Winter Term 2026 Registration Information | | |
Registration for Multnomah Arts Center's Winter Term 2026 opens soon! Most winter term classes and activities will run the week of January 5 through the week of March 9. Our winter schedule is now available to view online here.
Registration opens at 9:30 am. Mark your calendars:
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December 11 - for classes and activities that start in January
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January 15 - for classes and activities that start in February
Registrations can be processed in a variety of ways!
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ONLINE: View MAC's winter activities online. Search for classes by age, category, or keyword and register through your Portland Parks account. We highly recommend utilizing this method due to the possibility of long wait times with phoning in or coming in person.
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PHONE: When registration opens, call any PP&R site or the PP&R Customer Service Center at 503-823-2525 (Monday-Friday, 8:00 am-5:00 pm).
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IN PERSON: Any PP&R facility can process your registration, including the Customer Service Center located on the first floor of the Portland Building at 1120 SW 5th Ave.
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Introducing MACA's NEW Mascot! | |
Meet Mac! Mac is MACA’s new mascot! Mac is a scarlet macaw with vibrant, primary-colored plumage that matches their creative personality. Mac stickers are now available from the Front Desk with any MACA donation of $1 or more in support of our Community Engagement programming to continue bringing the arts to all. Keep an eye out in the future for limited edition Mac stickers for special community events and holidays!
| | MACA's Annual Winter Arts & Crafts Sale | | |
The annual MACA Winter Arts & Crafts Sale is coming up at MAC!
Sponsored by the Multnomah Arts Center Association, the Winter Arts & Crafts Sale showcases the talents of over 70 local artists and artisans who take classes or work at MAC. Visitors can purchase beautiful ceramics, textiles, jewelry, prints, paintings, woodworking, and more. Proceeds from sales support the artists and future programming at MAC.
Winter Arts & Crafts Sale Hours:
Thursday, December 4 - 9:00 am to 9:00 pm
Friday, December 5 - 9:00 am to 9:00 pm
Saturday, December 6 - 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
| | NEW Winter Term Class: Multnomah Pops Band | | |
You're invited to join the band! All instruments and all skill levels are welcome. Led by MAC Performing Arts Lead Kelly Mason, band members will learn how to jam and play songs from modern pop and hip hop to rock classics. Enjoy playing alongside others in this friendly, welcoming community band setting. All levels of experience and all instruments (including guitar and drum set) are welcome. The instructor may have instruments to loan if needed!
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REHEARSALS: Tuesdays, 6:00-7:00 pm from January 6 - March 10
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REGISTRATION: Opens at 9:30 am on December 11
Questions? Please feel welcome to reach out to the band director at Kelly.Mason@portlandoregon.gov! And be sure to share this information with anyone who might be interested!
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MAC Performing Arts: Fall Performances & Special Events | | The MAC Performing Arts departments want to invite the community to some of their quarterly end-of-term performances! All events are free and open to the public and take place in the MAC Auditorium. Take a look below - we hope to see you there! | | |
Page to Stage Presents: Swords, Sorcery, & Summer School
Tuesday, December 2 at 7:00 pm
Tuesday, December 9 at 5:00 pm
Directed by MAC Studio Theatre Directors Timothy Scarrott and Dawn Panttaja, come watch our young actors perform a fully staged adaptation! The runtime is about 30 minutes. Performances are free and open to the public, but donations are gladly accepted.
Summer is here and school is out! Unfortunately, there’s no summer vacation for our young wizards, as they’ll be attending mandatory summer school with a strange new professor. As usual, there’s a battle of good versus evil, but this time wands are not allowed!
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Annual MAC Literary Arts Reading
Wednesday, December 6 at 6:00 pm
Come join the MAC Literary Arts department as we showcase our fall student writers and faculty through poetry, prose, and more. Featuring works from Christopher Luna, Sherri Levine, and Nick Herb. Snacks and refreshments will be provided!
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Studio Theatre Presents: Scrooge & Marley
Friday and Saturday, December 5 and 6 at 7:00 pm
Sunday, December 7 at 2:00 pm
Directed by Timothy Scarrott and Dawn Panttaja, you are invited to come watch this fully staged production being put on by our Studio Theatre students! The runtime is about 60 minutes. Performances are free and open to the public, but donations are gladly accepted.
Marley was dead. However, that did not stop him from haunting his old business partner, Ebeneezer Scrooge, and from trying to steal the show. This class offers professional rehearsal time, culminating in a fully staged one-hour show. Join us as we explore all the famous characters from Charles Dickens' classic holiday tale, especially Marley's Ghost. Did I mention that Marley was dead?
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MAC Music Showcase
Wednesday, December 10 at 7:00 pm
You are cordially invited to a music showcase being put on by some of MAC's newest music ensembles and classes! Featuring performances from Modern Band and original works by Songwriting students, come enjoy music and connect with others in a relaxed atmosphere.
| | Community Engagement Recap: Halloween at MAC | | |
The Multnomah Arts Center’s Community Engagement team participated in this year’s Multnomah Village Trick or Treat event by crafting a fun and memorable family photo op station on the MAC front lawn. There were several handmade cutout characters available, along with a spooky backdrop, for an unlimited number of fun photo choices. Staff were on hand to coordinate families and friends, and to serve as the designated photographer so everyone could share in the memory!
