Thursday, April 04, 2024

April 4 Westside Art Openings +

First Thursday also includes the Saturday following in the afternoon.


Leach, Froelick, The Black Gallery, continue. No idea on Landdd, or the Everett Lofts.


For your +1, Grapefruits Gallery opens a group show, The Old Art Show. In the Mother Foucalt's Bookstore 523 SE Morrison 5PM-8 Free


It must be trying to be Spring, so for your +2 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


The Portland Art Museum, through a private grant, is open free first Thursdays. They are free the whole day 10AM-8PM.


Kayla Marie Carlson has Natural Coundations, large color blocks on a brown background. Brown is back everywhere! At Fine Art Fruit https://fine-art-fruit.square.site/ 925 NW 19th Ave Suite A 5PM-8 Free


In the Nine Gallery has Observations, by Trude Parkinson. It relates well with the last month moon show. It's paintings based on photographs made at the Goldendale Observatory.

Toni Pepe has Mothercraft, fround photos, rephotographed.

The Critical Mass show this year is André Ramos-Woodard, with Black Snaf.

Seeing Time is a group show by PNCA students.

At Blue Sky Gallery www.blueskygallery.org Map 122 NW 8th 5PM-8 Early Close Free


They Said No Dancing is a show by artist and poet Kristen Diederich. At After/time Gallery 730 SW 10th (enter on 9th) 5PM-8


Margot Voorhies Thompson has Letters from a Remote Landscape and Gabe Fernandez has Liminal Space. At Laura Russo Lee Gallery www.russoleegallery.com 805 NW 21st 5PM-7 Early Close Free


PNCA/Willamette has First Thursday this month. There are too many shows to list inside, there are outdoor projections, and DJ Anjali and The Incredible Kid spin.

At PNCA www.pnca.edu 511 NW Broadway Map 5-9 Free


Ekphraestivalpdx is a group show of visual word art at Writers Block. 818 NW Flanders 5PM-8


Waterstone has Ruth Armitage with Blame It on the Moon: Abstract Nocturnes. At Waterstone Gallery www.waterstonegallery.com 124 NW 9th 5PM-78 Free


Blackfish has Gilding the Lily by Alice Christine Walker, photography and media on women's bodies. Philip Stork has Reimagining, pastel and ink. Ekphraestival, word art is at Balckfish too. At Blackfish Gallery https://www.blackfish.com/ 938 NW Everett Map 5PM-8 Free


Roger Kukes has Hanford and the American West. At Augen Gallery www.augengallery.com 716 NW Davis 5PM-7:45 Free


RACC has an open house with works from the substantial public collection they manage. At RACC.org 411 NW Park. 5PM-7 Free


William Park has Retrospective Hiccup. At Laura Vincent Design and Gallery www.lvdesignandgallery.com/ 824 NW Davis 5PM-8 Free


States of Being ia a group show by Rita Alves, Sam Case, Melissa Jones, Raven Lloyd, Matt Seavers, Cassie Tompkins, and Gia Whitlock. At Erickson Gallery 9 SW 2nd 5PM-8


The Urban Art Network is back with their sprawling carfts and art show on 13th.