Keystone Events
The events that hold up our platforms and gates of expression;
Keystones which Guide the way!
Keyed Up for Adventure and Artistry!
A Keystone is the stone that hold an arch upright and stable!
What is a Keystone Event?
A Keystone Event is what you would call a “Main Event” for
Pantheon Arts Community Storytelling. It is that call to adventure that holds and sustains our organization as the larger events we only run on a seasonal basis, or even once per year!
“Poignance Past Winter”
Theme: Poignance. Difficult Emotions, and Experiencing or Healing past Peril with Community and Expression.
Peril according to J.R.R. Tolkien:
“The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater.”
Free Community Art Exhibition
This submission form is to participate in the "Poignance Past Winter" Community Exhibition that Pantheon Arts Community Storytelling is facilitating alongside our host and sponsor, Expensify; where they share their HQ in the heart of downtown Portland, OR, on May 16th and 17th and we are so grateful to share it with you, too!
This gallery will be for local artists only, this time. Local artists translates, for us, as those artists that are capable of taking a day drive to drop-off or pick-up their Pieces on the days ascribed below, though exceptions may apply.
A view from the inside.
Sponsored and Hosted
by Expensify
Be Seen in the Light
This form will be open from February 16th 2026 to April 19, 2026, while a small panel of three judges will decide whether pieces fit our broad theme meant to be accessible in this trying time. We will not be judging art on merits of composition, subjective quality, or from any other content shared.
Essentially, if you're local, and your art fits the theme, we're likely to have space for you alongside many other artists and mediums, and are eager to see your pieces on display in a place that is longing to share the truths you have found.
Address of Exhibition,
Bank of Expensify HQ: 401 SW 5th Ave, Portland, OR 97204
The HQ and Location of the Event.