Art
When we have more opportunity to interact with art on our own terms, there are more places to hide from its difficult truths, particularly viewers who have the privilege to do so.
Announcement
A two-day interdisciplinary symposium from November 22-23, 2019, to promote dialogue on the interplay of environmentalism, social justice, design, education, and the arts.
Art
At the Portland Biennial, artists offer an unfiltered view of the state of Oregon at this moment. Carla Rossi's tour of Vaseline Alley as a drag “clown” is one of the highlights.
Art
This compilation of venues ranges from stalwart museums to emerging artists’ collectives, offering a cross-section of the spaces defining art in Portland now.
Performance
At the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art's Time-Based Art Festival, performances by Mia Habib and Ligia Lewis stood out for their engrossing contributions to the ever-evolving medium.
Art
The Associated American Artists wanted to bring art to every home.
Art
EUGENE, Ore. — A downtown city gallery in Eugene, Oregon, just succumbed to nonprofit exhaustion — and angry local artists reacted en masse during a contentious community meeting intended to calm the waters.
News
Armed white men have been occupying the headquarters of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in southeastern Oregon for three weeks now. But the federal land they've laid claim to is not only a wildlife preserve; it's also the home of more than 300 prehistoric sites and some 4,000 archaeological art
Art
EUGENE, Oregon — The Black Portlanders, a project initiated by Intisar Abioto that focuses on the black people of Portland documenting one another, recently posted an open letter asking for help raising $15,000 to keep alive their project.
News
Though the National Endowment for the Arts seems under constant threat of being gutted, one city initiative is putting arts funding at the forefront of civic responsibility rather than last on the list. In November of last year, Portland, Oregon, passed a new annual income tax of a flat $35 fee that
News
Oh, postmodernism. You are history now. This fall, architect Michael Graves classic 1982 Portland building was added to the US National Register of Historic Places.
Interview
Portland's Eyebrow House transforms a typical mid-century American home by integrating curvilinear elements that look futuristic and industrial without rejecting the neighborhood and its identity.