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# Oregon ArtsWatch

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- [The Cultural Landscape: Part 9](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-cultural-landscape-part-9/)
- [Bush House Museum's historical reboot](https://www.orartswatch.org/bush-house-museums-historical-reboot/) - The Salem Art Association opens the Waldo Bogle Gallery in the Bush House and unveils the two latest paintings in Jeremy Okai Davis's portrait series. The house's original owner and namesake would not be pleased.
- [A Call for a Commons in the Gorge](https://www.orartswatch.org/a-call-for-a-commons-in-the-gorge/) - New leadership and a show of diverse work by women artists in the Gorge suggest a transformation of ideas at the Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center.
- [Nurturing creative spirits: Sitka Center melds art and science](https://www.orartswatch.org/nurturing-creative-spirits-sitka-center-melds-art-and-science/)
- [PAM CUT unveils plans for east side venue: The Tomorrow Theater takes over longtime porn palace The Oregon Theater](https://www.orartswatch.org/pam-cut-unveils-plans-for-east-side-venue-the-tomorrow-theater-takes-over-longtime-porn-palace-the-oregon-theater/)
- [FilmWatch Weekly: Wes Anderson visits 'Asteroid City,' plus Anna May Wong on disc, free movies & music videos, and more](https://www.orartswatch.org/filmwatch-weekly-wes-anderson-visits-asteroid-city-plus-anna-may-wong-on-disc-free-movies-music-videos-and-more/)
- [Stitch a new garment: Resonance Ensemble and the nature of Nature](https://www.orartswatch.org/stitch-a-new-garment-resonance-ensemble-and-the-nature-of-nature/)
- [A long journey: Expanding the audience with Fleur Barron](https://www.orartswatch.org/a-long-journey-expanding-the-audience-with-fleur-barron/)
- [2023 Cinema Unbound Awards to honor Guillermo Del Toro, Portland's Jon Raymond, Fred Armisen, and more](https://www.orartswatch.org/2023-cinema-unbound-awards-to-honor-guillermo-del-toro-portlands-jon-raymond-fred-armisen-and-more/)
- [PuzzleWatch: Shakespeare in Music and Movies](https://www.orartswatch.org/puzzlewatch-shakespeare-in-music-and-movies/)
- [DramaWatch: The (true) magic of theater](https://www.orartswatch.org/dramawatch-the-true-magic-of-theater/)
- [Nikki Brown Clown helps Black and Brown children see themselves beneath the makeup](https://www.orartswatch.org/nikki-brown-clown-helps-black-and-brown-children-see-themselves-beneath-the-makeup/)
- ['We've made it a priority to grow with our creatives'](https://www.orartswatch.org/weve-made-it-a-priority-to-grow-with-our-creatives/)
- [“You have to say what you want to be heard”: Mac Smiff](https://www.orartswatch.org/you-have-to-say-what-you-want-to-be-heard-mac-smiff/)
- [Chaos and precision: Cascadia Composers goes beyond the beyond with Ligeti celebration](https://www.orartswatch.org/chaos-and-precision-cascadia-composers-goes-beyond-the-beyond-with-ligeti-celebration/)
- [‘A snowball the size of Mt. Hood’: SoundsTruck NW brings the music to you](https://www.orartswatch.org/a-snowball-the-size-of-mt-hood-soundstruck-nw-brings-the-music-to-you/)
- [Finding her place: Lyric soprano Karen Vuong](https://www.orartswatch.org/finding-her-place-lyric-soprano-karen-vuong/)
- [FilmWatch Weekly: 'Past Lives,' 'Lynch/Oz,' 'Blue Jean,' and a whole lot more](https://www.orartswatch.org/filmwatch-weekly-past-lives-lynch-oz-blue-jean-and-a-whole-lot-more/)
- [DramaWatch: Son of the American Dream](https://www.orartswatch.org/dramawatch-son-of-the-american-dream/)
- [A 'Midsummer' to dream about](https://www.orartswatch.org/a-midsummer-to-dream-about/)
- [American Revolutionary War Memorial dedication ceremony activities announced](https://www.orartswatch.org/american-revolutionary-war-memorial-dedication-ceremony-activities-announced/) - The memorial, part of the America 250 Oregon celebration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, will be Sunday, April 19, at the Beaverton Veterans Memorial Park.
- [Return of the Thompson Elk, Portland’s talisman](https://www.orartswatch.org/return-of-the-thompson-elk-portlands-talisman/) - Five years after its removal following damage from 2020 social protests, the Elk stands proudly in its reclaimed home. Is downtown ready for a similar renaissance?
- [FilmWatch Weekly: 'The Christophers,' 'Lorne,' 'Normal,' and a whole lot more](https://www.orartswatch.org/filmwatch-weekly-the-christophers-lorne-normal-and-a-whole-lot-more/)
- [Mt. Hood Jazz Festival: Journey to a sustainable future](https://www.orartswatch.org/mt-hood-jazz-festival-journey-to-a-sustainable-future/)
- [Introducing ArtsLink, a hub for posting and finding essential information](https://www.orartswatch.org/introducing-artslink-a-hub-for-posting-and-finding-essential-information/)
- [A third round of grants opportunities announced for America 250 Oregon projects](https://www.orartswatch.org/a-third-round-of-grants-opportunities-announced-for-america-250-oregon-projects/) - Organizers emphasize that grants are going to marginalized groups and people from around Oregon — and there is a long list of recipients so far.
- [Oregon carves its own path in 2026's America 250 anniversary celebration](https://www.orartswatch.org/oregon-carves-its-own-path-in-2026s-america-250-anniversary-celebration/) - The Oregon Historical Society, Oregon Humanities, Oregon Contemporary and The Immigrant Project are looking beyond 4th of July fireworks to the nation's and state's histories of inequities – and toward a brighter future.
- [It's a new beginning at Oregon City's End of the Oregon Trail center](https://www.orartswatch.org/its-a-new-beginning-at-oregon-citys-end-of-the-oregon-trail-center/) - Big improvements are planned on the 30-year-old campus, including addition of historic wagons from the Curtis family.
- [We’re looking for story ideas to mark America’s 250th birthday](https://www.orartswatch.org/were-looking-for-story-ideas-to-mark-americas-250th-birthday/)
- [Oregon Contemporary: Fight Trump, ponder America’s 250th anniversary at 2026 Artists’ Biennial](https://www.orartswatch.org/oregon-contemporary-fight-trump-ponder-americas-250th-anniversary-at-2026-artists-biennial/)
- [Tribal sovereignty and civil rights focus of free 250th anniversary discussion on March 19](https://www.orartswatch.org/tribal-sovereignty-and-civil-rights-focus-of-free-250th-anniversary-discussion-on-march-19/)
- [Patriotism and art come together at Beaverton Revolutionary War memorial](https://www.orartswatch.org/patriotism-and-art-come-together-at-beaverton-revolutionary-war-memorial/)
- [10 Questions: Oregon Historical Society's Kerry Tymchuk weighs in on state history, 250th anniversary issues](https://www.orartswatch.org/10-questions-oregon-historical-societys-kerry-tymchuk-weighs-in-on-state-history-250th-anniversary-issues/)
- [Weaving state's stories: Oregon Heritage Conference to be held in Woodburn, April 29-May 2](https://www.orartswatch.org/weaving-states-stories-oregon-heritage-conference-to-be-held-in-woodburn-april-29-may-2/) - Historians and others will highlight ways that local history shapes identity and connects communities across Oregon.
- [Amid immigration crackdown, Oregon farmworkers are focus of America 250th anniversary event](https://www.orartswatch.org/amid-immigration-crackdown-oregon-farmworkers-are-focus-of-america-250th-anniversary-event/) - “Consider This: Labor, Farmworker Organizing, and Histories of Indigenous Communities in Oregon” is free to attend, April 30 at Mt. Angel.
- [The ripples that we put out into the world: A conversation with composer William Campbell](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-ripples-that-we-put-out-into-the-world-a-conversation-with-composer-william-campbell/)
- [Spoken-word poetry, immigration fears, friendship, and 'Brown Face' onstage](https://www.orartswatch.org/spoken-word-poetry-immigration-fears-friendship-and-brown-face-onstage/) - Carissa Atallah's upcoming play at Milagro Theatre comes with a slam-poetry beat – and the company is looking for performers for an open-mic prologue before every show.
- [Cultivating memory with Zhanna Tsytsyn](https://www.orartswatch.org/cultivating-memory-with-zhanna-tsytsyn/)
- [Art on the Road: Monet and Venice](https://www.orartswatch.org/art-on-the-road-monet-and-venice/) - In San Francisco, the de Young Museum is featuring Monet's smartly assembled paintings of Venice – and the upcoming Venice Biennale is facing a cacophony of political conflict.
- [Salem Paper Arts Fair celebrates love of all things paper, followed by a ‘Bridgerton’ ball](https://www.orartswatch.org/salem-paper-arts-fair-celebrates-love-of-all-things-paper-followed-by-a-bridgerton-ball/) - The April 18 event showcases paper artists, printmakers, zines, calligraphy, origami, and writers.
- [Special series: –Ism Storytellers, mixed race](https://www.orartswatch.org/special-series-ism-storytellers-mixed-race/)
- [Fertile Ground: A pair of plays to catch](https://www.orartswatch.org/fertile-ground-a-pair-of-plays-to-catch/) - As Portland's 2026 festival of new works kicks off, Jonathan Hernandez' "The Mask I Wear" and Stefan Feurherdt's "Tethered" get ready to unveil themselves to the world.
- [Portland State University eliminates dance programming, faces uncertain future amid budget cuts](https://www.orartswatch.org/portland-state-university-eliminates-dance-programming-faces-uncertain-future-amid-budget-cuts/) - Sweeping academic cuts as the university trims its sails include the elimination of PSU's once vigorous dance program, which had been whittled down to almost nothing.
- [CoHo: Clowning and a whole lot more](https://www.orartswatch.org/coho-clowning-and-a-whole-lot-more/) - The Northwest Portland company carries on its rich clowning tradition as it transforms into a multipurpose theater center with partners Third Rail and PETE.
- [Time to wake up: A conversation with YOB’s Mike Scheidt](https://www.orartswatch.org/time-to-wake-up-a-conversation-with-yobs-mike-scheidt/)
- [Sink your teeth into it: An interview with Kenji Bunch and Greg Ewer](https://www.orartswatch.org/sink-your-teeth-into-it-an-interview-with-kenji-bunch-and-greg-ewer/)
- [Remembering Steven Oshatz: "Marking the contours"](https://www.orartswatch.org/remembering-steven-oshatz-marking-the-contours/) - Known for his work with the Eugene Ballet and his wearable art designs, the artist also maintained a vibrant studio practice throughout his life.
- [FilmWatch Weekly: 'The Blue Trail,' 'Hamlet,' 'Exit 8,' and more](https://www.orartswatch.org/filmwatch-weekly-the-blue-trail-hamlet-exit-8-and-more/)
- [MusicWatch Monthly: Any actual existence](https://www.orartswatch.org/musicwatch-monthly-any-actual-existence/)
- [Local News Day celebrates the journalism that strengthens our communities](https://www.orartswatch.org/local-news-day-celebrates-the-journalism-that-strengthens-our-communities/)
- [In 1905, Joseph Schafer’s ‘A History of the Pacific Northwest’ made history user-friendly](https://www.orartswatch.org/in-1905-joseph-schafers-a-history-of-the-pacific-northwest-made-history-user-friendly/) - A University of Oregon professor, Schafer wrote with a clear style that made his book the most widely read account of Pacific Northwest history until the 1950s.
- [In Monmouth, 'Reflections' of art and life](https://www.orartswatch.org/in-monmouth-reflections-of-art-and-life/) - An exhibit at Western Oregon University of work by Salem artists Seth Allen and Paul Meuse reflects on the broader world outside the paintings' frames.
- [OBT dancers shine in 'Rubies,' 'UnSaid' and 'Princess and the Pea'](https://www.orartswatch.org/obt-dancers-shine-in-rubies-unsaid-and-princess-and-the-pea/) - Balanchine's "Rubies" and Dani Rowe's "UnSaid" sparkle at Oregon Ballet Theatre; Rowe's "Pea" is beautifully danced but overcomplicates the telling of the tale. Plus: OBT announces its 2026-27 season.
- [Looking for love in all the right places: Four childhood friends embark on a quest to find an apple in ‘Apple Hunters!’](https://www.orartswatch.org/looking-for-love-in-all-the-right-places-four-childhood-friends-embark-on-a-quest-to-find-an-apple-in-apple-hunters/) - Theater review: E.M. Lewis’s warm and profound new play is the culmination of her six-year residency with Artists Repertory Theatre.
- [Let it reign: Fertile Ground and a steady shower of shows crown the spring theater season in Portland and beyond](https://www.orartswatch.org/let-it-reign-fertile-ground-and-a-steady-shower-of-shows-crown-the-spring-theater-season-in-portland-and-beyond/) - The city's annual festival of new works, a co-production between Portland Center Stage and Portland Playhouse, and new shows from Carol Triffle and Samantha Van Der Merwe will quench our thirst for innovative theater this month. Plus: More openings, continuing shows, and PCS’s new season.
- [Southern comfort: Four women become fast friends, with drinks in hand](https://www.orartswatch.org/southern-comfort-four-women-become-fast-friends-with-drinks-in-hand/) - Theater review: Triangle Productions’ "The Savannah Sipping Society" offers a sweet comedic escape.
- [Susan Sontag, meet Carol Triffle's 'Nice People'](https://www.orartswatch.org/susan-sontag-meet-carol-triffles-nice-people/) - Absurdist extraordinaire Triffle's newest play at Imago flirts with Sontag's famous definitions of Camp, with zaniness and affection for her characters amid a world gone mad.
- [A Portland Panorama of indie films](https://www.orartswatch.org/a-portland-panorama-of-indie-films/) - The 11-day film festival, opening April 9, defies the federal war on arts as it celebrates the broad variety of independent filmmaking from Portland to Costa Rica and beyond.
- [North Bend Community Art Walk bolsters downtown in a kid-friendly way](https://www.orartswatch.org/north-bend-community-art-walk-bolsters-downtown-in-a-kid-friendly-way/) - The April 10 event melds Indigenous culture, history, industry, and showcases artists of all ages.
- [Architecture: The Moda Center’s absence of design](https://www.orartswatch.org/architecture-the-moda-centers-absence-of-design/) - The push for a $600 million rehab of the Trail Blazers' 30-year-old home comes with few architectural details or sense of how it would fit in with its surroundings.
- [Trump tries to defund arts, culture and history again](https://www.orartswatch.org/trump-tries-to-defund-arts-culture-and-history-again/) - The president's proposed Fiscal Year 2027 federal budget would slash arts and cultural funding even more sharply, with severe effects reaching into Oregon and other states.
- [A Southern Oregon voice, shaped onstage and off](https://www.orartswatch.org/a-southern-oregon-voice-shaped-onstage-and-off/) - From beginnings in Talent to Mary Poppins on Broadway, Steffanie Leigh brings it all back home with a new cabaret and an Agatha Christie mystery in Ashland.
- [Remembering Jack Portland: 'Art was his life, and it will continue to be his legacy'](https://www.orartswatch.org/remembering-jack-portland-art-was-his-life-and-it-will-continue-to-be-his-legacy/)
- [Alice in Jazzland: Northwest Children’s Theater's jazzy take on the Lewis Carroll classic returns](https://www.orartswatch.org/alice-in-jazzland-northwest-childrens-theaters-jazzy-take-on-the-lewis-carroll-classic-returns/)
- [News & notes: OrpheusPDX calls off season, Oregon poet laureate gets a second term](https://www.orartswatch.org/news-notes-orpheuspdx-calls-off-season-oregon-poet-laureate-gets-a-second-term/)
- [Diving deep with his camera](https://www.orartswatch.org/diving-deep-with-his-camera/) - With a "calm that meets chaos," Portland photographer Brian McDonnell creates less a portrait of his often working subjects than a visual poem.
- [FilmWatch Weekly: Camus' 'The Stranger' on screen, Christian Petzold's 'Miroirs No. 3,' and more](https://www.orartswatch.org/filmwatch-weekly-camus-the-stranger-on-screen-christian-petzolds-miroirs-no-3-and-more/)
- [Stage & Studio: Four Fertile Ground playwrights](https://www.orartswatch.org/stage-studio-four-fertile-ground-playwrights/) - In her new podcast, Dmae Lo Roberts talks with Sandra de Helen, Josie Seid, Alisha Christiansen, and Erin Rachel about their projects in the April 10-26 new works festival.
- [VizArts Monthly: Regrowth](https://www.orartswatch.org/vizarts-monthly-regrowth/)
- [Outreach, collegiality, generosity: Oregon choirs in April](https://www.orartswatch.org/outreach-collegiality-generosity-oregon-choirs-in-april/) - Chanticleer all over the state; Rollo Dilworth with Oregon Repertory Singers Youth Choir; Pinkham and Brahms in Salem and Portland; Portland Symphonic Girlchoir sings music by alumna Amy Burgess; the return of Portland Symphonic Choir and Push/Fold Dance Company's Rachmaninoff’s "All Night Vigil"; and plenty more.
- [DanceWatch: South Indian, 'Princess and the Pea,' Dance Theatre of Harlem and more](https://www.orartswatch.org/dancewatch-south-indian-princess-and-the-pea-dance-theatre-of-harlem-and-more/)
- [Cycles of renewal: An extended conversation with composer Chris Thomas](https://www.orartswatch.org/cycles-of-renewal-an-extended-conversation-with-composer-chris-thomas/)
- [Actress with Portland roots understands ‘empathy' while playing Fantine in 'Les Misérables'](https://www.orartswatch.org/actress-with-portland-roots-understands-empathy-while-playing-fantine-in-les-miserables/) - Lindsay Heather Pearce stars in Broadway touring show, which stages at Keller Auditorium, March 31-April 5.
- [Oregon Shakespeare Festival opens its 91st season with three stellar productions](https://www.orartswatch.org/oregon-shakespeare-festival-opens-its-91st-season-with-three-stellar-productions/)
- [FilmWatch Weekly: 'Marc [Jacobs] by Sofia [Coppola],' an animated 'Magnificent Life,' and more](https://www.orartswatch.org/filmwatch-weekly-marc-jacobs-by-sofia-coppola-an-animated-magnificent-life-and-more/) - Plus: French director Julia Ducournau's "Alpha," the Swiss hospital drama "Late Shift," and the fashion frenzy "Forbidden Fruits."
- [Nonprofit arts organizations urged to join GoFundMe class action lawsuit](https://www.orartswatch.org/nonprofit-arts-organizations-urged-to-join-gofundme-class-action-lawsuit/)
- [LitWatch April: Oregon Book Awards, Get Lit at the Beach](https://www.orartswatch.org/litwatch-april-oregon-book-awards-get-lit-at-the-beach/)
- [Remembering Eric Overmyer, theater days at Reed, and 'On the Verge'](https://www.orartswatch.org/remembering-eric-overmyer-theater-days-at-reed-and-on-the-verge/) - Overmyer, the writer on prestige TV shows such as "Bosch" and "Treme" who died March 16, was also a gifted playwright who began his prolific career at Reed College.
- [In 'Purgatoire,' Portland writer Liz Prato creates a history for her Italian ancestors](https://www.orartswatch.org/in-purgatoire-portland-writer-liz-prato-creates-a-history-for-her-italian-ancestors/)
- [Oregonians making music in Hawai'i](https://www.orartswatch.org/oregonians-making-music-in-hawaii/)
- [Highly critical Portland Arts Tax audit focuses attention on proposed grant changes](https://www.orartswatch.org/highly-critical-portland-arts-tax-audit-focuses-attention-on-proposed-grant-changes/) - Small and midsize arts groups praise the audit report and push for a bigger slice of the Arts Tax pie as the city listens to public feedback until April 1.
- ['A Division of Vision': H. Eliz Snowcarp's art for people who see things differently](https://www.orartswatch.org/a-division-of-vision-h-eliz-snowcarps-art-for-people-who-see-things-differently/) - The artist's exhibit at Salem's Bush Barn Art Center invites touching, feeling, and an art experience for people who see and learn differently from the mainstream.
- [Newport and Mombetsu: Pacific Maritime Heritage Center highlights 60 years as sister cities](https://www.orartswatch.org/newport-and-mombetsu-pacific-maritime-heritage-center-highlights-60-years-as-sister-cities/)
- [High-energy street dance comes indoors](https://www.orartswatch.org/high-energy-street-dance-comes-indoors/) - Review: Los Angeles' Versa-Style Street Dance celebrates hip hop and street styles in a three-night stand at The Reser.
- ['Stand by Me' 40 Years Later: Wil Wheaton talks about making the beloved Oregon-shot classic in advance of Portland appearance](https://www.orartswatch.org/stand-by-me-40-years-later-wil-wheaton-talks-about-making-the-beloved-oregon-shot-classic-in-advance-of-portland-appearance/) - Wheaton joins costars Corey Feldman and Jerry O'Connell for a live conversation following a screening of the film on Sunday, March 29 at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
- [Clusters of harmony: Fear No Music’s “Looking Inward, Spacing Out”](https://www.orartswatch.org/clusters-of-harmony-fear-no-musics-looking-inward-spacing-out/) - At FNM’s latest concert, singers and flutists and string players spread out around Reed College’s Performance Arts Building Atrium for renditions of spatial music by Knut Nystedt, Henry Brant, Pauline Oliveros, Jukka Tiensuu, and Oregon composer Nancy Ives.
- [As if the truth needs marketing: Third Angle New Music presents Maria Finkelmeier’s UFO cult opera “Dies Irae, Desirée”](https://www.orartswatch.org/as-if-the-truth-needs-marketing-third-angle-new-music-presents-maria-finkelmeiers-ufo-cult-opera-dies-irae-desiree/) - 3A presented the Boston composer’s trippy, complex, and timely scifi opera in Hillsboro.
- [Celebrating its 10th season, the Oregon Coast Youth Symphony Festival expands and grows its outreach to high school music students](https://www.orartswatch.org/celebrating-its-10th-season-the-oregon-coast-youth-symphony-festival-expands-and-grows-its-outreach-to-high-school-music-students/) - Grants from the Oregon Arts Commission and others will fund an expansion this year to Astoria and continue the organization’s mission of bringing together young aspiring musicians from across the state.
- [Broadway Rose’s ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ goes bold](https://www.orartswatch.org/broadway-roses-dear-evan-hansen-goes-bold/) - Theater review: The Tigard musical theater company presents a beautiful but devastating look at isolation in adolescence and beyond.
- [Jim Hockenhull's Digital Daydreams: 'It exists because I made it'](https://www.orartswatch.org/jim-hockenhulls-digital-daydreams-it-exists-because-i-made-it/) - What makes art? The tool or the artist? Is it possible to use AI to create your own original art? Hockenhull says it is, and he makes a good case for it.
- [A new translation of 'One Hundred Poems from Old Japan' has a love story backstory](https://www.orartswatch.org/a-new-translation-of-one-hundred-poems-from-old-japan-has-a-love-story-backstory/) - Mike Freiling of Vancouver, Wash., fell in love with the "Hyakunin Isshu" as a student. He also fell in love with a Japanese girl.
- [Fluffy kitties at Adams and Ollman](https://www.orartswatch.org/fluffy-kitties-at-adams-and-ollman/) - The gallery pairs small-scale paintings by Joseph Jones with a Carolee Schneemann video to explore charm, intimacy, and constructed reality.
- [Restoring the Holly Theatre: How Medford brought a 1930 movie palace back to life](https://www.orartswatch.org/restoring-the-holly-theatre-how-medford-brought-a-1930-movie-palace-back-to-life/)
- [PuzzleWatch: Season of Lions and Lambs](https://www.orartswatch.org/puzzlewatch-season-of-lions-and-lambs/)
- [In memoriam: Tom Prochaska, Jack Portland, Eric Overmyer](https://www.orartswatch.org/in-memoriam-tom-prochaska-jack-portland-eric-overmyer/) - Well-known visual artists Prochaska and Portland and playwright/television writer Overmyer leave deep imprints on the city and the arts world.
- [FilmWatch Weekly: 'André Is an Idiot,' 'Project Hail Mary,' and more](https://www.orartswatch.org/filmwatch-weekly-andre-is-an-idiot-project-hail-mary-and-more/) - Also this week: The Oscar-winning documentary "Mr Nobody Against Putin," "Idiotka," and 1988's "A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon" on Blu-ray.
- [Bassist John Clayton will be interim director of 2026 Oregon Coast Jazz Party](https://www.orartswatch.org/bassist-john-clayton-will-be-interim-director-of-2026-oregon-coast-jazz-party/)
- [All greatness is improbable: Madeleine Peyroux, Shelly Rudolph and Brandon Woody's Upendo at PDX Jazz Fest](https://www.orartswatch.org/all-greatness-is-improbable-madeleine-peyroux-shelly-rudolph-and-brandon-woodys-upendo-at-pdx-jazz-fest/) - Three concerts from the recent Biamp PDX Jazz Festival featured dazzling singers and a quartet that was perhaps too loud for the venue.
- [Even the edges: Jason Gubbiotti at RecRoom](https://www.orartswatch.org/even-the-edges-jason-gubbiotti-at-recroom/)
- [The silent common thread: Clarinetist Graeme Steele Johnson discusses his discovery of the lost Loeffler “Octet”](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-silent-common-thread-clarinetist-graeme-steele-johnson-discusses-his-discovery-of-the-lost-loeffler-octet/)
- [Let the rejoicing heavens sing: Portland Baroque Orchestra reveals recovered treasures in its Hidden Women of Rome concert](https://www.orartswatch.org/let-the-rejoicing-heavens-sing-portland-baroque-orchestra-reveals-recovered-treasures-in-its-hidden-women-of-rome-concert/)
- [Can-do and cash: The Yachats Public Library grows up](https://www.orartswatch.org/can-do-and-cash-the-yachats-public-library-grows-up/)
- [Touché! ‘Athena’ at 21ten is a winning comedy](https://www.orartswatch.org/touche-athena-at-21ten-is-a-winning-comedy/) - Theater review: In Gracie Gardner’s play about two teenage fencers, a desire to win duels with a desire to be friends.
- [DramaWatch: On a lighter note, musicals and comedies blossom on Oregon stages](https://www.orartswatch.org/dramawatch-on-a-lighter-note-musicals-and-comedies-blossom-on-oregon-stages/) - Corrib, triangle and Twilight theaters are all cultivating comedies this spring. Plus: Fertile Ground and Hand2Mouth’s New2You festivals are gearing up.
- [Audit reveals more problems with Portland Arts Tax](https://www.orartswatch.org/audit-reveals-more-problems-with-portland-arts-tax/) - A just-released City Auditor's report declares that the arts tax, approved by voters in 2012, has a history of poor oversight and a lack of clear goals. Many arts groups, meanwhile, believe they're not getting their fair share.
- [Craft and continuity at Catlin Gabel Community Arts](https://www.orartswatch.org/craft-and-continuity-at-catlin-gabel-community-arts/) - On the former campus of Oregon College of Art and Craft, the Catlin Gabel Community Arts program carries forward Portland's craft legacy with a familiar cast.
- [TBA Festival: keyon gaskin's dark mirrors](https://www.orartswatch.org/tba-festival-keyon-gaskins-dark-mirrors/) - "tba: to be diasporic un determined," in PICA's annual Time-Based Art Festival, feels like "a co-creation of a world in the making; a portal to (Black) possibility."
- ['Love Letter' No. 2: Oregon Community Foundation gives $7 million for Oregon arts](https://www.orartswatch.org/love-letter-no-2-oregon-community-foundation-gives-7-million-for-oregon-arts/)
- [News & notes: Maryhill Museum opens, remembering Mulugeta Seraw and more](https://www.orartswatch.org/news-notes-maryhill-museum-opens-remembering-mulugeta-seraw-and-more/)
- [Kid Hermes the Trickster combines used books and art in downtown Portland](https://www.orartswatch.org/kid-hermes-the-trickster-combines-used-books-and-art-in-downtown-portland/) - Owner Doug Lowell says consideration for his heirs, Gen Z's preferences, sentimentality, and civic-mindedness spurred him to open the shop.
- [Arts & Business Alliance of Eugene: Advocates for the arts](https://www.orartswatch.org/arts-business-alliance-of-eugene-advocates-for-the-arts/)
- [Experience Theatre Project immerses audiences in stories](https://www.orartswatch.org/experience-theatre-project-immerses-audiences-in-stories/) - Recently moved into a new warehouse space in Aloha, the company mounts "Flanagan's Wake," a new production that thrusts viewers into a comical Irish wake.
- [A magical 'Lizard Boy' at Center Stage](https://www.orartswatch.org/a-magical-lizard-boy-at-center-stage/) - The three-actor musical tale of a green-skinned boy emerging from his "outsider" shell soars with an intimate comic-book aura and a garbage-band vibe.
- [Alice Day Pratt's memoir, 'A Homesteader's Portfolio,' is a delicious read](https://www.orartswatch.org/alice-day-pratts-memoir-a-homesteaders-portfolio-is-a-delicious-read/) - The Oregon State University Press reissue is an account of a single woman coping with raptors, rustlers, and rascals -- among other trials -- in early 20th-century Oregon.
- [FilmWatch Weekly: 'The Bride!' and other tales of women on the verge, plus A24 horror 'Undertone' and more](https://www.orartswatch.org/filmwatch-weekly-the-bride-and-other-tales-of-women-on-the-verge-plus-a24-horror-undertone-and-more/)
- [From film to canvas, exploring the differing ways that men and women present lesbians](https://www.orartswatch.org/from-film-to-canvas-exploring-the-differing-ways-that-men-and-women-present-lesbians/) - In her Monmouth gallery exhibit, artist Lili Minato dives into the sometimes radically different ways that male and female movie directors tell their tales of Queer love.
- [Sidney Walter Moss and Oregon’s 19th-century literary mystery](https://www.orartswatch.org/sidney-walter-moss-and-oregons-19th-century-literary-mystery/)
- [Sleeping in trees, gently studying life](https://www.orartswatch.org/sleeping-in-trees-gently-studying-life/) - Merging theater and dance, "When We Slept in Trees" tells a tale of friends, grief, a pair of homes and a mischievous cat, with a Chorus that functions like an animated canvas.
- [The effusion of difficult emotion: Newport Symphony performs Higdon, Mendelssohn, and Tchaikovsky](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-effusion-of-difficult-emotion-newport-symphony-performs-higdon-mendelssohn-and-tchaikovsky/)
- [The Columbia Gorge Museum: Lacing communities together](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-columbia-gorge-museum-lacing-communities-together/) - Bringing the long history of lacemaking into the 21st century, the museum is launching a project that laces people, place, and artistry into a cultural whole.
- [Michael Luo profiles the complex history of Chinese immigrants in the United States](https://www.orartswatch.org/michael-luo-profiles-the-complex-history-of-chinese-immigrants-in-the-united-states/) - In a talk in the Oregon Historical Society's Mark O. Hatfield Lecture series about his book "Strangers in the Land," Luo addresses the question, "Who gets to be an American?"
- [Portland facing $1 billion-plus in arts, culture and entertainment infrastructure requests](https://www.orartswatch.org/portland-facing-1-billion-plus-in-arts-culture-and-entertainment-infrastructure-requests/) - A scrap between backers of Keller Auditorium and a new performance center at PSU, plus expensive upgrade bills for downtown's Portland'5 halls and a big upgrade bill for Moda Center, muddy the waters and stress the city's budget.
- ['Riot Queens': The power of protest](https://www.orartswatch.org/riot-queens-the-power-of-protest/) - Review: Mikki Gillette’s new play for Fuse Theatre Ensemble traces the beginnings of the trans rights movement.
- [Sojourner’s truth: A zestful performance from Zuhairah McGill brings an American icon to life](https://www.orartswatch.org/sojourners-truth-a-zestful-performance-from-zuhairah-mcgill-brings-an-american-icon-to-life/) - Review: The solo show "Sojourner" from PassinArt calls for justice as it celebrates one of the great leaders of the abolitionist and feminist movements.
- ['Marvin's Rescue': Can a rescue dog save a mere human?](https://www.orartswatch.org/marvins-rescue-can-a-rescue-dog-save-a-mere-human/) - With lots of songs and several actors playing dogs, Marv Ross's ruff-and-ready new musical comedy is out of the kennel and getting its premiere at The Armory.
- [Arts advocates praise 2026 Oregon Legislature but face challenges before 2027 session](https://www.orartswatch.org/arts-advocates-praise-2026-oregon-legislature-but-face-challenges-before-2027-session/) - As the Legislature ends its short session, imperiled cultural funding is largely saved – but bigger questions and challenges lie ahead fo the 2027 full session.
- [April Aasheim: telling stories on pages and stages](https://www.orartswatch.org/april-aasheim-telling-stories-on-pages-and-stages/)
- [Vancouver mayor: Building downtown performing arts venue 'a legacy opportunity'](https://www.orartswatch.org/vancouver-mayor-building-downtown-performing-arts-venue-a-legacy-opportunity/)
- [Tennessee Williams’ first hit glimmers at Lakewood Center for the Arts](https://www.orartswatch.org/tennessee-williams-first-hit-glimmers-at-lakewood-center-for-the-arts/) - Lakewood's "The Glass Menagerie," an American classic now more than 80 years old, is a good time, even if the cast can’t agree on a regional accent.
- [A conversation with Tad Savinar: Making his marks](https://www.orartswatch.org/a-conversation-with-tad-savinar-making-his-marks/)
- [Lo Steele, moving ahead with her music](https://www.orartswatch.org/lo-steele-moving-ahead-with-her-music/) - The singer and actor is back in her hometown with a new album, a turn in the Portland Jazz Festival, a role in Center Stage's "Lizard Boy" and a fresh take on her surging career.
- [Now the opera is news: “Fellow Travelers” from Seattle Opera to Portland Opera](https://www.orartswatch.org/now-the-opera-is-news-fellow-travelers-from-seattle-opera-to-portland-opera/) - The 2016 “Lavender Scare” opera, now on a tenth anniversary tour, played in Seattle last month and opens in Portland for a four performance run this weekend.
- [Imperfecta and Daria Loi's many reinventions](https://www.orartswatch.org/imperfecta-and-daria-lois-many-reinventions/)
- [Portland art organizations ask for unspent Arts Tax funds, more public support](https://www.orartswatch.org/portland-art-organizations-ask-for-unspent-arts-tax-funds-more-public-support/) - More than 50 arts and culture groups have banded together to ask the city to start spending $8.5 million in arts tax revenue that has built up over several years.
- [100 Posters: A photographic response to ICE takes to the walls and streets](https://www.orartswatch.org/100-posters-a-photographic-response-to-ice-takes-to-the-walls-and-streets/) - The posters, spread out across greater Portland, are street-level responses to the anti-immigrant activities of ICE, sharing a message of keeping families together.
- [Portland Opera launches $5 million SOS](https://www.orartswatch.org/portland-opera-launches-5-million-sos/) - Oregon's largest opera company, facing budget shortages from the lean Covid years and decreased downtown traffic, is pushing a major fund drive over the next 16 months.
- [A fake wedding, a hidden play, a censored story, a totalitarian state and 'A Mirror'](https://www.orartswatch.org/a-fake-wedding-a-hidden-play-a-censored-story-a-totalitarian-state-and-a-mirror/) - Review: In Sam Holcroft's tense and shifting drama at Third Rail Rep, truth is elusive and seeps out furtively, poking beyond the sharp eyes of the state's official censor.
- [Poet Q&A: Brittney Corrigan talks eco-anxiety,  daughterhood, and finding importance in art](https://www.orartswatch.org/poet-qa-brittney-corrigan-talks-eco-anxiety-daughterhood-and-finding-importance-in-art/) - The author of "The Ghost Town Collectives" and "Solastalgia" recently received an Oregon Literary Fellowship in Fiction from Literary Arts.
- [FilmWatch Weekly: 'My Undesirable Friends: Part I' and other tributes to female power, plus Colombian dark comedy 'A Poet' and more](https://www.orartswatch.org/filmwatch-weekly-my-undesirable-friends-part-i-and-other-tributes-to-female-power-plus-colombian-dark-comedy-a-poet-and-more/)
- [A question of empathy: Majel Connery with ChatterPDX](https://www.orartswatch.org/a-question-of-empathy-majel-connery-with-chatterpdx/) - The composer, vocalist and podcaster, with frequent collaborators Felix Fan and Shintaro Taneda, joined James Shields for a performance of her music.
- ['Unique,' 'cathartic' Broadway musical 'The Notebook' captures love story on stage](https://www.orartswatch.org/unique-cathartic-broadway-musical-the-notebook-captures-love-story-on-stage/) - Producers recreate memorable intimacy and emotion, and it shows at Keller Auditorium, March 10-15.
- [Lend your voice to something meaningful: March choral previews, part two](https://www.orartswatch.org/lend-your-voice-to-something-meaningful-march-choral-previews-part-two/)
- [Portland poet and activist Ellen Goldberg receives the 2026 Soapstone Bread and Roses Award](https://www.orartswatch.org/portland-poet-and-activist-ellen-goldberg-receives-the-2026-soapstone-bread-and-roses-award/) - The honor, which goes to a woman who has contributed to Oregon's literary community, will be awarded on International Women's Day.
- [VizArts Monthly: March Hope](https://www.orartswatch.org/vizarts-monthly-march-hope/)
- [March DanceWatch: Street dance, fairy tales, and a big hole in dance education](https://www.orartswatch.org/march-dancewatch-street-dance-fairy-tales-and-a-big-hole-in-dance-education/)
- [Oregon Shakespeare Festival's 2026 season springs to life](https://www.orartswatch.org/oregon-shakespeare-festivals-2026-season-springs-to-life/) - A trio of shows on the indoor Bowmer stage – "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "Come From Away," and "A Raisin in the Sun" – kick things off starting March 13.
