"End of Summer" Is a Portland-Based Artist Residency That Bridges East and West

Back in 2016, the late artist Matt Jay started a residency program in Portland that bridged a gap between East and West. Entitled End of Summer, each iteration included six artists from Japan who would live and work within the bustling Pacific Northwestern city.The initiative served as a springboard for each artist to explore their creative sensibilities, while gaining a mutual understanding of their peers' respective practices and the Portland area, gaining access to showcase work at local gall...