Free is good. The Art Museum usually charges admission, but not the fourth Friday of the month, 5PM-9, thanks to a business donation to keep the doors open. It's also a rare time in the evening for the Museum to be open. The big exhibits are in transition. Hopefully the upper floors of the contemporary wing will be open, they were closed recently for filming. At the Portland Art Museum www.pam.org 1219 SW Park 5PM-9 Free
Hippoh Project Dance Studio presents Jam Part III, a night of 1on1 and 3on3 bboy/bgirl battles. Computer Fam, aka Jyant of Moon Patrol, on the wheels of steel.
1on1 is all style: popping, locking, breaking, krumping, hip hop, whatever, and is judged by you, the audience. Movers include: Rakishi (Soul Phase), Doe Rock (Portland City Rockers), Blasian (Vandle Squad), Ben Vo (LDT), B Rippr (Rudeboiiz), Paul, Jeelani (New Zoo Boyz/H2A), Naoto, Yen Boogie, Bboy~Eklypse, BaoNgoc (Rip City Monsters), Chris (Soul Phase), Fligh (Tru Roots), JessHu, AB, Jovi (Motion Monsters), Typewriter, Charlie Chheath, Ka Lok One (Hillside Funk), Don Flo (Moveo), Thizz (A10tion) and Ron.
3on3 is judged by Mightee Mooves (Def Con 5), ThomasOragami (Soul Felons) and Mikey (Flexible Flave). Crews include: Floor Invaders 1, Soul Phase, Vandle Squad, Tru Roots, Rhythm Bandits, Def Con 5, New Era, THE UCHIA CLANC, Floor Invaders 2, Heart Crew and The Evil Aliens Of The Intergalactic Cyber Nation. The judge's decision is not final - the loosing crew in each round can call out the judges and battle them to reverse the decision. Wear those judges down!
Sponsored by Art Goes Everywhere (AGE) and OG producers Amplified Techniques. At Hippoh Project Dance Studio, www.hippohproject.com, 1306 NW Hoyt St. B-1. Doors 6PM, Battles 7. $5
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Thursday, July 15, 2010
July 17 Joblab Caldera Launch Benefit and Cut and Run
Caldera Arts is well known for work with creative youth, artist studio retreats and an expanding visiting art-visionary program. Tonight they team with a new creative job service Joblab for a party and fundraiser. It's at Sandbox Studio 420 NE 9th. Doors 6:30PM $20 advance/25 door
Meanwhile Grand Detour presents a traveling collection of experimental films, Cut and Run collected by Brenda Contreras and Mallary Abel from San Francisco. Pot luck - the list of films is on the Cut and Run website. At Grand Detour grand-detour.org, 215 SE Morrison Street, Suite 2020. 8PM Arrive within 15 minutes of start for admission due to building security. Free
Meanwhile Grand Detour presents a traveling collection of experimental films, Cut and Run collected by Brenda Contreras and Mallary Abel from San Francisco. Pot luck - the list of films is on the Cut and Run website. At Grand Detour grand-detour.org, 215 SE Morrison Street, Suite 2020. 8PM Arrive within 15 minutes of start for admission due to building security. Free
July 15, 18 McBride Groundfloor Gallery
Galleries are the great aesthetic educators in art. They occupy a space between art schools and museums. Art school process is relatively closed to the public, though less so in Portland. Galleries are relatively open to the public, but banker's hours, excepting openings. Museums are completely dedicated to the public.
Galleries' openness comes at a huge cost, none in Portland are wildly successful financially, unlike the few superstar galleries in major art cities. Galleries' enemies are rent and staffing costs. Many gallery sales are conducted by personal, phone or email contact with collectors whose interests are known by the best gallerists. Many Portland sales are out of town.
One response is the private gallery and consultancy. It is unburdened by keeping doors open to a space vacant of customers. It can focus its energy on client collectors, rather than educating the public. The Internet, to an extent, fills some of the education role.
Private galleries can fulfill many of the roles of conventional galleries. They can help artists price their work. They can advise on career planning. They can supplement the artist's own media relations. They could theoretically bring work to art fairs. That's a very expensive proposition. In Portland about 1-2 galleries do it, but the result are sales for single pieces in the tens of thousands for select Portland artists. While the conventional gallery focuses on the supply chain, the artists, you could argue the private gallery-consultancy focuses on the customer.
One Portland private gallery is open from time to time. The Heidi McBride Gallery has moved from a condo to a storefront space in the South Waterfront. McBride has expanded her artist clients with the addition of the Mark Woolley group. McBride has done a great job at connecting with realtors to display art in condos for sale.
You can see examples of her unusually wide range of aesthetics at a rare open house. Private galleries are also open by appointment. It's the Heidi McBride Gallery and Consultancy www.heidimcbridegallery.com In the South Waterfront Atwater Place Townhome Building, 0841 SW Gaines No. 117 5PM-7 Thursday, Noon-4 Sunday. Free
Galleries' openness comes at a huge cost, none in Portland are wildly successful financially, unlike the few superstar galleries in major art cities. Galleries' enemies are rent and staffing costs. Many gallery sales are conducted by personal, phone or email contact with collectors whose interests are known by the best gallerists. Many Portland sales are out of town.
One response is the private gallery and consultancy. It is unburdened by keeping doors open to a space vacant of customers. It can focus its energy on client collectors, rather than educating the public. The Internet, to an extent, fills some of the education role.