- [‘The Singers,’ about a sing-off in a dive bar, wins Grand Jury Prize at McMinnville Short Film Festival](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-singers-about-a-sing-off-in-a-dive-bar-wins-grand-jury-prize-at-mcminnville-short-film-festival/)
- [MusicWatch Monthly: Marching forth](https://www.orartswatch.org/musicwatch-monthly-marching-forth/)
- [Oregon Arts Commission names new leaders](https://www.orartswatch.org/oregon-arts-commission-names-new-leaders/)
- ['Ernie & Emma': Bruce Campbell talks his Oregon-shot, change-of-pace comedy about a man sent on a mission by his dead wife](https://www.orartswatch.org/ernie-emma-bruce-campbell-talks-his-oregon-shot-change-of-pace-comedy-about-a-man-sent-on-a-mission-by-his-dead-wife/)
- [Artist Steph Littlebird steps into authorship with ‘You Are the Land’](https://www.orartswatch.org/artist-steph-littlebird-steps-into-authorship-with-you-are-the-land/) - As the artist releases a children’s book she both wrote and illustrated, she reflects on voice, place, and Indigenous storytelling.
- [Reforms coming for controversial Portland Arts Tax?](https://www.orartswatch.org/reforms-coming-for-controversial-portland-arts-tax/) - Portland City Council's president will soon propose reforming the city’s Arts Tax, which funds school arts teachers and nonprofit arts organizations. Smaller arts groups may lose out.
- ['Pushing Past the Bad': Portland filmmaking icon Penny Allen visits from France to showcase her latest film](https://www.orartswatch.org/pushing-past-the-bad-portland-filmmaking-icon-penny-allen-visits-from-france-to-showcase-her-latest-film/) - The film screens Saturday, March 7 at Portland's Hollywood Theatre, with the director in attendance for a post-film Q&A.
- [Review: Gibney Dance offers up a beautiful evening of high-quality rep](https://www.orartswatch.org/review-gibney-dance-offers-up-a-beautiful-evening-of-high-quality-rep/) - White Bird brings the New York company back to Portland after 20 years, and the program turned into a lovefest with works by William Forsythe, Roy Assaf, and more.
- [Steve Arndt, ambassador of Portland’s literary community, dies at age 77](https://www.orartswatch.org/steve-arndt-ambassador-of-portlands-literary-community-dies-at-age-77/) - Arndt, who was at work on his own long novel, was also a great connecter who bound other writers warmly together: "a provider, a nurturer, a guardian angel."
- [DramaWatch: Celebrating Women’s History Month with 2 Portland theater companies](https://www.orartswatch.org/dramawatch-celebrating-womens-history-month-with-2-portland-theater-companies/) - Milagro is presenting staged readings by two Latine playwrights, and PassinArt is producing a solo show about the Black feminist and abolitionist Sojourner Truth. Plus: Fuse Theatre’s “Riot Queens,” Center Stage’s “Lizard Boy,” a radio play that takes a “Cold Plunge,” and other opening and continuing shows.
- [Downtown Portland arts centers need $336 million in deferred maintenance](https://www.orartswatch.org/downtown-portland-arts-centers-need-336-million-in-deferred-maintenance/) - The city-owned Keller Auditorium, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, and Antoinette Hatfield Hall face steep costs as the city wrestles with other significant fiscal needs as well.
- [Photo Shoot: Six Oregon Poets](https://www.orartswatch.org/photo-shoot-six-oregon-poets/)
- [The Artists Series: Writers, a Coda](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-artists-series-writers-a-coda/)
- [The Cultural Landscape: 11 Portraits](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-cultural-landscape-11-portraits/)
- [The Cultural Landscape: Part 2](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-cultural-landscape-part-2/)
- [Poetry month: Oregon portraits](https://www.orartswatch.org/poetry-month-oregon-portraits/) - As the nation celebrates the art of language, K.B. Dixon photographs ten leading Oregon poets.
- [The Cultural Landscape: Part 3](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-cultural-landscape-part-3/) - K.B. Dixon continues his series with five fresh photographic portraits of people who help define the shape of Portland's culture.
- [The Cultural Landscape: Part 4](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-cultural-landscape-part-4/)
- [The Cultural Landscape: Part 5](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-cultural-landscape-part-5/)
- [The Cultural Landscape: Part 6](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-cultural-landscape-part-6/)
- [The Cultural Landscape: Part 7](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-cultural-landscape-part-7/)
- [The Cultural Landscape: Part 8](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-cultural-landscape-part-8/)
- [The Cultural Landscape: Part 10](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-cultural-landscape-part-10/)
- [The Cultural Landscape: Part 11](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-cultural-landscape-part-11/)
- [The Cultural Landscape 12: Special Edition](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-cultural-landscape-12-special-edition/)
- [The Cultural Landscape: Part 13](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-cultural-landscape-part-13/)
- [The Cultural Landscape: Part 14](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-cultural-landscape-part-14/)
- [The Cultural Landscape: Part 15](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-cultural-landscape-part-15/)
- [The Cultural Landscape: Part 16](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-cultural-landscape-part-16/)
- [The Cultural Landscape: Part 17](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-cultural-landscape-part-17/)
- [The Cultural Landscape: Part 18](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-cultural-landscape-part-18/)
- [The Cultural Landscape: Part 19](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-cultural-landscape-part-19/)
- [The Cultural Landscape: Part 20](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-cultural-landscape-part-20/)
- [The Cultural Landscape: National Poetry Month](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-cultural-landscape-national-poetry-month/)
- [The Cultural Landscape: Part 21](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-cultural-landscape-part-21/)
- [The Cultural Landscape: Part 22](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-cultural-landscape-part-22/)
- [The Cultural Landscape: Part 23](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-cultural-landscape-part-23/) - Photographer K.B. Dixon continues his series of cultural profiles with portraits of playwright and performer Brianna Barrett, composer and musician Luke Wyland, journalist and essayist Katherine Cusumano, actor and director Ted Rooney, and scenic designer and visual artist Alex Meyer.
- [The Cultural Landscape: Part 24](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-cultural-landscape-part-24/) - Photographer K.B. Dixon continues his series of cultural profiles with portraits of best-selling author Cheryl Strayed, Portland Art Museum curator Lloyd DeWitt, artist & photographer Laura Domela, Orchestra Nova Northwest's Adam Eccleston, and poet & fiction writer Brittney Corrigan.
- [The Cultural Landscape: Part 25](https://www.orartswatch.org/oregons-cultural-landscape-selected-portraits/) - Photographer K.B. Dixon portrays filmmaker Brian Lindstrom, novelist Michael Keeffe, journalist & fiction writer Emma Pattee, essayist & memoirist Karleigh Frisbie Brogan, and actor & musician Ben Tissell.
- [The Cultural Landscape: Part 26](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-cultural-landscape-part-26/) - Photographer K.B. Dixon portrays clarinetist/composer James Shields, actor & director Meghan Daaboul, multi-disciplinary artist Melissa Monroe, actor & playwright Francisco Garcia, and writer/editor Marcelle Heath.
- [Rick Bartow Art Studio at Yakona Nature Preserve nearing completion](https://www.orartswatch.org/rick-bartow-art-studio-at-yakona-nature-preserve-nearing-completion/) - The renowned artist’s tumbledown studio has been reconstructed and rehomed with a grand opening planned for late May.
- [Debate on future of Keller Auditorium heats up](https://www.orartswatch.org/debate-on-future-of-keller-auditorium-heats-up/) - The debate over the future of downtown Portland's 3,000-seat Keller Auditorium, home to Broadway tours and much more, is far from over. In fact, it's getting sharper.
- [In ‘When We’re Born We Forget Everything,’ Alicia Jo Rabins recounts her spiritual and musical coming of age](https://www.orartswatch.org/in-when-were-born-we-forget-everything-alicia-jo-rabins-recounts-her-spiritual-and-musical-coming-of-age/) - The Portland-based writer, musician, and educator will launch her memoir March 4 at Powell’s Books.
- [Dystopia and dissidence in 'A Mirror'](https://www.orartswatch.org/dystopia-and-dissidence-in-a-mirror/) - British playwright Sam Holcroft's sleight-of-hand drama pokes into authoritarian politics and the human core of theater in Third Rail Rep's new production.
- [Holden Head's extraordinary ordinary objects](https://www.orartswatch.org/holden-heads-extraordinary-ordinary-objects/) - In the sculptor's show "Stay a Little Longer" at Linfield University, everything from ceramic banana peels to Rapunzel's (horse) hair comes with a wink and a smile.
- [VizArts Monthly: Existential Journeys](https://www.orartswatch.org/vizarts-monthly-existential-journeys/)
- [Oregon Shakespeare Festival producer Kaytlin McIntyre on the art of keeping the show in motion](https://www.orartswatch.org/oregon-shakespeare-festival-producer-kaytlin-mcintyre-on-the-art-of-keeping-the-show-in-motion/) - As the Ashland festival's 2026 season approaches, McIntyre talks about guiding creativity and chaos to bring the musical "Come from Away" to life.
- [DramaWatch: Memory, meta-theater and musicals](https://www.orartswatch.org/dramawatch-memory-meta-theater-and-musicals/) - Third Rail, Portland State University, Funhouse Lounge, Chapel Theatre, Foxhole Projects and Lakewood round out the month with a medley of shows. Plus: Continuing shows, Clackamas Rep’s new season and other theater news.
- [MusicWatch Monthly: This ultimate eternal confirmation](https://www.orartswatch.org/musicwatch-monthly-this-ultimate-eternal-confirmation/)
- [FilmWatch Weekly: Alexander Skarsgård in 'Pillion,' Glen Powell in 'How to Make a Killing,' and more](https://www.orartswatch.org/filmwatch-weekly-alexander-skarsgard-in-pillion-glen-powell-in-how-to-make-a-killing-and-more/)
- [FilmWatch Weekly: Oscar-nominated 'Sirāt,' Jessica Chastain in 'Dreams,' and more](https://www.orartswatch.org/filmwatch-weekly-oscar-nominated-sirat-jessica-chastain-in-dreams-and-more/)
- [LitWatch March: Portland Small Press & Art Book Fair comes to PNCA ](https://www.orartswatch.org/litwatch-march-portland-small-press-art-book-fair-comes-to-pnca/)
- [The stone of winter rolled away: March choral previews, part one](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-stone-of-winter-rolled-away-march-choral-previews-part-one/)
- [Everyone's pulling the ship: Talking with Abronia’s Eric Crespo and Keelin Mayer about their new album “Shapes Unravel”](https://www.orartswatch.org/everyones-pulling-the-ship-talking-with-abronias-eric-crespo-and-keelin-mayer-about-their-new-album-shapes-unravel/)
- [A politics of hope: Author Christopher Mathias talks about his book, ‘To Catch a Fascist’](https://www.orartswatch.org/a-politics-of-hope-author-christopher-mathias-talks-about-his-book-to-catch-a-fascist/)
- [Unintentional synchronicity: Third Angle New Music, Steve Reich, “Hopscotch Counterpoints”](https://www.orartswatch.org/unintentional-synchronicity-third-angle-new-music-steve-reich-hopscotch-counterpoints/)
- [Sidney Porter: A legend recovered](https://www.orartswatch.org/sidney-porter-a-legend-recovered/)
- [Fun house: Laughter rules in Milagro’s ‘Los Empeños de una Casa’](https://www.orartswatch.org/fun-house-laughter-rules-in-milagros-los-empenos-de-una-casa/) - Theater review: The 17th century farce serves up songs and swordfights, with a dash of feminism on the side.
- [D.E. May's 'Postcards from Islandsalem': Not what art means, but what it does](https://www.orartswatch.org/d-e-mays-postcards-from-islandsalem-not-what-art-means-but-what-it-does/) - The Hallie Ford Museum of Art's expansive exhibit through March 21 of the late Salem artist's enigmatic work can stop you in your tracks.
- [Clarity of purpose: A conversation with architect Ben Waechter](https://www.orartswatch.org/clarity-of-purpose-a-conversation-with-architect-ben-waechter/) - The Portland architect, whose firm brings clean lines, a sense of nature, and energetic design to its work in Oregon and beyond, just might be the city's best of his generation.
- [An absence of flattery: Diane Arbus at JSMA](https://www.orartswatch.org/an-absence-of-flattery-diane-arbus-at-jsma/)
- [Manzanita's Hoffman Center for the Arts seeks new leader](https://www.orartswatch.org/manzanitas-hoffman-center-for-the-arts-seeks-new-leader/)
- [Helmuth Rilling's Oregon legacy](https://www.orartswatch.org/helmuth-rillings-oregon-legacy/) - The Oregon Bach Festival co-founder and longtime artistic leader enriched Oregon and the world with his conducting, teaching and advocacy for J.S. Bach and other composers.
- [McMinnville Short Film Festival: Tiny budgets, small crews, big impact](https://www.orartswatch.org/mcminnville-short-film-festival-tiny-budgets-small-crews-big-impact/)
- ['Holding Liat,' with Portland ties, among the lineup at the 2026 Portland Jewish Film Festival](https://www.orartswatch.org/holding-liat-with-portland-ties-among-the-lineup-at-the-2026-portland-jewish-film-festival/)
- [OBT's 'Sleeping Beauty': Rise up and go!](https://www.orartswatch.org/obts-sleeping-beauty-rise-up-and-go/) - More than a century after Petipa's first staging of the fairy tale, the Portland ballet company reawakens the vigor, sound, and beauty of the classic story ballet.
- [Cappella Romana founder Alexander Lingas passes the torch](https://www.orartswatch.org/cappella-romana-founder-alexander-lingas-passes-the-torch/) - Lingas, the renowned conductor and scholar, ends his 35-year run as the Portland vocal ensemble’s artistic director.
- [Designing (and redesigning) the Rothko Pavilion: A conversation with Hennebery Eddy Architects’ Andrew Smith](https://www.orartswatch.org/designing-and-redesigning-the-rothko-pavilion-a-conversation-with-hennebery-eddy-architects-andrew-smith/) - How the Portland firm worked with Chicago's Vinci Hamp Architects to transform the entire Portland Art Museum and make the pavilion much more than a connector.
- [No fear: Black women and human rights](https://www.orartswatch.org/no-fear-black-women-and-human-rights/) - Historian Keisha Blain talks in the Mark O. Hatfield Lecture Series about her new book profiling Black women crusaders from the 1830s to today's Black Lives Matter movement.
- [All the world’s a stage: Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s educational outreach programs bring the bard to life](https://www.orartswatch.org/all-the-worlds-a-stage-oregon-shakespeare-festivals-educational-outreach-programs-bring-the-bard-to-life/) - The School Visit Program brings touring performances and workshops directly to classrooms and rural communities throughout Oregon and beyond, introducing students to live performances and inspiring lifelong relationships to theater. 
- [Marjorie Dial: Eloquence of the archetype](https://www.orartswatch.org/marjorie-dial-eloquence-of-the-archetype/)
- [The unfurling of reality: Eugene Difficult Music Ensemble’s annual New Music Festival](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-unfurling-of-reality-eugene-difficult-music-ensembles-annual-new-music-festival/) - The aptly-named “ensemble” (a loose collective) of Eugene musicians making “difficult” (or “experimental”) music hosted their fourth annual gathering in October.
- [Blurring the lines: FearNoMusic’s “Looking Inward, Spacing Out”](https://www.orartswatch.org/blurring-the-lines-fearnomusics-looking-inward-spacing-out/) - FNM’s concert Feb. 20 at Reed College’s Performing Arts Building with the Reed College Choirs features spatially-conceived compositions by Henry Brant, Nancy Ives, Jukka Tiensuu, Pauline Oliveros and Knut Nystedt.
- ['Angry, Raucous, & Shamelessly Gorgeous'](https://www.orartswatch.org/angry-raucous-shamelessly-gorgeous/) - Theater Review: Portand Playhouse's West Coast premiere of Pearl Cleage's pointed and funny play about Black women's power shimmers with insight, love, and hope.
- [Preview: Eugene Ballet’s "Cinderella"](https://www.orartswatch.org/preview-eugene-ballets-cinderella/) - Choreographed by Toni Pimble, the heartwarming family classic will be performed at the Silva Concert Hall at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts on February 20-22.
- [In ‘The Undiscovered Country,’ Paul Andrew Hutton charts the westward movement of the American frontier](https://www.orartswatch.org/in-the-undiscovered-country-paul-andrew-hutton-charts-the-westward-movement-of-the-american-frontier/)
- [What does blue mean to you?: Cécile McLorin Salvant at Alberta Rose](https://www.orartswatch.org/what-does-blue-mean-to-you-cecile-mclorin-salvant-at-alberta-rose/) - The powerhouse singer ranged from jazz and blues to folk songs and ballads in an early PDX Jazz Festival show with her trio.
- [Tualatin resident Tom Swearingen wins cowboy poetry award -- again](https://www.orartswatch.org/tualatin-resident-tom-swearingen-wins-cowboy-poetry-award-again/) - The three-time winner of the award for male poet of the year has extended his reach by collaborating with a Portland band, Cowboy Jazz.
- [PuzzleWatch: Lit for Young Readers](https://www.orartswatch.org/puzzlewatch-lit-for-young-readers/) - From Ramona Quimby to Winnie-the-Pooh, characters in children's books are central to some of our most cherished memories. This crossword puzzle tests your knowledge of these characters and the authors and illustrators who brought them to life.
- [Buckman Journal: 'We print stuff that we enjoy'](https://www.orartswatch.org/buckman-journal-we-print-stuff-that-we-enjoy/) - The 8-year-old anthology of literature and visual art grew out of founder Rich Perin’s “grudge” with the publishing industry and a desire to “capture a place, a moment in time.”
- [“What is Your Hand in This?”: A powerful call for a better world](https://www.orartswatch.org/what-is-my-hand-in-this-a-powerful-call-for-a-better-world/) - Davóne Tines and Ruckus present a rousing multi-genre program of music from Stephen Foster to George Frideric Handel and Sam Cooke.
- [Helmuth Rilling, longtime leader of the Oregon Bach Festival, dies at age 92](https://www.orartswatch.org/helmuth-rilling-longtime-leader-of-the-oregon-bach-festival-dies-at-age-92/)
- [FilmWatch Weekly: 'Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die' with Sam Rockwell, plus Icelandic drama 'The Love That Remains,' and more](https://www.orartswatch.org/filmwatch-weekly-good-luck-have-fun-dont-die-with-sam-rockwell-plus-icelandic-drama-the-love-that-remains-and-more/)
- [Urban Bush Women take a challenging risk](https://www.orartswatch.org/urban-bush-women-take-a-challenging-risk/) - Dance review: At White Bird, the company's "This Is Risk" looks ahead and back on its 40-year history as its dancers delve into the roots and realities of the African Diaspora.
- [Raul J. Mendez's paranormal bureaucracy](https://www.orartswatch.org/raul-j-mendezs-paranormal-bureaucracy/)
- [No place like home: A road trip through a father and daughter’s nightmares](https://www.orartswatch.org/no-place-like-home-a-road-trip-through-a-father-and-daughters-nightmares/) - Theater review: Artist Rep’s thriller takes a surreal turn in Portland writer Kallan Dana’s dark puzzle of a play.
- [Telling our stories: Oregon choirs singing in the New Year](https://www.orartswatch.org/telling-our-stories-oregon-choirs-singing-in-the-new-year/)
- [Good grief: ‘You Stupid Darkness!’ combats the world’s damp demise with compassion, laughs … and donuts  ](https://www.orartswatch.org/good-grief-you-stupid-darkness-combats-the-worlds-damp-demise-with-compassion-laughs-and-donuts/) - Theater review: Sam Steiner’s comedic play at 21ten Theatre neatly balances humor and hope.
- [How we Listen to Each Other: The Portland School II](https://www.orartswatch.org/how-we-listen-to-each-other-the-portland-school-ii/) - The sounds of contemporary Portland music: 45th Parallel Universe's Pyxis Quartet dives deep into music created by five of the city's finest composers.
- [Literary Arts announces finalists for 2026 Oregon Book Awards](https://www.orartswatch.org/literary-arts-announces-finalists-for-2026-oregon-book-awards/) - The awards, to be presented April 20, honor writers in categories ranging from fiction and nonfiction to poetry and children’s literature.
- [Portland's Renée Watson wins Newbery Medal for 'All the Blues in the Sky'](https://www.orartswatch.org/portlands-renee-watson-wins-newbery-medal-for-all-the-blues-in-the-sky/) - Her book, Watson says, is about a girl who learns how "to hold her grief and also her joys and her dreams, and learn that that is what living is, holding it all at the same time."
- [Portland Chamber Orchestra calls it quits](https://www.orartswatch.org/portland-chamber-orchestra-calls-it-quits/) - In the midst of its 79th season, the adventurous orchestra suddenly announces its immediate dissolution.
- [Celebrating Langston Hughes and 'The Weary Blues'](https://www.orartswatch.org/celebrating-langston-hughes-and-the-weary-blues/) - 100 years after the release of his first book, an evening of jazz and poetry at Alberta Abbey Feb. 7 will celebrate the lasting legacy of the great poet of the Harlem Renaissance.
- [Newport remembers jazz clarinetist Ken Peplowski](https://www.orartswatch.org/newport-remembers-jazz-clarinetist-ken-peplowski/)
- [Portland Art Museum's bold new vision for youth and community education and engagement](https://www.orartswatch.org/portland-art-museums-bold-new-vision-for-youth-and-community-education-and-engagement/) - With the debut of the newly remodeled Lana and Chris Finley Learning Studio and the Silver Family Youth and Community Gallery, PAM focuses on student-led learning, artist collaborations, and regional partnerships to redesign how children and youth experience the museum and its collections.
- [Newport octogenarians Sandy Roumagoux, Bobby Flewellyn, and Scottie Howard show art is ageless](https://www.orartswatch.org/newport-octogenarians-sandy-roumagoux-bobby-flewellyn-and-scottie-howard-show-art-is-ageless/) - The three women share a lifelong love of art, despite careers that took two of them away from practicing it for years.
- ['The Wiz,' the Black retelling of 'The Wizard of Oz', comes to Keller Auditorium](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-wiz-the-black-retelling-of-the-wizard-of-oz-comes-to-keller-auditorium/) - As the Broadway tour eases down the road to Portland, veteran Alan Mingo, Jr. talks about relishing his role as The Wiz, and newcomer Dana Cimone plays Dorothy.
- [Jennifer Wright's 'Echolocations': Making music and the instruments, too](https://www.orartswatch.org/jennifer-wrights-echolocations-making-music-and-the-instruments-too/) - Wright, who creates sound sculptures and self-crafted instruments that lean toward the mythological, gives a performance that lets "all the parts of me out to play."
- ['A Larger Reality: Ursula K. Le Guin' honors the work and the life of the iconic novelist](https://www.orartswatch.org/a-larger-reality-ursula-k-le-guin-honors-the-work-and-the-life-of-the-iconic-novelist/) - An expansive exhibit at Oregon Contemporary, curated by the late, great Portland writer's son, opens up the speculative worlds she created and how she shaped them in words.
- [Arts and culture supporters urged to lobby for funding at 2026 Oregon Legislature](https://www.orartswatch.org/arts-and-culture-supporters-urged-to-lobby-for-funding-at-2026-oregon-legislature/) - The Legislature has found an extra stash of cash, but an increase in arts funding isn't assured in the face of pitches ranging from schools to the Portland Trail Blazers.
- [FilmWatch Weekly: German stunner 'Sound of Falling,' Japanese anime 'Scarlet,' and more](https://www.orartswatch.org/filmwatch-weekly-german-stunner-sound-of-falling-japanese-anime-scarlet-and-more/)
- [‘It’s Not All About Me’: Three Portland icons make a winning show](https://www.orartswatch.org/its-not-all-about-me-three-portland-icons-make-a-winning-show/) - Review: Wendy Westerwelle enthralls audiences in Don Horn’s new play about Columbia Sportswear’s “One Tough Mother,” Gert Boyle, at triangle productions!
- [Trauma and Cara Levine's 'Without End'](https://www.orartswatch.org/trauma-and-cara-levines-without-end/) - "Real grief strikes down to the bone": The artist's exhibit at the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education softens the blow with the sands of time.
- [Oregon celebrates Black History Month](https://www.orartswatch.org/oregon-celebrates-black-history-month/)
- [New members join Gallery 114](https://www.orartswatch.org/new-members-join-gallery-114/)
- [DramaWatch: Thrillers, road trips & more!](https://www.orartswatch.org/dramawatch-thrillers-road-trips-more/) - February roars in with exciting shows from 100 Lives Rep, Artists Rep, Imago, Boom Arts and others. Plus: Native Performing Arts Network, Broadway in Portland, and Salt and Sage announce new seasons.
- [Behind the scenes with 'Dear Portland' ](https://www.orartswatch.org/behind-the-scenes-with-dear-portland/) - In September, a team shot videos with people dealing with homelessness and housing insecurity. Now, an exhibit of their work and the issues it raises is opening at Stelo Arts.
- [February DanceWatch: A quartet of fairy tales, Urban Bush Women, Mike Barber & friends, and much more](https://www.orartswatch.org/february-dancewatch-a-quartet-of-fairy-tales-urban-bush-women-mike-barber-friends-and-much-more/)
- [Immigration hurdles force Irish-rooted musical to bypass Ireland and head straight to Off-Broadway](https://www.orartswatch.org/immigration-hurdles-force-irish-rooted-musical-to-bypass-ireland-and-head-straight-to-off-broadway/) - Amid fears that Irish cast members could be denied U.S. entry because of increased federal pressure, the Ashland-born show drops plans to rehearse and preview in Ireland.
- ['The Play That Goes Wrong': A deliciously comic,  fabulous disaster hits the stage](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-play-that-goes-wrong-a-deliciously-comic-fabulous-disaster-hits-the-stage/) - Portland Center Stage's co-production with Seattle Rep hits all the wrong notes to perfection in this comedy romp in which anything that can go wrong hilariously does.
- [LitWatch February: Langston Hughes, historian Keisha Blain, Colum McCann](https://www.orartswatch.org/litwatch-february-langston-hughes-historian-keisha-blain-colum-mccann/)
- [Profile's 'Tiger Style!' roars out of the gate](https://www.orartswatch.org/profiles-tiger-style-roars-out-of-the-gate/) - Mike Lew's canny and engaging comic battleground on the small Ellyn Bye Studio stage deftly dives below the stereotypes of Chinese American life and achievement.
- [Public officials discuss fate of Keller Auditorium in private](https://www.orartswatch.org/public-officials-discuss-fate-of-keller-auditorium-in-private/) - “This study is not the end of our work": Despite a report recommending the Keller be abandoned in favor of a new PSU performance center, behind-the-scenes juggling keeps a final decision on hold.
- [FilmWatch Weekly: Jodie Foster in 'A Private Life,' plus Oscar nominees 'The Voice of Hind Rajab' and 'Arco,' and more](https://www.orartswatch.org/filmwatch-weekly-jodie-foster-in-a-private-life-plus-oscar-nominees-the-voice-of-hind-rajab-and-arco-and-more/)
- [The story of the song: Jimmie Herrod with the Oregon Symphony](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-story-of-the-song-jimmie-herrod-with-the-oregon-symphony/) - The singing phenom joined the orchestra, under the leadership of composer and arranger Jeff Tyzik, for an evening of jazz standards and originals that was part Las Vegas, part Old Hollywood, and part disco.
- [What makes a home?: New Wave Opera previews Caroline Louise Miller’s upcoming opera “Deep Water”](https://www.orartswatch.org/what-makes-a-home-new-wave-opera-previews-caroline-louise-millers-upcoming-opera-deep-water/)
- [Lasting impressions at Umpqua Valley Arts](https://www.orartswatch.org/lasting-impressions-at-umpqua-valley-arts/)
- [By sponsoring arts events, Arts@Clark Presents aims to promote Clark College, departments, students](https://www.orartswatch.org/by-sponsoring-arts-events-artsclark-presents-aims-to-promote-clark-college-departments-students/) - The school's foundation has done a lot in its first season of Arts@Clark Presents, and still has upcoming events with Stefon Harris and Urban Bush Women.
- ['An Scéal': Looking toward spring with song and story](https://www.orartswatch.org/an-sceal-looking-toward-spring-with-song-and-story/) - Theater review: Corrib Theatre’s warm variety show at T.C. O’Leary’s Irish pub is a welcome respite from winter’s cold.
- [Plan for two-venue Keller Auditorium, PSU Performing Arts Center challenged](https://www.orartswatch.org/future-of-keller-auditorium-psu-performing-arts-center-challenged/) - A new market feasibility study declares that the city can't support both the 3,000-seat Keller and a new large hall at Portland State University, but champions the PSU project. Now the city must decide what to do.
- [274 Portland artists and groups share $1.22 million in project grants](https://www.orartswatch.org/274-portland-artists-and-groups-share-1-22-million-in-project-grants/) - The grants from RACC and the city's Office of Arts & Culture are for up to $5,000 each, and cover a broad array of arts and cultural projects throughout the city.
- [Stage craft: Malia Tippets shines in 'In Clay'](https://www.orartswatch.org/stage-craft-malia-tippets-shines-in-in-clay/) - With a set design as dazzling as its singing star, the new solo play about the life and art of the French ceramist Marie-Berthe Cazin makes lovely music (and pottery, too).
- [Dance Review: Compagnie Hervé Koubi's ‘Sol Invictus’](https://www.orartswatch.org/dance-review-compagnie-herve-koubis-sol-invictus/)
- [A fresh retelling of the tale of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight](https://www.orartswatch.org/a-fresh-retelling-of-the-tale-of-sir-gawain-and-the-green-knight/)
- [Seaside's Beach Books celebrates 20 years, serving readers nationwide](https://www.orartswatch.org/seasides-beach-books-celebrates-20-years-serving-readers-nationwide/)
- [Happy Giancarlo: A conversation with Maestro Castro D’Addona](https://www.orartswatch.org/happy-giancarlo-a-conversation-with-maestro-castro-daddona/)
- [FilmWatch Weekly: 'H Is for Hawk,' 'Magellan,' 'Atropia,' and more](https://www.orartswatch.org/filmwatch-weekly-h-is-for-hawk-magellan-atropia-and-more/)
- [Hannah Krafcik’s ‘Between Frames’ culminates in a spiraling consideration of frame and time](https://www.orartswatch.org/hannah-krafciks-between-frames-culminates-in-a-spiraling-consideration-of-frame-and-time/) - Review: In a performance and photo exhibit, the dancemaker and visual artist deftly winds up their arts residency at Stelo Arts, talking with the audience afterward about the ideas driving their work.
- [Like a prayer: Bassist Edgar Meyer’s trio with violinist Tessa Lark and cellist Joshua Roman](https://www.orartswatch.org/like-a-prayer-bassist-edgar-meyers-trio-with-violinist-tessa-lark-and-cellist-joshua-roman/) - The string trio performed music by Bach and Meyer – without a page of sheet music – at The Reser for Chamber Music Northwest.
- [Mike Lew takes a 'Tiger Style!' by the tail](https://www.orartswatch.org/mike-lew-takes-a-tiger-style-by-the-tail/) - The playwright talks about his "absurd, irreverent satire" of Asian American identity, tiger parents, and the model-minority myth, opening at Portland's Profile Theatre.
- [Glimmers of light: Oregon Symphony concertmaster Sarah Kwak and guest conductor Markus Stenz tackle Alban Berg’s difficult “Violin Concerto”](https://www.orartswatch.org/glimmers-of-light-oregon-symphony-concertmaster-sarah-kwak-and-guest-conductor-markus-stenz-tackle-alban-bergs-difficult-violin-concerto/) - The guest conductor got into a mind-meld with the orchestra, creating a spectacular concert that also included works by Beethoven and Lili Boulanger.
- [DramaWatch: Busy theaters will have audiences racing to catch all the shows on offer in the next few weeks](https://www.orartswatch.org/dramawatch-busy-theaters-will-have-audiences-racing-to-catch-all-the-shows-on-offer-in-the-next-few-weeks/) - Chapel Theatre, Corrib Theatre, triangle and Broadway Rose Theatre are presenting new shows. Plus: Stumptown’s “Pippin” revival, other opening and continuing plays, and good news from Oregon Children’s Theatre.
- [Ralph Towner, Nancy King, and Glen Moore’s Oregon musical origins](https://www.orartswatch.org/ralph-towner-nancy-king-and-glenn-moores-oregon-musical-origins/) - Guitar virtuoso Towner has died at 85, following vocalist King's death last year. In the early 1960s they and jazz bassist Moore kicked off their world-class careers together at the University of Oregon.
- [An intimate exhibit at Lewis & Clark College brings medieval manuscripts into the context of community](https://www.orartswatch.org/an-intimate-exhibit-at-lewis-clark-college-brings-medieval-manuscripts-into-the-context-of-community/) - "Shaping the Soul: Books in Medieval Life" runs through March 6 in the Watzek Library, with an opening reception Jan. 24.
- ['Classroom 4': Director Eden Wurmfeld and subject Reiko Hillyer discuss their Oscar-shortlisted doc about a Lewis & Clark class taught in a prison](https://www.orartswatch.org/classroom-4-director-eden-wurmfeld-and-subject-reiko-hillyer-discuss-their-oscar-shortlisted-doc-about-a-lewis-clark-class-taught-in-a-prison/)
- [Rebecca Kilgore: Disappearing into the song](https://www.orartswatch.org/rebecca-kilgore-disappearing-into-the-song/) - Remembering the life and irresistible jazz vocals of Kilgore, the great Portland-based singer and interpreter of the American Songbook, who has died at age 76.
- [Remembering artist Kevin Kadar](https://www.orartswatch.org/remembering-artist-kevin-kadar/) - The longtime, much admired Portland painter's works straddled the line between realism and the imaginary, often veering into realms of vividly compelling fantasy.
- [PuzzleWatch: What the Dickens](https://www.orartswatch.org/puzzlewatch-what-the-dickens/)
- [FilmWatch Weekly: 'The Testament of Ann Lee,' Gus Van Sant's 'Dead Man's Wire,' and more](https://www.orartswatch.org/filmwatch-weekly-the-testament-of-ann-lee-gus-van-sants-dead-mans-wire-and-more/)
- [Hello, friends: Newport Symphony Orchestra opens 37th season with Beethoven, Frank, and Runestad](https://www.orartswatch.org/hello-friends-newport-symphony-orchestra-opens-37th-season-with-beethoven-frank-and-runestad/)
- [Multnomah County Library’s Everybody Reads program brings Black History 101 Mobile Museum to libraries](https://www.orartswatch.org/multnomah-county-librarys-everybody-reads-program-brings-black-history-101-mobile-museum-to-libraries/) - The museum is one of many events in the community reading program, this year focusing on Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s memoir, “Lovely One.”
- [Unpacking the Fairview Training Center](https://www.orartswatch.org/unpacking-the-fairview-training-center/) - The multi-pronged project "Our Fairview..." is spearheaded by Bruce Burris, Jill Baker, and Paul Meuse. Art-making, workshops, research, and conversation all figure into the amorphous but ambitious undertaking.
- [Fields Artist Fellowships award $150,000 each to four Oregon artists](https://www.orartswatch.org/fields-artist-fellowships-award-150000-each-to-four-oregon-artists/)
- [Nate Orton's magnetic neighborhood](https://www.orartswatch.org/nate-ortons-magnetic-neighborhood/)
- [Gina Herrera at after / time gallery](https://www.orartswatch.org/gina-herrera-at-after-time/)
- [Ties that bind: "Daddy" at after / time gallery](https://www.orartswatch.org/ties-that-bind-daddy-at-after-time-collective/) - Jenn Sova's exhibit probes the failed hopes and expectations of fatherhood by juxtaposing remnants, personal effects, and organic materials.
- [Roger Dorband’s Eco Imagination](https://www.orartswatch.org/roger-dorbands-eco-imagination/) - The lasting impact of the photographer, writer and environmental advocate who died in October 2025, and whose work and life are honored in an exhibit at Astoria's RiverSea Gallery through February 10.
- ['Basques of the American West': Richard W. Etulain summarizes Basque history and literature](https://www.orartswatch.org/basques-of-the-american-west-richard-w-etulain-summarizes-basque-history-and-literature/)
- [Looking 'When the World Looks Away'](https://www.orartswatch.org/feeling-when-the-world-looks-away/) - Sam Marroquin's vivid paintings at Alexander Gallery of the ongoing horror experienced by Palestinians in Gaza go straight to the heart of both shame and action.
- [Welcome news: U.S. House approves future NEA, NEH funding](https://www.orartswatch.org/welcome-news-u-s-house-approves-future-nea-neh-funding/) - The bill to fund the national arts and humanities endowments is headed for the Senate, and then must be signed by the president to take effect. But the House approval is a promising first step.
- [FilmWatch Weekly: Jim Jarmusch's 'Father Mother Sister Brother,' Palestinian drama 'All That's Left of You,' and more](https://www.orartswatch.org/filmwatch-weekly-jim-jarmuschs-father-mother-sister-brother-palestinian-drama-all-thats-left-of-you-and-more/)
- [An Oregon tribal attorney's quest to save the Klamath River](https://www.orartswatch.org/an-oregon-tribal-attorneys-quest-to-save-the-klamath-river/) - Amy Bowers Cordalis will talk in Ashland about her memoir "The Water Remembers" and her family’s efforts behind the largest river restoration project in history.
- [At the Coos Bay Public Library, confronting a sinking feeling](https://www.orartswatch.org/at-the-coos-bay-public-library-confronting-a-sinking-feeling/)
- [Metro, Portland confirm Portland’5 management back to the City](https://www.orartswatch.org/metro-portland-confirm-portland5-management-back-to-the-city/) - The three performance halls, which bring 800,000 people to downtown each year, have begun a management transition that will be completed by July 1, 2027.
