One of the Portland Art Museum’s most active nights is making a return for its fifth year running, and it’s all thanks to the students and faculty of Portland State’s…
EFF Portland
Portland’s Experimental Film Festival is back for its third year. This year, viewers will have the chance to witness films made with magnets, filmmaker throwdowns and a NSFW sideshow. The…
Cultural Nights: An exchange of African culture, arts, cuisine
The school year is well on its way to closing out, and student organizations are pulling all the stops to celebrate. The Association of African Students is right in step,…
Lizzie Borden took an axe…
Lizzie Borden was acquitted of murdering her parents on June 20, 1893, but the Massachusetts debutante gained a reputation as an axe-wielding, murderous rocker—at least, that will be the telling…
Train runners
The Portland State School of Theatre and Film has a new stage to show off, and an upcoming small-scale play is going to give them that chance. The new Boiler…
Student screenings
Are you a filmmaker? Aspiring to see your work flickering on the silver screen? The enterprising staff of Portland State’s student-run theater could help you make that a reality this…
Artists tackle student debt at the Recess Gallery
Let’s face it, most students today are bundling themselves up in debt, and they aren’t the only ones. From credit card debt to payday loans, there’s a debt cycle out…
Surplus Space PDX
Last month, Pioneer Place Mall came down hard on Portland’s art scene when it suddenly forced closed its own local experimental arts space, Place Gallery. But the closure did little…
Souvenir Driver releases new record ‘Living Water’
Portland-based Souvenir Driver is on fire. Self-styled as bliss pop, this collection of musicians is making waves in the city with a lineup of songs skirting the spheres of Brit-pop…
Masters in making: Part II
Portland State’s Master of Fine Arts candidates are back with a second round of solo exhibitions to be displayed across campus. Through experimental and new media, these artists are bringing…
Masters in making: part 1
Spring term is in full swing, and Portland State’s art galleries are buzzing with activity. The graduating Masters of Fine Arts students are making their presence known in a two-part…