Call For Hotel Partners

Apply to become a hotel partner

Limited Hotel Partner sites will be available. Apply early to get involved!

The Portland Winter Light Festival is February 5 – 13, 2027.

This call is for Hotel Partners interested in participating in the Portland Winter Light Festival by presenting art, hosting artists, and exhibiting light-based artwork. Participating Hotels will be recognized for their support of PDXWLF through various channels and are essential partners in bringing the magic of PDXWLF to Portland. 

Installations can be light-based art installations or sculptures in windows, colorful and creative outdoor lighting, video projections, and more. 

PDXWLF will work to match artists to available hotel venues. We may not be able to match an artist with your venue, but there are many other ways to participate as a hotel partner.

If you have questions about getting involved, please email [email protected]. For questions about art or installations in your hotel, please email [email protected].

Hotel Partner

Are you interested in participating in Portland Winter Light Festival activities this winter? There are limited spots available; submit your application now!

Apply here!

Frequently Asked Questions

Our curatorial team selects artists based on availability, logistics, and street visibility. If your venue doesn’t already have an artist, we will make every effort to program one, depending on the available space and needs of the festival. All artwork will be family-friendly, and we may not be able to accommodate every venue that applies.

Yes, we encourage venues to show their own art/artists! Please complete the second section in the Hotel Partner Form. 

Yes, absolutely! Please let us know as soon as possible what you’re looking for and your budget, and we’ll do our best to connect you with an artist who fits your needs.

We receive hundreds of submissions and carefully review each one to assess the strength of the proposal and determine the best fit for each venue. We consider how artworks will flow together and ask detailed questions about both the proposed installation and the artist. Artists will be notified on a rolling basis through October 30.  

Once we accept a location and/or have an artist to place in that location, we will send you an invoice and link for the participation fee. 

We will work with you beginning in December to determine artist lodging needs on a case-by-case basis.

We may request rooms for artists beginning February 2nd for installation purposes. Most room requests will be for Thurs–Sat, Feb 4th–6th, and Fri–Sun, Feb 12th–14th. In some cases, we may also request accommodations for an artist for the full duration of the Festival’s nine evenings.

Please contact Misty Post at [email protected].