Thursday, February 07, 2019

February 7 Westside Art Openings+

Reed photographer Leo Rubinfien has Eyehold to Eyehold, work of almost 40 years documenting globalization, much in Southeast Asia. At Reed College 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd. Talk, Eliot chapel 5:30PM, Reception after in the gallery. Free


WAYout: Worldwide Arts for Youth works in Sierra Leone making art. Sierra Leone had a bad situation between 1991 and 2001 which especially impacted the personality development of children to teens of the time. They are old enough now to have their own children. Tonight P:ear Mentor youth artists show vérité photographic work inspired by Sierra Leone youth artists. At P:ear www.pearmentor.org 338 NW 6th early close 5PM-8 Free


Chip Thomas has In Messages from the Underworld, a meditation on the agriculture of corn in the Americas, where it originated as a native wild grass. Jinhyun Cha from South Korean has Post-Border Line, photographs of the most mined border in the world amidst a great thaw between North and South. Chip Thomas has an artist talk 3PM Saturday, Jinhyun Cha has an artist talk tonight at 5PM.

Jerry Mayer is in the Nine Gallery.

At Blue Sky Gallery www.blueskygallery.org Map 122 NW 8th 6PM-9 Free


Kendra Larson works in impressionistic landscapes. It is cool she is at Augen. The new work mixes in color. At Augen Gallery www.augengallery.com 716 NW Davis early close 8PM Free


The Night Lights video projection project outdoors in a parking lot has Megan Mckissack piece using Oregon LIDAR data and climate change. It's on the building wall at 411 NW Park 6PM-9ish 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. But Dolphin Midwives may be interesting at Variform. 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