Creating a destination Arts and Culture center to help revitalize downtown
Portland State’s future-focused proposal for a world class downtown arts venue will do much more than replace the aging and seismically compromised Keller Auditorium. PSU’s plan brings a 3,000-seat auditorium, a second smaller venue with about 1,200 seats, an outdoor plaza, an on-site hotel, restaurants and bars, conference center, educational facilities, and space for co-located arts organizations and practice spaces. It's the only plan that maintains Portland's premiere arts venue downtown, retains the continuity of the auditorium district, fully meets the future-oriented needs of the arts community — both local and national — and catalyzes further development in the central city.
PSU is one of three proposals under consideration by the City of Portland. Stay involved as we continue our ongoing engagement with the city and refine the design to create a performing arts center and visitor destination that meets the needs of Oregonians for generations to come.