Private galleries can fulfill many of the roles of conventional galleries. They can help artists price their work. They can advise on career planning. They can supplement the artist's own media relations. They could theoretically bring work to art fairs. That's a very expensive proposition. In Portland about 1-2 galleries do it, but the result are sales for single pieces in the tens of thousands for select Portland artists. While the conventional gallery focuses on the supply chain, the artists, you could argue the private gallery-consultancy focuses on the customer.
One Portland private gallery is open from time to time. The Heidi McBride Gallery has moved from a condo to a storefront space in the South Waterfront. McBride has expanded her artist clients with the addition of the Mark Woolley group. McBride has done a great job at connecting with realtors to display art in condos for sale.
You can see examples of her unusually wide range of aesthetics at a rare open house. Private galleries are also open by appointment. It's the Heidi McBride Gallery and Consultancy www.heidimcbridegallery.com In the South Waterfront Atwater Place Townhome Building, 0841 SW Gaines No. 117 5PM-7 Thursday, Noon-4 Sunday. Free
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
July 14 Social Net Works
Artistery brings Artistery energy to art, and the reverse. Great! This month they present a group show, Social Net Works, by Tori Abernathy, Amber Case, Alicia Gordon, JP Huckins, Dane Overton and Aaron Parecki. At RECESS recesspdx.blogspot.com 4315 SE Division 6:00PM Free
July 14 Tarkovsky's Fin de Cinema
Andrei Tarkovsky (1932-1986) is a filmmakers' filmmaker. His poetic features incorporate long shots, the opposite of current style, spiritual themes and metaphysical imagery. (As a side note, long shots return in 3d cinema) American audiences may be aware of his work by way of the remake (2002) of Solaris, originally filmed by Tarkovsky in 1972. Tonight Holocene presents Tartovsky's Stalker (1979) with a live score performed by Grouper, Golden Retriever, Ghosting and DJ Yeti. They are well matched to this film. Stalker is the story of three men's grappling with "The Zone". in the film, The Zone is a forbidden and abandoned overgrown landscape of miles, fenced and guarded by the government. Is it contaminated by radiation or industrial waste? The site of an alien visit? No one knows. The Professor and The Writer hire the guide, Stalker, to elude the guards and take them into the zone. They believe there is a room there which can grant any wish. Stalker is reluctant because of the danger. The previous Stalker, Porcupine, who taught Stalker the way, met a tragic end along with his family. But he is drawn to accept, to satisfy his own metaphysical needs. It is a very slow film, with wandering dialog, presented tonight in subtitles. The film uses black and white and color, color for shots in The Zone suggesting the characters' heightened awareness. 163 minutes long, so think of it as a dream. At Holocene www.holocene.org 1001 SE Morrison Doors and Yeti, 8PM; film commences 9. $3
July 13 Phenomenon as Revelation
Portland artist, curator and professor Mack McFarland presents some of his videos as part of the Grand-Detour experimental media program. McFarland currently directs PNCA's Feldman Gallery which primarily draws international artits into the school's orbit. He has made many brainy projects, some with subtle wry commentary. At Grand Detour grand-detour.org, 215 SE Morrison Street, Suite 2020. 7PM-9 Arrive within 15 minutes of start for admission due to building security. Free
Friday, July 09, 2010
July 10 Disjecta's Stray Fires
It's the half way point for PSU's MFA students and they mount a group show, Stray Fires. It's artists Lindsay Aucoin, Ray Anthony Barrett, Eryck Boucher, Katie Dunbar, Daniel J. Glendening, Gia Goodrich, Bryson Hansen, Carl Klimt, Elizabeth Malaska, Ruta M. Perzynska, Tyler Stuart, Samantha Wall and Michael Welsh. At Disjecta, in the shadow of Paul Bunyan www.disjecta.org 8371 N. Interstate 6PM-10 Free
July 9 Second First Friday
Worksound opens a show of installation and drawing, Ask the Lonely: an exploration of love and power. Artists are: Troy Briggs, Casey Lee Brown, Courtney Gates, Tony Hix, Rachel Mulder and Brittney Taylor.
Performing music, the sound part of Worksound events, is Nam Jun Psyche. Drummer and artist Valerie George's Mercedes biodesel station wagon land yacht roams America's lonely highways. It's not filled with Holly Andres' families shuttling between baseball games and backyard birthday parties. No, Nam Jun Psyche's The Car Kit is a nomadic recording studio and PA, gathering inspiration from the road trip's regional collaborators, here, distilling it into rock with Portland's Are You Gone.
At Worksound www.worksoundpdx.com 820 SE Alder 6PM-10, music 8:30 Free
Meanwhile Fourteen30 Contemporary opens a summer show comprising Jesse Durost, Grier Edmundson, Devon Oder, Blair Saxon-Hill, John Sisley, Alex Steckly, Jesse Sugarmann, Nick van Woert and Bobbi Woods. Later in July and August the gallery hosts an innovative series of discussions over Skype with subsets of the artists. Way of the future. At Fourteen30 Gallery www.fourteen30.com 1430 SE 3rd 6PM-9
Performing music, the sound part of Worksound events, is Nam Jun Psyche. Drummer and artist Valerie George's Mercedes biodesel station wagon land yacht roams America's lonely highways. It's not filled with Holly Andres' families shuttling between baseball games and backyard birthday parties. No, Nam Jun Psyche's The Car Kit is a nomadic recording studio and PA, gathering inspiration from the road trip's regional collaborators, here, distilling it into rock with Portland's Are You Gone.
