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Lloyd Center mall reimagined in films featured in Portland Panorama festival
"Chispa" and "Mall Town," both featured in the festival running from April 10–20, use the Lloyd Center shopping mall as their backdrop, but with very different goals.

Oregon Art Beat
New art exhibits commemorate 50 years of Vietnamese culture in Oregon
April 30, 2025 will mark the 50th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon, and for Van Le and Allen Luong, it’s the perfect time to acknowledge an important moment for the Vietnamese community, and also looking forward to a brighter future.

ChatGPT's viral Studio Ghibli-style images highlight AI copyright concerns
Fans of Studio Ghibli, the famed Japanese animation studio behind “Spirited Away” and other beloved movies, were delighted this week when a new version of ChatGPT let them transform popular internet memes or personal photos into the distinct style of Ghibli founder Hayao Miyazaki.

Portland
A new queen in charge at Portland’s iconic drag venue, Darcelle XV Showplace
Jeremey Peck, a longtime friend of Darcelle XV and a drag artist with 30 years performing, took ownership in February

A painting stolen from an Italian museum is found in England, but its new owner wants to keep it
A 16th-century Italian painting stolen more than 50 years ago has been found

Think Out Loud
Oregon’s bipartisan arts caucus wants structural changes and more money for public art
Co-chair Rep. Rob Nosse joins us to share the progress the caucus has made since it began in 2023 — and what he sees as the biggest challenges and opportunities for the arts in Oregon in the current political moment.
Arts
Artist Lillian Pitt discovers and shares her identity through art
Renowned contemporary artist Lillian Pitt creates art for public installations and galleries in clay, glass and mixed media, informed by the stories and iconography of her ancestors.
Portland-based photographer Esther Godoy wants you to know ‘Butch is Not a Dirty Word’
Esther Godoy’s project “Butch is Not a Dirty Word” is the “world’s largest media resource dedicated to Butch identity, visibility and voice.”

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Spokane author Leyna Krow explores climate change, motherhood and magic in new book
“Sinkhole and Other Inexplicable Voids” is a new short story collection from Spokane author Leyna Krow. Set in the Pacific Northwest, her characters wrestle with the real threats of climate change in the region, through a lens of magical realism, humor and heart.

The Louvre will be renovated and the ‘Mona Lisa’ will have her own room
French President Emmanuel Macron laid out an ambitious plan for a "reimagined, restored and expanded" Louvre. An art critic says Macron is aiming for another success after restoration of Notre Dame.