Enjoy abundance along the Concourse Connector from July 29, 2016 through July 15, 2017. This new exhibit, which includes a new installation area on the north end of the connector, features two artists who each focus on nature and growth in very distinctive ways. A Year in the Willamette Valley, Deb Stoner On the south…
Six vignettes from films made in Oregon are on display on Concourse E through February 21st of 2017. Oregon Made Shows showcases artifacts, props and images from just a few of the 400+ feature films & television shows that have utilized Oregon as their production backdrop over the years. From the early silent era films like “Fisherman’s Bride” (shot…
Emerge Spring is upon us. The air is crisp and clean; the NW sky changes faster than thoughts. It’s time for digging gardens, planting seeds and delighting in abundance. Opening today, June 15, we celebrate new beginnings on Concourse A with works reminiscent of Spring. Until February 27th of 2017, Concourse A will be in full bloom…
For nine months of the year, we Portlanders tread through puddles, shoulders slumped and hoods pulled tight as we scrunch our faces against the sideways rain. Around here the saying, “Umbrellas are for tourists” is about as common as “Keep Portland Weird”. We’ve become one with the rain. With the first glimmers of sunlight we emerge, pale and confused, from…
Today, March 21, is World Poetry Day! Declared as such in 1999 by UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), this day was designated for recognizing the value of teaching, reading and writing poetry. Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, says, “Every poem is unique but each reflects the universal in human experience, the…
Celebrate the women of blues and jazz on Concourse E with Diane Russell’s portraits of regional musicians. Diane Russell’s exhibit Portland Soul: Portraits in Jazz & Blues features sixteen regional talents. Since March is Women in History Month, we’re shining the spotlighting on our female artists: Janice Scroggins, Linda Hornbuckle, Nancy King, LaRhonda Steele, and Esperanza Spalding. Historically underrepresented, women have nevertheless been instrumental in shaping the backbone…
Portland Soul: Portraits in Jazz & Blues, Diane Russell, Concourse E, February 9, 2016 – July 15, 2016 Diane Russell is a portrait artist in Portland, Oregon. Inspired by her love of music, she began photographing and then painting local musicians as a way to honor them. “I am passionate about music and the performing…
Angels Passing, Michael Hoeye, Concourse A cases, December 4, 2015 – June 10, 2016 Angels Passing is a sketchbook from Portland artist, Michael Hoeye, of people from his neighborhood. Michael was inspired by these seemingly ordinary people that passed his way. Strong, happy, dignified, funny, elegant, hopeful, dreamy, mischievous – in his work he tries…
Columbia, Jeff White, Bag Claim, October 23, 2015 – February 12, 2017 Portland, Oregon painter Jeff White holds a BFA from the Art Center College of Design of Pasadena, California, and is known for his colorful, dramatic landscapes and skyscapes. He specializes in oil and pastel paintings. His greatest inspiration comes from his experiences with nature,…
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