- [MusicWatch Monthly: Just keep swimming](https://www.orartswatch.org/musicwatch-monthly-just-keep-swimming/)
- [In ‘Against the Current,’ author Tyler Bieber recounts the life of the Rev. Thomas Oddo, one of the University of Portland’s most consequential presidents](https://www.orartswatch.org/in-against-the-current-author-tyler-bieber-recounts-the-life-of-the-rev-thomas-oddo-one-of-the-university-of-portlands-most-consequential-presidents/) - The Portland writer's new biography tells the story of an important leader of the early gay rights movement.
- [God in pine tree form: ChatterPDX with composer Kimberly Osberg and poet Adam Falkner](https://www.orartswatch.org/god-in-pine-tree-form-chatterpdx-with-composer-kimberly-osberg-and-poet-adam-falkner/) - Chatter’s ever-changing string quartet, with co-artistic director and clarinetist James Shields, premiered a new work by Osberg, one of three composers in Chatter’s unique residency program.
- [Sonic transcendence: Oregon choirs sing in the New Year](https://www.orartswatch.org/sonic-transcendence-oregon-choirs-sing-in-the-new-year/)
- [Sadness and thanks to supporters: Oregon public media respond to end of Corporation for Public Broadcasting](https://www.orartswatch.org/sadness-and-thanks-to-supporters-oregon-public-media-respond-to-end-of-corporation-for-public-broadcasting/) - As federal support for the nation's public broadcasting stations disappears, Oregon public radio and TV outlets bank on increased donations from individuals and private funders.
- [DramaWatch: Theaters hit the ground running in 2026](https://www.orartswatch.org/dramawatch-theaters-hit-the-ground-running-in-2026/) - As a new year rolls out, shows are opening at Experience Theatre Project, Portland Center Stage and many more. Plus: Twilight Theater is 12 years old and as edgy as ever; Ten Fifteen Productions offers free classes.
- [Remembering Ed Cameron, Newport artist, author, and unofficial Mayor of Nye Beach](https://www.orartswatch.org/remembering-ed-cameron-newport-artist-author-and-unofficial-mayor-of-nye-beach/) - The 94-year-old was a fixture in the coastal community, a “bridge to the past” famous for his Bloomsday Celebrations, outrageous outfits, and storytelling.
- [ArtsWatch Insider: We met the end-of-year fund-raising goal!](https://www.orartswatch.org/artswatch-insider-we-met-the-end-of-year-fund-raising-goal/)
- [Corporation for Public Broadcasting dissolved as Trump’s arts and culture cuts continue](https://www.orartswatch.org/corporation-for-public-broadcasting-dissolved-as-trumps-arts-and-culture-cuts-continue/) - Oregon Public Broadcasting, KBOO-FM, All Classical Radio and many other stations across Oregon and the nation lose a vital funding partner whose main money source had been cut off by Congress.
- [VizArts Monthly: Illumination](https://www.orartswatch.org/vizarts-monthly-illumination/)
- [Where Oregon Shakespeare Festival costumes go to work again](https://www.orartswatch.org/where-oregon-shakespeare-festival-costumes-go-to-work-again/) - Inside the Talent warehouse in Southern Oregon, thousands of festival costumes are preserved and reused, then sent to stages across the country, including "Saturday Night Live."
- [A last look at 2025 (and a peek into '26)](https://www.orartswatch.org/a-last-look-at-2025-and-a-peek-into-26/) - It's been a year of highs and lows, from the Oregon Symphony jamming with the Dandy Warhols and the Portland Art Museum reinvigorating itself to the closing of the Five Oaks Museum and the federal administration's fiscal war on arts. Time for 2026 to step up and take over!
- ['A Beautiful Noise' musical tells the story of legendary singer Neil Diamond](https://www.orartswatch.org/a-beautiful-noise-musical-tells-the-story-of-legendary-singer-neil-diamond/)
- [Arts & politics 2025: Trump assaults top the year's cultural news](https://www.orartswatch.org/arts-politics-2025-trump-assaults-top-the-years-cultural-news/) - The Trump Administration's war on culture, DEI, and federal arts agencies has slashed money for arts groups across the nation, including Oregon, and is likely to continue.
- [DanceWatch: Looking back and ahead](https://www.orartswatch.org/dancewatch-looking-forward-and-ahead/)
- [Music 2025: The light shines in the darkness](https://www.orartswatch.org/music-2025-the-light-shines-in-the-darkness/)
- [In memoriam: Arts figures we lost in 2025](https://www.orartswatch.org/in-memoriam-arts-figures-we-lost-in-2025/) - From novelist Todd Grimson to actor Denis Arndt, painter Isaka Shamsud-Din, gallerist Donna Guardino, jazz vocalist Nancy King, singer/songwriter Jack McMahon and more, remembering Oregon artists who died in 2025.
- [Oregon arts 2025: Comings and goings](https://www.orartswatch.org/oregon-arts-2025-comings-and-goings/) - Major shifts in leadership at All Classical Radio, Portland Art Museum, the state's arts & cultural agencies, Eugene Ballet and many other groups made 2025 a year of realignment.
- [Theater 2025: Frogs on the street, thrills and chills onstage](https://www.orartswatch.org/theater-2025-frogs-on-the-street-thrills-and-chills-onstage/) - A year on the boards: Even costumed characters protesting in front of an ICE facility couldn’t upstage the stellar performances from Oregon’s theater community this year.
- [Books 2025:  A year of triumphs and tensions](https://www.orartswatch.org/books-2025-a-year-of-triumphs-and-tensions/) - It was generally a good year for books and readers in Oregon, with local writers winning honors and drawing crowds.
- [FilmWatch Weekly: The Best Films of 2025](https://www.orartswatch.org/filmwatch-weekly-the-best-films-of-2025/)
- [Visual Arts 2025: A look at the year that was](https://www.orartswatch.org/visual-arts-2025-a-look-at-the-year-that-was/) - From the Portland Art Museum's $116 million reinvigoration to a bevy of innovative exhibitions, it's been a good art year in Oregon despite the Trump Administration's war on arts and culture.
- [FilmWatch Weekly: 'No Other Choice,' 'Resurrection,' 'The Plague,' and more](https://www.orartswatch.org/filmwatch-weekly-no-other-choice-resurrection-the-plague-and-more/)
- [LitWatch January: Launch the new year with Everybody Reads, Ellen Waterston, Leni Zumas](https://www.orartswatch.org/litwatch-january-launch-the-new-year-with-everybody-reads-ellen-waterston-leni-zumas/)
- [ArtsWatch Insider: We just keep growing!](https://www.orartswatch.org/artswatch-insider-we-just-keep-growing/)
- [Grunge comes back to Portland – from Texas](https://www.orartswatch.org/grunge-comes-back-to-portland-from-texas/) - At the Crystal Ballroom, Dexter and the Moonrocks take a Texas twang to the quintessential Northwest sound – and bring Gen X and Gen Z together in a sublime sweat.
- [Can do: Astoria's Hanthorn Cannery Museum](https://www.orartswatch.org/can-do-astorias-hanthorn-cannery-museum/) - A photographic tour: At what's left of the oldest fish-processing plant on the Columbia River, a museum tells the tale of long hours, arduous work, and millions of fish.
- [Books to get your mind and feet dancing](https://www.orartswatch.org/books-to-get-your-mind-and-feet-dancing/) - Cheer up: As the year and "Nutcracker" season near an end, Martha Ullman West comes to the rescue with a list of five gift books to help dance lovers through the holidays.
- [ArtsWatch Insider: Mad scientist meets Goldilocks](https://www.orartswatch.org/artswatch-insider-mad-scientist-meets-goldilocks/)
- [Lessons of the American Revolution to be featured in 2026 Hatfield Lecture Series](https://www.orartswatch.org/lessons-of-the-american-revolution-to-be-featured-at-2026-hatfield-lecture-series/) - The Oregon Historical Society's popular series will feature talks about the nation's founding and often difficult evolution by authors Rick Atkinson, Keisha Blain, Michael Luo and Megan Kate Nelson.
- [Kimberly Warner’s memoir, ‘Unfixed,’ is a meditation on her rare illness and on seeking and finding family](https://www.orartswatch.org/kimberly-warners-memoir-unfixed-is-a-meditation-on-her-rare-illness-and-on-seeking-and-finding-family/)
- [Stage & Studio: Daniel H. Wilson's 'Hole In The Sky'](https://www.orartswatch.org/stage-studio-daniel-h-wilsons-hole-in-the-sky/)
- [Oregon strives to tell full story of America’s 250th anniversary](https://www.orartswatch.org/oregon-strives-to-tell-full-story-of-americas-250th-anniversary/) - At a time of increasing strife in the U.S., Oregon prepares to celebrate the nation's 250th birthday by recognizing both the positive and negative aspects of the country's history.
- [At the top of the world, everything counts: Portland Opera’s production of “Everest”](https://www.orartswatch.org/at-the-top-of-the-world-everything-counts-portland-operas-production-of-everest/)
- [FilmWatch Weekly: A holiday buffet of 'Marty Supreme,' 'The Housemaid,' and 'Song Sung Blue,' plus more](https://www.orartswatch.org/filmwatch-weekly-a-holiday-buffet-of-marty-supreme-the-housemaid-and-song-sung-blue-plus-more/)
- [Dance Preview: Eugene Ballet’s "The Nutcracker"](https://www.orartswatch.org/dance-preview-eugene-ballets-the-nutcracker/) - From December 19 to 24, Eugene Ballet audiences will once again travel with Clara into the Land of the Sweets in "The Nutcracker," this year featuring a special sensory-friendly performance.
- [Camp 18: A walk-through history in logs](https://www.orartswatch.org/camp-18-a-walk-through-history-in-logs/) - By a popular restaurant on the way to the Oregon Coast, an open-air logging museum offers the strange and ghostly beauty of ruination. A photo essay by K.B. Dixon.
- [No-No Boy Transforms Hidden History into Art](https://www.orartswatch.org/no-no-boy-transforms-history-into-art/) - Vietnamese American Portland musician Julian Saporiti’s expansive multimedia project combines historical research and interviews with personal stories, original music, and evocative images
- [Art on the Road: History captured in LACMA prints](https://www.orartswatch.org/art-on-the-road-history-captured-in-lacma-prints/) - Art and politics square off in a pair of print shows from the Los Angeles County Art Museum and a trip through the city's sprawling streets.
- [Stage & Studio: Hanako Wakatsuki-Chong – preserving history at JAMO](https://www.orartswatch.org/stage-studio-hanako-wakatsuki-chong-preserving-history-at-jamo/) - The Japanese American Museum of Oregon's new Executive Director, Hanako Wakatsuki-Chong, talks about the museum's purpose and its future.
- [Black History IS History? Of course.](https://www.orartswatch.org/black-history-is-history-of-course/)
- ['Moving Image Show' parades Newport's history across windows of Pacific Maritime Heritage Center](https://www.orartswatch.org/moving-image-show-parades-newports-history-across-windows-of-pacific-maritime-heritage-center/) - The 12-minute show, free and visible from the Bayfront, brings to life images of Native Americans, loggers, fishing fleets, and farmers.
- [Albina Community Archive: Recovering Portland’s Black Music History](https://www.orartswatch.org/albina-community-archive-recovering-portlands-black-music-history/) - The Albina Music Trust celebrates its trove of recordings, photos, memorabilia, articles, and oral histories with a searchable archive and a Feb. 3 release party at Oregon Historical Society.
- [Between Two Worlds: Leonora Carrington and David Seymour (Chim) at the Oregon Jewish Museum](https://www.orartswatch.org/between-two-worlds-leonora-carrington-and-david-seymour-chim-at-the-oregon-jewish-museum/) - Exhibits of a major Surrealist artist getting her due and a photographer known for his images of children amid war give rise to a host of cultural connections.
- [Japanese American Museum's 'Because of Bill': An audacious life to learn from](https://www.orartswatch.org/japanese-american-museums-because-of-bill-an-audacious-life-to-learn-from/) - An exhibit tells the extaordinary tale of businessman and civic leader Bill Naito, who lived through anti-Japanese fervor and made Portland a better city at a key time in its growth.
- ['Coming Home': Reviving Old Town Portland's rich and diverse history](https://www.orartswatch.org/coming-home-reviving-old-town-portlands-rich-and-diverse-history/) - Vanport Mosaic's week-long journey beginning Sept. 28 into the sturdy multi-ethnic roots of Old Town is part of a national Cultural Week of Action on Race and Democracy.
- [Newport's Pacific Maritime Heritage Center chronicles history of Black sailors](https://www.orartswatch.org/newports-pacific-maritime-heritage-center-chronicles-history-of-black-sailors/) - "Take Me to the Water," on display through Jan. 12, includes panels on Oregonians Louis Southworth and Alvin McCleary.
- [At Bush Barn, a Black Archive of art redefines American history](https://www.orartswatch.org/at-bush-barn-a-black-archive-of-art-redefines-american-history/) - Artist Nikesha Breeze's dual exhibition brings the faces and lives of Black history out of the shadows and into the light.
- [Coos History Museum looks beyond the past to address issues of social justice](https://www.orartswatch.org/coos-history-museum-looks-beyond-the-past-to-address-issues-of-social-justice/) - The museum, a thriving cultural hub on the Oregon coast, is more than ever asking its audience to consider how the past shapes the future.
- [Lane County History Museum: Connecting objects and their stories](https://www.orartswatch.org/lane-county-history-museum-connecting-objects-and-their-stories/)
- [‘Timber Culture’ exhibit at Bend’s High Desert Museum spotlights history of Maxville logging community](https://www.orartswatch.org/timber-culture-exhibit-at-bends-high-desert-museum-spotlights-history-of-maxville-logging-community/) - The traveling exhibition, created by the Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center, reminds viewers of the multiracial history of Oregon’s timber towns.
- [Sylvia Beach Hotel: Books and beds in Newport’s Nye Beach neighborhood](https://www.orartswatch.org/sylvia-beach-hotel-books-and-beds-in-newports-nye-beach-neighborhood/) - On March 14, tours and an open house will celebrate the 37th anniversary of the hotel that lifelong friends Goody Cable and Sally Ford took from flophouse to world famous.
- [Royal Nebeker: The man who put Astoria on the arts map](https://www.orartswatch.org/royal-nebeker-the-man-who-put-astoria-on-the-arts-map/) - Clatsop Community College’s Royal Nebeker Art Gallery, named for the artist and teacher, is a hub for students and showcase for exhibits that draw visitors from throughout the Northwest.
- [Oregon Film Museum in Astoria plans massive expansion following $1 million state grant](https://www.orartswatch.org/oregon-film-museum-in-astoria-plans-massive-expansion-following-1-million-state-grant/)
- [Stuffed to the gunwales, Astoria’s Columbia River Maritime Museum prepares to launch $30 million expansion](https://www.orartswatch.org/stuffed-to-the-gunwales-astorias-columbia-river-maritime-museum-prepares-to-launch-30-million-expansion/) - The museum’s plans to nearly double in size will increase exhibits and add classroom space to serve maritime enthusiasts, children, and researchers alike.
- [Hoffman Center for the Arts reflects Manzanita couple’s love of arts and community](https://www.orartswatch.org/hoffman-center-for-the-arts-reflects-manzanita-couples-love-of-arts-and-community/) - Lloyd and Myrtle Hoffman, who offered classes and opened their home to friends and strangers, left as their legacy a gathering place for art lovers.
- [North County Recreation District: From a pool to plays, Nehalem's hub serves coastal community](https://www.orartswatch.org/north-county-recreation-district-from-a-pool-to-plays-nehalems-hub-serves-coastal-community/) - Based in a school designed by A.E. Doyle, the 30-year-old NCRD is home to concerts, lectures, an art gallery, and soon, a new $16.4 million aquatics center.
- [Trail’s End Art Association: In Gearhart, a fellowship of artists](https://www.orartswatch.org/trails-end-art-association-in-gearhart-a-fellowship-of-artists/) - The club, which offers an egalitarian welcome to artists ranging from painters to needleworkers to gourd-crafters, is celebrating its 75th anniversary.
- [Alberta Abbey: One Space, One Vision, One Hundred Years](https://www.orartswatch.org/alberta-abbey-one-space-one-vision-one-hundred-years/) - Through decades of transitions, the 100-year-old space in Northeast Portland has remained at the heart of the community, even while navigating financial challenges, a pandemic, and even ghosts.
- [‘Cheese War’: Sisters tell story of dairy dispute that divided Tillamook County](https://www.orartswatch.org/cheese-war-sisters-tell-story-of-dairy-dispute-that-divided-tillamook-county/) - Marilyn Milne and Linda Kirk have written a journalistic memoir about the 1960s battle that followed changes in the local dairy industry.
- [Amy Lewin’s Vision for Oregon Arts](https://www.orartswatch.org/amy-lewins-vision-for-oregon-arts/)
- [Portraits by Jeremy Okai Davis add new faces to Oregon history](https://www.orartswatch.org/portraits-by-jeremy-okai-davis-add-new-faces-to-oregon-history/) - Commissioned as part of a "reimagining" process at the historic Bush House in Salem, the newly completed set of portraits of Oregon's Black ancestors offers new stories to celebrate and reflect upon.
- [Astoria Public Library's renovation looks to the future while preserving building's history](https://www.orartswatch.org/astoria-public-library-renovation-looks-to-the-future-while-preserving-buildings-history/) - The full-scale refurbishment doubles the library’s size, adds windows, and celebrates Astoria’s history, culture, and architectural heritage.
- [North Lincoln County Historical Museum exhibit tells stories of past Oregon post offices through letters and photographs](https://www.orartswatch.org/north-lincoln-county-historical-museum-exhibit-tells-stories-of-past-oregon-post-offices-through-letters-and-photographs/) - Visitors are invited to read from their own old letters during the April 3 opening reception in Lincoln City.
- [Oregon Origins Project: Evoking Oregon’s history and landscape through art](https://www.orartswatch.org/oregon-origins-project-evoking-oregons-history-and-landscape-through-art/) - A pair of multimedia concerts at Beaverton’s Reser Center presents original visual and musical creations inspired by the state’s natural history.
- [Doris Kearns Goodwin on LBJ and voting rights](https://www.orartswatch.org/doris-kearns-goodwin-on-lbj-and-voting-rights/)
- [Nina and RBG: A rare friendship](https://www.orartswatch.org/nina-and-rbg-a-rare-friendship/)
- [The long troubling reach of 'The Chinese Question'](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-long-troubling-reach-of-the-chinese-question/)
- [Douglas Brinkley on America's 'Silent Spring Revolution'](https://www.orartswatch.org/douglas-brinkley-on-americas-silent-spring-revolution/)
- [OSU professor Tracy Daugherty’s new book traces life of legendary Western author Larry McMurtry](https://www.orartswatch.org/osu-professor-tracy-daughertys-new-book-traces-life-of-legendary-western-author-larry-mcmurtry/)
- [A historian outlines a path to 'beloved community'](https://www.orartswatch.org/a-historian-outlines-a-path-to-beloved-community/)
- [‘The Jackson County Rebellion’: Historian Jeffery Max LaLande offers a new view of Southern Oregon](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-jackson-county-rebellion-historian-jeffery-max-lalande-offers-a-new-view-of-southern-oregon/)
- [A historian's boyhood among the woolies](https://www.orartswatch.org/a-historians-boyhood-among-the-woolies/)
- [Caroline Miller in England and Africa](https://www.orartswatch.org/caroline-miller-in-england-and-africa/)
- [H.L. Davis: Oregon’s only Pulitzer winner for fiction deserves to be better known](https://www.orartswatch.org/h-l-davis-oregons-only-pulitzer-winner-for-fiction-deserves-to-be-better-known/)
- [‘Ziller’s Quilt’ leads North Lincoln County Historical Museum director on treasure hunt into the past](https://www.orartswatch.org/zillers-quilt-leads-north-lincoln-county-historical-museum-director-on-treasure-hunt-into-the-past/) - The quilt, made in the 1800s by a Black woman likely born into slavery, is the subject of a talk Thursday and a new exhibit at the museum.
- [A human view of a civil rights icon](https://www.orartswatch.org/a-human-view-of-a-civil-rights-icon/)
- [Margaret Jewett Bailey's 1854 novel 'The Grains' is a flawed success about frontier Oregon](https://www.orartswatch.org/margaret-jewett-baileys-1854-novel-the-grains-is-a-flawed-success-about-frontier-oregon/)
- [‘Captain Gray’s Company,’ by Abigail Scott Duniway, is a revealing, if disorganized, novel about pioneer women](https://www.orartswatch.org/captain-grays-company-by-abigail-scott-duniway-is-a-revealing-if-disorganized-novel-about-pioneer-women/)
- ['Bad Mexicans' and the 1910 revolution](https://www.orartswatch.org/bad-mexicans-and-the-1910-revolution/)
- [William Lysander Adams stirred the pot of 19th-century Oregon politics with ‘Treason, Stratagems, and Spoils’](https://www.orartswatch.org/william-lysander-adams-stirred-the-pot-of-19th-century-oregon-politics-with-treason-stratagems-and-spoils/) - The poetic satire pitted Democrats against Whigs in a story of a judge willing to break laws to fulfill his outsized political ambitions.
- [Ned Blackhawk and the Rediscovery of America](https://www.orartswatch.org/ned-blackhawk-and-the-rediscovery-of-america/)
- [‘The Bridge of the Gods’: Frederic Homer Balch’s novel of Indigenous people, ministry, and romance](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-bridge-of-the-gods-frederic-homer-balchs-novel-of-indigenous-people-ministry-and-romance/)
- [Hatfield Lecture: H.W. Brands on the 'brawling birth of American politics'](https://www.orartswatch.org/hatfield-lecture-h-w-brands-on-the-brawling-birth-of-american-politics/)
- [Eva Emery Dye: Oregon author gained national notice with ‘The Conquest,’ her 1902 novel of the Lewis and Clark Expedition](https://www.orartswatch.org/eva-emery-dye-oregon-author-gained-national-notice-with-the-conquest-her-1902-novel-of-the-lewis-and-clark-expedition/)
- [Heather Cox Richardson on the history leading up to 2024's presidential election](https://www.orartswatch.org/heather-cox-richardson-on-the-history-leading-up-to-2024s-presidential-election/)
- [St. Johns’ historic WPA-era murals covered up](https://www.orartswatch.org/st-johns-historic-wpa-era-murals-covered-up/) - The murals, painted under a federal program for public art in 1936 at what was then a post office and is now a Bahá'i center, depict a dominant white culture and could be moved to another site that can put them in context.
- [In ‘Holy Old Mackinaw,’ author Stewart Holbrook presents a ‘lowbrow’ look at Oregon loggers](https://www.orartswatch.org/in-holy-old-mackinaw-author-stewart-holbrook-presents-a-lowbrow-look-at-oregon-loggers/)
- [A conversation with Nikole Hannah-Jones on Black history and 'The 1619 Project'](https://www.orartswatch.org/a-conversation-with-nikole-hannah-jones-on-black-history-and-the-1619-project/)
- [Lecture: The trials and triumphs of John Adams](https://www.orartswatch.org/lecture-the-trials-and-triumphs-of-john-adams/)
- [Nearly a century ago, Oregon writer Sheba Hargreaves crafted three historically sound tales of pioneer life](https://www.orartswatch.org/nearly-a-century-ago-oregon-writer-sheba-hargreaves-crafted-three-historically-sound-tales-of-pioneer-life/)
- [Looking then and now: 'Differ We Must'](https://www.orartswatch.org/looking-then-and-now-differ-we-must/)
- [‘The Story of Opal’: Opal Whiteley's diary is a precocious child’s ruminations on nature – or is it?](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-story-of-opal-opal-whiteleys-diary-is-a-precocious-childs-ruminations-on-nature-or-is-it/) - The Oregon author’s diary became a bestseller in the early 20th century, but rapidly vanished amid allegations it was full of lies or written by the adult Whiteley.
- [Historian Hampton Sides’ exciting account of Captain Cook’s Final Voyage](https://www.orartswatch.org/historian-hampton-sides-exciting-account-of-captain-cooks-final-voyage/)
- [In “Camas Pioneers,” author Sally Alves details the lives of dozens of prominent pioneer families](https://www.orartswatch.org/in-camas-pioneers-author-sally-alves-details-the-lives-of-dozens-of-prominent-pioneer-families/) - The fact-filled local history, published by the Camas-Washougal Historical Society, provides illuminating glimpses of residents in 19th- and early 20th-century Southwest Washington.
- [Remembering Vic Atiyeh, Oregon's governor in a time of transition](https://www.orartswatch.org/remembering-vic-atiyeh-oregons-governor-in-a-time-of-transition/) - James Moore's biography of the state's last Republican governor ranges from Atiyeh's roles in land use to Rajneeshees to the growth of the high-tech industry.
- [Frances Fuller Victor’s history of Joe Meek, ‘The River of the West,’ was a ‘barbaric yaup of joy’](https://www.orartswatch.org/frances-fuller-victors-history-of-joe-meek-the-river-of-the-west-was-a-barbaric-yaup-of-joy/) - Victor’s two-part book about the mountain man who helped form Oregon’s provisional government drew national attention.
- [Portland author James O. Long’s ‘Rough Justice’ is a first-rate book on crime and punishment](https://www.orartswatch.org/portland-author-james-o-longs-rough-justice-is-a-first-rate-book-on-crime-and-punishment/) - The long-time reporter focuses on Oregon and Washington in the mid-1800s, a period of many misdeeds and few jails.
- [Doris Kearns Goodwin's 'Unfinished Love Story' amid the ferment of the 1960s](https://www.orartswatch.org/doris-kearns-goodwins-unfinished-love-story-amid-the-ferment-of-the-1960s/) - The historian and presidential biographer kicks off the Oregon Historical Society's Hatfield Lectures season with the story of her marriage to Dick Goodwin and their roles in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations.
- [North Lincoln County Historical Museum contains multitudes, from pioneers to Pixieland](https://www.orartswatch.org/north-lincoln-county-historical-museum-contains-multitudes-from-pioneers-to-pixieland/) - The quirky museum includes what may be the largest glass fishing float collection in the Northwest and an exhibit about a 1930s celebration of redheads.
- [‘Neskowin: A Book of Found Photos’: Artist Michael Schlicting’s quest to uncover the history of his Hawk Creek Gallery building leads to book](https://www.orartswatch.org/neskowin-a-book-of-found-photos-artist-michael-schlictings-quest-to-uncover-the-history-of-his-hawk-creek-gallery-building-leads-to-book/) - The book, due out this summer from the Neskowin Historical Foundation, captures 100 years of life in the small Oregon Coast town.
- [Tillamook County Pioneer Museum: Bringing Tillamook to the world, from shipwrecks to service members, from research to a nature reserve](https://www.orartswatch.org/tillamook-county-pioneer-museum-bringing-tillamook-to-the-world-from-shipwrecks-to-service-members-from-research-to-a-nature-reserve/) - The 90-year-old museum has an archive of more than 55,000 objects and 20,000 photos, as well as stewardship of the 200-acre Kilchis Point Reserve.
- ['York the Explorer' brings a forgotten Oregon pioneer's story back to life — and to the stage](https://www.orartswatch.org/york-the-explorer-brings-a-forgotten-oregon-pioneers-story-back-to-life-and-to-the-stage/) - This weekend's performances of Portland musician Aaron Nigel Smith's new folk opera tells the story of a crucial member of the Lewis & Clark Expedition.
- [Best Christmas ever! North Bend’s Liberty Theatre completes 10-year-restoration just in time for holiday shows](https://www.orartswatch.org/best-christmas-ever-north-bends-liberty-theatre-completes-10-year-restoration-just-in-time-for-holiday-shows/) - The Little Theatre on the Bay presents a double-header of Christmas plays, followed by its ‘Little Ole Christmas Opry,’ in the renovated 1924 theater.
- [Gallery 114 celebrates 35 years](https://www.orartswatch.org/gallery-114-celebrates-35-years/)
- [Behind the curtain of 'Liberace and Liza'](https://www.orartswatch.org/behind-the-curtain-of-liberace-and-liza/) - David Saffert and Jillian Snow reflect ahead of their latest holiday run at CoHo Theatre as the two glittering stars, "quirky and larger than life in their own separate ways.”
- [Portland Center Stage pushes its fund drive](https://www.orartswatch.org/portland-center-stage-pushes-its-fund-drive/) - The city’s largest theater company surpassed its first fundraising benchmark, raising more than $2.5 million by the end of August. Now, in the midst of a 14-month campaign, it’s hoping to raise another $2.5 million by the end of 2025.
- [Why the Oregon Cultural Trust matters](https://www.orartswatch.org/why-the-oregon-cultural-trust-matters/) - As arts & cultural groups face tightened budgets, the Trust's innovative tax credit lets Oregon arts supporters double the impact of their year-end charitable contributions for free.
- [DramaWatch: Roping in holiday shows, looking ahead to a brand new year](https://www.orartswatch.org/dramawatch-roping-in-holiday-shows-looking-ahead-to-a-brand-new-year/) - Agatha Christie’s “The Murder of Roger Akroyd,” “A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical” and “Nervous Laughter” will be onstage in early January. Plus: Imago’s ‘ZooZoo,’ ‘Jinkx & DeLa,’ and continuing holiday shows.
- [Between sincerity and irony: Dandy Warhols with the Oregon Symphony](https://www.orartswatch.org/between-sincerity-and-irony-dandy-warhols-with-the-oregon-symphony/) - Two iconic Portland bands paired up for the conclusion of OSO’s “Sounds Like Portland” festival.
- [Maybe the critics are already dead](https://www.orartswatch.org/maybe-the-critics-are-already-dead/)
- [ArtsWatch Insider: In the beginning, a shining star led the way ](https://www.orartswatch.org/artswatch-insider-in-the-beginning-a-shining-star-led-the-way/)
- [Astoria Arts and Movement Center secures $90,000 in grants to restore ballroom in historic Odd Fellows building](https://www.orartswatch.org/astoria-arts-and-movement-center-secures-90000-in-grants-to-restore-ballroom-in-historic-odd-fellows-building/) - The ballroom in the 1923 building suffered water damage when the roof was lost during a series of storms in 2007.
- [Midwinter Revels: Dancing by the Highland Hearth](https://www.orartswatch.org/midwinter-revels-dancing-by-the-highland-hearth/) - Thirty years into a popular Portland tradition, the Revels sing, dance and play with Scottish tradition as the company prepares to enter a new chapter in its life.
- [On the holiday menu: A sharp-edged 'Tuna'](https://www.orartswatch.org/on-the-holiday-menu-a-sharp-edged-tuna/) - The 1980s two-actor hit "A Tuna Christmas" is packing 'em in at Bag&Baggage with a sly mix of small-town meanness and tongue-in-cheek mockery of the same.
- [Nutcrackers & Dew Drops? But of course!](https://www.orartswatch.org/nutcrackers-dew-drops-but-of-course/) - Review: Martha Ullman West takes in Oregon Ballet Theatre's 22nd run of Balanchine's holiday spectacular, and one of Brian Simcoe's final roles in his stellar OBT career.
- [Deschutes Public Library closes in wake of cyberattack, in abundance of caution](https://www.orartswatch.org/deschutes-county-public-library-closes-in-wake-of-cyberattack-in-abundance-of-caution/) - The cyberattack was detected early, and patron and employee information was likely uncompromised, library officials say.
- [PuzzleWatch: A Lyrical Christmas](https://www.orartswatch.org/puzzlewatch-a-lyrical-christmas/)
- [FilmWatch Weekly: 'The Secret Agent,' 'Jay Kelly,' 'Dust Bunny' and more](https://www.orartswatch.org/filmwatch-weekly-the-secret-agent-jay-kelly-dust-bunny-and-more/)
- [Theatre Diaspora: Moving ahead with a fresh new look](https://www.orartswatch.org/theatre-diaspora-moving-ahead-with-a-fresh-new-look/) - The company, Oregon's only Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Island-focused theater, is expanding its vision and opening up to ideas from its audiences.
- [Music News: Fred Child comes home to lead All Classical Radio](https://www.orartswatch.org/music-news-fred-child-comes-home-to-lead-all-classical-radio/) - New leadership comes to All Classical Radio, Oregon Symphony, and Oregon Bach Festival. Plus: new homes for Oregon youth orchestras, and more Oregon music news.
- [Music news: Orchestra leadership shuffles and more](https://www.orartswatch.org/music-news-orchestra-leadership-shuffles-and-more/) - Turnovers at the Oregon Symphony, Orchestra Nova Northwest and Opera in the Park, plus awards, honors, cutbacks, education initiatives and deaths shift the Oregon/Vancouver music scene.
- [Northwest Theatre Workshop’s Creative Evolution](https://www.orartswatch.org/northwest-theatre-workshops-creative-evolution/) - As its founding leader steps down after a decade, the Portland theatrical innovator celebrates its play development model with a two-play showcase this weekend and next — and a coming new model of artistic leadership. 
- [A bit of the dark arts: Talking with Clement So](https://www.orartswatch.org/a-bit-of-the-dark-arts-talking-with-clement-so/) - Oregon Symphony’s Director of Classical Programming discusses everything from spreadsheets and contingency planning to catching the conducting bug at Yale and his early days schlepping timpani at New York’s 92nd Street Y.
- [Shimmering voices: Trio Mediæval with guests Caroline Shaw & Danni Lee](https://www.orartswatch.org/shimmering-voices-trio-mediaeval-with-guests-caroline-shaw-danni-lee/) - The Norwegian-Swedish vocal trio invited the Oregonian duo to join them on their recent Friends of Chamber Music concert in Portland.
- [Sight meets sound at 'Noise & Grain'](https://www.orartswatch.org/sight-meets-sound-at-noise-grain/) - Portland's Franklin Foto is a gathering space for devotees of classic film photography — and its newest exhibit, featuring shots of local musicians, brings in the music crowd, too.
- [ArtsWatch Insider: Big news! A major grant boosts critical coverage areas](https://www.orartswatch.org/artswatch-insider-big-news-a-major-grant-boosts-critical-coverage-areas/)
- [‘Much Ado About Nothing’: Cranking up the color and charisma](https://www.orartswatch.org/much-ado-about-nothing-cranking-up-the-color-and-charisma/) - Theater review: Salt and Sage offers a merry comedy of Shakespearean romantic mix-ups.
- [The first thing we do, let's kill all the critics](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-first-thing-we-do-lets-kill-all-the-critics/) - Well, maybe not. But what IS a critic, anyway, and how, if at all, are critics different from "regular" writers? We take a dive into the hows, whys, and why-nots of the curious act of writing about arts and culture.
- [Fever Dreams: Ralph Pugay at Adams and Ollman](https://www.orartswatch.org/fever-dreams-ralph-pugay-at-adams-and-ollman/)
- [John Nastos: Software engineer by day, jazz artist by night](https://www.orartswatch.org/john-nastos-software-engineer-by-day-jazz-artist-by-night/) - The long-time Portland saxophonist moonlights every week with San Francisco tech company OpenAI.
- [MusicWatch Monthly: In winter enjoy](https://www.orartswatch.org/musicwatch-monthly-in-winter-enjoy/) - Holiday tidings, Christmas and otherwise, from ChatterPDX to Portland Baroque Orchestra’s “Messiah” to Christmas on the Oregon Coast and beyond.
- [FilmWatch Weekly: 'Over the Kitchen Table,' 'Fackham Hall,' '100 Nights of Hero,' and more](https://www.orartswatch.org/filmwatch-weekly-over-the-kitchen-table-fackham-hall-100-nights-of-hero-and-more/)
- [VizArts Monthly: Holiday Sales and Temporality](https://www.orartswatch.org/vizarts-monthly-holiday-sales-and-temporality/)
- [‘Oliver!’: An impoverished orphan finds love amidst rousing music](https://www.orartswatch.org/oliver-an-impoverished-orphan-finds-love-amidst-rousing-music/) - Stumptown Stages' colorful revival of Lionel Bart's classic 1960 musical version of Charles Dickens' novel of scoundrels and pickpockets is an exuberant delight.
- [James Lavadour: landscape and labor](https://www.orartswatch.org/james-lavadour-landscape-and-labor/)
- [Local talent gushing excellence: 45th Parallel Universe’s “Caroline Shaw Concert Crawl”](https://www.orartswatch.org/local-talent-gushing-excellence-45th-parallel-universes-caroline-shaw-concert-crawl/) - A photo essay featuring Pyxis Quartet and mousai REMIX, who recently performed Shaw’s complete string quartet music as part of the “Sounds Like Portland” festival.
- [An amazing run: Portland State Opera’s production of “The Eleanors”](https://www.orartswatch.org/an-amazing-run-portland-state-operas-production-of-the-eleanors/) - Composer/librettist Jodi Goble and co-librettist Michael Ching’s WWII-era opera celebrates the Greatest Generation.
- [An iconic gallery reimagined](https://www.orartswatch.org/an-iconic-gallery-reimagined/)
- ['Black Nativity': Let the spirits soar](https://www.orartswatch.org/black-nativity-let-the-spirits-soar/) - Review: PassinArt continues its long tradition with a gorgeous and moving production of Langston Hughes's gospel songplay, this year at Alberta Abbey.
- [DramaWatch: World premiere of ‘Death of a Drag Queen,’ holiday shows and more](https://www.orartswatch.org/dramawatch-world-premiere-of-death-of-a-drag-queen-holiday-shows-and-more/) - Plus: Holiday shows, Northwest Theatre Workshop’s Founder’s Showcase, continuing shows, reading series celebrating William S. Gregory, theater news.
- [Nonprofits hurt by GoFundMe scheme can join class action lawsuit](https://www.orartswatch.org/nonprofits-hurt-by-gofundme-scheme-can-join-class-action-lawsuit/) - The corporate giant created unauthorized fundraising pages for nonprofit groups in Oregon and across the U.S., keeping some of the money raised. Now, impacted groups are taking legal action.
