Wednesday, June 29, 2016
June 29 Color
The Color Of Memory is a show to brighten your Summer by Jon Serl, Laura Fritz, Jaq Chartier, Stewart Jones, Mary Henry, Doug Lowell, Ellen George, Brian Borrello, Lisa Hildebrant, Gregory Grenon, Pat Barrett, Brad Mildrexler, Sherrie Wolf, Ellen Wishnetsky-Mueller, Laura Fritz and Molly Vidor. Junko Iijima also has iron and brass castings. At Jeffrey Thomas Fine Art www.jeffreythomasfineart.com 2219 NW Raleigh 6PM-8 Free
Saturday, June 25, 2016
June 27 Science!
The Summer of Science begins a weekly talk series into September tonight. 3-4 individuals speak on curious topics in science. Tonight it's Taz Loomans on Humans in Architecture, Becky Olson on Animal Monstrosities, Molly Winter on Harnessing the Superpowers of our Poop and Elena Moon on Design. Science https://www.facebook.com/groups/820392904718750/ at Xhurch xhurch.net 4550 NE 20th. 7PM Free
Friday, June 24, 2016
June 26 Read Weep
Christian Rogers has Read It and Weep, paintings. At Nationale www.nationale.us 3360 SE Division Map 3PM-6 Free
Wednesday, June 22, 2016
June 25 Family Breakin' Dance
It is no secret that Portland is embraced by/repelled by gentrification and economic displacement today. The story of the I5/Rose Garden/Coliseum/Convention Center/Emanuel/North Portland neighborhood destruction is well known, and before it, Vanport.
That's economic, but the real story is people, individuals.
More immediate, now, artists are exploring socio-geo-individual changes right in that neighborhood, on the ground; through the eyes and experience of families.
Social practice artist Emma Colburn has been inviting families with children to talk about what's up/down/changing in the neighborhood, block by block, walking it and documenting it.
Her Mapcircles project has another review and invited contribution by you, especially NPo families, today.
At family-friendly Poa Cafe 4025 N Williams 3PM-5 Free
The Breakin' Olympics is a b-boy/b-girl battle tonight. 2 by 2 battles and country team by country team battles. MC - Shot Colin (Misguided Steps/Moon Patrol). Judges - Marks Iller (Filthee Feet - Vancouver B.C.), Vital (Misguided Steps/Hoodz/Boogie Down - Bremerton) and Impulse (Moon Patrol). Beats - Skeme Richards, Hot Peas and Butta (Philly).
Breakers are Bandit Habits, Bangkok Native Revival, Soul Boogers, Moon Patrol, 47 Immortals, Duke Street News, Hood Valley, Collective Conscious, N.W.A., Art of Movement, Killa Styles, AMF Boiz, LA Breakers, O.T.F., Soul Gambitz, Formula Boogie, Bandit Chefs, finally Black and Yellow.
Country teams are Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, USA, Mexico, Guatemala, Philippines, South Korea, and Africa.
www.facebook.com/events/223149094733260/
At Portland State University Smith Memorial Student Union Ballroom (SMSU355) 1825 SE Broadway. 6PM $10 (free for PSU students with ID)
Modern dance in Portland over the years is the subject of a work in progress documentary shown tonight. Several other dance films will also be shown. At Performance Works Northwest www.performanceworksnw.org 8PM $3
That's economic, but the real story is people, individuals.
More immediate, now, artists are exploring socio-geo-individual changes right in that neighborhood, on the ground; through the eyes and experience of families.
Social practice artist Emma Colburn has been inviting families with children to talk about what's up/down/changing in the neighborhood, block by block, walking it and documenting it.
Her Mapcircles project has another review and invited contribution by you, especially NPo families, today.
At family-friendly Poa Cafe 4025 N Williams 3PM-5 Free
The Breakin' Olympics is a b-boy/b-girl battle tonight. 2 by 2 battles and country team by country team battles. MC - Shot Colin (Misguided Steps/Moon Patrol). Judges - Marks Iller (Filthee Feet - Vancouver B.C.), Vital (Misguided Steps/Hoodz/Boogie Down - Bremerton) and Impulse (Moon Patrol). Beats - Skeme Richards, Hot Peas and Butta (Philly).
