Memorial: Those we lost in 2022
Bob Hicks
December 31, 2022
Remembering the many Oregon arts and cultural figures who died in 2022, from music to dance to stage to screen to literary figures and more.
Remembering the many Oregon arts and cultural figures who died in 2022, from music to dance to stage to screen to literary figures and more.
Jamuna Chiarini considers the resilience, grit, and transcendence of Portland’s dance community in 2022.
Listening backwards and forwards to the trends and traditions which (we hope) will continue into the next year.
From Frida Kahlo to Banksy to Arvie Smith to Elizabeth Leach’s 40 years to Michelangelo vs. the dinosaurs, a year of invigorating things to see.
From the glories of Movie Madness to a flock of festivals to the tale of Will Vinton’s lost dreams, it was a very good film year in Oregon.
Marc Mohan picks his best movies of the year. To find out which ones make the list – and which is No. 1 – read on.
Powers and band performed their eclectic holiday concert for the first time since 2019.
Chamber Music Northwest’s December concert featured the baritone with pianist Gloria Chien, performing some of his favorite storytelling works.
Oregon’s theater scene took the year literally in stages, from Covid caution to something resembling (but not quite) full speed ahead.
From Putin’s invasion of Ukraine to vaccine wars to street protests and racial reckonings, the art world responds to the world at large.
Around Oregon, a fresh crop of arts leaders move into top spots. In part, it’s a generational shift.
Near Willamina, Joe Robinson has created a haven for ceramicists working with the wood-fired kiln. “When you stand next to a fire,” he says, “you feel like you belong.”
The trauma of invasion has a long history before Putin. Ukraine artists draw on it in remarkable ways, reaching back to the modernist movement of a century ago.
Amy Leona Havin looks back at a year of book releases, events, interviews, and inspirations from Oregon’s literary bounty.
Using paper, cloth, and found materials, film director Luca DiPierro brings a beautifully haunting world of folklore and magic to life in “The Cadence.”
The gallery’s painting and photography show “Inheritance” spotlights agricultural workers in Ghana and Black farmers in America.
Your guide to making last-minute holiday music plans through the New Year, from Nutcrackers to Pink Martinis.
A conversation with Chicago Symphony principal bassoonist Keith Buncke.
In “EO,” six donkeys in search of an auteur find the right one; “Babylon” discovers that Hollywood’s a den of iniquity.
The Eugene orchestra, which accompanies Eugene Ballet’s “Nutcracker” performances again this month, mixes seasoned professionals with aspiring orchestral musicians.
With an emphasis on technique and also inclusion, new director Katarina Svetlova is leading Oregon Ballet Theatre School in a fresh direction.
Oregon’s unique Cultural Tax Credit can double your donation to arts and cultural groups. Deadline for this year’s gifts is Dec. 31.
Combining moments of dazzling dancing with whimsical costumes, vibrant sets, and Tchaikovsky’s iconic score, the ballet remains one of the most beloved holiday traditions.
Sure, it’s possible to make good art with a Christmas theme. So why, oh why, is so much of it pure schlock?
Pour a mug of cocoa and relax with Daryl Browne’s latest crossword puzzle, a joyful celebration of the holiday season.
Suggestions to delight book lovers include works by Charlie Mackesy, Madeline Miller, George Saunders, and Richard Powers.
From 3 Leg Torso to Anonymous Theatre to Portland Revels and a Dickens of a lineup, it’s a holiday sort of season onstage.
The combination of studios and gallery in the old Bend Iron Works is a communal space for artists to share their creative process with the public.
The exhibitions “Dakota Modern: the Art of Oscar Howe” and “Jeffrey Gibson: They Come from Fire” offer interrelated reflections on identity and the historical record. Laurel Reed Pavic reviews.
The Japanese artist’s reflection on the shifting forms of life, meticulously shaped at PLACE, is about to return to its source.
On beyond “Avatar”: a pair of audacious debuts from Filipina and Danish/Iranian directors; big swings in a fat suit; and, yes, those otherworldly special effects.
The fall production reflected Shaun Keylock’s continued commitment to preserving Portland’s history of dance while finding his own niche as a choreographer in its future.
A touring exhibit at the history museum traces the rise of a Black-based American popular music of liberation.
As Portland Baroque Orchestra and the choir Cappella Romana bring Handel’s “Messiah” to vivid life, photographer Joe Cantrell captures the energy and beauty of it all.
The Portland-area visual artist and children’s book author talks about her journey into the world of mouse-making and the importance of nature in her work.
Imago’s magical menagerie of costumed critters returns to the stage. Plus Dickens and C.S. Lewis and even Neil Simon.
Ngo, who says one of her strengths for mosaic is her tolerance for tedious work, will give a Jan. 14 presentation on what she saw in Ravenna and other mosaic centers of Italy.
“Messiahs,” holiday traditions, Bach, Dickens, and more, performed by Oregon’s finest choral ensembles.
A stellar adaptation of an “unfilmable” Dom Delillo novel leads a bonanza of big-screen openings, including a gay love story and a documentary on Nan Goldin’s war on OxyContin.
British harpsichordist and early-music champion Julian Perkins will succeed violinist Monica Huggett as artistic director of Portland Baroque Orchestra.
FNM’s Legacies 1 concert followed a throughline backwards, from YCP composer Nathan Campbell and Ukrainian-Swiss composer Victoria Poleva past Schnittke and Mahler to Brahms and Wieck-Schumann.
The self-taught McMinnville pyrographer and etcher says creating art is integral to his life. “When it comes to doing what I’m passionate about, it’s close to meditation.”
Talking with the new artistic director of the Irish theater Corrib about Dublin and contemporary playwrights and her twisting path to Portland.
Photographer K.B. Dixon considers the art of portraiture in photographer Wilson’s bold new book of images of famous writers.
The Dec. 10 show at the Yamhill Valley Heritage Center features 30 artists who make everything from jewelry to Viking armor.
Susannah Mars at Wilf’s, a little Batucada samba, Imago’s “ZooZoo” menagerie, M&F “Santaland” nostalgia at the history museum.
Holiday shows dominate December’s theater calendar, with good cheer and comedy and a few dark edges to keep you on your toes.
Celebrate the triumph of light over darkness with a bevy of seasonal productions, plus new work from some of our region’s most noted choreographers.
In which we discuss holiday traditions new and old.
Fuse Theatre’s new production of Thornton Wilder’s American classic tells the story of love and loss from a queer perspective.
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