The Horn of Africa is a large area with many diverse tribes and cultures. The area has had problems with war and drought. So they have a diaspora, including to Portland. A friend of mine grew up in India, an even vaster geography. So I asked them, how do you judge good Indian food? The answer is, if it is like my mother's. Likewise "Ethiopian food" in Portland is a mix of Horn of Africa sub-regions and family traditions.
Ethiopia and the region have a long well documented history worth a read. Colleagues worked on modern day Ethiopian elections. There are many peoples and many languages to be comprehended by the ballot process. The Tigray are a people and there has been a recent civil war with them.
There are international Tigray societies, and they do events, and art shows. It's not art school art, usually what we like. There is a Tigray Community of Oregon. They have an art show at L'Atelier Yaffe, and a big party with music, Wa'Ela Tigray, this weekend.
Today L'Atelier Yaffe hosts a brunch for the Tigray Art Collective amidst the art. It is also excellent to see Lagos PDX opening for music, food, and socializing. Red Sea 2.0 upscaled.
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/art-over-brunch-film-screening-artist-talk-tickets-1381228554789
Tigray art show brunch reception, at
https://www.atelieryaffe.com/ 111 NE MLK BLVD, Suite 104. Noon $20, reservations required
Saturday, June 28, 2025
Friday, June 27, 2025
June 28 Ephemeral Junk
Mars Ibarreche brings collage art, sometimes including words, in a graphic art style, with show The Ephermeral and the Enduring.
At I Love You 2 - ILY2 https://ily2online.com/ 925 NW Flanders 3PM-5 Free
The Junk Show is a large group show with fifty artists. It happens four times a year. Very large and social. It was originally scheduled in the SE Industrial District. They moved it to ad agency Nemo Design who have hosted some epic art and music shows in the wayback. The Junk Show at 1875 SE Belmont 6PM-10 Free
At I Love You 2 - ILY2 https://ily2online.com/ 925 NW Flanders 3PM-5 Free
The Junk Show is a large group show with fifty artists. It happens four times a year. Very large and social. It was originally scheduled in the SE Industrial District. They moved it to ad agency Nemo Design who have hosted some epic art and music shows in the wayback. The Junk Show at 1875 SE Belmont 6PM-10 Free
Thursday, June 26, 2025
June 27 Cloud Atlas
Building 5 at the NW Marine Art Works welcomes resident artists. Look at what they have done and bring your proposals to fill the large space.
Val Britton https://valbritton.com/ is RSID & CCA minted, and now, a Portland artist. Her work is usually flat large paintings with pale ragged shapes in triangular meshes. She has done many public and interior works, including some 3D. With this space, the shapes are 3D and suspended, a cloud atlas.
At NW Marine Art Works https://www.nwmarineartworks.com/ Building5 https://www.buildingfive.org/ 2516 NW 29th Two day show. Friday 5PM-7 Saturday noon-5 Free
Val Britton https://valbritton.com/ is RSID & CCA minted, and now, a Portland artist. Her work is usually flat large paintings with pale ragged shapes in triangular meshes. She has done many public and interior works, including some 3D. With this space, the shapes are 3D and suspended, a cloud atlas.
At NW Marine Art Works https://www.nwmarineartworks.com/ Building5 https://www.buildingfive.org/ 2516 NW 29th Two day show. Friday 5PM-7 Saturday noon-5 Free
June 26 Ancestors Creature Walk
Adelina Ruvalcaba, recent PNCA MFA, brings I Am de Mis Antepasadas, ceramics. At One Grand Gallery www.onegrandgallery.com 1000 E Burnside 6PM-9 Free
It is last Thursday on Alberta. The street will be closed from 15th to 30th for your walking pleasure.
Nucelus and Nucleus House continue.
Group galleries Alberta Street Gallery, Guardino, Alberta Studios, and Flight 64 will likely be open. Not sure about Souvenir.
Character Traits is a show of character arts by Kristen Egan, Jade, Kin Slate, and Nastia Calaca. Joining the fray are Wylee Risso and Tripper Dungan.
At Antler & Talon Gallery www.antlerpdx.com 2714 NE Alberta 6pm-9 Free
Form and Function is at Blind Insect 2841 NE Alberta 5:30PM-9 Free
It is last Thursday on Alberta. The street will be closed from 15th to 30th for your walking pleasure.
Nucelus and Nucleus House continue.
Group galleries Alberta Street Gallery, Guardino, Alberta Studios, and Flight 64 will likely be open. Not sure about Souvenir.
Character Traits is a show of character arts by Kristen Egan, Jade, Kin Slate, and Nastia Calaca. Joining the fray are Wylee Risso and Tripper Dungan.
At Antler & Talon Gallery www.antlerpdx.com 2714 NE Alberta 6pm-9 Free
Form and Function is at Blind Insect 2841 NE Alberta 5:30PM-9 Free
Saturday, June 21, 2025
June 21 Witch Rare Rainbow Mural Collective
Portland's Native Arts and Cultures Froundation is having an art-making block party today. It revolves around a mural painted by Jacob A. Meders, Toma Villa, and you. It is a family-friendly event with food and entertainment.
Adaptive Street Mural Project https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/51b7053568d84c9daa56c4e2d823c194 at the Center for Native Arts & Cultures https://www.nativeartsandcultures.org/ 800 SE 10th (old YU building with a waterfall in the basement) 10AM-6PM RSVP to the link above Free
Rare Plant Research is a plant nursery which sells rare plants on the Internet. They are open just a few weekend days a year to the public for plant sales. They are open today. It really is a special place. You can visit Rare Plant Research www.rareplantresearch.com
11900 S Criteser Rd, Oregon City. Do not park on Criteser road, park in their field. Wear your muddy shoes. 11PM-4 Free
Popular Nationale artist Pace Taylor brings colorful pastel portraits and monoprints in show Last Call at the Rainbow Cafe.
At Nationalewww.nationale.us 15 SE 22nd Map 2PM-4 Free
Good Wood upcycles wood lumber and trim. I believe what you make of wood should be made use of for at least how long the tree took to grow.They occasionally have art events.
