First Thursday also includes the Saturday following in the afternoon.
ILY2, Adams & Ollman, Stelo, Laura Vincent Design, and The Black Gallery continue. Stelo does have community art making this evening.
For your +1 Hollywood Theater is showing Kelly Reichart's Old Joy. It is a Northwest film made in 2006, her 3rd film, amd first major film. The story was written by Jon Raymond, and there is a book collaboration with Justine Kurland. The two protagonists are traveling to a remote hot spring on a journey of purification. The original soundtrack was by Yo La Tengo, and the occasion of this film experience is the release of the soundtrack on vinyl by Mississippi Records. Old Joy https://hollywoodtheatre.org/show/old-joy/ at Hollywood Theater 4122 NE Sandy 7:30PM $12
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
+3 The Portland Art Museum, through a private grant, is open free first Thursdays. They are free the whole day 10AM-8PM.
+4 The Schnitzer Collection is open First Thursday and other limited hours. They have long running theme shows and occasional events. At the Schnitzer Family Collection https://www.jordanschnitzer.org/schnitzer-collection/ 3033 NW Yeon 3PM-8 Free
Derek Franklin brings paintings Between the Time of the Dog and the Wolf, entre chien et loup. There is a longer explanation on the gallery website. Also on is a group show Everyday Alchemy by Hunter Braithwaite, Bonnie Bronson, Ann Hamilton, Malia Jensen, Isaac Layman, Don Nice, Jess Perlitz, Robert Rauschenberg, Mark R. Smith, and Donald Sultan
At Elizabeth Leach Gallery www.elizabethleach.com 417 NW 9th Map 5:30PM-7:30 Free
The Russo Lee Gallery is reopening after a fire in the restaurant next door. Fay Jones has Stills, implied narrative instants, Roll Hardy has landscapes, and Rene Rickabaugh has paintings. At Laura Russo Lee Gallery www.russoleegallery.com 805 NW 21st 5PM-7 Early Close Free
Portland Arts Collective has moved. In their new spot, they have installation Rain by Dave Meeker. It is part of the Portland Winter Lights Festival, and on their schedule the next two weekends.
At the Portland Arts Collective https://www.portlandartscollective.org/ 122 NW Couch 6PM-9 Free
American photographer Colton Rothwell brings Pearl Road. https://www.blueskygallery.org/exhibitions/archives/2025/colton-rothwell. Hyun-taek Cho has Vacant Room, camera obscura projections into vacant homes slated for urban renewal in his home town in Korea. https://www.blueskygallery.org/exhibitions/archives/2025/hyun-taek-cho.
In the Nine Gallery, Jess Perlitz has Shell of Body, sculptural shapes.
At Blue Sky Gallery www.blueskygallery.org Map 122 NW 8th 5PM-8 Early Close Free
Roots & Recipes: A black Food Experience should bring good vibes and smells.
At W+K www.wk.com 224 NW 13th Map 5PM-8 Free
Fans Only shows it residents along with guests from the PSU art world, alumni, students, and teachers. It's an artist residency in an office building with First Thursday readouts. At Fans Only https://www.fansonly.studio/ 1010 SW 11th 5PM-7 Free
Phil Bard has American Desert, monochrome landscape photographs in the 19th Century Western tradition. The Opening reception is Saturday, 1:30. At Augen Gallery www.augengallery.com 716 NW Davis 5PM-7:45 Free
PNCA has open studios and a myriad of shows. It is easier for you to just go than to list them all. At PNCA | Willamette University www.pnca.wilamette.edu 511 NW Broadway Map 5PM-8 Free
Berlin artist Marcus Sendlinger brings paintings and drawings Power Plants. There is an elequent description on the gallery socials. At After | Time Collective Gallery 730 SW 10th (enter on 9th) 6PM-9 Free
Wave Contemoporary brings returns their Orbit series of short movies. Tonight they are by Diana Marcela Cuartas, Jamie Isenstein, Radu Jude, and Tyler Stoll. At Chess Club Art https://chessclub.art/ 435 NW 6th 6PM-9 $5 suggested donation
Aurora is a Blackfish member group show. It includes a light art piece which is part of the Portland Winter Art Festival this weekend and next evening hours. Laura Swingen has paintings Composing Myself. Longtime Portland artist Michael Knutson has a retrospective, Recollections.
All at Blackfish Gallery https://www.blackfish.com/ 938 NW Everett Map 5PM-8 Early Close Free
There is a gallery Winter group show at Froelick Gallery www.froelickgallery.com 714 NW Davis early close 5PM-8 Free
Waterstone guests North Pole Studio artists Adam Richards, Adolph Bastendorff, Davis Wolford, Deanna Wiessenhaus, Doug Wing, James Enos, Nathan Ueno, and Tyla Parsons. They are disabled artists. After Project Grow was destroyed then digested by its parent nonprofit, it proceeded for a while. Between 2016 and 2020 federal policy reversed and directed those projects to be strictly job training. After about 2020, the policy allowed more creative projects. See it while you can.
At Waterstone Gallery www.waterstonegallery.com 124 NW 9th 5PM-8 Free
