Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology (PFCAT) recently announced the full lineup for its 2026 festival, now expanded to six days, running August 18-23 at OMSI. The festival will screen more than 170 films from 31 countries across four venues, including the Oregon premiere of psychological thriller SENDER starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Britt Lower…
(Photos courtesy of Song of Sunset) Cosmic Heirloom: Buried 400 Years, the first film scheduled to screen during Song of Sunset: Underground this fall, has been named an award finalist at the Oregon Short Film Festival. The 12-minute documentary will screen Sunday, September 20, 2026, at the Clinton Street Theater in Portland. The recognition arrives…
((Left) Roberta Lavadour has been reappointed to the Oregon Arts Commission, (Right) Elizabeth Quinn has been appointed to the Oregon Arts Commission | Photos courtesy of Oregon Arts Commission) The Oregon Arts Commission announced that Governor Tina Kotek has reappointed Roberta Lavadour of Pendleton to the Commission and has newly appointed Elizabeth Quinn of Mosier,…
(Masayuki Nagase’s Reflection of Stream is carved, polished and sandblasted basalt stones at OSU-Cascades campus. Installed, 2018) Oregon State University – Cascades is calling for submissions from artists, plus see more public art opportunities, fellowships and artist residences below. Email artist opportunities to Sarah Baylinson, our Art Collection & Artist Services specialist, for consideration in…
(Ellen Waterston) Governor Tina Kotek has appointed Ellen Waterston of Bend to a second term as Poet Laureate of Oregon. A celebrated poet/writer, educator and speaker who founded the Writing Ranch and the Waterston Desert Writing Prize, Waterston will serve a second two-year term ending in August 2028. Waterston is Oregon’s 11th Poet Laureate, first…
(Charity Woodrum) The documentary tells the remarkable journey of Charity Woodrum through childhood poverty in rural Oregon, the devastating loss of her husband and young son in 2017 at the Oregon Coast, and finding solace in far-off galaxies. We often hear about people’s worst moments in life, but seldom hear what happens next. Charity’s inspiring…
(Photo courtesy of Portland Winter Light Festival) The Portland Winter Light Festival (PDXWLF) is thrilled to announce the dates of its landmark 10th anniversary celebration. The festival will illuminate the city from February 7th to 15th, 2025, with free light-based art installations, immersive sculptures, video projections, fire art, performances, music, food carts and participatory events…
Oregon Business & Industry (OBI), in partnership with Here is Oregon, is excited to announce the second annual Coolest Thing Made in Oregon contest, in which Oregonians will vote for the coolest thing manufactured in the Beaver State. Finalists will be chosen from a list of products nominated by the public to appear in a…
Photo Showcase Closing March 6, 2024 Join us in sharing space and community at the closing of Caldera’s Origin Story photography group show. We will hold open hours in our Portland gallery space on March 6 from 3-5pm. This is a special date, Dan Wieden’s birthday, and we invite you to join us for an…
Artists Sunday, falling on November 26 this year, is the celebrated day after Thanksgiving dedicated to supporting local artists, creators, and performers. This year marks the fourth annual Artists Sunday, a unique shopping experience featuring over 4,000 professional artists and more than 500 nonprofit art organizations, municipalities, and commercial entities across the nation. This event,…
