A long time ago, it is said, immigrant-refugees Joseph and Mary gave birth to Jesus camping out in a stable. It parallels current events. So it compels artists to comment by reinterpreting it, including creating a distance from the commercial orgy.
NTVTY X drops four nights. It is the 10th year artists have made their own version here. It's a multi-artist creative collaboration.
Come celebrate 10 years of NTVTY!
Hair & Space Museum + Sister Ashby perform Sunday; CK Numbskull & Jai Milx + Dramaturgy, Monday; Misty Mary + Tabor Dark, Tuesday; and Jen Tam's Mariah Carey Xmas + A.D.D.M. Wednesday.
This year, the time-space tunnel provides entry, an LED shrine to Mary occupies the center, and a 3d printer prints the Messiah. A VR experience of the xhurch is available along with some holographic plaques.
At Xhurch xhurch.net 4550 NE 20th. Map 7PM-9 Donations $5-10 encouraged
Saturday, December 21, 2019
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
December 17 Emotional Ingredients
Alfredo Jaar is an artist from Chile. He does socio-political work similar in some ways to Ai Weiwei.
My theory is that an artwork is made of ingredients: visual, conceptual as well as the title and artist statement. They combine to tell a story to the viewer. The entire and sole point of an artwork is to change the psychological state of the viewer. If not, why bother making it?
One description of Jaar's work is that he explores "public’s desensitization to images and the limitations of art to represent events such as genocides, epidemics, and famines."
I believe it is a good thing to include emotional ingredients. They are a powerful ingredient. But they can overwealm the work, like the beauty of glass art. There, the material dominates the piece, and it is hard for the other ingredients to be perceived. Jaar works the edge with his emotional ingredients. I believe he sometimes goes over the edge in beating the viewer over the head with emotional ingredients. Part of that is Jaar is somewhat a minimalist. Ai WeiWei is a bit more maximalist and keeps his ingredients in subtle proportion. Maybe it a difference in cultures.
You can judge for yourself; Alfredo Jaar is a guest of Converge 45 in Portland tonight.
He speaks at PSU Lincoln Hall Room 75. The tickets are free, but they have all been reserved in advance. Alfredo Jaar at PSU Lincoln Hall 1620 SW Park Room 75 6:30PM Free
My theory is that an artwork is made of ingredients: visual, conceptual as well as the title and artist statement. They combine to tell a story to the viewer. The entire and sole point of an artwork is to change the psychological state of the viewer. If not, why bother making it?
One description of Jaar's work is that he explores "public’s desensitization to images and the limitations of art to represent events such as genocides, epidemics, and famines."
I believe it is a good thing to include emotional ingredients. They are a powerful ingredient. But they can overwealm the work, like the beauty of glass art. There, the material dominates the piece, and it is hard for the other ingredients to be perceived. Jaar works the edge with his emotional ingredients. I believe he sometimes goes over the edge in beating the viewer over the head with emotional ingredients. Part of that is Jaar is somewhat a minimalist. Ai WeiWei is a bit more maximalist and keeps his ingredients in subtle proportion. Maybe it a difference in cultures.
You can judge for yourself; Alfredo Jaar is a guest of Converge 45 in Portland tonight.
He speaks at PSU Lincoln Hall Room 75. The tickets are free, but they have all been reserved in advance. Alfredo Jaar at PSU Lincoln Hall 1620 SW Park Room 75 6:30PM Free
Thursday, December 12, 2019
December 13 Many Worlds Leaving Time
The Mobile Projection Unit is occupying the Albina industrial district tonight. Artists Jaleesa Johnston and Megan McKissack will project Many Worlds. Check their FB for details. The Mobile Projection Unit at N Randolph & N River. 7PM-9 Free
Beam & Anchor hosts illustrator and portraitist Alexandra Becker-Black with Leaving Time. At Beam & Anchor 2710 N Interstate 6PM-10 Free
Beam & Anchor hosts illustrator and portraitist Alexandra Becker-Black with Leaving Time. At Beam & Anchor 2710 N Interstate 6PM-10 Free
Sunday, December 08, 2019
December 8 Gather: Make: Shelter
Gather: Make: Shelter is a social practice project organized by artist Dana Lynn Louis. It's all explained at www.gathermakeshelter.org/the-projectartist. Their big unveiling was in September. More bowls are on display and for sale today, and to the end of the month. At Cargo 81 SE Yamhill 3PM-6
Saturday, December 07, 2019
December 7 When it Rains it Pours
Tonight's special event is an open studios. Open studios at the Falcon Art Community 5415 N Albina 6PM-11 Free
2 Up and 2 Back is a retrospective of Portland painter and PNCA professor emeritus Arvie Smith. He paints colorful impressionistic portraits of the African American identity. At Disjecta, in the shadow of Paul Bunyan www.disjecta.org 8371 N. Interstate Map 6PM-9 Free
Blue Moon Camara develops film from the world. Once a year they have a customer show from that. It's the best of the best from a large image flow. At 45th Parallel Wine Bar 8527 N Lombard. Show 7PM-9 dance 9PM-11 Free
On the Tip of My Tongue is a large group show guest curated by Katherine Spinella, PDX, and Kristin Hough, LA.The gallery website has a more eloquent description. At Carnation Contemporary www.carnationcontemporary.com in the Disjecta building 8371 N Interstate. 6PM-9
Laura Berge has Find Yourself Here. At Stephanie Chefas Projects www.stephaniechefas.com 305 SE 3rd Ave #202 - the City Sign Building, formerly a low cost artist space Map. Early close 5PM-8 Free
2 Up and 2 Back is a retrospective of Portland painter and PNCA professor emeritus Arvie Smith. He paints colorful impressionistic portraits of the African American identity. At Disjecta, in the shadow of Paul Bunyan www.disjecta.org 8371 N. Interstate Map 6PM-9 Free
Blue Moon Camara develops film from the world. Once a year they have a customer show from that. It's the best of the best from a large image flow. At 45th Parallel Wine Bar 8527 N Lombard. Show 7PM-9 dance 9PM-11 Free
On the Tip of My Tongue is a large group show guest curated by Katherine Spinella, PDX, and Kristin Hough, LA.The gallery website has a more eloquent description. At Carnation Contemporary www.carnationcontemporary.com in the Disjecta building 8371 N Interstate. 6PM-9
Laura Berge has Find Yourself Here. At Stephanie Chefas Projects www.stephaniechefas.com 305 SE 3rd Ave #202 - the City Sign Building, formerly a low cost artist space Map. Early close 5PM-8 Free
Friday, December 06, 2019
December 6 Brown Space
Many of the Eastside spaces are open for group sales of small artist-made objects.
Shed.PDX is an altspace in a garage. It has grown out of the PSU Artists of Color Collective. Tonight Jordan Shelby has Brown Space. At Shed.PDX 6817 N Missouri 6PM-8 Early close Free
Shed.PDX is an altspace in a garage. It has grown out of the PSU Artists of Color Collective. Tonight Jordan Shelby has Brown Space. At Shed.PDX 6817 N Missouri 6PM-8 Early close Free
Thursday, December 05, 2019
December 5 Westside Art Openings+
Many galleries are continuing previous shows. More local galleries are in Miami this week, spreading the Portland love.
KSMOCA has an early event. Students have their work alongside the work of Hank Willis Thomas which inspired it. A second show is by local fabric-based artist Lauren Prado, curated by the students. More details on their Insta. Recommended. At KSMOCA in the King K-8 School 4906 NE 6th 10:30AM-11:30 Free
OCAC BFA-minted in 2015 Iván Carmona has bright bulbous minimal ceramic sculptures, Sublime. At PDX Contemporary Art www.pdxcontemporaryart.com 925 NW Flanders Map early close 8PM Free
Moon Shine: Photographs of the Cumberland Plateau is an exploration of the people there and their stories as the region changes by Rachel Boillot. Umbral by Erika Morillo are her projections on her son's inner life. The Nine has Rachael Hibbard has an installation Flight - What Migratory Birds Show Us. At Blue Sky Gallery www.blueskygallery.org 122 NW 8th Map 6PM-9 Free
The PNCA MFA Applied Craft + Design has their mid-year readout tonight. The show, Can You Unpack That? will include activist and issue pieces. At the PNCA Eastside glass building, formerly Uroboros, 2139 N Kerby Map 9PM-midnight Free
Everett Lofts are recommended as always. It is always evolving and there are many strong spaces. 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 8-9PM
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
KSMOCA has an early event. Students have their work alongside the work of Hank Willis Thomas which inspired it. A second show is by local fabric-based artist Lauren Prado, curated by the students. More details on their Insta. Recommended. At KSMOCA in the King K-8 School 4906 NE 6th 10:30AM-11:30 Free
OCAC BFA-minted in 2015 Iván Carmona has bright bulbous minimal ceramic sculptures, Sublime. At PDX Contemporary Art www.pdxcontemporaryart.com 925 NW Flanders Map early close 8PM Free
Moon Shine: Photographs of the Cumberland Plateau is an exploration of the people there and their stories as the region changes by Rachel Boillot. Umbral by Erika Morillo are her projections on her son's inner life. The Nine has Rachael Hibbard has an installation Flight - What Migratory Birds Show Us. At Blue Sky Gallery www.blueskygallery.org 122 NW 8th Map 6PM-9 Free
The PNCA MFA Applied Craft + Design has their mid-year readout tonight. The show, Can You Unpack That? will include activist and issue pieces. At the PNCA Eastside glass building, formerly Uroboros, 2139 N Kerby Map 9PM-midnight Free
Everett Lofts are recommended as always. It is always evolving and there are many strong spaces. 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 8-9PM
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
Thursday, November 28, 2019
November 29 Scope!
Last Thursday thins in cold and dark. But Antler and Talon have openings tonight. Antler has Neil M. Perry, Chris Austin, Ki Sung Koh and Calvin Ma, all with wildlife illustration. Talon has Teagan White and Jennifer Parks, with Susannah Kelly. Antler is bringing artists to Scope Miami, excellent! At Antler Gallery + Talon Gallery antlerpdx.com + talongallery.com 2728-2724 NE Alberta 6PM-9 Free
Nat Turner Project presents their first artists of the The Drinking Gourd fellowship. The Project is also a guest zine contributor at the well worth seeing Hank Willis Thomas: All Things Being Equal… show at the Portland Art Museum. At Ori Gallery, little with a big vision, www.oriartgallery.com 4038 N Mississippi 6PM-9 Free
Nat Turner Project presents their first artists of the The Drinking Gourd fellowship. The Project is also a guest zine contributor at the well worth seeing Hank Willis Thomas: All Things Being Equal… show at the Portland Art Museum. At Ori Gallery, little with a big vision, www.oriartgallery.com 4038 N Mississippi 6PM-9 Free
Friday, November 22, 2019
November 22 X Squared
The Xhurch has musicians Keith Foster https://keithfoster.bandcamp.com/, Crystal Quartez https://crystalquartez.bandcamp.com/, Francisco Botello http://franciscobotello.com/, Winnie Black https://www.winnie.black/ and Flysch https://concretehorizon.bandcamp.com/. Visuals by Z. These events are always interesting and social. At Xhurch xhurch.net 4550 NE 20th. Map 7PM-10:30 Donations to performers accepted
When we say truth is stranger than fiction, it is usually not a good thing. Local multi-artists Jacob and Arnold Pander are filmmakers, writers and graphic novelists. A few years ago, they wrote and illustrated Triple-X, about a cyberpunk Orwellian future. They have updated it and added to the story in Dissident-X. A longer interview about the motivation and the plot is at www.comicsbeat.com/interview-pander-brothers-dissident-x/. Tonight they drop the new edition at Bridge City Comics 3725 N Mississippi, 6PM-8 Free. After, they have DJ friends spinning music the characters in Dissident-X would listen to at the Mississippi Studios patio bar, 9PM-11 Free
When we say truth is stranger than fiction, it is usually not a good thing. Local multi-artists Jacob and Arnold Pander are filmmakers, writers and graphic novelists. A few years ago, they wrote and illustrated Triple-X, about a cyberpunk Orwellian future. They have updated it and added to the story in Dissident-X. A longer interview about the motivation and the plot is at www.comicsbeat.com/interview-pander-brothers-dissident-x/. Tonight they drop the new edition at Bridge City Comics 3725 N Mississippi, 6PM-8 Free. After, they have DJ friends spinning music the characters in Dissident-X would listen to at the Mississippi Studios patio bar, 9PM-11 Free
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
November 20 Bix
Emily Bixler has a new show as part of the Stumptown fellowship. She is principal at BOET and PNCA minted. Bixler is the latest Stumptown Coffee Roasters Artist Fellow, which this opening celebrates. At Stumptown www.stumptowncoffee.com 128 SW 3rd 5PM-7 Free
Sunday, November 17, 2019
November 17 Insofar as I Knew
Jae Yeun Choi and Maysha Mohamedi have paintings and poetic words in Insofar as I Knew. At the first of two members in Portland of the New Art Dealers Alliance www.newartdealers.org, Fourteen30 Gallery www.fourteen30.com 1501 SW Market Street Map 11AM-1 Free
Friday, November 15, 2019
November 16 Developing Cuts
A Thousand Cuts, by by B. G-Osborne is a video installation we would like to see more of in galleries. At Fuller Rosen Gallery in the Ford Building created by Killjoy Collective alumni. www.fullerrosen.com 2505 SE 11th #106 Map 6PM-9 Free
Rachel Rosenbaum has been developing photographs from her grandfather's negatives exposed in WWII. At Blue Moon Camera www.bluemooncamera.com 8417 N Lombard, enter on N Kellogg 5PM-7 Free
Disjecta also has their annual fundraising auction tonight. Details on their website.
In Springfield, Oregon, Ditch Projects is holding a retrospective. They have had shows in Portland at Rock's Box and several of their artists are represented by Fourteen 30. It is https://ditchprojects.com/A-Good-Way-to-Invent-the-Future.
Rachel Rosenbaum has been developing photographs from her grandfather's negatives exposed in WWII. At Blue Moon Camera www.bluemooncamera.com 8417 N Lombard, enter on N Kellogg 5PM-7 Free
Disjecta also has their annual fundraising auction tonight. Details on their website.
In Springfield, Oregon, Ditch Projects is holding a retrospective. They have had shows in Portland at Rock's Box and several of their artists are represented by Fourteen 30. It is https://ditchprojects.com/A-Good-Way-to-Invent-the-Future.
