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Did you know that algae and cyanobacteria are part of every breath we take? Me neither, but that’s what Laura Ahola-Young says in her artist … Continue reading
Step into the Karin Clarke Gallery this month, and you might think you had walked through the wrong door. Instead of the gallery’s typically loose, … Continue reading
“The world is an unpredictable place where bad things happen,” medievalist Martha Bayless says. Going into year three of the COVID-19 pandemic, I’m with her … Continue reading
“I’ve been thinking a lot about what ‘essential’ means,” says Michael Fisher, executive director of Maude Kerns Art Center. It’s not the kind of statement … Continue reading
I’ve decided to do something different and begin this review with a sales pitch: See Shannon Wheeler’s original ink drawings in Art Show at Portland’5 … Continue reading
Greeting cards add a personal touch — either seriously or humorously — to convey affection, good will, gratitude and sympathy. They may seem like they … Continue reading
Steven Broocks doesn’t know a whole lot about Towards a 21st Century Abstraction, the exhibit currently showing through Dec. 4 at the Coos Art Museum, … Continue reading
Being a visual artist can be a solitary occupation, working in your studio alone all day. But if you’re a printmaker, odds are you might … Continue reading
Comics journalism, once a brash upstart in the stodgy newspaper business, is coming of age. It’s been two decades now since Joe Sacco’s graphic novel … Continue reading
Don’t mourn the dead. Celebrate the departed on Día de los Muertos. It is a joyful celebration, primarily among people of Mexican heritage on the … Continue reading