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.