Breakers are Bandit Habits, Bangkok Native Revival, Soul Boogers, Moon Patrol, 47 Immortals, Duke Street News, Hood Valley, Collective Conscious, N.W.A., Art of Movement, Killa Styles, AMF Boiz, LA Breakers, O.T.F., Soul Gambitz, Formula Boogie, Bandit Chefs, finally Black and Yellow.
Country teams are Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, USA, Mexico, Guatemala, Philippines, South Korea, and Africa.
www.facebook.com/events/223149094733260/
At Portland State University Smith Memorial Student Union Ballroom (SMSU355) 1825 SE Broadway. 6PM $10 (free for PSU students with ID)
Modern dance in Portland over the years is the subject of a work in progress documentary shown tonight. Several other dance films will also be shown. At Performance Works Northwest www.performanceworksnw.org 8PM $3
June 24-25 Quiet
The Quiet Music Festival is a special favorite. It is an intimate event with musicians who are not too loud. The audience lounges on an occasional carpet-, blanket- and pillow-covered floor, lit by scattered table lamps.
Beautiful.
It's organized for the sixth year by Portland-LA artist-musician-skater Chris Johanson.
Friday is Bouquet, Peg Simone with Mary Gaitskill, Juan Wauters, Larry Yes with Nate Lumbard and Michael Hurley
Saturday is Fred and Toody, Valet, Sunfoot, Virginia Dare and Like Avillan with Christopher Johnedis.
There is a very small amount of seating for those who need that.
More at Disjecta.org/QMF.
Tickets at www.eventbrite.com/e/2016-quiet-music-festival-portland-tickets-25818881971. Advanced tickets are recommended.
At Disjecta, in the shadow of Paul Bunyan www.disjecta.org 8371 N. Interstate Map Doors 7PM, show 8. Advance one night $11/$17 both. Door $13 one night/$19 both.
Beautiful.
It's organized for the sixth year by Portland-LA artist-musician-skater Chris Johanson.
Friday is Bouquet, Peg Simone with Mary Gaitskill, Juan Wauters, Larry Yes with Nate Lumbard and Michael Hurley
Saturday is Fred and Toody, Valet, Sunfoot, Virginia Dare and Like Avillan with Christopher Johnedis.
There is a very small amount of seating for those who need that.
More at Disjecta.org/QMF.
Tickets at www.eventbrite.com/e/2016-quiet-music-festival-portland-tickets-25818881971. Advanced tickets are recommended.
At Disjecta, in the shadow of Paul Bunyan www.disjecta.org 8371 N. Interstate Map Doors 7PM, show 8. Advance one night $11/$17 both. Door $13 one night/$19 both.
June 24 Degenerate Mistake
S1 opens Mistake Capacity by Sarah Wong and Maria Katarina. Their show opens tonight at S1, formerly Multiplex, www.s1portland.com 4148 NE Hancock Map 7PM-10 Free
The Degenerate Art Ensemble are favorite butoh and modern music performers in Seattle. Tonight you can see a video of their production Predator Songstress. Recommended. 8PM by donation
The Degenerate Art Ensemble are favorite butoh and modern music performers in Seattle. Tonight you can see a video of their production Predator Songstress. Recommended. 8PM by donation
Saturday, June 18, 2016
June 24-26 Houseguest Sound and Light Installation
Houseguest is an opportunity for artists to occupy Pioneer Square. Parallel Studio: Portland sound artist Ethan Rose, Jesse Mejía and Jason Plumb have created an interactive sound and light installation, Exchange, controlled by your movements. There will be an artist talk with Ethan Rose and Parallel Studio at Likewise Bar on June 15th at 6PM.
