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. 

**NOTICE: Our facilities are currently open by appointment only in response to COVID-19.**

What's been happening lately?

Press Release: Artist Myles de Bastion Bridges the Accessibility Gap in 3D Online Environments
Make Media with Open Signal This Summer
Press Release: Ten Community-Centric Productions Launch This Winter

Upcoming Events

Open Signal Board Nominations Due

Mar 3

Online Member Meetup

Mar 18

New Media Fellow Virtual Exhibition: Myles de Bastion's Virtual Worlds Made Accessible Beyond Sound

Mar 19

Open Signal is a voice for ANYBODY. There are so many tools and the staff is so ready and able to teach. I’m so glad I’m here now, I have so many ideas I have to get out!

CarlaDean Caldera, Paiute and Klamath Tribe; Community Producer, Discovering Our Story

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.

 The Hive Mind: Nancy Lee

Nancy Lee will discuss their interdisciplinary practice as an XR creator, and community organizer.
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