- [Launching lamprey: Sasha Fishman at ILY2](https://www.orartswatch.org/launching-lamprey-sasha-fishman-at-ily2/)
- [LitWatch December: Oregon Historical Society’s Celebration of Oregon Authors, Fishtrap Fireside, and other holiday treats](https://www.orartswatch.org/litwatch-december-oregon-historical-societys-celebration-of-oregon-authors-fishtrap-fireside-and-other-holiday-treats/)
- [Dennis Cunningham: The last catch](https://www.orartswatch.org/dennis-cunningham-the-last-catch/) - Dennis Cunningham, the master linocut artist and fishing celebrant, has died, leaving behind a string of idyllic images that reclaim simple pleasures.
- [ArtsWatch Insider: Celebrate homegrown people power on Giving NewsDay](https://www.orartswatch.org/artswatch-insider-celebrate-homegrown-people-power-on-giving-newsday/)
- [At Portland Center Stage, an author joins her 'Little Women' onstage](https://www.orartswatch.org/at-portland-center-stage-an-author-joins-her-little-women-onstage/) - Review: In Lauren Gunderson's stage adaptation, Louisa May Alcott plays a central role among her creations, bringing an old-favorite novel into the modern age.
- [Season's Greetings: A Ukrainian Winterfest and an Arts & Agriculture Holiday Market](https://www.orartswatch.org/seasons-greetings-a-ukrainian-winterfest-and-an-arts-agriculture-holiday-market/) - As the holiday season kicks into high gear, musician and Ukrainian folklorist Inna Kovtun highlights a winter festival, and an arts & farm festival bridges the urban/rural gap.
- [Jo Hamilton's art of crocheted nudes](https://www.orartswatch.org/in-salem-jo-hamiltons-art-of-nude-crochet/) - In an exhibit at Salem's Bush Barn Art Center, the Scottish-born Portland artist expands a traditional home craft technique to create extraordinary nude portraits.
- [December DanceWatch: Nutcrackers, NOT-Cracker, Pearl Dive, ZooZoo and more](https://www.orartswatch.org/december-dancewatch-nutcrackers-not-cracker-pearl-dive-zoozoo-and-more/)
- [Stage & Studio: A timely 'Christmas Carol'](https://www.orartswatch.org/stage-studio-a-timely-christmas-carol/)
- [Stage & Studio: 'Madonna of the Cat'](https://www.orartswatch.org/stage-studio-madonna-of-the-cat/) - Podcast host Dmae Lo Roberts talks with playwright Sue Mach and director Gemma Whelan about Mach's play that creatively fills in the gaps in Shakespeare's "Winter's Tale."
- [It’s the journey, not the destination: Talking with concert rock violinist Aaron Meyer on the eve of his 25th anniversary Rock the Holidays tour](https://www.orartswatch.org/its-the-journey-not-the-destination-talking-with-concert-rock-violinist-aaron-meyer-on-the-eve-of-his-25th-anniversary-rock-the-holidays-tour/)
- [FilmWatch Weekly: 'Eternity' with Miles Teller, 'Rebuilding' with Josh O'Connor, and more](https://www.orartswatch.org/filmwatch-weekly-eternity-with-miles-teller-rebuilding-with-josh-oconnor-and-more/)
- [The power of music: Talking with Lajos Balogh](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-power-of-music-talking-with-lajos-balogh/)
- [Oregon poised to cut arts & culture funding as advocates push for more support](https://www.orartswatch.org/oregon-poised-to-cut-arts-culture-funding-as-advocates-push-for-more-support/) - At least $867,000 in previously approved funding is in danger as the Oregon Legislature grapples with sharp cuts in federal funding and a big state budget shortfall.
- [Sally Finch & Phil Harris: Tide and Time... ](https://www.orartswatch.org/sally-finch-phil-harris-tide-and-time/)
- [‘A Judy Garland Christmas’ promises to bring some Hollywood magic to Ashland](https://www.orartswatch.org/a-judy-garland-christmas-promises-to-bring-some-hollywood-magic-to-ashland/) - Rogue Valley Symphony will play original orchestrations of the singer’s classic songs at the Bowmer Theatre; Joan Ellison, who specializes in restoring and performing Garland’s tunes, will be the vocalist.
- [ArtsWatch Insider: An empowered community creates strength and quality](https://www.orartswatch.org/artswatch-insider-an-empowered-community-creates-strength-and-quality/)
- [FilmWatch Weekly: 'If I Had Legs I'd Kick You,' 'Nuremberg,' 'Wicked: For Good,' and more](https://www.orartswatch.org/filmwatch-weekly-if-i-had-legs-id-kick-you-nuremberg-wicked-for-good-and-more/)
- [Portland author Omar El Akkad wins 2025 National Book Award in Nonfiction](https://www.orartswatch.org/portland-author-omar-el-akkad-wins-2025-national-book-award-in-nonfiction/) - El Akkad's book, "One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This," is a blistering reflection on the Israel-Hamas war.
- [A tragedy crackling with comedy: Portland Opera’s "La Bohème"](https://www.orartswatch.org/a-tragedy-crackling-with-comedy-portland-operas-la-boheme/) - PO’s seasonal warhorse production at The Keller, running through November 23, hits all the marks.
- [Mullowney Printing Company: An idea factory for a collaborative community of artists](https://www.orartswatch.org/mullowney-printing-company-an-idea-factory-for-a-collaborative-community-of-artists/) - In a digital world, master printer Paul Mullowney provides an analog training ground for both professional artists and underserved populations.
- [As it ever was: The Decemberists with the Oregon Symphony](https://www.orartswatch.org/as-it-ever-was-the-decemberists-with-the-oregon-symphony/) - A (re)consideration of the Portland indie rock band on the occasion of their recent orchestral collaboration, part of the symphony’s “Sounds Like Portland” festival.
- [Cranberries and the art of thanks](https://www.orartswatch.org/cranberries-and-the-art-of-thanks/)
- [The music lives on: Remembering Jack McMahon](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-music-lives-on-remembering-jack-mcmahon/) - The beloved singer/songwriter, a stalwart of the Portland music scene for more than 50 years, leaves a legacy of music and memories for his many friends and fans.
- [Isaka Shamsud-Din: Portland's voice of determined joy](https://www.orartswatch.org/isaka-shamsud-din-portlands-voice-of-determined-joy/) - A pivotal figure in the city's art world, the distinguished painter and chronicler of the breadth and vigor of Black American life has died after a long battle with cancer.
- [DramaWatch: Late fall shows, from Christmasy to classical … and beyond](https://www.orartswatch.org/dramawatch-late-fall-shows-from-christmasy-to-classical-and-beyond/) - “Little Women,” lots of musicals, and Recta the drag clown are among the offerings for this holiday season. Plus: Continuing shows and Rogue Theater Company’s new season.
- [At White Bird, a dance of memory and loss](https://www.orartswatch.org/at-white-bird-a-dance-of-memory-and-loss/) - Barcelona's Lali Ayguadé Company performs "Runa," a duet delving into the rubble of the past and a relationship that has undergone melancholic shifts.
- [City will take back management of Portland'5 performance halls](https://www.orartswatch.org/city-will-take-back-management-of-portland5-performance-halls/) - After months of discussion, the Metro Council votes to transfer management of the three downtown performance buildings to the City of Portland by July 1, 2027.
- [Winter wonderment: From Thanksgiving through Christmas with Oregon choirs](https://www.orartswatch.org/winter-wonderment-from-thanksgiving-through-christmas-with-oregon-choirs/) - Gratitude and love, comfort and joy, and all the Messiahs.
- [The Rothko Pavilion opens!](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-rothko-pavilion-opens/) - After a decade-plus in the making, the Portland Art Museum's new spaces are now open to the public. John Weber reviews.
- [Crow's Shadow Institute of the Arts navigates transition](https://www.orartswatch.org/crows-shadow-institute-of-the-arts-navigates-transition/) - The Biennial at Hallie Ford Museum of Art showcases CSIA's recent prints, celebrates its 33-year legacy, and hints at the organization's priorities moving forward.
- [355 Oregon arts groups get 2026 state grants](https://www.orartswatch.org/355-oregon-arts-groups-get-2026-state-grants/)
- [Photo First: Authors, authors, everywhere](https://www.orartswatch.org/photo-first-authors-authors-everywhere/) - As the Portland Book Festival and its visiting writers move into high gear, photographer K.B. Dixon portrays 15 homegrown winners of Oregon Book Awards.
- [PuzzleWatch: Autumnal Art](https://www.orartswatch.org/puzzlewatch-autumnal-art/)
- [Palimpsest: Stephen Hayes at Elizabeth Leach Gallery](https://www.orartswatch.org/palimpsest-stephen-hayes-at-elizabeth-leach-gallery/) - In a series of large-scale paintings, the artist wrestles with devastation in Gaza through abstraction. New monotypes explore memory and the landscape of the Columbia River Gorge.
- [World premieres: Metropolitan Youth Symphony and Adam Eccleston](https://www.orartswatch.org/world-premieres-metropolitan-youth-symphony-and-adam-eccleston/) - Two – maybe three – world premieres marked the MYS season opener: Giancarlo Castro D’Addona’s new flute concerto, commissioned by Eccleston; a tone poem by Young Composers Project student Max Evans McGlothin; and the likely West Coast premiere of Ethyl Smith’s “Symphony for Small Orchestra.”
- [Fierce commitment: Portland Youth Philharmonic’s season opener with Portland Piano International Concerto competition winner Lucy Joo](https://www.orartswatch.org/fierce-commitment-portland-youth-philharmonics-season-opener-with-portland-piano-international-concerto-competition-winner-lucy-joo/) - PYP launched their 102nd season on a crescendo with Beethoven, Grainger, and Ortiz.
- [Beams of light: Resonance Ensemble and Fear No Music sound like Portland](https://www.orartswatch.org/beams-of-light-resonance-ensemble-and-fear-no-music-sound-like-portland/)
- [A hotbed of engaging and eclectic music: David Schiff, Darrell Grant, Storm Large, and Alejandro Belgique with Oregon Symphony](https://www.orartswatch.org/a-hotbed-of-engaging-and-eclectic-music-david-schiff-darrell-grant-storm-large-and-alejandro-belgique-with-oregon-symphony/)
- [ArtsWatch Insider: We are stronger together](https://www.orartswatch.org/artswatch-insider-we-are-stronger-together/)
- [Miller Foundation announces $500,000 in Spark Awards](https://www.orartswatch.org/miller-foundation-announces-500000-in-spark-awards/) - Twenty literary and media artists in Oregon receive $25,000 each in the second year of the foundation's three-year push to boost the careers of individual artists in the state.
- [Suddenly, the Theater of Chaos](https://www.orartswatch.org/suddenly-the-theater-of-chaos/) - ArtsWatch Weekly: Capitol insurrection; Barry Lopez' connected world; galleries; new literary year.
- [DramaWatch Weekly: Deaths in the family](https://www.orartswatch.org/dramawatch-weekly-deaths-in-the-family/) - Remembering Philip Cuomo, Stephen Sondheim, and Dave Frishberg. Plus: A "Curious" reopening, Christmas Carols everywhere.
- [Legendary songwriter Dave Frishberg dies at 88](https://www.orartswatch.org/legendary-songwriter-dave-frishberg-dies-at-88/) - The jazz pianist and writer of such wry and well-loved songs as "My Attorney Bernie" and "I'm Hip" had lived in Portland since 1986.
- [To Anne Hughes and Ed Asner](https://www.orartswatch.org/to-anne-hughes-and-ed-asner/) - ArtsWatch Weekly: Remembering an iconic Portland cultural figure and a TV star; Art in the Pearl & more.
- [Remembering Ernie Casciato](https://www.orartswatch.org/remembering-ernie-casciato/) - ArtsWatch Weekly: In praise of the beloved actor and teacher, dead at 67. Plus: Healing art, stage & screen, more.
- [Beverly Cleary: Plucky, adventurous kids can be fun!](https://www.orartswatch.org/beverly-cleary-plucky-adventurous-kids-can-be-fun/) - Beverly Cleary changed the ideal for American childhoods, especially those of little girls, through great independent characters, led by Ramona Quimby.
- [Ross McKeen, beloved arts leader, dies](https://www.orartswatch.org/ross-mckeen-beloved-arts-leader-dies/) - McKeen, who helped lead Oregon Children's Theatre to national prominence, dies of pancreatic cancer.
- [Celebrating Ross McKeen](https://www.orartswatch.org/celebrating-ross-mckeen/) - Friends of the beloved Portland arts figure, who died in March, will gather on Thursday at The Armory.
- [2021: Remembering those who died](https://www.orartswatch.org/2021-remembering-those-who-died/) - From children's writer Beverly Cleary to jazz star Carlton Jackson to actor Philip Cuomo and more, we say farewell to artists who died in 2021.
- [Arts champion Jim Winkler, 72, dies](https://www.orartswatch.org/arts-champion-jim-winkler-72-dies/) - The Portland developer was a longtime trustee of the Portland Art Museum and a key figure in transforming the North Park Blocks into a gallery and museum district.
- [Oregon music giants Tomas Svoboda, David Ornette Cherry die](https://www.orartswatch.org/oregon-music-giants-tomas-svoboda-david-ornette-cherry-die/) - Jazz and world music composer Cherry and contemporary classical composer Svoboda left their marks in Portland and around the world.
- [A virtuoso human being: Remembering Oregon composer Tomáš Svoboda](https://www.orartswatch.org/a-virtuoso-human-being-remembering-oregon-composer-tomas-svoboda/) - Friends and colleagues share memories of the long-time Portland State professor and Oregon’s finest composer.
- [Remembering film archivist Dennis Nyback](https://www.orartswatch.org/remembering-film-archivist-dennis-nyback/) - Nyback, who has died at 69, toured his collections of old films internationally and once owned the Clinton Street Theatre.
- [NW art giant George Johanson dies at 94](https://www.orartswatch.org/nw-art-giant-george-johanson-dies-at-94/) - A well-loved painter, printmaker and teacher whose career spanned more than 70 years, Johanson kept creating art deep into his 90s.
- [In memoriam: George Johanson](https://www.orartswatch.org/in-memoriam-george-johanson/) - Remembering an artistic life well and truly lived: The Northwest artist died in October of 2022; his memorial service is June 11 at the World Forestry Center.
- [Julie Mancini, lover of language and champion of the literary arts, dies at 73](https://www.orartswatch.org/julie-mancini-lover-of-language-and-champion-of-the-literary-arts-dies-at-73/) - Mancini, whose legacy includes work with Literary Arts, Writers in the Schools, Mercy Corps, and the Children's Institute, was known for her creativity and being "pretty much unstoppable."
- [Connie Carley, PassinArt co-founder, dies](https://www.orartswatch.org/connie-carley-passinart-co-founder-dies/) - Carley, 72, was a guiding force for the Portland Black theater company for 40 years and a deeply admired figure in the city's arts and nonprofit worlds.
- [Stan Foote, giant of children's theater, dies](https://www.orartswatch.org/stan-foote-giant-of-childrens-theater-dies/) - The widely loved Foote, who retired to Mexico after years of helping Oregon Children's Theatre rise to national prominence, was 69.
- [DramaWatch: Remembering Stan Foote](https://www.orartswatch.org/dramawatch-remembering-stan-foote/) - Celebrating the Oregon Children's Theatre leader's life; "tick, tick ... BOOM!" blows the lid off the season at Portland Center Stage; Ashland openings; more.
- [DramaWatch: William Hurt onstage](https://www.orartswatch.org/dramawatch-william-hurt-onstage/) - The movie star, who died in Portland on Sunday, performed in four plays with Artists Rep. Also: Getting grisly with "Titus," comedy & more.
- [Stage & Studio: William Hurt on acting and life](https://www.orartswatch.org/stage-studio-william-hurt-on-acting-and-life/) - A year after the Oscar-winning actor's death at his Portland home, Stage & Studio brings back Dave Paull's in-depth radio interview with Hurt from 2011.
- [Remembering Linda Williams Janke](https://www.orartswatch.org/remembering-linda-williams-janke/) - The Portland stage star, 78, took classic turns in plays by Eugene O'Neill, Arthur Miller, Edward Albee, Noel Coward, and G.B. Shaw.
- [Lee Kelly, giant of NW art, dies at 89](https://www.orartswatch.org/lee-kelly-giant-of-nw-art-dies-at-89/) - A longtime shaper of the Oregon art scene, Kelly was known for his large-scale stainless steel and Cor-Ten sculptures, which combined abstract and geometric elements.
- [This Bud was for us: A fond farewell](https://www.orartswatch.org/this-bud-was-for-us-a-fond-farewell/) - The publican-turned-mayor Bud Clark, who has died at 90, gave his outsized heart and personality to the city he loved.
- [Portland artist Gregory Grenon dies at 73](https://www.orartswatch.org/portland-artist-gregory-grenon-dies-at-73/) - Grenon's paintings on glass conveyed folk-art vigor and psychological vitality: a stark gaze back at the viewer's gaze.
- [BodyVox leader Una Loughran dies](https://www.orartswatch.org/bodyvox-leader-una-loughran-dies/) - Loughran, the dance company's general manager for 20 years, died on Friday from cancer at age 58.
- [Memorial: Those we lost in 2022](https://www.orartswatch.org/memorial-those-we-lost-in-2022/) - Remembering the many Oregon arts and cultural figures who died in 2022, from music to dance to stage to screen to literary figures and more.
- [A Grimm spin: ‘Stilt’ successfully turns a dark story into theatrical gold](https://www.orartswatch.org/a-grimm-spin-stilt-successfully-turns-a-dark-story-into-theatrical-gold/) - Review: Corrib Theatre’s world premiere production draws from the tale of Rumpelstiltskin to challenge the online narratives of today’s far right.
- [Tom Webb, former director of Newport Visual Arts Center, dies at 58](https://www.orartswatch.org/tom-webb-former-director-of-newport-visual-arts-center-dies-at-58/) - Webb's colleagues remember him as a passionate and creative supporter of the arts.
- [Oregon artist Martha Banyas, 79, dies](https://www.orartswatch.org/oregon-artist-martha-banyas-79-dies/) - Banyas was known nationally for her visionary work in metal arts and enameling: In 2022 she received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the national Enamelist Society.
- [Befriending Petruk: The creative life of Martha Banyas](https://www.orartswatch.org/befriending-petruk-the-creative-life-of-martha-banyas/) - The exquisite enamel artist and traveler to Bali and beyond in pursuit of her art created a legacy of storytelling and beauty.
- [Roger Hull, champion of Oregon artists, dies](https://www.orartswatch.org/roger-hull-champion-of-oregon-artists-dies/) - Hull, who taught at Willamette University for 40 years, also curated many exhibitions and wrote brilliantly about many leading Northwest artists.
- [On the life and impact of Roger Hull](https://www.orartswatch.org/on-the-life-and-impact-of-roger-hull/) - The beloved Willamette University professor often reminded students 'the work of the art historian is never done.' Mentee and friend Aleesa Pitchamarn Alexander reflects on Hull's life and lasting legacy.
- [Remembering Yaki Bergman, 1945-2023](https://www.orartswatch.org/remembering-yaki-bergman-1945-2023/) - “He led with his heart, and what a huge, open heart it was!”: The leader of Portland Chamber Orchestra and the Siletz Bay Music Festival leaves a giant gap among musicians and friends.
- [Susannah Kelly, Alberta Arts gallerist and curator, dies at 36](https://www.orartswatch.org/susannah-kelly-alberta-arts-gallerist-and-curator-dies-at-36/) - The Portland artist and co-founder of the Antler & Talon galleries was a rising star in the arts community. She will be remembered for her unflagging support for artists, her local community, and the environment.
- [Donald Jenkins, museum legend, dies at 92](https://www.orartswatch.org/donald-jenkins-museum-legend-dies-at-92/) - The longtime curator and director, who spent almost half a century at the Portland Art Museum, was an internationally recognized expert on Asian art.
- [Walt Curtis, unofficial poet laureate of Portland, dies at 82](https://www.orartswatch.org/walt-curtis-unofficial-poet-laureate-of-portland-dies-at-82/) - The poet, painter, and writer, whose novel "Mala Noche" was turned into a film by Gus Van Sant, was a fixture of Portland's poetry-reciting club scene in the 1970s and '80s.
- [The Death of Walt Curtis: A Personal Note](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-death-of-walt-curtis-a-personal-note/) - "Walt Curtis danced to his words. His hands, his body, his voice, they were all swooping and soaring, loud, rhythmic, theatrical. And his words were setting the beat. I couldn’t believe it."
- ['His gentle wisdom lives on': Remembering Harold Gray](https://www.orartswatch.org/his-gentle-wisdom-lives-on-remembering-harold-gray/) - The pianist, professor and Portland Piano International founder’s warmth and wisdom made him a gentle leader in Oregon classical music.
- [Remembering David Bernstein: composer, connector, visionary](https://www.orartswatch.org/remembering-david-bernstein-composer-connector-visionary/) - The Cascadia Composers founder leaves a legacy in music and more.
- [News & Notes: 'Everyman' art collector Duane Snider dies](https://www.orartswatch.org/news-notes-everyman-art-collector-duane-snider-dies/) - Also: Japanese American Museum's new leader, springtime for taxes (and donations), sprucing up the libraries.
- [Henk Pander, Oregon art giant, dies at 85](https://www.orartswatch.org/henk-pander-oregon-art-giant-dies-at-85/) - The Dutch-born painter, whose work was often rooted in his childhood memories of Nazi occupation, explored the dark reaches and possibilities of the human condition.
- ['That's No Lady': Remembering Walter Cole](https://www.orartswatch.org/thats-no-lady-remembering-walter-cole/) - Stage & Studio: Dmae Lo Roberts talks in her new podcast with writer/director Don Horn and actor Kevin Loomis about Triangle's revival of the show celebrating Cole/Darcelle.
- [Farewell and thanks to Darcelle](https://www.orartswatch.org/farewell-and-thanks-to-darcelle/) - The world's oldest performing drag queen, who has died at 92, spent decades helping Portland smile, open up a little, and just grow up.
- [In memoriam: Margaret Chapman, Robert Holden](https://www.orartswatch.org/in-memoriam-margaret-chapman-robert-holden/) - Remembering Chapman, the legendary Portland theater costume designer, and Holden, who was a cofounder of CoHo Theatre.
- [2023 in Review: Remembering those we lost](https://www.orartswatch.org/2023-in-review-remembering-those-we-lost/) - Katherine Ace, Yaki Bergman, Margaret Chapman, Walt Curtis, Darcelle, Cai Emmons, Michael Griggs, Donald Jenkins, Henk Pander and more: Oregon arts figures who died in 2023.
- [News & Notes: Michael Griggs memorial, 'To Bear Witness,' Milagro lends a hand](https://www.orartswatch.org/news-notes-michael-griggs-memorial-to-bear-witness-milagro-lends-a-hand/) - A celebration of the theater leader's life is June 19; Oregon immigrant stories move to Hillsboro; small grants help bring 16 Latino art projects to life.
- [In memoriam: Michael Griggs, Andrew Harris, Cai Emmons, Guy Swanson](https://www.orartswatch.org/in-memoriam-michael-griggs-andrew-harris-cai-emmons-guy-swanson/) - Oregon loses compelling voices in theater, comedy, fiction, and photography. An appreciation of four who made a difference.
- [Katherine Ace, leading Oregon artist, dies](https://www.orartswatch.org/katherine-ace-leading-oregon-artist-dies/) - The Portland painter, 70, leaves a legacy of vibrant work ranging from fairy tales to feminism to the grand, unsolvable mysteries of life.
- [Remembering Jay Backstrand](https://www.orartswatch.org/remembering-jay-backstrand/) - The beloved Salem-born and Portland-based artist passed away in December at the age of 90. He leaves behind a striking oeuvre and legacy of contributions to Oregon’s artistic community.
- [Remembering Darcy White, talented music director and stellar cabaret figure](https://www.orartswatch.org/remembering-darcy-white-talented-music-director-and-stellar-cabaret-figure/) - White, the much-loved pianist and director who made the music sing in theaters across Portland, was also the talent behind Cabaret White, which showcased many of the city's best singers.
- [Harold Johnson, Portland poet, educator, and author of ‘Citizenship,' has died](https://www.orartswatch.org/harold-johnson-portland-poet-educator-and-author-of-citizenship-has-died/) - The 91-year-old also wrote a novel, "The Fort Showalter Blues," based on his experience in the Army.
- [Portland artist Eunice Parsons dies at 108](https://www.orartswatch.org/portland-artist-eunice-parsons-dies-at-108/) - Parsons, known and admired for her collage work and her long teaching career at The Museum Art School, was active as an artist well into the 21st century.
- [Remembering Sahomi Tachibana](https://www.orartswatch.org/remembering-sahomi-tachibana/) - The brilliant Japanese American dancer and teacher, who died in October at age 100, left a deep and lasting imprint on the world of dance both nationally and in Oregon.
- [Novelist, teacher, and Dangerous Writing founder Tom Spanbauer dies at 78](https://www.orartswatch.org/novelist-teacher-and-dangerous-writing-founder-tom-spanbauer-dies-at-78/) - The Portland author of five books, including "The Man Who Fell in Love With the Moon," wrote about race, sexual identity, and making a family of choice.
- [Satiric artist and ad man Jim Riswold dies at 66](https://www.orartswatch.org/satiric-artist-and-ad-man-jim-riswold-dies-at-66/) - Riswold, known for his groundbreaking work at the ad firm Weiden+Kennedy, also made his mark as a visual artist creating sharply pointed and often deeply comic satiric works deflating notorious autocratic strong men.
- [A time of art, cuisine & making hay](https://www.orartswatch.org/remembering-art-cuisine-making-hay/) - Chef Naomi Pomeroy’s recent death brings to mind a quirky group art show in 2000 that elevated her career as well as the artists’ – and set a tone for a culturally emerging city.
- [Remembering Gary Ferrington](https://www.orartswatch.org/remembering-gary-ferrington/) - The frequent ArtsWatch contributor, who has died at 83, was also a quiet, generous advocate for Oregon arts and a role model for continuing creativity to the very end.
- [A farewell to Joe Cronin and John Dillon](https://www.orartswatch.org/a-farewell-to-joe-cronin-and-john-dillon/) - Two longtime stalwarts of the Northwest theater world have died: Oregon actor Cronin, in Eugene; and Portland-born director Dillon, in Seattle.
- [Making others' dreams come true: Remembering John T. Montague](https://www.orartswatch.org/making-others-dreams-come-true-remembering-john-t-montague/) - The stalwart patron of Portland contemporary classical music leaves a lasting — and surprising — legacy, including a video exhibition this month at Nine Gallery.
- [Portland Oscar winner Mark Gustafson dies at 63](https://www.orartswatch.org/portland-oscar-winner-mark-gustafson-dies-at-63/) - The stop-motion animation master, who won an Oscar for "Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio," was revered in Portland's vibrant animation community.
- ['Your mortality is important. It's to be celebrated': Remembering Mark Gustafson](https://www.orartswatch.org/your-mortality-is-important-its-to-be-celebrated-remembering-mark-gustafson/) - The remarkable and well-loved animator, who died Feb. 1 at 63, worked around the world and won an Oscar for "Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio" but was a Portlander through and through.
- [Jon Franklin and the art of nonfiction](https://www.orartswatch.org/jon-franklin-and-the-art-of-nonfiction/) - A former student recalls how the one-time University of Oregon and Oregon State professor taught generations of writers to use the techniques of drama to tell true stories.
- [Passages: Remembering the artists we lost in 2024](https://www.orartswatch.org/passages-remembering-the-artists-we-lost-in-2024/) - From Oscar-winning animator Mark Gustafson to 100-year old dancer Sahomi Tachibana and 108-year-old collage artist Eunice Parsons, honoring those who made their mark in Oregon arts.
- [Theatrical giant Tobias Andersen dies](https://www.orartswatch.org/theatrical-giant-tobias-anderson-dies/) - The actor, director and writer, whose professional career spanned almost 60 years, is dead at 87, leaving a brilliant legacy ranging from Hollywood to Portland to Pakistan.
- [Remembering Mandy Andersen](https://www.orartswatch.org/remembering-mandy-andersen/) - The comic and dramatic actor, part of an acting family and a welcome figure on stages from Portland to Ashland, gathered a host of friends in her 35 years of life.
- [Farewell to Portland novelist Todd Grimson](https://www.orartswatch.org/farewell-to-portland-novelist-todd-grimson/) - The Oregon Book Award winner for "Within Normal Limits," who has died at age 73, was acclaimed "the greatest horror writer you've never read" for his vampire novel "Stainless."
- [Remembering theater and music artist Ernie Lijoi](https://www.orartswatch.org/remembering-theater-and-music-artist-ernie-lijoi/) - The multi-talented actor, playwright, composer, singer, lyricist, and recording artist, who came to Portland from New York City, leaves a host of memories and fine work.
- [A farewell to theater critic Misha Berson](https://www.orartswatch.org/a-farewell-to-theater-critic-misha-berson/) - The longtime Seattle theater and culture writer, who also contributed often to Oregon ArtsWatch, embraced life and art with passion and a constant case of curiosity.
- [A farewell to James Edmondson, longtime star at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival](https://www.orartswatch.org/a-farewell-to-james-edmondson-longtime-star-at-the-oregon-shakespeare-festival/) - Edmondson, who began his long OSF career in 1972 by playing Petruchio in "Taming of the Shrew," died at home in Ashland at age 86, days after the death of fellow festival veteran Denis Arndt.
- [Oregon theater giant Denis Arndt, 1939-2025](https://www.orartswatch.org/oregon-theater-giant-denis-arndt-dies/) - The Northwest actor, who spent 15 seasons as a star at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and co-founded Seattle's Intiman Theatre, leaves a sterling legacy.
- [Donna Guardino, gallery owner and a force behind the Alberta Arts District, dies at age 81](https://www.orartswatch.org/donna-guardino-gallery-owner-and-a-force-behind-the-alberta-arts-district-dies-at-age-81/) - A longtime icon in the Portland arts community, Guardino was known for championing the careers of new artists.
- [David Eckard, sculptor and performance artist, dies at 60](https://www.orartswatch.org/david-eckard-sculptor-and-performance-artist-dies-at-60/) - The multitalented, prolific Portland artist was an energetic collaborator and beloved professor at Pacific Northwest College of Art.
- [Remembering Bob Dozono](https://www.orartswatch.org/remembering-bob-dozono/) - The beloved artist, professor, and Blackfish Gallery member passed away in April. Fellow artist Rick True celebrates Dozono's artistic talent, community contributions, and generous heart.
- [Remembering dancer, choreographer and teacher Anita Menon](https://www.orartswatch.org/remembering-dancer-choreographer-and-teacher-anita-menon/) - The much-loved advocate of the Bharatanatyam dance of her native India, who established Portland's Anjali School of Dance and also worked on Western theater projects, is praised for her openness and collaborative approach to art.
- [Gathering in memory of playwright Steve Patterson](https://www.orartswatch.org/gathering-in-memory-of-playwright-steve-patterson/) - A wake will be held June 17 for Patterson, co-founder of Playwrights West and the prolific author of 50-plus plays, including "Waiting on Sean Flynn" and "Ghostlighting."
- [A giant falls: Sam Mowry, 1959-2024](https://www.orartswatch.org/a-giant-falls-sam-mowry-1959-2024/) - The beloved Portland actor, known over his 40-plus year career for his distinctive voice and his devotion to family, friends, the stage, and radio theater, leaves a giant legacy.
- [The shadow of his smile: Remembering David Stabler](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-shadow-of-his-smile-remembering-david-stabler/) - The elegant and insightful writing of the longtime classical music critic for The Oregonian helped shape thousands of readers’ understanding of the world of music and the nature of sounds.
- [Remembering veteran Portland painter William Park](https://www.orartswatch.org/remembering-veteran-portland-painter-william-park/) - The artist, who has died at 79, "loved all the ways of slathering and glopping and moving paint around on the palette and then onto painting surfaces.”
- [Jazz hero Nancy King: An appreciation](https://www.orartswatch.org/jazz-hero-nancy-king-an-appreciation/) - "Nobody sang like Nancy": The Oregon jazz queen, who could leap tall octaves in a single breath and scatter syllables like speeding bullets, has died at 85.
- [In Newport, ‘The SpongeBob Musical’ at Porthole Players is a community -- and family -- affair](https://www.orartswatch.org/in-newport-the-spongebob-musical-at-porthole-players-is-a-community-and-family-affair/) - The extravaganza received help from the Siletz Tribe and Oregon Coast Aquarium. “The county is all-in on this production,” says director Morgan Locklear.
- [Future emerging: Four young classical musicians win Young Artists Competition](https://www.orartswatch.org/future-emerging-four-young-classical-musicians-win-young-artists-competition/)
- [Glowing brighter: Harpist Brandee Younger at The Old Church](https://www.orartswatch.org/glowing-brighter-harpist-brandee-younger-at-the-old-church/) - The jazz harpist, hosted once again by PDX Jazz, performed her own compositions and celebrated the music of her predecessors Alice Coltrane and Dorothy Ashby.
- [In Astoria, a Forest of Native Voices](https://www.orartswatch.org/in-astoria-a-forest-of-native-voices/) - Prompted by a U.S. stamp of his ancestor Chief Standing Bear, Cliff Taylor’s "Indigenous Visions" exhibit brings together Native artists and writers from across the Pacific Northwest.
- [Oregon Contemporary gallery targeted by Trump Administration](https://www.orartswatch.org/oregon-contemporary-gallery-targeted-by-trump-administration/) - A promised $30,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to help fund the center's 2026 Artists' Biennial is abruptly snatched back. But the show will go on.
- [Old Portland Hardware Redux: The Secret Life of Salvage](https://www.orartswatch.org/old-portland-hardware-redux-the-secret-life-of-salvage/) - In the creative hodgepodge of a Sellwood store of practical things, finding grace and beauty in the pared-down shapes of the everyday tools of life.
- [Coming out of 'hiding': Clark County Open Studios aims to promote little-known and often unheralded artists](https://www.orartswatch.org/coming-out-of-hiding-clark-county-open-studios-aims-to-promote-little-known-and-often-unheralded-artists/)
- [FilmWatch Weekly: Linklater's 'Nouvelle Vague' and Trier's 'Sentimental Value,' plus much more](https://www.orartswatch.org/filmwatch-weekly-linklaters-nouvelle-vague-and-triers-sentimental-value-plus-much-more/)
- [Is Portland a war-ravaged hellscape? Portland Book Festival attendees weigh in](https://www.orartswatch.org/is-portland-a-war-ravaged-hellscape-portland-book-festival-attendees-weigh-in/) - “Safe,” “welcoming,” and “awesome” are a few words Portlanders and visitors alike used to describe downtown.
- [Interleaving words and music: Third Angle New Music and Kim Stafford at the World Forestry Center](https://www.orartswatch.org/interleaving-words-and-music-third-angle-new-music-and-kim-stafford-at-the-world-forestry-center/) - The Portland music group and the former Oregon Poet Laureate presented a concert featuring music by Dai Fujikara, Quinn Mason, Caroline Shaw and a world premiere composed by 3A violist Wendy Richman.
- ['Clint: The Man and The Movies': Shawn Levy's latest celebrity bio is his most successful yet](https://www.orartswatch.org/clint-the-man-and-the-movies-shawn-levys-latest-celebrity-bio-is-his-most-successful-yet/) - The Portland author's 560-page biography of the Hollywood icon has received rave reviews in The New York Times and The New Yorker.
- [‘Recent Tragic Events’: Taking a trip back in time to better understand today](https://www.orartswatch.org/recent-tragic-events-taking-a-trip-back-in-time-to-better-understand-today/) - Review: Celebrating its 20th anniversary, Third Rail Rep’s pitch-perfect revival of its inaugural show sheds light on the events of 2025.
- [Ghosts of the Flame light up a 5,000 square foot space](https://www.orartswatch.org/ghosts-of-the-flame-light-up-a-5000-square-foot-space/) - In a sprawling industrial space at Portland's Building 5, artist Jennifer Gilla Cutshall creates a vivid installation of beauty with a warning about the imperiled planet.
- [Trump takes aim at museums, history](https://www.orartswatch.org/trump-takes-aim-at-museums-history/) - As the president rejects funding for art about gender, race, and "anti-American values," historians, museums, and cultural centers across Oregon and the U.S. fight back.
- [Hallie Ford Museum: Touring collection of works by African American artists has humble, inspiring roots](https://www.orartswatch.org/hallie-ford-museum-touring-collection-of-works-by-african-american-artists-has-humble-inspiring-roots/) - "Memories & Inspirations: The Kerry and C. Betty Davis Collection of African American Art" started when an Atlanta postal carrier wanted a painting for his home.
- [Review: NW Dance Project dancers impress in Carmen+, the classic tale with a twist](https://www.orartswatch.org/review-nw-dance-project-dancers-impress-in-carmen-the-classic-tale-with-a-twist/) - The world premiere of Caroline Finn's "Don't Forget to Panic" and the return of Ihsan Rustem's "Carmen" with original stars Andrea Parson and Franco Nieto create a pleasurably riveting evening.
- [ArtsWatch Insider: Look how much we've grown](https://www.orartswatch.org/artswatch-insider-look-how-much-weve-grown/)
- [Portland Book Festival had it all: Rebecca Yarros, Nicholas Boggs, Omar El Akkad, Karen Russell, Jason De León, and Megha Majumdar](https://www.orartswatch.org/portland-book-festival-had-it-all-rebecca-yarros-nicholas-boggs-omar-el-akkad-karen-russell-jason-de-leon-and-magha-majumdar/) - Saturday's sold-out festival had something for everyone, from romantasy to biography, plus National Book Award winners and finalists.