The installation will operate Friday 6PM-Midnight, Saturday 9AM-Midnight and Sunday 9AM-6PM. At Pioneer Square Free
The installation will operate Friday 6PM-Midnight, Saturday 9AM-Midnight and Sunday 9AM-6PM. At Pioneer Square Free
Friday, June 17, 2016
June 19 Silent
The Portland Silent Reading Party continues early. Bring a paper or electronic book and read quietly. With the earlier hour, the event is all ages. Silent Reading Party www.silentreadingpartypdx.com at www.beechstreetparlor.com 412 NE Beech 3PM-5 Free
June 18 Rare Seed
Rare Plant Research is a rare plant nursery which sells rare plants on the Internet. They are open just a few days a year to the public for plant sales. Today is the last of the season. It really is a special place. You can visit Rare Plant Research www.rareplantresearch.com
11900 S Criteser Rd, Oregon City. 11PM-4 Free
Albina is one of Portland's oldest neighborhoods and was an independent city at one time. It's been thoroughly destroyed by highways, railroads and access to the river blocked by large industrial facilities and ruins. It's polluted too. There are a few old buildings in the neighborhood for a sense of what was: the old Widmer building, Beam and Anchor, some buildings on Russell, the old Ripe Family Dinner building, and some are artist work spaces. The North Coast Seed Building is one, a complex of artist studios in Albina. Tonight is their annual open studios, most of the artists open their studios tonight. They also have a large solar array on the roof! Strongly recommended. May not be perfectly wheel chair accessible. http://pdxseedstudios.com/pdxstudios/2016-open-house-20th-anniversary 2127 N. Albina 4PM-10 Free
11900 S Criteser Rd, Oregon City. 11PM-4 Free
Albina is one of Portland's oldest neighborhoods and was an independent city at one time. It's been thoroughly destroyed by highways, railroads and access to the river blocked by large industrial facilities and ruins. It's polluted too. There are a few old buildings in the neighborhood for a sense of what was: the old Widmer building, Beam and Anchor, some buildings on Russell, the old Ripe Family Dinner building, and some are artist work spaces. The North Coast Seed Building is one, a complex of artist studios in Albina. Tonight is their annual open studios, most of the artists open their studios tonight. They also have a large solar array on the roof! Strongly recommended. May not be perfectly wheel chair accessible. http://pdxseedstudios.com/pdxstudios/2016-open-house-20th-anniversary 2127 N. Albina 4PM-10 Free
June 17 Broken
Pat Castaldo speaks on the theme Broken this morning. You can see the video version in a few days at Creative Mornings. At Ziba Design Auditorium www.ziba.com 810 NW Marshall Map Doors 8:30AM, talk 9. Free
Thursday, June 16, 2016
June 16 Weird Tube
Weird Shift is an open source artists project in Portland. It has had an exhibition space, a library and a podcast. Tonight it invites short talks - micro talks - on obscure creative and societal topics, with visuals. Bring a USB drive or laptop with your talk! Examples of previous talks are on their event page https://www.facebook.com/events/1014052341975236/. At the Compliance Division compliancedivision.org in the Everett Lofts 625 NW Everett #101 - entrance on NW 6th 7PM Free
Getting to Know You(Tube) has selections from three Stumptown coffee roasters. At Getting to Know You(Tube) www.gettingtoknowyoutube.com at the Hollywood Theater www.hollywoodtheatre.org 4122 NE Sandy Boulevard. 7:30PM $6
Getting to Know You(Tube) has selections from three Stumptown coffee roasters. At Getting to Know You(Tube) www.gettingtoknowyoutube.com at the Hollywood Theater www.hollywoodtheatre.org 4122 NE Sandy Boulevard. 7:30PM $6
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
June 15 Sound Parallel
Ethan Rose is a Portland now sound artist. He, as Parallel Studio, speaks on upcoming Portland projects as part of the Houseguest program this evening. At Likewise www.likewise.website 3564 SE Hawthorne 6PM Free
Monday, June 13, 2016
June 13 A Reading
Jennifer Robin, Portland, OR, US is a writer and performer. She speaks and performs her newest tonight connected to a new book. At Powells Hawthorne, 7:30 Free
Saturday, June 11, 2016
June 11 Five Divers Foster Public Desire
ADX is a cooperative shop and small creative business incubator. They celebrate year five. They will have a chance to tour, drinks and grilled foods. And they will have their makers to chat. It is also a very dog-friendly event! Noon-6+ Free
