From Portland gallery openings and studio tours to exhibitions on the Oregon Coast and in Eastern and Central Oregon, fall 2026 offers plenty of ways to see new work by local and nationally recognized artists. Here are some of the Oregon art events, exhibitions, open studios and gallery shows worth adding to your calendar this season.
Fall Member Artists Show 2026, Portland – thru Oct. 31, 2026
The Portland Art Museum’s Rental Sales Gallery welcomes more than 200 new works from its member artists for its annual Fall Member Artists Show. Every piece in the exhibition is available to purchase or rent. Stop by the opening reception this Friday, Sept. 25, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the gallery, 1237 S.W. 10th.
A Group Show on Utopia, Dystopia, and Reparations by Four Local Artists, Portland – thru Oct 17, 2026
Curators Melanie Stevens and Celeste Noche invited Portland-based artists Amber Capwell, Ebony Frison, Maryanna Hollomon and Orlando Almanza to grapple with utopia, dystopia, systemic barriers and reparations in “A Good Universe Next Door” at Multnomah Arts Center’s Front & Center Galleries. Catch an artist talk with the group Oct. 10. Multnomah Arts Center
Over 100 Local Artists Open Their Studios for an Annual Tour, Portland – Oct 10-11 & 17-18, 2026
Portland Open Studios brings more than 100 local artists’ workspaces open to the public across two October weekends, a rare chance to see how the work actually gets made and buy directly from its makers. Get a preview first at the free Preview Show & Sale at Ford Gallery PDX on September 25, 6-9pm. Portland Open Studios
Willamette Valley
A Two-Weekend Studio Tour Across Yamhill County’s Art Scene, Yamhill County – Oct. 2-4 & 9-11, 2026
The 32nd annual Art Harvest Studio Tour sends visitors into dozens of working artists’ studios across Yamhill County over two early-October weekends. All-access buttons are $10, sold at Art Elements Gallery, the Chehalem Valley Chamber, Chehalem Cultural Center, and at participating studios themselves. Newberg Graphic
Oregon Coast
Deadline to Enter a Juried Show on the Nude Figure, Astoria – Dec 10, 2026
Clatsop Community College’s Royal Nebeker Art Gallery is now accepting entries for its 17th annual “Au Naturel: The Nude in the 21st Century,” a juried show open to any contemporary interpretation of the nude figure in drawing, painting, printmaking, or select 3D media. Portland curator Daniel Peabody will jury the show, with $1,000 in cash prizes and purchase awards up to $2,000 on the line ahead of the exhibition’s January opening. Discover Our Coast
Eastern/Central Oregon
Works by Agnes Martin, Barbara Kruger, and Other Icons on Loan From a Major Collection, Pendleton – thru Oct 25, 2026
Pendleton Center for the Arts marks its 10th year hosting loans from the Jordan D. Schnitzer Family Foundation with “Iconic Women of Contemporary Art,” featuring Anni Albers, Helen Frankenthaler, Barbara Kruger, Agnes Martin, Joan Mitchell, Wendy Red Star, Alison Saar, Tschabalala Self, Dyani White Hawk, and more — free to see at the East Oregonian Gallery. East Oregonian
A New Working-Woodshop Gallery Opens in Bend’s Maker’s District, Bend
Nashwood Gallery has quietly become a fixture of Bend’s 2nd Street Maker’s District since opening this spring, showing painting, photography, sculpture, jewelry, furniture, and pottery from about a dozen Central Oregon artists alongside a working woodshop visitors can watch in action. Stop by during extended hours on Bend’s First Friday art walks. Cascade Business News
