First Thursday also includes the Saturday following in the afternoon.
It is hot Summer, so for your +1 you can experience Flamenco music with guitarist Brenna McDonald and guitarist/vocalist Yeshe Wingerd. A project of Espacio Flamenco, it repeats on first Thursdays. At Bar Botellón 606 NE Davis 7PM-9 Free
Barbara Sternberger opens paintings Continuum and continues Distant Dreamer by MK Guth.
At Elizabeth Leach Gallery www.elizabethleach.com 417 NW 9th Map 5:30PM-7:30 Free
Chance Bounty is a collection of small works by multiple artists. At Portland Arts Collective 120 SW Harvey Milk 6PM-9 Free
The Portland Art Museum, through a private grant, is open free first Thursdays. They are free the whole day 10AM-8PM.
Morgan Walker has a retrospective of paintings. It is alongside Art About Architecture by Peter Paul and Mark Bennett.
At Augen Gallery www.augengallery.com 716 NW Davis 5PM-7:45 Free
PNCA has Outside Inside World by Videotones, Born on the 4th of June by Ran Sheng themed on the 1989 Democracy Movement. As Seen Through Threads by Fatimah Hobaish, Out of Sorts by Ray Zill, Second Skin by Steele Alden & Hawk Ferdig, two group shows, DJs and photobooth complete the party.
At PNCA | Willamette University www.pnca.wilamette.edu 511 NW Broadway Map 5PM-8 Free
Fruit Snacks is a pop-up by Laurs Kemp, Namai, and Sara Bergman. At Fine Art Fruit https://fine-art-fruit.square.site/ 925 NW 19th Ave Suite A 2PM-5 Free
Xavi Bou has Orinthographies inspired by birds and there is a big group show from PNCA.
At Blue Sky Gallery www.blueskygallery.org Map 122 NW 8th 5PM-8 Early Close Free
Maria Jean brings graphic style show Sex. At After/Time Collective Gallery 730 SW 10th (enter on 9th) 6PM-9 Free
Caverna Clara by Corey S. Pressman, Palimpsets by Lauren Carrera, Zai Yiqie Zhijian: In-Between by Limei Lai and Tracing Resonance by Anastasiya Gutnik are all at Blackfish Gallery https://www.blackfish.com/ 938 NW Everett Map 5PM-8 Early Close Free
Fretta MM Cravens shows Timeless Engagement. At Writers Block. 818 NW Flanders 5PM-8 Early Close Free
Metals artist Greg Wilbur has Surface Tension. At Waterstone Gallery www.waterstonegallery.com 124 NW 9th 5PM-8 Free
Orlando Almanza brings portrait paintings Gente de RíoAndrew Alba and Jake Scharback has dramatic paintings Treachery of Images.
and Emma Gerigscott are at Froelick Gallery www.froelickgallery.com 714 NW Davis early close 5PM-8 Free
Bethany Rowland has paintings What Meets the Eye. At Laura Vincent Design and Gallery www.lvdesignandgallery.com/ 824 NW Davis 5PM-8 Free
The Urban Art Network is back with their sprawling crafts and art show on 13th.