February is Black History Month and many shows have that theme.
With all that is going on, you will need running shoes, dancing shoes, not ice cleats.
First Thursday also includes the Saturday following in the afternoon.
Leach and Adams and Ollman continue. No idea on Stelo, Writers Block, Landdd or the Everett Lofts.
You have two+ today.
The Portland Art Museum, through a private grant, is open free first Thursdays. They are free the whole day 10AM-8PM. This Sunday is the Miller Family free day too.
There are two notable shows now, African Fashion curated by Christine Checinska from London’s Victoria and Albert Museum ends February 18. It's https://portlandartmuseum.org/event/africa-fashion/. Black Artists of Oregon is curated by Intisar Abioto - https://portlandartmuseum.org/event/black-artists-of-oregon/. She is a polymath artist and photographer of The Black Portlanders - https://theblackportlanders.com/.
This afternoon and evening unfolds these events -
1PM-2 Artists Arvie Smith, Christine Miller and Julian Gaines talk about their work.
4PM-5 Artist Bukola Koiki explores the fabric of the Africa Fashion show.
For your plus2 Ily2 Too in the Lloyd Mall opens the residency of Father Fannie. For the opening he has a poppy program of installation, image and music by local Afrofuturist Keeks and Kymil Jeneé. Planet Loveship has one of a kind clothing and accessories. It's a perfect too to the Africa Fashion show at the museum. They announce happenings throughout the residency on their insta, I can't list them all.
At I Love You 2 Too - ILY2 https://ily2online.com/ In the Lloyd Mall, lower level far East down the hall by the abandoned Marshalls. 4PM-8 Free
Chris Lael Larson has colorful paintings, Beginner Nudes. He deconstructed discarded "student figure paintings into immersive installations and still-life photographs that continue the original creative idea of painting - taking abandoned impulses and giving them new life, meaning, and value." Sounds provided by eRock. Seaplane 2.0 Recommended. At Fine Art Fruit https://fine-art-fruit.square.site/ 925 NW 19th Ave Suite A 5PM-8 Free
The big ad agency brings The Soul Shop. Combine art, music, an immersive barbershop + beauty salon. Art by Jeremy Oka, Bre DePriest, The Omni Q, and more, like Trap Kitchen.
At W+K www.wk.com 224 NW 13th Map 5PM-9 Free
In the Nine Gallery is Sidewalk Stories - Japan by Christopher Rauschenberg. First trip.
Terra Fondriest has Ozark Life, tender documentation of life where she and her family live.
Sage Sohier has everyday life photos from negatives made between 1979 and 1985 in show Passing Time.
At Blue Sky Gallery www.blueskygallery.org Map 122 NW 8th 5PM-8 Early Close Free
PNCA/Willamette has First Thursday this month. Emergence is an MFA program readout with printmakers Ebony Frison, Sarah Huttner, Jess O’Farrell, Salem Shinn, Genesis Turris, and Ray Zill; and visual studies artists Ryan-Ashley (Ray) Anderson, Charli Beck, Myra Crane, Erin Fox, Mai Ide, Pearl Lockwood, Ella Martini, Liz Medina, KP Phoebus, Annika Rausch, Adelina Ruvalcaba, Cynthia Souderm Danielle Van Dam, and Mallary Wilson.
Mai Ide x PCP + Kyoko Hasegawa + Steven Gosvener perform live in the Atrium at 5.
There is a community printmaking event with Don't Shoot PDX. Screenprint signs and posters to take home free. All ages.
DJ Mami Miami/author of Funeral for Flaca/PNCA professor/Emilly Prado provides music, dancing is A-OK.
And there is a photobooth with photographer and artist Ash Stone.
At PNCA www.pnca.edu 511 NW Broadway Map 5-9 Free
Waterstone has a group wood show by Kevin Jesequel, Masamichi Nitani, Jim Piper, John Strohbehn, Marjin Wall, Elizabeth Weber, Rebecca Welti, and David Williams. At Waterstone Gallery www.waterstonegallery.com 124 NW 9th 4PM-7 Free
The Black Gallery is open with still life oil paintings Still Life of Lives Made Still by Malique Pye. Participants may leave small memorials of their own. https://www.theblackgallerypdx.com/ 916 NW Flanders 5PM-7
Ouroboros/Leviathan is a light installation by Noah Alexander and Isaac Stein. It alongside a group show Illuminations. All are part of Portland Winter Light Festival. At Blackfish Gallery https://www.blackfish.com/ 938 NW Everett Map 6PM-10 extended hours Free
At Variance, by Whiting Tennis, are primitive mark-making style paintings and collage. Michael Dailey (1938-2009) worked and taught in Seattle, he is also represented by the Greg Kucera Gallery. He was known for abstract color in minimalsim with edge making similar to fellow Northwest artist Carl Morris. This show is titled Landscape Journey. Continuing is mid-career Portland artist Laura Domela. www.russoleegallery.com 805 NW 21st 5PM-7 Early Close Free
Chris Kelly has A Wandering Wondering/Work from Then and Now. At Augen Gallery www.augengallery.com 716 NW Davis 5PM-7:45 Free
Froelick has a Winter group show. At Froelick Gallery www.froelickgallery.com 714 NW Davis early close 5PM-8 Free
RACC has an open house including arts, crafts and zines for sale. At RACC.org 411 NW Park. 5PM-7 Free
Street are abstract acrylic and pastel canvases by Erik Reel. At Laura Vincent Design and Gallery 824 NW Davis 5PM-8 Free
Jeffrey Fuchs has colorful abstract paintings along with Jennifer Fernandez and Joshua Peters. At Gallery 114 www.gallery114pdx.com 1100 NW Glisan 5:30PM-7:30 Early Closing Free
