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ConnectDiscoverLearnWrite Around PAM: Jacob Lawrence
This piece by Jacob Lawrence is full of activity, of working and building, of creating something new. The energy of the piece invites us to engage with it, to put […]
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ConnectDiscoverLearnWrite Around PAM: Roy DeCarava
Writing allows us to reflect deeply on our journey, as individuals, as families, as community. This evocative photograph by Roy DeCarava has appeared in two Portland Art Museum exhibitions that […]
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ConnectDiscoverLearnWrite Around PAM: Elizabeth Catlett
Elizabeth Catlett created these lithographs in honor of Margaret Walker’s seminal poem “For My People.” Rather than illustrating the poem literally, Catlett transforms Walker’s powerful words about Black experience into […]
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ConnectDiscoverLearnWrite Around PAM: Neil Meitzler
Both visual art and creative writing can invite us into abstract thoughts, a chance to step away from the traditional narrative and into a different way of thinking, seeing, speaking. […]
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CommunityConnectDiscoverLearnWrite Around PAM: Fern Coppedge
Many of us have likely gotten to know the streets we live on a bit better this year as we take walks in the neighborhood or spend time looking out […]
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CommunityConnectDiscoverLearnWrite Around PAM: Mary Adams
At two inches by two inches in diameter, this piece by Mary Adams (Mohawk, Canadian) feels quintessentially “small but mighty” and so full of intricate beauty. In these fraught days, […]
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CommunityDiscoverLearnWrite Around PAM: Dyani White Hawk
This screenprint by Dyani White Hawk was inspired by a Plains style women’s dentalium dress. You can almost feel the ribbons, the wool, the shells, the metallic details, the hemline. […]
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CommunityDiscoverLearnWrite Around PAM: Katsumata Chieko
The arrival of a new year gives us an opportunity to pause, to set intentions, to be open to the expanse of time and space all around us. This piece […]
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CommunityDiscoverLearnWrite Around PAM: Amanda Snyder
This has been an especially challenging year, for so many reasons. As we move toward its end, we are reminded of the importance of threshold times—spaces between what has been […]
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ConnectDiscoverLearnWrite Around PAM: Grandma Moses
Tomorrow marks the winter solstice and the shortest day of the year. We invite you to spend some time reflecting on and writing about this arrival of winter, using this […]
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ConnectDiscoverLearnWrite Around PAM: Miyashita Zenji
As we move towards the winter solstice and our nights continue to lengthen, we are exploring the gifts and challenges of the darkness, along with the expectant hope of the […]
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ConnectDiscoverLearnWrite Around PAM: Anne Ryan
The winter chill has descended on much of Oregon, with cold rain, clouds, snow, and wind greeting us most days. Today we are finding some warmth and light in this […]