by Molly MacGilbert, Development & Marketing Intern, Portland State University student View Literary Arts’ 2016/2017 Annual Report here. While the past year has presented challenges for the arts and for nonprofits, it has urged us to reflect upon why our work here at Literary Arts is as crucial as ever. This year, our stats show…
De-Canon: A Visibility Project is a “pop-up library” and web resource project that showcases literary art by writers/artists of color. It is a project facilitated by Portland-based poet Neil Aitken and poet-musician Dao Strom. This project is supported by a 2017 Precipice Fund Grant. This exhibit takes the form of a pop-up library that includes…
Since January, rumors have swirled around us that the new administration plans on defunding the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The elimination of the NEA and the NEH would be a serious blow to writers and would be a system shock that some organizations may not…
While everyone has a story to tell, surely every thing has a tale to tell share as well. Our creative partners at Needmore are experts on helping brands give a voice to their products and selecting the best medium to elevate their stories. Kandace and Ray Brigleb, the pair behind Needmore, produce and create beautiful…
“One voice speaking truth is a greater force than fleets and armies…” ― Ursula K. Le Guin, The Left Hand of Darkness Literary Arts is committed to an open, just and inclusive society, and we will continue to do everything we can to give all Oregonians a voice. We oppose all those who seek to oppress, intimidate…
Oregon Book Award winner Patrick deWitt, who was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, will join 2016 Oregon Book Award winner Kate Caroll De Gutes, nationally acclaimed Portland essayist Sallie Tisdale, novelist David Shafer, Oregon Poet Laureate Elizabeth Woody, short-story writer Wayne Harrison, poet Charles Goodrich and three other distinguished Oregon writers reading from their…
It’s high time to enjoy some leisurely reading. Here’s what our staff has been reading this summer: Sudden Death by Álvaro Enrigue (recommended by Amanda Bullock): Álvaro Enrigue’s Sudden Death juxtaposes a handful of vividly imagined sixteenth-century episodes: In the Old World, a tennis match between the painter Caravaggio and the Spanish poet Quevedo takes place and…
Magic Barrel: A Reading to Fight Hunger, takes place October 23 at 7:00 p.m. at the historic Whiteside Theater (361 SW Madison Ave.) in downtown Corvallis. The event is hosted by recent Whiting Award winner, Oregon Book Award author and Oregon Literary Fellowship recipient Elena Passarello. The authors appearing include Tracy Daugherty, Molly Gloss, Karen…
With summer in full swing, it’s high time to enjoy some leisurely reading. Here’s what our staff will be reading this summer: Mislaid by Nell Zink (recommended by Amelia Ayrelan Iuvino): Timely and incisive, fast-paced and humorous, like a Shakespearean comedy of errors, Mislaid deals with themes of race, gender, and sexuality in 1960s rural Virginia.…
On three consecutive Tuesdays in March, RACC and PNCA will be presenting Covering your Assets: These workshops were designed to give artist and small business people a firmer understanding of the legalities of monetizing their creativity. PNCA Bridgelab 511 NW Broadway, Portland OR 97209 $25 March 3: Intellectual property and Copyrights: Do you own the copyright in your work…
October 2, 2017
Tickets start at $15, available at Portland5.com. Francis Ford Coppola is an…
October 2, 2017
Literary Arts is pleased to partner with Hand2Mouth Theater to present free…
October 4, 2017
The Archive Project is an audio retrospective of some of the most…
October 25, 2017
Click here to visit the event landing page. Bookmark: A Benefit for…
November 11, 2017
Join Literary Arts for Wordstock: Portland’s Book Festival, our annual celebration of literature.…
November 30, 2017
Literary Arts will host Joe Biden on Thursday, November 30 in celebration…