You can spend an evening arting tonight, if you like, in North Portland.
The Falcon Art Community occupies the basement of a large apartment building. Artists are curated in; many do large realistic landscapes and portraits in oil. Other artists include musicians and theater performers. Once a year they open their studios. Open studios at the Falcon Art Community 5415 N Albina 5:30PM-1130 Free
I’ve known rivers: I’ve Known Rivers Ancient as the World and Older than the Flow of Human Blood in Human Veins is a show by Carolina Caycedo and Sky Hopinka selected by the new curator in residence Suzy Halajian. Her cycle of a year curating is themed on The Politics of Landscape. There is a longer writeup on the Disjecta website and pointers to C3:Initiative and NW Film Center projects by the artists. The curator speaks at 6PM. At Disjecta, in the shadow of Paul Bunyan www.disjecta.org 8371 N. Interstate Map 6PM-9 Free
Blue Moon Camera curates an annual show of its customers from around the globe. This year's photos, selected democratically by staff are up at Parallel Wines. Previous year photos are up at Anna Bannana’s and Leisure Public House. There is a dance party, 9PM-11 at 45th Parallel Wines. Show 7PM-9ish, Party 9PM-11. At Anna Bannana’s 8716 N Lombard, Leisure Public House 8002 N Lombard and 45th Parallel Wines 8527 N Lombard 7PM-11 Free
Provende is a show of drawings, prints and photographs by Boston artist Georgina Lewis and Portland artist Sarah Rushford. There is an eloquent description of the ideas within the work on the Grapefruits web. At Grapefruits www.grapefruitsartspace.org 2119 N Kerby, STE D. 6PM-9 Free
