An unexpected collection of objects welcomes visitors into a brightly lit gallery room through the streetside windows of Well Well Projects in North Portland. A wooden dining room table…
Artist Spotlight: Forest Wolf Kell
When Portland-based artist Forest Wolf Kell was asked what inspired his work, he answered everything. “It’s hard to explain because I don’t know if inspired is the right word,”…
Profit over people
American cultural and political hegemony is part and parcel of a nation founded on imperial colonization, a foundation upon which it has never stopped expanding. From Operation Condor to the…
Learning from history’s mistakes
The Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education (OJMCHE) reopened this summer after a four-month period of renovation. Alongside three core exhibitions which focus on Oregon’s Jewish community and…
Can we engage in Shakespeare ethically?
This summer, 11 Portland parks have transformed grassy lawns into theater stages for the fifteenth season of the Original Practice Shakespeare Festival (OPS Fest). OPS Fest prides itself on…
2023 Festa Italiana
One hundred years ago in southwest Portland, what is now Portland State, high-rise apartments and hotels was a thriving Italian-Jewish community. The area between Clay Street, the Portland city dump—now…
2023 Queer Screams Film Festival
The first Queer Screams Film Festival—a three-day, LGBTQ+ horror film event—will occur at the Clinton Street Theater, Aug. 18–20. The festival combines 31 short and feature films from local, national…
Events this week…
Art Thurs, 8/10 Rebecca Marimutu: Portraits Adhered Blue Sky gallery Noon Free Innovative self-portraits on wood, using unique adhesives and digital techniques Fri, 8/11 Northwest Troll: Way of the…
Colegio César Chávez: a college without walls
Latinos comprise the largest minority group in Oregon at 14% of the population. The state’s Latinx population has increased by 113% over the past 20 years, and now six Oregon…
Events this week…
Art Thurs, August 3 Sneaker Week PDX: The Kick-Off Party Jupiter Hotel Portland 3 p.m. Prices vary An immersive conjunction of art, industry and sneaker culture Fri, August 4 …
