Helens Costume resumes with a group show, Buttercup, by Ralph Pugay, Kristan Kennedy, Annie Costello Brown, Andy Heck Boyd, and Dan Attoe. It's just in time for Spring snow.
At Helen's Costume https://www.costumeintl.com/ 7706 SE Yamhill Street Opening today. 2PM-5 Free
Saturday, March 25, 2023
March 25 Bright House
Alina Tenser opens House / Xaoc. Ukranian-born, she is a semi-minimalist sculptor and professor all the way from New York. Her gallery there has a more eloquent writeup than I can do https://hesseflatow.com/exhibitions/84-alina-tenser-a-particular-kind-of-embrace/press_release_text/. At at SE Cooper Contemprary https://www.secoopercontemporary.com/ 6901 SE 110th 1PM-4 Free
Allie Furlotti is a force of nature behind small but vital funds drops for alternative spaces in the Precpice Fund. She a performing comic. And she is a star in the orbit of social practice art. She facilitated collaboartive works in her ILY2 - I Love You 2 - residency and store on SW Oak St, now Lloyd Center. She has an audio confession line and a photo project there now. Now she reopenens ILY2, as ILY2 Too in the long running former space of Jane Beebe designed by Brad Colepfil.
Bonnie Lucas http://bonnielucasartist.com/ is the first artist in the new space with very Spring-like bright illustrations and 2 1/2D mixed media. It is her first post-pandemic show.
There is an event in their Lloyd space after at 4.
At I Love You 2 - ILY2 https://ily2online.com/ 925 NW Flanders Noon-4 Free
Allie Furlotti is a force of nature behind small but vital funds drops for alternative spaces in the Precpice Fund. She a performing comic. And she is a star in the orbit of social practice art. She facilitated collaboartive works in her ILY2 - I Love You 2 - residency and store on SW Oak St, now Lloyd Center. She has an audio confession line and a photo project there now. Now she reopenens ILY2, as ILY2 Too in the long running former space of Jane Beebe designed by Brad Colepfil.
Bonnie Lucas http://bonnielucasartist.com/ is the first artist in the new space with very Spring-like bright illustrations and 2 1/2D mixed media. It is her first post-pandemic show.
There is an event in their Lloyd space after at 4.
At I Love You 2 - ILY2 https://ily2online.com/ 925 NW Flanders Noon-4 Free
Friday, March 17, 2023
March 17 Body Department
The Art Department group is a group show. At One Grand Gallery www.onegrandgallery.com 1000 E Burnside 6PM-9 Free
Kristin Reeves is an artist working with film projection, as in plastic sprocketed chemically color processed. Her work lately involves multiple projectors in a grid running loops. Sponsored by the Cinema Project, long running proponents of film work unavailable on streaming, tape, or disc.
Kristin Reeves has Bodies for Strength and Power, a 16x9 grid of analog projections themed on women at PNCA https://pnca.willamette.edu/ 511 NW Broadway (enter on Park) 8:30PM Free
Kristin Reeves is an artist working with film projection, as in plastic sprocketed chemically color processed. Her work lately involves multiple projectors in a grid running loops. Sponsored by the Cinema Project, long running proponents of film work unavailable on streaming, tape, or disc.
Kristin Reeves has Bodies for Strength and Power, a 16x9 grid of analog projections themed on women at PNCA https://pnca.willamette.edu/ 511 NW Broadway (enter on Park) 8:30PM Free
March 17 - 18 - 19 Sou'wester Art Residency Readout
The Sou'wester is a vintage trailer motel and lodge in Seaview, Washington. It is a short walk to the sea and adjacent to a wild native forest. They have arts and crafts events throughout the year. For a week the last few years, it is taken over by mostly Portland contemporary artists and musicians. They have a week of residency and a weekend of unfolding the work.
The curation, by artists, of artists, is stellar.
There are performances and events on a schedule from 6PM-10 Friday, and Noon-10 Saturday with other installations and works to attend to on your own throughout. Sunday 10AM-1PM there is a readout of the children collaborating with the resident artists at their preschool 2 blocks away.
More at https://www.souwesterlodge.com/artsweek2023/ and https://www.souwesterlodge.com/arts-week-2023-program/
It is an about 2 1/2 hour drive each way, consider lodging on the coast nearby.
At the Sou'wester hotel trailer park at 3728 J Place, Seaview, WA Recommended. Free
The curation, by artists, of artists, is stellar.
There are performances and events on a schedule from 6PM-10 Friday, and Noon-10 Saturday with other installations and works to attend to on your own throughout. Sunday 10AM-1PM there is a readout of the children collaborating with the resident artists at their preschool 2 blocks away.
More at https://www.souwesterlodge.com/artsweek2023/ and https://www.souwesterlodge.com/arts-week-2023-program/
It is an about 2 1/2 hour drive each way, consider lodging on the coast nearby.