The great Arts and Craft movement started in England, mid-19th century, around Robert Morris. It set down roots many places, including the Northwest. It was prominent at the Lewis and Clark Exposition and in the Depression-era WPA. It continues to this day. One of the crafts is wood carving. The nature of craft is a focus on person-to-person learning over book or online. So we have a local Carvers Collective, and they bring their work for a show at Good Wood.
The Carvers Collective at Good Wood https://goodwoodportland.com/ 205 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. 6PM-9 Free
World Egg Press drops a new book A Witch is a Woman in a House, a Woman in a House Could be a Witch by Ella Beaver. It is a book of poetry and paintings, along with risograph prints of some of the work. Performance by Lola WK, Christopher Adams, Suzy Valentine, and Anthony Clementi. A perfect rainy Sostace event. At Secret Room Press https://www.secretroompress.com/ 3225 SE Division 7PM-9
Adaptive Street Mural Project https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/51b7053568d84c9daa56c4e2d823c194 at the Center for Native Arts & Cultures https://www.nativeartsandcultures.org/ 800 SE 10th (old YU building with a waterfall in the basement) 10AM-6PM RSVP to the link above Free
Rare Plant Research is a plant nursery which sells rare plants on the Internet. They are open just a few weekend days a year to the public for plant sales. They are open today. It really is a special place. You can visit Rare Plant Research www.rareplantresearch.com
11900 S Criteser Rd, Oregon City. Do not park on Criteser road, park in their field. Wear your muddy shoes. 11PM-4 Free
Popular Nationale artist Pace Taylor brings colorful pastel portraits and monoprints in show Last Call at the Rainbow Cafe.
At Nationale
Good Wood upcycles wood lumber and trim. I believe what you make of wood should be made use of for at least how long the tree took to grow.They occasionally have art events.
The great Arts and Craft movement started in England, mid-19th century, around Robert Morris. It set down roots many places, including the Northwest. It was prominent at the Lewis and Clark Exposition and in the Depression-era WPA. It continues to this day. One of the crafts is wood carving. The nature of craft is a focus on person-to-person learning over book or online. So we have a local Carvers Collective, and they bring their work for a show at Good Wood.
The Carvers Collective at Good Wood https://goodwoodportland.com/ 205 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. 6PM-9 Free
World Egg Press drops a new book A Witch is a Woman in a House, a Woman in a House Could be a Witch by Ella Beaver. It is a book of poetry and paintings, along with risograph prints of some of the work. Performance by Lola WK, Christopher Adams, Suzy Valentine, and Anthony Clementi. A perfect rainy Sostace event. At Secret Room Press https://www.secretroompress.com/ 3225 SE Division 7PM-9
Friday, June 20, 2025
June 20 Mixed Geometry
Stefanie Victor, RISD and Yale minted, and all the way from Queens, fills the gallery with mixed media sculpture. Https://adamsandollman.com/Stefanie-Victor-1 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 5PM-7 Free
Friday, June 13, 2025
June 13 Vein vs Artery
Mako Miyamoto https://www.makomiyamoto.com/ is an ad man and an artist. He has been with Chefas for a time. IMO it falls into https://www.instagram.com/p/DKs-ZLxs7r5/.
This body of work, Vein of Salt, is abstract, in contrast to his Wookie and Jitaku projects. He uses infrared imaging to capture landscapes but lacks the gravitas of infrared imaging worker Richard Mosse.
A more extensive statement is https://www.stephaniechefas.com/mako-miyamoto-2025-preview t Stephanie Chefas gallery www.stephaniechefas.com 134 SE Taylor, Ste 203. Map. 5PM-8 Free
L' Atlier Yaffe is a very beautiful organic social scene built with care. They have a good art curation program which is independent of most of the rest of what is going on with Portland galleries, commercial and nonprofit.
Tonight they bring self-taught Xavier Raymond Kelley https://winston-wachter.s3.amazonaws.com/media/documents/2025/01/Kelley_CV_WW_2024_WithHeaderAndFooter.pdf from Seattle. He made his first show 4 years ago there at age 19. He lives in Portland today.
"My background is definitely in athletics — that really informs my art and the concepts and motifs that show up in my art," Kelley said. "Art and sports are very intersectional, and they're both very acute forms of self-expression. Just like dance is a form of art, I believe sports is also a form of art and self-expression."
His work reminds Basquiat. He samples themes from athletics, science, ancient Egypt, African culture, and social change. Some works include text. Bright colors. Afrofuturism. His portrait was painted by Otis Kwame Kye Quaicoe and is in the show at Russo now.
Recommended. At https://www.atelieryaffe.com/ 111 NE MLK BLVD, Suite 104. 5PM-9 Free
This body of work, Vein of Salt, is abstract, in contrast to his Wookie and Jitaku projects. He uses infrared imaging to capture landscapes but lacks the gravitas of infrared imaging worker Richard Mosse.
A more extensive statement is https://www.stephaniechefas.com/mako-miyamoto-2025-preview t Stephanie Chefas gallery www.stephaniechefas.com 134 SE Taylor, Ste 203. Map. 5PM-8 Free
L' Atlier Yaffe is a very beautiful organic social scene built with care. They have a good art curation program which is independent of most of the rest of what is going on with Portland galleries, commercial and nonprofit.
Tonight they bring self-taught Xavier Raymond Kelley https://winston-wachter.s3.amazonaws.com/media/documents/2025/01/Kelley_CV_WW_2024_WithHeaderAndFooter.pdf from Seattle. He made his first show 4 years ago there at age 19. He lives in Portland today.
"My background is definitely in athletics — that really informs my art and the concepts and motifs that show up in my art," Kelley said. "Art and sports are very intersectional, and they're both very acute forms of self-expression. Just like dance is a form of art, I believe sports is also a form of art and self-expression."
His work reminds Basquiat. He samples themes from athletics, science, ancient Egypt, African culture, and social change. Some works include text. Bright colors. Afrofuturism. His portrait was painted by Otis Kwame Kye Quaicoe and is in the show at Russo now.
Recommended. At https://www.atelieryaffe.com/ 111 NE MLK BLVD, Suite 104. 5PM-9 Free
Sunday, June 08, 2025
June 8 Weird Nature Coasters
Nucleus has assumed the crown of mass individual multiple shows.