November 15 Animal Body
Sari Carel has The Coyote After-School Program. The gallery website has a description. At Melanie Flood Projects, www.melaniefloodprojects.com 420 SW Washington St #301 Early 6PM-8 Free
Amanda Triplett has Body Is, performance and installation. It's at 1122 Gallery 1122gallery.com 1122 SE 88th. 6PM-10 Free
Amanda Triplett has Body Is, performance and installation. It's at 1122 Gallery 1122gallery.com 1122 SE 88th. 6PM-10 Free
Friday, November 08, 2019
November 8 Salute Dust Sheep
Into Dust is a new show by longtime artist Corey Smith. PNCA-minted, his work is graphic and poppy; he is also a professional snowboarder and designer. At One Grand www.ogpdx.com 1001 E Burnside 7PM-10 Free
Black Sheep Collective presents their group show Curio. Artists include Olivia Pace, Cassandra, Vinh Pham, Tim Tran, Safiyah Maurice, Joe Connors, Kailea Figueroa, Christian Orellana-Bauer, Courtney Gallardo, Mason Mimi Yadira and Mui Easland. At the Erickson Gallery 9NW 2nd 6PM-8 Free
Salut! 4 is a huge show, 1000 pieces by over 100 artists, on small coasters, for sale cash/card and carry for $60 each. The Nucleus website has the list of artists, with their web/insta. At Nucleus Portland nucleusportland.com 1445 SE Hawthorne Blvd 7PM-10 Free
Black Sheep Collective presents their group show Curio. Artists include Olivia Pace, Cassandra, Vinh Pham, Tim Tran, Safiyah Maurice, Joe Connors, Kailea Figueroa, Christian Orellana-Bauer, Courtney Gallardo, Mason Mimi Yadira and Mui Easland. At the Erickson Gallery 9NW 2nd 6PM-8 Free
Salut! 4 is a huge show, 1000 pieces by over 100 artists, on small coasters, for sale cash/card and carry for $60 each. The Nucleus website has the list of artists, with their web/insta. At Nucleus Portland nucleusportland.com 1445 SE Hawthorne Blvd 7PM-10 Free
Thursday, November 07, 2019
November 7 Westside Art Openings+
Hey November!
The PSU Schnitzer gallery opened earlier, and it is open tonight. Keep an eye on it.
Vanessa Renwick has Cold Holy Water, video in the Nine. Emma Kisiel, Jamila Clarke, Nolan Streitberger, Sam Wrigglesworth, and Troi Anderson as well as founders Ann Hughes, Christopher Rauschenberg, Craig Hickman, Robert DiFranco, and Terry Toedtemeier show at Blue Sky. Recommended. At Blue Sky Gallery www.blueskygallery.org Map 122 NW 8th 6PM-9 Free
Ellen Lesperance - Flowers Wrapped in Newspaper is here. The artist is epic, with a local gallery special to guest them. At Adams and Ollman Gallery, the second of two members of the New Art Dealers Alliance www.newartdealers.org, www.adamsandollman.com 418 NW 8th 6PM-9 Free
Brenda Malory makes constructions. At UpFor Gallery www.upforgallery.com 929 NW Flanders early close 6PM-8 Free
Jess Perlitz has People Making People Sounds. She is a local performance artist to follow. At Holding Contemporary www.holdingcontemporary.com (in the former Williamson | Knight, now Williamson+Harker) 916 NW Flanders 6PM-8 early close Free
+Eastside Womxn House has taken the old Dust to Dust space. They have a large show Mirror. Emerging artists represent: Allison Jarman, Annie Dang, Beth Zimmerman, Brittany Wilder, Caitlyn Clester, Chloé Jarnac, Ellen Robinette, Jocelle Tade, Judith Sturdevant, Kelly Brand, Kelsey Hamilton Davis, Lauren Johnson, Lindsay Costello, Mary Snow
and Rachel Warkentin. At 3636 N Mississippi, the old Dust to Dust space. 7PM-9. Free
Everett Lofts are recommended as always. It is always evolving and there are many strong spaces. 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
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
The PSU Schnitzer gallery opened earlier, and it is open tonight. Keep an eye on it.
Vanessa Renwick has Cold Holy Water, video in the Nine. Emma Kisiel, Jamila Clarke, Nolan Streitberger, Sam Wrigglesworth, and Troi Anderson as well as founders Ann Hughes, Christopher Rauschenberg, Craig Hickman, Robert DiFranco, and Terry Toedtemeier show at Blue Sky. Recommended. At Blue Sky Gallery www.blueskygallery.org Map 122 NW 8th 6PM-9 Free
Ellen Lesperance - Flowers Wrapped in Newspaper is here. The artist is epic, with a local gallery special to guest them. At Adams and Ollman Gallery, the second of two members of the New Art Dealers Alliance www.newartdealers.org, www.adamsandollman.com 418 NW 8th 6PM-9 Free
Brenda Malory makes constructions. At UpFor Gallery www.upforgallery.com 929 NW Flanders early close 6PM-8 Free
Jess Perlitz has People Making People Sounds. She is a local performance artist to follow. At Holding Contemporary www.holdingcontemporary.com (in the former Williamson | Knight, now Williamson+Harker) 916 NW Flanders 6PM-8 early close Free
+Eastside Womxn House has taken the old Dust to Dust space. They have a large show Mirror. Emerging artists represent: Allison Jarman, Annie Dang, Beth Zimmerman, Brittany Wilder, Caitlyn Clester, Chloé Jarnac, Ellen Robinette, Jocelle Tade, Judith Sturdevant, Kelly Brand, Kelsey Hamilton Davis, Lauren Johnson, Lindsay Costello, Mary Snow
and Rachel Warkentin. At 3636 N Mississippi, the old Dust to Dust space. 7PM-9. Free
Everett Lofts are recommended as always. It is always evolving and there are many strong spaces. 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
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
Wednesday, November 06, 2019
November 6 Outsider
Musician Sean Croghan is also a painter in the outsider art figurative genre. Further Stories of the Beforetime: Todd’s Bedroom & Beyond - Straight Outta Gresham is some of that work. At Union Knott 2726 ML King Blvd. 6PM-9 Free
Saturday, November 02, 2019
November 2 Pop!
Faceland are cartoons on poppy backgrounds by Matt Bennett Laurents. At Carnation Contemporary www.carnationcontemporary.com in the Disjecta building 8371 N Interstate. 6PM-9
Earlier are closing events at Disjecta for the Biennial.
Earlier are closing events at Disjecta for the Biennial.
Sunday, October 27, 2019
October 28 - November 3 Raw Reality
Reed Arts Week is curated by students. It brings individual artist works, from campus, and from the world; and art talks. Having a budget allows it to do above average. And always an opportunity to experience the new edge. Some of the events are on the Reed Events web http://events.reed.edu/group/reed_arts_week, some are on the Reed Arts Week Facebook https://www.facebook.com/reedartsweek2019/, some are on the Inata https://www.instagram.com/reedartsweek/, TikTok, no idea. https://events.reed.edu/raw-2019 at Reed College 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd. Free
Saturday, October 26, 2019
October 26 Butoh Pome
Natsu Nakajima is one of the first female butohs. Today she works with disabled individuals. She makes her second, and perhaps last, visit to Portland at age 76. Tonight she guests a discussion. At Headwaters Theater 55 NE Farragut St. #9. The theater is in the back of the building by the active railroad tracks facing Winchell Street. Map 7PM $5-20
Jennifer Pons-Wilber reads poems alongside Todd Molinari‘s visual show: Trickster of the Dark God. The intent is to "open up a larger conversation of Jungian ideas of becoming, dreams, and moving through traumatic memories through artistic and alchemical processes." At the Third Room Project www.thirdroom.net 717 NE Broadway #205 7PM-9 Free
Jennifer Pons-Wilber reads poems alongside Todd Molinari‘s visual show: Trickster of the Dark God. The intent is to "open up a larger conversation of Jungian ideas of becoming, dreams, and moving through traumatic memories through artistic and alchemical processes." At the Third Room Project www.thirdroom.net 717 NE Broadway #205 7PM-9 Free
Thursday, October 17, 2019
October 17-19 Teeming Sea, Tranquil Land
Butoh is an experimental modern dance style originating in Japan in 1959. Sankai Juku from Japan and France is responsible for exporting butoh to the world beginning in the early 1980s. Their style is one of the most refined and elegant - they are a great introduction to the genre. It is extremely rare for groups from Japan to tour the US. There are occasional events in Portland and Seattle by local or visiting solo performers.
Sankai Juku was founded in 1975 by Amagatsu, who cofounded Dairakudakan with Akaji Maro. Maro was an early friend and collaborator with butoh's originator, Hijikata. Video excerpts of all their performances are widely available on the Internet.
Amagatsu brought the first butoh to the West in 1980. In 1985, one of their dancers fell to their death in a public outdoor performance produced by a friend in Seattle. The group almost disbanded in grief. They did not. In turn, the Seattle audience and the performers have an emotional relationship that is palpable.
For three evenings Sankai Juku returns to Seattle, with Meguri: Teeming Sea, Tranquil Land. The set resembles the sculptural relief backdrop of Shijima, updated to reference the sub-ocean deposits of fossils. The stage references the water of Unetsu.
Sankai Juku at the University of Washington World Series https://meanycenter.org/tickets/2019-10/production/sankai-juku Meany Hall UW Campus 8PM $61-69
Sankai Juku was founded in 1975 by Amagatsu, who cofounded Dairakudakan with Akaji Maro. Maro was an early friend and collaborator with butoh's originator, Hijikata. Video excerpts of all their performances are widely available on the Internet.
Amagatsu brought the first butoh to the West in 1980. In 1985, one of their dancers fell to their death in a public outdoor performance produced by a friend in Seattle. The group almost disbanded in grief. They did not. In turn, the Seattle audience and the performers have an emotional relationship that is palpable.
For three evenings Sankai Juku returns to Seattle, with Meguri: Teeming Sea, Tranquil Land. The set resembles the sculptural relief backdrop of Shijima, updated to reference the sub-ocean deposits of fossils. The stage references the water of Unetsu.
Sankai Juku at the University of Washington World Series https://meanycenter.org/tickets/2019-10/production/sankai-juku Meany Hall UW Campus 8PM $61-69
Friday, October 11, 2019
October 11 Musics Failing
Chrispy Martin has a show. At Tips on Failing www.failing.exposed 3903 N Michigan Map
6PM-10 Free
There is recommended music at the boathouse too. At the Boathouse Experimental Music www.boathousemicrocinema.com 822 N River 8PM $6
6PM-10 Free
There is recommended music at the boathouse too. At the Boathouse Experimental Music www.boathousemicrocinema.com 822 N River 8PM $6
Sunday, October 06, 2019
October 6 Puzzling Gestures
Maria Antelman and Jules Gimbrone open Incidental Gestures. At Melanie Flood Projects, www.melaniefloodprojects.com 420 SW Washington St #301 Early 1PM-3 Free
The Lumber Room has engaged a one year project, A Puzzling Light and Moving, with New Zealand artist Kate Newby. This is the final event in that project and the release of a catalog, Pocket Works. At The Lumber Room lumberroom.com 419 SW 9th, above Liz Leach Map 4PM-6 Free
The Lumber Room has engaged a one year project, A Puzzling Light and Moving, with New Zealand artist Kate Newby. This is the final event in that project and the release of a catalog, Pocket Works. At The Lumber Room lumberroom.com 419 SW 9th, above Liz Leach Map 4PM-6 Free
Saturday, October 05, 2019
October 5 Saturday Art is Not Boring
Mark Flores and William E. Jones have Perverted By Language. It's pop culture-inspired graphic-reduced portrait work in the Private Places conceptual curation lens. At Private Places www.privateplaces.us 2400 Holliday 5PM-7 Free
Jeremy Le Grand has Genesis Lobby. The artist is known for op art raster pieces, silhouettes and bulbous sculptures. From the gallery description it's hard to tell which this work will be. At Carnation Contemporary www.carnationcontemporary.com in the Disjecta building 8371 N Interstate. 6PM-9
The Mobile Projection Unit continues the RACC projection series, now driven by individual artists.
Mobile Projection Unit projects at the East Portland Arts & Literary Festival tonight. There is an interactive component, participants can draw on projections. Artist Sabrina Haque projects historic images of neighborhood residents involuntarily camped in WW2 because they were Japanese Americans.
There are many artists and readers involved in the East Portland Arts & Literary Festival. We frown on their suggested $5 donation. I believe the APNO location is more free.
The event is split between APNO 8188 SE Division and Fubon 2850 SE 82nd. Details https://www.apano.org/ampsummerseries.
Projections sunset. At APNO 8188 SE Division. Free
Jeremy Le Grand has Genesis Lobby. The artist is known for op art raster pieces, silhouettes and bulbous sculptures. From the gallery description it's hard to tell which this work will be. At Carnation Contemporary www.carnationcontemporary.com in the Disjecta building 8371 N Interstate. 6PM-9
The Mobile Projection Unit continues the RACC projection series, now driven by individual artists.
Mobile Projection Unit projects at the East Portland Arts & Literary Festival tonight. There is an interactive component, participants can draw on projections. Artist Sabrina Haque projects historic images of neighborhood residents involuntarily camped in WW2 because they were Japanese Americans.
There are many artists and readers involved in the East Portland Arts & Literary Festival. We frown on their suggested $5 donation. I believe the APNO location is more free.
The event is split between APNO 8188 SE Division and Fubon 2850 SE 82nd. Details https://www.apano.org/ampsummerseries.
Projections sunset. At APNO 8188 SE Division. Free
Friday, October 04, 2019
October 4 Eastside Art Openings+
This month you will find spooky art at many galleries.
Curious Beasts is a group show of imagined beasts, each one with a story from the artist. At Redux www.reduxpdx.com 811 E Burnside 6PM-9 Free
Trophies Unlimited is a show by Thomas C Bradley. At One Grand www.ogpdx.com 1001 E Burnside 7PM-10 Free
Splendorporium, the children's art school and gallery has a Tarot show and creepy fortune telling. At http://www.splendorporium.net/ 3421 SE 21st. 7PM-9 Free
Polaroid 55 P/N and a View Camera is a show of still life by Ron van Dongen over more than 15 years, until the film was discontinued. They get the digital print treatment. At Pushdot Studio www.pushdotstudio.com 2505 SE 11th Avenue Suite 104 6PM-8 Free
Doug Jeck has an installation and Angela White has porcelain containers illustrated in spider webs. At Eutectic Gallery www.eutecticgallery.com 1930 NE Oregon 6PM-9 Free
Kay Myers, Patricia Stevens, and Dvora Robinson have prints at print studio Bite 2000 SE 7th 6PM-10
Haunts celebrates the remarkably similar-across-cultures rituals of Fall spirits. At 211 SE Madison 6PM-9 Free
Way up in Vancouver, Pamela Chipman has photography and video installation. At Art at the Cave 108 E. Evergreen Blvd. Vancouver 6PM-9 Free
Curious Beasts is a group show of imagined beasts, each one with a story from the artist. At Redux www.reduxpdx.com 811 E Burnside 6PM-9 Free
Trophies Unlimited is a show by Thomas C Bradley. At One Grand www.ogpdx.com 1001 E Burnside 7PM-10 Free
Splendorporium, the children's art school and gallery has a Tarot show and creepy fortune telling. At http://www.splendorporium.net/ 3421 SE 21st. 7PM-9 Free
Polaroid 55 P/N and a View Camera is a show of still life by Ron van Dongen over more than 15 years, until the film was discontinued. They get the digital print treatment. At Pushdot Studio www.pushdotstudio.com 2505 SE 11th Avenue Suite 104 6PM-8 Free
Doug Jeck has an installation and Angela White has porcelain containers illustrated in spider webs. At Eutectic Gallery www.eutecticgallery.com 1930 NE Oregon 6PM-9 Free
Kay Myers, Patricia Stevens, and Dvora Robinson have prints at print studio Bite 2000 SE 7th 6PM-10
Haunts celebrates the remarkably similar-across-cultures rituals of Fall spirits. At 211 SE Madison 6PM-9 Free
Way up in Vancouver, Pamela Chipman has photography and video installation. At Art at the Cave 108 E. Evergreen Blvd. Vancouver 6PM-9 Free
Thursday, October 03, 2019
October 3 Westside Art Openings+
Tom Cramer has his signature wood relief carvings. A long time ago, when he started the series. his pigments on them were inspired by painter Cassie Wright. This show also includes painter Roger Kukes. At Augen Gallery www.augengallery.com 716 NW Davis early close 8PM Free
Jenene Nagy has Box Breathing. She is a minimalist who birthed their art in Portland. At PDX Contemporary Art www.pdxcontemporaryart.com 925 NW Flanders Map early close 8PM Free
In The Hour Before: This Land, by Stephen Hayes contemplates the locations of gun violence. If Trees Could Walk are sculptures by artist Lee Kelly. Both at Elizabeth Leach Gallery www.elizabethleach.com 417 NW 9th Map 6PM-9 Free
Blue Sky has Ann Hughes, Christopher Rauschenberg, Craig Hickman, Robert DiFranco, and Terry Toedtemeier. They founded the gallery. In the Nine gallery Courtney Kemp is a guest artist. At Blue Sky Gallery www.blueskygallery.org Map 122 NW 8th 6PM-9 Free
Color Vision, textile works by Sarah Wertzberger opens. At Holding Contemporary www.holdingcontemporary.com (in the former Williamson | Knight, now Williamson+Harker) 916 NW Flanders 6PM-8 early close Free
Native artist Rick Bartow is deceased but his work lives on. At Froelick Gallery www.froelickgallery.com 714 NW Davis early close 8PM Free
Everett Lofts are recommended as always. It is always evolving and there are many strong spaces. 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
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
Deep NW the Bodecker Foundation has Erin Lacerra and performances.
