2021
Portland Playhouse Passing Strange Portland Oregon

An operatic fade of memory

A singer grapples with Alzheimer’s in the new chamber opera “A Song by Mahler” at Chamber Music Northwest.

A century of Oregon painters

ArtsWatch Weekly: A dive into the state’s art history; farewell to Carlton Jackson; guts, glory & opera; more

Bringing Grit and Guts to Opera

On an overcast morning last March, Dr. Lisa Neher took to the streets of Tigard to film a short opera she had composed called Momentum.

Abundance under blacklights

Morgan Rosskopf and Manu Torres’s “Color Burn” at Well Well Projects celebrates maximalism and artificiality.

Amy Anderson, vice president of Alsea Bay Center for the Arts, prepares banners in her home studio for hanging in downtown Waldport. Photo by: Cheri Brubaker/YachatsNews.com

Waldport banners build community

Colorful banners hanging from downtown lamp posts are the Alsea Bay Center for the Arts’ first project.

MusicWatch Monthly: Reopening the Rubicon

In the opening remarks at last week’s Makrokosmos festival, pianist and co-Artistic-Director Saar Ahuvia said, “live music is finally back.” That is true, with an asterisk.

Now Hear This: July edition

Now Hear This scours Bandcamp for new work from local artists that would make fine additions to your digital library. Normally, you’d have one of Bandcamp’s Fee Free First Fridays to look forward to….

"She Wrote Nothing At All," by Jamila Clarke (limited edition archival digital print, 10 by 12 inches)

Black art matters

In a Newberg exhibit, Black artists confront racism, as well as speak to the experience of being human.

Portfolio: Seven Violinists

From the symphony to baroque to jazz to Celtic to opera to a legendary luthier, an Oregon all-star team.

Beyond Fridolatry

Brett Campbell talks with the composer of Portland Opera’s “Frida,”
about the artist’s extraordinary life.

Watershed moments

The Oregon Jewish Museum reopens with a deep dive into the story of the fountains that reshaped the city.

Theater: Playing in the park

Making magic in Laurelhurst Park with the family-friendly play “Hannah + the Healing Stone.”

Updating Ansel Adams

Laurel Reed Pavic reviews “Ansel Adams in Our Time” on view at the Portland Art Museum.

Pride and Prejudice in Keizer

The Oregon city has an LGBTQIA celebration in the park – and then the religious protesters crash the party.

Autopsy for the Arts

William Deresiewicz’s new book “The Death of the Artist” shows why it’s so hard to make a living making art today.

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