Tag: history
Coming Home
Chisao Hata, veteran artist, activist and community weaver and Roberta Wong longtime visual artist and curator both have personal and family histories connected to Portland’s historic Old Town. They are about to embark on Vanport Mosaic’s Coming Home project … Read the rest
Hanako Wakatsuki-Chong
Hanako Wakatsuki-Chong was recently appointed the new executive director of the Japanese American Museum of Oregon (JAMO). She speaks with Jenna Yokoyama on Stage and Studio about her personal and professional background in preserving Japanese American history as well as
Vanport Mosaic with Chisao Hata and Aaron Spriggs
The 8th Annual Festival Vanport Mosaic Festival is underway in Portland through May 29, 2023.
Curated and produced by Laura Lo Forti, who calls herself a Story Midwife, two artists who’ve worked with the festival through the years are taking … Read the rest
Horatio Law & Alex Chiu -Illuminating Time
Illuminating Time as a title can mean a time that can be illuminating to a person or a time period that is bright with illumination like during the holiday season. But in this case Illuminating Time is the name of … Read the rest
“Beatrice”- A New Opera
Portland Opera debuts it’s multi-year project to commission new operas that feature the stories and histories of BIPOC Oregonians for their young audiences program for their Portland Opera to Go Program (POGO) and their first original work is the biographical … Read the rest
Carey Wong & The World Transformed
As a veteran scenic designer, Carey Wong made magic happen in 300 productions throughout the Northwest and beyond for more than 45 years. He got his start professionally in the 1980s as the resident set designer at Portland Opera for … Read the rest