Portland Theater Reviews and News

Someone Tagged “Black Lives Matter” Outside a Church in Southeast Portland. Staff Decided to Keep It—and Turn It Into a Mural

Each brick is marked with the name of a Black person who has died at the hands of systemic racism, and painted bricks are reserved for those who have died in the Portland area.

Scout Brobst
4 days ago

“Keep Portland Weird” Is Out. “Don’t F— With Portland” Is In.

“Keep Portland Weird” had a good run, but it doesn’t quite reflect the mettle of a town that just came out in droves to oppose a federal occupation. A tougher, more defiant slogan would speak better to the moment.

Matthew Singer August 6 at 1:29 PM

A New Gallery Exhibit About Don’t Shoot PDX Shows That While the Context of the Protests Has Changed, the Message Has Not

This Thursday marks the opening of Stop Killing Us, an installation curated by Don’t Shoot PDX of protest banners, posters and art.

Shannon Gormley August 5 at 11:22 PM

Jordan Schnitzer Will Give Away $150,000 to Artists as Part of a Newly Announced Black Lives Matter Grant Program

Philanthropist and art patron Jordan Schnitzer has announced a grant program for artists to create work related to the current racial justice movement.

Matthew Singer August 5 at 9:19 PM

Acclaimed Portland Political Cartoonist Matt Bors Is Moving to Canada, Though Not for the Reasons You’re Probably Thinking

For fans of his work, that might sound like Bors, 37, is living out the ultimate liberal fantasy of fleeing America in the mid for the land of maple trees and single-payer healthcare up north.

Matthew Singer August 3

This Portland Street Medic Has Documented His Experience at the Protests Through Striking Watercolor Paintings

The first time Bird O’Flaerty painted an image inspired by the Portland protests, he was pissed off—and it shows.

Matthew Singer August 1

The Work of Portland Airbrush Artist Matt Stanger Is Visible Everywhere From Sidewalks to Strip Clubs to Oaks Park

As an itinerant master of the air brush, Matt Stanger has lent his steady hand and four-color sensibilities to an array of Portland canvases over the years.

Jay Horton July 22

Mobile Projection Unit Uses Portable A/V Equipment to Screen Video Art Everywhere From Silos to Under the Burnside Bridge

Since Mobile Projection Unit was founded last year, Turner and D’Agostino have worked with other local artists to showcase their work in unexpected locations around the city, from a silo in the Eastside Industrial District to the Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon on Southeast Division Street.

Shannon Gormley July 22

Portland Art Space Yale Union Has Transferred Its Building to the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation and Will Dissolve as a Nonprofit

“Together, the NACF board and staff believe that this free land and building transfer will set an example for recognizing the value of Native ownership of property in urban areas across the nation,” NACF President and CEO Lulani Arquette said in a press release. “It’s liberating and encouraging to witness this kind of support for First Peoples of this country.”

Shannon Gormley July 16

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