- [Portland Book Festival: Stacey Abrams, Susan Orlean on the perils, pitfalls, and joys of writing](https://www.orartswatch.org/portland-book-festival-stacey-abrams-susan-orlean-on-the-perils-pitfalls-and-joys-of-writing/) - Melissa Febos and Lidia Yuknavitch also spoke at this year’s festival on their career successes and how they overcame bumps along the way.
- [Portland Book Festival: A day stretching from comedy to self-discovery](https://www.orartswatch.org/portland-book-festival-a-day-stretching-from-comedy-to-self-discovery/) - One writer's day at the festival included hearing from Jess Walter, Kristen Arnett, Emma Donoghue, Jennifer Perrine, and Tara Roberts.
- [Honoring the past, investing in a future in Indigenous art](https://www.orartswatch.org/honoring-the-past-investing-in-a-future-in-indigenous-art/) - At an open house and marketplace at the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde's museum, artists weave a story that carries traditional skills and values into the modern world.
- [Something witty this way comes](https://www.orartswatch.org/something-witty-this-way-comes/) - Ashland to host its first-ever Sarcasm Festival Dec. 5–7 as a host of comedians converge on Shakespeare territory and aim for audiences' funny bones.
- [Oregon gets a new Arts and Culture Director](https://www.orartswatch.org/oregon-gets-a-new-arts-and-culture-director/)
- [In book tour for '107 Days,' Kamala Harris says she wanted to 'lift the hood' on presidential campaigns](https://www.orartswatch.org/in-book-tour-for-107-days-kamala-harris-says-she-wanted-to-lift-the-hood-on-presidential-campaigns/) - In a nearly sold-out Portland event, Harris tells the audience, “Our democracy relies on our willingness to fight for it.”
- [Thinking about The Big Re/Think](https://www.orartswatch.org/thinking-about-the-big-re-think/) - Arts & cultural leaders gather to plan a strategy for greater funding from the Oregon Legislature for arts, culture, heritage and humanities, aiming for the 2027 session.
- [Ten Fifteen Productions: The Astoria theater company that doesn’t shy from the controversial](https://www.orartswatch.org/ten-fifteen-productions-the-astoria-theater-company-that-doesnt-shy-from-the-controversial/) - The theme of the community theater’s next season is “America the Beautiful?” And, yes, the question mark is intentional.
- [A sense of fragrance and bloom: Trio Afiori and composer Alex Ho](https://www.orartswatch.org/a-sense-of-fragrance-and-bloom-trio-afiori-and-composer-alex-ho/)
- [FilmWatch Weekly: Jennifer Lawrence in 'Die, My Love,' Sydney Sweeney in 'Christy,' Predators in 'Predator: Badlands,' and more](https://www.orartswatch.org/filmwatch-weekly-jennifer-lawrence-in-die-my-love-sydney-sweeney-in-christy-predators-in-predator-badlands-and-more/)
- [MusicWatch Monthly: Betterment of self or world](https://www.orartswatch.org/musicwatch-monthly-betterment-of-self-or-world/)
- ['Live Wire' launches emergency fund drive](https://www.orartswatch.org/live-wire-launches-emergency-fund-drive/) - The popular Portland-based variety show, broadcast by public radio stations across the nation, is caught in the federal squeeze of public broadcasting and needs to raise $150,000 as the first step in a turnaround campaign.
- [Portland Book Festival: Susan Orlean on a 'Joyride' of journalism and storytelling](https://www.orartswatch.org/portland-book-festival-susan-orlean-on-a-joyride-of-journalism-and-storytelling/) - The former Portlander's new book is both a memoir and a tutorial on the craft of writing.
- ['Madonna of the Cat’: Everyday emotions, abandoned child, and, oh – a talking bear ](https://www.orartswatch.org/madonna-of-the-cat-everyday-emotions-abandoned-child-and-oh-a-talking-bear/) - Review: The world premiere at 21ten Theatre of Sue Mach’s play filling in the 16-year gap in Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale" uses fantasy and whimsy to explore real-life woes.
- [Keeping Portland Odd: Sounds Like Portland festival, part three](https://www.orartswatch.org/keeping-portland-odd-sounds-like-portland-festival-part-three/) - The three-week festival of Portland music, sponsored and curated by Oregon Symphony and Gabriel Kahane, comes to a conclusion with The Decemberists, Dandy Warhols, and the complete string quartets of Caroline Shaw.
- [The Sonics of Community: A conversation with Friends After Good Sound](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-sonics-of-community-a-conversation-with-friends-after-good-sound/)
- [VizArts Monthly: Exuberance](https://www.orartswatch.org/vizarts-monthly-exuberance/)
- [Portland parks levy passes with reduced support](https://www.orartswatch.org/portland-parks-levy-passes-with-reduced-support/) - Despite opposition based partly on a higher tax rate and a critical city audit, the measure passes, guaranteeing open parks and parks-run arts programs.
- [Third Rail Rep: Back to the beginning](https://www.orartswatch.org/third-rail-rep-back-to-the-beginning/) - As it enters its 20th season, the company brings back its very first show, Craig Wright's "Recent Tragic Events," for another go-around with original director Scott Yarbrough.
- [Portland Book Festival: Reginald Dwayne Betts’ ‘Doggerel’ transforms his life into poetry](https://www.orartswatch.org/portland-book-festival-reginald-dwayne-betts-doggerel-transforms-his-life-into-poetry/) - The founder of Freedom Reads, a nonprofit that puts libraries in prisons, says "sometimes one book will change your life.”
- [Portland Book Festival: Poems in Mai Der Vang's 'Primordial' amplify the human via a rare animal](https://www.orartswatch.org/portland-book-festival-poems-in-mai-der-vangs-primordial-amplify-the-human-via-a-rare-animal/) - Vang uses the saola — a gazelle-like creature hunted for eons by the Laotian Hmong — to braid strands of history, memory, ecology, and hope.
- [2025 Bend Film Festival: A cinematic cornucopia over five days features Oscar candidates, copious shorts, Indigenous stories, and more](https://www.orartswatch.org/2025-bend-film-festival-a-cinematic-cornucopia-over-five-days-features-oscar-candidates-copious-shorts-indigenous-stories-and-more/)
- [DramaWatch: The Fertile Ground Connection](https://www.orartswatch.org/dramawatch-the-fertile-ground-connection/) - Former festival producers are spreading their roots and wings this month with new and revised productions. Plus: Season openers from Third Rail Rep and Corrib Theatre.
- [An ethereal architecture: In Mulieribus presents “All Shall Be Well”](https://www.orartswatch.org/an-ethereal-architecture-in-mulieribus-presents-all-shall-be-well/)
- [ArtsWatch Insider: Cover-to-cover coverage of the Portland Book Festival](https://www.orartswatch.org/artswatch-insider-cover-to-cover-coverage-of-the-portland-book-festival/)
- [Portland Book Festival: In ‘So Far Gone,’ Jess Walter takes a road trip into the 'reality gap'](https://www.orartswatch.org/portland-book-festival-in-so-far-gone-jess-walter-takes-a-road-trip-into-the-reality-gap/)
- [Portland Book Festival: In 'Written in the Waters,' Tara Roberts weaves a story of shipwrecks and self-discovery ](https://www.orartswatch.org/portland-book-festival-in-written-in-the-waters-tara-roberts-weaves-a-story-of-shipwrecks-and-self-discovery/) - The National Geographic podcaster and author’s diving journey led to an exploration of her identity as a Black American descended from Africans seized by slave traders.
- [Liv Rainey-Smith: Woodblock by woodblock, building toward a World Fantasy Award](https://www.orartswatch.org/liv-rainey-smith-woodblock-by-woodblock-building-toward-a-world-fantasy-award/) - The Portland artist talks about the allure of fantasy worlds, the ancient art of woodblock printing, and the long journey that has made her this year's winner of a prestigious international prize.
- [November DanceWatch: From Dracula to Dia de los Muertos to Cirque Nutcracker, let the holidays (and more) begin](https://www.orartswatch.org/november-dancewatch-from-dracula-to-dia-de-los-muertos-to-cirque-nutcracker-let-the-holidays-and-more-begin/)
- [Welcome to our first edition of ArtsWatch Insider](https://www.orartswatch.org/welcome-to-our-first-edition-of-artswatch-insider/)
- [As federal funding slashes cut deep, Oregon arts organizations face growing challenges](https://www.orartswatch.org/as-federal-funding-slashes-cut-deep-oregon-arts-organizations-face-growing-challenges/) - The Trump Administration's assault on arts, culture, and the humanities has hit arts groups hard in the pocketbook. The fight for free expression could end up in the Supreme Court.
- [Schneider Museum at Southern Oregon University loses funding for at least three years](https://www.orartswatch.org/schneider-museum-at-southern-oregon-university-loses-funding-for-at-least-three-years/) - Plans for a major expansion of the art museum are shelved, and its future is unsure: "You kind of feel like the rug was pulled from underneath you," the museum's director says.
- [Portland Book Festival: Jill Lepore’s ‘We the People’ is a different kind of constitutional history](https://www.orartswatch.org/portland-book-festival-jill-lepores-we-the-people-is-a-different-kind-of-constitutional-history/) - The Harvard professor and prolific author argues that the daunting odds against amendment have prompted reformers to work through the courts or legislation.
- [FilmWatch Weekly: Yorgos & Emma keep going with 'Bugonia,' Jafar Panahi's Cannes-winning 'It Was Only an Accident,' and more](https://www.orartswatch.org/filmwatch-weekly-yorgos-emma-keep-going-with-bugonia-jafar-panahis-cannes-winning-it-was-only-an-accident-and-more/)
- [A different kind of satisfaction: Catching up with James Shields and ChatterPDX](https://www.orartswatch.org/a-different-kind-of-satisfaction-catching-up-with-james-shields-and-chatterpdx/)
- [Preview: Eugene Ballet’s ‘Dracula’](https://www.orartswatch.org/preview-eugene-ballets-dracula/) - Suzanne Haag’s full-length world-premiere reimagines Dracula with a film noir theme, multi-media scenery, and gravity-defying choreography.
- [‘What We Hold & Leave Behind’: Personal artifacts inspire a collaboration of poetry and photographs](https://www.orartswatch.org/what-we-hold-leave-behind-personal-artifacts-inspire-a-collaboration-of-poetry-and-photographs/) - Poet Willa Schneberg and photographer Jim Lommasson enlisted 20 senior poets for the project, a Cover to Cover event combining a reading and slide show.
- [Brad Majors at 50: Barry Bostwick talks a half-century of 'Rocky Horror'](https://www.orartswatch.org/brad-turns-50-barry-bostwick-talks-a-half-century-of-rocky-horror/)
- [Lauren Modica-Soloway: Beyond 'Witch'](https://www.orartswatch.org/lauren-modica-soloway-beyond-witch/) - As the Portland actress approaches the final week in the title role of Profile Theatre's hit show, she looks back on the highs and lows of her creative career and her return to the stage from a five-year hiatus.
- [LitWatch November: Kamala Harris book tour; Rebecca Yarros and Stacey Abrams headline Portland Book Festival](https://www.orartswatch.org/litwatch-november-kamala-harris-book-tour-rebecca-yarros-and-stacey-abrams-headline-portland-book-festival/)
- [A real vibrancy: Catching up with Oregon Symphony Music Director David Danzmayr](https://www.orartswatch.org/a-real-vibrancy-catching-up-with-oregon-symphony-music-director-david-danzmayr/)
- [Wicked witchcraft, abundant comedy](https://www.orartswatch.org/wicked-witchcraft-abundant-comedy/) - Review: Like an irresistible layer cake, Profile Theatre's staging of Jen Silverman's devilishly humorous "Witch" is a rich and tasty experience.
- [Oregon Shakespeare Festival's 2026 season will feature some fan-favorite actors](https://www.orartswatch.org/oregon-shakespeare-festivals-2026-season-will-feature-some-fan-favorite-actors/) - The Ashland festival announces key cast members for next year's 10-play season; tickets go on sale for members in November and for the general public Dec. 2.
- [Vajra Chandrasekera’s ‘Rakesfall’ wins 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction](https://www.orartswatch.org/vajra-chandrasekeras-rakesfall-wins-2025-ursula-k-le-guin-prize-for-fiction/) - In awarding the $25,000 prize to the Sri Lankan writer, the selectors called the novel “an extraordinary achievement in science fiction, and a titanic work of art.”
- [New Yachats Public Library could open in January](https://www.orartswatch.org/new-yachats-public-library-could-open-in-january/) - The new "wow factor" building increases the library’s size by half and is coming in on budget.
- ['Shucked': Broadway's corn-fed comedy comes to Portland](https://www.orartswatch.org/shucked-broadways-corn-fed-comedy-comes-to-portland/) - In a musical split between town and country, star Miki Abraham declares: "Getting to play a strong Southern woman pays homage to all the matriarchy in my life."
- [Halloween 2025: Scary enough for you?](https://www.orartswatch.org/halloween-2025-scary-enough-for-you/) - Gargoyles, dragons, skeletons, ghouls, pirate skulls, scythe-swinging demons all around the town: Why, it's almost as alarming as what's going down in Washington, D.C.!
- [For Serena Dressel, becoming head of the Lincoln City Cultural Center is both a homecoming and a challenge](https://www.orartswatch.org/for-serena-dressel-becoming-head-of-the-lincoln-city-cultural-center-is-both-a-homecoming-and-a-challenge/) - Dressel, whose parents owned the old Bay House restaurant, says she has big shoes to fill succeeding Niki Price in the role.
- [Sharing stories and images of war-ravaged Ukraine](https://www.orartswatch.org/sharing-stories-and-images-of-war-ravaged-ukraine/) - Ashland photographer Christopher Briscoe will talk of his experiences and his new book, "The Women of Ukraine," at the Southern Oregon Photographic Association meeting March 18 in Medford.
- [From newsroom to canvas: Art Van Kraft shifts his stories from words to paint](https://www.orartswatch.org/from-newsroom-to-canvas-art-van-kraft-shifts-his-stories-from-words-to-paint/)
- [Catherine E. Coulson: 'The Log Lady' and so much more](https://www.orartswatch.org/catherine-e-coulson-the-log-lady-and-so-much-more/) - The Ashland Independent Film Festival will honor the "Twin Peaks" star and one of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's most beloved artists with the Oregon premiere of the documentary “I Know Catherine, the Log Lady.”
- [Grand entrance: Rogue Valley Symphony brings home The Raven](https://www.orartswatch.org/grand-entrance-rogue-valley-symphony-brings-home-the-raven/)
- [International guitar sounds heat up Siskiyou Music Project's jazz series](https://www.orartswatch.org/international-guitar-sounds-heat-up-siskiyou-music-projects-jazz-series/) - The Jazz in the Vineyard series brings guitarists Mimi Fox and Derek Gripper, plus the Marcos Silva Quintet, to Ashland's Grizzly Peak Winery stage beginning May 25.
- [Nonprofits beware: GoFundMe created 1.4 million unauthorized accounts ](https://www.orartswatch.org/nonprofits-beware-gofundme-created-1-4-million-unauthorized-accounts/) - After an outcry among arts and other nonprofit groups that the unauthorized accounts created significant dangers, GoFundMe has altered its program and created safeguards.
- [Portland’s Office of Arts & Culture announces $2.8 million awarded to 79 arts organizations](https://www.orartswatch.org/portlands-office-of-arts-culture-announces-2-8-million-awarded-to-79-arts-organizations/)
- [FilmWatch Weekly: Springsteen, 'Frankenstein,' 'The Mastermind,' 'Blue Moon,' and a whole lot more](https://www.orartswatch.org/filmwatch-weekly-springsteen-frankenstein-the-mastermind-blue-moon-and-a-whole-lot-more/)
- [Only light can do that: Oregon Symphony and Gabriel Kahane’s Sounds Like Portland, part two](https://www.orartswatch.org/only-light-can-do-that-oregon-symphony-and-gabriel-kahanes-sounds-like-portland-part-two/)
- [The rustling of the leaves: Choral seasons in transition](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-rustling-of-the-leaves-choral-seasons-in-transition/)
- [And music in the list’ning place: Southern Oregon Repertory Singers turns 40](https://www.orartswatch.org/and-music-in-the-listning-place-southern-oregon-repertory-singers-turns-40/)
- [‘Understand history, create empathy’: Telling the tale of Oregon's Native American boarding schools](https://www.orartswatch.org/understand-history-create-empathy-telling-the-tale-of-oregons-native-american-boarding-schools/) - In the OPB documentary "Uncovering Boarding Schools" premiering Nov. 3, members of the Klamath Tribes of Southern Oregon uncover hidden stories and a legacy of resistance and resilience.
- [DramaWatch: Bring it on, from Bart Simpson to The Bard](https://www.orartswatch.org/dramawatch-bring-it-on-from-bart-simpon-to-the-bard/) - Oregon's theaters are offering a host of innovative entertainment in the coming weeks. Plus, continuing shows, a peek at early November offerings, and theater news.
- [Deceptively simple but life-affirming, part one: Oregon Symphony and Gabriel Kahane present “Sounds Like Portland”](https://www.orartswatch.org/deceptively-simple-but-life-affirming-part-one-oregon-symphony-and-gabriel-kahane-present-sounds-like-portland/) - The three week festival presents concerts featuring a wide variety of Portland musicians, from esperanza spalding to M. Ward to a long-awaited collaboration between Resonance Ensemble and Fear No Music.
- [That wall doesn’t exist: Speaking with David Schiff about his piano concerto for Darrell Grant](https://www.orartswatch.org/that-wall-doesnt-exist-speaking-with-david-schiff-about-his-piano-concerto-for-darrell-grant/)
- [Rogue Theater Company’s ‘Godot’ finds depth in the waiting](https://www.orartswatch.org/rogue-theater-companys-godot-finds-depth-in-the-waiting/) - Review: In Ashland, Samuel Beckett’s classic delivers humor, humanity and introspection, leaving audiences deeply moved.
- [Touring the Rothko Pavilion with Brian Ferriso](https://www.orartswatch.org/touring-the-rothko-pavilion-with-brian-ferriso/) - As his 19-year tenure reaches an end, Portland Art Museum Director Brian Ferriso leads an enthusiastic tour of his signature achievement, the new Rothko Pavilion.
- [Every sound has its own life: The Steinway Piano Series’ 10th anniversary](https://www.orartswatch.org/every-sound-has-its-own-life-the-steinway-piano-series-10th-anniversary/)
- [Eugene-based Quiltfolk celebrates the color and creativity of quilts, including the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show](https://www.orartswatch.org/eugene-based-quiltfolk-celebrates-the-color-and-creativity-of-quilts-including-the-sisters-outdoor-quilt-show/) - Each issue of the 8-year-old quarterly magazine focuses on a different state or region, with handsome photography, clean layout — and no ads.
- [Portland Poetry Confluence brings poets working on the margins to center stage](https://www.orartswatch.org/portland-poetry-confluence-brings-poets-working-on-the-margins-to-center-stage/) - The inaugural event drew scores of writers to panels, readings, and workshops for “a sort of rhizomatic network among communities,” says one organizer.
- [Lincoln City Cosmography honors the natural world, as well as the memory of its designer, Robin Brailsford](https://www.orartswatch.org/lincoln-city-cosmography-honors-the-natural-world-as-well-as-the-memory-of-its-designer-robin-brailsford/) - The LithoMosaic mandala, to be dedicated during a Nov. 1 open house, is the capstone of the Lincoln City Cultural Center’s plaza restoration project.
- [Emerald Art Center: The 'real' Springfield's art heart](https://www.orartswatch.org/emerald-art-center-the-real-springfields-art-heart/) - The 68-year-old nonprofit is famous for its mural of The Simpsons, but local artists know it for classes, workshops, youth camps, and gallery space.
- [An Urban Craft Uprising breaks out in Bend](https://www.orartswatch.org/an-urban-craft-uprising-breaks-out-in-bend/)
- [Review: Complexions' dances of life](https://www.orartswatch.org/review-complexions-dances-of-life/) - In a three-night run at Portland's Keller Auditorium, the contemporary ballet troupe reflected growth, change, humor, and a welcome energy of joy.
- [FilmWatch Weekly: 'Urchin,' 'An Officer and a Spy,' Hal Hartley's 'Where to Land,' and much more](https://www.orartswatch.org/filmwatch-weekly-urchin-an-officer-and-a-spy-hal-hartleys-where-to-land-and-much-more/)
- ['Electric Mixer' at Ditch Projects](https://www.orartswatch.org/electric-mixer-at-ditch-projects/)
- ['Resistance can be joyful': Portland protest artists speak up for resilience and inflatable frogs](https://www.orartswatch.org/resistance-can-be-joyful/)
- [PuzzleWatch: Mythology in Music](https://www.orartswatch.org/puzzlewatch-mythology-in-music/)
- [The Big Re/Think seeks to advocate for the arts, culture, and humanities](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-big-re-think-seeks-to-advocate-for-the-arts-culture-and-humanities/)
- [Portland Art Museum reaches $116 million capital campaign goal](https://www.orartswatch.org/portland-art-museum-reaches-116-million-capital-campaign-goal/)
- [Crossing borders, starting new: The Immigrant Story Live](https://www.orartswatch.org/crossing-borders-starting-new-the-immigrant-story-live/)
- [October DanceWatch: Celebrating democracy in dance](https://www.orartswatch.org/october-dancewatch-celebrating-democracy-in-dance/)
- [Portland parks audit heats up operating levy election](https://www.orartswatch.org/portland-parks-audit-heats-up-operating-levy-election/) - As the Nov. 4 election draws close, parks supporters push back against a city audit declaring that the Parks department, which hosts many arts events, has allowed the city's parks to fall into disrepair.
- [‘The Yeomen of the Guard’: A feast for the eyes as well as the ears](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-yeomen-of-the-guard-a-feast-for-the-eyes-as-well-as-the-ears/) - Review: With delightful music and motion, Light Opera of Portland’s production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s tragicomedy is a perfect October treat.
- [Music News: Leaders, companies, and arts in transition](https://www.orartswatch.org/music-news-leaders-companies-and-arts-in-transition/)
- [News briefs: Tale of a Tony, comings & goings, money matters, art 'long look'](https://www.orartswatch.org/news-briefs-tale-of-a-tony-comings-goings-money-matters-art-long-look/) - The story of a long-lost Tony Award and how, with a little Oregon help, it finally got replaced. Plus big grants, awards, leadership shifts, and some "Slow Looking" at art.
- [Three win 2022 Ford Family fellowships](https://www.orartswatch.org/three-win-2022-ford-family-fellowships/) - Artists Brenda Mallory, Arvie Smith, and John Houck are named to this year's fellowships, which come with a $35,000 award.
- [News & Notes: 14 projects share $1 million in Creative Heights grants](https://www.orartswatch.org/news-notes-14-projects-share-1-million-in-creative-heights-grants/) - The Oregon Community Foundation's grants to arts and cultural projects range from $17,000 to $100,000 in Portland, Warm Springs, Phoenix, and Eugene.
- [Artists & politicians get down and party](https://www.orartswatch.org/artists-politicians-get-down-and-party/) - Legislators and cultural figures gather at Salem's Elsinore Theatre to launch the Legislature's new Oregon Arts and Culture Caucus.
- [News & Notes: A deadline in The Dalles](https://www.orartswatch.org/news-notes-a-deadline-in-the-dalles/) - The Dalles Art Center is racing to raise enough money to keep its doors open. (So far, so good.) And in nearby Hood River, another arts center is out to reinvent itself.
- [Shakespeare Fest seeks emergency cash](https://www.orartswatch.org/shakespeare-fest-seeks-emergency-cash/) - A week before opening night, the Ashland festival puts out a plea for $2.5 million to "save our season."
- [News & Notes: Art as an economic driver](https://www.orartswatch.org/news-notes-art-as-an-economic-driver/) - A national study reports that the arts rang up an $829 million impact in Oregon in 2022, boosting the economy and creating many jobs. Plus: Oregon is looking for its next poet laureate.
- [Oregon cultural groups get a $51.8 million 'love letter'](https://www.orartswatch.org/oregon-cultural-groups-get-a-51-8-million-love-letter/) - The Oregon Community Foundation and James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation invest $20 million each to boost cultural groups, adding to $11.8 million pledged by the state Legislature.
- [Jordan Schnitzer gives $10 million to PSU's school of art](https://www.orartswatch.org/jordan-schnitzer-gives-10-million-to-psus-school-of-art/) - The gift, which continues the Schnitzer family's longtime support of Portland State University, will help fund a new home for the School of Art, support PSU's Schnitzer Art Museum, and provide outdoor art and other enhancements on campus.
- [The war on thought: This time it hits the National Endowment for the Humanities and Oregon Humanities](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-war-on-thought-this-time-it-hits-the-national-endowment-for-the-humanities-and-oregon-humanities/) - The Trump Administration's latest budgetary amputation cuts down the national agency in support of humanities programs, a deep slash that affects affiliates in Oregon and across the nation.
- [Portland Center Stage launches $9 million emergency campaign](https://www.orartswatch.org/portland-center-stage-launches-9-million-emergency-campaign/) - The city's biggest theater company aims to shore up its finances by June 2026 – and needs $2.5 million by the end of August to keep its doors open and begin its next season.
- [Design for Living: Champagne bubbles with the hint of a brooding Bordeaux](https://www.orartswatch.org/design-for-living-champagne-bubbles-with-the-hint-of-a-brooding-bordeaux/) - In Imago Theatre’s production of Noël Coward’s 1933 play, a three-way affair is cause for comedy as well as angst for its characters.
- [MusicWatch Monthly: The beauty of the universe](https://www.orartswatch.org/musicwatch-monthly-the-beauty-of-the-universe/) - Roselit Bone, Kalakendra, Okaidja Afroso, Cascadia Composers, and a season’s worth of symphony orchestras.
- [Oregon public media respond to Trump budget cuts](https://www.orartswatch.org/oregon-public-media-respond-to-trump-budget-cuts/) - The dismantling of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting puts public radio and TV stations across the nation in a financial bind. In Oregon, stations are seeking fresh funding sources, and rural stations are hit the hardest.
- [Review: Katherine Dunn’s ‘Near Flesh’ is a grim and gritty display of sinewy prose and morbid humor](https://www.orartswatch.org/review-katherine-dunns-near-flesh-is-a-grim-and-gritty-display-of-sinewy-prose-and-morbid-humor/) - The 18 short stories in the posthumous collection by the Portland author explore motherhood, the body, the natural world, violence, and death.
- [‘Near Flesh’ showcases short stories by Katherine Dunn, author of 'Geek Love'](https://www.orartswatch.org/near-flesh-showcases-short-stories-by-katherine-dunn-author-of-geek-love/)
- [Jen Silverman and the season of the 'Witch'](https://www.orartswatch.org/jen-silverman-and-the-season-of-the-witch/) - The playwright and novelist's tale, riffing off a Jacobean tragicomedy about community and outcasts, takes "risks with humor, and what can be funny” at Profile Theatre.
- [Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Not McMinnville's Gallery Theatre](https://www.orartswatch.org/whos-afraid-of-virginia-woolf-not-mcminnvilles-gallery-theatre/) - The Yamhill County theater takes on the challenge of Edward Albee's great and gritty American drama, and photographer Dee Moore follows the process from beginning of rehearsal to final preview performance.
- [Schools receiving Portland Arts Tax funding begin piloting new assessment tool ](https://www.orartswatch.org/schools-receiving-portland-arts-tax-funding-begin-piloting-new-assessment-tool/) - The framework will access staffing, quality of facilities, and other factors that impact the quality of elementary school arts education.
- [Frothy fun: Artists Repertory’s sex farce ‘The Bed Trick’ proves people of all ages are bumblers when it comes to lust and love](https://www.orartswatch.org/frothy-fun-artists-repertorys-sex-farce-the-bed-trick-proves-people-of-all-ages-are-bumblers-when-it-comes-to-lust-and-love/) - Keiko Green’s contemporary Shakespearean riff of a play, set in a college dorm, keeps the mood mostly light in Artists Rep's entertaining season-opener.
- [To probe too deeply can ruin the pleasure of illogicality: Light Opera of Portland presents Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Yeomen of the Guard”](https://www.orartswatch.org/to-probe-too-deeply-can-ruin-the-pleasure-of-illogicality-light-opera-of-portland-presents-gilbert-and-sullivans-yeoman-of-the-guard/) - LOoP celebrates its 10th season with a production of the least “topsy-turvy” G&S musical.
- [From Astoria with song: Minntah Haefker on the Oregon coast and beyond](https://www.orartswatch.org/from-astoria-with-song-minntah-haefker-on-the-oregon-coast-and-beyond/)
- [An Irish tale born in Ashland earns a ticket to Off-Broadway](https://www.orartswatch.org/an-irish-tale-born-in-ashland-earns-a-ticket-to-off-broadway/) - "Parcel From America," based on a story Tomáseen Foley told in Ashland in 1998, is green-lighted for a musical production in New York
- [Work of 10 mural artists brightens once-drab concrete walls of Nye Beach’s staircase in Newport](https://www.orartswatch.org/work-of-10-mural-artists-brightens-once-drab-concrete-walls-of-nye-beachs-staircase-in-newport/) - The work, with the theme "All Things Newport," includes lighthouses, bridges, tsunami warning signs, and hummingbirds.
- [FilmWatch Weekly: 'Orwell: 2+2=5,' 'Tron: Ares,' 'A House of Dynamite,' and more](https://www.orartswatch.org/filmwatch-weekly-orwell-225-tron-ares-a-house-of-dynamite-and-more/)
- ['Primary Trust': Comedy and undercurrents](https://www.orartswatch.org/primary-trust-comedy-and-undercurrents/) - Review: Portland Center Stage kicks off its season with Eboni Booth's 2024 Pulitzer winner, featuring Larry Owens of "Abbott Elementary" as a surprising and complex hero.
- [Fear No Music runs the marathon!](https://www.orartswatch.org/fear-no-music-runs-the-marathon/)
- [Oregon writers Karen Russell and Omar El Akkad among 2025 National Book Award finalists](https://www.orartswatch.org/oregon-writers-karen-russell-and-omar-el-akkad-among-2025-national-book-award-finalists/)
- [DramaWatch: A spicy brew of new plays, season openers, and spooky thrills bubbles up in Oregon theaters](https://www.orartswatch.org/dramawatch-a-spicy-brew-of-new-plays-season-openers-and-spooky-thrills-bubbles-up-in-oregon-theaters/) - Mikki Gillette’s first musical premieres at Fuse Theatre Ensemble, while Shaking the Tree Theatre stages a dancing rebellion. Plus the Stage Fright Festival, other opening shows, continuing shows and theater news.
- [The last days of summer: 45th Parallel’s backyard concert of Philip Glass string quartets](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-last-days-of-summer-45th-parallels-backyard-concert-of-philip-glass-string-quartets/) - The 45|| string quartet, led by Ron Blessinger, performed Glass’s “Third String Quartet” (drawn from his score to the film “Mishima”) as well as his mature “Fifth String Quartet.”
- [Always working in the light: New Wave Opera’s double feature](https://www.orartswatch.org/always-working-in-the-light-new-wave-operas-double-feature/)
- [A 'hellhole'? Portland arts organizations challenge Trump’s attack on Portland](https://www.orartswatch.org/portland-arts-organizations-challenge-trumps-attack-on-portland/) - As the president deploys a host of California National Guard troops to the heart of Oregon's biggest city, downtown arts groups large and small report steady rises in attendance, though not yet to pre-pandemic levels.
- [Different branches of the same tree: A conversation with In Mulieribus managing director Jessica Blau](https://www.orartswatch.org/different-branches-of-the-same-tree-a-conversation-with-in-mulieribus-managing-director-jessica-blau/)
- [In a Detroit music club in 1949, a Black Paradise turns Blue](https://www.orartswatch.org/in-a-detroit-music-club-in-1949-a-black-paradise-turns-blue/) - Portland Playhouse's not-to-be-missed production of Dominique Morisseau’s brilliant "Paradise Blue" sets a private drama against the larger cultural crisis of a thriving Black community on the brink of being demolished.
- [A little good news: Fresh funding for Oregon arts & culture](https://www.orartswatch.org/a-little-good-news-fresh-funding-for-oregon-arts-culture/)
- [Deborah Hay at BodyVox: A postmodern icon reveals her inner dance](https://www.orartswatch.org/deborah-hay-at-bodyvox-a-postmodern-icon-reveals-her-inner-dance/) - At the end of a weeklong residency in Portland, the legendary dance minimalist talks onstage about her artistic process and thinking at a cellular level.
- [Read our 2024-2025 annual report and discover our impact far beyond the state](https://www.orartswatch.org/read-our-2024-2025-annual-report-and-discover-our-impact-far-beyond-the-state/)
- [FilmWatch Weekly: Dwayne Johnson in 'The Smashing Machine,' Daniel Day-Lewis in 'Anemone,' and a whole lot more](https://www.orartswatch.org/filmwatch-weekly-dwayne-johnson-in-the-smashing-machine-daniel-day-lewis-in-anemone-and-a-whole-lot-more/) - Also this week: a dog's-eye view in "Good Boy," June Squibb in "Eleanor the Great," plus "Plainclothes" and the Venezuelan "Zafari."
- [Marie Watt's banner fall season](https://www.orartswatch.org/marie-watts-banner-fall-season/)
- [Look: Up in the air! The Flynn Creek Circus is flying into the Big Top](https://www.orartswatch.org/look-up-in-the-air-the-flynn-creek-circus-is-flying-into-the-big-top/) - The juggling and acrobatic stars of the California-based touring circus troupe bring their physical marvels to Vancouver, Wash., for seven shows Oct. 2-5.
- [Teaming up: Crow's Shadow & Hallie Ford Museum of Art](https://www.orartswatch.org/teaming-up-crows-shadow-hallie-ford-museum-of-art/) - Crow's Shadow Institute of Arts combines forces with the Hallie Ford Museum of Art in Salem to ensure "art world" access for Indigenous creatives.
- ['Breakup Season': La Grande-filmed feature has its Portland premiere](https://www.orartswatch.org/breakup-season-la-grande-filmed-feature-has-its-portland-premiere/) - After a successful run on the festival circuit, writer-director H. Nelson Tracey' debut feature screens Monday, December 2, at Portland's Hollywood Theatre.
- ['Scene Shifting': The Western land in flux](https://www.orartswatch.org/scene-shifting-the-western-land-in-flux/) - "The view never stays the same for long; never for a moment, actually": Dan Powell's book of photos captures moments from an ever-changing landscape in the dry stretches of the West.
- [MFA:NW connects emerging artists and rural communities, this month at the Pendleton Center for the Arts](https://www.orartswatch.org/mfanw-connects-emerging-artists-and-rural-communities-this-month-at-the-pendleton-center-for-the-arts/) - In its pilot year, a juried show of work by eight young artists explores issues of gender, sexuality, and being in the world as a physical body.
- [FilmWatch Weekly: 'One Battle After Another' speaks to the moment, Emma Thompson kicks ass in 'Dead of Winter,' and more](https://www.orartswatch.org/filmwatch-weekly-one-battle-after-another-speaks-to-the-moment-emma-thompson-kicks-ass-in-dead-of-winter-and-more/)
- [VizArts Monthly: October Reflections](https://www.orartswatch.org/vizarts-monthly-october-reflections/)
- [Freddie Robins' webs of protection](https://www.orartswatch.org/freddie-robins-webs-of-protection/) - The textile artist and "radical knitter" explores the many angles of protection in "Apotropaic" on view at the Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery.
- [Keeping Latin music alive in Portland: Nick Gefroh receives the Nick Fish Jazz Community Award](https://www.orartswatch.org/keeping-latin-music-alive-in-portland-nick-gefroh-receives-the-nick-fish-community-service-award/) - The percussionist and Pa’lante bandleader was honored with this year’s Nick Fish Jazz Community Award from the Montavilla Jazz Festival.
- [Visions of work](https://www.orartswatch.org/visions-of-work/) - Blake Andrews on how labor plays a starring role in Dan Nelken and Edward Pabor's photo shows in Springfield and Eugene.
- [Art Review: "Quilt Bloc" at Ditch Projects](https://www.orartswatch.org/art-review-quilt-bloc-at-ditch-projects/) - The group exhibition features quilts from the Springfield History Museum in conversation with quilt-inspired works by contemporary artists.
- [Ashland: New plays, new ideas, all around the town](https://www.orartswatch.org/ashland-new-plays-festival-and-oregon-shakespeare-festival-return-to-live-performance-with-new-perspectives/) - The Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Ashland New Plays Festival wrap up seasons of bold plays that grapple with modern issues and life. Southern Oregon theatrical institutions benefit from community support for trailblazing initiatives
- [Paul Neevel at the Emerald Art Center](https://www.orartswatch.org/paul-neevel-at-the-emerald-art-center/) - The Lane County photographer's retrospective in Springfield surveys 60 years of work. Blake Andrews reviews the show and considers Neevel's wide-ranging interests.
- [Aspirants and educators: Orchestra Next’s decade of dance music](https://www.orartswatch.org/aspirants-and-educators-orchestra-nexts-decade-of-dance-music/) - The Eugene orchestra, which accompanies Eugene Ballet’s “Nutcracker” performances again this month, mixes seasoned professionals with aspiring orchestral musicians.
- [News & Notes: Maryhill Museum opens new season with big changes](https://www.orartswatch.org/news-notes-maryhill-museum-opens-new-season-with-big-changes/) - New leadership is coming to the Columbia Gorge museum. Plus: Send in the Clowns Without Borders; an –Ism book launch; Central Library takes a break; last call at the Portland Art Museum; cultural caucus grows.
- [Big love for Eugene's Very Little Theatre](https://www.orartswatch.org/big-love-for-eugenes-very-little-theatre/) - “The Skin of Our Teeth” opens next week at the 94-year-old community theater, which is adding new voices to its repertoire.