At Worksound www.worksoundpdx.com 820 SE Alder 6PM-10, music 8:30 Free
Meanwhile Fourteen30 Contemporary opens a summer show comprising Jesse Durost, Grier Edmundson, Devon Oder, Blair Saxon-Hill, John Sisley, Alex Steckly, Jesse Sugarmann, Nick van Woert and Bobbi Woods. Later in July and August the gallery hosts an innovative series of discussions over Skype with subsets of the artists. Way of the future. At Fourteen30 Gallery www.fourteen30.com 1430 SE 3rd 6PM-9
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
July 9-11 Live After Five
I have always found operas and musicals strange. They are a world where people sing instead of talking. Performance brought into the real world. Live After Five is something like that. It's a work a day story where office workers are hip hop dancers - bboys and bgirls. Their office world is their playground.
Live After Five is a production of Unseen Hip Hop, directed by Josh Burns. The company includes Liz Aguila, Akela Auler, Sarah Gomez, Meagan Madson, Michelle Metzler, Paula Metzler, Lauren O'Brien, Vivi Zacharias, Josh Burns, Josh Metzler, Michael Munday, Jon Sadony and Will Ylvisaker. They are joined by Chris Moua, Niko Cataby, Sher Her, Jessica Hu and Alex Panyounavath from Soul Phase and Huy Pham, Andrey Pakhnyuk, Patrick Valdefiera, Alex Phanphackdy and Colin Quill from Moon Patrol. Details and tickets at www.unseenhiphop.com. Performances at Imago Theater 17 SE 8th, 2PM and 6:30 each day $12-15
Live After Five is a production of Unseen Hip Hop, directed by Josh Burns. The company includes Liz Aguila, Akela Auler, Sarah Gomez, Meagan Madson, Michelle Metzler, Paula Metzler, Lauren O'Brien, Vivi Zacharias, Josh Burns, Josh Metzler, Michael Munday, Jon Sadony and Will Ylvisaker. They are joined by Chris Moua, Niko Cataby, Sher Her, Jessica Hu and Alex Panyounavath from Soul Phase and Huy Pham, Andrey Pakhnyuk, Patrick Valdefiera, Alex Phanphackdy and Colin Quill from Moon Patrol. Details and tickets at www.unseenhiphop.com. Performances at Imago Theater 17 SE 8th, 2PM and 6:30 each day $12-15
Thursday, July 01, 2010
July 2 Eastside Art Openings
This first Friday has a split personality. Owing the July 4th holiday, some galleries are opening Friday the 9th.
Portland artist Megan Scheminske is a smart Portland painter, most recently making location-based work from the large search company's maps. She sometimes rephotographs the work at the map point, or draws participation from people at the location, in her series: You are Here and Wish You Were Here. This show, I Want To Feel At Home Here, is a show spanning (states) including John Berry (IN), Joey Borovicka (MO), Michelle Daly (OR), Rachel Eckstein (NY), Jaik Faulk (OR), Jason Greene (OR), Grant Hottle (OR), Julienne Hsu (CA), Steve Kim (CA), Chris Knight (OR), Elizabeth Malaska (OR), Jane Mount (NY), Nathan Orton (OR), James Olley (ON), Shannon Rankin (ME), Chris Russell (CA), Allyson Smith (IN), William Swanson (CA) and Amy Talluto (NY). Home is where the heart is, so the show should resonate. It's at Milepost5 www.milepostfive.com 900 NE 81st (go by MAX) 6PM-9 Free
Art polymath Jeff Jahn has a show, Vection. Jahn has a good knowledge of contemporary art and has curated a series of notable shows. His curatorial practice is ready to expand beyond Portland. This is his personal art work, entwined with words, another Jahn forte; he is the motive force behind Portland art blog PORT:portlandart.net. The space is always challenging to fill, it's medium large. Looking forward to seeing how this artist does so. At New American Art Union www.newamericanartunion.com 922 SE Ankeny Free
Sarah Gottesdiner is also an art polymath and cultural activist. For this show she takes a step into performance. Four artist friends provided Gottesdiner a week's worth of instruction for living her life. The work on display is her response to each. She also throws and art dance party afterwards, just ask for the details. Nationale runs a performance and talk series for a very reasonable monthly subscription, ask in the store. Recommended. At Nationale thenewnationale.com 811 E Burnside Free
Next door, Redux has collage artist Staphanie Meininger. At Redux www.reduxpdx.com 811 E Burnside Free
Newspace Photo has an annual international juried show, with any art form, seeing more is eye training. It's curated by Darren Ching of Klompching Gallery. Such outside influence keeps Portland fresh. At Newspace Photo www.newspacephoto.org 1632 SE 10th Free
23 Sandy, Portland champions of photography, book arts and mystical or romantic flavored mixed media constructions, has a mixed media show, Bowing to Paradox, by Diane Jacobs involving poems laser cut into magnolia leaves and other work. The artist is the gallery's annual installation artist. At 23Sandy www.23sandy.com 623 NE 23 at Sandy 5PM-8 Free
Merge Studio Lab, architecture and design studio, takes over the bSIDE6 project room with an installation involving lumber and bicycle tubes. 524 East Burnside 6PM-10 Free
Portland artist Megan Scheminske is a smart Portland painter, most recently making location-based work from the large search company's maps. She sometimes rephotographs the work at the map point, or draws participation from people at the location, in her series: You are Here and Wish You Were Here. This show, I Want To Feel At Home Here, is a show spanning (states) including John Berry (IN), Joey Borovicka (MO), Michelle Daly (OR), Rachel Eckstein (NY), Jaik Faulk (OR), Jason Greene (OR), Grant Hottle (OR), Julienne Hsu (CA), Steve Kim (CA), Chris Knight (OR), Elizabeth Malaska (OR), Jane Mount (NY), Nathan Orton (OR), James Olley (ON), Shannon Rankin (ME), Chris Russell (CA), Allyson Smith (IN), William Swanson (CA) and Amy Talluto (NY). Home is where the heart is, so the show should resonate. It's at Milepost5 www.milepostfive.com 900 NE 81st (go by MAX) 6PM-9 Free