The photo op station was a popular destination with thousands of residents and visitors passing through the neighborhood over the course of the event. MAC staff gave away 500 sketchbooks and hundreds of other creative treats to local kids who stopped by. Thank you to everyone who came by and included MAC in their Halloween festivities!
| | NEW: Performing Arts Auditorium Rental Package | | |
The MAC Rentals program is excited to make public a new specialized rentals package for MAC's Auditorium performance space. In an effort to elevate, foster, and support the performing arts in the Portland community, this rentals package provides eligible artists and organizations/groups discounted rental rates and amenities when they apply to stage their productions and performances at MAC!
If you didn't already know, the MAC Auditorium is equipped with a wide variety of equipment and amenity features, including: professional lighting and sound boards; LED lighting fixtures; wireless mics; and dressing and greenroom spaces.
To learn more about our new performing arts rental package, click the link below! (And be sure to share this information with organizations or individual artists in the community who you think might have interest!)
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2026 Exhibition Calendar
Exhibits in MAC’s Front & Center Galleries are scheduled via an annual Call for Art. The selection committee that reviews applications is formed anew each year when we invite two curators from the community to participate. This year we are thrilled to be working with Melanie Stevens and Celeste Noche.
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January 15 – February 21, 2026
Front Gallery: Marilyn Cisneros
Marilyn Cisneros is a Yaqui-Mexican-American artist who works primarily in mixed media, papier-mâché and hojalata tin art, a traditional Mexican craft. “I am drawn to the ways culture, community, and nature intersect in the maternal journey, and I use my work to highlight both the resilience, and the vulnerability found in caregiving.”
Center Gallery: Latoya Lovely and Stephanie Anderson
Latoya Lovely is a mixed media artist who focuses on storytelling through her art. “I’m greatly inspired by South African Artist and hair stylist, Lebohang Lang Motaung, through her use of synthetic hair.” Lovely’s work addresses “colorism, a form of racism where those with lighter skin and European features are given preference over those with darker skin; and texturism, which is the discrimination against people with kinkier, coarse hair within the same race.”
Stephanie Anderson is an oil painter. She experienced a life-altering medical diagnosis in 2015 that reshaped her sense of self. “Soul City is a collection of oil paintings inspired by her previous #msskateproject photograph series. It represents a deeply personal evolution that bridges fear, grief, healing, identity and resilience. I use oil on canvas to merge my beloved Roller Derby subculture with a fine art form.”
Join reception: Saturday, January 22 from 1:00-3:00 pm
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February 27 – April, 4, 2026
Front Gallery: Michael F. McDonald
Michael F. McDonald creates wheel-thrown ceramic vessels that are then vibrantly colored and often patterned using a variety of techniques, including slip painting and carving. “The pressure to conform to societal norms is real. My ceramics work is inspired by my desire to break free to explore the human condition without any stifling external influence. I have both masculine and feminine aspects to myself, and my work comes from a place where I seek to express a balance between the two.”
Center Gallery: Joy Kloman
Joy Kloman creates paintings that combine both figurative and abstract or patterned elements. “My artistic practice is an exploration of temporality. The sourced vintage photographs referenced in my art are a black and white record of days that have passed. In my figurative paintings, I have added color and a fluorescent underpainting, creating tension between past and present.”
Join reception: Saturday, January 22 from 1:00-3:00 pm
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Here's a sneak peek at the exhibition schedule for the remainder of the year:
April 10 – May 16, 2026
Front Gallery: Charlotte Deason Robillard, ceramics
Center Galleries: Figurative works by Ami Maki and Sarah Heckles.
May 22 – June 27, 2026
Front Gallery: A group show by PDX Natural Pigment and Dye.
Center Gallery: Sculpture by Irina Belova and cyanotypes by Pearlyn Tan.
July 3 – August 1, 2026
Youth Art Biennial – a group show of work by artists ages 18 and under who have participated in MAC art classes in the past three years.
August 7 – September 12, 2026
Front Gallery: Bronze sculpture by elijah jamal asani.
Center Gallery: Figurative work in wood by Philip A. Robinson and ceramic sculptures by Swapna Mukhopadhyay.
September 18 – October 17, 2026
Front & Center Galleries: A group show curated by Celeste Noche and Melanie Stevens.
October 23 – November 28, 2026
Front Gallery: Paintings by Lettie Jane Rennekamp.
Center Gallery: Textile work by The Reprintery (Charlotte Flory & Michelle Freedman).
To stay up to date on what’s happening in MAC’s galleries, you can go to multnomahartscenter.org/gallery-calendar/
| | MAC Staff Spotlight: Justin Bower, Recreation Lead | | |
Justin Bower is the newest member of the MAC staff team, but not to Parks and Recreation. Before coming to MAC, Justin was a Front Desk worker at Matt Dishman Community center while working on his film degree. Now, Justin works as a support to the Front Desk and works diligently maintaining organizational systems behind the desk. The recent speed and efficiency of our new music scheduling system was a collaborative project between him, Music Recreation Leader Kelly Mason, and Performing Arts Coordinator Patrick Browne.
In his personal time, he works on his webcomic, PARANOiD, and collaborates with his long-term friend and creative partner Mikii B. He’s a regular horror fan and writer, and enjoys a spirited conversation. You can see their works at paranoidcomic.com.
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The Multnomah Arts Center (MAC), a program of Portland Parks & Recreation, provides excellent arts education in the visual and performing arts at an affordable cost to students of all ages. We offer programs in music, movement, dance, theatre, woodshop, literary arts, metal arts, mixed media, printmaking, drawing, painting, photography, ceramics, sculpture, textiles, and more. Programs run year-round, and scholarships are available. Visit MultnomahArtsCenter.org to learn more about our programs.
The Multnomah Arts Center Association (MACA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which supports the vibrancy and health of the Multnomah Arts Center. Its mission is to advocate for equity and access to arts education.
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