November 2, 2012
margareta waterman
“You want to put the poetry in clothing that fits,” says poet and publisher margareta waterman. This is why almost every one of the 70-some books and chapbooks of poetry she's published through her...
November 2, 2012
Marie Watt
Blankets—wool, solid and plaid, banded in satin bindings or sewn edges—are the primary material artist Marie Watt employs in her sculptures and portraits. For years, she's pieced blankets together,...
November 2, 2012
Tracings: Linda Hutchins
It is not reductive to say that Linda Hutchins' works are tracings of the movements of body and mind through line, word, and form. In the past decade, she has made works that are notably ethereal,...
August 15, 2011
Seth Nehil and Children's Games
A still from Children's Games.
“Children's Games,” as a title, sounds innocent enough. But look at the Pieter Bruegel painting of the title and see that not all of the 91 games depicted are...
July 5, 2011
Josh Smith and the Craft of Art
Like a cutaway section of a fusilage, Portland artist Josh Smith's big curved plywood sculpture in his 2010 installation at the Manuel Izquierdo Gallery “Working With Doubt” (2010) brought to mind...
July 5, 2011
Sarah Dougher and Fin de Siecle
Sarah Dougher
Try to invent a backstory for a composer whose works for choir have included setting Orestes to music as well as poems of Robert Duncan, William Stafford, and now Leslie Scalapino....
March 10, 2011
Adventures in New Music: Third Angle at 25
Third Angle and Beijing Conservatory students at Beijing Modern Music Festival 2010
On another early spring evening almost a year ago, a small group of us gathered in the living room of a home...
March 3, 2011
A Picture of Us: Oregon's Capitol Art...
Who do we think we are? The art we make is a reflection of what we think, what we see, what we imagine. Collectively, it is a mirror of who we are. Art made in Oregon, as collected in Oregon Capitol...
February 3, 2011
Put a Ring On It: Erin Rose Gardner
The same ring appears again and again in Erin Rose Gardner's early work. A sliver of a ring with settings for four stones, it shows up in pairs and trios of identical casts connected into...
February 2, 2011
Confluence Project
You could not step twice into the same river, for other waters are ever flowing on to you. —Heraclitus This is a project of the river that runs through it. The Columbia River that receives the Snake...
February 2, 2011
360 Degrees of Horizon: Andrew Oliver
“Grace / to be born and live as variously as possible." -Frank O'Hara On any given night Andrew Oliver may be playing 1920s roots jazz with his Bridgetown Sextet, minimalist compositions with The...
February 2, 2011
In the Halls of Shattuck Hall: Percent for Art
When I locate Kari Merkl's space age seating installation tucked into a short side hall on the second floor of Portland State University's Shattuck Hall, two students have so thoroughly installed...
January 3, 2011
Tina Olsen wants you to talk about it.
There is a lot of talking going on these days in the galleries of the Portland Art Museum and Dr. Christina Olsen is responsible for a lot of it.Since coming to the Portland Art Museum as Director of...
January 3, 2011
Ancient Rome in Contemporary Eugene Giuseppe Vasi...
In 21st century, if we can't fly to Rome, we can at the very least, via the internet, instantly view photos of its famous buildings and watch narrated travel videos that allow us virtually to...
January 3, 2011
Making It (Film, That Is) In Oregon: Oregon Media...
When most people think about filmmaking in Oregon, they'll think of star directors Gus Van Sant and Todd Haynes. Dig a little deeper and maybe Oregonians of a certain age will recall the kids'...
November 29, 2010
The One-Two Punch: Jenene Nagy
It was hard to imagine how Oregon Arts Commission Fellowship winner Jenene Nagy could best her triumphant installation Tidal at Disjecta in February, 2010. A gargantuan magenta wave...
November 27, 2010
Oregon's Sculptor: Lee Kelly
Silverton hosts the twin stainless-steel towers studded with dancing leaves of "Lupine Fugue," shining among the foliage or reflected in a nearby pool at The Oregon Garden. Bend welcomes...
April 26, 2010
Governor Kulongoski Appoints Paulann Petersen...
This is what makes Paulann's Petersen's poetry special: No matter where she is -- in Oregon, in Turkey, or in love -- you, the reader or listener, are right there with her. ...
April 12, 2010
Oregon Selected to Participate in National...
Six Member Team Will Look to Strengthen Arts-based Preparation of Classroom TeachersOregon's proposal to participate in the prestigious Education Leaders Institute (ELI), has been selected by...
February 1, 2010
Mary Josephson Paintings Exhibited in Governor’s...
An exhibition of oil paintings and charcoal drawings by Portland, Oregon, artist Mary Josephson, is on display in the office of Governor Ted Kulongoski through March 5, 2010. Josephson’s...
January 20, 2010
Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski Receives Americans...
Americans for the Arts, a leading national arts advocacy organization awarded Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski its prestigious Public Leadership in the Arts Award. The awards recognize...
January 11, 2010
Individual Artist Fellowships
The Oregon Arts Commission is pleased to announce the 2010 Individual Artist Fellowship recipients. The Fellowship Program honors Oregon’s professional artists and their artistic achievements and...
December 5, 2009
Publication of Halprin Monograph Reunites Artists...
The legacy of Frozen Music II: The City Dance of Lawrence and Anna Halprin, performed at the Ira Keller Fountain in September, 2008, lives on through the release ofWhere the Revolution...
August 30, 2009
Oregon! Oregon! 2009 celebrates our state's...
"In the tradition of Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, we were hurtling across Oregon in a caravan of busses and beaver costumes," said Thomas Lauderdale, the bandleader of Pink Martini. "It was a dream...
June 4, 2009
Historic and Contemporary Ceremonial Regalia of...
"I came to see the handwork, beads, weaving, and design work, in this wonderful exhibit. What beautiful beadwork. Great detail in everything I saw. I loved the fascinating regalia. There"s such...
June 1, 2009
The Henna Project gives thoughts a visual...
On any given day, thousands of students, college personnel, and visitors walk through Smith Memorial Student Union, the all-purpose social hub of Portland State University. A few of those who pass...
June 1, 2009
Robin Goodrin Nordli takes Shakespeare on the...
All the world's a stage for actor Robin Goodrin Nordli who is enjoying her 16th year at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Known for her captivating performances that range from the uptight and...
May 12, 2009
Ellen Waterston - That Rare Breed of Writer
Ellen Waterston ranched for twenty years in the remote high desert of Eastern Oregon, but that experience didn't turn her into a recluse. Waterston is that unique breed of writer who can hone her...
April 21, 2009
Profile of Poet Crystal Williams
I'm a condenser," said Crystal Williams, an award-winning African-American poet who has just published her third book of poems. "I write poetry, in part, because it offers a space in which I...
March 30, 2009
Arts Commission Fellowship Recipient George...
Several years ago, on the eve of his 50th birthday, George Taylor finished writing his first play and never looked back. Even though Taylor has buried that script at the bottom of his desk...
March 25, 2009
Deaf Student Wins Poetry Recitation Contest...
Deafness is not a sound barrier for Tiffany Hinano Hill, who recently won Oregon's Poetry Out Loud recitation contest. This contest, now in its fourth year, is usually dominated, as you can well...