Slog (Free subscription) | 24/09/2008
The Henry Art Gallery announced today that it is finally getting in the game of giving awards to deserving regional artists! Seattle Art Museum has the Betty Bowen, Portland Art Museum has the Contemporary Northwest Art Awards, Tacoma Art Museum hosts the Neddysand now, finally, the Henry Art Gallery will have The Brink Award . It will be awarded every two years to an artist in Washington, Oregon,...
Artdaily (Free subscription) | 24/09/2008
LINCOLN, MA.- DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park announced the resignation of Director of Curatorial Affairs Rachel Rosenfield Lafo today after nearly twenty-five years at this leading contemporary art museum. Lafo is leaving the Museum to pursue independent curatorial and writing projects. I have decided to leave DeCordova because I realize that the Board and new Director seek a
Outside the Beltway (Free subscription) | 19/09/2008
An Oregon man is threatening to sue the city to determine if “civilians” have the right to video tape police officers on the job while in public. Good for him I say. Here is what happened, The videotaping incident that netted Tabor a ticket unfolded when Tabor spotted officers Dane Reister and Nicholas Ragona stopping two men on March 25 next to the Portland Art Museum. On the...
Top Art Schools (Free subscription) | 17/09/2008
The Pacific Northwest College of Art is a famous college, which is situated in Portland, Oregon, in the United Sates of America. The following degrees one can find within the curriculum of the Pacific Northwest College of Art: Bachelor of Fine Arts, and Master of Fine Arts. The following departments are available to the choice [...]
PORT (Free subscription) | 13/09/2008
Still from Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait by Douglas Gordon and Philippe Parreno I went and saw Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait by Douglas Gordon and Philippe Parreno which is part of PICA's TBA Festival 2008 at the Northwest Film Center's Whitsell Auditorium at the Portland Art Museum on Friday night. I thought that the film was extraordinary. It raises some basic questions about how we choose to...
Artdaily (Free subscription) | 19/08/2008
PORTLAND.- As schools prepare to return to session, the Portland Art Museum looks forward to providing college students another year of admission for just $10. The College Student Pass offers a year's access to the educational resources, galleries and special exhibitions at the Museum for the regular price of a single adult admission ticket. The Pass can be purchased by any college or
Art Knowledge News (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
PORTLAND, OR.- The Portland Art Museum will present Wild Beauty: Photographs of the Columbia River Gorge, 1867–1957, on view at the Museum October 4, 2008 through January 11, 2009. Organized by Terry Toedtemeier—the Museum's Curator of Photography since 1986 and an accomplished photographer—the exhibition presents approximately 250 historic images that illuminate the majesty of the Columbia River...
BikePortland.org (Free subscription) | 30/07/2008
Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski gave the keynote address at a sustainable transportation conference in Portland this morning.(Photo © J. Maus) An invite-only conference at the Portland Art Museum today and tomorrow is looking at the future of sustainable transportation and urban design in American cities. Dubbed Meeting of the Minds, the event is, “designed to bring [...]
Art Knowledge News (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
PORTLAND, OR - Ed Ruscha is among the most innovative and influential artists of his generation. Since the 1960s, he has used language and popular imagery drawn from American highways and cities. Often startlingly cinematic in image and format, Ruscha’s work has defined an important branch of conceptual art practice on the West Coast and is characterized by a sly humor and virtuosic trompe l’oeil...
Slog (Free subscription) | 16/06/2008
Saturday night in Portland, Whiting Tennis was given the first $10,000 Arlene Schnitzer Prize in the first Northwest Contemporary Art Awards competition and exhibition. (Portland Art Museum organized the awards, and intends to do them every two years.) The show is a knockout. New work by every artist. Well worth the drive. A podcast with the five artists Tennis, Dan Attoe, Cat Clifford, Jeffry Mitchell,...
Slog (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
Jeffry Mitchell, The Sphinx (2008) The Portland Art Museum has decided to step up its role in shaping the Northwest landscape by abandoning its old tradition, the limited Oregon Biennial, and creating a new tradition : the Contemporary Northwest Art Awards . The exhibition opens Saturday, and a panel discussion with the artists will be held at the museum at 2 pm Sunday. The idea was the brainchild...
Art Knowledge News (Free subscription) | 30/05/2008
PORTLAND, OR - Klaus Moje has pushed the boundaries of the expressive and technical capabilities of glass for more than five decades. Organized by the Portland Art Museum, this 30-year retrospective traces the progression of Moje’s work, from his early carved crystal glass pieces, to the development of layered patterned glass vessels, to his recent multi-panel fused works. The 68 objects in Klaus...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 22/04/2008
PORTLAND, Ore. - There’s a new game in town for workers tired of typical company team-building exercises. Portland Walking Tours, local experts in city exploration, is introducing interactive scavenger hunts that encourage groups to flex their problem-solving
Modern Art Notes (Free subscription) | 31/01/2008
The Menil recently acquired Goode's Torn Cloud Painting 60 (1971-76), a gift of the artist in honor of Walter Hopps....
dvd (Free subscription) | 24/01/2008
Platform fest screening tomorrow + video treat.. Hey folks! Tuesday, June 26th at 9pm is the Aurally Visual: Part 1 screening wherein my film “The Waif of Persephone” will be playing…here’s some info: AURALLY VISUAL A Sampler of Recent Musical Animated Films and Videos Program 1 of 2 Tuesday, June 26 9 pm ? [...]