Eastside, Fecund Flora by Violet Aveline opens. At Union Knott 2726 ML King Blvd. 5PM-8 Free
Todd Molinari has sculpture, painting, and ritual. At the Third Room Project www.thirdroom.net 717 NE Broadway #205 7-9pm.
Jenene Nagy has Box Breathing. She is a minimalist who birthed their art in Portland. At PDX Contemporary Art www.pdxcontemporaryart.com 925 NW Flanders Map early close 8PM Free
In The Hour Before: This Land, by Stephen Hayes contemplates the locations of gun violence. If Trees Could Walk are sculptures by artist Lee Kelly. Both at Elizabeth Leach Gallery www.elizabethleach.com 417 NW 9th Map 6PM-9 Free
Blue Sky has Ann Hughes, Christopher Rauschenberg, Craig Hickman, Robert DiFranco, and Terry Toedtemeier. They founded the gallery. In the Nine gallery Courtney Kemp is a guest artist. At Blue Sky Gallery www.blueskygallery.org Map 122 NW 8th 6PM-9 Free
Color Vision, textile works by Sarah Wertzberger opens. At Holding Contemporary www.holdingcontemporary.com (in the former Williamson | Knight, now Williamson+Harker) 916 NW Flanders 6PM-8 early close Free
Native artist Rick Bartow is deceased but his work lives on. At Froelick Gallery www.froelickgallery.com 714 NW Davis early close 8PM Free
Everett Lofts are recommended as always. It is always evolving and there are many strong spaces. 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
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
Deep NW the Bodecker Foundation has Erin Lacerra and performances.
Eastside, Fecund Flora by Violet Aveline opens. At Union Knott 2726 ML King Blvd. 5PM-8 Free
Todd Molinari has sculpture, painting, and ritual. At the Third Room Project www.thirdroom.net 717 NE Broadway #205 7-9pm.
Thursday, September 26, 2019
September 26 JJHRMVP
Move as galleries do. New show, Jessica Jackson Hutchins and Ryan McLaugthan. At Adams and Ollman Gallery, the second of two members of the New Art Dealers Alliance www.newartdealers.org, www.adamsandollman.com 418 NW 8th 6PM-9 Free
New space Shed has Vinh Pham 6817 N Missouri 6PM-8 Early close Free
New space Shed has Vinh Pham 6817 N Missouri 6PM-8 Early close Free
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
September 18 Skin
I never met him, but there was a color scientist at Kodak dedicated to studying the history of skin tone in print. Over the years in print magazines, skin tone has wandered into green, orange and blue. Color management is the term of art for reproducing the colors in nature in a naturally believable way. Color management was built into film; our eyes are very sensitive to the correctness of skin tone. Today the computer in your camera does the same, then you can remix it further in Photoshop.
Shirley Cards, named after Kodak model Shirley Page, were portrait standards including color patches used to calibrate photography from film to print. Similar systems are used in video. Their history is traced by Dr. Lorna Roth at Concordia University, Ontario, Canada, for instance: www.cjc-online.ca/index.php/journal/article/view/2196/3069.
The challenge is that if the final image we see, a photographic print, a magazine print, a web image, video, or projected film has a figure with a different skin tone to a Shirley card, and the Shirley card is used to correct the image, the skin tone will not be accurate. (We leave for a moment the abysmal lack of calibration in computer screens and home entertainment TV screens; Filmmaker Mode, welcome!)
In about the 1980's Kodak introduced Shirley cards with Caucasian, Asian, and African models on the same card. Meanwhile, Fujifilm introduced its own models to more accurately reproduce Japanese skin tone. Today, we have a variety of mass-produced color checker targets, and the implied class setting of Kodak's models have been updated as illustrated in Getty's surreal version at www.colourbalance.lornaroth.com/projects/shirley-card/.
Contemporary artists and social commentators worldwide have incorporated the male gaze and the Shirley Card into their creative analysis, though we don't see much critical thinking about beauty and the absence of male models, to say nothing of implied class and income/asset inequality. Maybe we need a Nomads or Residents of New York by Serrano, set in Portland? Nonetheless we are starting to get traction on simple things like first aid bandages.
The Presence of Color by painter Jeremy Okai Davis are portraits inspired by the Shirley Cards. He works in portraits from photographs with a great awareness of color, so the show is an ouroboros. Davis is the latest Stumptown Coffee Roasters Artist Fellow, which this opening celebrates. At Stumptown www.stumptowncoffee.com 128 SW 3rd 5PM-7 Free
Shirley Cards, named after Kodak model Shirley Page, were portrait standards including color patches used to calibrate photography from film to print. Similar systems are used in video. Their history is traced by Dr. Lorna Roth at Concordia University, Ontario, Canada, for instance: www.cjc-online.ca/index.php/journal/article/view/2196/3069.
The challenge is that if the final image we see, a photographic print, a magazine print, a web image, video, or projected film has a figure with a different skin tone to a Shirley card, and the Shirley card is used to correct the image, the skin tone will not be accurate. (We leave for a moment the abysmal lack of calibration in computer screens and home entertainment TV screens; Filmmaker Mode, welcome!)
In about the 1980's Kodak introduced Shirley cards with Caucasian, Asian, and African models on the same card. Meanwhile, Fujifilm introduced its own models to more accurately reproduce Japanese skin tone. Today, we have a variety of mass-produced color checker targets, and the implied class setting of Kodak's models have been updated as illustrated in Getty's surreal version at www.colourbalance.lornaroth.com/projects/shirley-card/.
Contemporary artists and social commentators worldwide have incorporated the male gaze and the Shirley Card into their creative analysis, though we don't see much critical thinking about beauty and the absence of male models, to say nothing of implied class and income/asset inequality. Maybe we need a Nomads or Residents of New York by Serrano, set in Portland? Nonetheless we are starting to get traction on simple things like first aid bandages.
The Presence of Color by painter Jeremy Okai Davis are portraits inspired by the Shirley Cards. He works in portraits from photographs with a great awareness of color, so the show is an ouroboros. Davis is the latest Stumptown Coffee Roasters Artist Fellow, which this opening celebrates. At Stumptown www.stumptowncoffee.com 128 SW 3rd 5PM-7 Free
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
September 17 Shiny Wires
Tabitha Nikolai is a Portland artist opening Downstream a Shining Wire, new media work with video and game engines. She is the latest media fellow to work at Open Signal. At Open Signal www.opensignalpdx.org 2766 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. 6PM-8 Free
Sunday, September 08, 2019
September 8 Cars!
Jesse Sugarmann is a founding member of Ditch Projects and UO MFA minted. Now he lives in Bakersfield, California. It's a desert agriculture region with boom-bust artifacts. His work has been focused on cars in an ironic way. The Way Forward is his new show. At the first of two members in Portland of the New Art Dealers Alliance www.newartdealers.org, Fourteen30 Gallery www.fourteen30.com 1501 SW Market Street Map 11AM-1 Free
Saturday, September 07, 2019
September 7 Slow Thunder
Ryan Bubnis has illustrations Slow and Steady. At Stephanie Chefas Projects www.stephaniechefas.com 305 SE 3rd Ave #202 - the City Sign Building, formerly a low cost artist space Map. Early close 5PM-8 Free
Thunderstruck is the product of several artists making several road trips to New Mexico. Along they way they visited the Lightning Field and other nature-made and human-made monuments. At Carnation Contemporary www.carnationcontemporary.com in the Disjecta building 8371 N Interstate. 6PM-9
Thunderstruck is the product of several artists making several road trips to New Mexico. Along they way they visited the Lightning Field and other nature-made and human-made monuments. At Carnation Contemporary www.carnationcontemporary.com in the Disjecta building 8371 N Interstate. 6PM-9
Friday, September 06, 2019
September 6 Eastside Art Openings+
First Friday likes Summer, like last month when the Pearl went crazy on block parties.
The + is a tape release show for Chibi and Clamber. Musicians performing are Winnie Black, Chibi, Library Studies, Halfbird, and Clamber, followed by DJ Illigit. At the Boathouse Experimental Studios 822 N River Doors 7:30, show 8 $6 (do not park on or near the tracks!)
Blue City are watercolors & oils by longtime Portland graphic novelist and multi-artist Arnold Pander. At one time, studio space here was 25 cents a square foot, now it's 2 dollars+. Housing parallels. So the show represents that change in Portland. At Union Knott 2726 ML King Blvd. 6PM-9 Free
Kapo:Finding Heroes in the Age of Trump are Ming Dynasty-style blue on white vases by Shoji Satake. At Eutectic Gallery www.eutecticgallery.com 1930 NE Oregon 6PM-9 Free
Erik Markov has paintings at 350 SE Mill 6PM-9 Free
Wolff Gallery has The Allegories paintings by Jen Brown. 2804 SE Ankeny 6PM-9 Free
The Submissive Stone by Christine & Dana Parker is a show of jewelry by rockhounds. Skin Deep is a show by Portland tattoo artists. At Redux www.reduxpdx.com 811 E Burnside 6PM-9 Free
One Grand has a great benefit show with $5 admission for a cause RAICES, the group that provides legal help to immigrants. 60 artists have been juried, there will be merch for sale, and music. The One Grand events are always fun, and this one is for a good cause. At One Grand www.ogpdx.com 1001 E Burnside 7PM-10 $5
Radius Annex has painter Beth Wooten and ceramic artist Brent Pafford. At Radius Annex 3022 E Burnside 6PM-9 Free
Nina Bindi has paintings at the Olympic Mills Commerce Center 107 SE Washington 5PM-8 Free
Kate Blairstone has botanical paintings at Jailbreak Studios 910 SE Taylor 6PM-9 Free
Tara Murino-Brault, Charlotte Flory, and Kim Manchester have prints at print studio Bite 2000 SE 7th 6PM-10
Deborah Kuprunas has photographs at Nucleus 1725 SE Hawthorne 6:30PM-9 Free
211 SE Madison has studios and art outdoors too. 6PM-9
Tatyana Ostapenko has paintings Family Album. Up all month, they open at Stumptown Division 4525 SE Division 4PM-6
The Infinite Well 2 is a group show. At Nucleus Portland 1445 SE Hawthorne 6PM-9 Free
The + is a tape release show for Chibi and Clamber. Musicians performing are Winnie Black, Chibi, Library Studies, Halfbird, and Clamber, followed by DJ Illigit. At the Boathouse Experimental Studios 822 N River Doors 7:30, show 8 $6 (do not park on or near the tracks!)
Blue City are watercolors & oils by longtime Portland graphic novelist and multi-artist Arnold Pander. At one time, studio space here was 25 cents a square foot, now it's 2 dollars+. Housing parallels. So the show represents that change in Portland. At Union Knott 2726 ML King Blvd. 6PM-9 Free
Kapo:Finding Heroes in the Age of Trump are Ming Dynasty-style blue on white vases by Shoji Satake. At Eutectic Gallery www.eutecticgallery.com 1930 NE Oregon 6PM-9 Free
Erik Markov has paintings at 350 SE Mill 6PM-9 Free
Wolff Gallery has The Allegories paintings by Jen Brown. 2804 SE Ankeny 6PM-9 Free
The Submissive Stone by Christine & Dana Parker is a show of jewelry by rockhounds. Skin Deep is a show by Portland tattoo artists. At Redux www.reduxpdx.com 811 E Burnside 6PM-9 Free
One Grand has a great benefit show with $5 admission for a cause RAICES, the group that provides legal help to immigrants. 60 artists have been juried, there will be merch for sale, and music. The One Grand events are always fun, and this one is for a good cause. At One Grand www.ogpdx.com 1001 E Burnside 7PM-10 $5
Radius Annex has painter Beth Wooten and ceramic artist Brent Pafford. At Radius Annex 3022 E Burnside 6PM-9 Free
Nina Bindi has paintings at the Olympic Mills Commerce Center 107 SE Washington 5PM-8 Free
Kate Blairstone has botanical paintings at Jailbreak Studios 910 SE Taylor 6PM-9 Free
Tara Murino-Brault, Charlotte Flory, and Kim Manchester have prints at print studio Bite 2000 SE 7th 6PM-10
Deborah Kuprunas has photographs at Nucleus 1725 SE Hawthorne 6:30PM-9 Free
211 SE Madison has studios and art outdoors too. 6PM-9
Tatyana Ostapenko has paintings Family Album. Up all month, they open at Stumptown Division 4525 SE Division 4PM-6
The Infinite Well 2 is a group show. At Nucleus Portland 1445 SE Hawthorne 6PM-9 Free
Thursday, September 05, 2019
September 5 Westside Art Openings
Christine Bourrette has Erosion and Ryan Pierce has Hot Hex. Both at Elizabeth Leach Gallery www.elizabethleach.com 417 NW 9th Map 6PM-9 Free
Cranbrook-minted Kristin Miller has has minimal mixed media works inspired by time spent in Northern Finland. At PDX Contemporary Art www.pdxcontemporaryart.com 925 NW Flanders Map early close 8PM Free
Rodrigo Valenzuela has photographs Past/Present. At UpFor Gallery www.upforgallery.com 929 NW Flanders early close 6PM-8 Free
The First Years by Josh Smith and Testament by Jennifer Thoreson are at Blue Sky Gallery. In Situ, photographs by Christopher Rauschenberg are in the Nine Gallery. At Blue Sky Gallery www.blueskygallery.org Map 122 NW 8th 6PM-9 Free
Kaiju Hobo is small sculpture by Bwana Spoons mixing scrap materials, beach trash, and sofubi elements. At Grass Hut in Floating World 400 NE Couch 6PM-8 Free
Jaine Lowe, Arturo Villasenor, Alex Valle and Alvero Terrago have Borderline Stories at Newmark Theater Lobby 1111 SW Broadway early close 5PM-7 Free
Everett Lofts are recommended as always. It is always evolving and there are many strong spaces. 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
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
Cranbrook-minted Kristin Miller has has minimal mixed media works inspired by time spent in Northern Finland. At PDX Contemporary Art www.pdxcontemporaryart.com 925 NW Flanders Map early close 8PM Free
Rodrigo Valenzuela has photographs Past/Present. At UpFor Gallery www.upforgallery.com 929 NW Flanders early close 6PM-8 Free
The First Years by Josh Smith and Testament by Jennifer Thoreson are at Blue Sky Gallery. In Situ, photographs by Christopher Rauschenberg are in the Nine Gallery. At Blue Sky Gallery www.blueskygallery.org Map 122 NW 8th 6PM-9 Free
Kaiju Hobo is small sculpture by Bwana Spoons mixing scrap materials, beach trash, and sofubi elements. At Grass Hut in Floating World 400 NE Couch 6PM-8 Free
Jaine Lowe, Arturo Villasenor, Alex Valle and Alvero Terrago have Borderline Stories at Newmark Theater Lobby 1111 SW Broadway early close 5PM-7 Free
Everett Lofts are recommended as always. It is always evolving and there are many strong spaces. 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
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
September 5, 9, 12-14 Eiko
For ballet, the body begins its decline through a cascade of injuries for most in their early 20s. All the while emotional expressiveness is on the rise. So there is a small window where they are balanced at their combined maximum. Modern dance can be more tolerant of aging. Butoh, the slow, ultra-modern style from Japan, and originated by Hijikata at age 31, is one of the most celebrating of age, with performers into their early 90s and beyond. Eiko is 67.
