Blue Sky, Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts

Photo booth enthusiasts, it’s your time to shine! Our third installment of Blue Sky 50th Anniversary Online Exhibitions opens today and we want to see your photo strips taken in photo booths.

Submit your work here:
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The majority of the works from this exhibition, 𝘉𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘚𝘬𝘺 1975 - 1985: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘛𝘦𝘯 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴, is available for purchase at $200 each. Proceeds directly benefit Blue Sky, ensuring another 50 years of photographic excellence.

Learn more:https://www.blueskygallery.org/gallery-exhibitions/2025/decade-1

We've shared so many lovely moments with Blue Sky friends over the past few days, thank you to everyone who joined us for First Thursday and our 50th Anniversary Rooftop Celebration!

🐶 Selected works from The Dog Show are now on view on our website!
Click the link below to explore all the adorable ways Blue Sky fans have captured their furry friends.

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Blue Sky 50th Celebration — Blue Sky, Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts

Tickets for the 50th anniversary rooftop celebration are running very low. Claim yours today via blueskygallery.org/50th.

On view today through Sat, Nov 1:
𝘉𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘚𝘬𝘺 1975 - 1985: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘛𝘦𝘯 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴
Blue Sky 2025 Members Show Top 50

Come celebrate the opening today from 5 - 8 PM. We want to see you in your best 1975 - 1985 era fashion, think shoulder pads, sequins, spandex, and bell bottoms!

This October, Blue Sky invites you to celebrate its 50th anniversary with a series of special exhibitions and programs!

Learn more:
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We are excited to partner with Portland Community College to bring you Agency and the Image: a two-day photography symposium from Oct 10 - 11, 2025!

Learn more about the symposium and get your tickets today here:
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Submit your work to our online exhibition: The Instant Photography Show today in celebration of Blue Sky's 50th anniversary year. There is no entry fee.
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Tomorrow (Sep 20) at 2 PM! Join us in the gallery for an artist talk with our September exhibiting artist Nadia Sablin

Her exhibition, 𝙔𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙇𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙒𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧, is on display throughout the month. Visit us Wed - Sat, 12 - 5 PM to spend time with her photos in person

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Osamu James Nakagawa’s current exhibition, 𝙆𝙖𝙞: 廻 𝙁𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙮𝙘𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙇𝙞𝙛𝙚, is on display at Blue Sky throughout the month. Visit us Wed - Sat, 12 - 5 PM to spend time with his work in person.

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We are throwing a 50th birthday bash and you’re invited! Get your tickets today for our 50th Anniversary Celebration on Sun, Oct 5 from 6 - 9 PM, at the garden terrace on the Rooftop of the DeSoto Building.

Get your tickets today: blueskygallery.org/50th

Please join us in the gallery to welcome Carol Isaak, who will be signing and giving a brief presentation about her new book Seasons - Lan Su Garden. A selection of photos from this book is on display on our Community Wall throughout September.

Osamu James Nakagawa — Blue Sky, Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts Sep 4 - 27, 2025

Learn more about this exhibition:
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Tomorrow (Sep 6) at 2 PM! Join us in the gallery for an artist talk with our September exhibiting artist Osamu James Nakagawa

His exhibitions, 𝙆𝙖𝙞: 廻 𝙁𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙮𝙘𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙇𝙞𝙛𝙚, is on display throughout the month. Visit us Wed - Sat, 12 - 5 PM to spend time with his work in person.

Barbara Strigel — Blue Sky, Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts Aug 7 - 30, 2025

Learn more about Strigel's exhibition:
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Barbara Strigel
𝘙𝘦𝘣𝘢𝘳 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯
2023
30” x 40”
Archival inkjet print

This is your last week to check out Barbara Strigel’s 𝘼 𝙎𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣 𝙀𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙮 and Cristina Velásquez’s 𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙤𝙨 𝘼𝙣𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙋𝙤é𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙤𝙨. Visit us Wed - Sat, 12 - 5 PM to spend time with their work in person.

Featured work
Top:
𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘰, 2022
18” x 15.5”
Archival inkjet print

Bottom:
𝘔𝘺 𝘚𝘬𝘪𝘯, 2020
18” x 15.5”
Archival inkjet print

A Photo of palm overlaying another photo of textures.

Cristina Velásquez's exhibition on display at Blue Sky

Check out Cristina Velásquez’s gorgeous pictures from her current exhibition, 𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙤𝙨 𝘼𝙣𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙋𝙤é𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙤𝙨, at Blue Sky through Sat, Sep 30. Our regular hours are Wed - Sat from 12 - 5 PM.

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Please join Blue Sky high above the NYC skyline for an unforgettable evening celebrating photography in support of its 50th Anniversary!

Learn more and purchase tickets at
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Visit us Wed - Sat, 12 - 5 PM till Sat, Sep 30 to experience her work in person.

The recording of Cristina Velásquez’s artist talk is available to watch on our website and YouTube channel. Hit the link in bio to learn about her thought process behind her current exhibition 𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙤𝙨 𝘼𝙣𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙋𝙤é𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙤𝙨.

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Check out Barbra Strigel’s intricate collages from her current exhibition, 𝘼 𝙎𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣 𝙀𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙮, at Blue Sky through Sat, Sep 30. Our regular hours are Wed - Sat from 12 - 5 PM.

Learn more about her exhibition:
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2025 Pacific Northwest Drawers Feature
Carolyn Kay Chema: 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦, 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘴, 𝘯𝘰.10, 2023

Check out Carolyn kay Chema’s available prints in the gallery or on our website
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2025 Pacific Northwest Drawers Feature
Brad Carlile: 𝘙𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘰𝘴 #211, 2024

Check out Brad Carlile’s available prints in the gallery or on our website
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Apply today to our online exhibition The Dog Show!

Learn more here:
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Their exhibitions, 𝘼 𝙎𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣 𝙀𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙮 and 𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙤𝙨 𝘼𝙣𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙋𝙤é𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙤𝙨, are on display throughout the month. Visit us Wed - Sat, 12 - 5 PM to spend time with their work in person.

Tomorrow (Aug 9)! Join us in the gallery for two artist talks with our August exhibiting artists.
Barbara Strigel at 2 PM | Cristina Velásquez at 3:30 PM

On view today through Sat, Aug 30
Barbara Strigel: 𝘼 𝙎𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣 𝙀𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙮
Cristina Velásquez: 𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙤𝙨 𝘼𝙣𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙋𝙤é𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙤𝙨
Join us tonight from 5 - 9 PM to celebrate the opening of the two exhibitions

Call for Entry: 2025 Members Show — Blue Sky, Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts Apply Now to the 2025 Members Show Deadline: Fri, Aug 23, 2025, 11:59 PM (PT) Opening: Thu, Oct 2, 5 PM Blue Sky is excited to announce the return of our annual Members Show – back in ...

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