It began in Portland in 2001 with Charm Bracelet, organized by Brad Adkins and Chris Buckingham. It continued with Chris Haberman and Jason Brown in a variety of spaces, including the Pioneer Place Mall, now home to the ill-fated WeWork.
Tonight it is the 10th Aniversary Salut!, original art on drink coasters. Mass multiple shows are the zeitgeit for today, individual artworks, small, easy to move, and not necessary to have expensive framing.
Each artwork is $74. Cash/card and carry. A line will form, pre-the doors. They estimate the line will be down by 2:30 or 3. All sales final.
The 340 artists, each contributing several individual works for a total of more than 1000 are drawn from the global Nucleus stable: A.C. Esguerra, A.M.Sartor, Aaron Nagel, Aaron Piland, Adam Stoner, Adriana Lozano, Alex Brock, Alex Cabal, Alex Chiu, Alex Dos Diaz, Alex Kuno, Alexandria Neonakis, Alina Chau, Allie Yacina, Allison Black, Allison May Kiphuth, Alvaro Escobar, Amanda Grose, Amber Feng, Amelia Rozear, Amy Earles, Andi Soto, Andrea Kang, Andrew Brandou, Andrew Cadima, Angela Ramones, Angie Duran, Anna Gong, Anuj Shrestha, Ariel Lee, Athena Parella, Austin Reinkens, Aya Kneitner, Bags43, Bayo, Ben Hill, Ben McEntee, Benz and Chang, Beverly Arce, Bird Cvlt, brayniac, Brian Britigan, Brian Holderman, Brian Serway, Brianna Miller, Brigette Barrager, Bryce Wymer, Burger Babie, Burrito Breath, Caleb Sinchok, Camila Rosa, Candie Bolton, Cassandra Kim, Cassey Kuo, Cecelia Wilken, Chad Keith, Chan, Chelsea Blecha, Christian Leon Guerrero, Christine Almeda, Claire Merchlinsky, Crisselle, Crystal Barbre, Crystal Dawn Chaffee, Crystal James, D. Jeffrey, Dan McCarthy, Danielle Chenette, Dasdrew, David DePasquale, Dee Wah-Lung, Defectivepudding, Denis Dalesio, Derek Ortega, Devin Liston, Diana Ling, Diego Penuela, Dinara Mirtalipova, Dusty Ray, Edlyn Capulong, Edward Cao, Eli McMullen, Ellen Surrey, Em Randall, Emil Konishi, Emily Ding, Emily Neilson, Erica Rose Levine, Erick Martinez, Erika Kosmatka, Erikas, Eva Redamonti, Evah Fan, Evon Freeman, FARTSYLEE, Faunwood, Felicia Chiao, Floriane Marchix, Franco Zacha, Frank Forte, Franklin Lei, fulltimefish, G Yang, Gabby Zapata, Gasp Yikes, Gemma Correll, gentle thrills, George Park, Gina M. Contreras, Gino Whitehall, Gizem Vural, Graham Franciose, Graham Yarrington, Grayson Bear, Greg Kletsel, Grey Chen, Grimbytes, Guno Park, Haley Manchon, Hanna Jaeun, Hannah Tjia, Heather Lee Birdsong, Heidi Moreno, HerrSuite, Hollie Mengert, HookieDuke, ileanadraws, Izzy Abreu, Jack T. Cole, Jackie Brown, James Coffman, James Lipnickas, James Thistlethwaite, Jamie Green, Janice Chu, Jeannie Lynn Paske, Jeff McMillan, Jeff Sheridan, Jen Tong, Jenia Cher, Jenn Joslin, Jenna Andersen, Jenna Gibson, Jennifer Davis, Jennifer Wang, Jennifer Xiao, Jess Phoenix, Jessica Dalva, Jessica Hess, Jessica Luna, Jessica Roux, Jiayue Li, JObe, Jocelyn Tsaih, John Banh, John Rego, Joon the Goon, Joshua Minnich, JP Neang, Julia Peng, Julian Callos, Julie Benbassat, Julie Hang, Juliet Schreckinger, Juliette Toma, Justine Prebich, Kaela Han, Kaetlyn Able, Kamryn Tulare, Kanako Abe, Karen Kuo, Kat Hudson, kAt Philbin, Kate Liu, Kate O'Hara, Katherine Lam, Katie Mai, Kelley Sutphin, Kelli Flitton, Kelly Louise Judd, Kelly Thorn, Kelly Yamagishi, Kelsey Buzzell, Ken Keirns, Kenichiro Chaffee, Kerilynn Wilson, Kevin Cincotta, Kevin Gribbin, Kevin Jay Stanton, Kim Sielbeck, Kim Slate, Kim Thai Nguyen, Kimberli Johnson, Kimera Wachna, Kodi Bujard, Krissta Passanante, Krista Perry, Kristin Bell, Kristina Micotti, Kyle Fewell, Kyler Martz, Lachlan Herrick, Lauren Hom, Lauren Saxton, Lea Barozzi, Lena Fridman, Leo Matsuda, Lettie Jane Rennekamp, Lianne Pflug, Lily Qian, Lily Seika Jones, Lin Xinyi Huang, Lindsey Martin Gardner, Lisa Kogawa, Liz Clayton Fuller (ipaintbirbs), Lizzy Gass, MadebyEnger, Marika Paz, Marina Caro, Marisa Avila Sayler, Mariya Pilipenko, Mark Hoffmann, Marlowe (Odd Rabbits), Martin Ontiveros, Mary O'Malley, Mary Pham, Matt Midgley, Matt Schu, Matte Stephens, Matthew Aceves, Matthew Crumpton, McKay Felt, McMonster, Meadow & Fawn, Megan Buccere, Megan Wyreweden, Megguran, Melissa Lakey, Michael Powers Tarantelli, Michael York Gilreath, Michelle "Meng" Nguyen, Mike Egan, Mike Howat, Miranda Tacchia, Molly Mendoza, Momo Gordon, Mónico Chávez, Monique Aimee, Mwanel Pierre-Louis, Nadia Rausa, NAKI, Nana Williams, Naoshi, Natali Koromoto, Natalia Cardona Puerta, Nate Sandhart, Nathan Mckee, Nicomi Nix Turner, Niemo, Nikolas Ilic, Niky Motekallem, Onenhillion, Orlie K, Paper Puffin, Parakid, Patara, Patrick Mathews, Po Yan