Want to help? Sign up to volunteer.Special thanks to the people who make Colored Pencils a success: Ronault "Polo" Catalani, Maileen Hamto, Andre Susanto, Nita Shah, Joseph Santos-Lyons, Allyn Mejia, Bobby Fouther, Sunshine Dixon, Dr. Baher Butti, Evelyn Liu, Tommy Meanea, Gary Marschke, Carmen Madrid and Nim Xuto. |
From friends to friends, the web of togetherness spread by hearts and common goal. Colored Pencils Art and Culture became a place where newcomers meet, network, share cultures and art in intimate environment. To get to know each other deeply and understand each other better in order to become part of colorful Portland.
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Colored Pencils is the name that Ronault L.S. Catalani (Polo) and his writer/poet friends came up years ago hoping to have a place for newcomers to recite poetry and writing in English and in their own language. His wife, Nim Xuto, suggested to make this dream become true. As an immigrant artist and marketing executive from Thailand whom often time showing her work without her peers, Nim added Art Show by newcomers and people of colors in the mix and creates Colored Pencils Art ad Culture Night.