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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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