K. Miller, bamboo scroll The Portland Japanese Garden presents Behind the Shoji, an annual exhibition of Asian-inspired art. Work will be on view by several new

PSU's Littman Gallery presents the 9th biannual International Women Artists' Exhibition and Conference. Organized locally by the Oregon Women's C

Gary Wiseman, "Temporary Monument One (Couldn't Have Done It Without You)" Little Field presents Gary Wiseman's Temporary Monument Two: Project, Reflect, Perform (Imagining Transition

Check out architect Moshe Safdie's Marina Bay Sands project on ArchDaily. Hello Coruscant! Artnet looks back at the

Allison Halter, still from "Please Please Please" Grand Detour presents Allison Halter: Apparently I Am An Experimental Filmmaker Now, a selection of Halter's film

Many art scenes shut down in the summer, Portland's doesn't. There are several high profile shows like Ai Weiwei and Sol Lewitt that

William Rihel and Sanna-Lisa Gesang-Gottowt are hosting a Brain Party benefit for the Right Brain Initiative at their studios/house, affär. This all-ages party features live music, art installations, g

The Seattle Art Museum is seeking submissions for its prestigious annual Betty Bowen award. This year's committee members are Isaac Layman and Cris Bruch, both former award winners. Visual artists working in any medium in Washington, Oregon or Idaho may apply before August 1.

Tyler Wallace Portland-based multidisciplinary artist Tyler Wallace will present her films at Grand Detour as part of their Summer Screening Series. "Wallace will present and discuss selections from

Worksound is seeking submissions for a wearable art show in August, 2010. Contact mojomodou@gmail.com for more details. Cravedog's new gallery space in Old Town is

Frederic Cousseau Grand Detour presents the touring Cut and Run Festival. Their

Ai Weiwei, "Dropping the Urn," 1995, image 2 out of a triptych of photographs MoCC presents Ai Weiwei Dropping the Urn: "This exhibition of internationally acclaimed artist Ai Weiwei featu

PDX Bridge Fest Join Art Spark this week for the pre-pre-party for the upcoming PDX Bridge Fest (July 23 - August 8, 2010). Portland's "newest cultural arts festival... is dedicated

Weegee the Famous (Arthur Fellig), "Movie Ecstasy - The Kiss," 1943 Ongoing at UO's White Box: The More Things Change... Relocating Weegee Photographs. "The photographs by 'Weegee th

<img alt="sol_scaffold.jpg" src="http://www.portlandart.net/archives/sol_scaffold.jpg" width="720" height="540" /> <br><br> A little bird with the voice of a grizzly bear (aka Chief Curator Bruce Guenther) has let PORT's readers know about a cool Sol LeWitt wall draw

This month's installment in the "Bright Lights: Discussions About the City" series features a chat with Mayor Sam Adams and J. Isaac, the Trailblazers' senior VP of business

We are proud of former PORTstar Jenene Nagy, who was our business manager from 2007-mid 2008 who will be taking

Worksound Worksound presents Ask the Lonely, "an exploration of love and power" featuring Troy Briggs, Casey Lee Brown, Rachel Mulder, Brittany Taylor, Tony Hix, Courtney Gates, an

Cris Bruch’s exhibition, Gather and Wait at Elizabeth Leach Gallery, seduces with meticulous craft and sensuous forms that are neverth

PSU's Littman Gallery united top-notch designers from W+K and several smaller firms for OVER IT featuring 18 Portland artists, writers, designers, art directors, fashion designers, and illustrators: Chris

Sundown (Landscape Anarchitecture Series) Ok, you've recovered from the 4th of July weekend, now it's time to freak out to a lil overview of

The Guardian asks if the Tate Modern can afford BP's sponsorship? Randy Kennedy at the NYT's w

Jeff Jahn VM (Nouvel), 2009 NAAU presents Vection, installations, photography and essay by PORTstar publisher and co-founder Jeff Jahn: "Im interested in civilization/wilderness and its intera

One of Denise Mullen's books Opening the book on a new era, OCAC hasn't wasted any time in finding outgoing president B

Laurie Lambrecht Blue Sky presents Laurie Lambrecht's From the Studio of Roy Lichtenstein. "Photographer Laurie Lambrecht was Roy Lichtenstein's part-time assis

I've noticed a thread of furniture art in Portland over the last decade.. and while it's by no means unique (artists like Robert Rauschenbeg, Rachel Harrison, Donald Judd, Anne Hamilton, Roy Mc Makin, Damien Hirst, Carol Bove, Inigo Manglano Ovalle, Kiki Smith, Tom Sachs, Vito Acconci, Ed Keinholz, Jessica Stockholder e

Here's the latest on the Columbia River Crossing from the Mercury. It's a step in the right direction... i.e. asking intelligent questions but it's too limited a discussion (how

Though they are probably mortal enemies (and certainly rivals), I like the fact that Portland has two alternative weeklies that regularly practice art criticism. In support, read these reviews so their publishers know people care about art criticism. Matt Stangel at the Mercury takes on Storm Tharp's

Half/Dozen Projects presents Children Get Stuck Places Underground, an opera by poet, performance and installation artist Bethany Ides, modeled in the vein of those composed by the late Mister Rogers: "W

Appendix presents Cruisn', an installation and performance by Oregon Painting Society featuring "collectively built instrument-objects, composing a witchy scene with uncontrollable synth action." Little