Mixed art signals amid the turmoil
Bob Hicks
January 14, 2021
ArtsWatch Weekly: Tumbling toward Inauguration; Carrie Mae Weems’ billboard campaign; Zoomy theater.
ArtsWatch Weekly: Tumbling toward Inauguration; Carrie Mae Weems’ billboard campaign; Zoomy theater.
As the pandemic shuts down in-person shows, director Patrick Nims blazes a trail in live video theater.
The images of the insurrectionists invading the Capitol were complicated by the backdrop: the art on the walls.
Robert Ham’s monthly Bandcamp search finds metal, meditative music, hip-hop, and more for your digital library.
Portland Opera’s virtual recitals from Martin Bakari and Vanessa Isiguen dig into the heart and soul of the music.
Many events are canceled or scaled back for 2021, as gathering in crowds remains unlikely, but it’s not all bad news.
ArtsWatch Weekly: Capitol insurrection; Barry Lopez’ connected world; galleries; new literary year.
Blake Andrews goes into the forest, literally, with photographer David Paul Bayles and Forest Service Scientist Fred Swanson.
A show at the Chehalem Cultural Center considers the ramble of clutter that makes up home.
In January, writers write and readers read and the twain often meet. LitWatch has some ideas about where and when.
New art to welcome the new year! Galleries and virtual spaces alike offer a wealth of viewing opportunities for January.
The ups, downs, disasters, trends, outrages, and triumphs of Oregon arts & culture in a tortuous year.
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