PoMoâs Top 10 Arts & Culture Stories of 2020
In a year that sent the arts scrambling, our readers clung to joy: a hometown opera success story, a sterling album from a Portland rap giant, the meaty tale of a museum in the Columbia Gorge, and more.
By
Conner Reed
12/17/2020 at 5:00am
Weird year, right? Let's never do that again.
2020 hit all of us hard, and the arts were a prime example: spaces shuttered, artists struggled, and the word "pivot" flew out of nearly every mouth that opened while cultural orgs citywide (and worldwide) scrambled to find some footing. It wasn't, however, a year without hope: theaters put out innovative audio dramas, local trusts formed relief plans, and the devastation helped us take stock of the arts' struggles pre-COVID.