Leung, Preemoreno, Quathryn, Rachel Elese, Rachel Silva, Rain Szeto, Raymond Argumedo, Reuben Negron, Rose Wong, Rowan Kingsbury, Ryan Harris, rynoook, Samantha Mash, Sara Kipin, Sarah Walsh, Scion Illustration, Scott Mills, Shag, Shannon Purcell, Shawn Hebrank, Shelley Couvillion, Shelly Swann, ShinYeon Moon, Shogo Ota, Shoko Ishida, skullbashhero, Skye Becker-Yamakawa, Song Kang, Sophia Kiuchi, Sophie Margolin, Sorie Kim, Steve Martinez, Stevie Shao, Sunny Eckerle, Svetla Radivoeva, Sylvia Ji, Taegan Treichel, Tara Booth, Tara Nicole Whitaker, Taryn Knight, Teagan White, Tiffany Wei, Tim Furey, Tim Peacock, Tina Yu, tintist, TMRWLND, Tony Rodriguez, Tora Kozic, Tyler Bingham, Uijung Kim, Vahe Yefremian, Valeriya Volkova, Veronica Steiner, Victor Bizar Gómez, Victoria Orolfo, Victoria Ying, Vin Ganapathy, Vivian Le, VR Rivera, Wingchow, Wyatt Hersey, Yadi Liu, Yi Du, Yohey Horishita, Yumi Yamazaki, Yuuki Jia, Yvonne Herbst, Zach Mendoza, Zachary Oldenkamp, Zaine Vaun, Zienna Brunsted Stewart, and Zoe Persico.
The 10th Aniversary of Salut! https://www.nucleusportland.com/blogs/future-exhibitions/salut-10 at Nucleus Portland http://www.nucleusportland.com 2916 NE Alberta 1PM-4 Free
Public Nature is a performance series. Each event is a collaboration between a mover, a writer, and a sound artist, working together for the first time, one time. This one is Lucy Cotter, text; Jordan Isadore, movement; and John Niekrasz, sound.
At Ramona Atreet Ant Farm 12946 SE Ramona Gates 5:30PM show 6 $5-15 By donation cash, venmo, and paypal
Modular on the Spot reopens its songbook for our short season of weather tonight. It is an international series of modular synth concerts. In Portland, it is a poject of the Synth Library. It's free!
Tonight performers are Weird Things For Imaginary People, Ivan Jan, Amoja, Akemie, and Geoffrey PB.
At Overlook Park, 6PM Free
It began in Portland in 2001 with Charm Bracelet, organized by Brad Adkins and Chris Buckingham. It continued with Chris Haberman and Jason Brown in a variety of spaces, including the Pioneer Place Mall, now home to the ill-fated WeWork.
Tonight it is the 10th Aniversary Salut!, original art on drink coasters. Mass multiple shows are the zeitgeit for today, individual artworks, small, easy to move, and not necessary to have expensive framing.
Each artwork is $74. Cash/card and carry. A line will form, pre-the doors. They estimate the line will be down by 2:30 or 3. All sales final.
The 340 artists, each contributing several individual works for a total of more than 1000 are drawn from the global Nucleus stable: A.C. Esguerra, A.M.Sartor, Aaron Nagel, Aaron Piland, Adam Stoner, Adriana Lozano, Alex Brock, Alex Cabal, Alex Chiu, Alex Dos Diaz, Alex Kuno, Alexandria Neonakis, Alina Chau, Allie Yacina, Allison Black, Allison May Kiphuth, Alvaro Escobar, Amanda Grose, Amber Feng, Amelia Rozear, Amy Earles, Andi Soto, Andrea Kang, Andrew Brandou, Andrew Cadima, Angela Ramones, Angie Duran, Anna Gong, Anuj Shrestha, Ariel Lee, Athena Parella, Austin Reinkens, Aya Kneitner, Bags43, Bayo, Ben Hill, Ben McEntee, Benz and Chang, Beverly Arce, Bird Cvlt, brayniac, Brian Britigan, Brian Holderman, Brian Serway, Brianna Miller, Brigette Barrager, Bryce Wymer, Burger Babie, Burrito Breath, Caleb Sinchok, Camila Rosa, Candie Bolton, Cassandra Kim, Cassey Kuo, Cecelia Wilken, Chad Keith, Chan, Chelsea Blecha, Christian Leon Guerrero, Christine Almeda, Claire Merchlinsky, Crisselle, Crystal Barbre, Crystal Dawn Chaffee, Crystal James, D. Jeffrey, Dan McCarthy, Danielle Chenette, Dasdrew, David DePasquale, Dee Wah-Lung, Defectivepudding, Denis Dalesio, Derek Ortega, Devin Liston, Diana Ling, Diego Penuela, Dinara Mirtalipova, Dusty Ray, Edlyn Capulong, Edward Cao, Eli McMullen, Ellen Surrey, Em Randall, Emil Konishi, Emily Ding, Emily Neilson, Erica Rose Levine, Erick Martinez, Erika Kosmatka, Erikas, Eva Redamonti, Evah Fan, Evon Freeman, FARTSYLEE, Faunwood, Felicia Chiao, Floriane Marchix, Franco Zacha, Frank Forte, Franklin Lei, fulltimefish, G Yang, Gabby Zapata, Gasp Yikes, Gemma Correll, gentle thrills, George Park, Gina M. Contreras, Gino Whitehall, Gizem Vural, Graham Franciose, Graham Yarrington, Grayson Bear, Greg Kletsel, Grey Chen, Grimbytes, Guno Park, Haley Manchon, Hanna Jaeun, Hannah Tjia, Heather Lee Birdsong, Heidi Moreno, HerrSuite, Hollie Mengert, HookieDuke, ileanadraws, Izzy Abreu, Jack T. Cole, Jackie Brown, James Coffman, James Lipnickas, James Thistlethwaite, Jamie Green, Janice Chu, Jeannie Lynn Paske, Jeff McMillan, Jeff Sheridan, Jen Tong, Jenia Cher, Jenn Joslin, Jenna Andersen, Jenna