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Portland Queer Arts Foundation is a small, scrappy, community-rooted organization. Whether you're interested in paid work, board service, or volunteering your time, we welcome your energy.
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Introduction & Background Portland Queer Arts Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to lifting up and celebrating Portland’s vibrant queer artists, advocates, and allies. We produce spectacular events that foster community, amplify underrepresented voices, and create joyful, unapologetically queer spaces for artistic expression. Through collaborative performance, we bring together artists across disciplines to craft…
Learn MoreFollow Spot Operator – 2026 Queer Arts Spectacular
Introduction & Background Portland Queer Arts is a nonprofit organization dedicated to lifting up and celebrating Portland’s vibrant queer artists, advocates, and allies. We produce spectacular events that foster community, amplify underrepresented voices, and create joyful, unapologetically queer spaces for artistic expression. Through collaborative performance, we bring together artists across disciplines to craft unforgettable experiences…
Learn MoreStage Hand – 2026 Queer Arts Spectacular
Introduction & Background Portland Queer Arts is a nonprofit organization dedicated to lifting up and celebrating Portland’s vibrant queer artists, advocates, and allies. We produce spectacular events that foster community, amplify underrepresented voices, and create joyful, unapologetically queer spaces for artistic expression. Through collaborative performance, we bring together artists across disciplines to craft unforgettable experiences…
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General Volunteer Interest
Have skills you’d like to contribute? We’re always interested in hearing from people with backgrounds in marketing, photography, graphic design, web, grant writing, or event production.
Learn MorePortland Queer Arts Foundation welcomes inquiries from community members interested in joining our board of directors. We are especially interested in candidates with backgrounds in finance, law, marketing, development, and arts education.
Board members serve two-year terms, meet monthly, and actively contribute to the organization's governance, fundraising, and community connections.