At the Sou'wester hotel trailer park at 3728 J Place, Seaview, WA Recommended. Free
Saturday, March 04, 2023
March 4 Imaginary River Door Memory Valentine Dandelion Private Defiance Afterword
Sapata and Santigie Fofana-Dura bring Door, an architectural installation. At Souvenier Gallery https://souvenirartspdx.org/ 1233 NE Alberta Noon-4 Free
The late D.E. May has a show along with Jenene Nagy, A River With No Banks, minimalist abstract drawings. Reception this afternoon. At PDX Contemporary Art www.pdxcontemporaryart.com 1825 NW Vaughn Map 3PM-5 Free RSVP required
The group show Imaginary Spaces opens today. It is Andy Busc, Christine Nguyen, Edwin Ushiro, Emily Ding, Felicia Chiao, Giorgiko, Hank Huang, Huntz Liu, Kristen Liu-Wong, Maggie Chiang, Mari Inukai, Mika Yokota, Raina Lee, Sean Chao, Yoskay Yamamoto, Yu Maeda, Yumi Sakugawa, and Yusei Abe. At Nucleus Portland http://www.nucleusportland.com 2916 NE Alberta 4PM-6 Free
There is a reception for The Shape of Memory curated by Home School, the second group show in their residency. Nanda D'Agostino's video projection on sculptures continues with a performance by Laura Cannon. At Oregon Contemporary nee Disjecta, in the shadow of Paul Bunyan www.oregoncontemporary.org 8371 N. Interstate Map 5PM-8 Free
Afterword is a group photo show by Andre Buenacosa-Brooks, Megan Hansen, Amy Herman, John Kirkley, Fernanda Soto Mastrantonio, and Sue Palmer Stone. At the Small Talk Collective Strange Paradise Gallery www.smalltalkcollective.com in the Disjecta building 8371 N. Interstate#1 Map 5PM-8 Free
Katherine Spinella has Dandelion and Sam Cohen has Electric City Magic Valentine. At Well Well Projects www.wellwellprojects.com in the Disjecta building 8371 N. Interstate Map Artist talk 4:15PM Reception 5PM-8 Free
My Private Property is a group show. At Carnation Contemporary www.carnationcontemporary.com in the Disjecta building 8371 N Interstate. 5PM-8
Cybernetic Defiance presents Orchid Tooth, Dust Bunny, DJ Ki, and Lenny Beach for visuals. It is experimental music. At Xhurch xhurch.net 4550 NE 20th. Map 7PM $5-15 Donation
The late D.E. May has a show along with Jenene Nagy, A River With No Banks, minimalist abstract drawings. Reception this afternoon. At PDX Contemporary Art www.pdxcontemporaryart.com 1825 NW Vaughn Map 3PM-5 Free RSVP required
The group show Imaginary Spaces opens today. It is Andy Busc, Christine Nguyen, Edwin Ushiro, Emily Ding, Felicia Chiao, Giorgiko, Hank Huang, Huntz Liu, Kristen Liu-Wong, Maggie Chiang, Mari Inukai, Mika Yokota, Raina Lee, Sean Chao, Yoskay Yamamoto, Yu Maeda, Yumi Sakugawa, and Yusei Abe. At Nucleus Portland http://www.nucleusportland.com 2916 NE Alberta 4PM-6 Free
There is a reception for The Shape of Memory curated by Home School, the second group show in their residency. Nanda D'Agostino's video projection on sculptures continues with a performance by Laura Cannon. At Oregon Contemporary nee Disjecta, in the shadow of Paul Bunyan www.oregoncontemporary.org 8371 N. Interstate Map 5PM-8 Free
Afterword is a group photo show by Andre Buenacosa-Brooks, Megan Hansen, Amy Herman, John Kirkley, Fernanda Soto Mastrantonio, and Sue Palmer Stone. At the Small Talk Collective Strange Paradise Gallery www.smalltalkcollective.com in the Disjecta building 8371 N. Interstate#1 Map 5PM-8 Free
Katherine Spinella has Dandelion and Sam Cohen has Electric City Magic Valentine. At Well Well Projects www.wellwellprojects.com in the Disjecta building 8371 N. Interstate Map Artist talk 4:15PM Reception 5PM-8 Free
My Private Property is a group show. At Carnation Contemporary www.carnationcontemporary.com in the Disjecta building 8371 N Interstate. 5PM-8
Cybernetic Defiance presents Orchid Tooth, Dust Bunny, DJ Ki, and Lenny Beach for visuals. It is experimental music. At Xhurch xhurch.net 4550 NE 20th. Map 7PM $5-15 Donation
Friday, March 03, 2023
March 3 Film Water
Sator continues their independent curation with Pour the Water As I leave. It's a 90 minte annimation. There is a panel discussion Friday, March 17th, 6PM and a closing night fundraiser party Friday, March 31st, 5PM-10. Otherwise it is open Saturday & Sunday, 12PM-5. At 1715 SE 3rd. Free
March 3-April 3 Studio Ghibli Film Fest
Not our usual fare, but fun. Japan's Studio Ghibli has been very successful with lyrical anime suitable for all ages. OMSI brings them on the big screen with good sound for an inexpensive price. The whole schedue is https://omsi.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023_Studio_Ghibli_Film_Festival_Schedule.pdf.
