September 12 Zymoglyphic Bouyancy, Canyon Communication, Tomato Time

We don't usually list artist talks as individual events, there are many. We sometimes note them in the opening listing as a forward pointer. But since we were traveling for the opening we will note that the Zymoglyphic residency show has open hours this afternoon and a talk. The artists in cohort VI are Harper Lethin, Sakura Azzopardi, Alice Langlois, Phoebe Mol & Anthony Clementi, Kate Stock, Patty Burns, Amber Wolf, Wren Van Deusen, and Nonlocal Variable.

At 1122 Outside Gallery www.1122gallery.com 7629 SE Harrison Noon-3, Talk 1 Free


All the way out on the left edge of land in Astoria, encaustic painter Elise Wagner has turned to the subject of the sea. Finding Bouyancy is the result. There will be an artist talk September 19, 2PM too.

It is https://imogengallery.com/september-2026-exhibition/elise-wagner/1 at Imogen Gallery https://imogengallery.com/ 240 11th Street, Astoria, OR 5PM-8 Free


Sometimes entropy is overcome by a concentration of people in a place and time who produce unexpectedly beautiful things or world-changing by their creative or intellectual interaction. Black Mountain College is an example I relate often. Portland 90s-00s? Laurel Canyon, on the cusp between the mid-1960s and the early 1970s, was that for romances, singer songwriters, and musicians. https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2015/02/laurel-canyon-music-scene

Selector Nichole D'Aimato provides a peek at it.

Laurel Canyon https://mono-space.org/blogs/events/gallery-hours-laurel-canyon-curated-by-nicole-diamato at Mono Space https://mono-space.org/ 608 NW 13th Ave Ste 102. Noon-5 Free


Jen Lamb https://www.unurthwonder.com/ all the way from Vancouver, WA brings Intertidal Communication. They are swirly, in form and color, ceramics inspired by landscape.

It's https://www.aftertimegallery.com/intertidalcommunion at After/Time Gallery https://https://www.aftertimegallery.com/ 735 SW 9th Ave #110 5PM-8 Free


Brian Libby https://www.brianlibby.com/ has been Portland's architecture writer following the Randy Gragg era.

He has published a book of his selection of Portland places and stories arranged as walking tours, In Search of Portland. https://osupress.oregonstate.edu/blog/closer-look-at-%E2%80%9Cin-search-of-portland%E2%80%9D-with-brian-libby. It is a good companion to Laura O. Foster's books. The photos from the book are on the walls at a reception for Libby.

At the office of WDP Architecture https://www.weedmandesignpartners.com/ 1905 NW 23rd Place 4PM-6:30 Free


Heirloom Ceramics Studio, a shared studio like Radius, pops up with a one nighter.

At One Grand Gallery www.onegrandgallery.com 1000 E Burnside 5:30PM-9 Free


Kiel Fletcher https://www.kielfletcher.com/ presents an installation Untitled (Time). Sound and visuals combine inspired by our NW Cascades landscapes. Opening and talk today, open tomorrow and hours on the Building 5 socials, performance on the 19th at 6.

At NW Marine Art Works https://www.nwmarineartworks.com/ Building5 https://www.buildingfive.org/ 2516 NW 29th 6PM Free.


The annual Tomato Fest is at Wellspent Market today.

August 28 - September 8 Holiday

Portland OR Us Now is on vacation. The art continues, but not entries here. And on vacation we will be seeing a social practice art.

August 28 Zymoglyphic Culture

The Zymoglyphic Museum has a residency. Their residents read out their work in show Museum as Muse VI. The artists are Harper Lethin, Sakura Azzopardim, Alice Langlois, Phoebe Mol & Anthony Clementi, Kate Stock, Patty Burns, Amber Wolf, Wren Van Deusen, and Nonlocal Variable. We like the museum and the show is always fun.

At 1122 Outside Gallery www.1122gallery.com 7629 SE Harrison 6PM-9 Free


Gerald Clarke presents show Unceded Between the Lines. It is presented by Native Arts & Cultures. There are some fantastic projects coming to that building.

