Nightlab

Nightlab Nightlab is a nonprofit organization that advances nighttime placemaking through light-based art.

We light bridges, produce the Portland Winter Light Festival and utilize art, community and infrastructure to enhance Portland’s nighttime identity. An organization that
- produces the Portland Winter Light Festival
- is committed to lighting the bridges of Portland
- seeks to increase the beauty of the city at night through more artistic lighting and less overall energy

Did you know the public can light the Morrison Bridge in recognition of celebrations, causes, and events? The Morrison B...
06/10/2026

Did you know the public can light the Morrison Bridge in recognition of celebrations, causes, and events? The Morrison Bridge Lighting Program transforms one of Portland’s most iconic pieces of infrastructure into an ongoing platform for visual civic dialogue and public art. It’s one of the ways Nightlab helps shape how Portland is experienced after dark, all year long. Learn more at lightthebridges.org.

If you love the Portland Winter Light Festival, you already know what matters to this community: light, art and shared e...
05/28/2026

If you love the Portland Winter Light Festival, you already know what matters to this community: light, art and shared experiences that bring people together after dark. Today, we’re excited to share that the organization behind the Festival has a new name: Nightlab.

Nightlab is the new name for the nonprofit formerly known as the Willamette Light Brigade. The new identity reflects the broader work of the organization behind the Light Festival, from the Morrison Bridge Lighting Program to the Illuminate Bridge City initiative and the Light-Based Public Art Program. While the name is new, the spirit of the work remains the same. Learn more at https://nightlabpdx.org/

“As I crossed the bridge, the red lights took my breath away.” On nights like this, the impact of light becomes clear.Af...
04/29/2026

“As I crossed the bridge, the red lights took my breath away.” On nights like this, the impact of light becomes clear.

After illuminating the Morrison Bridge in red in honor of fallen firefighters, we heard from Portland Fire about how powerful that moment was, for them, for their Chief, for their community.

Firefighters put their lives on the line every day. Using light to honor that sacrifice is the least we can do. ❤️

We’re grateful for the opportunity to help tell these stories.

📸Rick Graves Portland Fire & Rescue

02/19/2026

Last call, light lovers.

We need just 12 more people to fill out the Portland Winter Light Festival survey before it closes.

Do it now, before the link disappears and you miss your shot at being entered to win two tickets on Alaska Airlines ✈️

It takes a few minutes.
It helps keep the Festival glowing.
And it could literally take you somewhere else.

Link in comments. Go. 📸Brooke Hoyer

02/18/2026
02/18/2026
This 5-minute survey impacts the future of the Festival, no joke!
02/18/2026

This 5-minute survey impacts the future of the Festival, no joke!

Please, do fill out the survey if you attended the Festival!
02/18/2026

Please, do fill out the survey if you attended the Festival!

01/17/2026

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