Finally, there will be a new Sol LeWitt wall drawing retrospective... which will be on display for 25 years.

PNCA has a new Vice President for College Advancement (fundraising), Deborah Hopkinson. With 20 years of experience with OSU etc. she is a smart move. In 2 years PNCA takes over the 511 building from the government and their 32 million dollar centennial campaign will need a very steady hand using long range planning for major gifts during these difficult financial times. The campaign should be in overdrive by the time the economy is crawling out of the anticipated slump for the next year or so.


Skylab's Root Award's winner (office space) for North

Portland Architecture discusses Portland Spaces Root Awards for design. Sorry, but I can't help making some weak pun about how design has been putting down ever deeper roots in Portland. See the first Root Awards here. Overall, I'm still mulling over my reaction to the awards... they were a lot like the first Contemporary Northwest Art Awards, not bad... but not a revelation either. The important thing is that awards enhance a sense of achievement by spotlighting it, that is what cities do... they give talent a platform. Awards are a type of recurring platform. Now if only the O would stop turning editors into writers and hire an achitecture and design critic... the single most important writing job in the city can't be left to freelancers because follow-through is key!