At the Native Arts & Cultures https://www.nativeartsandcultures.org/ 800 SE 10th (old YU building with a waterfall in the basement) 5:30-8 Free

August 27-30+ Converge

Converge45 does a big show every three years. It spans many venues, and programming continues in the Fall. It's too much to detail here. So just look it up at https://www.converge45.org.

August 25 Balistics

Merideth Hillbrand opens show Balistics.

At https://societysocietysociety.com/ 711 SE Grand upstairs above Mother Foucault’s. 6PM-8 Free

August 22 Summer Breeze

SeasideFM - City Pop Songs is a local DJ specializing in Japanese City Pop and light Jazz. City Pop シティ ポップ is a highly produced Japanese easy listening Yacht Rock-like genre of the 1970s-1980s, the boom era. The production costs with live sweetening musicians in the time create a mine for samples today. SeasideFM brings their City Pop vinyl for a listening session today.

That's https://mono-space.org/blogs/events/gallery-hours-city-pop-curated-by-seaside-fm at Mono Space https://mono-space.org/ 608 NW 13th Ave Ste 102. Noon-5 Free

August 16 Quadrophenia

Modular On The Spot brings a mid-month four channel performance to their modular synthesizer electronic music series. Lewis Guignard,Zachary Egge, Amoja, Vyger, CRBN and Francisco Botello perform.

Pier Park 10325 N Lombard 6PM-9 Free

August 15 Radiance

The show Cavity closes this afternoon. It is artists Jackie Stewart, Ju Suk Reet Meate, Cody Brant, Chanel Conklin and Lena Lutz. Don't miss performances by Chanel Conklin, 3:30, followed by Negative Flower (MSHR) and The Tenses, whose members are in the visual art show.

At Helen's Costume https://www.costumeintl.com/ 7706 SE Yamhill Street Opening today. 3PM-6 Free


Portland musician Laura Viers performs free in tiny Music Millennium at 5.

August 14 Together

Intisar Abioto is a multi-artist, force of nature, and a curator. She did a large Museum retrospective of Northwest black artists. Show America Next 250: The Art of Imagination includes J.S. Bell, Thelma Johnson Streat, Charlotte Lewis, Katherine Pennington, Adriene Cruz, Intisar Abioto, Rob Lewis, Christine Miller. Penda Diakité. Nykelle DeVivo and Seed to Quilt: Adriene Cruz, Bridgette Hickey, Déy Rivers, Ella Ray, Mia Raiah from The Afro-American Heritage Bicentennial Commemorative Quilt Committee.

The works are printed on vinyl attached to scaffolding. For the opening there will be food DJs, poetry and more.

The show is sponsored by the 1803 Fund. Keep and eye on their and Abioto's socials for subsequent events.

It is in a vacant fenced lot at N Interstate Avenue by N Albina. They said it will be up for a month, and it is visiable outside the fence. RSVP to https://americanext250artofimagin.rsvpify.com/ 6:30PM-8:30 Free


Teresa Christiansen and Ashley Innis bring landscape images derived from photos, close shot and long shot, in show Together, ...A Memoir and ...An Epilogue.

At the Purple Door https://www.thepurpledoorpdx.com/ 3557 SE Division 6PM-9 Free

August 8 Ambient Portal of Light

Autumn Breon https://www.autumnbreon.com, all the way from LA, brings Maroon Portals. It is her Afro-futurism in art form. Optimism is needed now.

And there will be an artist talk Saturday, 4PM, RSVP link on their website. At The Black Gallery https://www.theblackgallerypdx.com/ 916 NW Flanders artist talk Saturday, 4PM RSVP link on their website.


Brian Eno originated the term ambient music, now a tree with many branches. Today is perfect to settle into some listening.

That's https://mono-space.org/blogs/events/gallery-hours-the-music-of-brian-eno at Mono Space https://mono-space.org/ 608 NW 13th Ave Ste 102. Noon-5 Free


Yumiko Yoshioka, based in Japan and Germany, performs butoh, 100 Lights of Solitude. She came from Ariadone-Carlotta Ikeda, and before Akaji Maro-Dairakudakan.

At New Expressive Works Studio 810 SE Belmont. Tickets https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=342996. 8PM $25