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Interview: Daniela Naomi Molnar

"I put those labels of poet, artist and writer on there because I do all those things and that's what the culture calls them, but I'm more interested in what medium can express a certain idea."

Commentary: Teachers, Take Your Kids Outside

Teachers should take more advantage of the outdoors which is a useful natural energy booster.

ArtsWeek 2025 Approaches

Every May, Northwest Academy holds ArtsWeek, a celebration of students’ art.

The Art You Love

"How do others relate to our art?"

Northwest Academy Students on a Year That Changed Everything

What has it been like to be a Northwest Academy student during a worldwide pandemic?

Reaction: Sly and the Family Stone – There’s a Riot Goin’ On

The History and Popular Music of the ’70s class learned about Sly Stone's comedown record from 1970. Here are some of their reactions.

Starlight

Lots of late nights being stuck in my room led to this, and I’m really happy with it.

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The Art You Love

"How do others relate to our art?"

Void Of Course

“Void of Course” draws its name from an astrological term that describes a period when the Moon is not making any major aspects before it transitions into the next sign.

Summer Smoke Trailer

"The project of Summer Smoke was put into motion by my filmmaking class."

Citizen Kane: A Recreation

"Where Citizen Kane is abundant in conversation, I felt a modern version could very easily have less speaking, and more visual storytelling."

The Art You Love

"How do others relate to our art?"

Void Of Course

“Void of Course” draws its name from an astrological term that describes a period when the Moon is not making any major aspects before it transitions into the next sign.

Summer Smoke Trailer

"The project of Summer Smoke was put into motion by my filmmaking class."

Citizen Kane: A Recreation

"Where Citizen Kane is abundant in conversation, I felt a modern version could very easily have less speaking, and more visual storytelling."

Recreating Strangers on a Train

For my Masters of Cinema project I decided to take four key moments and shots that I love from Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers on a...

Cyanotypes and Words

Students in Kelli Pennington’s black and white photography classes experimented with cyanotypes and words in photographs.

Track By Track: Slint: Spiderland

Slint’s Spiderland is a moody, entrancing post-punk work of art.

The Moral Dilemma

The bad acting is intentional.

Cyanotypes and More

Students share their artistic work.

Photography

Life, Interrupted: Adam Fortmann

Together we feel like the overarching feeling of restlessness and cabin fever

Life, Interrupted: Aaron Drummond

"I can accept the situation when I’m living in my own world, barely leaving my bedroom, but walking around and seeing the businesses that I love shuttered has been harder."

Life in Smoke

In mid-September, 2020, Portland experienced hazardous levels of smoke from nearby wildfires.

Visual Art

Cyanotypes and Words

Students in Kelli Pennington’s black and white photography classes experimented with cyanotypes and words in photographs.

Life, Interrupted: Rosalind Fell

Music has been a savior in these times.

Trolley Problem

The prompt for our artistic response (AR) was to create a unique moral dilemma in a similar vein to the well known “trolley problem.”

Reaction: The Rolling Stones – Let it Bleed

The History and Popular Music of the ’60s class learned about Rolling Stones' classic 1969 record. Here are their reactions.

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Reaction: Nick Drake – Pink Moon

The History and Popular Music of the ’70s class learned about Nick Drake's melancholy final record from 1972. Here are some of their reactions.

Remembrance

Most of my tracks begin with simple piano/keyboard licks or chord progressions.

Reaction: Charles Mingus – The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

The History and Popular Music of the ’60s class learned about Charles Mingus' classic experimental jazz album, The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady. Here are their reactions.

Reaction: Bob Dylan – Highway 61 Revisited and Blonde on Blonde

The History and Popular Music of the ’60s class learned about a pair of classic Bob Dylan albums, Highway 61 Revisited (1965) and Blonde on Blonde (1966). Here are their reactions.

Reaction: Eric Dolphy – Out to Lunch!

The History and Popular Music of the ’60s class learned about Eric Dolphy's avant-garde jazz album, Out to Lunch (1964). Here are their reactions.

Remembrance

Most of my tracks begin with simple piano/keyboard licks or chord progressions.

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