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Kaia Sand | Orion Magazine publishes five Street Roots poets

Opinion | Poetry on the environments of the unhoused and displaced Grab a copy of Orion, a national magazine of nature and culture, this month to read five Street Roots poets — Bronwyn Carver, Daniel Cox, Randy Humphreys, George McCarthy and Michone Nettl ...

20 Sep 2023 - Kaia Sand
The Milagro Theatre enters its 40th season

Portland's renowned Milagro Theatre seeks to uplift Latino culture and heritage through theater “Hope, Courage & Resilience” is the theme as Teatro Milagro, or Milagro Theatre, heads into its monumental 40th season, kicking off nine months of pro ...

20 Sep 2023 - Ellen Clarke
Viewing the past, present and future of Black-owned Portland businesses through film

‘Black Friday’ — an evening at the Hollywood Theatre centered around two films highlighting local Black entrepreneurs The lobby at Portland's Hollywood Theatre was packed before doors opened the evening of Sept. 1. A crowd of 325 ticket holders plus ...

20 Sep 2023 - Jeremiah Hayden
Albina Arts Center moves forward with new ownership

The storied Albina institution transferred to new ownership Sept. 1. New owners hope to push the arts space to new heights. A heat wave did not keep the smiles from people’s faces as they gathered at the Albina Arts Center in Northeast Portland to embra ...

6 Sep 2023 - Ellen Clarke
Exploring Two-Spirit, queer Indigenous legacies through art

New exhibit, ‘My Father’s Father’s Sister’ focuses on Shimkhin, a 19th-century Two-Spirit Atfalati Kalapuya healer When looking at your own history, who looks back? It could be someone just like you. A new exhibit at the Chachalu Cultural Museum in Grand ...

14 Jun 2023 - Melanie Henshaw
Remembering the Vanport flood and Portland’s history of internment

Eighth annual Vanport Mosaic Festival employs ‘memory activism’ for day of remembrance Just over 80 years ago, the U.S. government ordered 3,700 Japanese Americans from Oregon and parts of Washington to report to the Portland Expo Center in North Portland ...

31 May 2023 - Caroline Arya
Artist explores multiracial Asian and Pacific Islander identity

Kip Fulbeck posed the oft-asked question, ‘What are you?’ His exhibit shares the answers of people identifying as hapa 15 years apart and opens at the Japanese American Museum of Oregon on May 21 Artist Kip Fulbeck has often been asked, 'What are you ...

17 May 2023 - Ellen Clarke
Behind the exhibit: ‘This IS Kalapuyan Land’

Local Indigenous curator showcases the enduring existence of Native communities through contemporary art Although contemporary Indigenous communities are vibrant and diverse, many think of Native Americans in the past tense. A local Indigenous curator rem ...

29 Mar 2023 - Melanie Henshaw
New children’s book celebrates Indigenous hair and heritage

‘My Powerful Hair’ showcases significance of hair in Indigenous cultures For many Indigenous cultures, hair is much more than decoration or adornment — it is a scrapbook of memories. A new children’s book from bestselling Anishinaabe/Métis author Carole L ...

22 Mar 2023 - Melanie Henshaw
M. Earl Williams captures culture and context through his art

Grand Ronde photographer M. Earl Williams explores the creation of community M. Earl Williams grew up with his family on the Grand Ronde Reservation and started his artistic career as an adventurous skateboarding teen with a camera. Now, with several art ...

22 Feb 2023 - Melanie Henshaw