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ConnectDaily Art MomentDiscoverLearnDaily Art Moment: Adolf Dehn
Are you ready for the holidays? In this lithograph, American artist Adolf Dehn (1895–1968) offers us a view of Christmas Eve in 1931. There are only a few small presents […]
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CommunityDiscoverLearnWrite Around PAM: Anne Truitt
As we officially welcome winter with the solstice this week, we invite you to spend some time with Bonne by Anne Truitt. This sculpture carries the energy and colors of […]
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PodcastAwkward Questions for Kara Cooney
On October 8, 2021, Dr. Kara Cooney presented a virtual lecture for the Portland Art Museum audience titled When Women Ruled the World.
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CommunityDiscoverLearnWrite Around PAM: Frank Okada
As we enter winter, the days shorten, and at least here in the Pacific Northwest, the cloud cover grows. Soaking up moments of light and sun feels even more important […]
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CommunityConnectDiscoverLearnWrite Around PAM: Dyani White Hawk
Dyani White Hawk’s suite Takes Care of Them was inspired by the Lakota practice of four veterans being asked to stand and face each of the four cardinal directions during […]
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ConnectDaily Art MomentDiscoverLearnDaily Art Moment: Édouard Vuillard
Artist Édouard Vuillard found inspiration from the people closest at hand, as seen in our current special exhibition, Private Lives: Home and Family in the Art of the Nabis, 1889–1900. […]
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CommunityIn Memoriam, Nani Warren
The Portland Art Museum shares with sadness the passing of Nani Warren. Nani was a Life Trustee in honor of her extraordinary contributions and recognized for her distinguished service. She […]
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ConnectDaily Art MomentDiscoverLearnDaily Art Moment: Trude Parkinson
Emerging Zodiac is an exceptional example of Parkinson’s work and her dedicated interest in the human body in relation to the greater cosmos. The model of the dancing figure is […]
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CommunityDiscoverLearnWrite Around PAM: Pierre Bonnard
As the current Private Lives exhibition makes clear, the Nabis artists loved depicting children. Not only were they part of the artists’ intimate family circles, but children also offered an […]
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CommunityDiscoverLearnWrite Around PAM: Marie Watt
Seneca artist Marie Watt created Companion Species: Ferocious Mother and Canis Familiaris with the help of over 200 people who participated in two sewing circles. These collective efforts generated a […]
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CommunityDiscoverLearnWrite Around PAM: Gail Tremblay
In this piece by Onondaga and Mi’kmaq artist Gail Tremblay, 35 mm film finds new life, transformed into a woven basket. Tremblay adapts Indigenous weaving practices, traditionally used to make […]
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ConnectDaily Art MomentDiscoverLearnDaily Art Moment: Private Lives
After resetting the clocks and settling in for a dark winter, I am reminded of the many scenes of lamplight in the exhibition Private Lives: Home and Family in the […]