You've reached the website for the Pacific Northwest arts/culture journalist David Bates. I am currently doing most of my work at Oregon ArtsWatch, where you can find my articles here, and on the publishing platform Substack, which you can find here. I've paused paid subscriptions while I take care of some organizational issues, but none of my work there is paywalled. 

This page is currently being redesigned and will launch in 2026.