Welcome to the Pendleton Center for the Arts… a great place to express your creative self and enjoy the creative work of others. Located in the heart of Eastern Oregon, our beautifully restored 1916 Carnegie Library building overlooks the Umatilla River at the north end of Pendleton’s charming downtown. Browse the galleries, shop for finely crafted wearable and functional art, take a free or low-cost class, take in a live music, literary arts or dance event, or hold your own event in our historic building. Read our statement on diversity, equity, & inclusion HERE.
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RIGHT NOW at PCA
FIRST DRAFT WRITERS’ SERIES
Laura Winter lives in Portland Oregon with visual artist, Brad Winter and Kinta, an orange tabby cat. Laura is a past vice president for Oregon Community Foundation where she worked for 30 years. Winter is author of poetry collections, broadsides and performance projects. Her poems have been translated into several languages. Winter’s recent book, noble scratch, roughly spoken, features visual artist Brad Winter.
Join is via Zoom on Thursday, March. 20 at 7:00 PM to hear Laura Winter read from new work. Get Zoom link and all the info HERE.
EASTERN OREGON ARTISTS
Artists of Eastern Oregon, Vol. 1 is HERE! Flip through it online HERE We have a limited number of copies for sale in the Pendleton Foundation Trust Fine Craft Marketplace.
SPECIALS
Purchase Hiroko Cannon Reproductions HERE.
Save the date for May 2026 for a solo exhibition of new work in the East Oregonian Gallery.
Watch HIROKO CANNON ON
Oregon ART BEAT
ON-GOING WORK
CREATION STATION
We’re excited to unveil our UPGRADED Creation Station! Thanks to funding through the AWS InCommunities Umatilla County Fund, run by ChangeX, you can drop in and explore all the fun things you’ve been dying to try. Adults, kids with a parent or older pal – anyone! And it’s FREE. What a great way to spend a little time.