Gibson, Jennifer Davis, Jennifer Wang, Jennifer Xiao, Jess Phoenix, Jessica Dalva, Jessica Hess, Jessica Luna, Jessica Roux, Jiayue Li, JObe, Jocelyn Tsaih, John Banh, John Rego, Joon the Goon, Joshua Minnich, JP Neang, Julia Peng, Julian Callos, Julie Benbassat, Julie Hang, Juliet Schreckinger, Juliette Toma, Justine Prebich, Kaela Han, Kaetlyn Able, Kamryn Tulare, Kanako Abe, Karen Kuo, Kat Hudson, kAt Philbin, Kate Liu, Kate O'Hara, Katherine Lam, Katie Mai, Kelley Sutphin, Kelli Flitton, Kelly Louise Judd, Kelly Thorn, Kelly Yamagishi, Kelsey Buzzell, Ken Keirns, Kenichiro Chaffee, Kerilynn Wilson, Kevin Cincotta, Kevin Gribbin, Kevin Jay Stanton, Kim Sielbeck, Kim Slate, Kim Thai Nguyen, Kimberli Johnson, Kimera Wachna, Kodi Bujard, Krissta Passanante, Krista Perry, Kristin Bell, Kristina Micotti, Kyle Fewell, Kyler Martz, Lachlan Herrick, Lauren Hom, Lauren Saxton, Lea Barozzi, Lena Fridman, Leo Matsuda, Lettie Jane Rennekamp, Lianne Pflug, Lily Qian, Lily Seika Jones, Lin Xinyi Huang, Lindsey Martin Gardner, Lisa Kogawa, Liz Clayton Fuller (ipaintbirbs), Lizzy Gass, MadebyEnger, Marika Paz, Marina Caro, Marisa Avila Sayler, Mariya Pilipenko, Mark Hoffmann, Marlowe (Odd Rabbits), Martin Ontiveros, Mary O'Malley, Mary Pham, Matt Midgley, Matt Schu, Matte Stephens, Matthew Aceves, Matthew Crumpton, McKay Felt, McMonster, Meadow & Fawn, Megan Buccere, Megan Wyreweden, Megguran, Melissa Lakey, Michael Powers Tarantelli, Michael York Gilreath, Michelle "Meng" Nguyen, Mike Egan, Mike Howat, Miranda Tacchia, Molly Mendoza, Momo Gordon, Mónico Chávez, Monique Aimee, Mwanel Pierre-Louis, Nadia Rausa, NAKI, Nana Williams, Naoshi, Natali Koromoto, Natalia Cardona Puerta, Nate Sandhart, Nathan Mckee, Nicomi Nix Turner, Niemo, Nikolas Ilic, Niky Motekallem, Onenhillion, Orlie K, Paper Puffin, Parakid, Patara, Patrick Mathews, Po Yan Leung, Preemoreno, Quathryn, Rachel Elese, Rachel Silva, Rain Szeto, Raymond Argumedo, Reuben Negron, Rose Wong, Rowan Kingsbury, Ryan Harris, rynoook, Samantha Mash, Sara Kipin, Sarah Walsh, Scion Illustration, Scott Mills, Shag, Shannon Purcell, Shawn Hebrank, Shelley Couvillion, Shelly Swann, ShinYeon Moon, Shogo Ota, Shoko Ishida, skullbashhero, Skye Becker-Yamakawa, Song Kang, Sophia Kiuchi, Sophie Margolin, Sorie Kim, Steve Martinez, Stevie Shao, Sunny Eckerle, Svetla Radivoeva, Sylvia Ji, Taegan Treichel, Tara Booth, Tara Nicole Whitaker, Taryn Knight, Teagan White, Tiffany Wei, Tim Furey, Tim Peacock, Tina Yu, tintist, TMRWLND, Tony Rodriguez, Tora Kozic, Tyler Bingham, Uijung Kim, Vahe Yefremian, Valeriya Volkova, Veronica Steiner, Victor Bizar Gómez, Victoria Orolfo, Victoria Ying, Vin Ganapathy, Vivian Le, VR Rivera, Wingchow, Wyatt Hersey, Yadi Liu, Yi Du, Yohey Horishita, Yumi Yamazaki, Yuuki Jia, Yvonne Herbst, Zach Mendoza, Zachary Oldenkamp, Zaine Vaun, Zienna Brunsted Stewart, and Zoe Persico.
The 10th Aniversary of Salut! https://www.nucleusportland.com/blogs/future-exhibitions/salut-10 at Nucleus Portland http://www.nucleusportland.com 2916 NE Alberta 1PM-4 Free
Public Nature is a performance series. Each event is a collaboration between a mover, a writer, and a sound artist, working together for the first time, one time. This one is Lucy Cotter, text; Jordan Isadore, movement; and John Niekrasz, sound.
At Ramona Atreet Ant Farm 12946 SE Ramona Gates 5:30PM show 6 $5-15 By donation cash, venmo, and paypal
Modular on the Spot reopens its songbook for our short season of weather tonight. It is an international series of modular synth concerts. In Portland, it is a poject of the Synth Library. It's free!
Tonight performers are Weird Things For Imaginary People, Ivan Jan, Amoja, Akemie, and Geoffrey PB.
At Overlook Park, 6PM Free
Saturday, June 07, 2025
June 7 Northside Art Openings+
For your +1 Society is the public space of a group of artist studios. They invited Lydia Rosenberg all the way from Pittsburgh to present Lamp Store, Grand Reopening. Maybe it echoes the famous Portland Table, Lamp, and Chair reimagined by artists.
Lydia Rosenberg’s Lamp Store, Grand Reopening at https://societysocietysociety.com/ 711 SE Grand upstairs above Mother Foucault’s. 5PM-7 Free
For your +2 The Broadway play, Good Night and Good Luck streams. It is topical, focused on Edward R. Murrow exposing Sen Joe McCarthy's investigation of Communist sympathizers and destroying their lives and careers by black lists. https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/06/entertainment/how-to-watch-good-night-good-luck 4PM Free
For your +3 A Sometimes Gallery opens the Dog Show and releases the Museum of Dogs book.
