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Portland artist Kameron Messmer on ‘Finding the Joy’ in kids and immersive art

By Geoff Norcross (OPB)
Dec. 9, 2022 5 a.m.

Portland artist Kameron Messmer is the creator of The Joy Store. He finds kids funny. He’s inspired by the immersive art experience Meow Wolf.

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Self-described "joy artist" Kameron Messmer has turned the studio at the Portland Playhouse into a giant snow globe.

Courtesy Kameron Messmer

“Finding the Joy” is OPB’s series of interviews with Oregonians who tell us what they find funny, what gives them joy, and describing a person or thing they take inspiration from. Find the rest of the series here.

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