Art polymath Jeff Jahn has a show, Vection. Jahn has a good knowledge of contemporary art and has curated a series of notable shows. His curatorial practice is ready to expand beyond Portland. This is his personal art work, entwined with words, another Jahn forte; he is the motive force behind Portland art blog PORT:portlandart.net. The space is always challenging to fill, it's medium large. Looking forward to seeing how this artist does so. At New American Art Union www.newamericanartunion.com 922 SE Ankeny Free
Sarah Gottesdiner is also an art polymath and cultural activist. For this show she takes a step into performance. Four artist friends provided Gottesdiner a week's worth of instruction for living her life. The work on display is her response to each. She also throws and art dance party afterwards, just ask for the details. Nationale runs a performance and talk series for a very reasonable monthly subscription, ask in the store. Recommended. At Nationale thenewnationale.com 811 E Burnside Free
Next door, Redux has collage artist Staphanie Meininger. At Redux www.reduxpdx.com 811 E Burnside Free
Newspace Photo has an annual international juried show, with any art form, seeing more is eye training. It's curated by Darren Ching of Klompching Gallery. Such outside influence keeps Portland fresh. At Newspace Photo www.newspacephoto.org 1632 SE 10th Free
23 Sandy, Portland champions of photography, book arts and mystical or romantic flavored mixed media constructions, has a mixed media show, Bowing to Paradox, by Diane Jacobs involving poems laser cut into magnolia leaves and other work. The artist is the gallery's annual installation artist. At 23Sandy www.23sandy.com 623 NE 23 at Sandy 5PM-8 Free
Merge Studio Lab, architecture and design studio, takes over the bSIDE6 project room with an installation involving lumber and bicycle tubes. 524 East Burnside 6PM-10 Free
July 1 Westside Art Openings
The Everett Lofts, bounded by NW Broadway, Flanders, 6th and Everett are always recommended for your viewing pleasure.
We are getting very confused about education and it will get worse before better. There is no guarantee that this month's show by conceptualists Anna Gray and Ryan Wilson, In the Classroom, will provide the key insight to untangle our confusion, but it should be a fun show. One suggestion, let's remove the word pedagogy from vocabulary. At PDX Contemporary Art www.pdxcontemporaryart.com 925 NW Flanders early close 8PM
Jack Davidson, Laurie Reid, John Zurier have a show of watercolors, the perfect summer medium at Pulliam Deffenbaugh www.pulliamdeffenbaugh.com until 8
Pedaling: Bicycle Photographs from Then to Now, includes classic photographers Brassaï, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Antonin Gribovsky, Shinsaku Izumi, André Kertész, Nathan Lerner, Herbert List, Wayne Miller, Sabine Weiss, Corey Arnold, Mark Steinmetz and Issei Suda. One wonders how 2010 images of Portland's bicycle romance will play in say 90 years, the vintage of some of these exposures. I guess well. At Charles Hartman Fine Art www.hartmanfineart.net 134 NW 8th
From the studio of Roy Lichtenstein is a sure to be entertaining show documenting the work of the world's most popular pop painter. Photographer Laurie Lambrecht worked as a studio assistant to Lichtenstein between 1990 and 1992, providing an opportunity to capture mundane studio details and Lichtenstein's idea board which appear almost monochromatic against his bold and colorful pop pieces. Melbourne artist Emidio Puglielli shows part of his collection of found photographs, presenting the front image and notations from the obverse, superimposed. In the Nines Gallery, an installation space within Blue Sky, Nines cofounder Jerry Mayer collaborates with partner Ellen George on Lightly, a large field patterned by tiny burns. It reminds me of an outstanding piece by Ann Hamilton in which every square inch of the walls were covered by soot and wax marks from candles. The Hamilton show is also the only show I've seen that was picked by PETA. Mayer and George are much more minimal than Hamilton, and unlikely to draw PETA's ire. At Blue Sky Gallery www.blueskygallery.org 122 NW 8th
Group shows of gallery artists are a great way to grok the type of art the gallery specializes, all in an easy viewing. Louis Bunce, Manuel Izquierdo, Jay Backstrand, Marlene Bauer, Judith Poxson Fawkes, Tom Fawkes, Cie Goulet, Gregory Grenon, Sally Haley, Mary Josephson, Kim Osgood, Betty Merken, Henk Pander, Lucinda Parker, David Schwarz, Anne Siems, Eric Stotik, Sherrie Wolf and Mel Katz are on the menu at their gallery Laura Russo www.laurarusso.com 805 NW 21st
Elise Wagner presents Solar Flare, meditations on the far fury of our sun. Wagner is known for her work in the fiery encaustic, wax pigment medium which must be heated to apply, and scientifically inspired imagery. At Butters Gallery www.buttersgallery.com 520 NW Davis, 2nd Floor 6PM-9
The always lively unofficial Japanese embassy that is Compound has Pedal Power, a bicycle themed show including Tripper Dungen, Kate Durkin, Jud Turner, Stuntkid, Berto Legendary H, Jessica Ward, Heidi Elise Wirz and Andrea Shear. At Compound Gallery www.compoundgallery.com 107 NW 5th
There is good ironic and bad ironic. And ironic has a shelf life. This trend has run its course, so this show may be entertaining, like those tragic photos of our oh so fashionable past. Rad Hatter is a show of trucker hats modified by artists. At Tender Loving Empire www.tenderlovingempire.com 412 SW 10th
