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ConnectDaily Art MomentDiscoverLearnDaily Art Moment: Judy Pfaff
Judy Pfaff is an innovator, acclaimed for her groundbreaking work in installation art during the 1970s. At a time when minimalism was prized, she approached spaces with maximal intention, filling […]
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ConnectDaily Art MomentDiscoverLearnDaily Art Moment: Renée Sintenis
Happy New Year! Artists have long marked the occasion by sending original prints to their friends and family. In this example by German sculptor and printmaker Renée Sintenis (1888–1965), the […]
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CommunityDiscoverLearnWrite Around PAM: Maurice Denis
As many of us gather this weekend with our households, extended family and friends, or even just our furry companions, we will center time together, and may even take a […]
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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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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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ConnectDaily Art MomentDiscoverLearnDaily Art Moment: Pierre Bonnard
After a hot, dry, summer, I cheered the recent return of rain to Portland. More than 100 years ago, French artist Pierre Bonnard captured the magic of a rainy night […]
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ConnectDaily Art MomentDiscoverLearnDaily Art Moment: Beatrice S. Levy
As cooler temperatures roll in, I am already feeling nostalgic for summer. This moody etching by Beatrice S. Levy captures some of the longing and freedom of the season. Born […]
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CommunityDiscoverLearnArt and Writing During the Pandemic: Celebrating the Write Around Portland Partnership
It has been more than one year since Write Around Portland and the Portland Art Museum began collaborating on weekly, art-inspired writing prompts to sustain our souls and our sense […]
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Daily Art MomentDiscoverLearnDaily Art Moment: Josef Albers
Artist, teacher, and color theorist Josef Albers spent decades refining his concepts of color relationships and form. Formulation: Articulation, published after his retirement from the art department at Yale University, […]
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ConnectDaily Art MomentDiscoverLearnDaily Art Moment: Edward Penfield
Congratulations to the Class of 2021! This charming poster, advertising the June edition of Harper’s Magazine, gives a nod to the graduates of 1895. Artist Edward Penfield is credited with […]
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Daily Art MomentDiscoverLearnDaily Art Moment: Samantha Wall
“The shadow is both a part of our identity and apart from it. It is our counterpart and sometimes the truer part.” —Samantha Wall, 2021 Flayed is a drawing from […]