Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Arts Programs

04/02/2026

Paintings from the Prado; presented at First Wednesday lunch for our community neighbors. Last month we showed slides from the Louvre!

04/05/2024

My new film debuts this weekend; another PAINTINGS film with MUSIC matching the art!

02/06/2024

Opening Oregan Composers exhibit Sunday April 11 from 10-noon; see 28 organ composers by Monte Wolverton!

12/16/2022

Forum: MusArt
Join us for a screening of the short film, MusArt, produced by Trinity Arts Commission member Randall Vemer, featuring original music by Grammy award-winning composer Kira Dawn Keeman Rugen, and a discussion with the creator.

Time & Location
Dec 18, 9:00 AM – 9:45 AM PST
Trinity Cathedral

About the Event
Register to attend online: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEtdO6tqjkvEtaLpvm15OCeA38HOyqyHFEg

Trinity member, distinguished musician, portrait painter, and former Chair of the Arts Commission Randall Vemer has produced a short film that won 1st place awards in film festivals around the world: Tokyo, St. Petersburg, Rome, Paris, Berlin, Calcutta, Buenos Aires, San Francisco, New York, and LA. The film is one element of a multifaceted exhibit involving 40 paintings of musicians around the world, QR codes to hear them play, Haiku poetry, a 90 page book, and instruments on display. Join us for a screening of the short film, which features original music by Grammy award-winning composer Kira Dawn Keeman Rugen, and a discussion with the creator.

Learn more about the project at https://vemerpainter.com.

11/28/2022

See Chrysalis exhibit now at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral

09/21/2022

Call to Artists
Diocese of Oregon
Art exhibition 2022 on the theme ‘Chrysalis – Spreading Our Wings ’
A gathering of artistic expressions from Episcopal Churches of Western Oregon

The Details:
Art will be displayed Nov 20 - Feb 5 2023 at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Portland.

Approximately 30 juried pieces will be selected for this show. All original art mediums will be accepted. Prudence Roberts will be the guest curator for this show.

Digital entries deadline October 16, 2022. Artwork suggested not to exceed 36” in any dimension

Due to space restrictions, we are only able to display a maximum of 4, 3-dimensional objects.

To Submit:
Each artist may submit, in digital format, up to 3 pieces to be considered for the show.

The Subject Line of the email should read Chrysalis Submission – Your Name
Indicate in your email the Artist Name, Title, Medium, Dimensions, Title, and Price
The Subject Line of the email should read Chrysalis Submission – Your Name

Artist’s statement: Up to one page to be included in show binder

Digital images should 1200 pixels on the longest side saved in JPEG format at 72 ppi. Each image should be labeled FirstName_LastName_Title.jpg. Please do not watermark your images. If you need help sizing your images, please follow this link https://convert.town/image-dpi

Email to [email protected]. no later than October 16, 2022

08/16/2022

Mother and Son: Paintings by mother and son from Moscow were created as an emotional and philosophical response to the horrors of the War at Ukraine

Trifon and Elena Markov hope that these works , while telling stories of people suffering during the war, would support their friends and all people of Ukraine .

On exhibit Trinity Episcopal Cathedral (Portland, Oregon) Aug 14-Nov. 6 Sunday mornings or by appointment.

06/19/2022

Last night Randall Vemer presented on nationwide live-stream ACLS 2022 on theme 'Responding to the Pandemic through Art'. Trinity Episcopal Cathedral (Portland, Oregon) Arts Commission presented 'Ribbons of Witness'. Projects from throughout the US were presented, including a documenting of the 700,000 White Flags exhibit on the Washington DC mall.

06/12/2022

Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Arts Programs presents RIBBONS; chosen from a nationwide call to artists. The 2022 ACLS Summer Showcase: Responding to the Pandemic through Art will be held Monday evening June 13, 2022. They will be featuring a variety of projects that in some way commemorate the pandemic. Exhibits come from across the country and include both church and civic memorials, large and small. Join at 8:00 pm ET (7:00 pm CT, 6:00 pm MT, 5:00 PT) for their annual midsummer virtual drinks and projects showcase! I produced the exhibit as a slideshow with Barber Adagio for strings accompaniment.

05/08/2022

Join us in Kempton Hall for our newest exhibit, featuring art from the Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts.

CSIA is located on the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in the foothills of Oregon’s Blue Mountains. Trinity is proud to host this exhibit, examples of which can be found in major collections, including the Library of Congress, the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Eiteljorg Museum, Wellin Museum of Art, Davis Museum at Wellesley, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Learn more about CSIA at crowsshadow.org

View the exhibit whenever the front office is open: Monday-Thursday, 10 am-3 pm, and Sundays 8 am-12 pm, May 8-August 7.

04/16/2022

Interview with Austin Grainger on exhibit The Palouse in Winter

Randall Vemer Arts Chair interviews photographer Austin Grainger Mar. 13 2022. Exhibit opening at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Portland OR.Bill Bard film ...