Art in Oregon

SKETCH & RELEASE IN 2025 AIO CONTINUED THE PRODUCTION OF THE DOCUMENTARY SERIES SKETCH & RELEASE. THE SERIES WILL CONSIST OF 5 SHORT 8 MINUTE FILMS. WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE BEGUN WORK ON SKETCH & RELEASE: BLACK EXPERIENCES OF RURAL SPACES, A NEW LYRICAL DOCUMENTARY SERIES THAT WILL EXPLORE BLACK CREATIVES DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES OF RURAL SPACES IN OREGON. WEVE WORKED WITH THE ACCLAIMED PAINTER, MUSICIAN, WRITER AND PERFORMER JASON MCNEAL GRAHAM (AKA MOSLEY WOTTA AKA MOWO) TO DESIGN AND LEAD THIS PROGRAM, WHICH WILL ALLOW US TO ENGAGE WITH BLACK YOUTH ACROSS THE STATE TO EXPLORE THEIR BLACKNESS WITH PRIDE AND NUANCE, AS WELL AS HELPING OTHER MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES UNDERSTAND BETTER WHAT IT MEANS TO BE BLACK. TERRAIN IN 2025 AIO STARTED ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TERRAIN TEAM TO CONTINUE THIS ONGOING TRAVELING EXHIBITION. TERRAIN, AN INTERIOR LAND ART EXHIBITION, WILL BE AN ARTIST-LED ENGAGEMENT TO FOSTER MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS WITH THE INTERSECTIONS OF LAND, ENVIRONMENT, STEWARDSHIP, AND BEAUTY. EMBARKING ON A GENTLE EXPLORATION, TERRAIN BECOMES A PERSONAL JOURNEY, INVITING VISITORS TO UNCOVER THE SUBTLE NUANCES OF ART NESTLED WITHIN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT OF BUILDING 5 IN THE NW MARINE ARTWORKS COMPLEX IN PORTLANDS INDUSTRIAL NORTHWEST SIDE. ARTISTS ARE PROMPTED AND INVITED TO INTEGRATE NEW WORKS USING NATURAL MATERIALS AND FOUND INDUSTRIAL OBJECTS, DRAWING INSPIRATION FROM THE HISTORIC LANDSCAPE UPON WHICH BUILDING 5 NOW SITS AS WELL AS THE MANUFACTURING STRUCTURES OF THE CURRENT SITE. THE RESULTING ARTWORKS WILL TRANSCEND TRADITIONAL FORMS, ACTING AS CATALYSTS TO ACTIVATE THE TERRESTRIAL, AQUATIC, AND ARBOREAL ELEMENTS. FROM CAREFULLY CRAFTED EARTHWORKS TO AVANT-GARDE INSTALLATIONS, SCULPTURES, RESONANT SOUND INSTALLATIONS, AND INNOVATIVE PERFORMANCE ART, TERRAIN WILL MANIFEST A NATURE-CENTERED, MULTIDISCIPLINARY EXHIBITION. THIS CONVERGENCE OF ARTISTIC EXPRESSION, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSCIOUSNESS EMBODIES TERRAIN'S PRIMARY GOAL NURTURING CURIOSITY AND SPARKING ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP WITHIN THE BROADER COMMUNITY AS WELL AS (RE)TELLING THE STORY OF GUILD LAKE AND THE SURROUNDING LAND UPON WHICH BUILDING 5 NOW RESTS. ART AND ENVIRONMENTAL MINDFULNESS INSPIRES A COLLECTIVE DEDICATION TO PRESERVING AND APPRECIATING OUR ECOLOGICAL HERITAGE.