Echoes of a moment

On the evening of Nov. 6, as part of Portland State’s MFA Studio Lecture Series, students and faculty had the privilege of hearing visiting artist Amanda Ross-Ho discuss her artistic…

This is Our Town

Beginning Nov. 14, the Portland State School of Theatre + Film will be presenting Our Town, a live adaptation of Thorton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 1938 play of the same name….

Portland by design

Portland is a city of designers. Creative types flock here from all over the country, enticed by the promise of a community that cares about art and the people who…

A+D Projects

This fall term, the School of Art and Design has launched a new class: an in-house design agency called A+D Projects. This one-of-a-kind class has only just begun, but is…

Arts on a budget

It’s Friday night and you want to do something. You already know that you’re going to head to that party later, or maybe meet your friends at the bar, but…

Set phasers to stunning

Captain’s log, Stardate 91193.96. We have encountered a humanoid species gathered at the Cathedral Park amphitheater. The inhabitants of the green terrestrial sphere are collected to take part in what the people of Earth call a “play.” I, as the ship’s commanding officer, will observe this ritual to better understand this planet’s life-forms.