2023 in Review: The look of visual arts
From the Rothko Pavilion to Converge 45 to the Hallie Ford’s 25th anniversary and much more, a look at some of the highlights of Oregon’s year in the worlds of museums and visual art.
From the Rothko Pavilion to Converge 45 to the Hallie Ford’s 25th anniversary and much more, a look at some of the highlights of Oregon’s year in the worlds of museums and visual art.
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.
The Portland artist’s nearly half-century of work is informed by her travels and curiosity about subjects ranging from ecology to Asian art.
The opening of the Reser Center in Beaverton and the cautious return to post-pandemic “normal” top a vigorous year of arts events in Oregon.
More than 100 pieces from the George and Colleen Hoyt collection show that Native art is both contemporary and as much about beauty as utility.
The Scottish painter created images from the Middle East, traveling “at a time when things looked very different,” the exhibition curator says.
The Portland artist’s paintings, at the Salem museum through March 26, tackle American history, culture, and racial injustice.
The images, from the collection of photographer Bill Rhoades, run from the New Deal to the present and include work by famous Oregon photographers.
And in Salem, the Hallie Ford Museum showcases Northwest photography, as well as Arvie Smith’s paintings exploring race and identity.
A festival by and for Asian American/Pacific Islanders. Music for the holidays. Lighting the theatrical Fuse. 9,000 years of Oregon art. Wrapping up the Book Fest.
The 60-plus pieces in the Salem show include work by Elizabeth Conrad Hickox, Andrew McDuffie Vincent, Carl Hall, April Waters, and Henk Pander.
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A little bit of architecture and a little bit of Dr. Seuss mix it up in the Oregon artist’s Hallie Ford Museum show.
ArtsWatch Weekly: The ballet company reshuffles its season, dropping three Nicolo Fonte pieces.
ArtsWatch Weekly: A year into shutdown, signs of revival: Stimulus aid for the arts, museums reopening, a theater with an audience of 1 to 5.
As covid cases spike and Oregon orders new restrictions, museums are closing their doors again.
ArtsWatch Weekly: Portland art school and Salem university join forces; curl up and read; deaths in the family.
Art for Labor Day: Jacob Lawrence and working art, for and about working people.
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Frankenstein, Día de Muertos, tribute bands, dinosaurs, warps & wefts, a Dope Elf: Welcome to the art week.
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