Brian Borrello and Christine Bourdette have an artist talk on public art making. It's not as easy as it looks. At Jeffrey Thomas Fine Art www.jeffreythomasfineart.com 2219 NW Raleigh 4PM Free
Melanie Flood opens Latent Desire, photographs. At Carl & Sloan Contemporary www.carlsloan.com in the Disjecta building. 8371 N Interstate Ave #1 Map 6PM-10 Free 6PM-9
Caustic Touch, Alani Vierra, Consumer, Juli Amore, Dead Lover, Høltech, Sky Symbol Rituals, Joel Shanahan and Astro Warrior play at Volt Divers tonight. Volt Divers is all hardware synths, no computers. Volt Divers at Lovecraft Bar 421 SE Grand 7PM Sharp -10 Free
SE Foster Road between 50th and about 74th has its monthly Second Saturday art walk tonight. The details are on their Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Second-Saturday-Foster-Art-Walk-1711400652411466/ 4PM-10 Free
Brian Borrello and Christine Bourdette have an artist talk on public art making. It's not as easy as it looks. At Jeffrey Thomas Fine Art www.jeffreythomasfineart.com 2219 NW Raleigh 4PM Free
Melanie Flood opens Latent Desire, photographs. At Carl & Sloan Contemporary www.carlsloan.com in the Disjecta building. 8371 N Interstate Ave #1 Map 6PM-10 Free 6PM-9
Caustic Touch, Alani Vierra, Consumer, Juli Amore, Dead Lover, Høltech, Sky Symbol Rituals, Joel Shanahan and Astro Warrior play at Volt Divers tonight. Volt Divers is all hardware synths, no computers. Volt Divers at Lovecraft Bar 421 SE Grand 7PM Sharp -10 Free
SE Foster Road between 50th and about 74th has its monthly Second Saturday art walk tonight. The details are on their Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Second-Saturday-Foster-Art-Walk-1711400652411466/ 4PM-10 Free
Thursday, June 09, 2016
June 9 Portraits of Radioactive Dancing
Sarah McEneaney opens paintings Out West Back East. They are self portraits in a primitive style. At Adams and Ollman Gallery, the second of two members of the New Art Dealers Alliance www.newartdealers.org, www.adamsandollman.com 209 SW 9th 6PM-8 Free
There has been a history of collaboration in Portland between artists and sex workers going back to Marne Lucas working with Danzine in the late 1990s, starting the Sex Worker's Film Festival, and costarring in the infrared short film The Operation. Organized by a new generation, tonight is the New Second Annual Portland Sex Worker Art and Film Fest the second of the Quarterly Weird Talent Show. More information at https://www.facebook.com/events/748339625307630/
At the Jack London Room downstairs in Rialto 529 SW 4th 8PM
Two of the artists in the Reactive Matters show themed on radioactive materials speak tonight. The show opened last Friday where there is a description. At Newspace Photo www.newspacephoto.org 1632 SE 10th Map 6:30 Free
There has been a history of collaboration in Portland between artists and sex workers going back to Marne Lucas working with Danzine in the late 1990s, starting the Sex Worker's Film Festival, and costarring in the infrared short film The Operation. Organized by a new generation, tonight is the New Second Annual Portland Sex Worker Art and Film Fest the second of the Quarterly Weird Talent Show. More information at https://www.facebook.com/events/748339625307630/
At the Jack London Room downstairs in Rialto 529 SW 4th 8PM
Two of the artists in the Reactive Matters show themed on radioactive materials speak tonight. The show opened last Friday where there is a description. At Newspace Photo www.newspacephoto.org 1632 SE 10th Map 6:30 Free
Sunday, June 05, 2016
June 5 Case Work
Brad Cloepfil is Portland's most internationally known architect. His firm, Allied Works, makes unusual architectural models. They are small sculptures. They are on display in the museum. Cloepfil speaks about his work today. www.portlandartmuseum.org/event/case-work-opening-lecture/?instance_id=26668 At the Portland Art Museum - NW Film Center Whitsell Auditorium 1219 SW Park 5PM $20
Saturday, June 04, 2016
June 4 Duette
Bukola Koiki & Kathryn Yancey have a duette tonight. At www.rainmakerartistresidency.org 2337 NW York St, # 201 5PM-8 Free
Friday, June 03, 2016
June 3 Eastside Art Openings +
Reactive Matters is the most interesting opening tonight. Photographers Jeremy Bolen, Abbey Hepner and Shimpei Takeda work at the intersection of the impact of radioactivity, photographic materials and our history of embracing nuclear chemistry. We are not too far ourselves from Hanford which produced the plutonium for Nagasaki.