Eiko Otake and Takashi Koma Otake began dancing together in their early 20’s in Japan. They are partners with a family and have only performed together for 38 years. They studied political science in college, and many of their works respond to environmental and social concerns we all share.
They are MacArthur Fellows, the first couple to receive that award.
New York City residents since 1976, they had a studio residency, an over 6000 square feet quarter floor, where they developed work and hosted performances in 1999 and 2000 in the World Trade Tower. Post the attacks, they adapted their work Offering to be performed for free throughout New York City parks.
In 2003 they brought Offering to Reed College, outdoors, and performed River in the Jamison Park fountain. It was a great privilege to work with them to stage the Portland events.
Eiko returns to Portland with work including some made in response to the Tōhoku earthquake tsunami and the subsequent Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.
From September 5 to October 24 photos from her project A Body in Places are on display at PNCA. Free
Thursday September 5 Eiko performs at PNCA amidst the photos 6PM-8 Free
September 9 the film version of A Body in Fukushima is at the Portland Art Museum Whitsell Auditorium. It ia a montage of stills of her Body in Fukushima with an original soundtrack. 7PM $10
Thursday September 12-Saturday September 14 Eiko performs Distance is Malleable, duets with Ishmael Huston-Jones, Mark Mccloughan, and Alexis Moh at 15 NE Hancock 8:30PM $20
Eiko Otake and Takashi Koma Otake began dancing together in their early 20’s in Japan. They are partners with a family and have only performed together for 38 years. They studied political science in college, and many of their works respond to environmental and social concerns we all share.
They are MacArthur Fellows, the first couple to receive that award.
New York City residents since 1976, they had a studio residency, an over 6000 square feet quarter floor, where they developed work and hosted performances in 1999 and 2000 in the World Trade Tower. Post the attacks, they adapted their work Offering to be performed for free throughout New York City parks.
In 2003 they brought Offering to Reed College, outdoors, and performed River in the Jamison Park fountain. It was a great privilege to work with them to stage the Portland events.
Eiko returns to Portland with work including some made in response to the Tōhoku earthquake tsunami and the subsequent Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.
From September 5 to October 24 photos from her project A Body in Places are on display at PNCA. Free
Thursday September 5 Eiko performs at PNCA amidst the photos 6PM-8 Free
September 9 the film version of A Body in Fukushima is at the Portland Art Museum Whitsell Auditorium. It ia a montage of stills of her Body in Fukushima with an original soundtrack. 7PM $10
Thursday September 12-Saturday September 14 Eiko performs Distance is Malleable, duets with Ishmael Huston-Jones, Mark Mccloughan, and Alexis Moh at 15 NE Hancock 8:30PM $20
Friday, August 30, 2019
August 30 Brown Sugar
Brown Sugar: Where We At is a show by 10 Portland black woman artists: Asha Harper, Bernadette Little, Christine Miller, Danielle McCoy, Intisar Abioto, Julia Bond, Nia Musiba, Ruby Joy White, Sabrina Powell and Salimatu Amabebe. At Tips on Failing www.failing.exposed 3903 N Michigan Map
7PM-10
7PM-10
Sunday, August 25, 2019
August 25 Residency
Portland has many artist residency programs. One is at YU. Today is the readout of their work. Artists are: Soshi Nakamura, Kei Ota, Shiho Saito, Ai Sugiura, Misako Taoka and Rieko Tsuji. At Yu Contemporary Art www.yucontemporary.org 900 SE 10th. 6PM-9 Free
Saturday, August 24, 2019
August 24 Biennial
The 2019Biennial opens tonight with Natalie Ball (Chiloquin, OR); Adam Bateman (Ashland, OR); Jovencio de la Paz (Eugene, OR); Demian DinéYazhi with R.I.S.E (Portland, OR); Dru Donovan (Portland, OR); Ka'ila Farrell-Smith (Modoc Point, OR); Harriet Tubman Center for Expanded Curatorial Practice (Portland, OR); Sabina Haque (Portland, OR); Anthony Hudson (Portland, OR); Garrick Imatani (Portland, OR); Colin Ives (Eugene, OR); Rubén García Marrufo (Portland, OR); Jess Perlitz (Portland, OR); Vanessa Renwick (Portland, OR); Sara Siestreem (Portland, OR); Sharita Towne (Portland, OR); Lou Watson (Portland, OR); and Lynn Yarne (Portland, OR). At Disjecta, in the shadow of Paul Bunyan www.disjecta.org 8371 N. Interstate Map 6PM-9 Free
Thursday, August 22, 2019
August 22 Holding
Michael Lazarus has paintings: Untitled No.10. At Holding Contemporary www.holdingcontemporary.com (in the former Williamson | Knight, now Williamson+Harker) 916 NW Flanders 6PM-8 early close Free
Wednesday, August 21, 2019
August 21 Fail Harder
Forest for the Trees is in peak busy time. But they made time for a reception for Undisclosed Chapters: Scratches on a Mirror by Drew Merritt. It is a "haunting installation representative of a polluted mind. Flooded with a constant stream of information and stimuli that we discard as quickly as we consume, we are left with the ghosts of our own lived experiences, emotions and beliefs. Love, loss, hope and depression are explored in an ethereal backdrop referencing mythology, religion and the occult, in a seemingly futile attempt to navigate through the clutter and fog that surrounds us."
At Tips on Failing www.failing.exposed 3903 N Michigan Map
7PM-10
At Tips on Failing www.failing.exposed 3903 N Michigan Map
7PM-10
Saturday, August 17, 2019
August 17 Ecstasy Mostly Water
Mostly Water is a new show of objects by Stephanie Simek. She is well known for her exploration of science and media in Portland. Now she is immersed in an MFA at UW in Seattle. Her work is always elegant and the connections made unexpected. Strongly Recommended. At Melanie Flood Projects, www.melaniefloodprojects.com 420 SW Washington St #301 Early 2PM-4 Free
In conjunction with the current show by arch Japanese conceptual artist Yutaka Matsuzawa, YU presents films by Masanori Oe: Filming Ecstasy. Art history professor Ignacio Adriasola from BC speaks on the work. At Yu Contemporary Art www.yucontemporary.org 900 SE 10th. 7PM Free
In conjunction with the current show by arch Japanese conceptual artist Yutaka Matsuzawa, YU presents films by Masanori Oe: Filming Ecstasy. Art history professor Ignacio Adriasola from BC speaks on the work. At Yu Contemporary Art www.yucontemporary.org 900 SE 10th. 7PM Free
Thursday, August 15, 2019
August 15 People Helping People
Rahab’s Sisters is a volunteer social services group working with women out of an Episcopal church in Montavilla. They have been faithfully doing it for over 15 years. 1122 is hosting a photography show of portraits by Briana Cerezo of the participants. The gallery has also started their own social program to complement the program of the Rahab’s Sisters. It's at 1122 Gallery 1122gallery.com 1122 SE 88th. 6PM-8 Free
Saturday, August 10, 2019
August 11 Autopoesis
Converge 45 launches its first show under new curator Lisa Dent. The artists are Roland Dahwen, Paul Mpagi Sepuya, and Tuesday Smillie. The show opens in the Cooley Gallery at noon followed by a panel discussion with the curators and two of the artists in the Union, 1:30PM. At the Cooley Gallery Reed College 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd. noon-3 Free
Friday, August 09, 2019
August 9 Faust's Manhattan
The advance of modern physics is an amazing story.
Nuclear chemistry is a little different than electron chemistry. It gives us what the alchemists wanted, transforming one element to another. There have been naturally occurring nuclear reactors: www.scientificamerican.com/article/ancient-nuclear-reactor/.
Since the first human-built nuclear reactor, we have been able to do nuclear chemistry. The economics of WW II, and the Faustian bargain of many physicists, gave us the nuclear bomb, a very fast nuclear reactor.
There were two bomb designs. One used U-235, purified at Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The other used Pu-239 made at the B Reactor in Richland, Washington. It was the first large scale reactor.
The B Reactor and nuclear history is the subject of Portland photographer Harley Cowan's large format photography. He grew up in Richland.
This show is Manhattan Project; it documents the Manhattan Project National Historical Park in Richland.
Tonight the photographer speaks 6:30PM-7:30, with a reception and viewing 7:30-8:30
At Camerawork Gallery www.thecameraworkgallery.org in the Lorenzen Conference Center - Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Campus 301 N. Graham. 6:30PM-8:30 Free
Nuclear chemistry is a little different than electron chemistry. It gives us what the alchemists wanted, transforming one element to another. There have been naturally occurring nuclear reactors: www.scientificamerican.com/article/ancient-nuclear-reactor/.
Since the first human-built nuclear reactor, we have been able to do nuclear chemistry. The economics of WW II, and the Faustian bargain of many physicists, gave us the nuclear bomb, a very fast nuclear reactor.
There were two bomb designs. One used U-235, purified at Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The other used Pu-239 made at the B Reactor in Richland, Washington. It was the first large scale reactor.
The B Reactor and nuclear history is the subject of Portland photographer Harley Cowan's large format photography. He grew up in Richland.
This show is Manhattan Project; it documents the Manhattan Project National Historical Park in Richland.
Tonight the photographer speaks 6:30PM-7:30, with a reception and viewing 7:30-8:30
At Camerawork Gallery www.thecameraworkgallery.org in the Lorenzen Conference Center - Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Campus 301 N. Graham. 6:30PM-8:30 Free
Thursday, August 08, 2019
August 8 Iridescent
More an event than a visual event, Bushwick brings Iridescent Dreams. VHS sound poetry by Erica Schreiner, John Dydo, Caspar Sonnet, Andrew Jones, and Aurora Bodenhamer. At the Third Room Project www.thirdroom.net 717 NE Broadway #205 8PM Free
Monday, August 05, 2019
August 5 Undertones
Undertones II invites video artists and sound artists to collaborate. Artists are Francisco Botello + Zack Rowe, Chloe Alexandra Thompson + Matt Henderson, Sonic Arts & Music Production Laptop Ensemble + Mia Ferm. Undertones II https://nwfilm.org/films/undertones-ii/ At the Portland Art Museum - NW Film Center Whitsell Auditorium 1219 SW Park 7PM $10
Sunday, August 04, 2019
August 4 Sun, Shadows, Stone+
Portland photographer Terry Toedtemeier was a cofounder of the Blue Sky Gallery and founding curator of photography at the Portland Art Museum. He built the museum's collection.
A retrospective of his work, Sun, Shadows, Stone, closes at the Museum today.
Photography became practical about the time of the American Civil War. The military hired photographers to document that war. Post the war, many of those photographers were employed on great expeditions to document the Western United States. Photographers William Henry Jackson, Timothy O'Sullivan, and others made enduring images of the Western landscape. The intent of the government was to encourage settlers. But the stunning large format exposures also supported Transcendentalist beliefs and offered an existence proof of God in the beauty of nature for many.
A self-taught photographer who studied geology, Toedtemeier continued the tradition of the great Western photographic expeditions, but with a more humble Northwest spirit.
This afternoon, there will be a panel discussion of his work.
Panelists are: Julia Dolan, Ph.D., The Minor White Curator of Photography at the Portland Art Museum; Rock Hushka, Deputy Director and Chief Curator, Tacoma Art Museum; Sandra Phillips, Curator Emerita of Photography, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Toby Jurovics, Chief Curator and Holland Curator of American Western Art at the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, Nebraska; and Prudence Roberts, former Curator of American Art, Portland Art Museum.
Talk https://portlandartmuseum.org/event/panel-discussion-the-photography-of-terry-toedtemeier/
At the Portland Art Museum - NW Film Center Whitsell Auditorium 1219 SW Park 2PM Museum admission fee
Namiko Kunimoto is an art historian. Tsujimura Kazuko is a butoh dance performer who collaborated with founding conceptual artist in Japan, Yutaka Matsuzawa, subject of the current YU show. The talk this afternoon is "Tsujimura Kazuko and Dance Without Body." At Yu Contemporary Art www.yucontemporary.org 900 SE 10th. 6:30PM Free
Machines on the Spot is an outdoor performance by hardware synth musicians. DIY Portland style. Musicians are Ahpook, Chaos soahC, Dr. Strangeknob, Ian Hicks, Production Unit Xero, Transparent Aluminum, and J$Fur. It is in a back yard in a residential area. If you are interested, I'm sure you can look it up. Portland area 5PM-9
Jaik Faulk is an impressionist painter based in Louisiana. He is good at titling the paintings to puzzle. His latest show is the last at the current National location. They move to a larger space off Burnside in the Fall. At Nationale www.nationale.us 3360 SE Division Map 3PM-5 Free
A retrospective of his work, Sun, Shadows, Stone, closes at the Museum today.
Photography became practical about the time of the American Civil War. The military hired photographers to document that war. Post the war, many of those photographers were employed on great expeditions to document the Western United States. Photographers William Henry Jackson, Timothy O'Sullivan, and others made enduring images of the Western landscape. The intent of the government was to encourage settlers. But the stunning large format exposures also supported Transcendentalist beliefs and offered an existence proof of God in the beauty of nature for many.
A self-taught photographer who studied geology, Toedtemeier continued the tradition of the great Western photographic expeditions, but with a more humble Northwest spirit.
This afternoon, there will be a panel discussion of his work.