- [‘32 Sounds': Sam Green brings his latest 'live documentary' to PAM CUT](https://www.orartswatch.org/32-sounds-sam-green-brings-his-latest-live-documentary-to-pam-cut/) - The director talks about his new film with Marc Mohan ahead of two screenings this weekend at the Portland Art Museum.
- [TBA continues in Reed College offerings](https://www.orartswatch.org/tba-continues-in-reed-college-offerings/) - PICA's TBA Festival wrapped in September but an exhibition in the Cooley Memorial Art Gallery and a vitrine installation in the library are on view through December. Hannah Krafcik considers the work of Sarah Gilbert, and Pato Hebert, and Jess Perlitz.
- [Alive and awake fully in this life: Considering Oregon Bach Festival’s choral offerings](https://www.orartswatch.org/alive-and-awake-fully-in-this-life-considering-oregon-bach-festivals-choral-offerings/) - From Craig Hella Johnson’s “Considering Matthew Shepard” to a reconstruction of Bach’s “St. Markus Passion” to a balletic “Carmina Burana,” and plenty more.
- [Mariachi Tradición: Cultural education through music](https://www.orartswatch.org/mariachi-tradicion-cultural-education-through-music/) - Forest Grove High School music program’s 10th anniversary concert Saturday celebrates mariachi’s growing presence in Oregon schools.
- [Toni Pimble: Passing the ballet torch](https://www.orartswatch.org/toni-pimble-passing-the-ballet-torch/) - After 46 years as artistic director of Eugene Ballet, Pimble is handing leadership to longtime company members Jennifer Martin and Suzanne Haag. For Pimble and Eugene, it's been a rich and rewarding near-half-century – and more to come.
- [Paul Safar & Marc Egea: Bridging Musical Cultures](https://www.orartswatch.org/paul-safar-marc-egea-bridging-musical-cultures/) - Performing in concerts in Portland, Eugene and Springfield, a pair of musical masters from Barcelona and Eugene find common inspiration in a singular instrument
- [It's about time: 'Who Killed One the Gun?'](https://www.orartswatch.org/its-about-time-who-killed-one-the-gun/)
- [A legislative caucus for the arts](https://www.orartswatch.org/a-legislative-caucus-for-the-arts/) - As several cultural measures seek passage, for the first time Oregon's Legislature has a caucus to push for cultural funding in the state budget. Also, for nonprofits: statewide conversations with funders.
- [Lively ghosts and an artist rediscovered](https://www.orartswatch.org/lively-ghosts-and-an-artist-rediscovered/) - At Hallie Ford Museum, the Tom Prochaska retrospective "Music for Ghosts" and a revival of works by the late Jim Hibbard traverse the thin line between traditional and contemporary.
- [From slave to homesteader in Oregon](https://www.orartswatch.org/from-slave-to-homesteader-in-oregon/) - An illuminating exhibit on the life of Black pioneer Letitia Carson helps the Corvallis Museum broaden its perspective on the history of Oregon and Benton County.
- [In Salem, arts leaders and advocates gather to plan for a better future](https://www.orartswatch.org/in-salem-arts-leaders-and-advocates-gather-to-plan-for-a-better-future/) - At a reception sponsored by the Cultural Advocacy Coalition of Oregon, Oregon Cultural Trust and Oregon Arts Commission, leaders from across the state tell their stories and plan to lobby legislators.
- [Fertile ground: Pendleton Center for the Arts](https://www.orartswatch.org/fertile-ground-pendleton-center-for-the-arts/) - Access and opportunity are at the heart of the mission of Pendleton Center for the Arts. The mission is especially fitting given that the center's brick-and-mortar location was originally a Carnegie library.
- [Return to art: Continuity of community at Eugene's Maude Kerns Art Center](https://www.orartswatch.org/return-to-art-continuity-of-community-at-eugenes-maude-kerns-art-center/) - For 73 years, the gallery and studio space has offered amateurs and professionals a place to show their work and to share skills and support.
- [A Greater Applegate: Creating community through the culture of place](https://www.orartswatch.org/a-greater-applegate-creating-community-through-the-culture-of-place/) - In Southern Oregon’s remote Applegate Valley, community organizers find that the love for a region can outweigh political, economic, and religious divisions.
- [Collaboration and community at Living Studios in Corvallis](https://www.orartswatch.org/collaboration-and-community-at-living-studios-in-corvallis/) - Progressive art studios offer space and support for artists to create and thrive. Navigating the art world's power dynamics requires attention and care.
- [‘Indie Folk’ at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art: Rethinking the line between fine art and craft, with a Northwest twist](https://www.orartswatch.org/indie-folk-at-the-hallie-ford-museum-of-art-rethinking-the-line-between-fine-art-and-craft-with-a-northwest-twist/) - The premise of the new exhibition at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art in Salem, Indie Folk: New Art and Sounds from the Pacific Northwest, began formulating in curator Melissa F. Feldman’s mind after the New Yorker moved to the Seattle area in 2012. She noticed the artistic ecosystem and realized: Things look different here.
- [Eugene Public Library Foundation wins national award for its ‘Love Your Library’ campaign](https://www.orartswatch.org/eugene-public-library-foundation-wins-national-award-for-its-love-your-library-campaign/) - Patrons designed promotional logos for the library and, during a “Library Love-In,” wrote postcards about what the library means to them.
- [Keep our public library open, Grant County residents urge county commission](https://www.orartswatch.org/keep-our-public-library-open-grant-county-residents-urge-county-commission/) - A packed public hearing in John Day this week shows substantial support for the library, with momentum building to create a special tax district.
- [Eugene’s Whiteaker Printmakers: A culture of sharing, and some big machines](https://www.orartswatch.org/eugenes-whiteaker-printmakers-a-culture-of-sharing-and-some-big-machines/) - A neighborhood print studio highlights the social aspect of printmaking and provides members 24-hour access to a variety of presses, some more than 100 years old.
- [After the flood: Remembering Celilo](https://www.orartswatch.org/after-the-flood-remembering-celilo/) - On the 65th anniversary of the flooding of Celilo Falls by The Dalles Dam, the River People gather to remember, revisit, and look ahead.
- [Bloom where you are planted](https://www.orartswatch.org/bloom-where-you-are-planted/) - Community organizer Nik Portela embraced The Dalles as their home, tipping the rural town's local culture toward more LGBTQIA2S+ acceptance.
- [At The Dalles Art Center, an unknown artist and a path to the future](https://www.orartswatch.org/at-the-dalles-art-center-an-unknown-artist-and-a-path-to-the-future/) - For decades, Gary Harvey built fences and secretly made art in Wasco County. A first-ever showing of his work is also an art center's fresh start.
- [Oregon Bach Festival 2022: auditions and traditions](https://www.orartswatch.org/oregon-bach-festival-2022-auditions-and-traditions/) - As a new season kicks off, Eugene's venerable music festival showcases a trio of artistic director candidates and music from Baroque and beyond.
- [Mt. Angel Abbey Bach Festival: Live chamber music back on the hilltop](https://www.orartswatch.org/mt-angel-abbey-bach-festival-live-chamber-music-back-on-the-hilltop/) - For the first time in two years, Baroque and Romantic classics will ring out at the historic Oregon monastery.
- [The real deal: Sphinx Virtuosi at The Reser](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-real-deal-sphinx-virtuosi-at-the-reser/) - The conductorless chamber orchestra premiered music by Jessie Montgomery, Valerie Coleman, Carlos Simon, Michael Dudley, and Ricardo Herz.
- [Bobby Bermea: Welcome to Elgin](https://www.orartswatch.org/bobby-bermea-welcome-to-elgin/) - In far northeastern Oregon, the curtain's rising on a brand new Shakespeare festival. A Portland actor revels in the adventure.
- [Bobby Bermea: Au Revoir, Elgin](https://www.orartswatch.org/bobby-bermea-au-revoir-elgin/) - After traveling cross-state to play Othello, a Portland actor bids a fond farewell to a brand new Shakespeare festival and its small town in the northeast corner of Oregon.
- [‘Rural’ at Umpqua Valley Arts: ‘Art that makes sense in a world of rural values’](https://www.orartswatch.org/rural-at-umpqua-valley-arts-art-that-makes-sense-in-a-world-of-rural-values/) - The Roseburg show of nearly 100 pieces in various media explores the gap between urban and rural Oregon -- and strives to bridge it.
- [Like a lightning bolt: Speaking with Judy A. Rose](https://www.orartswatch.org/like-a-lightning-bolt-speaking-with-judy-a-rose/) - The choral conductor, composer, and educator discusses her life’s work, upcoming recording project with Portland Symphonic Choir, and the “baddies” who have helped and inspired her along the way.
- [Long lingering finishes: Willamette Valley Chamber Music Festival returns](https://www.orartswatch.org/long-lingering-finishes-willamette-valley-chamber-music-festival-returns/) - Wine valley festival pairs old world and contemporary music.
- [Tom Swearingen: Sharing cowboy poetry, keeping traditions of the American West alive](https://www.orartswatch.org/tom-swearingen-sharing-cowboy-poetry-keeping-traditions-of-the-american-west-alive/) - The Tualatin resident will be joined next month by 12-year-old poet Thomas Fitzgerald in a reading benefiting HORSES on the Ranch in Prineville.
- [DramaWatch: Oregon Shakespeare Festival's new season: Back to the future?](https://www.orartswatch.org/dramawatch-oregon-shakespeare-festivals-new-season-back-to-the-future/) - The festival's just-announced 2024 season suggests a return to the kind of lineup that's excited audiences in the past. Plus: Fats Waller and the joint are jumpin' at Broadway Rose.
- [Elakha Alliance’s art auction raises funds to bring sea otters back to Oregon Coast](https://www.orartswatch.org/elakha-alliances-art-auction-raises-funds-to-bring-sea-otters-back-to-oregon-coast/) - Online bidding starts Monday for work by two dozen artists, including a Lee Kersh ukulele, culminating in a Sept. 28 event in Newport.
- [The soul of humanity and the fate of the planet are intertwined](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-soul-of-humanity-and-the-fate-of-the-planet-are-intertwined/) - Raising environmental awareness through music with Anima Mundi
- [Imagined narratives for past lives](https://www.orartswatch.org/imagined-narratives-for-past-lives/) - Photographer Rich Bergeman talks with Blake Andrews about abandoned places and the pull of the past.
- [‘Time in Place’ tells the story of Oregon over 9,000 years through art from the Hallie Ford Museum’s permanent collection](https://www.orartswatch.org/time-in-place-tells-the-story-of-oregon-over-9000-years-through-art-from-the-hallie-ford-museums-permanent-collection/) - The 60-plus pieces in the Salem show include work by Elizabeth Conrad Hickox, Andrew McDuffie Vincent, Carl Hall, April Waters, and Henk Pander.
- [Building a cultural hub: Elizabeth Woody and the Museum at Warm Springs](https://www.orartswatch.org/building-a-cultural-hub-elizabeth-woody-and-the-museum-at-warm-springs/) - The Museum at Warm Springs is confronting a number of challenges but director Elizabeth Woody is full of ideas, strategies, and solutions.
- [Honor the Past, Respect the Present: On the Pictographs and Petroglyphs of the Columbia River Gorge](https://www.orartswatch.org/honor-the-past-respect-the-present-on-the-pictographs-and-petroglyphs-of-the-columbia-river-gorge/) - A morning spent amid the Columbia Hills inspires musings on the rock paintings and carvings that dot the landscape.
- [An interview with photographer Nancy Floyd](https://www.orartswatch.org/an-interview-with-photographer-nancy-floyd/) - Blake Andrews interviews the Bend-based photographer about past and future projects and her recent Guggenheim Fellowship in Photography.
- [Poet Q&A: Donna Henderson works at the confluence of poetry and psychotherapy](https://www.orartswatch.org/poet-qa-donna-henderson-works-at-the-confluence-of-poetry-and-psychotherapy/) - The Maupin therapist and Oregon Book Award finalist says both poetry and psychotherapy are about discovery.
- [Madras’ Art Adventure Gallery is art central for Jefferson County](https://www.orartswatch.org/madras-art-adventure-gallery-is-art-central-for-jefferson-county/) - Since 1986, the all-volunteer gallery has worked to exchange ideas and opportunities for artists in all mediums and cultures.
- [Celebrating the land and its people: Tamástslikt Cultural Institute](https://www.orartswatch.org/celebrating-the-land-and-its-people-tamastslikt-cultural-institute/) - This cultural hub in Pendleton, Oregon celebrates the past, present, and future of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. It is also one of the state's five Oregon Trail Interpretative centers.
- [Josephine Community Library receives financial support for new building, even as it faces controversy](https://www.orartswatch.org/josephine-community-library-receives-financial-support-for-new-building-even-as-it-faces-controversy/) - The 65-year-old Grants Pass library has not kept pace with the city's growth; funds from the Cow Creek Band and a bill before the Legislature would help pay to replace it.
- [Bend poet Ellen Waterston honored with Soapstone Bread and Roses Award and Stewart H. Holbrook Literary Legacy Award in 2024](https://www.orartswatch.org/bend-poet-ellen-waterston-honored-with-soapstone-bread-and-roses-award-and-stewart-h-holbrook-literary-legacy-award-in-2024/) - The founder of the Waterston Desert Writing Prize and the Writing Ranch will receive the Holbrook award during the April 8 Oregon Book Awards ceremony.
- [Poet and Author Ellen Waterston to serve as 11th Oregon Poet Laureate](https://www.orartswatch.org/poet-and-author-ellen-waterston-to-serve-as-11th-oregon-poet-laureate/) - The Bend-based author, poet, educator, and nonprofit founder begins her term immediately, succeeding Anis Mojgani.
- [20-Dollar Art Show in Bend offers thousands of pieces of original art](https://www.orartswatch.org/20-dollar-art-show-in-bend-offers-thousands-of-pieces-of-original-art/) - Tickets for opening night Oct. 20 go on sale Monday and are expected to sell out fast, say organizers of the event held at the High Desert Museum.
- [News & Notes: Warm Springs museum to reopen](https://www.orartswatch.org/news-notes-warm-springs-museum-to-reopen/) - The tribal museum, closed since December for upgrades, reopens May 14. Plus: Indigenous artists at High Desert Museum, "Matrilineal Memory" & Cherokee art in Portland.
- [Collaboration and representation: the High Desert Museum](https://www.orartswatch.org/collaboration-and-representation-the-high-desert-museum/) - Natural history museums are not known for their authentic or accurate representations of Indigenous communities. The High Desert Museum in Bend is committed to changing this.
- [Art in the High Desert returns to Central Oregon this month](https://www.orartswatch.org/art-in-the-high-desert-returns-to-central-oregon-this-month/) - Thanks to the efforts of local artists, the popular annual festival will welcome art lovers once again.
- [Bend's High Desert Museum dives into the Indigenous view of Sasquatch in new exhibit](https://www.orartswatch.org/bends-high-desert-museum-dives-into-the-indigenous-view-of-sasquatch-in-new-exhibit/) - Five artists interpret the legendary creature in sculpture, paintings, film, and multi-media work in a show that goes beyond the popular-culture image of Bigfoot.
- [High Desert Museum scores $500,000 grant](https://www.orartswatch.org/high-desert-museum-scores-500000-grant/) - The award from the National Endowment for the Humanites will help the Bend museum revitalize its permanent collection dedicated to Indigenous peoples of the region.
- [Keeping traditions alive: Kelli D. Palmer, Jacy Sohappy, and Michelle Jack share stories of their lives and inspirations at High Desert Museum](https://www.orartswatch.org/keeping-traditions-alive-kelli-d-palmer-jacy-sohappy-and-michelle-jack-share-stories-of-their-lives-and-inspirations-at-high-desert-museum/) - The three Indigenous artists say family, tradition, and education are currents running throughout their work.
- [High Desert Museum scores two NEH grants](https://www.orartswatch.org/high-desert-museum-scores-two-neh-grants/) - The museum's grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities will help fund projects on desert climate change and a website exploring the culture and nature of the High Desert. A third grant to historian Julie Weise will help underwrite a book on migrant workers in the U.S. and beyond.
- [Of Fish and Men: A Short History of Salmon Fishing in the Columbia River Basin](https://www.orartswatch.org/of-fish-and-men-a-short-history-of-salmon-fishing-in-the-columbia-river-basin/) - The industrialization of the Columbia River continues to destroy local salmon ecosystems and the livelihoods of Indigenous fishers who depend on them.
- [Art on the Road: On (un)predictability](https://www.orartswatch.org/art-on-the-road-on-unpredictability/) - On a path from Germany to Southern Oregon, sculptor Christian Burchard goes with the grain as he collects, cuts, turns, and dreams the surprises in the wood.
- [At the Reser Center, Celilo Falls and a red shimmer of remembering](https://www.orartswatch.org/at-the-reser-center-celilo-falls-and-a-red-shimmer-of-remembering/) - In "Celilo, Never Silenced," the inaugural gallery show at Beaverton's new arts center, contemporary artists carry forward the memory of the great lost waterway.
- [Exquisite Gorge II: Of baskets and botany](https://www.orartswatch.org/exquisite-gorge-ii-of-baskets-and-botany/) - Columbia Gorge fiber artist Chloë Hight leads a biological exploration of the river system and the plants that thrive there, giving art and life.
- [Oregon Art's Sustainable Feast](https://www.orartswatch.org/oregon-arts-sustainable-feast/) - OSU's touring Art About Agriculture exhibit, now at Newport's Pacific Maritime Heritage Center, explores the ways we grow and eat our food.
- [Reclaiming nature: Revelations at the Reser](https://www.orartswatch.org/reclaiming-nature-revelations-at-the-reser/) - The Beaverton arts center's new gallery show from Studio Abioto, a family of talented Black women artists, traces a thread back to the land.
- [More than a place: Abiotos at the Reser](https://www.orartswatch.org/more-than-a-place-abiotos-at-the-reser/) - As Studio Abioto's African-diaspora "Red Thread: Green Earth" closes with a vibrant performance at the Reser Center, show and space seem made for each other.
- [Endless Pigeons: Malia Jensen at The Reser](https://www.orartswatch.org/endless-pigeons-malia-jensen-at-the-reser/) - The Portland artist's stack of birds in The Reser's plaza brings something special to the Converge 45 biennial: a touch of joy.
- [Resilient, flexible, forgiving: The gifts of Lillian Pitt](https://www.orartswatch.org/resilient-flexible-forgiving-the-gifts-of-lillian-pitt/) - A ramble through public art spaces and a new exhibit at Salem's Bush Barn Art Center that Pitt calls her last public show reveals the heart and spirit of a remarkable and beloved artist.
- [Stitching stories: What to do with the past?](https://www.orartswatch.org/stitching-stories-what-to-do-with-the-past/) - At Art in the Cave in Vancouver, Ruth Ross and other artists stitch and weave tales that open up many questions.
- [Art as Witness: Quilting a slave's story](https://www.orartswatch.org/art-as-witness-quilting-a-slaves-story/) - In the exhibition "Ms. Molly's Voice" at the Columbia Gorge Museum, a collection of family quilts reveals beauty, pain, remembrance, and secret signs along the Underground Railroad.
- ['Seeking Warmth': A Romani artist who survived the Holocaust paints memories gentle and harsh](https://www.orartswatch.org/seeking-warmth-a-romani-artist-who-survived-the-holocaust-paints-memories-gentle-and-harsh/) - At Art at the Cave gallery in Vancouver, Wash., the work of Ceija Stoika is haunted by harsh realities: "I fear that Europe is forgetting its past and that Auschwitz is only asleep."
- [Kristie Strasen: A world not of this world](https://www.orartswatch.org/kristie-strasen-a-world-not-of-this-world/) - In the studio with the textile artist as she creates "River Stories," an abstract "map" in yarn of the Columbia River, set to open in June at the Columbia Gorge Museum.
- ['I'm Into This Place': Adriana Baer celebrates the culture of Clark County](https://www.orartswatch.org/im-into-this-place-adriana-baer-celebrates-the-culture-of-clark-county/) - Bobby Bermea talks with the longtime Portland theater leader about her new podcast focusing on the rich arts and cultural scene in her new home across the Columbia River.
- [Streamers: Vancouver's Kiggins Theatre provides virtual options galore](https://www.orartswatch.org/streamers-vancouvers-kiggins-theatre-provides-virtual-options-galore/)
- [Deep resonance: Introducing the Vancouver Arts and Music Festival](https://www.orartswatch.org/deep-resonance-introducing-the-vancouver-arts-and-music-festival/)
- [Impressionistic gems: Sarah Ioannides and Philippe Quint with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra](https://www.orartswatch.org/impressionistic-gems-sarah-ioannides-and-philippe-quint-with-the-vancouver-symphony-orchestra/)
- [Renee Fleming, more stars highlight Vancouver Arts & Music Festival](https://www.orartswatch.org/renee-fleming-more-stars-highlight-vancouver-arts-music-festival/) - The four-day festival in Esther Short Park July 31-Aug. 3 features three outdoor performance stages, pop-up galleries, a Family Day on Friday, and much more.
- [Vancouver Symphony scores trifecta at the Vancouver Arts and Music Festival](https://www.orartswatch.org/vancouver-symphony-scores-trifecta-at-the-vancouver-arts-and-music-festival/)
- [Learning about the world through music: Camas High School’s choral students and director Ethan Chessin work with Alicia Jo Rabins on the composer’s “Songs of the Matriarchs”](https://www.orartswatch.org/learning-about-the-world-through-music-camas-high-schools-choral-students-and-director-ethan-chessin-work-with-alicia-jo-rabins-on-the-composers-songs-of-the-matriarchs/) - The Oregon singer-violinist-composer-poet-scholar-storyteller worked with the Camas choirs in cultural and musical workshops, a preview concert and Portland premiere. The entire local artistic team will debut the full work in New York City this May.
- [50 years of quilting: Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show celebrates its golden anniversary](https://www.orartswatch.org/50-years-of-quilting-sisters-outdoor-quilt-show-celebrates-its-golden-anniversary/) - Jean Wells started the show in 1975 with a handful of quilts hung outside her Stitchin' Post quilt shop. This year's show, July 12, is expected to draw more than 10,000 visitors.
- [Bobby Bermea: After the humans die out, what do the robots do?](https://www.orartswatch.org/bobby-bermea-after-the-humans-die-out-what-do-the-robots-do/) - In William Thomas Berk’s new play "Anno Machina: An Apocalyptic Elegy," a surviving Human Service Unit is left to find its own emotions and meaning in life.
- [LitWatch October: Fishtrap Fireside returns and the Oregon Book Awards Author Tour](https://www.orartswatch.org/litwatch-october-fishtrap-fireside-returns-and-the-oregon-book-awards-author-tour/)
- [Portland Parks & Recreation levy campaign launches amid funding challenges](https://www.orartswatch.org/portland-parks-recreation-levy-campaign-launches-amid-funding-challenges/) - City Parks, which includes three heavily used arts centers, is banking on passage of a new levy to keep its operations going. But despite popular support, a stressed city budget and some opposition could upset its plans.
- [A never-ending proclamation of hope: Choral Arts Ensemble, Oregon Repertory Singers and Cappella Romana](https://www.orartswatch.org/a-never-ending-proclamation-of-hope-choral-arts-ensemble-oregon-repertory-singers-and-cappella-romana/)
- ['Our Mr. Matsura': Director Beth Harrington discusses her new documentary about a historic Japanese-American photographer](https://www.orartswatch.org/our-mr-matsura-director-beth-harrington-discusses-her-new-documentary-about-a-historic-japanese-american-photographer/)
- [DramaWatch: ‘Triangle,’ Broadway Rose’s moving new musical, astounds with a powerful story and exquisite performances](https://www.orartswatch.org/dramawatch-triangle-broadway-roses-moving-new-musical-astounds-with-a-powerful-story-and-exquisite-performances/) - Plus: Sunstone's "The Grown-Ups," Shake&Pop's "Midsummer Night's Dream," Stage Fright Queer Horror Fest, Fuse's "Magnetic Electric," Portland Playhouse's "Paradise Blue," more opening and continuing shows.
- [Always all or nothing: Cliburn medalist Evren Ozel’s Portland Piano International recital](https://www.orartswatch.org/always-all-or-nothing-cliburn-medalist-evren-ozels-portland-piano-international-recital/) - The bronze medalist brought sensitive lyricism and dexterity to his interpretations of Scarlatti, Beethoven, Bartók, Fauré and Schumann.
- [Exquisite Gorge II: It begins with sheep](https://www.orartswatch.org/exquisite-gorge-ii-it-begins-with-sheep/)
- [Exquisite Gorge II: Ariadne's Thread](https://www.orartswatch.org/exquisite-gorge-ii-ariadnes-thread/)
- [Exquisite Gorge II: Pattern Masters and Master Patterns](https://www.orartswatch.org/exquisite-gorge-ii-pattern-masters-and-master-patterns/) - From Oaxaca to Oregon, Laura and Francisco Bautista continue a tradition of weaving that has endured for more than 2,000 years.
- [Exquisite Gorge II: Felt Worlds](https://www.orartswatch.org/exquisite-gorge-ii-felt-worlds/) - Artist Xander Griffith, part of Maryhill Museum's collaborative Columbia River project, makes deeply dotted works in felt that create worlds of color and texture.
- [Exquisite Gorge II: Of Harm and Healing](https://www.orartswatch.org/exquisite-gorge-ii-of-harm-and-healing/) - Artist Ophir El-Boher and Desert Fiber Art interweave ideas of consumption, extraction, fashion, and refashioning.
- [Exquisite Gorge II: Making the world a better place](https://www.orartswatch.org/exquisite-gorge-ii-making-the-world-a-better-place/) - Fiber artist Lynn Deal stitches history, culture, and social issues into her section of Maryhill Museum's Columbia River craft art project.
- [Exquisite Gorge II: Doubling up – the creative power of collaboration](https://www.orartswatch.org/exquisite-gorge-ii-doubling-up-the-creative-power-of-collaboration/)
- [Exquisite Gorge II: A Feat of Translation](https://www.orartswatch.org/exquisite-gorge-ii-a-feat-of-translation/)
- [Exquisite Gorge II: A shoutout to those behind the scenes](https://www.orartswatch.org/exquisite-gorge-ii-a-shoutout-to-those-behind-the-scenes/)
- [Exquisite Gorge II: Liminal Spaces](https://www.orartswatch.org/exquisite-gorge-ii-liminal-spaces/)
- [Exquisite Gorge II: Power!](https://www.orartswatch.org/exquisite-gorge-ii-power/)
- [Exquisite Gorge II: It's a Wrap!](https://www.orartswatch.org/exquisite-gorge-ii-its-a-wrap/)
- [Maryhill Museum names a new leader](https://www.orartswatch.org/maryhill-museum-names-a-new-leader/)
- [Roll, Columbia, roll: At Maryhill Museum, the river is a unifier and an artistic bridge](https://www.orartswatch.org/roll-columbia-roll-at-maryhill-museum-the-river-is-a-unifier-and-an-artistic-bridge/)
- [Art Center East in La Grande: Bringing art opportunities and access to Eastern Oregon](https://www.orartswatch.org/art-center-east-in-la-grande-bringing-art-opportunities-and-access-to-eastern-oregon/)
- [A La Grande old time: The Eastern Oregon Film Festival keeps on truckin'](https://www.orartswatch.org/a-la-grande-old-time-the-eastern-oregon-film-festival-keeps-on-truckin/)
- [Take a tour of Eastern Oregon bookstores](https://www.orartswatch.org/take-a-tour-of-eastern-oregon-bookstores/) - Booklovers itching to hit the road will find plenty to read – and sometimes coffee and friendly shop dogs – at 13 independent stores east of the Cascades.
- [Aftermath: 'Altered Terrain' at The Reser](https://www.orartswatch.org/aftermath-altered-terrain-at-the-reser/)
- [Whirling divas at The Reser](https://www.orartswatch.org/whirling-divas-at-the-reser/)
- [Much love, much Strauss, grace, pure fun: Sebé Kan African Dance, Portland Chamber Orchestra, Camille Ortiz, and more at The Reser for an early New Year’s Eve](https://www.orartswatch.org/much-love-much-strauss-grace-pure-fun-sebe-kan-african-dance-portland-chamber-orchestra-camille-ortiz-and-more-at-the-reser-for-an-early-new-years-eve/)
- [Exploring race through theater at The Reser](https://www.orartswatch.org/exploring-race-through-theater-at-the-reser/)
- [The piano ain’t got no wrong notes: Aaron Diehl Trio at The Reser](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-piano-aint-got-no-wrong-notes-aaron-diehl-trio-at-the-reser/)
- [More colors, more timbres, more palette: 45th Parallel Universe premieres new Andy Akiho composition at The Reser](https://www.orartswatch.org/more-colors-more-timbres-more-palette-45th-parallel-universe-premieres-new-andy-akiho-composition-at-the-reser/)
- [Identities and paper at The Reser](https://www.orartswatch.org/identities-and-paper-at-the-reser/)
- [The Reser's 25/26 season: Eliades Ochoa, Portland Cello Project, Versa-Style Street Dance Company and more](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-resers-25-26-season-eliades-ochoa-portland-cello-project-versa-style-street-dance-company-and-more/)
- [Rising in Beaverton: West Gate](https://www.orartswatch.org/rising-in-beaverton-west-gate-2/)
- [Q&A: Chris Ayzoukian, director of Beaverton's new Reser arts center](https://www.orartswatch.org/qa-chris-ayzoukian-director-of-beavertons-new-reser-arts-center/)
- [In Beaverton, the Reser takes a bow](https://www.orartswatch.org/in-beaverton-the-reser-takes-a-bow/)
- [In Beaverton, a Little Night Music](https://www.orartswatch.org/in-beaverton-a-little-night-music/)
- [Beaverton Symphony's Travis Hatton dies](https://www.orartswatch.org/beaverton-symphonys-travis-hatton-dies/)
- [For Ashland sculptor Wataru Sugiyama, it's next stop: The Smithsonian](https://www.orartswatch.org/for-ashland-sculptor-wataru-sugiyama-its-next-stop-the-smithsonian/)
- [Ashland New Plays Fest 2023: families facing tough times and choices](https://www.orartswatch.org/ashland-new-plays-fest-2023-families-facing-tough-times-and-choices/)
- [Ashland sinks its teeth into 'Macbeth'](https://www.orartswatch.org/ashland-sinks-its-teeth-into-macbeth/)
- [Ashland's 'Lizard Boy,' 'Virgins to Villains'](https://www.orartswatch.org/ashlands-lizard-boy-virgins-to-villains/)
- [Ashland on the big stage: light yet bright](https://www.orartswatch.org/ashland-on-the-big-stage-light-yet-bright/)
- [Ashland's Bellwood Violin plays on under new ownership](https://www.orartswatch.org/ashlands-bellwood-violin-plays-on-under-new-ownership/)
- [Ashland youths experience theater as a creative act](https://www.orartswatch.org/ashland-youths-experience-theater-as-a-creative-act/)
- [As Ashland's theater season kicks in, an actor does double duty without a doubt](https://www.orartswatch.org/as-ashlands-theater-season-kicks-in-an-actor-does-double-duty-without-a-doubt/)
- ['Julius Caesar' & 'The Importance of Being Earnest': Ashland reinvents the classics](https://www.orartswatch.org/julius-caesar-the-importance-of-being-earnest-ashland-reinvents-the-classics/)
- [Star Power: How Rogue Theater found its voice at Ashland’s Grizzly Peak Winery](https://www.orartswatch.org/star-power-how-rogue-theater-found-its-voice-at-ashlands-grizzly-peak-winery/)
- [In Ashland, the voice of Hulk and Thor revels in 'Disaster!'](https://www.orartswatch.org/in-ashland-the-voice-of-hulk-and-thor-revels-in-disaster/)
- [Ashland Film Festival names a new director of programming, launches fall screenings](https://www.orartswatch.org/ashland-film-festival-names-a-new-director-of-programming-launches-fall-screenings/) - Aura Johnson, a festival staffer since 2012 with previous roles at Skywalker Sound, Zoetrope, and other major movie companies, takes over as the festival's programming chief.
- [Ashland Independent Film Festival rebounds with first full in-person event since 2019](https://www.orartswatch.org/ashland-independent-film-festival-rebounds-with-first-full-in-person-event-since-2019/)
- [Ashland Independent Film Festival roars back](https://www.orartswatch.org/ashland-independent-film-festival-roars-back/)
- [Four good shows rise above the crises at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival](https://www.orartswatch.org/four-good-shows-rise-above-the-crises-at-the-oregon-shakespeare-festival/)
- ['Where We Belong' at Oregon Shakespeare Festival tackles colonialism, language, ethnocide, and assimilation](https://www.orartswatch.org/where-we-belong-at-oregon-shakespeare-festival-tackles-colonialism-language-ethnocide-and-assimilation/)
- [One brick at a time: Rebuilding the Oregon Shakespeare Festival](https://www.orartswatch.org/one-brick-at-a-time-rebuilding-the-oregon-shakespeare-festival/)
- [August Wilson & Kevin Kenerly help kick off Oregon Shakespeare Festival's 90th season](https://www.orartswatch.org/august-wilson-kevin-kenerly-help-kick-off-oregon-shakespeare-festivals-90th-season/)
- [Oregon Shakespeare Festival strikes gold with a pair of plays about Black life](https://www.orartswatch.org/oregon-shakespeare-festival-strikes-gold-with-a-pair-of-plays-about-black-life/)
- [Oregon Shakespeare Festival unveils its 10-show  2026 season](https://www.orartswatch.org/oregon-shakespeare-festival-unveils-its-10-show-2026-season/)
- [Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Bag&Baggage name interim leaders, Center Stage emergency fund grows](https://www.orartswatch.org/oregon-shakespeare-festival-and-bagbaggage-name-interim-leaders-center-stage-emergency-fund-grows/)
- [Ashland treats: Shakespeare Fest's 'As You Like It,' 'Merry Wives' and 'Into the Woods'](https://www.orartswatch.org/ashland-treats-shakespeare-fests-as-you-like-it-merry-wives-and-into-the-woods/)
- [Mark Bedard pulls a theatrical hat trick in Rogue Theater Company's 'Ripcord'](https://www.orartswatch.org/mark-bedard-pulls-a-theatrical-hat-trick-in-rogue-theater-companys-ripcord/)
- [Shakespeare Fest's interim executive director takes his seat behind the curtain of a world-class theater](https://www.orartswatch.org/shakespeare-fests-interim-executive-director-takes-his-seat-behind-the-curtain-of-a-world-class-theater/) - Javier "Javi" Dubon, in his new role at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival less than two months, is leading with a collaborative approach, bent toward understanding audiences — "what makes them tick, what ticks them off."
- [Diving deeply into familiar tales: Ashland's 'Shane' and 'Quixote Nuevo'](https://www.orartswatch.org/diving-deeply-into-familiar-tales-ashlands-shane-and-quixote-nuevo/) - The final two shows of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's 2025 season rethink a classic Western and Cervantes' "Don Quixote" in fresh and stimulating ways.
- [Oregon Cabaret Theatre: Raising the curtain with a song (and dinner, too)](https://www.orartswatch.org/oregon-cabaret-theatre-raising-the-curtain-with-a-song-and-dinner-too/) - Ashland’s high-flying popular company, thriving after 10 years under Rick Robinson and Val Rachelle's leadership, honors its origins as it prepares to launch its 41st season.
- [Nataki Garrett and OSF part ways](https://www.orartswatch.org/nataki-garrett-and-osf-part-ways/)
- [In Ashland, a pair of winners at OSF](https://www.orartswatch.org/in-ashland-a-pair-of-winners-at-osf/)
- [OSF announces abrupt departure of executive director](https://www.orartswatch.org/osf-announces-abrupt-departure-of-executive-director/)
- [Columbia Gorge Discovery Center & Museum reopens after Rowena fire](https://www.orartswatch.org/columbia-gorge-discovery-center-museum-reopens-after-rowena-fire/) - Closed due to fire and water damage since June, the museum’s reopening this month includes a new exhibit celebrating the high desert rangelands of Wasco County and the ranchers and artists dedicated to sustainable stewardship of both the land and animals.
- [Portland independent bookstores weathering economic headwinds with mixed results](https://www.orartswatch.org/portland-independent-bookstores-weathering-economic-headwinds-with-mixed-results/) - Recent layoffs by Powell’s and calls for help from other stores point to lingering effects of the pandemic shutdown, but other stores are doing just fine, thank you.
- [Confess!: Renegade Opera’s “hot as hell” production of “Waking the Witch”](https://www.orartswatch.org/confess-renegade-operas-hot-as-hell-production-of-waking-the-witch/)
- [Photo First: Sing a Song of Sisters](https://www.orartswatch.org/photo-first-sing-a-song-of-sisters/) - The Central Oregon town becomes a musical feast for the ears with its annual Sisters Folk Festival Sept. 26-28. With a portfolio of images from around the town, photographer K.B. Dixon proves it's a feast for the eyes, too.
- [‘Seasons: Lan Su Garden’: In new book, photographer Carol Isaak celebrates the garden’s light, layers, and juxtapositions](https://www.orartswatch.org/seasons-lan-su-garden-in-new-book-photographer-carol-isaak-celebrates-the-gardens-light-layers-and-juxtapositions/) - Isaak, who calls herself an “opportunistic photographer,” will talk about and sign copies of her book Sunday at Portland’s Blue Sky Gallery.
- [The mother lode: Fear No Music’s season closer](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-mother-lode-fear-no-musics-season-closer/)
- [Lin-Manuel Miranda: Portrait of an artist](https://www.orartswatch.org/lin-manuel-miranda-portrait-of-an-artist/) - Interview: Oregon author Daniel Pollack-Pelzner talks about his new biography chronicling how the creator of the smash Broadway hit "Hamilton" reached impossible heights.