We are getting very confused about education and it will get worse before better. There is no guarantee that this month's show by conceptualists Anna Gray and Ryan Wilson, In the Classroom, will provide the key insight to untangle our confusion, but it should be a fun show. One suggestion, let's remove the word pedagogy from vocabulary. At PDX Contemporary Art www.pdxcontemporaryart.com 925 NW Flanders early close 8PM
Jack Davidson, Laurie Reid, John Zurier have a show of watercolors, the perfect summer medium at Pulliam Deffenbaugh www.pulliamdeffenbaugh.com until 8
Pedaling: Bicycle Photographs from Then to Now, includes classic photographers Brassaï, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Antonin Gribovsky, Shinsaku Izumi, André Kertész, Nathan Lerner, Herbert List, Wayne Miller, Sabine Weiss, Corey Arnold, Mark Steinmetz and Issei Suda. One wonders how 2010 images of Portland's bicycle romance will play in say 90 years, the vintage of some of these exposures. I guess well. At Charles Hartman Fine Art www.hartmanfineart.net 134 NW 8th
From the studio of Roy Lichtenstein is a sure to be entertaining show documenting the work of the world's most popular pop painter. Photographer Laurie Lambrecht worked as a studio assistant to Lichtenstein between 1990 and 1992, providing an opportunity to capture mundane studio details and Lichtenstein's idea board which appear almost monochromatic against his bold and colorful pop pieces. Melbourne artist Emidio Puglielli shows part of his collection of found photographs, presenting the front image and notations from the obverse, superimposed. In the Nines Gallery, an installation space within Blue Sky, Nines cofounder Jerry Mayer collaborates with partner Ellen George on Lightly, a large field patterned by tiny burns. It reminds me of an outstanding piece by Ann Hamilton in which every square inch of the walls were covered by soot and wax marks from candles. The Hamilton show is also the only show I've seen that was picked by PETA. Mayer and George are much more minimal than Hamilton, and unlikely to draw PETA's ire. At Blue Sky Gallery www.blueskygallery.org 122 NW 8th
Group shows of gallery artists are a great way to grok the type of art the gallery specializes, all in an easy viewing. Louis Bunce, Manuel Izquierdo, Jay Backstrand, Marlene Bauer, Judith Poxson Fawkes, Tom Fawkes, Cie Goulet, Gregory Grenon, Sally Haley, Mary Josephson, Kim Osgood, Betty Merken, Henk Pander, Lucinda Parker, David Schwarz, Anne Siems, Eric Stotik, Sherrie Wolf and Mel Katz are on the menu at their gallery Laura Russo www.laurarusso.com 805 NW 21st
Elise Wagner presents Solar Flare, meditations on the far fury of our sun. Wagner is known for her work in the fiery encaustic, wax pigment medium which must be heated to apply, and scientifically inspired imagery. At Butters Gallery www.buttersgallery.com 520 NW Davis, 2nd Floor 6PM-9
The always lively unofficial Japanese embassy that is Compound has Pedal Power, a bicycle themed show including Tripper Dungen, Kate Durkin, Jud Turner, Stuntkid, Berto Legendary H, Jessica Ward, Heidi Elise Wirz and Andrea Shear. At Compound Gallery www.compoundgallery.com 107 NW 5th
There is good ironic and bad ironic. And ironic has a shelf life. This trend has run its course, so this show may be entertaining, like those tragic photos of our oh so fashionable past. Rad Hatter is a show of trucker hats modified by artists. At Tender Loving Empire www.tenderlovingempire.com 412 SW 10th
Monday, June 28, 2010
June 29 McBride Art Consultancy Reception
Heidi McBride is a private art consultant with an open by appointment gallery, helping potential collectors narrow the world of art to a few pieces they can love. She hosts a reception with some of those pieces on display tonight. It's a good opportunity to see progressive ways that art finds its way from maker to collector. McBride partnered with Mark Woolley to pick up many of the artists his gallery represented. The Heidi McBride Gallery www.heidimcbridegallery.com In the South Waterfront Atwater Place building, top floor, concierge will direct you. 0841 SW Gaines. 5PM-8 Free
Monday, June 21, 2010
June 27 Sunday Parkways and le Sprockettes
Sunday Parkways is where you can bicycle a route of bike-only streets for a few hours. Every detail at www.portlandonline.com/transportation/index.cfm?c=46103. Streets blocked for your cycling pleasure. 10AM-3PM. Free
The Sprockettes celebrate their anniversary of awesomeness today at vegan central, 13th and Stark, on the grounds of Washington High School, the derelict public school building there. 4:30PM. Free
The Sprockettes celebrate their anniversary of awesomeness today at vegan central, 13th and Stark, on the grounds of Washington High School, the derelict public school building there. 4:30PM. Free
June 26 Cinema Project Films 1939-1960 & R&R Camp Showcase - Grrl Power
Every summer the Cinema Project closes it's season with outdoor films. Tonight they are vintage films restored by the Women's Film Preservation Fund, founded by New York Women in Film and Television in collaboration with MOMA. Note that the Cinema Project is seeking staff and supporters, introduce yourself and inquire if you are interested. Full details at cinemaproject.org At Amersand Vintage Printed Material www.ampersandvintage.com 2916 NE Alberta, Ste B. Doors 9PM, films 9:45. $7
Same evening, do both, Portland's awesome Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls gets session one bands on stage. Brave. This program is a great place for your donations and support. Rock and Roll Camp for Girls Summer camp showcase. At the Bagdad Theater, 3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd. Doors 5:30PM, show 6. All ages. $7-10.
