Worksound is wrapping its 3 month collaborative residency, Perceptual Control. The artists, curators and writers, Amy Bernstein, Nathanael Thayer Moss, Emily Nachison, Kyle Raquipiso, Jamie Marie Waelchli, participants, present their work tonight. At Worksound www.worksoundpdx.com 820 SE Alder Map 7PM-10
The Labrador Boatspace 12128 has installation interventionist Dan Gilsdorf. Recommended At 12128 Labrador Project http://www.12128boatspace.com/ It's moored by Fred's Marina 12900 NW Marina Way, Portland. Map More detailed directions, don't get lost, on the website. 7PM-10
Nationale has artist William Damiano, a young self trained artist from Project Grow. Project Grow's program which we have written of, is an artists' studio and more for alter-abled adults, though even that term is not the right one for the magic that happens there. A kindred spirit is Oakland's Creative Growth. Whenever this work enters the gallery system we smile. So bring your smiles to Nationale tonight thenewnationale.com 811 E Burnside Map 6PM-9ish
Blackbox has Black and White, curated by Julia Dolan, the photography curator at the Portland Art Museum. At Black Box Gallery www.blackboxgallery.com 811 E Burnside, Suite 212 upstairs 5PM-8:30 Free
Half/Dozen will soon wrap up their underground space and go virtual. Tonight they have Backdrop by Paula Rebsom and Drone Kitsch by Carl Diehl. See them. At Half/Dozen Gallery www.halfdozengallery.com 722 E Burnside (enter on 8th) 6PM-9
Ab/Abecedarium, Lessons From A to Z by W+K 12.8 opens for one night tonight. Not art, it's a team and team building exercise in graphic design themed on the alphabet. Music by DJ Abcdefgangsta and DJ Copywriter. At Union/Pine www.unionpine.com 525 SE Pine 7Pm-midnight Free
Newspace has a landscape show, in this case from Jessica Auer, a 2007 Canadian MFA grad, Re-creational Spaces; and John Wimberley, Elegy for an Angel from a late career artist. At Newspace Photo www.newspacephoto.org 1632 SE 10th Map 6PM-9
"Put a bird on it" has become a Portland pop culture meme. There are plenty of Portland artists birding. One is Brent Wear, who for a time was putting the propellers of helicopters on his bird paintings. It's cute, poppy, bright painting of anthropomorphized schematic animals. At Redux www.reduxpdx.com 811 E Burnside 6PM to 9ish
ADX has an open house tonight. James Florschutz has wood sculptures and drawings. There will also be demonstrations by Bridgetown Forge, music by Dogtooth, food, drink and photo booth. At adxportland.com 417 SE 11th x Stark Map 6PM-9
