A gift from a donor-advised fund will amplify underrepresented voices, foster informed public discourse, and champion the ...

In a sharply divided nation, one side turns to art and artists to bring visibility to key political and social issues, using ...

The City of Portland is under increasing pressure to fix problems with its controversial Arts Tax. City Auditor Simone Rede released an audit on March 18 that revealed the program approved by voters ...

Any time a significant work of local architecture becomes threatened with demolition, it’s a blow to our collective spirit of place. When the endangered building was designed by Portland’s greatest ...

From an immersion of paintings of birds and other animals to poetry chapbooks and fresh visual ideas, Central Oregon artists create a mirror of their environment and culture.

The inaugural event brought high school students together with representatives from regional arts organizations to learn more ...

Biespiel is a poet, critic, memoirist, novelist, and painter. His poetry has appeared in American Poetry Review, The New Republic, The New Yorker, Poetry, Poetry International, and Slate, among other ...

Vondersmith, who died unexpectedly on Oct. 4, was a key ArtsWatch writer and editor after working many years for news ...

Corbett sculptor Joseph Schneider returned from his round trip to Washington, D.C. exhausted but more convinced than ever about the healing power of art. After leaving on Tuesday, Sept. 1, Joseph ...

Sam A. Mowry, a beloved Portland actor and director known both for his personal gentleness and generosity and for his deep, profoundly captivating onstage speaking voice, died on Saturday morning, ...

If you love Leonard Cohen, then chances are you loved “Dance Me,” Ballets Jazz Montréal’s dance production set to the music and poetry of Canada’s folk-rock legend. The enthusiastic standing ovation ...

On October 10, Jacksonville’s long-standing idea of the town as a “museum without walls” will finally get a front door. The new Jacksonville History Center, opening inside the restored 1881 Old City ...