ABOUT

From the Pacific Ocean to the Rocky Mountains, across high deserts and river basins, through iconic cities, college towns, cultural (and countercultural) hubs, the Pacific Northwest offers a rich backdrop for creative innovation, unlike anywhere else in the world.

As All Classical Radio celebrates over forty years of providing access to classical music for all people and all communities, we are branching beyond our musical roots into a broader arts and culture network with the All Classical Radio Artist Anthology: 40 Creatives of the Pacific Northwest.

Through this anthology, we are documenting the artistic moment by amplifying forty trailblazing contemporary artists. With one-of-a-kind profiles captured by prominent northwest writers and photographers, each featured artist represents a unique medium and perspective. They are culture bearers of the Pacific Northwest’s thriving arts community.

PROCESS

In the fall of 2022, All Classical Radio assembled an advisory board of leaders from the Portland area who share the station’s vision for uplifting the arts community. Together with representatives from All Classical, the advisory board narrowed an extensive list of artists to twenty finalists. We then invited each finalist to nominate an artist from within their networks—someone who inspires them and their work—resulting in a collective of forty extraordinary creators.

Weaving the tapestry of talent together is a robust team of local writers and photographers tasked with capturing a unique profile of each artist. This talented cohort researched, interviewed, photographed, and transformed their conversations and interactions with our featured artists into the stories and images before you.

In October 2023, we began releasing one new artist profile online weekly. One year later, we published our last web profile. All the while, we were working behind the scenes, curating the artist profiles for print. In May 2025, we published the stunning limited-edition book, comprising expanded artist profiles and additional exclusive content available only in this tangible edition. Order your copy today.