The Morrison Bridge Lighting Program is a year-round public art and placemaking activity of Nightlab (formerly Willamette Light Brigade) in partnership with Multnomah County. The public is invited to apply to illuminate the Morrison Bridge in recognition of community celebrations, causes and events, creating an ongoing platform for visual civic dialogue.
Light the Morrison
Choose the colors that illuminate the Morrison Bridge and take part in a visual civic dialogue seen by thousands of Portlanders each night.
Nightlab was known as Willamette Light Brigade from 1988 – 2026 and has continually worked to enhance Portland’s nighttime identity, foster civic pride, and build community through light and art. The Bridge Lighting Program builds on decades of partnerships and public imagination around Portland’s most iconic structures. Explore the history of the bridges, learn how these projects came to life, and see how artful lighting continues to shape the city’s nighttime identity.
The Morrison Bridge Lighting Program is a program of Nightlab, a nonprofit organization that advances nighttime placemaking through light-based art. We light bridges, produce the Portland Winter Light Festival and utilize art, community and infrastructure to enhance Portland’s nighttime identity.
