"Black Infinity House" is an art exhibit on display at Columbia Center for the Arts in Hood River until March 29, 2026. The exhibit, curated by August Oaks, features more than 30 Black artists in Oregon. It features three spaces: a studio, living room and porch. The living room area, shown in this photo taken on Feb. 10, 2026, features works by Kyra Watkins, DeLoné Osby, Korina Keaton and other artists.
Courtesy August Oaks
The Columbia Center for the Arts in Hood River is currently hosting “Black Infinity House,” a free, immersive art exhibit on display for Black History Month until March 29.
The exhibit is arranged into three spaces — an artist’s studio, a living room and a porch — that visitors walk through to experience art made by more than 30 Black Oregon artists whose work spans different genres and generations.
It includes fabric art illustrating the timeless landscape of the Columbia Gorge; painted portraits of Black, tattooed youth; a series of works made by burning designs and illustrations onto wooden canvases painted with imagery of snakes, skulls, hair and hands; handmade beaded jewelry.
August Oaks, a Hood River designer and producer is the curator of “Black Infinity House,” which he created to celebrate the expansiveness of Black identity. Oaks is also a member of Black in the Gorge, a grassroots organization that started five years ago in Hood River to ease the isolation Black, biracial and multiracial youth and adults can feel living in the Gorge.
From organizing the first Juneteenth celebration in Hood River in 2023 to its Black History Month events this year, the group has been expanding its programs and its profile within the communities it serves.
Oaks and Black in the Gorge co-founders Evelyn Charity and Stephanie Harris, whose jewelry is featured in the exhibit, join us for more details.
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