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The Ruth Foundation for the Arts on February 1 revealed four winners of its newly established Ruth Award: Kite, Candice Lin, Joe Minter, and Rose B. Simpson.

Artists Kite, Candice Lin, Joe Minter, and Rose B. Simpson are inaugural recipients of the $100,000 Ruth Awards.

The more things change, the more they stay the same—especially for a contemporary arts festival founded to highlight the most cutting-edge innovations in art. The Time-Based Art Festival—PICA’s flagship event for the past 20 years, known to most of us as TBA—is going through some changes this year. As an experiment, Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (PICA) has modified the 10-day whirlwind format of past years, opting instead for a more leisurely timeline of perform...

This year's arts events look very different—yet the city is slated for its biggest arts autumn ever. We dove in to untangle the chaos.

Reuben Roqueñi says that as he begins work as executive director of the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (PICA), "my job initially is to come in, and be a good listener, to invite the community into our space and let us know what kind of space is going to work for them.”

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PICA announced last week that it has hired a new executive director to replace the outgoing Victoria Frey. Only the third executive in the experimental arts organization's 28 years, Reuben Roqueñi possesses an impressive background in arts admin and has worked with PICA since 2012. Mercury culture editor Suzette Smith spoke with both Frey and Roqueñi about the upcoming transition, what drew Roqueñi to PICA in the first place, and why it's such a special arts in...

Portland, Oregon (PRWEB) January 18, 2023 -- The LIFT – Early Career Support for Native Artists program, is a one-year award for emerging Native artists to

Portland, OR (PRWEB) September 08, 2022 -- PORTLAND, Oregon, September 8, 2022 – The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) is pleased to announce the new

Portland, OR (PRWEB) January 19, 2022 -- PORTLAND, Oregon, January 19, 2022 – The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) is pleased to announce its open