Take Action for the Performing Arts + Culture Center

You can take action today to tell City Council you support the Performing Arts + Culture Center at PSU.

When the City of Portland asked Portland State to offer an alternative to renovating its Broadway theater on the constrained Keller block, the university stepped up in a big way – proposing a remarkable arts and culture complex at the southern edge of campus on a 4.25-acre parcel of land the university owns.

The proposed Performing Arts + Culture Center will include the City-owned Broadway theater; classrooms and smaller theaters and rehearsal spaces owned by PSU to support the entire arts ecosystem; and a boutique hotel and conference center owned and operated by a private developer. The PSU-owned spaces will provide world-class opportunities to students and faculty. The project is also an enormous opportunity to improve the vibrancy of downtown and campus far into the future.

City Council is now deciding if it will move its Broadway theater to the Performing Arts + Culture Center. Years of studies and two independent advisory groups have recommended it. The City Life Committee will vote on August 11 to advance to the full City Council a resolution to do so.

You can make a big difference right now! If you support this opportunity for PSU and its students, please contact committee members TODAY and urge them to vote YES on the resolution to build the City’s Broadway theater at PSU. It takes less than a minute to make your voice heard. With just a few clicks, you can send letters directly to members of the City Life Committee before this crucial vote takes place.