Panelists are: Julia Dolan, Ph.D., The Minor White Curator of Photography at the Portland Art Museum; Rock Hushka, Deputy Director and Chief Curator, Tacoma Art Museum; Sandra Phillips, Curator Emerita of Photography, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Toby Jurovics, Chief Curator and Holland Curator of American Western Art at the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, Nebraska; and Prudence Roberts, former Curator of American Art, Portland Art Museum.
Talk https://portlandartmuseum.org/event/panel-discussion-the-photography-of-terry-toedtemeier/
At the Portland Art Museum - NW Film Center Whitsell Auditorium 1219 SW Park 2PM Museum admission fee
Namiko Kunimoto is an art historian. Tsujimura Kazuko is a butoh dance performer who collaborated with founding conceptual artist in Japan, Yutaka Matsuzawa, subject of the current YU show. The talk this afternoon is "Tsujimura Kazuko and Dance Without Body." At Yu Contemporary Art www.yucontemporary.org 900 SE 10th. 6:30PM Free
Machines on the Spot is an outdoor performance by hardware synth musicians. DIY Portland style. Musicians are Ahpook, Chaos soahC, Dr. Strangeknob, Ian Hicks, Production Unit Xero, Transparent Aluminum, and J$Fur. It is in a back yard in a residential area. If you are interested, I'm sure you can look it up. Portland area 5PM-9
Jaik Faulk is an impressionist painter based in Louisiana. He is good at titling the paintings to puzzle. His latest show is the last at the current National location. They move to a larger space off Burnside in the Fall. At Nationale www.nationale.us 3360 SE Division Map 3PM-5 Free
Saturday, August 03, 2019
August 3 Extinction Rebellion
Famous Monsters is a project by Maria Lux. Its monster is the last remaining individual of a species. The treatment is pop culture. At Carnation Contemporary www.carnationcontemporary.com in the Disjecta building 8371 N Interstate. 6PM-9
Friday, August 02, 2019
August 2 Eastside Art Openings+
What do we love about Flamenco? The heat. New series August Fridays happens. Baile - Montserrat Andreys, Lillie Last, Nela McGuire, Shiho Travis, Maia Eckhardt; Cante - Randa BenAziz, Cara Eckhardt Toque: Brenna McDonald; and Percusión - Nick Hutch. Meow. At Bar Vivant www.barvivant.com 2225 E Burnside. Arrive 6, performance 7 - 7PM-9 Free
Keep Portland Weird school and gallery for children has Spellbound, paintings and installation on witching. Participation there too. At http://www.splendorporium.net/ 3421 SE 21st. 7PM-9
Always check the 811 block.
Pushdot has Pollution of Night by photographer Gregory Sullivan. It's night photography. At Pushdot Studio www.pushdotstudio.com 2505 SE 11th Avenue Suite 104 6PM-8 Free
One Grand guests Lauren Prado with pop culture-influenced schemes with Kardashians, and the American Dream. At One Grand Gallery www.onegrandgallery.com 1000 E Burnside 7-10 Free
Radius is innagurating a new space. They have some kind of paint off. At Radius Annex 3022 E Burnside 6PM-9 Free
Keep Portland Weird school and gallery for children has Spellbound, paintings and installation on witching. Participation there too. At http://www.splendorporium.net/ 3421 SE 21st. 7PM-9
Always check the 811 block.
Pushdot has Pollution of Night by photographer Gregory Sullivan. It's night photography. At Pushdot Studio www.pushdotstudio.com 2505 SE 11th Avenue Suite 104 6PM-8 Free
One Grand guests Lauren Prado with pop culture-influenced schemes with Kardashians, and the American Dream. At One Grand Gallery www.onegrandgallery.com 1000 E Burnside 7-10 Free
Radius is innagurating a new space. They have some kind of paint off. At Radius Annex 3022 E Burnside 6PM-9 Free
Thursday, August 01, 2019
August 1 Westside Art Openings
Gallery 114 has two social practice artists this month. James Reed, from South Africa has ...not not: in view of..., mixed media pieces using organic material. Longtime Portland space maker, Gary Wiseman, has The Incomplete and Unfinished Works Vol. 1 Purple, a Storm (Are We Dead or Just Dreaming?) Wiseman is responsible for the Renegade Tea Party, Kitchen Sink and the Place gallery. At Gallery 114 www.gallery114pdx.com 1100 NW Glisan 6PM-9 Free
Glean is a project for a select group of artists to make art from trash. This year the artists are Vanessa Calvert, Jeremy Okai Davis, Asa Mease, Miel-Margarita Paredes and Lauren Prado. They are artists in residence at the Metro transfer station for 5 months. It's gleanportland.com at Lovejoy Square, 1313 NW Kearney. 6PM-9 Free
Portland sculptor Michihiro Kosuge is paired with Seattle painter Anne Siems and Maya Vivas. At Laura Russo Lee Gallery www.russoleegallery.com 805 NW 21st 5PM-8 early close Free
Leach Pat Boas has Memo, colorful abstracts and Nicola López has prints, Hybrids. At Elizabeth Leach Gallery www.elizabethleach.com 417 NW 9th Map 6PM-9 Free
The Portland Chinatown Museum has Eugene Lee (1924-2017) and son Jeff Lee with The Color of Black and White: The Lens of Two Generations. Eugene Lee studied under some noted photographers. At the Portland Chinatown Museum https://www.portlandchinatownmuseum.org/ 127 NW 3rd early close 5:30PM-7:30 Free
Christos J. Palios has Conversations, photographs of shared meals, once a place for face-to-face conversations. Anton Gautama has Home Sweet Home, domestic interiors of Indonesia. In the Nine Gallery, Lee Hale has Kaleidocopia. At Blue Sky Gallery www.blueskygallery.org Map 122 NW 8th 6PM-9 Free
The Jewish Museum has a permanent collection and traveling shows. They will be open until 8 on First Thursday in the previous Contemporary Craft Museum space.
Everett Lofts are recommended as always. It is always evolving and there are many strong spaces. 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
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
W+K has an elaborate project: A Night Out in Babetown. It represents itself as a well-funded no-limits to create fantasy caricature simulations. At W+K www.wk.com 224 NW 13th Map 6PM-9 Free
Another big party with art is Ink and Thread sponsored by Adidas. RSVP required https://inkandthreadartshow.splashthat.com/. At Castaway 1900 NW 18th 6PM-10 Free
Glean is a project for a select group of artists to make art from trash. This year the artists are Vanessa Calvert, Jeremy Okai Davis, Asa Mease, Miel-Margarita Paredes and Lauren Prado. They are artists in residence at the Metro transfer station for 5 months. It's gleanportland.com at Lovejoy Square, 1313 NW Kearney. 6PM-9 Free
Portland sculptor Michihiro Kosuge is paired with Seattle painter Anne Siems and Maya Vivas. At Laura Russo Lee Gallery www.russoleegallery.com 805 NW 21st 5PM-8 early close Free
Leach Pat Boas has Memo, colorful abstracts and Nicola López has prints, Hybrids. At Elizabeth Leach Gallery www.elizabethleach.com 417 NW 9th Map 6PM-9 Free
The Portland Chinatown Museum has Eugene Lee (1924-2017) and son Jeff Lee with The Color of Black and White: The Lens of Two Generations. Eugene Lee studied under some noted photographers. At the Portland Chinatown Museum https://www.portlandchinatownmuseum.org/ 127 NW 3rd early close 5:30PM-7:30 Free
Christos J. Palios has Conversations, photographs of shared meals, once a place for face-to-face conversations. Anton Gautama has Home Sweet Home, domestic interiors of Indonesia. In the Nine Gallery, Lee Hale has Kaleidocopia. At Blue Sky Gallery www.blueskygallery.org Map 122 NW 8th 6PM-9 Free
The Jewish Museum has a permanent collection and traveling shows. They will be open until 8 on First Thursday in the previous Contemporary Craft Museum space.
Everett Lofts are recommended as always. It is always evolving and there are many strong spaces. 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
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
W+K has an elaborate project: A Night Out in Babetown. It represents itself as a well-funded no-limits to create fantasy caricature simulations. At W+K www.wk.com 224 NW 13th Map 6PM-9 Free
Another big party with art is Ink and Thread sponsored by Adidas. RSVP required https://inkandthreadartshow.splashthat.com/. At Castaway 1900 NW 18th 6PM-10 Free
Sunday, July 28, 2019
July 28 Puzzling
The Lumber Room has been doing a long term project, A Puzzling Light and Moving, with artist Kate Newby from New Zealand. The project has been guesting performers to respond to and accompany the visual works. This afternoon it is Sávila. At The Lumber Room lumberroom.com 419 SW 9th, above Liz Leach Map 5PM-8 Free
Saturday, July 27, 2019
July 27 Collective
Chefas has a group show with Ben Willis, Carissa Potter, Jeffrey Cheung, Laura Berger, Leslie Vigeant, Mako Miyamoto, Maxwell McMaster, Mia Farrington and Ryan Whelan. At Stephanie Chefas Projects www.stephaniechefas.com 305 SE 3rd Ave #202 - the City Sign Building, formerly a low cost artist space Map. Early close 5PM-8 Free
Flood is doing a video shoot. At Melanie Flood Projects, www.melaniefloodprojects.com 420 SW Washington St #301 Early 5PM-7 Free
Flood is doing a video shoot. At Melanie Flood Projects, www.melaniefloodprojects.com 420 SW Washington St #301 Early 5PM-7 Free
July 26 Eclipse
Eclipse is a two person with Kelly Akashi and Cayetano Ferrer. At Private Places www.privateplaces.us 2400 Holliday 6PM-8 Free
Saturday, July 20, 2019
July 20 Endoplasmic Marine Layer
1122 is having a food and discussion connected to their current show. They are requesting an RSVP and donation.
The Unkles family is one of Portland unsung art patrons (along with the Wannamaker's) for renting space for artist studios.
Today is a rare opportunity to look inside one, the NW Marine Art Works. For these events, the artists usually straighten their studios. And, for this one, guest artists will bring work from their studios in other warehouse spaces. Of course you are encouraged to buy art direct and experience the narratives of each artist. It's family friendly with live music, mini-golf, a kids’ painting table, and food carts. Open studios at NW Marine Art Works 2516 NW 29th. 2PM-8 Free
Outletpdx is Kate Bingaman-Burt's studio. Designer Endoplasmic Reticulum releases their book Future Feels 2030, themed on climate change. The designer is known for artist books printed on the Risograph. At OutletPDX www.outletpdx.com 2500 NE Sandy Blvd Suite E. 6PM-9 Free
Flat Out is a show of flat art by Brandi Kruse. At Fuller Rosen Gallery in the Ford Building created by Killjoy Collective alumni. www.fullerrosen.com 2505 SE 11th #106 Map 6PM-9 Free
The Unkles family is one of Portland unsung art patrons (along with the Wannamaker's) for renting space for artist studios.
Today is a rare opportunity to look inside one, the NW Marine Art Works. For these events, the artists usually straighten their studios. And, for this one, guest artists will bring work from their studios in other warehouse spaces. Of course you are encouraged to buy art direct and experience the narratives of each artist. It's family friendly with live music, mini-golf, a kids’ painting table, and food carts. Open studios at NW Marine Art Works 2516 NW 29th. 2PM-8 Free
Outletpdx is Kate Bingaman-Burt's studio. Designer Endoplasmic Reticulum releases their book Future Feels 2030, themed on climate change. The designer is known for artist books printed on the Risograph. At OutletPDX www.outletpdx.com 2500 NE Sandy Blvd Suite E. 6PM-9 Free
Flat Out is a show of flat art by Brandi Kruse. At Fuller Rosen Gallery in the Ford Building created by Killjoy Collective alumni. www.fullerrosen.com 2505 SE 11th #106 Map 6PM-9 Free
Friday, July 19, 2019
July 19 "Plastics"
Trash Hackers: Darcy Neal, Midori Hirose, Emma Prichard, Francesca Frattaroli, Alice Rotsztain, and more have a show made from plastic garbage. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dug-G9xVdVs
Some of it includes plastic of many colors, primarily polyethylene. Like upcycler Denton Plastics, the Hackers shred the plastic, mix the colors and melt it back together. They were part of a beach cleanup mobile-making group project doing that at this year's Spaceness.
There is also a show by Collin Richard - re:Presence. August 3, the Hackers have a lecture and participatory workshop on the plastic process.
We usually don't publish university gallery shows, but Paragon and the PCC Sylvania Gallery often have good ones. Trash Hackers at PCC Cascade Paragon Gallery 815 N Killingsworth 4PM-7 Free
Some of it includes plastic of many colors, primarily polyethylene. Like upcycler Denton Plastics, the Hackers shred the plastic, mix the colors and melt it back together. They were part of a beach cleanup mobile-making group project doing that at this year's Spaceness.
There is also a show by Collin Richard - re:Presence. August 3, the Hackers have a lecture and participatory workshop on the plastic process.
