The awards go to a quartet of artists who "spark hope, inspiration and connection, and ... raise voices that aren’t always heard." Seven finalists receive $10,000 each.

The aptly-named “ensemble” (a loose collective) of Eugene musicians making “difficult” (or “experimental”) music hosted their fourth annual gathering in October.

The lasting impact of the photographer, writer and environmental advocate who died in October 2025, and whose work and life are honored in an exhibit at Astoria's RiverSea Gallery through February 10.

The essay collection explores the migration of a "mystery people" from Europe to the American West, as well as providing thumbnail sketches of novels in which they feature.

Sam Marroquin's vivid paintings at Alexander Gallery of the ongoing horror experienced by Palestinians in Gaza go straight to the heart of both shame and action.

The bill to fund the national arts and humanities endowments is headed for the Senate, and then must be signed by the president to take effect. But the House approval is a promising first step.

The 61-year-old building is structurally unsound and the library may soon move. But after two failed bond measures, supporters ask where and how.

ChatterPDX shows us how it’s done; Jennifer Wright echolocates; Pyxis Quartet takes Portland to school; New Wave Opera previews Caroline Louise Miller; Orchestra Nova Northwest revives Giancarlo Castro D’Addona’s flute concerto for Adam Eccleston; Jimmie Herrod dominates the Oregon Symphony.

Also this week: Lucy Liu in "Rosemead," and the Portland Art Museum's Whitsell Auditorium reopens after a lengthy renovation.

Chatter’s ever-changing string quartet, with co-artistic director and clarinetist James Shields, premiered a new work by Osberg, one of three composers in Chatter’s unique residency program.

Amy Bowers Cordalis will talk in Ashland about her memoir "The Water Remembers" and her family’s efforts behind the largest river restoration project in history.

From A Notion, A Scream’s all Rosephayne Powell concert to Sweet Honey in the Rock with Resonance Ensemble to the return of Super Bach Sunday.

The Portland writer's new biography tells the story of an important leader of the early gay rights movement.

As federal support for the nation's public broadcasting stations disappears, Oregon public radio and TV outlets bank on increased donations from individuals and private funders.

The 94-year-old was a fixture in the coastal community, a “bridge to the past” famous for his Bloomsday Celebrations, outrageous outfits, and storytelling.

As a new year rolls out, shows are opening at Experience Theatre Project, Portland Center Stage and many more. Plus: Twilight Theater is 12 years old and as edgy as ever; Ten Fifteen Productions offers free classes.

The power of community truly delivered to help ArtsWatch surpass its end-of-year target, raising $27,827. Ding ding ding!

The three performance halls, which bring 800,000 people to downtown each year, have begun a management transition that will be completed by July 1, 2027.

Oregon Public Broadcasting, KBOO-FM, All Classical Radio and many other stations across Oregon and the nation lose a vital funding partner whose main money source had been cut off by Congress.

Light, patterns, and reflection thread through January art exhibitions. Raylee Heiden features some highlights.

Inside the Talent warehouse in Southern Oregon, thousands of festival costumes are preserved and reused, then sent to stages across the country, including "Saturday Night Live."

Robert Westenberg, who plays Diamond as his older self in the Broadway touring musical that performs Jan. 6-11 in Portland's Keller Auditorium, talks about the pleasures of playing the great pop star onstage.

Jamuna Chiarini spotlights leading dance events coming up in January and looks back on highlights, changes, and significant events in the Oregon dance world in 2025.

2026 starts off strong with new films from Park Chan-wook and Chinese director Bi Gan.

It's been a year of highs and lows, from the Oregon Symphony jamming with the Dandy Warhols and the Portland Art Museum reinvigorating itself to the closing of the Five Oaks Museum and the federal administration's fiscal war on arts. Time for 2026 to step up and take over!

Community reading events include Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's memoir "Lovely One" in Multnomah County.

In a long, sometimes stressful, and often beautifully sounding year, the most important thing we do is talk to each other.

From novelist Todd Grimson to actor Denis Arndt, painter Isaka Shamsud-Din, gallerist Donna Guardino, jazz vocalist Nancy King, singer/songwriter Jack McMahon and more, remembering Oregon artists who died in 2025.

Major shifts in leadership at All Classical Radio, Portland Art Museum, the state's arts & cultural agencies, Eugene Ballet and many other groups made 2025 a year of realignment.

We are launching a new chapter to mark ArtsWatch’s 15th anniversary, establishing additional content and programming, and announcing an exciting opportunity to strengthen the bones of the operation. It’s the last chance to donate to nudge ArtsWatch in the right direction.

The Trump Administration's war on culture, DEI, and federal arts agencies has slashed money for arts groups across the nation, including Oregon, and is likely to continue.

A year on the boards: Even costumed characters protesting in front of an ICE facility couldn’t upstage the stellar performances from Oregon’s theater community this year.

It was generally a good year for books and readers in Oregon, with local writers winning honors and drawing crowds.

From the Portland Art Museum's $116 million reinvigoration to a bevy of innovative exhibitions, it's been a good art year in Oregon despite the Trump Administration's war on arts and culture.

At the Crystal Ballroom, Dexter and the Moonrocks take a Texas twang to the quintessential Northwest sound – and bring Gen X and Gen Z together in a sublime sweat.

Marc Mohan shares his picks for this year's best movies.

Cheer up: As the year and "Nutcracker" season near an end, Martha Ullman West comes to the rescue with a list of five gift books to help dance lovers through the holidays.

Rediscovering a long-ago holiday tradition reminds us how stories connect us through the ages.

The Portland-area writer chronicles both her search for her biological father and learning to live with the continual dizziness brought on by mal débarquement syndrome.

Photographer K.B. Dixon portrays filmmaker Brian Lindstrom, novelist Michael Keeffe, journalist & fiction writer Emma Pattee, essayist & memoirist Karleigh Frisbie Brogan, and actor & musician Ben Tissell.

In her new podcast, Dmae Lo Roberts talks about science fiction, alien visitors, how science and art interact, and Indigenous tradition with the Portland author of "Robopocalypse" and his new novel "Hole in the Sky."

The Oregon Historical Society's popular series will feature talks about the nation's founding and often difficult evolution by authors Rick Atkinson, Keisha Blain, Michael Luo and Megan Kate Nelson.

This week at the movies, four new films stand out among the usual roster of holiday cash cows.

From December 19-24, Eugene Ballet audiences will once again travel with Clara into the Land of the Sweets in "The Nutcracker," this year featuring a special sensory-friendly performance.

Joby Talbot and Gene Scheer’s “graphic novel opera,” running at Portland’s World Trade Center Theatre through December 21, is anything but cartoonish in this climb to the top of the world.

The cooperative gallery located in Portland's Pearl District marks the occasion with a group show featuring the work of 18 artists. The show includes a sculpture of squares within squares, a painted fish mosaic, and a kaleidoscope of autumn leaves.

David Saffert and Jillian Snow reflect ahead of their latest holiday run at CoHo Theatre as the two glittering stars, "quirky and larger than life in their own separate ways.”

The city’s largest theater company surpassed its first fundraising benchmark, raising more than $2.5 million by the end of August. Now, in the midst of a 14-month campaign, it’s hoping to raise another $2.5 million by the end of 2025.

Business Oregon’s Arts & Culture Director on her new role, the arts economy, and Oregon’s creative future

Agatha Christie’s “The Murder of Roger Akroyd,” “A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical” and “Nervous Laughter” will be onstage in early January. Plus: Imago’s ‘ZooZoo,’ ‘Jinkx & DeLa,’ and continuing holiday shows.