Same evening, do both, Portland's awesome Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls gets session one bands on stage. Brave. This program is a great place for your donations and support. Rock and Roll Camp for Girls Summer camp showcase. At the Bagdad Theater, 3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd. Doors 5:30PM, show 6. All ages. $7-10.
June 25 Some Closing Events and a Hoedown
Shows open and they close. Sometimes the closing is an event too. That would be the case this evening.
The Nationale show (Not) So Bright, Please, in which artists transformed some brightly colored materials into new work over the month, closes tonight. See what those bright artists did! Musicians White Fang perform at 8. At Nationale thenewnationale.com 811 E Burnside Free
Worksound's sound and music themed show, Cadence has a closing party as well. At Worksound www.worksoundpdx.com 820 SE Alder Free
Meanwhile Project Grow, a social practice art project, throws a Summer hoedown. They transformed a brownfield growing car parts and blackberries into an organic farm that operates as a CSA. It's part of a project for intellectually disabled adults who also participate in visual art projects and yoga. Good all around. Tonight they open their projects to you and give you a chance to meet many of the people making this special Portland project. Music by SAFE, Jeffrey Jerusalem and a special guest. At the Port City Development Center. 2124 N Williams Ave at Tillamook. Enter in the back of the building on either Tillamook or Thompson. 6PM-10 Free
The Nationale show (Not) So Bright, Please, in which artists transformed some brightly colored materials into new work over the month, closes tonight. See what those bright artists did! Musicians White Fang perform at 8. At Nationale thenewnationale.com 811 E Burnside Free
Worksound's sound and music themed show, Cadence has a closing party as well. At Worksound www.worksoundpdx.com 820 SE Alder Free
Meanwhile Project Grow, a social practice art project, throws a Summer hoedown. They transformed a brownfield growing car parts and blackberries into an organic farm that operates as a CSA. It's part of a project for intellectually disabled adults who also participate in visual art projects and yoga. Good all around. Tonight they open their projects to you and give you a chance to meet many of the people making this special Portland project. Music by SAFE, Jeffrey Jerusalem and a special guest. At the Port City Development Center. 2124 N Williams Ave at Tillamook. Enter in the back of the building on either Tillamook or Thompson. 6PM-10 Free
June 25-26 Ides of June
Children Get Stuck Places Underground is an opera theater work by Bethany Ides. Ides is brilliant with language. So this will be an opera tracing the borders of language. The opera, which incorporates video as all modern opera does, is presented in the tiny Half Dozen Gallery, in the Everett Lofts on the Everett side. halfdozengallery.com 7PM & 9 each night Free (arrive early)
June 24 Last Thursday on Alberta
Dual garage galleries, Appendix and Little Field, present fusion performance- installation events this last Thursday on Alberta.
The Oregon Painting Society, returned from their show in London, occupies Appendix while Future Death Toll puts on a performance including homebuilt and circuit bent music machines at Little Field.
At Appendix Project Space and Little Field Galleries on the alleys between 26th and 27th, South of Alberta and between 28th and 29th North of Alberta. www.appendixspace.com 6-10ish
Always recommended is the never anticipated Emerson Space Case emersonspacecase.blogspot.com NE 30th and Emerson
Alicia Blue shows Kevin Taylor's dream-like nature and figure illustrations, finely detailed and maybe a little Jungian. As well, Coleen Flaherty shows impressionistic landscapes and botanical illustrations incorporating geometric patterns, some suggestive of Australian aboriginal patterning. Both artists practice in San Francisco. At the Alicia Blue Gallery aliciabluegallery.com 1468 NE Alberta
False Front has Michael Lauch shows Mountains, process work made climbing a mountain near his school in Ashville, North Carolina. It's not Bill Viola's Room for St John of the Cross because it's not video. But it does represent an artistic interchange between Portland and Ashville. At False Front Studio ww.falsefrontstudio.com 4518 NE 32nd 7-10
David Wien shows, The Bigger Picture, stencil-style art at Together Gallery www.togethergallery.com 2916 NE Alberta, Ste A
Ampersand has reworked and encaustic crusted vintage photos from San Francisco's Jhina Alvarado. The artist's description is a little florid, so omitted here. At Amersand Vintage Printed Material www.ampersandvintage.com 2916 NE Alberta, Ste B
Art Not Crime - Provenance Gallery team for a graf-style show. Art Not Crime creates opportunities for large scale graffiti art in spots with the owner's permission as an alternative to lazy tagging. May was a tribute to the late Pirate Town, a temporary autonomous zone, acquired, and demolished, by the University of Portland. It was the home of a notorious toxic was site, very Tarkovsky. Tonight fresh art by Vaquero, Raskoe, Ajust One, Sektr 1, delo MFK and Kauz. Music by ComputerFAM and Mr. Wu. At Art Not Crime 4943 NE Martin Luther King Blvd. 5PM-12AM $5
The Oregon Painting Society, returned from their show in London, occupies Appendix while Future Death Toll puts on a performance including homebuilt and circuit bent music machines at Little Field.
