Having spent three years exiled into provincial lands, I am extremely content to be back in Portland, Oregon. I left with the intention of getting some "book learnin'" in the hopes of fueling my career in the non-profit arts and cultural sector -- now I'm home and ready to do any/all of the following:
- "ate" in many NP capacities: advocate, educate, cultivate, macerate* (*donuts in the staff room)
- administer the hell out of an office
- research grants till my eyeballs implode
- manage that database like it's never been managed
- and communicate - both in oral and written form!
It doesn't hurt that I myself love looking at/making/watching/hearing art in its infinite manifestations. I will not bore myself with a manifesto here, but this is a critical point. This drives me. Something in me -- ADHD, perhaps? -- is quite interested in pushing, lancing, bursting, and tickling the boundaries of "safe." I mean, artistically. I admire those who have the talent, the inspiration, and the means to put these visions into action - and I want to be one of the people who supports them in making it happen. In a nutshell.
The purpose of this page is 100% practical - no fancy whistles or bells here, just a good ol' compendium of Portland's arts and cultural organizations, sites, and folks. I plan to add on as I reacquaint myself with the Paris of the Pacific Northwest, and to use this as a one-stop-shopping resource for all my local needs.
Cheers,
Me
