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One-Percent for Arts

The controversy over a proposed windmill on the roof of the Multnomah Building has put into sharp focus the "1% for art" issue. Find out what's behind it, and discover some of the best examples that 1% can buy.

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Fashion Designer Adam Arnold

For independent clothing designer Adam Arnold, fashion is about creative expression. As he prepares for his first trunk show, we watch him at work and talks about why he loves fabric and wants to create clothing that people will really wear.

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Pendulum Dance Theatre

The trapeze is a means of artistic self-expression for the members of the Pendulum Dance Theatre. Their feats of strength and daring are dance, not stunt, and their movements tell a story.

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Western Designer Anne Beard

Clothing designer Anne Beard dreams up and sews together unique western wear. She uses silk from Thailand and India as well as the more traditional gaberdine, and embroiders or appliques patterns of stars, horseshoes, cowgirls and buffalo herself. Beard grew up on a ranch and her husband's family supplies bulls to rodeos, and she says ideas come to her easily. But one of her creations can take weeks or even months to put together.

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