At Appendix Project Space and Little Field Galleries on the alleys between 26th and 27th, South of Alberta and between 28th and 29th North of Alberta. www.appendixspace.com 6-10ish
Always recommended is the never anticipated Emerson Space Case emersonspacecase.blogspot.com NE 30th and Emerson
Alicia Blue shows Kevin Taylor's dream-like nature and figure illustrations, finely detailed and maybe a little Jungian. As well, Coleen Flaherty shows impressionistic landscapes and botanical illustrations incorporating geometric patterns, some suggestive of Australian aboriginal patterning. Both artists practice in San Francisco. At the Alicia Blue Gallery aliciabluegallery.com 1468 NE Alberta
False Front has Michael Lauch shows Mountains, process work made climbing a mountain near his school in Ashville, North Carolina. It's not Bill Viola's Room for St John of the Cross because it's not video. But it does represent an artistic interchange between Portland and Ashville. At False Front Studio ww.falsefrontstudio.com 4518 NE 32nd 7-10
David Wien shows, The Bigger Picture, stencil-style art at Together Gallery www.togethergallery.com 2916 NE Alberta, Ste A
Ampersand has reworked and encaustic crusted vintage photos from San Francisco's Jhina Alvarado. The artist's description is a little florid, so omitted here. At Amersand Vintage Printed Material www.ampersandvintage.com 2916 NE Alberta, Ste B
Art Not Crime - Provenance Gallery team for a graf-style show. Art Not Crime creates opportunities for large scale graffiti art in spots with the owner's permission as an alternative to lazy tagging. May was a tribute to the late Pirate Town, a temporary autonomous zone, acquired, and demolished, by the University of Portland. It was the home of a notorious toxic was site, very Tarkovsky. Tonight fresh art by Vaquero, Raskoe, Ajust One, Sektr 1, delo MFK and Kauz. Music by ComputerFAM and Mr. Wu. At Art Not Crime 4943 NE Martin Luther King Blvd. 5PM-12AM $5
June 22-25 Deep Green
Deep Green is a film about hopeful solutions to global warming and sustainability, gathered from all over the world, by Portlander Matt Briggs. The genesis of the film was a trip Briggs made to China with Portland developer Dennis Wilde of Gerding Edlin and architect Clark Brockman of Sera. China has a strategic focus on green projects designed for export. In 2009, Chinese companies held 5 of the top 10 spots for solar cell production companies. Top wind turbine manufacturer in 2009. Intense efforts to develop sustainable industries are underway across the world, in the US and in Portland.
His film team gathered 40 hours of material illustrating green efforts in conservation, smart grid, agriculture, transportation, forestry and green building, world wide. The resulting 106 minute feature film film includes animated segues by Portland's Bent Image. It's a hopeful call to arms and includes interviews with many names you will recognize in sustainability.
The film has its world premiere at 7PM Tuesday, live music at 6, then continues through Friday at the Bagdad. It also shows later at the Film Center. At the Bagdad Theater, 3702 SE Hawthorne. Tuesday music 6PM, showing 7; Wednesday and Thursday 6PM; Friday 5:30PM and 8. All $6 (Also at the Film Center's Whitsell Auditorium July 1, 7PM
His film team gathered 40 hours of material illustrating green efforts in conservation, smart grid, agriculture, transportation, forestry and green building, world wide. The resulting 106 minute feature film film includes animated segues by Portland's Bent Image. It's a hopeful call to arms and includes interviews with many names you will recognize in sustainability.
The film has its world premiere at 7PM Tuesday, live music at 6, then continues through Friday at the Bagdad. It also shows later at the Film Center. At the Bagdad Theater, 3702 SE Hawthorne. Tuesday music 6PM, showing 7; Wednesday and Thursday 6PM; Friday 5:30PM and 8. All $6 (Also at the Film Center's Whitsell Auditorium July 1, 7PM
Friday, June 18, 2010
June 20 Atlas of Conflict
We have unprecedented access-exposure to a torrent of information, real time, about the world, not only around us, but around the world. A natural reaction is compartmentalization. I strongly believe in professional responsibility as an organizing principal for managing that.
Malkit Shoshan may too. He is an Israeli architect and author of Atlas of the Conflict, a book detailing the interplay of architecture and planning with politics in the subregion.
Mathew Stadler continues his thoughtful dinner discussion program established as the Back Room under the umbrella of Publication Studio.
You, thoughtful and curious Portlander's, gather over food at Refuel North Station, a food cart pod, to hear a talk and discuss with the speaker and one another the topic and whatever.
Publication Studio brings to mix the capability of printing a book. In this case, the subscriber fee includes a copy of Shoshan's book printed by the Publication Studio's printer and binder, food and conversation. You can bring your own beverages of persuasion on the lowdown.
Details and reservations, limited to 20 and required by the website at www.publicationstudio.biz/events/. N Killingsworth and N Greeley. 5:30PM sharp $30
Malkit Shoshan may too. He is an Israeli architect and author of Atlas of the Conflict, a book detailing the interplay of architecture and planning with politics in the subregion.
Mathew Stadler continues his thoughtful dinner discussion program established as the Back Room under the umbrella of Publication Studio.
You, thoughtful and curious Portlander's, gather over food at Refuel North Station, a food cart pod, to hear a talk and discuss with the speaker and one another the topic and whatever.
Publication Studio brings to mix the capability of printing a book. In this case, the subscriber fee includes a copy of Shoshan's book printed by the Publication Studio's printer and binder, food and conversation. You can bring your own beverages of persuasion on the lowdown.
Details and reservations, limited to 20 and required by the website at www.publicationstudio.biz/events/. N Killingsworth and N Greeley. 5:30PM sharp $30
June 19 Risk-Reward
All aesthetics lies in the brain. There ancient reptilian structures play nicely with our finely tuned neocortex. Risk engages the ancient brain's survival mechanisms. Reward, in arts, is the time after a performance, when the brain rests, pleasured, by the interplay of reptilian response, familiarity, novelty, analysis, intuition and memory.
