Exhibits

The Midland Gallery at Midland Library and Collins Gallery at Central Library host educational and artistic exhibitions. Admission is free.


Midland Gallery

About Midland Gallery 

The Midland Gallery is used for exhibits created by library personnel or by community members in cooperation with library personnel. Use of space by a community organization does not constitute an endorsement of the organization's beliefs by the library. 

Currently we are not accepting applications for the Midland Gallery.

Midland Library
805 SE 122nd Avenue
Portland, OR 97233


Collins Gallery

Build Your Future in LEGO

March 21- May 21, 2025

Come discover the works of talented AFOLs (Adult Fans of LEGO) and be inspired to build your future in LEGO. Our imagination has no limits on what we can build!

Build your future in LEGO; March 21-May 21, 2025; An exhibition in the Collins Gallery 3rd floor

Reception

March 22, 2025 11 am - 12 pm, followed by LEGO Club for Kids in Community Room 1A

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Stitched Resistance and Unbound Voices from the Portland Modern Quilt Guild

May 30 - July 20, 2025
Quilting is more than craft — it’s storytelling, activism and history. This show highlights the power of stitched narratives, including The Knowledge Quilt, a group project honoring banned books as a living history piece. Through fabric and thread, we celebrate resilience, creativity and the fight against erasure. Curated by the Portland Modern Quilt Guild.

Quilted patches of skulls, apple cores and a uterus with text reading Stitched Resistance and Unbound Voices a modern quilt exhibition May 30 to July 20, visit the Collins Gallery 3rd Floor.

Reception

May 31, 2025 11:30 - 2:30 pm, Collins Gallery

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About Collins Gallery

The Collins Gallery is used for exhibits created by library personnel or by community members in cooperation with library personnel. Use of space by a community organization does not constitute an endorsement of the organization's beliefs by the library. 

Currently we are not accepting applications for the Collins Gallery.

Central Library
801 SW 10th Avenue
Portland, OR 97205
503.988.5123