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Daily Art MomentDiscoverLearnDaily Art Moment: Lorenzo Triburgo
“I began ‘Transportraits’ when I came out as TransQueer in 2008—a time before the proliferation of trans representations we see in dominant media today (for better or worse) and before […]
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CommunityDiscoverLearnWrite Around PAM: Kehinde Wiley
Art invites us deeper into stories. Writing is an especially powerful way to slow down, connect and explore those stories. We invite you to spend some time today with this […]
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Daily Art MomentDiscoverLearnDaily Art Moment: Katsushika Hokusai
“Last summer I hiked to Ramona Falls in Mt. Hood National Forest for the first time—and immediately thought of this print. Water cascades down the rocks, forking into powerful branches […]
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Daily Art MomentDiscoverLearnDaily Art Moment: American flag
“Monuments are on my mind. As we are seeing statues of racist historical figures being toppled in cities across the country, my thoughts jump over to the American flag. A […]
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Daily Art MomentDiscoverLearnDaily Art Moment: Elizabeth Catlett
“Not all art belongs on walls. Artists’ books are designed to be held by the viewer, creating an intimate and tactile relationship between the art and the onlooker. Often paired […]
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CommunityLearnThe Numberz Juneteenth Teach-In
Juneteenth Teach-In 2020: Blackness in Focus June 19, 6 a.m. – 9 p.m. June 19th is Juneteenth, the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United […]
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Daily Art MomentDiscoverLearnDaily Art Moment: Vaginal Davis
“Vaginal Davis describes herself as a ‘doyenne of intersexed outsider art,’ working across, around, and between artistic disciplines: she is a performance artist, painter, curator, composer, writer, and musician. She […]
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CommunityLearnAcknowledging the role of our museum in oppression
Last week, the Museum and Northwest Film Center shared a message of solidarity with our Black community, staff, and partners in the wake of the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna […]
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Daily Art Moment: Isaka Shamsud-Din
“For several years I sketched at a bar next door to my studio with the idea to capture some of that life, the meshing of figures/shapes, personalities, and my reflections. […]
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CommunityConnectLearnBlack Lives Matter
We at the Portland Art Museum stand in solidarity with our staff, partners, and community members to demand justice for the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, David […]
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CommunityGeorge Floyd
George Floyd Protest is Art These two tags were spray-painted along the walkway in front of the Mark Building Sunday night. There are many other tags throughout the campus. While […]
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Community
In solidarity, demanding racial justice
We stand in solidarity with our community, staff, and partners demanding racial justice. We speak the names George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and far too many others to honor […]
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