We usually don't publish university gallery shows, but Paragon and the PCC Sylvania Gallery often have good ones. Trash Hackers at PCC Cascade Paragon Gallery 815 N Killingsworth 4PM-7 Free
Tuesday, July 16, 2019
July 16 Full Moo
The moon governs many things in its orbit like the gravity of tides. This celebrates that. Performance includes Gina Altamura and Nate Wey, reading Italo Calvino's "The Distance of the Moon" with ambient musics. More music by Moss Wand and DJ Palm Dat as well as other interactive experiences. At Xhurch xhurch.net 4550 NE 20th. Map 7PM-10 Free/donations to performers accepted
Monday, July 15, 2019
July 15 Rockz
Rock Moving Rocks is an installation and documentation of a performance by Jess Perlitz. There is also a book. Should be fun. At Holding Contemporary www.holdingcontemporary.com (in the former Williamson | Knight, now Williamson+Harker) 916 NW Flanders 6PM-8 early close Free
Sunday, July 14, 2019
July 14 Slow Ambiguity
Patrick Durka has Removal: Ambiguity of Land, a pop-up installation themed on Portland Hill Faults and the Missoula Flood. We think of land as static, but it is always moving and performing. At the Third Room Project www.thirdroom.net 717 NE Broadway #205 7PM Free
Friday, July 12, 2019
July 12 Fourth Dimensional Noise Implications
A&O are moving, so tonight they are doing a show at Melanie Flood Projects: Fourth Dimensional News, drawn from the 10 year running Portland zine Free Spirit News. Artists include Adam Amram, Sean Christensen, Espen Friberg, Leif Goldberg, Natalie Ann Howard, Dave Hubner, Dylan Jones, Maren Karlson, Joshua Kermiet, Jeffrey Kriksciun, Corey Lunn, Eric W. Mast, Dino Matt, Kevin McNamee-Tweed, Nick Norman, Mike Olson, Dawn Riddle, Maya Rose, Karissa Sakumoto, Raf Spielman and Lasse Wandschneider. Adams and Ollman at Melanie Flood Projects, www.melaniefloodprojects.com 420 SW Washington St #301 Early 5PM-7 FREE
One Grand has photos by Ivan Salcido of his grandmother's professional basketball team, topical. At One Grand Gallery www.onegrandgallery.com 1000 E Burnside 7-10 Free
Extended Implications is a group show. Artists are Jess Ackerman, Loretta Blue, Jonah Primiano, Nathan Paul Rice and Molly Strohl. It's at Here/There Gallery www.heretheregallery.com 1920 N. Kilpatrick 6PM-8 Free
Stratum is a show of tattoo artists lensed through race and gender. At Ori Gallery, little with a big vision, www.oriartgallery.com 4038 N Mississippi 6PM-9 Free
Fuller Rosen closes their current show tonight. At Fuller Rosen Gallery in the Ford Building created by Killjoy Collective alumni. www.fullerrosen.com 2505 SE 11th #106 Map 6PM-9 Free
We don't usually cover film, but Fuck Film School Fest of shorts is happening. At the Third Room Project www.thirdroom.net 717 NE Broadway #205 7PM Free
We don't usually cover music, but we like Xhurch. Pink Noise Radio + Freeform Portland Present: Warm Waves: An Electronic Sound Bath by Treneti, Indira Valey, & Trine with visuals by Maura Campbell-Balkits & Sarah Turner At Xhurch xhurch.net 4550 NE 20th. Map 7:30PM-10 $8
One Grand has photos by Ivan Salcido of his grandmother's professional basketball team, topical. At One Grand Gallery www.onegrandgallery.com 1000 E Burnside 7-10 Free
Extended Implications is a group show. Artists are Jess Ackerman, Loretta Blue, Jonah Primiano, Nathan Paul Rice and Molly Strohl. It's at Here/There Gallery www.heretheregallery.com 1920 N. Kilpatrick 6PM-8 Free
Stratum is a show of tattoo artists lensed through race and gender. At Ori Gallery, little with a big vision, www.oriartgallery.com 4038 N Mississippi 6PM-9 Free
Fuller Rosen closes their current show tonight. At Fuller Rosen Gallery in the Ford Building created by Killjoy Collective alumni. www.fullerrosen.com 2505 SE 11th #106 Map 6PM-9 Free
We don't usually cover film, but Fuck Film School Fest of shorts is happening. At the Third Room Project www.thirdroom.net 717 NE Broadway #205 7PM Free
We don't usually cover music, but we like Xhurch. Pink Noise Radio + Freeform Portland Present: Warm Waves: An Electronic Sound Bath by Treneti, Indira Valey, & Trine with visuals by Maura Campbell-Balkits & Sarah Turner At Xhurch xhurch.net 4550 NE 20th. Map 7:30PM-10 $8
Sunday, July 07, 2019
July 7 Homies
Portland loves the home and garage galleries. Home Base has Katelyn Nicole Kilburg with I haven’t forgotten anything despite how I pretend to. It's at Home Base welcomehome.gallery 5829 Southeast Hawthorne 5PM-8 Free
Saturday, July 06, 2019
July 6 Ny By is Bē Nē
Jessie Weitzel Le Grand has a show of artifacts from an imaginary town. The show opens alongside a paid Disjecta event next door, so unsure if the show itself is free or a paid side dish. At Carnation Contemporary www.carnationcontemporary.com in the Disjecta building 8371 N Interstate. 6PM-9
Thursday, July 04, 2019
July 4 Skate Like A Girl
July 4 is a great day to reread both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
A few day skate, music and art event, Colorways, organized by the Aesthetesociety opens today. Inside is a show of skate themed art. Outside, music, ramps and skate instruction. Throughout the day learn to skate or learn your kids to skate! Instructed by Skate Like A Girl, underrepresented folks in the skate community today, become part if it tomorrow. At W+K www.wk.com 224 NW 13th Map 2PM-8 Thursday July 4, 10AM-3 Friday-Sunday. Free
One Grand is having an event all day too.
A few day skate, music and art event, Colorways, organized by the Aesthetesociety opens today. Inside is a show of skate themed art. Outside, music, ramps and skate instruction. Throughout the day learn to skate or learn your kids to skate! Instructed by Skate Like A Girl, underrepresented folks in the skate community today, become part if it tomorrow. At W+K www.wk.com 224 NW 13th Map 2PM-8 Thursday July 4, 10AM-3 Friday-Sunday. Free
One Grand is having an event all day too.
Wednesday, July 03, 2019
July 3 Westside Art Openings+
Owing the July 4th holiday, galleries are opening tonight, and several continue last month's shows.
Whitney Nye has a show of paintings Tack.She makes abstracts of smaller patterns. Along with Roll Hardy, Last Legs, decaying industrial landscape paintings, and Maya Vivas with ceramic work. At Laura Russo Lee Gallery www.russoleegallery.com 805 NW 21st early close 5PM-8 early close Free
Sean Healey and Joseph Park continue. At Elizabeth Leach Gallery www.elizabethleach.com 417 NW 9th Map 6PM-9 Free
Dear Lucy is a group show with Faith Wilding, Wendy Red Star, Michelle Grabner, Bean Gilsdorf and April Bey. It is themed on women, much more eloquently described on the Upfor website. At UpFor Gallery www.upforgallery.com 929 NW Flanders early close 6PM-8 Free
It's Summer! is a massive show of most of the gallery artists including: Anna Gray + Ryan Wilson Paulsen, Natalie Ball, Tina Beebe, Nick Blosser, Iván Carmona, Amjad Faur, Bean Finneran, Jacques Flechemuller, Ellen George, Peter Gronquist, Victoria Haven, Elizabeth Knight, James Lavadour, Nancy Lorenz, Jeffry Mitchell, Megan Murphy, Jenene Nagy, Georgina Reskala, Joe Rudko, Tad Savinar, Adam Sorensen, Barbara Stafford, Andy Stout, Storm Tharp, Molly Vidor, Nell Warren and Heather Watkins. At PDX Contemporary Art www.pdxcontemporaryart.com 925 NW Flanders Map early close 8PM Free
Atlanta photographer Nancy Floyd has Weathering Time, self portraits exposed over a lifetime - over 2500 are in the show. Years ago, Blue Sky in the PCVA space had a show with a similar process, daily self portraits of a pregnancy. Alternate Sunsets is a project by Bruce Conkle in the Nine Gallery, At Blue Sky Gallery www.blueskygallery.org Map 122 NW 8th 6PM-9 Free
Over Eastside Union Knot has a photo show, Via Paralax with Sam Sangermano and Ellen Robinette. At Union Knott 2726 ML King Blvd. 6PM-9 Free
PNCA is recommended to stop in, though it is quieter Summers. 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 6PM-9 Free
Whitney Nye has a show of paintings Tack.She makes abstracts of smaller patterns. Along with Roll Hardy, Last Legs, decaying industrial landscape paintings, and Maya Vivas with ceramic work. At Laura Russo Lee Gallery www.russoleegallery.com 805 NW 21st early close 5PM-8 early close Free
Sean Healey and Joseph Park continue. At Elizabeth Leach Gallery www.elizabethleach.com 417 NW 9th Map 6PM-9 Free
Dear Lucy is a group show with Faith Wilding, Wendy Red Star, Michelle Grabner, Bean Gilsdorf and April Bey. It is themed on women, much more eloquently described on the Upfor website. At UpFor Gallery www.upforgallery.com 929 NW Flanders early close 6PM-8 Free
It's Summer! is a massive show of most of the gallery artists including: Anna Gray + Ryan Wilson Paulsen, Natalie Ball, Tina Beebe, Nick Blosser, Iván Carmona, Amjad Faur, Bean Finneran, Jacques Flechemuller, Ellen George, Peter Gronquist, Victoria Haven, Elizabeth Knight, James Lavadour, Nancy Lorenz, Jeffry Mitchell, Megan Murphy, Jenene Nagy, Georgina Reskala, Joe Rudko, Tad Savinar, Adam Sorensen, Barbara Stafford, Andy Stout, Storm Tharp, Molly Vidor, Nell Warren and Heather Watkins. At PDX Contemporary Art www.pdxcontemporaryart.com 925 NW Flanders Map early close 8PM Free
Atlanta photographer Nancy Floyd has Weathering Time, self portraits exposed over a lifetime - over 2500 are in the show. Years ago, Blue Sky in the PCVA space had a show with a similar process, daily self portraits of a pregnancy. Alternate Sunsets is a project by Bruce Conkle in the Nine Gallery, At Blue Sky Gallery www.blueskygallery.org Map 122 NW 8th 6PM-9 Free
Over Eastside Union Knot has a photo show, Via Paralax with Sam Sangermano and Ellen Robinette. At Union Knott 2726 ML King Blvd. 6PM-9 Free
PNCA is recommended to stop in, though it is quieter Summers. 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 6PM-9 Free
Saturday, June 29, 2019
June 30 Antigen Flower
Downward Flower is a Summer group show. Artists are Yevgeniya Baras, Katherine Bradford, Maria Calandra, Srijon Chowdhury, Gracie DeVito, Rainen Knecht, Sally Saul, Anna Schachinger, Storm Tharp, Geetha Thurairajah and Guimi You. At the first of two members in Portland of the New Art Dealers Alliance www.newartdealers.org, Fourteen30 Gallery www.fourteen30.com 1501 SW Market Street Map 11AM-1 Free
William Matheson has paintings Antigen, inspired by his family experience. At Nationale www.nationale.us 3360 SE Division Map 3PM-5 Free
William Matheson has paintings Antigen, inspired by his family experience. At Nationale www.nationale.us 3360 SE Division Map 3PM-5 Free
June 29 Quantum Art of Invisibility
Yutaka Matsuzawa is a seminal Japanese conceptual artist, little seen outside Japan. YU brings some of his works, including writing and video. In his 20's when Tokyo was leveled by firebombing, about five months before that fateful August, architect Matsuzawa began to envision works themed on invisibility. At YU Contemporary Art www.yucontemporary.org 900 SE 10th. 5PM-7 Free
Thursday, June 27, 2019
June 28 Puzzling Music
The Lumber Room has been doing a long term project, A Puzzling Light and Moving, with artist Kate Newby from New Zealand. The project has been guesting performers to respond to and accompany the visual works. This afternoon it is musician Matt Emmons, and it's all afternoon. At The Lumber Room lumberroom.com 419 SW 9th, above Liz Leach Map Noon-6 Free
June 27 Swirly
LA artist Robert Pokorny has Dialogue, swirly geometries, perhaps abstract calligraphy, and even cubist faces. Opening tonight at Ampersand Gallery www.ampersandgallerypdx.com 2916 NE Alberta, Ste B. Map 6PM-9 Free
Saturday, June 22, 2019
June 22 High Desert Test Sites
High Desert Test Sites - www.artforum.com/diary/trinie-dalton-at-high-desert-test-sites-72401 is the new home to Dust to Dust by artists Emily & Michael Endo. Formerly Dust to Dust was in Portland.
The group show is Alien Phenomenology, perhaps similar to Long Beach's Spaceness. It's a brief pop up with an online version following.
Artists include Josh Bolin, Marne Lucas, Joe Merrell, Armando Minjarez, Derek Monypeny, Tuan Nyguen, Ralph Pugay, Heidi Schwegler, and Caitlin Rose Sweet. They interpret "alien" in mediums painting, photography, fragrance, sculpture, writing and sound.
Dust to Dust www.dusttodust.space at the High Desert Test Sites Headquarters at the Sky Village Swap Meet 7028 Theater Road, Yucca Valley, CA 9AM-1PM Free
The group show is Alien Phenomenology, perhaps similar to Long Beach's Spaceness. It's a brief pop up with an online version following.
Artists include Josh Bolin, Marne Lucas, Joe Merrell, Armando Minjarez, Derek Monypeny, Tuan Nyguen, Ralph Pugay, Heidi Schwegler, and Caitlin Rose Sweet. They interpret "alien" in mediums painting, photography, fragrance, sculpture, writing and sound.
Dust to Dust www.dusttodust.space at the High Desert Test Sites Headquarters at the Sky Village Swap Meet 7028 Theater Road, Yucca Valley, CA 9AM-1PM Free
Thursday, June 20, 2019
June 20 Xenos
Marcelo Fontana has Return Eternal Return, installation and performance on the theme of xenophobia and human migration. It's at 1122 Gallery 1122gallery.com 1122 SE 88th. 6PM-10 Free
Saturday, June 08, 2019
June 9 Söma
First Brick is a gallery in a home. They are having a Söm Ting Feast starting in the afternoon and going into evening. It's sculpture, performance, and more, in the yard. Artists include Autonomuse, Carson Terry, Cry Babe, Ellie Gordon, Garima Thakur, Hannon, JP Huckins, Laura Anne Whitley, Leo Lefevre, Steph Linn & Teal Bluestone, Takahiro Yamamoto and more. More info on their socials, respect the intent. At First Brick www.firstbrick.art @first.brick 4637 N Colonial 3PM-10 Free
June 8 Eagle Fire
Kazakstan is a big country in American's blindspot. Where is this country? Maybe they know it by comedian Sacha Baron Cohen's Borat parody, which has nothing to do with the country. In fact, a Borat song was accidentally played in place of the Kazakh national anthem in a highly embarrassing international situation. It would be like playing the Simpson's theme in place of the Star Spangled Banner.
I was fortunate to consult in Kazakstan for some international agencies. We interviewed many Kazakh officials and everyday people to understand what was going on. So I've kept up an interest in the country.
The traditional Kazakhs were nomadic tribes. Think yurts and horses. Kazaks are traditionally Islamic. So the role of women has a different pattern than the West. One of their customs is training eagles to hunt.
Photographer Oliver Klink has documented the experience of women eagle hunters in Kazakhstan. At Camerawork Gallery www.thecameraworkgallery.org in the Lorenzen Conference Center - Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Campus 301 N. Graham. Talk 4PM, Reception 5PM-6:30 Free
Tess Rubinstein has primary color flow-y schematic paintings in show A Jug of Wine. At Stephanie Chefas Projects www.stephaniechefas.com 305 SE 3rd Ave #202 - the City Sign Building, formerly a low cost artist space Map. 5PM-8 Free
Signal Fire is 10. So they are having a party and fundraiser. C:3 is moving downtown. The fundraiser is from 6PM-9 with a $25 admission and the farewell dance party is 9PM-10 and free. www.signalfirearts.org/events/party/ At C:3 Initiative www.c3initiative.org 7326 N Chicago
Map 6PM-10
I was fortunate to consult in Kazakstan for some international agencies. We interviewed many Kazakh officials and everyday people to understand what was going on. So I've kept up an interest in the country.
The traditional Kazakhs were nomadic tribes. Think yurts and horses. Kazaks are traditionally Islamic. So the role of women has a different pattern than the West. One of their customs is training eagles to hunt.
Photographer Oliver Klink has documented the experience of women eagle hunters in Kazakhstan. At Camerawork Gallery www.thecameraworkgallery.org in the Lorenzen Conference Center - Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Campus 301 N. Graham. Talk 4PM, Reception 5PM-6:30 Free
Tess Rubinstein has primary color flow-y schematic paintings in show A Jug of Wine. At Stephanie Chefas Projects www.stephaniechefas.com 305 SE 3rd Ave #202 - the City Sign Building, formerly a low cost artist space Map. 5PM-8 Free
Signal Fire is 10. So they are having a party and fundraiser. C:3 is moving downtown. The fundraiser is from 6PM-9 with a $25 admission and the farewell dance party is 9PM-10 and free. www.signalfirearts.org/events/party/ At C:3 Initiative www.c3initiative.org 7326 N Chicago
Map 6PM-10
Friday, June 07, 2019
June 7 Eastside Art Openings
Eastside is fragmented and lacking in publicity. Here are some.
