For decades, Portland’s lampposts and community boards have told a vibrant history. Oftentimes stacked one on top of another, feet-thick, stapled up on poles lining hip-strips like Mississippi and Hawthorne avenues, concert posters clue in passersby that certain artists will be playing at a certain time and date at a certain place; while also telling […]
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Color Your Own Nonbinary Girlfriend!
Ever wanted to color your very own nonbinary girlfriend? What about your very own Nonbinary Girlfriend?? Well you’re in luck! Portland artist and musician Samuel Fancy is here to make all your dreams come true!ย Check a thumbnail of the illustration below and head here to print out a PDF to color at home! Maybe […]
FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Win Free Tix to See Steel Panther and “Hito Steyerl: This is the Future” at PAM!
Who’s ready to see some shows? Well, the Mercury is here to help with FREE TICKETS to see some of Portland’s best concerts and eventsโour way of saying thanks to our great readers and spread the word about some fantastic upcoming performances! (Psst… if you want to say thanks to the Mercury, please consider making […]
The Best Places to Read, Buy Books, and See Art
Looking to get cultured? From a bookstore in a welcoming old house to the oldest art museum on the west coast, Portland has the goods. Hereโs where to go to see art and grow your book collection. Where To See An Art Show Portland Art Museum (1219 SW Park) The Portland Art Museum is the […]
Arts Patron Seeks to Donate Dildos for Trump Massive Likeness
Savage Love Letter of the Day
Jim Carrey Demonstrates the Value of Art as Politics
You don’t need Breughel to parse the Trump administration’s commitment to corruption. You don’t even need Jim Carrey. But Jim Carrey is indisputably who we’ve got.
Spring Comes Early to Director Park
Portland Tropical Gardens’ artsy cure for winter.
“It’s Crazy”โPacific Northwest College of Art Suspends a Master’s Program, Leaves Teachers and Students Stranded
What’s going on in there? Photo courtesy of Another Believer I’ve been meaning to post this for a few days and keep waiting until I have time to follow with some reporting of my own. But I haven’t had time and I think you should know about this news about Portland’s Pacific Northwest College of […]
Project Art: The Cityโs Alternative Gallery Spaces
HQ Objective goes beyond the traditional gallery’s white cube.
That Capitalist Vision of Thomas Kinkade
Upfor Gallery curators on the McDonald’s of the art world.
“World’s Greatest Cat Painting” Comes to Portland Art Museum
And the collector behind it breaks his silence.
Natalie Anne Howard’s Art Is Psychedelia by Southwest
Her exhibit Diurnal Doldrums evokes ’90s nostalgia.
