The Mercury covers culture & art because we think all its various forms are—quite plainly—how people understand one another.

Raised in Orono, Maine, Murphy didn’t start sewing in earnest until she declared a major in fashion design and production at Lasell University. After graduating, she discovered a talent for turning ...

Miranda July, the artist, filmmaker, writer and performer, will be at the Tomorrow Theater on March 14 and has curated a series of films to follow her appearance.

The Mercury covers culture & art because we think all its various forms are—quite plainly—how people understand one another.

The disorientation of assimilation was Lê’s subject, the complicated experience of giving up something you knew, something ...

The group, "Spinning Wampum," previewed a satiric play about the Casco Bay Treaty and has plans to artistically demonstrate ...

Dane Paulsen, the 2-year-old boy whose recent disappearance from his Oregon home prompted a massive search effort, was found dead in the Siletz River on Tuesday, according to deputies. Read online: ...

performers and artists of all types display their art in the streets. – Mariya Greeley For such a small city, Portland houses some pretty big names in its art museum. Andy Warhol, Claude Monet ...

Description: A new spot in downtown Salem is offering a space beginner and experienced artists can go for hand-building, wheel throwing and kiln firing.

In Business of Home’s series Shop Talk, we chat with owners of home furnishings stores across the country to hear about their ...

In 1975 a group of citizens gathered at Mollie A. Fearing’s house and started a nonprofit, originally called the Sea and ...

Portland 90’s rock band Everclear announced a tour celebrating the 30th anniversary of their major label debut Sparkle and ...