We refrain from noting college shows, there are many, and many good. This afternoon PCC Cascade on Killingsworth has a faculty show by DB Amorin, Elizabeth Bilyeu, Cristina Carver, Jacqueline Ehlis, Josh Hulst, Una Kim, Renae Kowitz, Ruth Lantz, Michael Lazarus, Joe Macca, Sam Morgan, Tara Murino-Brault, Darcy Neal, Kelli Pennington, Kathi Rick, Sandy Sampson, Kaite Thompson Chase, and Shannon Willis. At the PCC Cascade Paragon Gallery 815 N. Killingsworth 3PM-7 Free
One Grand Gallery has a group show Fuck Cancer of 30 international artists. They have done this benefit before and their openings are lively. At One Grand Gallery www.onegrandgallery.com 1000 E Burnside 6-10 Free
The 811 building is always recommended. Notable is The Ones Shop with Belle Chesler. At 811 E Brurn 6PM-8 early close Free
Elliott Kayser and Paul Briggs have in The Shape of Time and Sarah Chenoweth has Necessities. At Eutectic Gallery www.eutecticgallery.com 1930 NE Oregon
We refrain from noting college shows, there are many, and many good. This afternoon PCC Cascade on Killingsworth has a faculty show by DB Amorin, Elizabeth Bilyeu, Cristina Carver, Jacqueline Ehlis, Josh Hulst, Una Kim, Renae Kowitz, Ruth Lantz, Michael Lazarus, Joe Macca, Sam Morgan, Tara Murino-Brault, Darcy Neal, Kelli Pennington, Kathi Rick, Sandy Sampson, Kaite Thompson Chase, and Shannon Willis. At the PCC Cascade Paragon Gallery 815 N. Killingsworth 3PM-7 Free
One Grand Gallery has a group show Fuck Cancer of 30 international artists. They have done this benefit before and their openings are lively. At One Grand Gallery www.onegrandgallery.com 1000 E Burnside 6-10 Free
The 811 building is always recommended. Notable is The Ones Shop with Belle Chesler. At 811 E Brurn 6PM-8 early close Free
Elliott Kayser and Paul Briggs have in The Shape of Time and Sarah Chenoweth has Necessities. At Eutectic Gallery www.eutecticgallery.com 1930 NE Oregon
Thursday, June 06, 2019
June 6 Westside Art Openings+
G. Lewis Clevenger has colorful abstract paintings, De Minimis/Maximus. At Laura Russo Lee Gallery www.russoleegallery.com 805 NW 21st early close 5PM-8 early close Free
Sean Healey continues to expand his boundaries and shows along with Seattle's new mystic Joseph Park. At Elizabeth Leach Gallery www.elizabethleach.com 417 NW 9th Map 6PM-9 Free
D E May has passed, but left a large body of original works on paper. At PDX Contemporary Art www.pdxcontemporaryart.com 925 NW Flanders Map early close 8PM Free
Jovencio de la Paz has minimal textile works. At Holding Contemporary www.holdingcontemporary.com (in the former Williamson | Knight, now Williamson+Harker) 916 NW Flanders 6PM-8 early close Free
Mark Aghatise and Gioncarlo Valentine have portraits. In the Nine Gallery Gary Boswell has Entangle. At Blue Sky Gallery www.blueskygallery.org Map 122 NW 8th 6PM-9 Free
Willie Little has a new show, accompanied by a group exhibition of artists. At Froelick Gallery www.froelickgallery.com 714 NW Davis early close 8PM Free
For the +1, PNCA continues its MFA thesis show at the Eastside glass building. 2139 N Kerby 6PM-7:30 early close 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 6PM-9 Free
Sean Healey continues to expand his boundaries and shows along with Seattle's new mystic Joseph Park. At Elizabeth Leach Gallery www.elizabethleach.com 417 NW 9th Map 6PM-9 Free
D E May has passed, but left a large body of original works on paper. At PDX Contemporary Art www.pdxcontemporaryart.com 925 NW Flanders Map early close 8PM Free
Jovencio de la Paz has minimal textile works. At Holding Contemporary www.holdingcontemporary.com (in the former Williamson | Knight, now Williamson+Harker) 916 NW Flanders 6PM-8 early close Free
Mark Aghatise and Gioncarlo Valentine have portraits. In the Nine Gallery Gary Boswell has Entangle. At Blue Sky Gallery www.blueskygallery.org Map 122 NW 8th 6PM-9 Free
Willie Little has a new show, accompanied by a group exhibition of artists. At Froelick Gallery www.froelickgallery.com 714 NW Davis early close 8PM Free
For the +1, PNCA continues its MFA thesis show at the Eastside glass building. 2139 N Kerby 6PM-7:30 early close 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 6PM-9 Free
Tuesday, June 04, 2019
June 4 Anniversaries
Portlandorusnow is 15. Its interest in the arts in Portland goes back about 10 years before. We are still having fun! Our intent has always been to note events in advance of their happening, sometimes shortly, to a day, to a few days. We aren't interested in theory, criticism or history; we are interested in our own immediate experience; sometimes the work or the artist's relationship to our experience. We don't want more readers, we want reader to reader relationships. We list work we like and think well of. We list work in genres we are uninterested in, but think is good within its context. We list events to meet other creatives for conversation. We list unusual events that might be below your radar.
We are going to make just about our only political post ever. June 4 is also 30 in relation to the Tiananmen coda to the Chinese Democracy Movement of 1978-1989. Americans process June 4, 1989 Tiananmen in the American Christian absolutist and judgmental framework. I think the crushed aspiration of two generations and the lost discussion of democracy in China is the greater loss. The real source material is democracy wall posters. In that era, and early 1990's, the discussion within China was whether the Northern values of the Revolution or the Southern values of business at at any dishonest cost would prevail.
What would China be today if local and provincial democracy had headed off corruption? On need only look at artist Ai Wei Wei's art works around the Sichuan earthquake. This year is a good time to revisit the film Gate of Heavenly Peace, contemporaneous to the 1989 democracy movement. Readers may disagree, but a slight compromise by the students and the government could have created a better outcome. The government should have given the students the responsibility to organize an advisory shadow young persons' NPC. The topic is of interest to me, I was scheduled to travel to China that exact time to study Tai Chi.
American democracy is in trouble, so we can focus here, rather than afar. We have a broken mediasphere, a broken social mediasphere, education falling behind, a lack of interest, and more. Only we can fix American democracy.
We are going to make just about our only political post ever. June 4 is also 30 in relation to the Tiananmen coda to the Chinese Democracy Movement of 1978-1989. Americans process June 4, 1989 Tiananmen in the American Christian absolutist and judgmental framework. I think the crushed aspiration of two generations and the lost discussion of democracy in China is the greater loss. The real source material is democracy wall posters. In that era, and early 1990's, the discussion within China was whether the Northern values of the Revolution or the Southern values of business at at any dishonest cost would prevail.
What would China be today if local and provincial democracy had headed off corruption? On need only look at artist Ai Wei Wei's art works around the Sichuan earthquake. This year is a good time to revisit the film Gate of Heavenly Peace, contemporaneous to the 1989 democracy movement. Readers may disagree, but a slight compromise by the students and the government could have created a better outcome. The government should have given the students the responsibility to organize an advisory shadow young persons' NPC. The topic is of interest to me, I was scheduled to travel to China that exact time to study Tai Chi.
American democracy is in trouble, so we can focus here, rather than afar. We have a broken mediasphere, a broken social mediasphere, education falling behind, a lack of interest, and more. Only we can fix American democracy.
Sunday, June 02, 2019
June 2 Grand
Lenor B has paintings Grand Concourse, The Bronx. At Union Knott 2726 ML King Blvd. 5PM-8 Free
Saturday, June 01, 2019
June 1 Script
Script is a show by Hannah Newman, Leslie Vigeant, Katherine Spinella, Kathryn Zazenski and Sarah Hummel Jones. At Carnation Contemporary www.carnationcontemporary.com in the Disjecta building 8371 N Interstate. 6PM-9 Free
Wednesday, May 29, 2019
May 30 Cover Belief Gods
Wendy Red Star, and her 11-year-old daughter, Beatrice Red Star Fletcher speak on their project with 1st and 4th grade classes. The students interpreted the Apsáalooke language in sculpture, drawing and painting. It is the language of the Red Star family and the Crow nation of the Midwest.
Jodie Cavalier has Belief. Curated by the kids. It is themed on Mexican healing ritual narrative using a broom or brush to remove fear and negative energy from a person. At KSMOCA in the King K-8 School 4906 NE 6th. 2PM-3 talk, 3PM-4 shows Free
The Third Room Project hosts Cover the Walls - drawing and painting over the walls, open mic and performances. Check their Instagram. At the Third Room Project www.thirdroom.net 717 NE Broadway #205 5PM-10 Free
Jason Brinkerhoff is a self taught artist from the Bay Area. I was initially nonplused by the work with its focus on the female form. But a little research shows the artist was discovered by Matthew Higgs at White Columns, and has gone on to show well. Council of the Gods — Todestrieb Works, this show is his latest body of work, primarily abstracts and schematic work. It has an interesting story: http://www.ampersandgallerypdx.com/council-of-the-gods-todestrieb-works-jason-brinkerhoff. Opening tonight at Ampersand Gallery www.ampersandgallerypdx.com 2916 NE Alberta, Ste B. Map 6PM-8 Free
Jodie Cavalier has Belief. Curated by the kids. It is themed on Mexican healing ritual narrative using a broom or brush to remove fear and negative energy from a person. At KSMOCA in the King K-8 School 4906 NE 6th. 2PM-3 talk, 3PM-4 shows Free
The Third Room Project hosts Cover the Walls - drawing and painting over the walls, open mic and performances. Check their Instagram. At the Third Room Project www.thirdroom.net 717 NE Broadway #205 5PM-10 Free
Jason Brinkerhoff is a self taught artist from the Bay Area. I was initially nonplused by the work with its focus on the female form. But a little research shows the artist was discovered by Matthew Higgs at White Columns, and has gone on to show well. Council of the Gods — Todestrieb Works, this show is his latest body of work, primarily abstracts and schematic work. It has an interesting story: http://www.ampersandgallerypdx.com/council-of-the-gods-todestrieb-works-jason-brinkerhoff. Opening tonight at Ampersand Gallery www.ampersandgallerypdx.com 2916 NE Alberta, Ste B. Map 6PM-8 Free
Saturday, May 25, 2019
May 26 Null Paintings
Mid-20's minimalist Francesco de Prezzo, from Northern Italy, joins Portland for his second solo show ever in the US. At False Front Studio www.falsefrontstudio.com 4518 NE 32nd Map Noon-5 Free
Friday, May 24, 2019
May 25 Deep Salt
Deep Breakfast is back with Emily Pothast all the way from Seattle. Her topic is spiritualism and channeling in the visual arts. She is a writer and musician too, and embarking on a PhD this Fall at the unique Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley on art and spiritualism. At Xhurch xhurch.net 4550 NE 20th. Map 1PM-3 $5-10
It is not an art opening, but the Pegasus Project is opening their new photo shooting studio today. At the Pegasus Project www.pegasusprojectpdx.com in Montavilla 518 SE 76th 3PM-9 Free
A Thirst for Saltwater is a new show by Lehuauakea Fernandez. The gallery has a monograph of the work too. At Fuller Rosen Gallery in the Ford Building created by Killjoy Collective alumni. www.fullerrosen.com 2505 SE 11th #106 Map 6PM-9 Free
It is not an art opening, but the Pegasus Project is opening their new photo shooting studio today. At the Pegasus Project www.pegasusprojectpdx.com in Montavilla 518 SE 76th 3PM-9 Free
A Thirst for Saltwater is a new show by Lehuauakea Fernandez. The gallery has a monograph of the work too. At Fuller Rosen Gallery in the Ford Building created by Killjoy Collective alumni. www.fullerrosen.com 2505 SE 11th #106 Map 6PM-9 Free
Thursday, May 23, 2019
May 23 Space Sky
John Gnorski has Like a Train in the Sky. He is the latest Stumptown Coffee Roasters Artist Fellow. He is also half of singing Space Babies, a hit at Spaceness. At Stumptown www.stumptowncoffee.com 128 SW 3rd 6PM-8 Free
Friday, May 17, 2019
May 17 Time, Space, Place, Tuva
Chirgilchin, a quartet from Tuva, perform throat singing accompanied by traditional intstruments. Portland's own Soriah completes the performance. Tickets. At the Old Church 1422 SW 11th doors 7PM, show 8 $30
Time>Space>Place is a large group show. It's at 1122 Gallery 1122gallery.com 1122 SE 88th. 6PM-10 Free
Phillip Kremer makes distorted portraits. He opens a show tonight. The One Grand events are always lively. At One Grand Gallery www.onegrandgallery.com 1000 E Burnside 7PM-10ish Free
Time>Space>Place is a large group show. It's at 1122 Gallery 1122gallery.com 1122 SE 88th. 6PM-10 Free
Phillip Kremer makes distorted portraits. He opens a show tonight. The One Grand events are always lively. At One Grand Gallery www.onegrandgallery.com 1000 E Burnside 7PM-10ish Free
Saturday, May 11, 2019
May 11 Enthusiastic Fire
Rob Halverson is an artist and curator in LA who has been in the PICA orbit for some time. He has drawings Enthusiastic - Remotest - Tree. At the first of two members in Portland of the New Art Dealers Alliance www.newartdealers.org, Fourteen30 Gallery www.fourteen30.com 1501 SW Market Street Map 3PM-5 Free
For something with passion, Feria de Portland is Portland's annual celebration of Flamenco. Espacio Flamenco Portland, Ricardo Diaz, Reyes Barrios, Elena Villa, Flamenco Idaho Flamenco con Julia & Derek Brown, and schools Espacio Flamenco Portland, Portland Flamenco Events, Escuela Flamenca and Elena Villa perform. Spanish food and drink available at additional charge. Feria de Portland http://www.espacioflamencopdx.com/ at 15 NE Hancock. 5PM-10 Under 12 free, others $15
For something with passion, Feria de Portland is Portland's annual celebration of Flamenco. Espacio Flamenco Portland, Ricardo Diaz, Reyes Barrios, Elena Villa, Flamenco Idaho Flamenco con Julia & Derek Brown, and schools Espacio Flamenco Portland, Portland Flamenco Events, Escuela Flamenca and Elena Villa perform. Spanish food and drink available at additional charge. Feria de Portland http://www.espacioflamencopdx.com/ at 15 NE Hancock. 5PM-10 Under 12 free, others $15
Friday, May 10, 2019
May 10 Surfing Failing
L.E.O., Reginald O'Neal is a painter, from canvas to wall murals. He opens Sun Beneath The Soil tonight. It is themed on everyday street life experience and portraits in Overtown, Miami, Florida. Overtown was home to African Americans in the segregation era, and suffered the indignity of highway construction cutting it and urban renewal crushing it. Where have we heard that before?
Many readers know Matt Wagner's Hellion Gallery and that he cofounded the continuing Portland Forest For the Trees (FFTT) mural project with Gage Hamilton. This gallery, the former FFTT workspace, is now their indoor gallery. It has a beautiful name, Tips on Failing. Failing early and often is the heart of design thinking. And it is on the alley off Failing Street.
