in collaboration with Pacific Northwest College of Art

invites you to
CUESTE LO QUE CUESTE

A night of radical creative collaboration between Portland and Los AngelesJune 5, 2025
Free and open to the public
Pacific Northwest College of Art | 6:30pm–8:30PM

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Event Info

📍 Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA), Portland, OR
📅 Thursday June 5, 2025
🕕 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM (Doors open at 5:30 PM)
🎟️ Free and open to the public

English
Creativos Unidos invites you to an evening of radical collaboration, cultural memory, and creative defiance.On June 5, artists from Portland and Los Angeles will come together for a one-night showcase of visual storytelling, artistic dialogue, and community-rooted expression.Each piece in this event was created by a pair of artists who had never made work together before.
They were invited to collaborate across distance, discipline, and lived experience.---This night is for us.
It is a reminder that when we move together, we do not need institutions to validate our worth or structure our joy.
It is a celebration of what we already know:
We are powerful, resourceful, creative, and connected, whether or not the systems around us are ready to support it.We are not waiting. We are building.---Come witness what happens when two cities, two artists, two voices, and two histories meet in a single piece of art.This is a space to feel, to see, to remember.
A space to be with each other in truth and imagination.---Free and open to the public
🗓️ June 5, 2025
🕕 6:30–8:30 PM
📍 Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA)

En Español
Creativos Unidos te invita a una noche de colaboración radical, memoria cultural y expresión colectiva sin permiso.El 5 de junio, artistas de Portland y Los Ángeles se unirán para compartir obras visuales creadas en conjunto.Son colaboraciones nuevas entre personas que, aunque se conocían o compartían raíces, nunca habían creado algo juntas.
Esta es una conversación entre estilos, historias y territorios.---Esta noche es para nosotres.
No estamos aquí esperando que una institución nos diga que sí.
Estamos creando porque podemos, porque debemos, porque ya tenemos todo lo necesario.
Aquí hay poder, imaginación, orgullo y comunidad.No estamos esperando. Estamos construyendo.---Ven a ser parte de esta noche.
A mirar, sentir, y recordar.
A reconocerte en el arte, en las palabras, y en las personas que te rodean.---
Evento gratuito y abierto al público
🗓️ 5 de junio de 2025
🕕 6:30–8:30 PM
📍 Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA)

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Artist Collaborations

Full artist bios and portraits will be added Friday 4/25/25.

Press Release

Official Statement from Creativos Unidos
Released April 24, 2025FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAfter months of work, and following early promises of funding, logistical support, and creative flexibility, Creativos Unidos has decided to move forward independently, while continuing our proud partnership with the Pacific Northwest College of Art.Our work has always centered on creating real opportunities for our Creativos, regardless of funding.
What we’ve built has come solely through the labor and love of our community, and from those who align with our vision and speed.We recognize that many institutions in Portland are under strain.
But the impact of those internal struggles has created unacceptable delays, and we cannot allow those delays to hold back a movement that is already in motion.Our artists are ready. Our community is ready. And so are we.We appreciate the individuals who showed up in good faith, and we hold no resentment. We believe it is systemic inequity, not personal failure, that creates these patterns of delay and disconnection.Creativos Unidos moves forward with clarity and conviction, continuing our mission to foster radical creative collaboration among Latino artists across the West Coast and beyond.We remain proudly partnered with the Pacific Northwest College of Art and invite you to join us on June 5 for an unforgettable night of cross-city collaboration, artistic expression, and collective power.For press inquiries: [email protected]

Quienes Somos (Who We Are)

Creativos Unidos is a grassroots collective of Latino artists, organizers, and cultural workers across the West Coast.We exist to uplift each other, collaborate across borders, and build without waiting for permission.We were born out of necessity and we move with intention.Everything you see here was built through community - not corporations.We are independent. We are principled. Somos Unidos.Creativos Unidos. Cueste lo que cueste.

Contact Us

Questions? Collaborations? Want to support the movement?Reach us at
📧 [email protected]Or message us on Instagram
📸 @creativosunidospdxWe move fast -- but we always make time for our people.

Volunteer With Us

Want to help bring this event to life?We’re looking for people to support with setup, breakdown, greeting guests, and capturing the night (photo/video). No experience necessary - just a love for community and collaboration.Fill out the form below and we’ll follow up with details.We’re excited to work with you.