Bolen buried his film in radioactive soils around the US then shot those sites with the film. The chemical impact on the film and the radiation impact has degraded the image suggesting nostalgia, when in fact revealing the invisibility of radioactive decay.
Hepner, inspired by relief work after the tsunami in Japan, has documented US nuclear waste facilities using the uranotype printing process which substitutes uranium for silver in the print.
Takeda returned to his childhood home in Fukushima. He collected soil from his former home, shinto shrines and temples, scattered it on light sealed photo paper and then printed the scatter of radioactive pinpoints making an exposure.
At Newspace Photo www.newspacephoto.org 1632 SE 10th Map 6PM-9 Free
Redux has encaustic paintings by Susan Freedman. At Redux www.reduxpdx.com 811 E Burnside 6PM-9:30 Free
Blackbox has Framed: Landscape and Architecture, At Black Box Gallery www.blackboxgallery.com 811 E Burnside, Suite 212 upstairs Early close 5PM-8 Free
Haunt Studio has an installation connected to trunk show clothiers MONOM: Gretchen Belle and Sky Speir. At Haunt www.hauntstudio.blogspot.com 811 E Burnside Suite #113 7PM-9 Free
All at 811 East Burnside Map
One Grand Gallery has colorful geometric pattern illustrations by Omar Gonzales. At One Grand Gallery www.onegrandgallery.com 1000 E Burnside 6PM-10 Free
The Lumber Room is also open 5PM-8 as noted previously.
Bolen buried his film in radioactive soils around the US then shot those sites with the film. The chemical impact on the film and the radiation impact has degraded the image suggesting nostalgia, when in fact revealing the invisibility of radioactive decay.
Hepner, inspired by relief work after the tsunami in Japan, has documented US nuclear waste facilities using the uranotype printing process which substitutes uranium for silver in the print.
Takeda returned to his childhood home in Fukushima. He collected soil from his former home, shinto shrines and temples, scattered it on light sealed photo paper and then printed the scatter of radioactive pinpoints making an exposure.
At Newspace Photo www.newspacephoto.org 1632 SE 10th Map 6PM-9 Free
Redux has encaustic paintings by Susan Freedman. At Redux www.reduxpdx.com 811 E Burnside 6PM-9:30 Free
Blackbox has Framed: Landscape and Architecture, At Black Box Gallery www.blackboxgallery.com 811 E Burnside, Suite 212 upstairs Early close 5PM-8 Free
Haunt Studio has an installation connected to trunk show clothiers MONOM: Gretchen Belle and Sky Speir. At Haunt www.hauntstudio.blogspot.com 811 E Burnside Suite #113 7PM-9 Free
All at 811 East Burnside Map
One Grand Gallery has colorful geometric pattern illustrations by Omar Gonzales. At One Grand Gallery www.onegrandgallery.com 1000 E Burnside 6PM-10 Free
The Lumber Room is also open 5PM-8 as noted previously.
