For decades, Art Hazelwood has used his sinister style of art as a means of educating society about complex social issues by way of posters and books. His often dark and nefarious-looking images frequently attack powerful figures that he believes are dire ...
2 Dec 2014 - Emily Green
Veterans use their military uniforms to create artwork and heal hidden wounds A group of Portland-area veterans is preparing to dismantle the uniforms its members wore while serving in the military – first, by shredding the fabric with scissors and box cu ...
3 Apr 2015 - Emily Green
Anne Mavor's art installation is a tour through her ancestors’ perpetuation of slavery, genocide, persecution Anne Mavor was hoping to collaborate with a Native American artist for her next big project when she had a rude awakening. She was sitting ...
4 Oct 2016 - Emily Green
‘Drawdown’ lays out the top 80 solutions already underway Around the globe, people are cultivating food, harnessing energy and building communities using methods that have the combined potential to reverse global warming. Scaling up these methods would no ...
10 May 2017 - Emily Green
The author of ‘Pacific Northwest Medicinal Plants’ touts nature’s healing potential Scott Kloos has a profound affinity for plants. He’s the founder and director at The School of Forest Medicine, a founding member of Portland’s Elderberry School of Botani ...
19 May 2017 - Emily Green
'When the shock happens, that’s when people are most vulnerable,' the author of 'No Is Not Enough' tells Street Roots Naomi Klein’s latest book offers a strong dose of clarity to counteract the chaos plaguing the country since Donald T ...
23 Jun 2017 - Emily Green
'They are human beings' who have seen the dark side David Slader first laid his hands on a painting signed “B. Pat” inside a decommissioned jail, located in the cellar of Coquille’s old city hall building. The clown-like face painted with crus ...
30 Jun 2017 - Emily Green
Author Robert Wright says mindfulness can help us live better lives and 'endure the Trump era' Buddhists had it right all along, and we have the science to prove it. That’s the premise of a new book from New York Times best-selling author, journ ...
1 Sep 2017 - Emily Green
Two street artists show us why Portland’s underground paste-up community is internationally renowned If you know where to look, you may have noticed: Portland is plastered with little pieces of guerrilla art. Along main drags in popular neighborhoods, st ...
8 Sep 2017 - Emily Green
Author Franklin Foer warns against a world in which companies such as Google, Amazon and Facebook have eroded our thought processes and command our lives When Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes purchased the New Republic in 2012, he brought back the magazin ...
21 Sep 2017 - Emily Green