+1 the Saturday afternoon after First Thursday has those galleries open and some with artist talks.
+2 David Eckard https://davideckardstudio.com/ is a sculptor, painter, and performer of art on the edge of disturbing, which is not a bad thing. You could say it is the emotional carrier in my theory of art ingredients alongside beauty, materials, and narrative. Others would say disturbing is a door to liminal space.
This afternoon he is installing Totter, a teeter totter. On August 24th, noon, he commences a durational performance with the work.
At NW Marine Art Works https://www.nwmarineartworks.com/ Building5 https://www.buildingfive.org/ 2516 NW 29th 2PM-5 Free
+3 ILY2 has a summer group show Gone Fishin' with artists Dylan Beckman, Morgan Buck, Rachel Collier, David Eckard, Sasha Fishman, Derek Franklin, Emma Kohlmann, Tanner Lind, Bonnie Lucas, Miraj Patel, Leena Similu and Rachel Youn. Their writeup on the web is fun.
The show will be in the windows, rotating throughout August. There is no opening; you can see them any time.
At I Love You 2 - ILY2 https://ily2online.com/ 925 NW Flanders All Hours Free
+4 A&O has Jennifer Levonian with Speed Reader, stop action animation, and Joy Feasley with Her Sadness Makes Her Smile, sculpture and paintings. The show descriptions on the gallery web are well worth a read.
At Adams and Ollman Gallery, the second of four members of the New Art Dealers Alliance newartdealers.org/members, www.adamsandollman.com 418 NW 8th 2PM-4 Free
+5 The Murdock Collections is a labor of love for the principal in supporting a second market. It is winding down. You can visit any time. Today they have on show 500 works of $500 or less. Buy used, it's sustainable!
At the Murdoch Collections https://murdochcollections.com/ 2219 NW Raleigh Map 10AM-5 Free
+6 Illustrator Lily Seika Jones opens her show. At Nucleus Portland http://www.nucleusportland.com 2916 NE Alberta 4PM-7 Free
Erik Geschke brings Subterfuge, sculpture, drawing, and video. At Well Well Projects www.wellwellprojects.com in the Disjecta building 8371 N. Interstate Map 5PM-8 Free
Matthew Bennett Laurents brings Vesselbeams, pots. At www.carnationcontemporary.com in the Disjecta building 8371 N Interstate. 5PM-8 Free
Oregon Contemporary continues the Oregon Biennial. https://www.oregoncontemporary.org/2024oregoncontemporaryartistsbiennial They have events around the biennial artists through August.
At Oregon Contemporary nee Disjecta, in the shadow of Paul Bunyan www.oregoncontemporary.org 8371 N. Interstate Map 5PM-8 Free