Thursday, June 02, 2016
June 2,3,4 Improv On
Improvisation Summit of Portland is a collaboration between the Creative Music Guild and modern dance movers. It includes Pure Surface: Tere Mathern, Linda K Johnson, Claire Barrera, Danielle Ross, Stacey Tran, Anis Mogjani, Neil Aitken, Stacey Villalobos, Tron-Grape God, Sophie Linden and Jenna Marie Fletcher, as well as Jin Camou, Stephanie Lavon Trotter, Tahni Holt with Luke Wyland, Danielle Ross, Catherine Egan, Celine Bouly and Doug Theriault.
At Disjecta, in the shadow of Paul Bunyan www.disjecta.org 8371 N. Interstate Map 8PM $15/night $40 all three
At Disjecta, in the shadow of Paul Bunyan www.disjecta.org 8371 N. Interstate Map 8PM $15/night $40 all three
Wednesday, June 01, 2016
June 2 Westside Art Openings
Ryan Pierce is one of Portland's conceptual environmental activists, and cofounder of Signal Fire residency. His work is always worth a look. At Elizabeth Leach Gallery www.elizabethleach.com 417 NW 9th Map 6PM-9 Free
Joe Rudko has photo collages made from an intact set of abandoned photographs spanning 1902 to 2005 found in a rural barn, artist unknown. At PDX Contemporary Art www.pdxcontemporaryart.com 925 NW Flanders Map early close 8PM Free
Daydreamjob is Jea Alford's performance installation on the impossible dream of infinite economic growth on a finite planet. At Compliance Division, 625 NW Everett St. #101 (6th Street side) 6PM-9 Free
Damien Gilley has a VR piece Specular. The main experience is through one set of goggles. Perhaps best explored weekday hours. It is also accompanied by a series of wall medallions. At Hap Gallery www.hapgallery.com 916 NW Flanders 6PM-8? Free
The Bronco Gallery is hosting the collaboration BACK/TALK! a collaboration between Ryan Scails and Emily Kendal Frey, curated by S/PLI/T projects. Bronco Gallery https://www.facebook.com/events/1537805513195488/ parked on the street near 9th and Flanders 6PM-9 Free
Subduction is a show by by Sharon Koelblinger, Harold Mendez and Ronny Quevedo. At UpFor Gallery www.upforgallery.com 929 NW Flanders early close 6PM-8 Free
Michelle Ramin has paintings Jetlag. At Duplex Collective www.duplexcollective.com 219 NW Couch 6PM-9 Free
PNCA is recommended to stop in. They have long time cycle shows and pop ups distributed throughout the building. PNCA www.pnca.edu 511 NW Broadway Map 6PM-9 Free
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-10:3ish
Joe Rudko has photo collages made from an intact set of abandoned photographs spanning 1902 to 2005 found in a rural barn, artist unknown. At PDX Contemporary Art www.pdxcontemporaryart.com 925 NW Flanders Map early close 8PM Free
Daydreamjob is Jea Alford's performance installation on the impossible dream of infinite economic growth on a finite planet. At Compliance Division, 625 NW Everett St. #101 (6th Street side) 6PM-9 Free
Damien Gilley has a VR piece Specular. The main experience is through one set of goggles. Perhaps best explored weekday hours. It is also accompanied by a series of wall medallions. At Hap Gallery www.hapgallery.com 916 NW Flanders 6PM-8? Free
The Bronco Gallery is hosting the collaboration BACK/TALK! a collaboration between Ryan Scails and Emily Kendal Frey, curated by S/PLI/T projects. Bronco Gallery https://www.facebook.com/events/1537805513195488/ parked on the street near 9th and Flanders 6PM-9 Free
Subduction is a show by by Sharon Koelblinger, Harold Mendez and Ronny Quevedo. At UpFor Gallery www.upforgallery.com 929 NW Flanders early close 6PM-8 Free
Michelle Ramin has paintings Jetlag. At Duplex Collective www.duplexcollective.com 219 NW Couch 6PM-9 Free
PNCA is recommended to stop in. They have long time cycle shows and pop ups distributed throughout the building. PNCA www.pnca.edu 511 NW Broadway Map 6PM-9 Free
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-10:3ish
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