June, 2008 – In Penthouse Magazine’s Full Frontal Reads section there is a review on, “Black Velvet Masterpieces: Highlights from the Collection of the Velveteria Museum” by Peter Bloch. Peter writes … Continue
The offbeat museum, which recently moved to a bigger and better location at 2448 E Burnside St, houses close to 2,000 velvet paintings, some 340 of which are on display at any time. The pièce de résistance is a … Continue
OregonLive.com, The Oregonian newspaper website, has been building a video series on why it loves Portland. Velveteria was chosen to be a part of this series. They have described us as… Continue
Velveteria took over Powell’s Books for the month of May 2008. A visual treat sure to please your campy, polyester-wearing soul.
Offered a wondrous eyeful of… Continue
Ubiquitous bumper stickers proclaim “Keep Portland Weird.” They were meant to support small local businesses to keep Portland from being big-boxed out of its identity.
But they’ve become a focal point for what might be a counterculture elsewhere.
Portland has been called… Continue
