and Culture Foundation, 800 SE 10th Ave, Portland, OR

6:00 PM | Amy Ruhl: Other Spaces with Sophia Cleary and Lu Yim Performance Preview

• Oregon Contemporary, 8371 N Interstate Ave, Portland, OR

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Trisha Baga: MORE Opening Reception & Community Cookout

• Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (PICA), 15 NE Hancock St, Portland, OR

Saturday

Aug 29

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Rose Salane: Afterlife in Public Opening Reception & Picnic Lunch

• Cooley Gallery at Reed College, 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd, Portland, OR

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Vo Vo: Street Meetz Opening Reception & Video Screening

• Movie Madness, 4320 SE Belmont St, Portland, OR

2:30 PM – 4:30 PM | Meech Boakye: Black Pool Party Opening Reception & Artist Workshop

• Paragon Gallery at PCC Cascade, 705 N Killingsworth St, Portland, OR

• Space Limited for Artist Workshop, RSVP Required

5:00 PM | Amy Ruhl: Other Spaces with Sophia Cleary and Lu Yim Performance

• Oregon Contemporary, 8371 N Interstate Ave, Portland, OR

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Other Spaces & One more, and that’s all: Artists of North Pole Studio + Elbow Room Opening Reception

• Oregon Contemporary, 8371 N Interstate Ave, Portland, OR

• Featured Artists: Amy Ruhl, Sophia Cleary, Lu Yim, Ricky Bearghost, Aaron Cunningham, Michelle Fromme, Annie Rose Macer, Elmeater Morton, and Dan Tran

8:00 PM – 9:00 PM | keyon gaskin performance & sidony o’neal: TANP D’ÆR/SPLINE + ELEGY Viewing

• Barn Radio, 215 SW 1st Ave, Portland, OR

• Space Limited, RSVP Required

10:00 PM – 2:00 AM | DJ Miss Twink USA Set programmed by sidony o'neal & Cole Johnson

• Barn Radio, 215 SW 1st Ave, Portland, OR

• Space Limited, RSVP Required

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