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Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Over the past four decades, Portland\u2019s Blue Sky Gallery has risen from an upstart artists\u2019 collective to a mature, nationally recognized nonprofit photographic space. This major survey exhibition of more than 120 works by artists shown at Blue Sky will demonstrate the critical role that the gallery has played in the reconsideration and establishment of photography as a fine art medium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the gallery\u2019s start in 1975, Blue Sky\u2019s founders endeavored to bring the most dynamic contemporary photographers working in the United States and eventually throughout the world to the Pacific Northwest. The gallery has introduced more than 700 emerging and established photographers to the region, providing a direct and immediate means to consider the latest in documentary, conceptual, and formal artwork. The Center\u2019s early support of now-renowned photographers including Nan Goldin, John Divola, Mark Klett, Robert Frank, and Larry Sultan, among many others, established Blue Sky as a preeminent West Coast venue, where emerging photographers engaging with 21st- century technologies continue to find their voices and eager audiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An accompanying full-color catalogue features essays by Julia Dolan, Ph.D., the Museum\u2019s Minor White Curator of Photography, and Todd J. Tubutis, Executive Director of Blue Sky Gallery, as well as an interview with the institution\u2019s four surviving founders. The exhibition and publication demonstrate the gallery\u2019s meaningful contribution to an international dialogue about the meaning of photography in modern society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organized by the Portland Art Museum and curated by Julia Dolan, Ph.D., The Minor White Curator of Photography.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Blue Sky Preview with Curator Julia Dolan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Acknowledgments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

MAJOR SPONSORS: The Ford Family Foundation; Jim and Susan Winkler; Anonymous. SPONSORS: John A. and Lisa S. Pritzker; Al Solheim. SUPPORTERS: ESCO Foundation; The Kinsman Foundation; McGeady Family Foundation; The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation; Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust; Dr. Baron Barnett and Ms. Delia Busher; Elizabeth Leach Gallery; Kathleen Lewis; Scott Muramatsu; The Wyss Foundation; Stu Levy; Lane Powell PC; Bonnie Serkin and Will Emery; Tad Savinar. IN-KIND SPONSOR: Oregon Public Broadcasting.<\/em><\/p>","excerpt":"","slug":"blue-sky-the-oregon-center-for-the-photographic-arts-at-40","image":{"url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BlueSky_Bogren_Ocean.jpg","id":9499,"extension":"jpg","width":2000,"height":1125,"filesize":484580,"sizes":{"medium":{"width":700,"height":394,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":37909,"url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BlueSky_Bogren_Ocean-700x394.jpg"},"large":{"width":1308,"height":736,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":108027,"url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BlueSky_Bogren_Ocean-1308x736.jpg"},"thumbnail":{"width":270,"height":270,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":13951,"url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BlueSky_Bogren_Ocean-270x270.jpg"},"medium_large":{"width":768,"height":432,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":43230,"url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BlueSky_Bogren_Ocean-768x432.jpg"},"1536x1536":{"width":1536,"height":864,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":143076,"url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BlueSky_Bogren_Ocean-1536x864.jpg"},"small":{"width":375,"height":500,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":27502,"url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BlueSky_Bogren_Ocean-375x500.jpg"},"medium-large":{"width":900,"height":506,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":57187,"url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BlueSky_Bogren_Ocean-900x506.jpg"},"card":{"width":904,"height":565,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":61243,"url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BlueSky_Bogren_Ocean-904x565.jpg"},"post":{"width":975,"height":500,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":59835,"url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BlueSky_Bogren_Ocean-975x500.jpg"},"hero":{"width":1894,"height":1080,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":209371,"url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BlueSky_Bogren_Ocean-1894x1080.jpg"}}},"all_day":true,"start_date":"2014-10-18 00:00:00","start_date_details":{"year":"2014","month":"10","day":"18","hour":"00","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"end_date":"2015-01-11 23:59:59","end_date_details":{"year":"2015","month":"01","day":"11","hour":"23","minutes":"59","seconds":"59"},"utc_start_date":"2014-10-18 07:00:00","utc_start_date_details":{"year":"2014","month":"10","day":"18","hour":"07","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"utc_end_date":"2015-01-12 07:59:59","utc_end_date_details":{"year":"2015","month":"01","day":"12","hour":"07","minutes":"59","seconds":"59"},"timezone":"America\/Vancouver","timezone_abbr":"","cost":"","cost_details":{"currency_symbol":"$","currency_code":"USD","currency_position":"prefix","values":[]},"website":"","show_map":false,"show_map_link":false,"hide_from_listings":false,"sticky":false,"featured":false,"categories":[{"name":"Exhibitions","slug":"exhibitions","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":17,"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","description":"","parent":0,"count":201,"filter":"raw","id":17,"urls":{"self":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories\/17","collection":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories"}}],"tags":[],"venue":{"id":290,"author":"1","status":"publish","date":"2023-03-28 10:28:29","date_utc":"2023-03-28 17:28:29","modified":"2024-03-07 10:38:06","modified_utc":"2024-03-07 18:38:06","url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/venue\/portland-art-museum\/","venue":"Portland Art Museum","description":"

The Museum is conveniently located on the historic Park Blocks in the center of downtown Portland, which is easy to get around by public transit or on foot. The Portland Business Alliance has installed way-finding signs which direct you to the cultural district, where the Museum is located.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There is generally plenty of street parking surrounding the Museum. These spaces range from 1 \u2013 4 hours and can be paid for using a credit card or the Parking Kitty app<\/a>. There are also surface parking lots, and parking garages within 1 \u2013 4 blocks of the Museum. The closest surface lot is located at SW Main St. between SW 10th Ave. and Park Ave, and there are dedicated accessible and van accessible spaces. This lot accepts credit card or the Reef app<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Public transit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Getting to get to the Museum by public transportation is straightforward and economical. The bus and streetcar travel directly past the Museum, and the MAX light rail has a stop only four blocks away.\u00a0TriMet\u2019s Trip Planner<\/a>\u00a0gives you step-by-step travel directions from your location by bus, light rail, or streetcar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n