- [Art Adventure: Heading to Hillsboro](https://www.orartswatch.org/art-adventure-heading-to-hillsboro/)
- [Ekphrastic Jazz in Hillsboro: Creating new music inspired by public art](https://www.orartswatch.org/ekphrastic-jazz-in-hillsboro-creating-new-music-inspired-by-public-art/)
- [Nik Whitcomb, Hillsboro's new bag man](https://www.orartswatch.org/nik-whitcomb-hillsboros-new-bag-man/)
- [Walters Cultural Arts Center showcases creativity and builds connections in downtown Hillsboro](https://www.orartswatch.org/walters-cultural-arts-center-showcases-creativity-and-builds-connections-in-downtown-hillsboro/)
- [The Fall of Hillsboro’s Sequoia Gallery + Studios ](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-fall-of-hillsboros-sequoia-gallery-studios/)
- [Inaugural Hillsboro Film Festival creates a new hub for West Side cinema](https://www.orartswatch.org/inaugural-hillsboro-film-festival-creates-a-new-hub-for-west-side-cinema/)
- [Hillsboro Pride Party: A rainbow rises](https://www.orartswatch.org/hillsboro-pride-party-a-rainbow-rises/)
- [Light Opera of Portland's 'Iolanthe' throws Gilbert & Sullivan for a LOoP](https://www.orartswatch.org/light-opera-of-portland-iolanthe/)
- [Up in the air sky high, sky high: Light Opera of Portland’s “Iolanthe”](https://www.orartswatch.org/up-in-the-air-sky-high-sky-high-light-opera-of-portlands-iolanthe/)
- [The Sun Rises Over Everyone: El Sol Festival shines a light on Hillsboro’s cultural diversity](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-sun-rises-over-everyone-el-sol-festival-shines-a-light-on-hillsboros-cultural-diversity/)
- [A new stage for telling Native stories](https://www.orartswatch.org/a-new-stage-for-telling-native-stories/)
- [Hillsboro’s Main Street: Awash in art and community](https://www.orartswatch.org/hillsboros-main-street-awash-in-art-and-community/)
- [Harrison Butler leads HART Theatre back from the brink – and into the future](https://www.orartswatch.org/harrison-butler-leads-hart-theatre-back-from-the-brink-and-into-the-future/)
- [‘Hard Boiled Eggnog’: Who offed Santa?](https://www.orartswatch.org/hard-boiled-eggnog-who-offed-santa/)
- [Fertile Ground: Homegrown plays, west of the hills](https://www.orartswatch.org/fertile-ground-homegrown-plays-west-of-the-hills/)
- [Camerata PYP Goes Global — and Local ](https://www.orartswatch.org/camerata-pyp-goes-global-and-local/)
- [Grants totaling $10 million shine a light for Oregon Coast Aquarium](https://www.orartswatch.org/grants-totaling-10-million-shine-a-light-for-oregon-coast-aquarium/)
- [Siletz Bay Music Festival returns with concert of resilience](https://www.orartswatch.org/siletz-bay-music-festival-returns-with-concert-of-resilience/)
- [Sam Jacobson's fascination with faces](https://www.orartswatch.org/sam-jacobsons-fascination-with-faces/)
- [Marine reserves inspire coastal artists](https://www.orartswatch.org/marine-reserves-inspire-coastal-artists/)
- [Oregon Coast Art Bus hits the road in Lincoln County](https://www.orartswatch.org/oregon-coast-art-bus-hits-the-road-in-lincoln-county/)
- [Cannon Beach cottages: ‘Portland’s idea of air conditioning’](https://www.orartswatch.org/cannon-beach-cottages-portlands-idea-of-air-conditioning/)
- [Yachats Celtic Music Festival canceled due to COVID surge](https://www.orartswatch.org/yachats-celtic-music-festival-canceled-due-to-covid-surge/)
- [Ken Peplowski: ‘I always liked entertaining people’](https://www.orartswatch.org/ken-peplowski-i-always-liked-entertaining-people/)
- [Talking books at the beach](https://www.orartswatch.org/talking-books-at-the-beach/)
- [Theresa McCracken: A zigzag life](https://www.orartswatch.org/theresa-mccracken-a-zigzag-life/)
- [A beach walk with a mission](https://www.orartswatch.org/a-beach-walk-with-a-mission/)
- [Seal Rock couple open Peephole Gallery-Studio in Yachats](https://www.orartswatch.org/seal-rock-couple-open-peephole-gallery-studio-in-yachats/)
- [Red Octopus Theatre Company gets back in the swim with ‘The Christmas Show’ at the Newport Performing Arts Center](https://www.orartswatch.org/red-octopus-theatre-company-gets-back-in-the-swim-with-the-christmas-show-at-the-newport-performing-arts-center/)
- [Waldport as arts destination? A flurry of new galleries and studios says it could be](https://www.orartswatch.org/waldport-as-arts-destination-a-flurry-of-new-galleries-and-studios-says-it-could-be/)
- [Florence Events Center ready to reopen with Winter Music Festival](https://www.orartswatch.org/florence-events-center-ready-to-reopen-with-winter-music-festival/)
- ['Washed Ashore' turns plastic garbage into art-with-a-message on the Oregon Coast](https://www.orartswatch.org/washed-ashore-turns-plastic-garbage-into-art-with-a-message-on-the-oregon-coast/)
- [Yachats hosts ‘Gems of the Ocean’ art quilt show, featuring work of Ruth Bass](https://www.orartswatch.org/yachats-hosts-gems-of-the-ocean-art-quilt-show-featuring-work-of-ruth-bass/) - The Feb. 19-21 show will include quilters from around the world competing for $2,000 in prize money.
- [Sculptor M.J. Anderson explores the female form in Newport Visual Arts Center exhibit](https://www.orartswatch.org/sculptor-m-j-anderson-explores-the-female-form-in-newport-visual-arts-center-exhibit/)
- [Oregon Coast School of Art offers art and community in tiny Gardiner](https://www.orartswatch.org/oregon-coast-school-of-art-offers-art-and-community-in-tiny-gardiner/)
- [Seeing the self through the gray rectangle of Zoom](https://www.orartswatch.org/seeing-the-self-through-the-gray-rectangle-of-zoom/)
- [Yachats Celtic Fest plans for fall](https://www.orartswatch.org/yachats-celtic-fest-plans-for-fall/)
- [Pulling back the curtain on Manzanita's Wonder Garden](https://www.orartswatch.org/pulling-back-the-curtain-on-manzanitas-wonder-garden/)
- [Riverbend Players goes to the dogs](https://www.orartswatch.org/riverbend-players-goes-to-the-dogs/)
- [From ashes of the Echo Mountain fire, art](https://www.orartswatch.org/from-ashes-of-the-echo-mountain-fire-art/)
- [The story of a man and his dog](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-story-of-a-man-and-his-dog/)
- [Like a fish out of fire](https://www.orartswatch.org/like-a-fish-out-of-fire/)
- [Freewheeling iridescence of the abalone](https://www.orartswatch.org/freewheeling-iridescence-of-the-abalone/)
- [Sing a song of Oregon](https://www.orartswatch.org/sing-a-song-of-oregon/)
- [Dao Strom, re-associating yellow at TBA](https://www.orartswatch.org/dao-strom-re-associating-yellow-at-tba/) - Review: In "Tender Revolutions/Yellow Songs" at PICA's Time-Based Art Festival, Strom and collaborators rethink Asian stereotypes and the diaspora through poetry, music, memory, and Vietnamese creation myth.
- [Fishermen's sanctuary weathers a different kind of storm](https://www.orartswatch.org/fishermens-sanctuary-weathers-a-different-kind-of-storm/)
- [Last Words: Talking, thinking, and making music about death](https://www.orartswatch.org/last-words-talking-thinking-and-making-music-about-death/)
- [Jason Holland: Rooting arts organizations in community](https://www.orartswatch.org/jason-holland-rooting-arts-organizations-in-community/)
- [Putting a new face on Newport’s ‘Ambassador’](https://www.orartswatch.org/putting-a-new-face-on-newports-ambassador/)
- [Big tent, big investment, big dreams](https://www.orartswatch.org/big-tent-big-investment-big-dreams/)
- [Small format invites close scrutiny](https://www.orartswatch.org/small-format-invites-close-scrutiny/)
- [Noises, sounds, and sweet airs](https://www.orartswatch.org/noises-sounds-and-sweet-airs/)
- [Waldport banners build community](https://www.orartswatch.org/waldport-banners-build-community/)
- [Tiny galleries hold big surprises](https://www.orartswatch.org/tiny-galleries-hold-big-surprises/)
- [Yachats’ Laughing Crab Gallery prepares to scuttle south](https://www.orartswatch.org/yachats-laughing-crab-gallery-prepares-to-scuttle-south/)
- [J. Edgar Hoover: Political smarts and ugly ties](https://www.orartswatch.org/j-edgar-hoover-political-smarts-and-ugly-ties/)
- [Flower power](https://www.orartswatch.org/flower-power/)
- [Grants help coastal artists rebuild after Echo Mountain fire](https://www.orartswatch.org/grants-help-coastal-artists-rebuild-after-echo-mountain-fire/) - #post_contentAshley Andersen and Nancy Jean Chase are among 11 artists who will benefit from nearly $14,000 awarded by the Lincoln City Cultural Center
- [Paul Polson: 'I like to feel every place l go, I learn from it'](https://www.orartswatch.org/paul-polson-i-like-to-feel-every-place-l-go-i-learn-from-it/)
- [String trio offers a virtual valentine](https://www.orartswatch.org/string-trio-offers-a-virtual-valentine/)
- [Pandemic prose and poetry](https://www.orartswatch.org/pandemic-prose-and-poetry/)
- [Hitting the coastal arts trail](https://www.orartswatch.org/hitting-the-coastal-arts-trail/)
- [Maureen R. Michelson: publishing as an act of resistance](https://www.orartswatch.org/maureen-r-michelson-publishing-as-an-act-of-resistance/)
- [Poet Q&A: Newport's Carla Perry on writing, nature, and living on the road](https://www.orartswatch.org/poet-qa-newports-carla-perry-on-writing-nature-and-living-on-the-road/) - This year’s Soapstone Bread and Roses Award recipient discusses hosting successful reading series and life on the Oregon Coast.
- [Yachats author Mylene Dressler writes ghost story trilogy, signs movie option](https://www.orartswatch.org/yachats-author-mylene-dressler-writes-ghost-story-trilogy-signs-movie-option/)
- [Sense of stewardship guides David Rivinus of Yachats in restoring 100-year-old harp](https://www.orartswatch.org/sense-of-stewardship-guides-david-rivinus-of-yachats-in-restoring-100-year-old-harp/) - An instrument cannot truly be owned, the luthier says: “You are its custodian, for as long as you keep it, or for as long as you live,” but the instrument belongs to history.
- [‘The Bartow Project’ addresses the life and work of Oregon artist Rick Bartow](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-bartow-project-addresses-the-life-and-work-of-oregon-artist-rick-bartow/) - The pandemic turns a theater project by Dell'Arte International and the Wiyot Tribe into an online effort by four filmmaking teams.
- [Coastal arts getaway: Cannon Beach](https://www.orartswatch.org/coastal-arts-getaway-cannon-beach/) - Yes, it's a great beach town – and part of that is its cultural life. K.B. Dixon brings home the photographic proof.
- ['Disc'overies: 'Repo Man' director Alex Cox discusses 'Walker' on Blu-ray and much more](https://www.orartswatch.org/discoveries-repo-man-director-alex-cox-discusses-walker-on-blu-ray-and-much-more/) - An unrepentant (and successful) outsider talks from his Oregon coast home about indie movies, American imperialism, and the pleasures of a good beer and a good dog.
- [Waldport’s Crestview Heights School unveils massive, student-designed tile mural](https://www.orartswatch.org/waldports-crestview-heights-school-unveils-massive-student-designed-tile-mural/)
- [Lauren Carrera: On beyond Victoriana](https://www.orartswatch.org/lauren-carrera-on-beyond-victoriana/)
- [Ode to summer: Manzanita’s Hoffman Center for the Arts sponsors poetry walk](https://www.orartswatch.org/ode-to-summer-manzanitas-hoffman-center-for-the-arts-sponsors-poetry-walk/)
- [Sharon Sites Adams: First woman to sail solo across Pacific recounts 1969 voyage](https://www.orartswatch.org/sharon-sites-adams-first-woman-to-sail-solo-across-pacific-recounts-1969-voyage/)
- [Cascade Head Art on the Beach](https://www.orartswatch.org/cascade-head-art-on-the-beach/)
- [Sandra Roumagoux: On the Road Again](https://www.orartswatch.org/sandra-roumagoux-on-the-road-again/)
- [Art on the Road: PaintOut on the Oregon Coast](https://www.orartswatch.org/art-on-the-road-paintout-on-the-oregon-coast/)
- [Central Coast Chorale returns with concerts in Yachats, Lincoln City, and Newport](https://www.orartswatch.org/central-coast-chorale-returns-with-concerts-in-yachats-lincoln-city-and-newport/)
- [‘An active form of reverence’: Gyotaku artist Duncan Berry at Pacific Maritime Heritage Center](https://www.orartswatch.org/an-active-form-of-reverence-gyotaku-artist-duncan-berry-at-pacific-maritime-heritage-center/) - Berry says his work, part of the “Animals in Nature” show at the Newport museum, aims to raise awareness of climate degradation and loss of species.
- ['Bluegrass at heart,' Damn Tall Buildings to perform Aug. 7 in Yachats](https://www.orartswatch.org/bluegrass-at-heart-damn-tall-buildings-to-perform-aug-7-in-yachats/) - The New York-based trio brings jazz and swing influences to its music; Brongaene Griffin and Cary Novotny also are on the bill.
- [An impact beyond the notes on the page: Kenji Bunch on Fear No Music’s continuing mission](https://www.orartswatch.org/an-impact-beyond-the-notes-on-the-page-kenji-bunch-on-fear-no-musics-continuing-mission/)
- ['Domestic Landscapes': Exploring the residue of lives lived](https://www.orartswatch.org/domestic-landscapes-exploring-the-residue-of-lives-lived/) - As we continue hunkering down, a show at the Chehalem Cultural Center considers the ramble of clutter that makes up home
- [Bright spots peep through in  Yamhill County arts forecast](https://www.orartswatch.org/bright-spots-peep-through-in-yamhill-county-arts-forecast/) - As the calendar rolled over into the new year, I reached out to more than a dozen leaders in Yamhill County’s arts scene (along with a couple in Salem) to ask what they could say about their plans and expectations for life returning to some degree of normalcy in 2021. Bottom line? It probably won’t.#
- [Photographing the craft and grit of winemaking](https://www.orartswatch.org/photographing-the-craft-and-grit-of-winemaking/) - #post_contentAdrian Chitty's work, in a Chehalem Cultural Center show, celebrates the unseen people who "work so very hard to get that wine in your glass"
- [Riva Wolf: Under a black cloud, a bright palette emerges](https://www.orartswatch.org/riva-wolf-under-a-black-cloud-a-bright-palette-emerges/) - #post_contentA McMinnville retrospective shows the late artist’s range, from echoes of the Holocaust to Fauvism to “Van Gogh meets Dr. Seuss”
- [Derek Sitter: Exploring the ties between privilege and trauma](https://www.orartswatch.org/derek-sitter-exploring-the-ties-between-privilege-and-trauma/)
- [McMinnville Short Film Festival gets real](https://www.orartswatch.org/mcminnville-short-film-festival-gets-real/)
- [McMinnville Short Film Festival: Good things in small packages](https://www.orartswatch.org/mcminnville-short-film-festival-good-things-in-small-packages/)
- [How to make an American quilt](https://www.orartswatch.org/how-to-make-an-american-quilt/)
- [Linfield University hits its streaming stride](https://www.orartswatch.org/linfield-university-hits-its-streaming-stride/)
- [And the winner is… the McMinnville Short Film Festival](https://www.orartswatch.org/and-the-winner-is-the-mcminnville-short-film-festival/)
- [Pictures worth more than a  thousand words](https://www.orartswatch.org/pictures-worth-more-than-a-thousand-words/)
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- [Lisa Brinkman: 'A collaboration of life with Nature'](https://www.orartswatch.org/lisa-brinkman-a-collaboration-of-life-with-nature/)
- [Joe Wilkins: ‘I’m always writing poems’](https://www.orartswatch.org/joe-wilkins-im-always-writing-poems/)
- [Art from the quarantine life](https://www.orartswatch.org/art-from-the-quarantine-life/)
- [Gallery Theater steps back on the boards](https://www.orartswatch.org/gallery-theater-steps-back-on-the-boards/)
- [Charlie Hyman: Pictures that warrant a closer look](https://www.orartswatch.org/charlie-hyman-pictures-that-warrant-a-closer-look/)
- [Black art matters](https://www.orartswatch.org/black-art-matters/)
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- [A harmonious match for the senses](https://www.orartswatch.org/a-harmonious-match-for-the-senses/) - Willamette Valley Chamber Music Festival’s hybrid season of wine, food, and music
- [Ryan Findley: From doing gutters to the set for ‘Lorelei’](https://www.orartswatch.org/ryan-findley-from-doing-gutters-to-the-set-for-lorelei/)
- [“If the center is the human soul”: an interview with Osvaldo Golijov](https://www.orartswatch.org/if-the-center-is-the-human-soul-an-interview-with-osvaldo-golijov/)
- [Theater update: Open, closed, and on hiatus](https://www.orartswatch.org/theater-update-open-closed-and-on-hiatus/)
- [Bethany Lee: ‘The more I wrote poetry, the more it formed me’](https://www.orartswatch.org/bethany-lee-the-more-i-wrote-poetry-the-more-it-formed-me/)
- [Yamhill County calendar: Women, agriculture, diversity](https://www.orartswatch.org/yamhill-county-calendar-women-agriculture-diversity/)
- [Raise a Voice: Art as Social Praxis](https://www.orartswatch.org/raise-a-voice-art-as-social-praxis/)
- [Yamhill County gallery calendar: From contemplative landscapes to the hard work of agriculture](https://www.orartswatch.org/yamhill-county-gallery-calendar-from-contemplative-landscapes-to-the-hard-work-of-agriculture/)
- [Yamhill County calendar: Chehalem Cultural Center kicks off 2022 with an MLK Day celebration, followed by a gallery show on climate change](https://www.orartswatch.org/yamhill-county-calendar-chehalem-cultural-center-kicks-off-2022-with-an-mlk-day-celebration-followed-by-a-gallery-show-on-climate-change/)
- [McMinnville Short Film Festival: Jennifer Kramer follows in famous father's footsteps](https://www.orartswatch.org/mcminnville-short-film-festival-jennifer-kramer-follows-in-famous-fathers-footsteps/)
- [McMinnville Short Film Festival returns this week for its 11th season](https://www.orartswatch.org/mcminnville-short-film-festival-returns-this-week-for-its-11th-season/)
- [Frank Kowing: Breathing the high-altitude ether of discovery](https://www.orartswatch.org/frank-kowing-breathing-the-high-altitude-ether-of-discovery/)
- [McMinnville Short Film Festival: Women and trauma onscreen, new leadership ahead](https://www.orartswatch.org/mcminnville-short-film-festival-women-trauma-and-new-leadership-ahead/)
- [Yamhill County calendar: Linfield portfolios; Chehalem center begins conversations on the arts](https://www.orartswatch.org/yamhill-county-calendar-linfield-portfolios-chehalem-center-begins-conversations-on-the-arts/) - Though the pandemic led to the demise of several wine-country arts groups, others are gearing up for summer.
- [Make Music McMinnville hits the high notes on summer solstice](https://www.orartswatch.org/make-music-mcminnville-hits-the-high-notes-on-summer-solstice/)
- [Aquilon Music Festival returns with Ukrainian music, opera about immigration](https://www.orartswatch.org/aquilon-music-festival-returns-with-ukrainian-music-opera-about-immigration/)
- [Art Conspiracy gives youth in rural Yamhill, Polk counties a deep dive into the arts](https://www.orartswatch.org/art-conspiracy-gives-youth-in-rural-yamhill-polk-counties-a-deep-dive-into-the-arts/)
- [Yamhill County calendar: Pastel Artists of Oregon’s show scores on ‘wow’ factor](https://www.orartswatch.org/yamhill-county-calendar-pastel-artists-of-oregons-show-scores-on-wow-factor/)
- [Intisar Abioto: Black lives writ large in Chehalem Cultural Center show](https://www.orartswatch.org/intisar-abioto-black-lives-writ-large-in-chehalem-cultural-center-show/)
- [Yamhill County’s Art Harvest Studio Tour returns with record number of artists](https://www.orartswatch.org/yamhill-countys-art-harvest-studio-tour-returns-with-record-number-of-artists/)
- [Richard Keis: Photographing the craftspeople of Oaxaca ](https://www.orartswatch.org/richard-keis-photographing-the-craftspeople-of-oaxaca/)
- [Willamina Coastal Hills Art Tour is a good reason to visit tiny Willamina](https://www.orartswatch.org/willamina-coastal-hills-art-tour-is-a-good-reason-to-visit-tiny-willamina/)
- [Yamhill County calendar: A stone-age musical, art shows, and a new ‘Christmas Carol’](https://www.orartswatch.org/yamhill-county-calendar-a-stone-age-musical-art-shows-and-a-new-christmas-carol/)
- [‘Paper Gardens’ anthology showcases work by Yamhill County youth](https://www.orartswatch.org/paper-gardens-anthology-showcases-work-by-yamhill-county-youth/)
- [A holly jolly mood at Gallery Theater, Pentacle Theatre, and Theatre in the Grove](https://www.orartswatch.org/a-holly-jolly-mood-at-gallery-theater-pentacle-theatre-and-theatre-in-the-grove/)
- [Metal Arts Gift Show: ‘Crazy people who light things on fire and hit them with big hammers’](https://www.orartswatch.org/metal-arts-gift-show-crazy-people-who-like-things-on-fire-and-hitting-them-with-big-hammers/)
- [Getting in the flow: Eduardo Cruz brings intricate imagery to Wild Arts Festival](https://www.orartswatch.org/getting-in-the-flow-eduardo-cruz-brings-intricate-imagery-to-wild-arts-festival/)
- [At East Creek Art Camp, a community of potters gathers around the anagama kiln](https://www.orartswatch.org/at-east-creek-art-camp-a-community-of-potters-gathers-around-the-anagama-kiln/)
- [Newberg show by Surface Design Association obliterates old notions about fiber arts](https://www.orartswatch.org/newberg-show-by-surface-design-association-obliterates-old-notions-about-fiber-arts/)
- [Melissa Gregory Rue: From participant to chair of McMinnville Short Film Festival](https://www.orartswatch.org/melissa-gregory-rue-from-participant-to-chair-of-mcminnville-short-film-festival/)
- [A way forward from the homeless crisis](https://www.orartswatch.org/a-way-forward-from-the-homeless-crisis/) - The Oregon Historical Society's exhibition of Jim Lommasson's close look at the work of Portland's Street Roots newspaper reveals the face of poverty and suggests ways to break the cycle.
- [The sacred outcasts deserve support and protection: an interview with Demian DinéYazhi](https://www.orartswatch.org/the-blessings-will-test-you-demian-dineyazhi-on-radical-indigenous-queer-feminism/)
- [Loss of NEA Creative Writing Fellowship “diminishes numerous possibilities for Oregon writers”](https://www.orartswatch.org/loss-of-nea-creative-writing-fellowship-diminishes-numerous-possibilities-for-oregon-writers/) - The program’s cancellation is among administrative actions leading to turmoil in Oregon’s arts, cultural, and literary organizations.
- [PuzzleWatch: Artistic Destinations](https://www.orartswatch.org/puzzlewatch-artistic-destinations/)

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- [brentano quartet](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/brentano-quartet/)
- [the old church](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/the-old-church/)
- [oregon zoo](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/oregon-zoo/)
- [eliades ochoa](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/eliades-ochoa/)
- [portland piano international](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/portland-piano-international/)
- [bassekou kouyate](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/bassekou-kouyate/)
- [broadway rose theatre company](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/broadway-rose-theatre-company/)
- [portland opera](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/portland-opera/)
- [imago](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/imago/)
- [bodyvox](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/bodyvox/)
- [steve reich](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/steve-reich/)
- [stephen sondheim](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/stephen-sondheim/)
- [kenji bunch](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/kenji-bunch/)
- [william hurt](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/william-hurt/)
- [allen nause](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/allen-nause/)
- [artists repertory theatre](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/artists-repertory-theatre/)
- [ditch projects](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/ditch-projects/)
- [jamey hampton](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/jamey-hampton/)
- [protege project](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/protege-project/)
- [lara downes](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/lara-downes/)
- [cappella romana](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/cappella-romana/)
- [oregon symphony](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/oregon-symphony/)
- [third angle new music ensemble](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/third-angle-new-music-ensemble/)
- [metropolitan youth symphony](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/metropolitan-youth-symphony/)
- [alex ross](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/alex-ross/)
- [the new yorker](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/the-new-yorker/)
- [todd haynes](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/todd-haynes/)
- [northwest film center](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/northwest-film-center/)
- [disjecta](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/disjecta/)
- [portland art museum](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/portland-art-museum/)
- [prudence roberts](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/prudence-roberts/)
- [opera theater oregon](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/opera-theater-oregon/)
- [filmusik](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/filmusik/)
- [mission theater](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/mission-theater/)
- [clinton street theater](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/clinton-street-theater/)
- [elliott smith](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/elliott-smith/)
- [pica](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/pica/)
- [holocene](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/holocene/)
- [portland shakespeare project](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/portland-shakespeare-project/)
- [michael mendelson](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/michael-mendelson/)
- [cristi miles](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/cristi-miles/)
- [darius pierce](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/darius-pierce/)
- [jake street](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/jake-street/)
- [david shifrin](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/david-shifrin/)
- [jaw festival](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/jaw-festival/)
- [portland center stage](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/portland-center-stage/)
- [andrea stolowitz](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/andrea-stolowitz/)
- [matthew b zrebski](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/matthew-b-zrebski/)
- [miro quartet](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/miro-quartet/)
- [linda austin](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/linda-austin/)
- [dance](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/dance-2/)
- [storm tharp](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/storm-tharp/)
- [lumber room](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/lumber-room/)
- [sarah miller meigs](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/sarah-miller-meigs/)
- [portland playhouse](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/portland-playhouse/)
- [brian weaver](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/brian-weaver/)
- [conceptual art](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/conceptual-art/)
- [sam adams](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/sam-adams/)
- [oregon shakespeare festival](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/oregon-shakespeare-festival/)
- [bill rauch](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/bill-rauch/)
- [portland taiko](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/portland-taiko/)
- [michelle fujii](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/michelle-fujii/)
- [andrew oliver](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/andrew-oliver/)
- [marc acito](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/marc-acito/)
- [typhoon](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/typhoon/)
- [terry riley](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/terry-riley/)
- [sean healy](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/sean-healy/)
- [suzan-lori parks](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/suzan-lori-parks/)
- [william byrd festival](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/william-byrd-festival/)
- [seattle opera](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/seattle-opera/)
- [gertrude stein](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/gertrude-stein/)
- [northwest dance project](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/northwest-dance-project/)
- [fearnomusic](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/fearnomusic/)
- [david lang](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/david-lang/)
- [cascadia composers](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/cascadia-composers/)
- [kronos quartet](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/kronos-quartet/)
- [portland cello project](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/portland-cello-project/)
- [kanye west](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/kanye-west/)
- [osvaldo golijov](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/osvaldo-golijov/)
- [paul desmond](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/paul-desmond/)
- [duke ellington](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/duke-ellington/)
- [hannah piper burns](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/hannah-piper-burns/)
- [classical revolution pdx](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/classical-revolution-pdx/)
- [oregon historical society](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/oregon-historical-society/)
- [ural thomas](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/ural-thomas/)
- [takahiro yamamoto](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/takahiro-yamamoto/)
- [carlos kalmar](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/carlos-kalmar/)
- [monica huggett](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/monica-huggett/)
- [portland baroque orchestra](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/portland-baroque-orchestra/)
- [jeffrey kahane](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/jeffrey-kahane/)
- [michael reinsch](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/michael-reinsch/)
- [pink floyd](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/pink-floyd/)
- [tba](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/tba/)
- [malia jensen](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/malia-jensen/)
- [bonnie bronson](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/bonnie-bronson/)
- [portland institute for contemporary art](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/portland-institute-for-contemporary-art/)
- [anna gray](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/anna-gray/)
- [ryan wilson paulsen](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/ryan-wilson-paulsen/)
- [eugene symphony](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/eugene-symphony/)
- [dawn upshaw](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/dawn-upshaw/)
- [creative music guild](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/creative-music-guild/)
- [Gus Van Sant](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/gus-van-sant/)
- [friends of chamber music](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/friends-of-chamber-music/)
- [grouper](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/grouper/)
- [Chris Coleman](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/chris-coleman/)
- [Marty Hughley](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/marty-hughley/)
- [Bob Hicks](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/bob-hicks/)
- [jerry mouawad](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/jerry-mouawad/)
- [laura faye smith](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/laura-faye-smith/)
- [no man's land](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/no-mans-land/)
- [harold pinter](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/harold-pinter/)
- [christopher stowell](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/christopher-stowell/)
- [oregon ballet theatre](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/oregon-ballet-theatre/)
- [nicolo fonte](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/nicolo-fonte/)
- [gem of the ocean](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/gem-of-the-ocean/)
- [august wilson](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/august-wilson/)
- [glen moore](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/glen-moore/)
- [white bird](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/white-bird/)
- [eve beglarian](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/eve-beglarian/)
- [portland chamber orchestra](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/portland-chamber-orchestra/)
- [chris murray](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/chris-murray/)
- [coho productions](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/coho-productions/)
- [oregon repertory singers](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/oregon-repertory-singers/)
- [resonance ensemble](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/resonance-ensemble/)
- [choral arts ensemble](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/choral-arts-ensemble/)
- [ethan sperry](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/ethan-sperry/)
- [katherine fitzgibbon](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/katherine-fitzgibbon/)
- [bruce browne](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/bruce-browne/)
- [cascade composers](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/cascade-composers/)
- [maria choban](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/maria-choban/)
- [merce cunningham](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/merce-cunningham/)
- [bach cantata choir](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/bach-cantata-choir/)
- [beaverton symphony](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/beaverton-symphony/)
- [leanne grabel](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/leanne-grabel/)
- [susan banyas](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/susan-banyas/)
- [aaron jay kernis](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/aaron-jay-kernis/)
- [chamber music amici](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/chamber-music-amici/)
- [cantores in ecclesia](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/cantores-in-ecclesia/)
- [oregon mozart players](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/oregon-mozart-players/)
- [satori men's chorus](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/satori-mens-chorus/)
- [portland ballet](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/portland-ballet/)
- [inon barnatan](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/inon-barnatan/)
- [michelle williams](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/michelle-williams/)
- [george clooney](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/george-clooney/)
- [willamette radio workshop](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/willamette-radio-workshop/)
- [vijay iyer](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/vijay-iyer/)
- [Tallis Scholars](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/tallis-scholars/)
- [david giuntoli](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/david-giuntoli/)
- [philip glass](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/philip-glass/)
- [metropolitan opera](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/metropolitan-opera/)
- [mark goldweber](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/mark-goldweber/)
- [james canfield](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/james-canfield/)
- [tony kushner](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/tony-kushner/)
- [george colligan](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/george-colligan/)
- [elizabeth leach gallery](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/elizabeth-leach-gallery/)
- [stephanie snyder](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/stephanie-snyder/)
- [ron blessinger](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/ron-blessinger/)
- [portland youth philharmonic](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/portland-youth-philharmonic/)
- [karen karbo](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/karen-karbo/)
- [georgia o'keeffe](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/georgia-okeeffe/)
- [nine gallery](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/nine-gallery/)
- [linda hutchins](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/linda-hutchins/)
- [john buchanan](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/john-buchanan/)
- [Eowyn Emerald](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/eowyn-emerald/)
- [Rachel Slater](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/rachel-slater/)
- [theatre vertigo](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/theatre-vertigo/)
- [Edward Albee](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/edward-albee/)
- [Pat Patton](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/pat-patton/)
- [Don Alder](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/don-alder/)
- [Profile Theatre](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/profile-theatre/)
- [oregon renaissance band](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/oregon-renaissance-band/)
- [joshua bell](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/joshua-bell/)
- [Artists Rep](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/artists-rep/)
- [Third Rail](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/third-rail/)
- [portland symphonic choir](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/portland-symphonic-choir/)
- [third angle](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/third-angle/)
- [fertile ground](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/fertile-ground/)
- [claire willett](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/claire-willett/)
- [" teatro milagro](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/teatro-milagro/)
- [museum of contemporary craft](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/museum-of-contemporary-craft/)
- [Hal Holbrook](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/hal-holbrook/)
- [Mark Twain](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/mark-twain/)
- [angela allen](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/angela-allen/)
- [Josie Moseley](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/josie-moseley/)
- [Daniel Kirk](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/daniel-kirk/)
- [brad cloepfil](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/brad-cloepfil/)
- [Hoffman Gallery](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/hoffman-gallery/)
- [opera warhorses](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/opera-warhorses/)
- [david schiff](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/david-schiff/)
- [renee favand-see](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/renee-favand-see/)
- [Jason Robert Brown](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/jason-robert-brown/)
- [Circle Mirror Transformation](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/circle-mirror-transformation/)
- [portland jazz festival](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/portland-jazz-festival/)
- [45th parallel](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/45th-parallel/)
- [john cage](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/john-cage/)
- [pacific northwest college of art](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/pacific-northwest-college-of-art/)
- [Henk Pander](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/henk-pander/)
- [Oregon Jewish Museum](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/oregon-jewish-museum/)
- [Haarlem](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/haarlem/)
- [portland columbia symphony orchestra](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/portland-columbia-symphony-orchestra/)
- [garth fagan](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/garth-fagan/)
- [Oregon Children's Theatre](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/oregon-childrens-theatre/)
- [morton feldman](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/morton-feldman/)
- [romeo and juliet](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/romeo-and-juliet/)
- [david mamet](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/david-mamet/)
- [Sarah Slipper](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/sarah-slipper/)
- [kidd pivot](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/kidd-pivot/)
- [parker quartet](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/parker-quartet/)
- [Imago Theatre](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/imago-theatre/)
- [marie watt](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/marie-watt/)
- [hallie ford museum of art](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/hallie-ford-museum-of-art/)
- [Adrienne Rich](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/adrienne-rich/)
- [cherry blossom musical arts](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/cherry-blossom-musical-arts/)
- [white bird uncaged](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/white-bird-uncaged/)
- [barry hunt](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/barry-hunt/)
- [Tim Stapleton](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/tim-stapleton/)
- [Beth Harper](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/beth-harper/)
- [chanticleer](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/chanticleer/)
- [storm large](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/storm-large/)
- [eugene ballet](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/eugene-ballet/)
- [Martha Ullman West](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/martha-ullman-west/)
- [mark rothko](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/mark-rothko/)
- [christine meadows](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/christine-meadows/)
- [Cerimon House](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/cerimon-house/)
- [in mulieribus](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/in-mulieribus/)
- [portland state university](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/portland-state-university/)
- [Ashley Roland](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/ashley-roland/)
- [candide](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/candide/)
- [alexander lingas](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/alexander-lingas/)
- [Ryan Pierce](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/ryan-pierce/)
- [Heidi Schwegler](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/heidi-schwegler/)
- [trinity cathedral](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/trinity-cathedral/)
- [CoHo](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/coho/)
- [imago theater](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/imago-theater/)
- [jon raymond](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/jon-raymond/)
- [next to normal](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/next-to-normal/)
- [spring awakening](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/spring-awakening/)
- [Jane Unger](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/jane-unger/)
- [richard zeller](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/richard-zeller/)
- [morten lauridsen](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/morten-lauridsen/)
- [margaret coe](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/margaret-coe/)
- [jim riswold](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/jim-riswold/)
- [john cox](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/john-cox/)
- [risk/reward festival](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/riskreward-festival/)
- [kevin jones](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/kevin-jones/)
- [siletz bay music festival](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/siletz-bay-music-festival/)
- [randee paufve](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/randee-paufve/)
- [Rick Bartow](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/rick-bartow/)
- [henry v](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/henry-v/)
- [as you like it](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/as-you-like-it/)
- [the merry wives of windsor](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/the-merry-wives-of-windsor/)
- [brian libby](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/brian-libby/)
- [jeremy denk](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/jeremy-denk/)
- [ben young](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/ben-young/)
- [harold gray](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/harold-gray/)
- [seffarine](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/seffarine/)
- [jennifer frautschi](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/jennifer-frautschi/)
- [jaik faulk](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/jaik-faulk/)
- [Original Practice Shakespeare](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/original-practice-shakespeare/)
- [tere mathern](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/tere-mathern/)
- [Emerson Quartet](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/emerson-quartet/)
- [Thomas Ades](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/thomas-ades/)
- [Music Millennium](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/music-millennium/)
- [time for three](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/time-for-three/)
- [edgar meyer](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/edgar-meyer/)
- [matt mccormick](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/matt-mccormick/)
- [peripheral produce](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/peripheral-produce/)
- [Anonymous Theatre](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/anonymous-theatre/)
- [old church](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/old-church/)
- [nancy king](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/nancy-king/)
- [Blair Saxon-Hill](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/blair-saxon-hill/)
- [ken selden](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/ken-selden/)
- [musica maestrale](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/musica-maestrale/)
- [Franco Nieto](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/franco-nieto/)
- [Patrick Page](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/patrick-page/)
- [Oregon ArtsWatch](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/oregon-artswatch/)
- [amanda snyder](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/amanda-snyder/)
- [Shaking the Tree](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/shaking-the-tree/)
- [caryl churchill](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/caryl-churchill/)
- [Jordan Schnitzer](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/jordan-schnitzer/)
- [Kurt Vonnegut](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/kurt-vonnegut/)
- [Tim True](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/tim-true/)
- [Aaron Posner](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/aaron-posner/)
- [Anjali School of Dance](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/anjali-school-of-dance/)
- [Anita Menon](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/anita-menon/)
- [bharatanatyam](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/bharatanatyam/)
- [allie hankins](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/allie-hankins/)
- [golden retriever](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/golden-retriever/)
- [Froelick Gallery](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/froelick-gallery/)
- [Augen Gallery](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/augen-gallery/)
- [Butters Gallery](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/butters-gallery/)
- [ellen george](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/ellen-george/)
- [le grand continental](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/le-grand-continental/)
- [Sweeney Todd](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/sweeney-todd/)
- [Sondheim](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/sondheim/)
- [Benjamin Millepied](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/benjamin-millepied/)
- [john luther adams](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/john-luther-adams/)
- [kara walker](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/kara-walker/)
- [cooley gallery](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/cooley-gallery/)
- [george crumb](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/george-crumb/)
- [Ihsan Rustem](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/ihsan-rustem/)
- [Corey Arnold](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/corey-arnold/)
- [lou harrison](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/lou-harrison/)
- [British Museum](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/british-museum/)
- [curious comedy theater](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/curious-comedy-theater/)
- [Jim Blashfield](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/jim-blashfield/)
- [Maryhill Museum](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/maryhill-museum/)
- [David Hockney](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/david-hockney/)
- [Brothers Grimm](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/brothers-grimm/)
- ["don giovanni"](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/don-giovanni/)
- [christopher alden](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/christopher-alden/)
- [Olga Sanchez](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/olga-sanchez/)
- [Luz Elena Mendoza](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/luz-elena-mendoza/)
- [Ursula Le Guin](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/ursula-le-guin/)
- [Tahni Holt](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/tahni-holt/)
- [Regional Arts & Culture Council](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/regional-arts-culture-council/)
- [A Midsummer Night's Dream](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/a-midsummer-nights-dream/)
- [Damaso Rodriguez](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/damaso-rodriguez/)
- [Esperanza Spalding](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/esperanza-spalding/)
- [king hedley ii](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/king-hedley-ii/)
- [portland state university chamber choir](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/portland-state-university-chamber-choir/)
- [naomi laviolette](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/naomi-laviolette/)
- [portland gay men's chorus](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/portland-gay-mens-chorus/)
- [portland symphonic girlchoir](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/portland-symphonic-girlchoir/)
- [Tomas Svoboda](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/tomas-svoboda/)
- [jan mittelstaedt](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/jan-mittelstaedt/)
- [PSU chamber choir](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/psu-chamber-choir/)
- [dave hickey](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/dave-hickey/)
- [brett campbell](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/brett-campbell/)
- [gregory ewer](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/gregory-ewer/)
- [Anne Mueller](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/anne-mueller/)
- [LAIKA](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/laika/)
- [Eileen DeSandre](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/eileen-desandre/)
- [Adriana Baer](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/adriana-baer/)
- [Warhol Foundation](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/warhol-foundation/)
- [Kristan Kennedy](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/kristan-kennedy/)
- [Bush Barn Art Center](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/bush-barn-art-center/)
- [Hand2Mouth](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/hand2mouth/)
- [Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/portland-experimental-theatre-ensemble/)
- [Isaac Lamb](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/isaac-lamb/)
- [Brandon Woolley](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/brandon-woolley/)
- [PDX Playwrights](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/pdx-playwrights/)
- [jeff winslow](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/jeff-winslow/)
- [Rite of Spring](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/rite-of-spring/)
- [Tosca](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/tosca/)
- [Puccini](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/puccini/)
- [James DePreist](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/james-depreist/)
- [imani winds](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/imani-winds/)
- [carrie mae weems](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/carrie-mae-weems/)
- [Randy Gragg](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/randy-gragg/)
- [Portland Jazz Composers' Ensemble](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/portland-jazz-composers-ensemble/)
- [Place gallery](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/place-gallery/)
- [Funhouse Lounge](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/funhouse-lounge/)
- ["Red Herring"](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/red-herring/)
- [music today festival](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/music-today-festival/)
- [Jann Dryer](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/jann-dryer/)
- [university of oregon](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/university-of-oregon/)
- [eugene opera](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/eugene-opera/)
- [Lakewood](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/lakewood/)
- [Sowelu](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/sowelu/)
- [Triangle Productions](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/triangle-productions/)
- [Handel](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/handel/)
- [Shoebox Theatre](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/shoebox-theatre/)
- [lisa lipton](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/lisa-lipton/)
- [corrib theatre](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/corrib-theatre/)