At Tips on Failing www.failing.exposed 3903 N Michigan Map
6PM-10
Osamu Kanemura has Surfing Speed Gel, photographs, writings and videos of urban Japan. He's here in person and will be interviewed by another noted photog, Robert Lyons at 7. The photographer is an all around swell guy who also is dropping his fourth book. At Ampersand Gallery www.ampersandgallerypdx.com 2916 NE Alberta, Ste B. Map 6PM-8 Free
Many readers know Matt Wagner's Hellion Gallery and that he cofounded the continuing Portland Forest For the Trees (FFTT) mural project with Gage Hamilton. This gallery, the former FFTT workspace, is now their indoor gallery. It has a beautiful name, Tips on Failing. Failing early and often is the heart of design thinking. And it is on the alley off Failing Street.
At Tips on Failing www.failing.exposed 3903 N Michigan Map
6PM-10
Osamu Kanemura has Surfing Speed Gel, photographs, writings and videos of urban Japan. He's here in person and will be interviewed by another noted photog, Robert Lyons at 7. The photographer is an all around swell guy who also is dropping his fourth book. At Ampersand Gallery www.ampersandgallerypdx.com 2916 NE Alberta, Ste B. Map 6PM-8 Free
Thursday, May 09, 2019
May 9 Cult Bodega
Subcult is a collaboration between artists. Some of them are inside the Columbia River Correctional Institute and some are inside the PSU Social Practice program. At Outer Space outer-space.us 3726 NE 7th 5PM-8 Free
Art Bodega is a project of Union Knott. Within you will find inexpensive art objects inspired by the things you would find for sale in your neighborhood bodega. That art is for sale too. This instance, was curated by longtime Portlander Sean Croghan. Bring your own bag too! Many pics on their insta. At Union Knott 2726 ML King Blvd. 6PM-9 Free
Art Bodega is a project of Union Knott. Within you will find inexpensive art objects inspired by the things you would find for sale in your neighborhood bodega. That art is for sale too. This instance, was curated by longtime Portlander Sean Croghan. Bring your own bag too! Many pics on their insta. At Union Knott 2726 ML King Blvd. 6PM-9 Free
Friday, May 03, 2019
May 5 Six Opaque Dream Blades
Property of Opaqueness is a live dance performance by Takahiro Yamamoto and Roland Dahwen Wu with a sound score by Sofia Acosta. It is part of Portland performers accompanying the year long show of New Zealand artist Kate Newby's work in the gallery. At The Lumber Room lumberroom.com 419 SW 9th, above Liz Leach Map 2PM-4 Free
1122 closes Portland Dream Delivery Service. Dreamreading by Mathias Svalina & open-mike dreams by you. Bring your own fox mask welcome. At 1122 Gallery 1122gallery.com 1122 SE 88th. 4:30PM-6 Free
Michelle Blade opens paintings today. At Nationale www.nationale.us 3360 SE Division Map 3PM-5 Free
SIX is a long running electronic and electroacoustic performance series in six channels. The audience participates in the center of the surrounding speakers. Artists this year are Francisco Botello, Crystal Quartez, Audioelectronic, Kelly Rauer and Atole. Bring a blanket or cushion if you like. PNCA www.pnca.edu 511 NW Broadway Map 7PM-9ish Free
1122 closes Portland Dream Delivery Service. Dreamreading by Mathias Svalina & open-mike dreams by you. Bring your own fox mask welcome. At 1122 Gallery 1122gallery.com 1122 SE 88th. 4:30PM-6 Free
Michelle Blade opens paintings today. At Nationale www.nationale.us 3360 SE Division Map 3PM-5 Free
SIX is a long running electronic and electroacoustic performance series in six channels. The audience participates in the center of the surrounding speakers. Artists this year are Francisco Botello, Crystal Quartez, Audioelectronic, Kelly Rauer and Atole. Bring a blanket or cushion if you like. PNCA www.pnca.edu 511 NW Broadway Map 7PM-9ish Free
May 4 Electro Diablo Carnation
The Hellion Gallery, formerly based here, is now focused on projects in Mexico City and occasional international pop ups. This is one, Taller del Diablo. They are Cartonería, paper mâché sculptures, of devilish spirits fabricated by the most well known maker and world famous Linares family workshop. Most are designed by Portland artists. At Gigantic Brewing 5224 SE 26th. Reception 4PM or 5ish Free
Home School at Yale Union has Bogosi Sekhukhuni from South Africa. His video works sound like an interesting exploration of spirituality, pan-Africanism and an update of Afrofuturism in an electronic performance art way. He was born in 1991, so formed in a post-1994 South African election environment. Again, the description on the YU website or on Facebook is recommended. After screening his films, he is interviewed by Home School principal Manuel Arturo Abreu, and MoMA curatorial fellow Hanna Girma. At Yu Contemporary Art www.yucontemporary.org 900 SE 10th. 5PM-7 Free
Erik Geschke has, Parts and Accessories. It's consistent with Carnation's themes, you can read all about it on their website. explores issues surrounding class, dystopia, and modernity. At Carnation Contemporary www.carnationcontemporary.com in the Disjecta building 8371 N Interstate. 6PM-9 Free
Home School at Yale Union has Bogosi Sekhukhuni from South Africa. His video works sound like an interesting exploration of spirituality, pan-Africanism and an update of Afrofuturism in an electronic performance art way. He was born in 1991, so formed in a post-1994 South African election environment. Again, the description on the YU website or on Facebook is recommended. After screening his films, he is interviewed by Home School principal Manuel Arturo Abreu, and MoMA curatorial fellow Hanna Girma. At Yu Contemporary Art www.yucontemporary.org 900 SE 10th. 5PM-7 Free
Erik Geschke has, Parts and Accessories. It's consistent with Carnation's themes, you can read all about it on their website. explores issues surrounding class, dystopia, and modernity. At Carnation Contemporary www.carnationcontemporary.com in the Disjecta building 8371 N Interstate. 6PM-9 Free
May 3-5 Assembly
Assembly is the PSU social practice art final project. It's free and participatory.
Friday
4:00-6:00pm: Harrison Park Elementary School (2225 SE 87th Ave, Portland, OR 97216) will host an Harrison Park School Interplanetary Contemporary Art Fair sponsored by Imagination Academy with Students at Harrison Park School, The Living School of Art, Mudland, Tiny Gallery, Real Food Faux Truck Food Truck, Elijah Turner-Nelson, and KSMoCA.
6:30-8pm: Canton Grill (2610 SE 82nd Ave, Portland, OR 97266) Salty Xi Jie Ng and Eric John Olson will host a performative research tasting experience exploring the relationship between migration and food. (Small plates only; bring cash for additional food and drinks)
8-9pm: Karaoke of course
Saturday, May 4th, 2019
Mt. Scott Community Center (5530 SE 72nd Ave, Portland, OR 97206) will host a day-long (10am-6:30pm) series of physical activities, workshops and participatory projects- mapping the neighborhood, games, mindfulness boxing, time capsules, housing self-defense, and more.
10:00-10:30am - Welcome
10:30-11:30am - Mapping the neighborhood through resident’s personal stories about different places by Anupam Singh
11:45-12:45pm - Conscious Contact by Nola Hanson with Tia Kramer
12:45-1:30pm Lunch
1:30-2:30pm - Games People Play by Shoshana Gugenheim
2:45-3:45pm - Tomorrow's Time Capsule by Jordan Rosenblum
4:00-5:00pm - Tenant Self-Defense with the Office of Speculative Neighborship with Zeph Fishlyn and Eric John Olson
5:15-6:15pm - Physical Education workshop with keyon gaskin and Takahiro Yamamoto hosted by Spencer Byrne-Seres, Shoshana Gugenheim, Salty Xi Jie Ng and Anupam Singh
Ongoing throughout the day - SoFA Journal reading nook hosted by Spencer Byrne-Seres, Eric John Olson and Tia Kramer.
Social Forms of Art (SoFA) Journal will launch its latest issue, Recreation. Issues available throughout the weekend.
Following the days events Assembly Brewing (6112 SE Foster Road, Portland, OR 97206) will host the launch of "Social Practice Term Definitions" project from 6:30-8pm
Sunday
10:30-11:45am - At Harrison Park (near Harrison Park Elementary, 1931 SE 84th Ave, Portland, OR 97216) Scores for Psychological Space, with Carlos Reynoso, Jordan Rosenblum, Nola Hanson, Brianna Ortega.
12-1:30pm - At Panaderia Mexicana 5 De Mayo (1134 SE 82nd Ave, Portland OR 97216) Carlos Reynoso presents his new project, La Frontera: Una Conversación, with food provided by his celebrated vegan taqueria, Mis Tacones.
1:45-2:45pm -At Harrison Park (near Harrison Park Elementary, 1931 SE 84th Ave, Portland, OR 97216) Play & Work by Brianna Ortega and Students of Harrison Park School.
3:00-6:00pm - At A1 Birdbath (8560 SE Division St, Portland, OR 97266): A celebration of the life of beloved Portland sculptor, Jim Gion, with snacks, presentations, dog portraits by Roz Crews, Jim's art, a clay workshop hosted by Amanda Leigh Evans and dog themed events (he sculpted over 1000 animal portraits during his life!) hosted by Stefan Kovatchev of A1 Birdbath, Zeph Fishlyn, Tia Kramer, Eric John Olson, Artist Michael Bernard Stevenson Jr, Roshani Thakore and Artist Matoska
Assembly 2019 various locations and times. Free
Friday
4:00-6:00pm: Harrison Park Elementary School (2225 SE 87th Ave, Portland, OR 97216) will host an Harrison Park School Interplanetary Contemporary Art Fair sponsored by Imagination Academy with Students at Harrison Park School, The Living School of Art, Mudland, Tiny Gallery, Real Food Faux Truck Food Truck, Elijah Turner-Nelson, and KSMoCA.
6:30-8pm: Canton Grill (2610 SE 82nd Ave, Portland, OR 97266) Salty Xi Jie Ng and Eric John Olson will host a performative research tasting experience exploring the relationship between migration and food. (Small plates only; bring cash for additional food and drinks)
8-9pm: Karaoke of course
Saturday, May 4th, 2019
Mt. Scott Community Center (5530 SE 72nd Ave, Portland, OR 97206) will host a day-long (10am-6:30pm) series of physical activities, workshops and participatory projects- mapping the neighborhood, games, mindfulness boxing, time capsules, housing self-defense, and more.
10:00-10:30am - Welcome
10:30-11:30am - Mapping the neighborhood through resident’s personal stories about different places by Anupam Singh
11:45-12:45pm - Conscious Contact by Nola Hanson with Tia Kramer
12:45-1:30pm Lunch
1:30-2:30pm - Games People Play by Shoshana Gugenheim
2:45-3:45pm - Tomorrow's Time Capsule by Jordan Rosenblum
4:00-5:00pm - Tenant Self-Defense with the Office of Speculative Neighborship with Zeph Fishlyn and Eric John Olson
5:15-6:15pm - Physical Education workshop with keyon gaskin and Takahiro Yamamoto hosted by Spencer Byrne-Seres, Shoshana Gugenheim, Salty Xi Jie Ng and Anupam Singh
Ongoing throughout the day - SoFA Journal reading nook hosted by Spencer Byrne-Seres, Eric John Olson and Tia Kramer.
Social Forms of Art (SoFA) Journal will launch its latest issue, Recreation. Issues available throughout the weekend.
Following the days events Assembly Brewing (6112 SE Foster Road, Portland, OR 97206) will host the launch of "Social Practice Term Definitions" project from 6:30-8pm
Sunday
10:30-11:45am - At Harrison Park (near Harrison Park Elementary, 1931 SE 84th Ave, Portland, OR 97216) Scores for Psychological Space, with Carlos Reynoso, Jordan Rosenblum, Nola Hanson, Brianna Ortega.
12-1:30pm - At Panaderia Mexicana 5 De Mayo (1134 SE 82nd Ave, Portland OR 97216) Carlos Reynoso presents his new project, La Frontera: Una Conversación, with food provided by his celebrated vegan taqueria, Mis Tacones.
1:45-2:45pm -At Harrison Park (near Harrison Park Elementary, 1931 SE 84th Ave, Portland, OR 97216) Play & Work by Brianna Ortega and Students of Harrison Park School.
3:00-6:00pm - At A1 Birdbath (8560 SE Division St, Portland, OR 97266): A celebration of the life of beloved Portland sculptor, Jim Gion, with snacks, presentations, dog portraits by Roz Crews, Jim's art, a clay workshop hosted by Amanda Leigh Evans and dog themed events (he sculpted over 1000 animal portraits during his life!) hosted by Stefan Kovatchev of A1 Birdbath, Zeph Fishlyn, Tia Kramer, Eric John Olson, Artist Michael Bernard Stevenson Jr, Roshani Thakore and Artist Matoska
Assembly 2019 various locations and times. Free
Thursday, May 02, 2019
May 2 Westside Art Openings
Ellen George has I begin with a thin line, small paintings. At PDX Contemporary Art www.pdxcontemporaryart.com 925 NW Flanders Map early close 8PM Free
Stephen O'Donnell has portraits and Susan Seubert has photographs. At Froelick Gallery www.froelickgallery.com 714 NW Davis early close 8PM Free
Sculptor Heidi Schwegler and and London video artist Quayola have Plane of Scattered Pasts. At UpFor Gallery www.upforgallery.com 929 NW Flanders early close 6PM-8 Free
Vladimir Antaki has The Guardians, portraits of individualistic shopkeepers. Arielle Bobb-Willis and Brittney Cathey-Adams have portraits of women. At Blue Sky Gallery www.blueskygallery.org Map 122 NW 8th 6PM-9 Free
Jeff Gunn has bright landscapes, Not Dark Yet, and shows with more landscapes by Chris Kelly, Some for Every. At Augen Gallery www.augengallery.com 716 NW Davis early close 8PM Free
Barbara Sternberger has large abstract paintings, Breath, and Ben Dallas has small abstract paintings, Sculptural Paintings. At Elizabeth Leach Gallery www.elizabethleach.com 417 NW 9th Map 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-10ish Free
Stephen O'Donnell has portraits and Susan Seubert has photographs. At Froelick Gallery www.froelickgallery.com 714 NW Davis early close 8PM Free
Sculptor Heidi Schwegler and and London video artist Quayola have Plane of Scattered Pasts. At UpFor Gallery www.upforgallery.com 929 NW Flanders early close 6PM-8 Free
Vladimir Antaki has The Guardians, portraits of individualistic shopkeepers. Arielle Bobb-Willis and Brittney Cathey-Adams have portraits of women. At Blue Sky Gallery www.blueskygallery.org Map 122 NW 8th 6PM-9 Free
Jeff Gunn has bright landscapes, Not Dark Yet, and shows with more landscapes by Chris Kelly, Some for Every. At Augen Gallery www.augengallery.com 716 NW Davis early close 8PM Free
Barbara Sternberger has large abstract paintings, Breath, and Ben Dallas has small abstract paintings, Sculptural Paintings. At Elizabeth Leach Gallery www.elizabethleach.com 417 NW 9th Map 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-10ish Free
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