OPAM

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The Open-Air People's Art Museum

OPAM is a group of artists, creatives and community organizers dedicated to fostering a vibrant and inclusive arts community in Portland, Oregon. Our mission is to make creativity accessible.


We want to turn our neighborhood into a creative canvas.


Our collective helps emerging artists and promotes creative expression as a means of building community, fostering social justice and promoting economic growth in our city. We partner with local businesses and organizations to create events and initiatives that bring people together and support the local economy.

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live painting at the erickson gallery old town chinatown portland oregon documentary photographer
mural artist pulling wagon in front of nearly completed mural old town chinatown portland oregon documentary photography
mural artist puts final touches on mural old town chinatown portland oregon documentary photographer
selfie of OPAM founders on computer screen portland oregon documentary photography
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chalk artists make call 4 art at saturday market portland oregon documentary photography
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OPAM whiteboard session portland oregon documentary photography
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painters pallete and supplies erickson gallery portland oregon documentary photography
mural artist paints mural downtown portland oregon old town chinatown documentary photographer
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