Converge 45, a city-wide triennial based in Portland, Oregon, has announced the title and list of participating artists for its 2026 edition. For its 10th edition the event, titled Here, To you, Now, will unfold across 16 venues, from 27 – 30 August.
Here, To you, Now, curated by Lumi Tan, takes inspiration from the late Ursula K. Le Guin’s 1985 sci-fi novel Always Coming Home. The book tells the story of ‘the Kesh people’ who, having survived an ecological catastrophe, created a culture prioritising the impermanence of spoken words and the constant remaking of meanings in the moment. Here, To you, Now derives from a phrase in the novel, and likewise emphases the unfixed, spontaneous nature of dialogue and community making.
On view will be works by 28 artists. The full list is:
Trisha Baga (New York, NY); Ricky Bearghost (Portland, OR); Meech Boakye (Portland, OR); Lex Brown (Rome, Italy); Gerald Clarke (Anza, CA); Srijon Chowdhury (Portland, OR); Aaron Cunningham (Portland, OR); Tannaz Farsi (Eugene, OR); Marcus Fischer (Portland, OR); Michelle Fromme (Portland, OR); keyon gaskin (Portland, OR); Jacqueline Kiyomi Gork (Los Angeles, CA); Frank Heath (New York, NY); Linda K. Johnson (Portland, OR); Annie Rose Macer (Portland, OR); Elmeator Morton (Portland, OR); sidony o’neal (Portland, OR); Ido Radon (Portland, OR); Rob Rhee (Seattle, WA); Morgan Ritter (Portland, OR); Amy Ruhl (New York, NY) with performances by Sophia Cleary (New York, NY) and Lu Yim (New York, NY); Rose Salane (New York, NY); Dan Tran (Portland, OR); Patricia Vázquez Gómez (Mexico City and Portland, OR); Vo Vo (Portland, OR); and Lynn Yarne (Portland, OR).
Participating organisations include Barn Radio; Cooley Gallery at Reed College; Hoffman Gallery at Lewis & Clark College; Movie Madness; Native Arts and Cultures Foundation; Open Signal Community Access Network; Oregon Contemporary; Pacific Northwest College of Art; Patricia Reser Center for the Arts; PLACE; Portland Institute of Contemporary Art; Portland State University Schnitzer School of Art + Art History + Design; and SE Cooper Contemporary, among others.
