Performing Arts + Culture Center PDX

04/17/2026

The community is behind the Performing Arts + Culture Center is growing.

Discover why this space matters and how you can show your support.

www.paccpdx.org

04/16/2026

Let’s talk about the Performing Arts + Culture Center’s lobby!

⭐ Imagine soaring spaces highlighting the striking mass timber construction

⭐ Imagine 17,500 square feet of patron amenities (for reference, that’s triple the size of the current Keller Auditorium lobby)

⭐ Imagine looking forward to intermission. Grabbing a treat at multiple bars and snack carts, chatting with friends, shopping for merch, greeting performers and visiting the ample number of restrooms. All in time for curtain up!

⭐ And in between shows, the lobby can host cultural events, pop ups, artistic exhibitions, private parties and school activities.

All together: Big! Bright! Breathtaking!

04/10/2026

What will it take to sustain and grow Portland’s arts ecosystem for the next 100 years?

The Performing Arts + Culture Center is designed as more than a venue — it’s a fully integrated cultural hub.

Inside the Center:

✳ A Broadway-capable theater
✳ Community and academic theater
✳ Classrooms, studio and rehearsal space
✳ Space for local arts organizations
✳ A hotel and conference center to drive year-round activity

By creating a space that is active 365 days a year, this project supports artists, students, audiences and the regional economy — while strengthening Portland’s position as a cultural destination.

04/07/2026

The Performing Arts + Culture Center will create significant economic activity, generate thousands of jobs and be the market signal Portland needs.

The Center’s development will create an estimated 400 permanent jobs and 2,000 construction jobs and open up possibilities for additional economic activity in the district. It will activate seven blocks of readily developable proximate property with spillover investment potential of around $1 billion beyond the initial Center construction investment.

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The Performing Arts + Culture Center will create significant economic activity, generate thousands of jobs, and be the market signal Portland needs. The Center’s development will create an estimated 400 permanent jobs and 2,000 construction jobs and open up possibilities for additional…

04/01/2026

A compelling perspective from someone who knows the neighborhood.

Retired City of Portland architect and Halprin district resident Richard Bosch shares a powerful case for a new, vibrant future—one that includes a world-class Performing Arts + Culture Center in downtown Portland.

Read his letter to the editor and join the conversation.

Letters to the Editor can be submitted to [email protected] with full name and place of residence.

03/30/2026

Portland deserves a vibrant future for arts + culture that can enliven downtown.

The Performing Arts + Culture Center will support artists, students, downtown businesses and audiences for generations to come—but it needs community voices behind it.

Add your voice. Share your support. Help bring this bold vision to life.

Click the link below to voice your support:

https://form.asana.com/?k=34wPkolxKptsYH-5b0pvCg&d=238387473862516

03/26/2026

PSU is excited about a downtown arts vision that could include both the Keller Auditorium and Performing Arts + Culture Center sites. The bigger the vision, the more it can deliver for the arts, for students, and for our city.

Only a few blocks apart, the two locations are linked by an amazing series of urban parks and fountains that would come alive with public amenities at either end.

Highlights of the proposal include:
- A Broadway-capable theater sited at the 4.25 acre Performing Arts + Culture Center location, which has space for fantastic amenities and tomorrow’s blockbuster shows
- A mid-sized theater at the Keller site, preserving its legacy as a performing arts venue
- A community and academic theater at the Center, optimized for smaller and more diverse arts groups, and both K-12 and college student performances

By staging construction over a decade, the plan avoids job loss and economic disruptions, and keeps Broadway in Portland.

Portland State is committed to serving the entire arts ecosystem, collaborating with arts advocates and civic leaders, and helping drive Portland’s economic and cultural vitality for generations to come.

Learn more:

A new proposal outlines a shared vision for thet Portland’s Performing Arts + Culture Center and Keller Auditorium, supporting a thriving, inclusive arts ecosystem.

03/23/2026

A more vibrant downtown benefits all of us.

With hundreds of days of programming, new conferences and daily campus activity, the Performing Arts + Culture Center will bring consistent foot traffic to the heart of Portland—supporting restaurants, shops and the spaces that make this city feel alive.

Learn more: https://paccpdx.org/post/Activating-Downtown-Portland

Opening in 2030, this landmark downtown arts center will spark creativity, fuel economic vitality and help Portland reclaim its cultural center stage.

03/20/2026

For 80 years, Portland State University has transformed hard-working students into the professionals who power our region. Today PSU is focused on a sustainable plan to serve students + to serve the city.

In this new Q/A, PSU President Ann Cudd talks about the power of the planned Performing Arts + Culture Center on the Portland State campus to support Oregon's arts ecosystem, inspire and serve students of all ages, and create year-round vitality downtown.

Read more: https://paccpdx.org/post/A-Powerhouse-Partner

02/24/2026

The community is behind the Performing Arts + Culture Center—and the momentum is growing.

Discover why this space matters and how you can show your support.

www.paccpdx.org

02/05/2026

The Performing Arts + Culture Center represents a vision for Portland’s next 100 years of arts and culture, with future-forward resources, capabilities and amenities serving patrons, presenters, artists, visitors and students.

To be constructed on downtown’s largest developable land parcel, the Center will feature a Broadway-capable theater with flexible, state-of-the-art stage capabilities and lobby amenities, ensuring tomorrow’s most spectacular shows will always come to Oregon—while guaranteeing a grand experience for patrons and presenters.

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The Performing Arts + Culture Center represents a vision for Portland’s next 100 years of arts and culture, with future-forward resources, capabilities and amenities serving patrons, presenters, artists, visitors and students. To be constructed on downtown’s largest developable l…