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COMIC ARTIST NIGHT @ THE OPERA | Portland Opera

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COMIC ARTIST NIGHT @ THE OPERA | Portland Opera

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A Tour of Free Geek in Portland

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After the workshop was over, my hosts took on a tour of Free Geek, a truly unique nonprofit organization in Portland. The space reminded of the many artist-run spaces and community centers I've visited when I worked with the New York Foundation of the Arts. If you ever get to Portland, you must visit.

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Curtis Memorial Library: A Tradition of Local Support

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The library’s physical art gallery was converted to a digital one that continued to present the work of area artists. Charlie Hewitt – an artist from New York who grew up using Curtis Memorial Library – felt frustrated with so much negativity in the world. It started with one lighted sign in Portland, Maine.

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Nedspace Co-Working Space in Portland, Oregan will send three Cambodians to college if.

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NedSpace is a 7,500 square ft co-working space for startups, innovative tech companies, artists, nonprofits and social entrepreneurs located in the heart of downtown Portland, Oregon. NedSpace is located at 920 SW Third (between Taylor & Salmon) Portland, Oregon. Plus he will also donate $5000 to Epic Change.

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Guest Post: Community and Civic Engagement in Museum Programs

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An example of this is The Portland Art Museum’s partnership with the faculty and students in Portland State University’s Art and Social Practice Department for their annual Shine a Light program. Sometimes that results in an artist-led cascading collaborative sculpture of 475 visitor-made scrap metal fish.

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Museum 2.0 Rerun: Inside the Design of an Amazing Museum Project to Capture People's Stories

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It made me dig up this 2011 interview with Tina Olsen (then at the Portland Art Museum) about their extraordinary Object Stories project. We invited a cross-section of artists, filmmakers, and advertisers to join us for a think tank. We have four stories up now: from a guard, a curator, a longtime museum lover, and an artist.

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Kid-Tested, Hipster-Approved: How Austin’s Thinkery Curated a Whole New Audience.

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It’s safe to say this town is up there trending with those other ‘cool hipster’ cities like Brooklyn and Portland. Austin is full of brilliant artists, scientists, musicians, performers, educators and organizations doing incredible work. Oh, Austin, TX. That way we get audience buy-in before we’ve even started planning an event.