Anyone who’s seen, bought or worn pearls knows of their elegance and beauty. Although they lack the sparkling radiance of diamonds, pearls give the wearer an appearance of style and sophistication. But how did pearls come to mean what they do to us?
The genre of “environmentalist films” encompasses not only movies concerning the environment, such as those that touch on global warming, but those that focus on the many social manifestations of eco-mindedness, like cultural attitudes toward food consumption.
Wendy White’s approach to painting is unique and eclectic. For her, the materials she uses to paint with are as important as the paintings themselves.
In a culture that often demands explicit definitions for what qualifies as “art,” open-ended creative expressions of the human experience can be a breath of fresh air.
In a culture that often demands explicit definitions for what qualifies as “art,” open-ended creative expressions of the human experience can be a breath of fresh air.
Portland has a reputation for being a socially progressive city, yet this reputation goes hand-in-hand with a marked history of institutionalized racism. Certain neighborhoods still remain highly racially segregated, and the Albina district in North and Northeast Portland is a shining example of these residual tensions.
Musical performances on our university campus are a common and welcome occurrence. On Thursday, March 1, the Performance Attendance Recital Series continues with a concert featuring Trio Spektrum in Lincoln Hall.
What are some of the ways that race, gender and class interact with the formation of one’s identity?
On Tuesday, Feb. 21, the Everybody Reads program will host a panel in the Millar Library featuring Portland State professors who will discuss how this year’s book selection, Heidi Durrow’s The Girl Who Fell From the Sky, confronts these issues as they relate to identity and child-rearing.
What do the words “Happy New Year” mean to you? Not every culture rings in calendar change with “Auld Lang Syne,” champagne and resolutions.
On Saturday, Feb. 11, the Confucius Institute at Portland State, the Portland Chinese Times and the Portland Art and Cultural Center will present the 2012 Chinese New Year Culture Fair at the Oregon Convention Center.
If a picture is worth a thousand words, a work of art is worth a thousand stories.
Tomorrow, the PSU Indigenous Studies Department and the Earth and Spirit Council will present Lillian Pitt as part of their Indigenous Speakers series. Titled “The natural way: indigenous voices with Lillian Pitt,” the event will showcase Pitt’s artwork and give her an opportunity to share stories from her life. It will be held at the Native American Student and Community Center.
Anyone who believes that silence is golden has never seriously listened to opera.
On Tuesday, Jan 31, the Portland Opera’s Studio Artist series presents soprano Lindsay Ohse at the Portland Art Museum’s Whitsell Auditorium. Over the course of a 90-minute recital, Ohse will sing her way through three sections of music, providing a unique and intimate vocal experience.