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Mel Katz Anodized Aluminum

Where: The Laura Russo Gallery, Portland
When: Through February 25th
Art Beat Alum Mel Katz is exhibiting new work at the Laura Russo Gallery in Portland. You’ll want to attend the “artist talk” this Saturday morning at 11 to hear Katz talk about his work in person.
LauraRusso.com

The Britten War Requiem

Where: Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene
When: Saturday, February 25th
The Eugene Concert Choir performs The Benjamin Britten’s Requiem for War. This performance contrasts poetry from the World War I poet Wilfred Owen with music from the traditional Latin Requiem Mass. The program is Saturday at the Hult Center in Eugene.
EugeneConcertChoir.org

Dorothea Lange in Oregon 1939 Photo Exhibit

Performance and Workshops

Where: Ashland
When: February 25th & 26th
Performance with Stephanie Schneiderman and Luke Price on February 25th at 8pm at the Unitarian Fellowship, 4th and C Streets in Ashland. Tony Furtado Workshops are February 26th from 10am – noon: Banjo and 12:30 – 2:30pm: Bottleneck Style Slide Guitar at the Ashland Food Co-op Community Classroom, 300 N. Pioneer.
StClairEvents.com/tickets_20120225

Portland Jazz Festival

Where: Various venues, Portland
When: February 17th – 26th
The Portland Jazz Festival kicks off tomorrow at various venues around Portland. Hear Branford Marsalis, Bill Frisell and Charlie Hunter, among many others, at this year’s annual celebration of jazz. There are also lots of local jazz artists participating. Here’s a preview of just a few of the Oregon musicians you can catch at the festival.
PdxJazz.com

“Playing with a Full Deck”

Where: Cannon Beach Gallery
When: Through February 29th
What if individual playing cards were mailed all over the world, and different artists contributed a piece of artwork to each card? Well guess what? Someone actually did this! If you’re near Cannon Beach anytime this week, you still have time to see it! The exhibition is called “Playing with a Full Deck - A Mail Art Collaboration”. It runs through the end of this month.
LizCohnArtStudio.com/lizcohnartstudio.com/about_Playing_with_a_F

Manuel Izquierdo Paperworks

Where: Portland Art Museum
When: Through March 4th
The Portland Art Museum is currently exhibiting the work of the late Manuel Izquierdo. You might know him for his sculptures and woodblock printmaking, but this exhibition features his less known art: pastels, prints and drawings. Paperworks is a survey of this work over a period of seven decades. Many of the pieces on display have never been exhibited until now.
PAM.org

Crow's Shadow Institute:
The Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts Biennial

Where: Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Salem
When: Through March 11th
If you’re in Pendleton, you can stop by and visit the gallery. They always have hand-pulled prints on display. But if you’re west of the Cascades – right now at the Hallie Ford Museum in Salem you can see the institutes’ biennial exhibition of contemporary prints by Native American artists.
Willamette.edu/arts/hfma

Really Rogue

Where: Rogue Gallery & Art Center, Medford
When: Through March 16th
Right now at the Rogue Gallery & Art Center you can see the 2012 Rogue Valley Biennial Juror’s Choice Winners. The exhibit is called “Really Rogue”, and features three artists who work in oil painting, wood, and photography.
RogueGallery.org/exhibits.html

Red

Where: Gerding Theater at the Armory
When: February 21st – March 18th
This bio-drama about Mark Rothko is set in the 1950s and depicts the dynamic relationship between the artist and his creations.
PCS.org/red

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Primary Elements Gallery –“Spring Unveiling”

Where: 172 North Hemlock, Sandpiper Square, Cannon Beach
When: May 2012
Brenna is featured artist at the "Spring Unveiling" three-day art exhibition for the Primary Elements Gallery in May.
PrimaryElementsGallery.com

Marie Watt: Lodge

Where: Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Salem
When: Through April 1st
The Hallie Ford Museum in Salem is hosting a mid-career restrospective of Marie Watt’s work. The show is called Lodge and includes examples of the artist‘s work from the past decade.
Willamette.edu/arts/hfma/exhibitions/library/2011-12/west

Transport – Works by Henk Pander & Esther Podems

Where: Oregon Jewish Museum, 1953 NW Kearney, Portland
When: Through May 20th
Henk Pander has work up right now at the Oregon Jewish Museum. The exhibition is called Transport – Works by Henk Pander & Esther Podemski. Both artists’ works derive from their experiences of World War II as children.
OJM.org

Mark Rothko

Where: Portland Art Museum
When: February 18th – May 27th
At the Portland Art Museum this month is a retrospective on Oregon-raised Mark Rothko. This exhibit traces his artistic path from the 1920s to 1970, and features 45 works that signify Rothko’s transformations as an artist. The show opens this weekend and runs through May.
PAM.org

Lisa Caballero:
Portland Art Museum

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