Open Signal is a media arts center in Portland, Oregon. We carry a vision for community-driven media focused on creativity, technology and social change. 

** We are currently open by appointment, with a focus on communities historically excluded from the mainstream media. **

What's been happening lately?

Open Signal’s Lobby is Getting a Makeover!
The Open Signal Make-a-Thon is back on Saturday, July 8th
Press Release: Artist Pearlyn Tan Honors the Fight for Women’s Rights with New Mural, Liberate

Upcoming Events

Screening: Work by the Winter '23 Production Cohort

Jun 9

Signal Share: Meet FLI Social!

Jun 15

Open Signal Orientation

Jun 16

“Without being part of the cohort I wouldn’t have had the confidence. They were not only supportive of me learning skills but also me personally getting something out of the things they were teaching me. This is how you build community. Now I want to teach young people how to be in charge of their own stories.”

Dr. S. Renee Mitchell, Founder, I Am M.O.R.E.; Summer 2021 Project Cohort

What we're watching

Open Signal Premiere: Silent Voices

Nine people who have been killed and silenced by Portland Police come back to life in this tender, angry, sometimes-hilarious play being produced as a movie because of Covid-19 restrictions on theaters.
Open Signal Labs Presents: Xavier Burgin + 31 Days of Black Horror

Xavier Burgin is an Emmy-nominated writer/director from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts. He’s the director of Shudder’s first original documentary, Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror.
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