Learn about the Community Music Center and Multnomah Arts Center!

About the Community Music Center

The Community Music Center (CMC) is a Portland Parks & Recreation program in partnership with the nonprofit Community Music Center, Inc. (CMC Inc.). It has been a popular place for music lessons and concerts in Portland since 1955. 

CMC enhances the greater Portland community by providing opportunities for all ages to learn about, make and enjoy music. We do this though:

• affordable music classes and lessons,
• free and low-cost concerts and workshops,
• low-cost instrument rentals,
• and other resources for the public,

...all subsidized by the City and the non-profit. 

Support Community Music Center

The Community Music Center, Inc., is a 501(c)(3) organization that supports programs at Community Music Center. For information and to donate, visit communitymusiccenter.org

To learn more about our arts and culture programming at Portland Parks & Recreation, visit Arts and Culture (PP&R) | Portland.gov.

About Multnomah Arts Center

The Multnomah Arts Center provides excellent arts education in the visual, performing and literary arts at an affordable cost to students of all ages. We offer programs in music, dance, theatre, literary arts, drawing, painting, photography, woodshop, metal arts, mixed media, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, textiles, and more. Along with our vibrant arts education program, MAC hosts theatre, music & dance performances, gallery exhibitions, and other special events.

The Multnomah Arts Center Association is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which supports the vibrancy and health of the Multnomah Arts Center.  MACA’s mission is to advocate for equity and access to arts education.