Arts

This artistic rendering shows an open space with light-colored hardwood floors, bookshelves along multiple walls, floor-to-ceiling artwork, a mezzanine, and small tables for people to read or work at.
Culture
Literary Arts readies for Central Eastside relocation
The Portland nonprofit intends its new headquarters to serve as “a true cultural hub in our community.”
April 16, 2024 03:57 PM
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Cambrie Juarez
Portland mixed media artist Hannah Rivera poses at a market with her pieces. Each incorporates ornate antique bubble glass frames with colorful dried flowers and pinned butterflies and moths.
Arts
Artist spotlight: Rivera’s Rarities
Local mixed-media artist Hannah Rivera uses sustainably-sourced insects, dried flowers, thrifted picture frames and fabric, plus her own sketches and paintings to create one-of-a-kind vintage pieces.
April 5, 2024
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Ben McBee
Renderings show the future Portland Art Museum from the South Park Blocks entrance, with a bright glass pavilion spanning the two brick buildings.
Development
Portland Art Museum sets date for unveiling of its $111M campus renovation
The project that broke ground in early 2023 will make the museum more accessible for visitors and improve the gallery experience.
April 3, 2024
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Ben McBee
From left, PCC multimedia instructor Eric Fauske, PCC President Dr. Adrien Bennings, Chief Marketing and Operations Officer David Burke, and Production Supervisor Jesselee Kahaloa look at models from a stop-motion animation production.
Education
LAIKA funding will expand animation curriculum at Portland Community College
Three new animation and stop-motion courses will be offered and a new associate’s degree is in the pipeline.
April 2, 2024
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Cambrie Juarez
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Culture
Grow your Portland knowledge with these local podcasts
The hosts of these 26 local podcasts are here to share their knowledge (and opinions) with the world.
March 29, 2024
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Cambrie Juarez
Rows of orange, red, pink, and white tulips under a partly cloudy sky with people walking along paths in the distance.
Play
Spring events happening in and around Portland
Spring into the new season with our guide to 23 local activities.
March 15, 2024
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Cambrie Juarez
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Business
Indulge your crafty side (and your sweet tooth) at Creative Culture
The Northeast Portland shop is open for walk-ins (and serves fully loaded milkshakes to fuel your adventure).
March 13, 2024
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Cambrie Juarez
A neglected former inn with boarded-up windows is surrounded by grass and trees.
Culture
Watch these famous movies with scenes filmed in the Portland area
Who’s bringing the popcorn?
March 6, 2024
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Cambrie Juarez
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Culture
LAIKA Studios to blaze trail of ‘Coraline’ cats in downtown Portland
‘Coraline’s Curious Cat Trail’ will be a free urban trail featuring sculptures hand-painted by local artists.
February 26, 2024
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Cambrie Juarez
About 20 people dressed in colorful clothes and wearing facepaint pose on a parade float.
Events
Calling all class clowns: Portland Rose Festival seeks new aspiring performers
People 13 and older can apply to join the Rose Festival Clowns and add joy to the annual festivities which run for three weeks starting Memorial Day Weekend.
February 12, 2024
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Cambrie Juarez
A kitchen stage is set up in Portland's Pioneer Courthouse Square for Feast, a food festival that started in 2012. An audience watches to people behind the counter cooking something.
Events
Asked: Which canceled event or festival would you bring back to Portland?
We’re feeling sentimental about the occasions that brought us together, but somehow ceased to exist.
February 9, 2024
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Ben McBee
Live Wire Radio hosts Luke Burbank (right) and Elena Passarello (center) interview Ari Shapiro on stage in front of a bright red curtain. There are microphones in front of them, as well as a table laden with a water bottle, laptop, and a stack of books. Behind them, musicians sit in the dark.
Events
Play the birthday song: Live Wire Radio is turning 20
The long-running variety show was started in 2004 by two Portlanders with no radio experience; now it’s broadcast weekly on OPB.
February 7, 2024
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Ben McBee
Three watercolor paintings sit side by side in triptych formation. The left shows rugged stripes of green with pen drawing, the middle shows a sunset sky background against the Vaux's swifts at Chapman Elementary, and on the right is a branch with two oranges.
Culture
Pick up a new hobby (and put down your phone)
Ditch the doomscrolling for a more creative or relaxing activity.
