NEW! Our just released Art Works podcast looks at the power of art to heal trauma, strengthen families + build community as well as the ways that art can help returning combat vets re-enter their communities. Listen here: go.usa.gov/xQy6j [AUDIO] #CreativeForces

We've just added 700 new images to #ohsdigitalcollections from the Oregon Journal Photographic Negative collection, including a brand new series of photographs of Portland streets and buildings! Follow the link and be transported to early 1900s Portland. bit.ly/2M9pA1Z

"The photograph isn't good enough. It's not real enough." Happy birthday to David Hockney, who turns 81 today! Learn more about the British artist's life, artwork and exhibits now, on artnet: artnt.cm/2u1Y2Eb

"Picasso and Miró: Select Works" The newest sale on artnet Auctions offers a selection of works by two of the foremost artists of the Modern era. Live for bidding now through July 26: artnt.cm/2mh2ZWA

James Turrell is known for his installation works, which challenge the way we perceive light and space. In this 2013 print, he translates this effect into a 2-dimensional form. Live for bidding now in our "California Cool" auction: artnt.cm/2JH8UgK

MoMA’s Astonishing New Architectural Show Reveals Yugoslavia’s Ruins to Be More Than Just Monuments of an Alien Civilization artnt.cm/2Ln91DX

Our September 2018 newsletter is here, filled with new exhibitions, lectures, films, and more. Read it now: bit.ly/2p9SJR2 [Thomas Cole, "The Return," 1837, oil on canvas, Corcoran Collection]

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Visit our intriguing “Duality” exhibition this month, featuring NatGeoPics photographers Randy Olson & Melissa Farlow

At noon, join a permanent collection gallery talk on "Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696–1770": go.usa.gov/xPaX6 [Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, "Apollo Pursuing Daphne," c. 1755/1760, oil on canvas, Samuel H. Kress Collection]

In his photographs of African Americans, John Edmonds challenges the exclusionary history of art by expanding its roster of subjects. At 2, hear the artist in conversation with Jessica Bell Brown: go.usa.gov/xPb4S

"[Poetry Out Loud] really does change your life." Today on the blog get to know 2018 PoetryOutLoud National Champion Janae Claxton + listen to her recite "The Gaffe" by C.K. Williams! go.usa.gov/xQXaF #POL18 SC Arts Commission City of Charleston First Baptist School of Charleston

Oregon Ballet Theatre 2 is SOLD OUT at #CCA for May 11! If you didn't get tickets, hopefully you can go see them in Portland sometime soon. If you did get tickets, see you in the Theatre soon!

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Spotlight on 2018 Poetry Out Loud National Champion Janae Claxton arts.gov/node/164341

Jim Johnstone and Gallery Manager Carolyn Smith celebrate at First Friday. #artmatters #ceramics

Thanks to @oregonballet for an outstanding performance #ballet #artmatters

“Art is much less important than life, but what a poor life without it" - Jasper Johns Happy birthday to the American painter, sculptor and printmaker, turns 88 today! Learn more about his life, exhibits and works for sale now, on artnet: artnt.cm/2Ii6idf

Banksy's "Girl with Balloon" is the street artist's most recognizable and iconic image. The work has come to signify innocence and hope since it first appeared in London's West Bank in 2002. It is live now through May 22 in our "Best of Britain" auction: artnt.cm/2k6HEO8

Blind Princess this weekend! Get tickets now bit.ly/2ITKTXo #artmatters #theatre