For your +1 Good Wood Wood Goods has a talk about cabins. There is a local Cabin Club, with their first meeting tonight. Later Patrick Hutchison talks his book Cabin: Off the Grid Adventures with a Clueless Craftsman.
At Good Wood https://goodwoodportland.com/ 205 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. 5:30PM Club, 7 Book Talk Free
End of Therapy is a new show by Bruce Conkle. He is prolific with daily drawings and his work is always a joy. Tonight includes the unveiling of a Conkle bronze sculpture in the courtyard.
At False Front Studio www.falsefrontstudio.com 4518 NE 32nd Map 6PM-9 Free
Vicinity Hounds are photographers Joy Harris, Blake Andrews, Rob Brown, Nick Garcia, Frank Martinez, James Han, Claire Evans, and Jordan Monloire imaging the urban and suburban landscapes, West Coast and Arizona.
At Franklin Foto https://www.franklinfoto.org/ 8953 N Lombard 4PM-8 Free
Maria Lux https://marialux.net/ brings Heart and Mind, Blood and Nerves, a show themed on venomous snakes.
"Snakes have a persistent association with both healing and harm. Their venom contains risk and remedy, pain and potential. From antidotes made out of venom itself, to modern bioprospectors searching for the next billion-dollar drug—snakes and their venom have been used as healing agents for millenia—and cause hundreds of thousands of human deaths each year. Since the beginning, our intertwined relationship with snakes has been marked by a quest for knowledge, whether it’s the evolutionary theory that the avoidance of venomous snakes was instrumental in the development of human intelligence itself, or studies that show our fears and preconscious reactions to snakes are uniquely built into our very DNA. Recently, news outlets reported on the promising story of a snake-enthusiast who methodically allowed himself to be bitten by venomous snakes over 200 times in the hope that his own blood would create a universal anti-venom, but he is just one person in a long line who have sought invincibility to venoms through self-immunization. Whether these sacrifices and experiments lead to life-saving drugs or not, scientists all over the world look to the complexity and mystery of venom to unlock new understandings of medicine, immunology, physiology, and pharmacology. True to their many legends, snakes today can still be seen as guardians of ancient knowledge as well as yet-undiscovered secrets, and teach us things about who they and we are. Heart and Mind, Blood and Nerves considers the convergence of myth and medicine, storytelling and science, and caution and curiosity coiled around snakes."
Personally I don't care for them, I'll go with Lux's genetic theory.
At www.carnationcontemporary.com in the Disjecta building 8371 N Interstate. 5PM-8 Free
Well Well has their member show by Andrea Alonge, Erik Geschke, Hyun Jung Jung, Colin Kippen, Jeremy Le Grand, Ondrea Bell Levey, Pete Hoffecker Mejia, Anthony Roberto, Claire Frances Spaulding, Katherin, and John Whitten.
At Well Well Projects www.wellwellprojects.com in the Disjecta building 8371 N. Interstate Map 5PM-8 Free
Friday, July 04, 2025
Thursday, July 03, 2025
July 3 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, Stelo, The Black Gallery, Elizabeth Leach, Froelick & 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.
Michelle Dunn Marsh brings a group show of her personal collection of 30 years in show Seeing Being Seen. She has a fascinating story found on the Blue Sky website.
Eleanor Segel brings textile pieces, Explorations, 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
Ka’ila Farrell-Smith has a show, Glyph bright spray paintings using stencils. Long time Portland artist Sherrie Wolf has a show of still lifes entitled Abstraction.
At Laura Russo Lee Gallery www.russoleegallery.com 805 NW 21st 5PM-7 Early Close Free
PDX Contemporary opens their Summer group show with Christian Abusaid, Nick Blosser, Iván Carmona, Heloise De Mil, Marjorie Dial, Bean Finneran, Ellen George, Johannes Girardoni, Shanti Grandhi, Victoria Haven, Justin L'Amie, Yamamoto Masao, D.E. May, Kristen Miller, Jeffry Mitchell, Jenene Nagy, Joe Rudko, Tad Savinar, Susan Seubert, Adam Sorensen, Barbara Stafford, Storm Tharp, Nell Warren, Heather Watkins, and Marie Watt.
At PDX Contemporary Art www.pdxcontemporaryart.com 1825 NW Vaughn Map 5PM-7 Free
Augen brings a large group show from their collection by Josef Albers, Jennifer Bartlett, Romare Bearden, Alexander Calder, Chuck Close, Richard Diebenkorn, Caio Fonseca, Jane Hammond, David Hockney, Richard Hull, Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Jeff Koons, Sol Lewitt, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Motherwell, Pablo Picasso, Frank Stella, Mark Andres, Bill Brewer, Sharon Bronzan, Sally Cleveland, Arless Day, George Johanson, Royal Nebekerm David Schell, Naomi Shigeta, Morgan Walker and Thomas Wood.
At Augen Gallery www.augengallery.com 716 NW Davis 5PM-7:45 Free
Portland Arts Collective has paintings by Renée Zangara https://reneezangara.net/, Gardener's Palette. People may recognizer her work from the Biomass show. At the Portland Arts Collective https://www.portlandartscollective.org/ 122 NW Couch 6PM-9 Free
Dylan Hester all the way from St Paul presents I Can Hear These Sounds Just As Closely As You Can. According to their website: “Unique in their artistic vision and impulse, Dylan Hester’s practice presents an ongoing evolution of forms that paradoxically play within and dance around strict limits and open-ended aleatory perspectives that arise as the work overlaps, folds and creates conditions for mutual immersions and chaotic complexities. Being and doing what is possible continues to be key for Dylan and their practice.” Definitely not a copywriting award candidate. At After | Time Collective Gallery 730 SW 10th (enter on 9th) 6PM-9 Free
Blackfish has a large show by recent art school graduates, as is their custom. Much of the work is online now on their website.
