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How do we translate the hidden languages of the forest? 🌲 In Field Studies (Symbiosis), three multidisciplinary artists spent nine months deeply investigating the land to give voice to the forest itself. This 30-minute immersive performance and installation moves from the aerial canopy of the Canadian Boreal Forest all the way down to the hidden communication channels of the micro-rhizomes in the soil. It is a profound exploration of wind, water, and pollination, opening us up to a world where all living beings are recognized as our sacred relations. The Collaborative Experience: ✨ Fernanda D’Agostino activates the space with monumental projections. ✨ Lisa DeGrace weaves an immersive soundtrack of nature and beyond. ✨ Laura Kathrein translates the unseen world through a live, embodied movement performance. Come experience the dynamic processes that shape our landscape.

•have you seen our show yet?!• But Tell It Slant is only open through this week! If you haven't had time to stop by yet, first Thursday is a great opportunity. Stop by the 511 building to see the BFA shows, meander through the street gallery, and then come read some poetry and watch the sunrise with us 🌤 Hope to see you then :) ~KC

STATEMENT is a coming together of six legendary elders of Portland’s creative community, using their various art forms to make a statement about life, love, America, grief, dance, inspiration, and being a Jew. If you’ve been in Portland for the past fifty years, you know these names. Each artist has been asked to prepare a 9-minute monologue, enhanced with their unique brilliance. Westerwelle will speak with humor and guts in a conversation with God; Banyas will be talking about her early inspirations in movement; Martinez-Grieco will be moving and speaking about, well, everything; Keefe, who has photographed everything and everyone over the past 40 years, will be showing us her beautiful, imagistic documentation; Sander will be doing spoken-word as well as original music; and Grabel will be doing a spoken word piece about America and being a Jew. We have all collaborated in the past, but never as a group.

hi pls come to my thesis defense !

TOMORROW! APRIL 18! Join us in celebrating the thesis work created by the PNCA MFA students at the MFA Thesis Exhibition Reception!! This annual exhibition marks the culmination of creative exploration, critical inquiry, and artistic innovation by the Master of Fine Arts candidates at the Pacific Northwest College of Art. The exhibition and reception is free and open to the public. Public Reception: Thursday, April 18 | 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Exhibition Dates: April 18 - May 9, 2026 Exhibition Sites and Hours: Building 5 2516 NW 29th Ave, Portland, OR 97210 Open Saturdays and Sundays, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Stelo Arts 412 NW 8th Avenue, Portland, OR 97202 Open Thursday - Saturday, 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

It was a wonderful gathering and welcoming of spring at Camp Colton. 🌱 From gathering around the shared table for our Spring Equinox Dinner to exploring the creeks and waterfall together for Water Day, this past weekend was pure magic. A massive thank you to CC's Catering Company for the beautiful feast, Stelo Arts for leading our creative workshop, and Molalla River Watch for helping us celebrate our local waterways. Most importantly, thank you to our incredible community for showing up and breathing life into the forest. 📸: @jasonluceyphotos

SATURDAY! April 18! Join us in celebrating the thesis work created by the PNCA MFA students at the MFA Thesis Exhibition Reception!! This annual exhibition marks the culmination of creative exploration, critical inquiry, and artistic innovation by the Master of Fine Arts candidates at the Pacific Northwest College of Art. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public. Public Reception: Saturday, April 18 | 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Exhibition Dates: April 18 - May 9, 2026 Exhibition Sites and Hours: Building 5 @buildingfive 2516 NW 29th Ave, Portland, OR 97210 Open Saturdays and Sundays, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Stelo Arts @steloarts 412 NW 8th Avenue, Portland, OR 97202 Open Thursday - Saturday, 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Join us in celebrating the thesis work created by the PNCA MFA students at the MFA Thesis Exhibition Reception!! This annual exhibition marks the culmination of creative exploration, critical inquiry, and artistic innovation by the Master of Fine Arts candidates at the Pacific Northwest College of Art. The exhibition and reception is free and open to the public. Public Reception: Saturday, April 18 | 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Exhibition Dates: April 18 - May 10, 2026 Exhibition Sites and Hours: Building 5 @buildingfive 2516 NW 29th Ave, Portland, OR 97210 Open Saturdays and Sundays, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Stelo Arts @steloarts 412 NW 8th Avenue, Portland, OR 97202 Open Wednesday - Saturday, 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM **Second photo is from last years exhibition**

Join us on Thursday, April 6th at Dear Portland for an interactive teach-in exploring Oregon’s fair housing history and how it continues to shape today’s housing challenges. Dig into the roots of housing inequity, connect past to present, and look ahead at what it takes to build more just & inclusive communities. Hosted by @1000oregon and @fair_housing_council_oregon . Dinner will be provided! Doors at 5:00 PM, event kicks off at 5:30 PM. Ticket link is in our bio 💌 #humansforhousing #dearportland #HousingJustice #firstthursdayartwalk #firstthursday

Another busload of students came through the exhibit today 💌 Beaverton Academy of Science & Engineering visited as part of their Economics and Literature & Composition classes — we had 120 students over the last two days. There are six more days of the exhibit: • April 1st • April 2nd • April 3rd • April 4th • April 8th • April 9th Find free tickets at the link in our bio, and bring a friend. #dearportland #humansforhousing #housingjustice

Visiting Artist Lecture: Yeni Mao 📍 Pacific Northwest College of Art 🗓️⏳Wednesday, Apr 1 from 6 pm to 7:30 pm 📌Free & Open to the Public! This lecture will be both livestreamed and in person. Pacific Northwest College of Art’s MFA in Visual Studies program, presented in partnership with Stelo is proud to welcome Yeni Mao for an artist talk. About Yeni Mao The sculptural practice of Yeni Mao engages in issues of fragmentation through a series of assemblages and architectonic arrangements. In a manner of material fetishization, the works imply abstracted, unraveled bodies; cyborg constructions of found, fabricated, or sculpted components. Predominately using steel, ceramic, and leather as raw materials, Mao cites the act of making, the transformation of materials, as a vehicle to both content and form. Mao evokes and examines a sense of otherness, with the concurrent sensations of restraint, domination and order. His works are coded with references to subcultures, countercultures and outsiders; enforced or self imposed on account of their social, racial, sexual, or transnational status. Mao sees deviance as the basis for his multivalent practice. Often layering these larger concerns over his own personal histories and social positioning, most recently the projects are based in family mythologies. Stelo illuminates the power of art to invite conversation and build community. We are dedicated to responsive models of support via partnerships, collaboration, and exchange.

Wednesday! Join us for an artist lecture with @yenimao on April 1, 2026 at 6PM in the first floor Mediatheque. Free and open to the public. RSVP with the link in our bio. Presented in partnership with Stelo and PNCA's MFA IN Visual Studies program.