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Oregon Art Beat Oregon Art Beat is an award-winning OPB original television series profiling artists around the state

From an operatic baritone to a bit and spur craftsman to everything in between, Oregon Art Beat profiles artists of every kind from across the state and links viewers to the arts and cultural events happening in their communities.

10/15/2026

The new facility brings together programs that have been in separate buildings across the downtown campus for years.

Find your favorite giant painted crow before they fly away!October is your last chance to spot all 30 six-foot crow scul...
10/07/2026

Find your favorite giant painted crow before they fly away!

October is your last chance to spot all 30 six-foot crow sculptures scattered across Portland. The hand-painted crows celebrate “Wildwood,” the upcoming film from Hillsboro’s animation studio, Laika.

Before they take flight for good, the crows will flock together at Darcelle XV Plaza in downtown Portland on Halloween and Nov. 1. On Halloween, people are invited to come dressed up, join a costume parade and meet the artists who brought the birds to life.

Then the crows will take one final flight — to auction! Proceeds will benefit OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital.

Learn the story behind the creation of Laika studios in our special Oregon's Animation Magic, link below.

Which crow is your favorite?

Story by Geneva Chin
Photos by Geneva Chin

LAIKA Studios OHSU Doernbecher Travel Portland

An Ashland wood sculptor has just won an international award in Venice!Christian Burchard took home the Visitor’s Choice...
10/05/2026

An Ashland wood sculptor has just won an international award in Venice!

Christian Burchard took home the Visitor’s Choice Award and a €10,000 prize at Homo Faber — a prestigious craft exhibition that drew 65,000 visitors and showcased 700 art pieces from around the world.

His haunting wood sculpture, “Never Again,” explores the danger of book bans and book burnings.

"Books are powerful symbols and holders of knowledge, history, and imagination," says Burchard. He hopes his work will "stimulate thought and wonder."

Meet Burchard on Oregon Art Beat in November.

Story by Geneva Chin
Photo by Kristy Kún

10/01/2026

Here's a sneak peek at our brand-new episode featuring the National Neon Sign Museum, puppeteer Yos López and a story of transformation in Spray, Oregon.
Join us tonight at 8pm on OPB TV, or see it online anywhere you watch Art Beat!

✂ Danika Sandoz
The General Store - Spray, Oregon

09/30/2026

Ready to step into the neon-drenched boulevards of yesteryear? Then The Dalles is the place for you. The National Neon Sign Museum holds a treasure trove of vintage neon history, from the first-ever patented neon tube to the prolific, colorful signs that graced America’s landscape during neon’s mid-century heyday.
We met owners David and Kristen Benko for a tour of the museum to learn about neon's place in the cultural development of our cities.
Plus, we got a peek at the newest piece in the museum's collection - and it's not neon!

📹 Cameron Nielsen, Jacob Pander
✂️ Danika Sandoz

09/28/2026

The new season of Oregon Art Beat begins!
We've spent all summer traveling the state meeting incredible artists who shared their stories about everything from the origins of the National Neon Sign Museum in The Dalles, to how to make a block of wood open like a flower in Ashland, to why a rural general store became a brand new kind of community hub in Spray.
We can't wait to share these stories with you!

📹 Cameron Nielsen

09/24/2026

Portland is known for many things; coffee, b**r, food pods, and beautiful green mountains. But did you know that Portland has a thriving comics scene? Iconic independent publishers like Dark Horse, Image Comics and Oni Press call Oregon home. But how did Portland become such a hub for indie comics?
Check out our special "Indie Comics City: How Portland Built its Own Comics Universe" to learn the origin story and meet some of the creators of our unique comics scene.

Join us tonight at 8 on OPB or see it on the web anywhere you watch Art Beat!

✂️ Lisa Suinn Kallem

09/24/2026

Comic book writer Kelly Sue DeConnick moved to Portland in 2009 in search of an artistic community. Since then, she wrote for Marvel, DC, Image, and Dark Horse Comics, receiving an Eisner award for Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons in 2024. Her latest book FML from Dark Horse was nominated for a 2025 Eisner Award. She reimagined the character Carol Danvers a.k.a. Captain Marvel in 2014, inspiring the 2019 film of the same name.

One of the greatest highlights of her career, women and girls still visit DeConnick at comic conventions to share the joy of Carol Danvers. The most meaningful moments, said DeConnick, are seeing young boys in Captain Marvel costumes – the first time she’d seen boys dress as a female superhero.

Want to learn more about Portland’s comics history? Oregon Art Beat’s brand new special, Indie Comics City is out now on PBS Passport! Check out the special on streaming, or watch it live on OPB tonight at 8PM PDT.

Story by Steven Tonthat/OPB
Edited by Zan Lapp/OPB
Filmed by Cameron Nielsen/OPB
Music courtesy of Audio Network
Captain Marvel cover and artwork source: Marvel Comics
Captain Marvel (2019) source: Marvel Studios

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