Thursday, March 06, 2014

March 6 Westside Art Openings

Stephanie Simek sets up her studio in the Museum of Contemporary Craft's Storefront Residency Project. It runs the other Thursdays in March 2PM-5. Tonight it is 5PM-8. At the Museum of Contemporary Craft 724 NW Davis 5PM-8



Swiss artists Françoise and Daniel Cartier work collaboratively as f&d cartier. They open an installation of unfixed photosensitive papers which will change over the time they are up. Lucy Capehart has photos of the long stored clothing of her parents who perished in an airplane crash when she was a child. At Blue Sky Gallery www.blueskygallery.org map 122 NW 8th 6PM-9



PNCA has Luc Tuymans: Graphic Works – Kristalnacht to Technicolor. The artist also speaks at the school Friday 6:30PM. At PNCA www.pnca.edu 1241 NW Johnson Map 6PM-8



I like wind turbines. I don't understand those who don't. More wind turbines please. Painter Shannon Passon does too, and paints them in landscapes. They are there with poetry book arts. At Glyph Cafe & Arts Space www.glyphpdx.com 804 NW Couch 7PM-9



Eliza Fernand, PNCA minted in '06 presents a show of quilts, Bright Shroud. Sculptor, illustrator, animator and installationist Fernald has a great sense of humor and that has always been reflected in her work. At Stumptown www.stumptowncoffee.com 128 SW 3rd



Compound has Minutiae Enchantica miniature paintings and sculpture by Ben Adams, Jennifer Parks, Arax Sargsyan and Kim Slate. At Compound Gallery www.compoundgallery.com 107 NW 5th 6PM-10



Everett Lofts are recommended as always. It's easier for you to see them all than for me to write suggestions. Some close as early as 9PM. At the Everett Lofts 625 NW Everett. Bounded by NW Everett, Broadway, Flanders and 6th Map closing ranges from 9PM-10:30ish