February 2, 2024
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Ben McBee
A procession of people holding illuminated lanterns and dazzling LED lights, wearing shiny funky outfits, marches down the street while a MAX train speeds by in the background. The parade is part of the Portland Winter Light Festival.
Events
The Portland Winter Light Festival shines bright in the dark
Each year, the event builds community and adds some sparkle to the dark winter months with illuminating art installations across the city.
January 31, 2024
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Ben McBee
The US Bancorp Tower's windows reflect pinks of a sunset.
Culture
Pantone Color of the Year aesthetics in Portland
Peach Fuzz is the name, and kindness and tenderness are its game.
January 10, 2024
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Katie Molck
A packed crowd at Mississippi Studios from the stage's point of view
Events
Portland Music Month rocks the Rose City
Each January, MusicOregon curates more than 100 shows to cultivate a healthy music ecosystem and support local independent artists.
January 4, 2024
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Ben McBee
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Culture
Try this: PDXtoday’s Picture of the Year contest
We’re commemorating 2023 the best way we know how — highlighting local photos through our PDXtoday Picture of the Year contest.
January 3, 2024
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Emily Shea-Owen
Several tall bronze statues supported by wood frames sit in a warehouse in Portland.
City
Help Portland City Council decide the fate of 5 statues removed during the 2020 protests
Your input will also help inform policy and decisions on future monuments and memorials in the Rose City.
December 7, 2023
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Ben McBee
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Play
Winter events happening in and around Portland
Check out winter and holiday-themed events happening in and around Portland in this seasonal guide.
November 20, 2023
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Cambrie Juarez
press shot for a theater production of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”
Sponsored
🦌 “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” hits the stage November 25
Northwest Children’s Theater presents the loveable film-to-stage adaptation November 25-December 31, 2023.
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Live
Neighborhood Guide: Grant Park
Tree-lined residential streets, outdoor activities, and family-friendly living are the defining features of this Northeast Portland neighborhood.
November 6, 2023
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Cambrie Juarez
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Culture
Portland Art Museum’s new Tomorrow Theater offers unbound space for multimedia artists
The Tomorrow Theater is the Portland Art Museum’s PAM CUT // Center for an Untold Tomorrow’s “lively creative hub for cultural snackers who are not content to be contained.”
November 2, 2023
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Cambrie Juarez
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Culture
111 artists will open their doors for Portland Open Studios’ 25th anniversary
Portland Open Studios gives local artists a chance to connect with their communities during the second and third weekends in October.
October 11, 2023
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Cambrie Juarez
A curving road with bright red trees on either side. Cars are parked on fallen leaves along the curb.
Play
Fall events happening in and around Portland
Check out harvest and Halloween-themed events happening in and around Portland in this seasonal guide.
October 2, 2023
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Ben McBee
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Sponsored
Discover the thrilling world of contemporary dance with White Bird
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The exterior of Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall lit up at night.
Play
Give these Portland live music venues a listen
We’ve made a concerted effort to orchestrate this roadmap, so you can focus on finding the artists you adore.
August 29, 2023
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Ben McBee
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Sponsored
🎟️ Snag BOGO tickets to the “Guillermo del Toro: Crafting Pinocchio” exhibition at Portland Art Museum
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Events
Festival to bring music, dancing, and food of Ukraine to Southeast Portland
The fundraiser will support efforts to send medical supplies and military safety equipment to war-torn Ukraine.
August 16, 2023
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Cambrie Juarez
Visitors at Portland Art Museum get an up close look at an oil painting portrait of a man in a suit holding spectacles.
Play
Get cultured at museums around Portland
Whether you’re a history buff, art aficionado, or just really love kayaks, these 25 museums in Portland and nearby suburbs have it all.
July 18, 2023
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Ben McBee
A giant wooden troll sculpture sits on the edge of a stream with people on its legs.
Arts
Fee-fi-fo-fum: A troll is coming to Nordic Northwest
Through a partnership with the Scan Design Foundation and other partners, Danish environmental artist Thomas Dambo will create massive troll sculptures at six locations around the PNW, including Portland.
July 7, 2023
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Ben McBee
An electric light display that spells out L-O-V-E at night
Play
Date night ideas for every type of Portlander
Got a hot new fling? Hoping to spice things up with your longtime partner? We’re here to help plan your next date in the City of Roses.
July 5, 2023
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Cambrie Juarez
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