- [3 leg torso](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/3-leg-torso/)
- [fritz lang](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/fritz-lang/)
- [shostakovich](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/shostakovich/)
- [Philip Cuomo](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/philip-cuomo/)
- [paul taylor dance company](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/paul-taylor-dance-company/)
- [The Winter's Tale](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/the-winters-tale/)
- [Cinema Project](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/cinema-project/)
- [Cinema 21](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/cinema-21/)
- [annie baker](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/annie-baker/)
- [The Gin Game](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/the-gin-game/)
- [Stravinsky](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/stravinsky/)
- [Liz Prato](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/liz-prato/)
- [halloween](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/halloween/)
- [The Reformers](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/the-reformers/)
- [Matt Zrebski](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/matt-zrebski/)
- [Pickathon](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/pickathon/)
- [music](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/music-2/)
- [Vanessa Renwick](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/vanessa-renwick/)
- [Portland State University Opera](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/portland-state-university-opera/)
- [Julia Dolan](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/julia-dolan/)
- [OBT School](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/obt-school/)
- [ted hearne](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/ted-hearne/)
- [eric whitacre](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/eric-whitacre/)
- [mason bates](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/mason-bates/)
- [Darcy White](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/darcy-white/)
- [Hand2Mouth Theatre](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/hand2mouth-theatre/)
- [John Schmor](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/john-schmor/)
- [Jonathan Walters](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/jonathan-walters/)
- [James B. Thompson](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/james-b-thompson/)
- [Falstaff](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/falstaff/)
- [Tom Prochaska](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/tom-prochaska/)
- [animation](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/animation/)
- [Portland animation](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/portland-animation/)
- [douglas detrick](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/douglas-detrick/)
- [Katherine Longstreth](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/katherine-longstreth/)
- [anna song](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/anna-song/)
- [Portland theater](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/portland-theater/)
- [Balanchine](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/balanchine/)
- [Carol Triffle](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/carol-triffle/)
- [portland music](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/portland-music/)
- [alberta rose](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/alberta-rose/)
- [Kevin Irving](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/kevin-irving/)
- [Eleanor O'Brien](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/eleanor-obrien/)
- [Isamu Noguchi](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/isamu-noguchi/)
- [Portland Japanese Garden](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/portland-japanese-garden/)
- [Milagro Theatre](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/milagro-theatre/)
- [david bernstein](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/david-bernstein/)
- [bob priest](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/bob-priest/)
- [The Portland Ballet](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/the-portland-ballet/)
- [Bag&Baggage](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/bagbaggage/)
- [Scott Palmer](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/scott-palmer/)
- [Kelley Baker](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/kelley-baker/)
- [Angry Filmmaker](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/angry-filmmaker/)
- [el sistema](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/el-sistema/)
- [robert kyr](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/robert-kyr/)
- [Rijksmuseum](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/rijksmuseum/)
- [james macmillan](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/james-macmillan/)
- [joan tower](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/joan-tower/)
- [fred sherry](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/fred-sherry/)
- [Gaspar Noe](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/gaspar-noe/)
- [andy akiho](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/andy-akiho/)
- [darrell grant](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/darrell-grant/)
- [dover quartet](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/dover-quartet/)
- [Lakewood Theatre](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/lakewood-theatre/)
- [Taming of the Shrew](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/taming-of-the-shrew/)
- [Ryan Gosling](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/ryan-gosling/)
- [Hollywood Theatre](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/hollywood-theatre/)
- [Living Room Theaters](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/living-room-theaters/)
- [La Grande Oregon](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/la-grande-oregon/)
- [gabriel kahane](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/gabriel-kahane/)
- [Susan Murrell](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/susan-murrell/)
- [Bob Ross](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/bob-ross/)
- [Clackamas Repertory Theatre](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/clackamas-repertory-theatre/)
- [Cole Porter](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/cole-porter/)
- [Columbia River Maritime Museum](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/columbia-river-maritime-museum/)
- [maritime art](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/maritime-art/)
- [Matt Damon](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/matt-damon/)
- [Wagner Moura](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/wagner-moura/)
- [Jodie Foster](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/jodie-foster/)
- ["The Taming of the Shrew"](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/the-taming-of-the-shrew/)
- [Maureen Porter](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/maureen-porter/)
- [isaac layman](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/isaac-layman/)
- [pdx contemporary art](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/pdx-contemporary-art/)
- [britt festival](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/britt-festival/)
- [Alison Roper](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/alison-roper/)
- [David Lowery](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/david-lowery/)
- [Rodney Hicks](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/rodney-hicks/)
- [The Act of Killing](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/the-act-of-killing/)
- [Joshua Oppenheimer](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/joshua-oppenheimer/)
- [david eckard](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/david-eckard/)
- [Richard III](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/richard-iii/)
- [Shakespeare](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/shakespeare/)
- [Grant Turner](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/grant-turner/)
- [2001: A Space Odyssey](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/2001-a-space-odyssey/)
- [Eddie Muller](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/eddie-muller/)
- [Thomas Lauderdale](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/thomas-lauderdale/)
- [roomful of teeth](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/roomful-of-teeth/)
- [Fiddler on the Roof](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/fiddler-on-the-roof/)
- [social media](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/social-media/)
- [Jeremy Okai Davis](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/jeremy-okai-davis/)
- [interactive art](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/interactive-art/)
- [caroline shaw](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/caroline-shaw/)
- [White Bird Dance](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/white-bird-dance/)
- [Yorgos Lanthimos](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/yorgos-lanthimos/)
- [Portland Civic Theatre Guild](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/portland-civic-theatre-guild/)
- [craig wright](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/craig-wright/)
- [Hillsboro](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/hillsboro/)
- [The Great Gatsby](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/the-great-gatsby/)
- [Ty Boice](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/ty-boice/)
- [Oregon Public Broadcasting](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/oregon-public-broadcasting/)
- [New York City Ballet](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/new-york-city-ballet/)
- [Christa Wessel](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/christa-wessel/)
- [Gary Miranda](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/gary-miranda/)
- [samurai](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/samurai/)
- [Nacho Duato](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/nacho-duato/)
- [IFCC](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/ifcc/)
- [Oregon Arts Commission](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/oregon-arts-commission/)
- [Upfor gallery](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/upfor-gallery/)
- [storytelling](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/storytelling/)
- [Victor Mack](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/victor-mack/)
- [Jason Rouse](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/jason-rouse/)
- [Brooke Totman](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/brooke-totman/)
- [Dario Argento](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/dario-argento/)
- [Dinh Q. Lê](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/dinh-q-le/)
- [Stephen Hayes](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/stephen-hayes/)
- [Fernanda D'Agostino](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/fernanda-dagostino/)
- [Oscar Wilde](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/oscar-wilde/)
- [Gabriela Lena Frank](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/gabriela-lena-frank/)
- [River Phoenix](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/river-phoenix/)
- [Cheryl Strayed](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/cheryl-strayed/)
- [Benjamin britten](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/benjamin-britten/)
- [Tobias Andersen](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/tobias-andersen/)
- [Oregon Art Beat](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/oregon-art-beat/)
- [Portland musical theater](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/portland-musical-theater/)
- [patrick mcculley](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/patrick-mcculley/)
- [myrrh larsen](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/myrrh-larsen/)
- [Sydney Dance Company](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/sydney-dance-company/)
- [Hallie Ford Museum](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/hallie-ford-museum/)
- [holcombe waller](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/holcombe-waller/)
- [Ifanyi Bell](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/ifanyi-bell/)
- [DanceAbility](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/danceability/)
- [Julie Taymor](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/julie-taymor/)
- [Robert Guitron](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/robert-guitron/)
- [Jeff Jahn](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/jeff-jahn/)
- [Joe Sacco](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/joe-sacco/)
- [Keyon Gaskin](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/keyon-gaskin/)
- [Musical Theater](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/musical-theater/)
- [Rebecca Kilgore](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/rebecca-kilgore/)
- [Duffy Bishop](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/duffy-bishop/)
- [Mary Flower](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/mary-flower/)
- [Steve Patterson](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/steve-patterson/)
- [Portland Jazz](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/portland-jazz/)
- [TBA Festival](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/tba-festival/)
- [third angle new music](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/third-angle-new-music/)
- [Boom Arts](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/boom-arts/)
- [Dave Frishberg](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/dave-frishberg/)
- [David Sedaris](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/david-sedaris/)
- [butoh](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/butoh/)
- [Portland contemporary dance](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/portland-contemporary-dance/)
- [John Clifford](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/john-clifford/)
- [Firebird](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/firebird/)
- [Don Horn](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/don-horn/)
- [Blake Shell](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/blake-shell/)
- ["Noises Off"](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/noises-off/)
- [Holiday theater](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/holiday-theater/)
- [Ann Hamilton](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/ann-hamilton/)
- [Yale Union](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/yale-union/)
- [George Balanchine](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/george-balanchine/)
- [Nutcracker](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/nutcracker/)
- [Pink Martini](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/pink-martini/)
- [Philip Kennicott](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/philip-kennicott/)
- [A Christmas Carol](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/a-christmas-carol/)
- [david friesen](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/david-friesen/)
- [tikey zes](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/tikey-zes/)
- [The Arts Center Corvallis](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/the-arts-center-corvallis/)
- [RACC](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/racc/)
- [ArtsWatch](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/artswatch/)
- [David Henry Hwang](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/david-henry-hwang/)
- [chicago symphony orchestra](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/chicago-symphony-orchestra/)
- [Chris Jones](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/chris-jones/)
- [Phame Academy](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/phame-academy/)
- [Trey McIntyre](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/trey-mcintyre/)
- [Katarina Svetlova](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/katarina-svetlova/)
- [Avantika Bawa](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/avantika-bawa/)
- [OPB](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/opb/)
- [William Stafford](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/william-stafford/)
- [new works festival](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/new-works-festival/)
- [Sam Shepard](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/sam-shepard/)
- [A Far Cry](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/a-far-cry/)
- [Portland International Film Festival](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/portland-international-film-festival/)
- [Louis Bunce](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/louis-bunce/)
- [Portland dance](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/portland-dance/)
- [Itzhak Perlman](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/itzhak-perlman/)
- [Jitney](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/jitney/)
- [Carol Shults](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/carol-shults/)
- [Michael Elich](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/michael-elich/)
- [Risk/Reward](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/riskreward/)
- [Aan](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/aan/)
- [Mississippi Studios](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/mississippi-studios/)
- [Whiting Tennis](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/whiting-tennis/)
- [Jordan Schnitzer Art Museum](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/jordan-schnitzer-art-museum/)
- [gerald finley](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/gerald-finley/)
- [Roger Hull](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/roger-hull/)
- [Tintoretto](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/tintoretto/)
- [Canaletto](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/canaletto/)
- [Milagro](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/milagro/)
- [Ardiente Paciencia](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/ardiente-paciencia/)
- [Pablo Neruda](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/pablo-neruda/)
- [Wendy Westerwelle](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/wendy-westerwelle/)
- [Toni Pimble](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/toni-pimble/)
- [Bolero](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/bolero/)
- [Oregon Cultural Trust](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/oregon-cultural-trust/)
- [Damon Kupper](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/damon-kupper/)
- [Cécile McLorin Salvant](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/cecile-mclorin-salvant/)
- [Sam Dinkowitz](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/sam-dinkowitz/)
- [Gidion's Knot](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/gidions-knot/)
- [Tartuffe](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/tartuffe/)
- [Tobias Anderson](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/tobias-anderson/)
- [Ye Li](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/ye-li/)
- [Linda Alper](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/linda-alper/)
- [Broadway Across America](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/broadway-across-america/)
- [Samantha Van Der Merwe](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/samantha-van-der-merwe/)
- [The Tempest](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/the-tempest/)
- [John San Nicolas](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/john-san-nicolas/)
- [Adam Guettel](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/adam-guettel/)
- [Susannah Mars](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/susannah-mars/)
- [Meredith Kaye Clark](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/meredith-kaye-clark/)
- [Linfield Gallery](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/linfield-gallery/)
- [Linfield College](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/linfield-college/)
- [Jacob Coleman](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/jacob-coleman/)
- [Red Door Project](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/red-door-project/)
- [Broadway](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/broadway/)
- [New York theater](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/new-york-theater/)
- [National Theatre](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/national-theatre/)
- [Royal Shakespeare Company](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/royal-shakespeare-company/)
- [Pacific Youth Choir](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/pacific-youth-choir/)
- [Poetry Out Loud](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/poetry-out-loud/)
- [Ford Family Foundation](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/ford-family-foundation/)
- [Jerry Turner](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/jerry-turner/)
- [bonnie miksch](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/bonnie-miksch/)
- [jennifer wright](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/jennifer-wright/)
- [michael johanson](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/michael-johanson/)
- [Readers Theatre Repertory](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/readers-theatre-repertory/)
- [Blackfish Gallery](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/blackfish-gallery/)
- [Jessica Jackson Hutchins](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/jessica-jackson-hutchins/)
- [Ralph Pugay](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/ralph-pugay/)
- [david hattner](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/david-hattner/)
- [Bag&Baggage Productions](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/bagbaggage-productions/)
- [Sarah Ruhl](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/sarah-ruhl/)
- [Monica Ohuchi](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/monica-ohuchi/)
- [Adam LaMotte](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/adam-lamotte/)
- [Sherrie Wolf](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/sherrie-wolf/)
- [kevin newbury](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/kevin-newbury/)
- [Scott Lewis](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/scott-lewis/)
- [Andrea Parson](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/andrea-parson/)
- [Seattle Symphony](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/seattle-symphony/)
- [Doren Elias](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/doren-elias/)
- [Walker Art Center](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/walker-art-center/)
- [mack McFarland](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/mack-mcfarland/)
- [Hamlet](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/hamlet/)
- [stephen stubbs](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/stephen-stubbs/)
- [ludovic morlot](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/ludovic-morlot/)
- [Twelfth Night](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/twelfth-night/)
- [choro in schola](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/choro-in-schola/)
- ["The Goonies"](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/the-goonies/)
- [Agenda](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/agenda/)
- [Anthony Hopkins](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/anthony-hopkins/)
- [Cloris Leachman](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/cloris-leachman/)
- [Jerry Lewis](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/jerry-lewis/)
- [Barry Johnson](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/barry-johnson/)
- [Pioneer Place mall](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/pioneer-place-mall/)
- [Richard Speer](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/richard-speer/)
- [cirque du soleil](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/cirque-du-soleil/)
- [Julius Caesar](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/julius-caesar/)
- [Othello](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/othello/)
- [Jeff Buckley](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/jeff-buckley/)
- [Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/jordan-schnitzer-museum-of-art/)
- [PNCA](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/pnca/)
- [Michael Dalton](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/michael-dalton/)
- [Gavin Hoffman](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/gavin-hoffman/)
- [Matjash Mrozewski](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/matjash-mrozewski/)
- [Sumi Wu](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/sumi-wu/)
- [Alberta Abbey](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/alberta-abbey/)
- [classical up close](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/classical-up-close/)
- [esteli gomez](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/esteli-gomez/)
- [Laura Gibson](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/laura-gibson/)
- [Jordan Harrison](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/jordan-harrison/)
- [The Last Five Years](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/the-last-five-years/)
- [Antonio Sonera](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/antonio-sonera/)
- [Nicole Accuardi](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/nicole-accuardi/)
- [Gilbert & Sullivan](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/gilbert-sullivan/)
- [Pirates of Penzance](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/pirates-of-penzance/)
- [Jim Pepper](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/jim-pepper/)
- [Alicia Jo Rabins](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/alicia-jo-rabins/)
- [thara memory](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/thara-memory/)
- [pacific rim gamelan](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/pacific-rim-gamelan/)
- [Melanie Flood](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/melanie-flood/)
- [Christopher Durang](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/christopher-durang/)
- [Third Rail Rep](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/third-rail-rep/)
- [Scott Showalter](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/scott-showalter/)
- [Mary McDonald-Lewis](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/mary-mcdonald-lewis/)
- [Brian Rogers](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/brian-rogers/)
- [Kelly Reichardt](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/kelly-reichardt/)
- [Jonathan Raymond](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/jonathan-raymond/)
- [Wendy and Lucy](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/wendy-and-lucy/)
- [Old Joy](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/old-joy/)
- [Meek's Cutoff](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/meeks-cutoff/)
- [Applegate Valley](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/applegate-valley/)
- [Jesse Eisenberg](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/jesse-eisenberg/)
- [Peter Sarsgaard](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/peter-sarsgaard/)
- [Silas Weir Mitchell](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/silas-weir-mitchell/)
- [Martin McDonagh](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/martin-mcdonagh/)
- [CoHo Theatre](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/coho-theatre/)
- [Gemma Whelan](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/gemma-whelan/)
- [Carla Mann](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/carla-mann/)
- [Yin Yue](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/yin-yue/)
- [Corey Brunish](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/corey-brunish/)
- [Tony Awards](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/tony-awards/)
- [Conduit Dance](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/conduit-dance/)
- [Kerry McCarthy](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/kerry-mccarthy/)
- [Thornton Wilder](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/thornton-wilder/)
- [Confluence Project](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/confluence-project/)
- [Maya Lin](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/maya-lin/)
- [Picasso](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/picasso/)
- [Yosemite](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/yosemite/)
- [Jamuna Chiarini](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/jamuna-chiarini/)
- [Linda K. Johnson](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/linda-k-johnson/)
- [Dan Attoe](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/dan-attoe/)
- [Ethan Gans-Morse](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/ethan-gans-morse/)
- [Tiziana DellaRovere](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/tiziana-dellarovere/)
- [The Shedd](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/the-shedd/)
- [The Dark Crystal](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/the-dark-crystal/)
- [benjamin beilman](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/benjamin-beilman/)
- [paul neubauer](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/paul-neubauer/)
- [tara helen o'connor](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/tara-helen-oconnor/)
- [The Music Man](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/the-music-man/)
- [Broadway Rose Theatre](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/broadway-rose-theatre/)
- [PDX Contemporary](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/pdx-contemporary/)
- [Oregon Bach Festival Composers Symposium](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/oregon-bach-festival-composers-symposium/)
- [paul watkins](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/paul-watkins/)
- [Jerome Robbins](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/jerome-robbins/)
- [Todd Bolender](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/todd-bolender/)
- [Nancy Buirski](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/nancy-buirski/)
- [Performance Works Northwest](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/performance-works-northwest/)
- [Richard Linklater](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/richard-linklater/)
- [Ethan Hawke](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/ethan-hawke/)
- [Before Sunset](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/before-sunset/)
- [Before Sunrise](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/before-sunrise/)
- [steve owen](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/steve-owen/)
- [stepan simek](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/stepan-simek/)
- [amber whitehall](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/amber-whitehall/)
- [rebecca lingafelter](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/rebecca-lingafelter/)
- [lisa marsh](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/lisa-marsh/)
- [Bag & Baggage](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/bag-baggage/)
- [Broadway Rose](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/broadway-rose/)
- [Peggy Taphorn](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/peggy-taphorn/)
- [David Smith-English](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/david-smith-english/)
- [Nicola Lopez](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/nicola-lopez/)
- [J.M. Barrie](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/j-m-barrie/)
- [Oregon Community Foundation](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/oregon-community-foundation/)
- [Creative Heights grant](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/creative-heights-grant/)
- [Kristine McIntyre](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/kristine-mcintyre/)
- [dan donohue](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/dan-donohue/)
- ["Into the Woods"](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/into-the-woods/)
- [Jayanthi Raman](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/jayanthi-raman/)
- [Rasika](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/rasika/)
- [mark williams](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/mark-williams/)
- [Kathleen Supové](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/kathleen-supove/)
- [Ellen Lesperance](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/ellen-lesperance/)
- [Adams and Ollman](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/adams-and-ollman/)
- [Melory Mirashafri](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/melory-mirashafri/)
- [Sabina Haque](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/sabina-haque/)
- [brian mcwhorter](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/brian-mcwhorter/)
- [Bruce Guenther](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/bruce-guenther/)
- [Jonathan Larson](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/jonathan-larson/)
- [Tick Tick Boom](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/tick-tick-boom/)
- [Vin Shambry](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/vin-shambry/)
- [portland state university choirs](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/portland-state-university-choirs/)
- [Oregon Music Teachers Association](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/oregon-music-teachers-association/)
- [Luisa Sermol](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/luisa-sermol/)
- [Clackamas Rep](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/clackamas-rep/)
- [David Lindsay-Abaire](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/david-lindsay-abaire/)
- [Lorraine Bahr](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/lorraine-bahr/)
- [david heath](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/david-heath/)
- [Wait Until Dark](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/wait-until-dark/)
- [Bobby Bermea](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/bobby-bermea/)
- [Clara-Liis Hillier](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/clara-liis-hillier/)
- [Leif Norby](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/leif-norby/)
- [ARCO-PDX](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/arco-pdx/)
- [Skip vonKuske](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/skip-vonkuske/)
- [bela fleck](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/bela-fleck/)
- [The Piano Lesson](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/the-piano-lesson/)
- [Will Eno](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/will-eno/)
- [Wendy Given](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/wendy-given/)
- [Anna Fidler](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/anna-fidler/)
- [Anna Halprin](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/anna-halprin/)
- [Hannah Penn.](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/hannah-penn/)
- [John San Nicholas](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/john-san-nicholas/)
- [Andrés Alcalá](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/andres-alcala/)
- [Whitsell Auditorium](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/whitsell-auditorium/)
- [Lauren Modica](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/lauren-modica/)
- [Katherine Ace](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/katherine-ace/)
- [sphinx virtuosi](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/sphinx-virtuosi/)
- [Sharonlee McLean](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/sharonlee-mclean/)
- [vancouver symphony](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/vancouver-symphony/)
- [Tamara Stefanovich](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/tamara-stefanovich/)
- [orchestra next](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/orchestra-next/)
- [riley grannan](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/riley-grannan/)
- [Michael Clark](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/michael-clark/)
- [Hedwig and the Angry Inch](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/hedwig-and-the-angry-inch/)
- [Dana Millican](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/dana-millican/)
- [Jacklyn Maddux](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/jacklyn-maddux/)
- [Minh Tran](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/minh-tran/)
- [Pat Boas](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/pat-boas/)
- [Performance Works NW](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/performance-works-nw/)
- [david de lyser](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/david-de-lyser/)
- [ola gjeilo](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/ola-gjeilo/)
- [thomas barber](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/thomas-barber/)
- [Christopher Mattaliano](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/christopher-mattaliano/)
- [PIFF](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/piff/)
- [justin ralls](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/justin-ralls/)
- [paul safar](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/paul-safar/)
- [nancy wood](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/nancy-wood/)
- [Day of the Dead](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/day-of-the-dead/)
- [george manahan](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/george-manahan/)
- [Christopher Nolan](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/christopher-nolan/)
- [Quentin Tarantino](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/quentin-tarantino/)
- [digital projection](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/digital-projection/)
- [OMSI](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/omsi/)
- [kalakendra](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/kalakendra/)
- [True West](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/true-west/)
- [Church Of Film](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/church-of-film/)
- [Literary Arts](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/literary-arts/)
- [Andrew Proctor](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/andrew-proctor/)
- [Julie Mancini](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/julie-mancini/)
- [Sellwood](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/sellwood/)
- [Anthony Hudson](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/anthony-hudson/)
- [Carla Rossi](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/carla-rossi/)
- [She Loves Me](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/she-loves-me/)
- [crazy jane composers](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/crazy-jane-composers/)
- [stacey philipps](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/stacey-philipps/)
- [christina rusnak](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/christina-rusnak/)
- [sarah tiedemann](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/sarah-tiedemann/)
- [matthew kerrigan](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/matthew-kerrigan/)
- [shaking the tree theatre](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/shaking-the-tree-theatre/)
- [A-WOL Dance Collective](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/a-wol-dance-collective/)
- [One Grand Gallery](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/one-grand-gallery/)
- [PADA](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/pada/)
- [native american art](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/native-american-art/)
- [Ravel](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/ravel/)
- [Back Door Theatre](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/back-door-theatre/)
- [jeffrey work](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/jeffrey-work/)
- [STEM](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/stem/)
- [elizabeth malaska](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/elizabeth-malaska/)
- [simone dinnerstein](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/simone-dinnerstein/)
- [Third Rail Repertory](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/third-rail-repertory/)
- [Noel Coward](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/noel-coward/)
- [Blithe Spirit](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/blithe-spirit/)
- [Gavin Larsen](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/gavin-larsen/)
- [painting](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/painting/)
- [David Fincher](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/david-fincher/)
- [Rosamund Pike](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/rosamund-pike/)
- [Jacques Lecoq](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/jacques-lecoq/)
- [ted clifford](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/ted-clifford/)
- [gary noland](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/gary-noland/)
- [Die Hard](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/die-hard/)
- [David Cronenberg](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/david-cronenberg/)
- [John Huston](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/john-huston/)
- [Christmas movies](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/christmas-movies/)
- [Christmas](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/christmas/)
- [Holiday movies](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/holiday-movies/)
- [conspirare](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/conspirare/)
- [seattle repertory theatre](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/seattle-repertory-theatre/)
- [William Friedkin](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/william-friedkin/)
- [Miz Kitty](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/miz-kitty/)
- [playwrights](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/playwrights/)
- [Groovin' Greenhouse](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/groovin-greenhouse/)
- [You Ni Chae](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/you-ni-chae/)
- [Museum of Modern Art](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/museum-of-modern-art/)
- [Alvin Ailey](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/alvin-ailey/)
- [pacifica quartet](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/pacifica-quartet/)
- [rich rubin](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/rich-rubin/)
- [Caroline Miller](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/caroline-miller/)
- [Moby-Dick](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/moby-dick/)
- [Dead Moon](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/dead-moon/)
- [Hollywood Theater](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/hollywood-theater/)
- [Marisa Anderson](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/marisa-anderson/)
- [Dead Man's Cell Phone](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/dead-mans-cell-phone/)
- [damaris webb](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/damaris-webb/)
- [murdoch collections](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/murdoch-collections/)
- [Portland sketch comedy](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/portland-sketch-comedy/)
- [Sandra Piques Eddy](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/sandra-piques-eddy/)
- [DUO Stephanie & Saar](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/duo-stephanie-saar/)
- [Carmen](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/carmen/)
- [jessica wallenfels](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/jessica-wallenfels/)
- [eric nordin](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/eric-nordin/)
- [Friderike Heuer](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/friderike-heuer/)
- [pearl district](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/pearl-district/)
- [portland galleries](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/portland-galleries/)
- [Conor McPherson](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/conor-mcpherson/)
- [Michael O'Connell](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/michael-oconnell/)
- [Christina Holtom](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/christina-holtom/)
- [Scott Yarbrough](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/scott-yarbrough/)
- [Cinderella](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/cinderella/)
- [Ben Stevenson](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/ben-stevenson/)
- [diego rivera](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/diego-rivera/)
- [diversity](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/diversity/)
- [public art](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/public-art/)
- [multnomah county library](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/multnomah-county-library/)
- [portland artists](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/portland-artists/)
- [collins gallery](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/collins-gallery/)
- [North Portland Library](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/north-portland-library/)
- [samiya bashir](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/samiya-bashir/)
- [blue](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/blue/)
- [jamondria harris](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/jamondria-harris/)
- [elijah hasan](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/elijah-hasan/)
- [andre middleton](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/andre-middleton/)
- [s. renee mitchell](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/s-renee-mitchell/)
- [sidony o'neal](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/sidony-oneal/)
- [sharita towne](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/sharita-towne/)
- [david f. walker](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/david-f-walker/)
- [black history month](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/black-history-month/)
- [black portlanders](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/black-portlanders/)
- [Cynthia Lahti](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/cynthia-lahti/)
- [Christine Bourdette](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/christine-bourdette/)
- [gallery 114](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/gallery-114/)
- [David Slader](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/david-slader/)
- [Timothy Bond](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/timothy-bond/)
- [cygnet productions](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/cygnet-productions/)
- [Mindy Aloff](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/mindy-aloff/)
- [Portland modern dance](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/portland-modern-dance/)
- [beth willis](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/beth-willis/)
- [Cassie Greer](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/cassie-greer/)
- [Scot Crandal](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/scot-crandal/)
- [Portland arts](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/portland-arts/)
- [Buster Keaton](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/buster-keaton/)
- [Ruben Ostlund](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/ruben-ostlund/)
- [New Expressive Works](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/new-expressive-works/)
- [Amy Herzog](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/amy-herzog/)
- [mario gallucci](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/mario-gallucci/)
- [photography](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/photography/)
- [NT Live](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/nt-live/)
- [David Hare](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/david-hare/)
- [Luan Schooler](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/luan-schooler/)
- [Tennessee Williams](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/tennessee-williams/)
- [Beth Thompson](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/beth-thompson/)
- [Kalabharathi School of Dance](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/kalabharathi-school-of-dance/)
- [Jefferson Dancers](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/jefferson-dancers/)
- [Urban Bush Women](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/urban-bush-women/)
- [Northwest Dance Theatre](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/northwest-dance-theatre/)
- [OBT2](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/obt2/)
- [sarah kwak](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/sarah-kwak/)
- [martinu quartet](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/martinu-quartet/)
- [John Coltrane](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/john-coltrane/)
- [Jawole Willa Jo Zollar](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/jawole-willa-jo-zollar/)
- [mass shootings](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/mass-shootings/)
- [Darrell Grand Moultrie](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/darrell-grand-moultrie/)
- [Brian Simcoe](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/brian-simcoe/)
- [anna daedalus](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/anna-daedalus/)
- [kerry davis](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/kerry-davis/)
- [culture](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/culture/)
- [Lynne Woods Turner](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/lynne-woods-turner/)
- [visual arts](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/visual-arts/)
- [Theatre Diaspora](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/theatre-diaspora/)
- [Lindsay Ohse](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/lindsay-ohse/)
- [oregon college of art and craft](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/oregon-college-of-art-and-craft/)
- [Kelly Godell](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/kelly-godell/)
- [Rolland Walsh](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/rolland-walsh/)
- [The Undiscovered Country](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/the-undiscovered-country/)
- [Spencer Conway](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/spencer-conway/)
- [wobbly dance](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/wobbly-dance/)
- [Portland Queer Documentary Film Festival](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/portland-queer-documentary-film-festival/)
- [kemba shannon](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/kemba-shannon/)
- [Lisa Kipp](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/lisa-kipp/)
- [Xuan Cheng](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/xuan-cheng/)
- [Brendan Tuohy](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/brendan-tuohy/)
- [Asian American theater](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/asian-american-theater/)
- [Polaris Dance Theatre](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/polaris-dance-theatre/)
- [visual art](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/visual-art/)
- [Comedy of Errors](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/comedy-of-errors/)
- [Portlandia](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/portlandia/)
- [portland5 centers for the arts](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/portland5-centers-for-the-arts/)
- [Mel Katz](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/mel-katz/)
- [Disjecta Contemporary Art Center](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/disjecta-contemporary-art-center/)
- [Michelle Grabner](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/michelle-grabner/)
- [Niel DePonte](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/niel-deponte/)
- [SubRosa Dance Collective](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/subrosa-dance-collective/)
- [david crumb](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/david-crumb/)
- [makrokosmos project](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/makrokosmos-project/)
- [Subashini Ganesan](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/subashini-ganesan/)
- [Revolution Hall](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/revolution-hall/)
- [mock's crest productions](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/mocks-crest-productions/)
- [john vergin](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/john-vergin/)
- [bruce hostetler](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/bruce-hostetler/)
- [Minor White](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/minor-white/)
- [Zena Zezza](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/zena-zezza/)
- [Sara Krajewski](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/sara-krajewski/)
- [Oregon arts](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/oregon-arts/)
- [Catherine Egan](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/catherine-egan/)
- [Samuel Hobbs](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/samuel-hobbs/)
- [Lauren Edson](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/lauren-edson/)
- [Ten Tiny Dances](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/ten-tiny-dances/)
- [Judy Cooke](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/judy-cooke/)
- [berwick academy](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/berwick-academy/)
- [Karen Nelson](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/karen-nelson/)
- [Danielle Ross](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/danielle-ross/)
- [Cymbeline](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/cymbeline/)
- [nicholas fox](https://www.orartswatch.org/tag/nicholas-fox/)

## Regions

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- [Columbia River Gorge](https://www.orartswatch.org/region/columbia-river-gorge/)
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- [Vancouver Area](https://www.orartswatch.org/region/vancouver-area/)
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- [Hillsboro](https://www.orartswatch.org/region/hillsboro/)
- [Beaverton](https://www.orartswatch.org/region/beaverton/)
- [Eugene/Springfield](https://www.orartswatch.org/region/eugene/)
- [Salem](https://www.orartswatch.org/region/salem/)

## Listing Types

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- [Career Development](https://www.orartswatch.org/artslink/listings/career-development/)

## Listing Categories

- [Music](https://www.orartswatch.org/listing_category/music/)
- [Theater](https://www.orartswatch.org/listing_category/theater/)
- [Dance](https://www.orartswatch.org/listing_category/dance/)
- [Literary Arts](https://www.orartswatch.org/listing_category/literary-arts/)
- [Film](https://www.orartswatch.org/listing_category/film/)
- [Visual Arts](https://www.orartswatch.org/listing_category/visual-arts/)