All at Blackfish Gallery https://www.blackfish.com/ 938 NW Everett Map 5PM-8 Early Close Free
Ros Vila splits time between Portland and Barcelona. She works with paint, photography, and mixed media. This show, El Retorn, is primarily minimalist ceramics.
At Writers Block. 818 NW Flanders 5PM-8 Early Close Free
Lisa Ellis https://www.lisamarieellis.com/ brings show Unexpected Focus, landscape paintings. At Waterstone Gallery www.waterstonegallery.com 124 NW 9th 5PM-8 Free
RAAC hosts Friends of Noise presenting band Charliehorse PDX/NYC. Friends of Noise is an all ages presenter. "Charliehorse is a noise, folk, pop band from Portland, based in New York City, dedicated to making music for sad teen girls. Using improvisation, cups and knives, synths, and anything else they can find in their basement, Charliehorse hopes to express some of the weird stuff they can’t really describe with words but know exists." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD9BkZBeWsE. Latecomer after Seattle's Vera Project, Friends of Noise https://friendsofnoise.org/ in the parking lot by RAAC https://racc.org/ 411 NW Park Ave #101 6PM Free
Illy2, Stelo, The Black Gallery, Elizabeth Leach, Froelick & 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.
Michelle Dunn Marsh brings a group show of her personal collection of 30 years in show Seeing Being Seen. She has a fascinating story found on the Blue Sky website.
Eleanor Segel brings textile pieces, Explorations, 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
Ka’ila Farrell-Smith has a show, Glyph bright spray paintings using stencils. Long time Portland artist Sherrie Wolf has a show of still lifes entitled Abstraction.
At Laura Russo Lee Gallery www.russoleegallery.com 805 NW 21st 5PM-7 Early Close Free
PDX Contemporary opens their Summer group show with Christian Abusaid, Nick Blosser, Iván Carmona, Heloise De Mil, Marjorie Dial, Bean Finneran, Ellen George, Johannes Girardoni, Shanti Grandhi, Victoria Haven, Justin L'Amie, Yamamoto Masao, D.E. May, Kristen Miller, Jeffry Mitchell, Jenene Nagy, Joe Rudko, Tad Savinar, Susan Seubert, Adam Sorensen, Barbara Stafford, Storm Tharp, Nell Warren, Heather Watkins, and Marie Watt.
At PDX Contemporary Art www.pdxcontemporaryart.com 1825 NW Vaughn Map 5PM-7 Free
Augen brings a large group show from their collection by Josef Albers, Jennifer Bartlett, Romare Bearden, Alexander Calder, Chuck Close, Richard Diebenkorn, Caio Fonseca, Jane Hammond, David Hockney, Richard Hull, Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Jeff Koons, Sol Lewitt, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Motherwell, Pablo Picasso, Frank Stella, Mark Andres, Bill Brewer, Sharon Bronzan, Sally Cleveland, Arless Day, George Johanson, Royal Nebekerm David Schell, Naomi Shigeta, Morgan Walker and Thomas Wood.
At Augen Gallery www.augengallery.com 716 NW Davis 5PM-7:45 Free
Portland Arts Collective has paintings by Renée Zangara https://reneezangara.net/, Gardener's Palette. People may recognizer her work from the Biomass show. At the Portland Arts Collective https://www.portlandartscollective.org/ 122 NW Couch 6PM-9 Free
Dylan Hester all the way from St Paul presents I Can Hear These Sounds Just As Closely As You Can. According to their website: “Unique in their artistic vision and impulse, Dylan Hester’s practice presents an ongoing evolution of forms that paradoxically play within and dance around strict limits and open-ended aleatory perspectives that arise as the work overlaps, folds and creates conditions for mutual immersions and chaotic complexities. Being and doing what is possible continues to be key for Dylan and their practice.” Definitely not a copywriting award candidate. At After | Time Collective Gallery 730 SW 10th (enter on 9th) 6PM-9 Free
Blackfish has a large show by recent art school graduates, as is their custom. Much of the work is online now on their website.
All at Blackfish Gallery https://www.blackfish.com/ 938 NW Everett Map 5PM-8 Early Close Free
Ros Vila splits time between Portland and Barcelona. She works with paint, photography, and mixed media. This show, El Retorn, is primarily minimalist ceramics.
At Writers Block. 818 NW Flanders 5PM-8 Early Close Free
Lisa Ellis https://www.lisamarieellis.com/ brings show Unexpected Focus, landscape paintings. At Waterstone Gallery www.waterstonegallery.com 124 NW 9th 5PM-8 Free
RAAC hosts Friends of Noise presenting band Charliehorse PDX/NYC. Friends of Noise is an all ages presenter. "Charliehorse is a noise, folk, pop band from Portland, based in New York City, dedicated to making music for sad teen girls. Using improvisation, cups and knives, synths, and anything else they can find in their basement, Charliehorse hopes to express some of the weird stuff they can’t really describe with words but know exists." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD9BkZBeWsE. Latecomer after Seattle's Vera Project, Friends of Noise https://friendsofnoise.org/ in the parking lot by RAAC https://racc.org/ 411 NW Park Ave #101 6PM Free
Saturday, June 28, 2025
June 29 Art Brunch
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
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
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
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