7+ hour ago  (558+ words) I've known Carol Triffle for a great many years. Ages ago, I shared the stage with her a couple of times: Phoenicians in the House in 1994, then Samuel's Major Problems in 1996. Ah, ancient history! For me, the most effective term…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (716+ words) The goal is not to capture everything. It is torecognize the moment that carries weight. Brian has little interest in capturing glamour shots, but when he does, he can't help but read the subject's energy. There is the beauty and…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (527+ words) Jack Portand was born in 1946 in San Luis Obispo, California, but his name seemed to fit snugly and appropriately with his adopted city of Portland, Oregon, where he lived and made art and taught at the Pacific Northwest College of…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (47+ words) Kathleen Worley'Oregon ArtsWatch Remembering Eric Overmyer, theater days at Reed, and "On the Verge" March 26, 2026Kathleen Worley Overmyer, the writer on prestige TV shows such as "Bosch" and "Treme" who died March 16, was also a gifted playwright who began his prolific…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (1115+ words) SALEM " In his new show, Digital Daydreams, Salem-based artist Jim Hockenhull's work explores the idea of narrative and investigates both storytelling and storyteller in art. But a closer look at his artwork reveals he's not only searching for his own…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (424+ words) This project is the work of DE-ICE:PDX, and the message is all about humanizing the plight of immigrants and the impacts of ICE, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. This group believes that we all have a personal stake…...