At A Sometimes Gallery https://asometimesgallery.com/ 3601 SE Division 5PM-8 Free
A new photography gallery and darkroom, Franklin Foto, opens I Will Not Hurt Myself/I Will Not Hurt Others, images by photographer Michele Thompson https://mthompsonphoto.art/. At Franklin Foto https://www.franklinfoto.org/ 8953 N Lombard 5PM-8 Free
Kyle Adam Kalev Peets brings Willy-Nilly, paintings inspired by his Estonian heritage.
"Estonia was one of the last European countries to be forcefully converted from Paganism to Christianity. Today Estonia is one of the least religious countries in Europe. Only a small percentage of Estonians believe in God, but most believe they can talk to trees. This body of work has something to do with that.
This project begins with a slow turn back to my Estonian roots to embrace pre-Christian magical thinking, animism, awe and wonder."
At www.carnationcontemporary.com in the Disjecta building 8371 N Interstate. 5PM-8 Free
Ellen O’Shea and Will Zeng bring Ass, Grass, & Cash a meditation on fossil-fueled car culture.
At Well Well Projects www.wellwellprojects.com in the Disjecta building 8371 N. Interstate Map 5PM-8 Free
Lydia Rosenberg’s Lamp Store, Grand Reopening at https://societysocietysociety.com/ 711 SE Grand upstairs above Mother Foucault’s. 5PM-7 Free
For your +2 The Broadway play, Good Night and Good Luck streams. It is topical, focused on Edward R. Murrow exposing Sen Joe McCarthy's investigation of Communist sympathizers and destroying their lives and careers by black lists. https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/06/entertainment/how-to-watch-good-night-good-luck 4PM Free
For your +3 A Sometimes Gallery opens the Dog Show and releases the Museum of Dogs book.
At A Sometimes Gallery https://asometimesgallery.com/ 3601 SE Division 5PM-8 Free
A new photography gallery and darkroom, Franklin Foto, opens I Will Not Hurt Myself/I Will Not Hurt Others, images by photographer Michele Thompson https://mthompsonphoto.art/. At Franklin Foto https://www.franklinfoto.org/ 8953 N Lombard 5PM-8 Free
Kyle Adam Kalev Peets brings Willy-Nilly, paintings inspired by his Estonian heritage.
"Estonia was one of the last European countries to be forcefully converted from Paganism to Christianity. Today Estonia is one of the least religious countries in Europe. Only a small percentage of Estonians believe in God, but most believe they can talk to trees. This body of work has something to do with that.
This project begins with a slow turn back to my Estonian roots to embrace pre-Christian magical thinking, animism, awe and wonder."
At www.carnationcontemporary.com in the Disjecta building 8371 N Interstate. 5PM-8 Free
Ellen O’Shea and Will Zeng bring Ass, Grass, & Cash a meditation on fossil-fueled car culture.
At Well Well Projects www.wellwellprojects.com in the Disjecta building 8371 N. Interstate Map 5PM-8 Free
Friday, June 06, 2025
June 6 Eastside Art Openings
All the Eastside events are at http://firstfridaypdx.org/ and their socials which list many shows and their times.
The big one tonight and to visit and throughout the show on their up time is the Lobby at Ellen Browning.
POV opens tonight. It is a selection from a noted private collection. It is focused on women artists including Lynda Benglis, Carmen Herrera, Jenny Holzer, Simone Leigh, Rebecca Manson, Wendy Red Star, Deborah Roberts, Joan Snyder, Sarah Sze, and Emmi Whitehorse. I have been a fan of Sarah Sze but I think her only work seen in person was at the Seattle art museum. The Lumber Room is another serious collector of women artists.
The opening includes a video of an interview with Carmen Herrara. She gained fame late in life with her 100 year respective at the Whitney.
More Carmen: from the Mori Art Museum https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usKCWN5qFFU and from CBS https://www.cbsnews.com/video/101-year-old-artist-carmen-herrera-seeks-order-in-work/.
Herrara passed on at age 106 in 2022. Artist Herrara broke the 7 figure mark at auction last month, oh for droit de suite.
At The Lobby at Ellen Browning https://ellenbrowningbuilding.com/the-lobby/ 2871 SE Division Street. 6PM-8 Free
Also opening is Gemma Correll. At Nucleus House Gallery 1137 NE Alberta 5PM-7 Free
The big one tonight and to visit and throughout the show on their up time is the Lobby at Ellen Browning.
POV opens tonight. It is a selection from a noted private collection. It is focused on women artists including Lynda Benglis, Carmen Herrera, Jenny Holzer, Simone Leigh, Rebecca Manson, Wendy Red Star, Deborah Roberts, Joan Snyder, Sarah Sze, and Emmi Whitehorse. I have been a fan of Sarah Sze but I think her only work seen in person was at the Seattle art museum. The Lumber Room is another serious collector of women artists.
The opening includes a video of an interview with Carmen Herrara. She gained fame late in life with her 100 year respective at the Whitney.
More Carmen: from the Mori Art Museum https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usKCWN5qFFU and from CBS https://www.cbsnews.com/video/101-year-old-artist-carmen-herrera-seeks-order-in-work/.
Herrara passed on at age 106 in 2022. Artist Herrara broke the 7 figure mark at auction last month, oh for droit de suite.
At The Lobby at Ellen Browning https://ellenbrowningbuilding.com/the-lobby/ 2871 SE Division Street. 6PM-8 Free
Also opening is Gemma Correll. At Nucleus House Gallery 1137 NE Alberta 5PM-7 Free
Thursday, June 05, 2025
June 5 Westside Art Openings+
First Thursday also includes the Saturday following in the afternoon. Urban Art Network occupies 13th with all their booths of stuff.
Illy2 & Adams and Ollman continue.
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
For your +2 the Portland Art Museum, through a private grant, is open free first Thursdays. They are free the whole day 10AM-8PM.
