(Photo by Brooke Hoyer) The Portland Winter Light Festival (PDXWLF), presented by PGE, is set to dazzle Portland from February 7 to 15, 2025, as it celebrates its tenth anniversary. With over 150 stunning art installations, live performances, and interactive experiences, the festival promises to be brighter than ever before. Thanks to generous support from…

(Photo by Chris Murray) The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded two exceedingly competitive grants to the High Desert Museum for a total of $240,337, the federal agency announced Tuesday. Both grants support increased storytelling about and educational resources for the High Desert region, a largely rural, lesser-known expanse that stretches from the…

(Funds will be used to develop and expand art-focused summer youth camps at COCC’s branch campuses | Photo courtesy of COCC) Support for the arts in rural Central Oregon received noteworthy backing today thanks to a $10,000 award received by Central Oregon Community College (COCC) from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the college’s…

((Left) Interdisciplinary artist Jazmyn Crosby, whose work explores sound transmission, will be an artist in residence at PMRCAA this season. (Right) Sean Whalen of Lawrence, Kansas is an artist focused on sustainable architecture and will join the PMRCAA residency program in 2025 | Photos courtesy of PMRCAA) Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Art and Agriculture…