At the OMSI Empirical Theater www.omsi.edu 1945 SE Water Various times Adult $7.50 Youth $6.00 Senior $6.50
At the OMSI Empirical Theater www.omsi.edu 1945 SE Water Various times Adult $7.50 Youth $6.00 Senior $6.50
Thursday, March 02, 2023
March 2 Westside Art Openings
Portland needs more competitively curated art awards with cash money and collecting. We need awards for artists who can sell nationally and internationally. Not sure if this is that, but it is a welcome award for PSU student artists. Johanna Houska, Shelbie Loomis, and Nia Musiba are awarded the Arlene Schnitzer Visual Arts Prize and are shown in the PSU Jordan Schnitzer Museum until March 29. 5PM-7 Free.
Whitney Nye is a painter and collage sampler working large in abstract regular patterns. She opens her show, Ramble, made across the US in Covid residencies. Accomanied by Belle Époque by Stephen O’Donnell, finely detailed photorealistic paintings involving animals in a subtily ironic context. At Laura Russo Lee Gallery www.russoleegallery.com 805 NW 21st 5:30PM-7 Early Close Free
Dinh Q. Lê has Cambodia Reamker. He was in the first PICA visual artist show and is world respected. He does a form of sampling, weaving strips of two images. physically. He samples heavy stuff. Recommended. Local Mark Smith has Stress Formations. At Elizabeth Leach Gallery www.elizabethleach.com 417 NW 9th Map 6PM-8 Early Close Free
Christine Clark is well known for her minimal metal sculpture. For this show, Rendering Form, she branches into glass pebbles with the same sensibility. She is at the Nine Gallery inside Blue Sky.
Sam Geballe has experimental self portraits in Self-Untitled. Frank Frances brings Remember the South, sampling the Southeastern US into a visual narrative.
At Blue Sky Gallery www.blueskygallery.org Map 122 NW 8th 6PM-8 Early Close Free
Takahiko Hayashi has quiet Japanese abstracts. At Froelick Gallery www.froelickgallery.com 714 NW Davis Early Close 5PM-8 Free
Blackfish has a massive show of many of their artists. At Blackfish Gallery https://www.blackfish.com/ 938 NW Everett Map 6PM-9 Free
MarchFourth is a band, sometimes marching, laying down a funk groove, accompanied by gogo dancers of a sort, some on stilts. https://www.youtube.com/@MarchFourthBand for a look and listen. They have been around long enough, about 20 years, to gather a cult following. They have made artifacts of that journey too. Some are on sale at an art show tonight. At the Murdoch Collections 2219 NW Raleigh 5:30PM-8:30 Free
Barbara Mason and Tony Furtado have Whales in the Room, 2d and 3d meditations on the environment and wildlife. At Waterstone Gallery www.waterstonegallery.com 124 NW 9th Free
India Lovejoy closes Dark Center. At Stelo Arts https://www.steloarts.org 412 Northwest 8th Avenue 6-8pm.
Adams and Ollman continues.
Whitney Nye is a painter and collage sampler working large in abstract regular patterns. She opens her show, Ramble, made across the US in Covid residencies. Accomanied by Belle Époque by Stephen O’Donnell, finely detailed photorealistic paintings involving animals in a subtily ironic context. At Laura Russo Lee Gallery www.russoleegallery.com 805 NW 21st 5:30PM-7 Early Close Free
Dinh Q. Lê has Cambodia Reamker. He was in the first PICA visual artist show and is world respected. He does a form of sampling, weaving strips of two images. physically. He samples heavy stuff. Recommended. Local Mark Smith has Stress Formations. At Elizabeth Leach Gallery www.elizabethleach.com 417 NW 9th Map 6PM-8 Early Close Free
Christine Clark is well known for her minimal metal sculpture. For this show, Rendering Form, she branches into glass pebbles with the same sensibility. She is at the Nine Gallery inside Blue Sky.
Sam Geballe has experimental self portraits in Self-Untitled. Frank Frances brings Remember the South, sampling the Southeastern US into a visual narrative.
At Blue Sky Gallery www.blueskygallery.org Map 122 NW 8th 6PM-8 Early Close Free
Takahiko Hayashi has quiet Japanese abstracts. At Froelick Gallery www.froelickgallery.com 714 NW Davis Early Close 5PM-8 Free
Blackfish has a massive show of many of their artists. At Blackfish Gallery https://www.blackfish.com/ 938 NW Everett Map 6PM-9 Free
MarchFourth is a band, sometimes marching, laying down a funk groove, accompanied by gogo dancers of a sort, some on stilts. https://www.youtube.com/@MarchFourthBand for a look and listen. They have been around long enough, about 20 years, to gather a cult following. They have made artifacts of that journey too. Some are on sale at an art show tonight. At the Murdoch Collections 2219 NW Raleigh
Barbara Mason and Tony Furtado have Whales in the Room, 2d and 3d meditations on the environment and wildlife. At Waterstone Gallery www.waterstonegallery.com 124 NW 9th Free
India Lovejoy closes Dark Center. At Stelo Arts https://www.steloarts.org 412 Northwest 8th Avenue 6-8pm.
Adams and Ollman continues.
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