Pippa Arend https://www.pippaarend.com/ is known as the founder of P:ear. She has moved on, leaving it in good hands. Tonight she shows her art in show Primordial Sounds. Included are paintings on goat vellum with pigments made from the wishbones of birds eaten for dinner, ground with linsead oil, and yards of cord made from urban grasses.
Tuvan Throat Singer Soriah performs at 5:30 and 6:30.
Guest artists Zhanna Tsytsyn from Siberia and Leah Kohlenberg show their work.
At the artist's residency Studio 239 NW 13th 5:30PM-8:30 Free
Fans Only shows its residents along with the PSU Photography Collective. 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
Mariette Pathy Allen has a 50 year retrospective of imaging the trans world in the US and internationally. Jesse Enger brings I want to See How Things Play Out playful and ironic queer portraits.
Ellen Greorge brings her small sculptures, The Heart Catches The Hand, to the Nine inside Blue Sky. At the Nine Gallery https://www.blueskygallery.org/nine-gallery
At Blue Sky Gallery www.blueskygallery.org Map 122 NW 8th 5PM-9 Free
Stelo brings a grand project of many events inspired by Oregon's geologic history, Oregon Origins Project. The art part opens at Stelo tonight with visual work by Michael Boonstra, Claire Burbridge, Christine Bourdette, Juniper Harrower, James Lavadour, Daniela Naomi Molnar, Sidony O'Neal, Sara Siestreem, Amanda Triplett, and Leah Wilson.
There are musical events, talks and soup on the way to the show closing July 12. You can find it all on the Stelo web and socials.
At Stelo Arts https://www.steloarts.org 412 NW 8th Avenue 5PM-8 Free
Otis Kwame Kye Quaicoe, born in Ghana, has a show, A Place I Call Home. He is here now, bringing a noted US and international CV. Related, look up Ghana Think Tank ironic and relevant.
At Laura Russo Lee Gallery www.russoleegallery.com 805 NW 21st 5PM-7 Early Close Free
BlackOut is a group show curated by Donovan Scribes themed on the 2020 death of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter in Portland.
At The Black Gallery https://www.theblackgallerypdx.com/ 916 NW Flanders 5PM-7 Free
PDX Contemporary opens Art for a New Consciousness by Christan Abusaid from Bogotá.
At PDX Contemporary Art www.pdxcontemporaryart.com 1825 NW Vaughn Map 5PM-7 Free
Pat Boas brings Scripts, abstract paintings inspired by language. Jinie Park brings Exotic Animal, mixed-media paintings. Both are color for Summer
At Elizabeth Leach Gallery www.elizabethleach.com 417 NW 9th Map 5:30PM-7:30 Free
Boo Johnson brings paintings, The Boat Show. They are paintings of sailboats on calm water. At Fine Art Fruit https://fine-art-fruit.square.site/ 925 NW 19th Ave Suite A 6PM-8
David Levinthal brings An American Portrait, large format Polaroids of maquette figures; along with prints by the late Royal Nebeker.
The Opening reception is Saturday, 1:30. At Augen Gallery www.augengallery.com 716 NW Davis 5PM-7:45 Free
Lauren Mantecón, nee Portland, now Santa Fe, brings abstract paintings Flash of Beauty. Along with Terrell James bringing Stanzas. At Froelick Gallery www.froelickgallery.com 714 NW Davis early close 5PM-8 Free
Portland Arts Collective has a group show of their artists. At the Portland Arts Collective https://www.portlandartscollective.org/ 122 NW Couch 6PM-9 Free
Katherine T Jacobs presents Swimming Without Limbs. At After | Time Collective Gallery 730 SW 10th (enter on 9th) 6PM-9 Free
Ozymandias are granite sculptures by Benjamin Mefford. Glimpses is a group show of mobile device photos. Justin Auld has Quantum Works.
All at Blackfish Gallery https://www.blackfish.com/ 938 NW Everett Map 5PM-8 Early Close Free
Writers Block brings Dynamic Stillness by Nancy Larson & Edward Running. Musical stylings by the Lincoln High jazz combo.
At Writers Block. 818 NW Flanders 5PM-8 Early Close Free
This Must Be the Place is a show by artist friends Nancy Wilkins and Martha Pfanschmidt. At Waterstone Gallery www.waterstonegallery.com 124 NW 9th 5PM-8 Free
Chess Club is doing a pop up at Frances May. Drop in at Frances May 521 SW 10th 6PM-9 Free
Illy2 & Adams and Ollman continue.
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
For your +2 the Portland Art Museum, through a private grant, is open free first Thursdays. They are free the whole day 10AM-8PM.
Pippa Arend https://www.pippaarend.com/ is known as the founder of P:ear. She has moved on, leaving it in good hands. Tonight she shows her art in show Primordial Sounds. Included are paintings on goat vellum with pigments made from the wishbones of birds eaten for dinner, ground with linsead oil, and yards of cord made from urban grasses.
Tuvan Throat Singer Soriah performs at 5:30 and 6:30.
Guest artists Zhanna Tsytsyn from Siberia and Leah Kohlenberg show their work.
At the artist's residency Studio 239 NW 13th 5:30PM-8:30 Free
Fans Only shows its residents along with the PSU Photography Collective. 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
Mariette Pathy Allen has a 50 year retrospective of imaging the trans world in the US and internationally. Jesse Enger brings I want to See How Things Play Out playful and ironic queer portraits.
Ellen Greorge brings her small sculptures, The Heart Catches The Hand, to the Nine inside Blue Sky. At the Nine Gallery https://www.blueskygallery.org/nine-gallery
At Blue Sky Gallery www.blueskygallery.org Map 122 NW 8th 5PM-9 Free
Stelo brings a grand project of many events inspired by Oregon's geologic history, Oregon Origins Project. The art part opens at Stelo tonight with visual work by Michael Boonstra, Claire Burbridge, Christine Bourdette, Juniper Harrower, James Lavadour, Daniela Naomi Molnar, Sidony O'Neal, Sara Siestreem, Amanda Triplett, and Leah Wilson.
There are musical events, talks and soup on the way to the show closing July 12. You can find it all on the Stelo web and socials.
