Portland, Oregon, has an extensive public art collection. Displayed artworks undergo an approval process. Many of the artworks are administered by the Regional Arts & Culture Council.
Several statues were toppled during the 2020s, including ones depicting Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Teddy Roosevelt. The Promised Land, the Thompson Elk Fountain, and a statue of Harvey W. Scott were also removed.
Mosaics, murals, and paintings
Mosaics, mural, and paintings have included: Black Lives Matter street mural (2020) Capax Infiniti (2014), Faith47 Conduit (2009–2010), Emily Ginsburg George Floyd mural (2020) Lovejoy Columns Never Look Away (2021) Oregon History (1989–1990), Richard Haas Packy mural (1990, destroyed in 2008), Eric Larsen Portland Memorial Mausoleum Mural (2009), Dan Cohen and Shane Bennett The Continuity of Life Forms, Willard Martin The Knowledge (2010), Harrell Fletcher and Avalon Kalin Tri It (2015), Blaine Fontana We Stand with You (2021) Women Making History in Portland (2007), Robin Corbo Woodstock Mural (2013, original, 2015 reproduction), Mike Lawrence
Sculpture
Sculptures have included: Garden Wreath (1997), Larry Kirkland, Central Library Mago Hermano (Brother Wizard or Magician) (2003), Antoinette Hatfield Hall Solar Wreath (1997), Larry Kirkland, Central Library