Monday May 29
Free Admission @ Portland Art Museum
Free is good, that's what we say. Normally $10-15, Art Museum admission has crept up. Now they are making good use of that money by actually getting the art our of their warehouse and on the walls. The museum has also done a good job hanging the work of regional artists beside internationals.
The new Museum managemant has seen good response to and encouragement for free days, and now they do them from time to time. Like this Memorial Day. When you arrive, head directly to the upper floor of the Masonic Temple building to the Roxy Paine Painting Manufacturing Unit - check the time of the next activation (about once every 2 hours) and you can plan your tour accordingly. The machine may invoke questions of the artist's hand/lack thereof, but it is really a meditation on time, machine time, drip time, drying time. On exhibit also are some monumental, free form, bronze castings by Hilda Morris who operated in our area in the mid century. Still fresh. The Museum has a very plush library too. 1219 SW Park Avenue 10AM-5PM