At Stelo Arts https://www.steloarts.org 412 NW 8th Avenue 5PM-8 Free
Otis Kwame Kye Quaicoe, born in Ghana, has a show, A Place I Call Home. He is here now, bringing a noted US and international CV. Related, look up Ghana Think Tank ironic and relevant.
At Laura Russo Lee Gallery www.russoleegallery.com 805 NW 21st 5PM-7 Early Close Free
BlackOut is a group show curated by Donovan Scribes themed on the 2020 death of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter in Portland.
At The Black Gallery https://www.theblackgallerypdx.com/ 916 NW Flanders 5PM-7 Free
PDX Contemporary opens Art for a New Consciousness by Christan Abusaid from Bogotá.
At PDX Contemporary Art www.pdxcontemporaryart.com 1825 NW Vaughn Map 5PM-7 Free
Pat Boas brings Scripts, abstract paintings inspired by language. Jinie Park brings Exotic Animal, mixed-media paintings. Both are color for Summer
At Elizabeth Leach Gallery www.elizabethleach.com 417 NW 9th Map 5:30PM-7:30 Free
Boo Johnson brings paintings, The Boat Show. They are paintings of sailboats on calm water. At Fine Art Fruit https://fine-art-fruit.square.site/ 925 NW 19th Ave Suite A 6PM-8
David Levinthal brings An American Portrait, large format Polaroids of maquette figures; along with prints by the late Royal Nebeker.
The Opening reception is Saturday, 1:30. At Augen Gallery www.augengallery.com 716 NW Davis 5PM-7:45 Free
Lauren Mantecón, nee Portland, now Santa Fe, brings abstract paintings Flash of Beauty. Along with Terrell James bringing Stanzas. At Froelick Gallery www.froelickgallery.com 714 NW Davis early close 5PM-8 Free
Portland Arts Collective has a group show of their artists. At the Portland Arts Collective https://www.portlandartscollective.org/ 122 NW Couch 6PM-9 Free
Katherine T Jacobs presents Swimming Without Limbs. At After | Time Collective Gallery 730 SW 10th (enter on 9th) 6PM-9 Free
Ozymandias are granite sculptures by Benjamin Mefford. Glimpses is a group show of mobile device photos. Justin Auld has Quantum Works.
All at Blackfish Gallery https://www.blackfish.com/ 938 NW Everett Map 5PM-8 Early Close Free
Writers Block brings Dynamic Stillness by Nancy Larson & Edward Running. Musical stylings by the Lincoln High jazz combo.
At Writers Block. 818 NW Flanders 5PM-8 Early Close Free
This Must Be the Place is a show by artist friends Nancy Wilkins and Martha Pfanschmidt. At Waterstone Gallery www.waterstonegallery.com 124 NW 9th 5PM-8 Free
Chess Club is doing a pop up at Frances May. Drop in at Frances May 521 SW 10th 6PM-9 Free
June 5-7 Public Domain
PSU Art and Social Practice presents their annual Assembly. This year Assembly activates downtown after a kickoff at King School in NE Portland.
Thursday
KSMoCA Artist Talk and Exhibition Opening: Xavier Pierce, a local artist and teacher, collaborated with his students on art projects. Xavier Pierce and his first-grade class at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School Museum of Contemporary Art 10AM-11:30 Free
The PDX Hour: Conversations as Social Practice: Manfred Parrales at PSU in the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art 4PM-5 Free
Friday - All at the Portland Building 1122 SW 5th
Permission to Leave: Simeen Anjum presents an interactive, fictional travel consultancy where participants apply for an exit visa from their own country. 1PM-2 Free
In Our Ways: Dom Toliver, Gwen Hoeffgen, Adela Cardona, and the Watershed Community 2:15PM-3:15 Free
Happiest Hour: Clara Harlow 3:45PM-4:45 Free
Art+Social Practice Graduate Lectures: Midori Yamanaka and Manfred Parrales 5PM-8 Free
Saturday
Songs Against Dark Times: PDX Edition: By Lou Blumberg and Simeen Anjum. Participants will sing protest songs while walking through downtown Portland, stopping at historical protest sites. Progressing from Pioneer Square and ending at PSU Smith Union 10AM-11 Free
Diaspora Kitchen: Sarah Luu. Participants share family recipes for a collective cookbook. At 800 SW Hall St, 11:30AM-12:30PM Free
At 827 SW Columbia, in the South Park Blocks at the tail of the farmers' market
Give Me Shelter: Gwen Hoeffgen and Dom Toliver, 1PM-2:00 Free
Monument Speed Dating: Nina Vichayapai, 2:15PM-3:15 Free
Thursday
KSMoCA Artist Talk and Exhibition Opening: Xavier Pierce, a local artist and teacher, collaborated with his students on art projects. Xavier Pierce and his first-grade class at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School Museum of Contemporary Art 10AM-11:30 Free
The PDX Hour: Conversations as Social Practice: Manfred Parrales at PSU in the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art 4PM-5 Free
Friday - All at the Portland Building 1122 SW 5th
Permission to Leave: Simeen Anjum presents an interactive, fictional travel consultancy where participants apply for an exit visa from their own country. 1PM-2 Free
In Our Ways: Dom Toliver, Gwen Hoeffgen, Adela Cardona, and the Watershed Community 2:15PM-3:15 Free
Happiest Hour: Clara Harlow 3:45PM-4:45 Free
Art+Social Practice Graduate Lectures: Midori Yamanaka and Manfred Parrales 5PM-8 Free
Saturday
Songs Against Dark Times: PDX Edition: By Lou Blumberg and Simeen Anjum. Participants will sing protest songs while walking through downtown Portland, stopping at historical protest sites. Progressing from Pioneer Square and ending at PSU Smith Union 10AM-11 Free
Diaspora Kitchen: Sarah Luu. Participants share family recipes for a collective cookbook. At 800 SW Hall St, 11:30AM-12:30PM Free
At 827 SW Columbia, in the South Park Blocks at the tail of the farmers' market
Give Me Shelter: Gwen Hoeffgen and Dom Toliver, 1PM-2:00 Free
Monument Speed Dating: Nina Vichayapai, 2:15PM-3:15 Free
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