I cannot guarantee that every piece in this curated show will result in pleasure. It is a show by varied artists, produced by a great experimental theater company in town, Hand2Mouth. They have good eyes and good instincts. They have built artistic networks with East Europe and with Seattle. Inspired by On The Boards NW New Works Program, which has for many years produced a curated program of experimental and noteworthy work, Hand2Mouth is doing something similar here. It is artistic research.
To keep costs low it's a concentrated event with a 5PM and 8 program. At 5 is Erin Leddy, Oslund + Co, Angela Fair and Paul Budraitis directed by Sean Ryan. At 8 is Hand2Mouth, Katherine Longstreth, Mike Pham, and The Cherdonna & Lou Show. You can do your own research at the project website, but a guess is this is very experimental theater, so manage your risk.
There are also workshops and discussions connected to the project on Sunday, see the website.
At Bodyvox Studios. www.hand2mouththeatre.org/now.html#risk 1201 NW 17th. 5PM and 8PM $10 door per performance, $8/$15 both advance at the website
I cannot guarantee that every piece in this curated show will result in pleasure. It is a show by varied artists, produced by a great experimental theater company in town, Hand2Mouth. They have good eyes and good instincts. They have built artistic networks with East Europe and with Seattle. Inspired by On The Boards NW New Works Program, which has for many years produced a curated program of experimental and noteworthy work, Hand2Mouth is doing something similar here. It is artistic research.
To keep costs low it's a concentrated event with a 5PM and 8 program. At 5 is Erin Leddy, Oslund + Co, Angela Fair and Paul Budraitis directed by Sean Ryan. At 8 is Hand2Mouth, Katherine Longstreth, Mike Pham, and The Cherdonna & Lou Show. You can do your own research at the project website, but a guess is this is very experimental theater, so manage your risk.
There are also workshops and discussions connected to the project on Sunday, see the website.
At Bodyvox Studios. www.hand2mouththeatre.org/now.html#risk 1201 NW 17th. 5PM and 8PM $10 door per performance, $8/$15 both advance at the website
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
June 19 School is NOT Out for Summer: Study Hall
Who can resist smart creative talk? That is Study Hall, short smart presentations. It's all organized by Research Club. At Research Club research-club.org, 215 SE Morrison Street, Suite 2020. 11AM-2PM Arrive within a half hour of start for admission due to building security. Free
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
June 17 Artsparking Radio
Radio, once thought dieing dead, is experiencing a revival. Radio has been with us since Marconi. The first commercial broadcasts on AM included "the nation's stations" broadcasting on clear channels at an awesome +87 dBm. That power could illuminate light bulbs within a mile of the transmitter! Radio has added fancy frequency modulation and even digital modulation (the horror!). Meanwhile in the UK in the 1960's, enterprising DJ's started pirate stations broadcasting from islands and sea platforms in international waters. The trend continued with sea-based and land broadcasters taking advantage of cheap RF technology and cassette tapes as a program source - pirates once outnumbered licensed radio stations in '80's and early '90's UK! It's gotten so bad that there have been more than one generation of Portland pirates and agencies do it for style.
Internet radio, despite rapacious per song charges, makes it easy. The FCC even licenses low band edustations, an example is KZME hinged off Gresham's Metro East Community Media and transmitting from high Brightwood. They are the featured arts presenter for tonight's Art Spark from 6:00-6:15.
Art Spark is a monthly arts meetup for free over drinks for conversation and networking. Did I say free? OK. www.portlandartspark.com at Radio Room 1101 NE Alberta 5PM-7 Free
Internet radio, despite rapacious per song charges, makes it easy. The FCC even licenses low band edustations, an example is KZME hinged off Gresham's Metro East Community Media and transmitting from high Brightwood. They are the featured arts presenter for tonight's Art Spark from 6:00-6:15.
Art Spark is a monthly arts meetup for free over drinks for conversation and networking. Did I say free? OK. www.portlandartspark.com at Radio Room 1101 NE Alberta 5PM-7 Free
Sunday, June 13, 2010
June 16 Some Days Are Better Than Others in the Future So Bright
Portland filmmaker Matt McCormick is known for quiet cinematic meditations on landscape. Some man made, others nature made. He has also produced a steady diet of creative music videos for musician friends which are pretty sublime. His landscape work includes exploring the West's resting ghost towns. He reprises a collection of works this evening at the Film Center. Films at the Art Museum Whitsell Auditorium, www.nwfilm.org-cinemaproject.org 1219 SW Park, 7PM $8 members/$9
June 15-16 The Cinema Project Visits Palestine and Iraq
The Cinema Project continues its international series, hosting Kamal Aljafari. His personal documentaries lens his Palestinian experience. The Roof and Port of Memory cast their gaze on Jaffa. Visit Iraq is the motto of Iraq Airlines, the film Visit Iraq is a funny take on the impressions of Geneva Switzerland residents on the closed office of the airline. Tuesday: The Roof; Wednesday: Port of Memory and Visit Iraq. Full details at cinemaproject.org At the Clinton Street Theater. 7PM. $7, cash only.
June 15 Completing the Sustainability Smart Grid Circuit
There is a small concentration of smart grid activities in Portland. It's a huge topic. Today is a small conference on the smart grid: www.pdx.edu/eli/smartgrid/conference. In the past these have been organized by participants in PSU's smart grid class and drawn a great diverse group of thinkers. An important message from the last is the value of feed-in tarifs. Registration at the website above. Two World Trade Center Mezzanine, 121 SW Salmon 8:00AM-3:30PM $25
June 14 Mt Fear No Music
As part of the Pedalpalooza, there is an opportunity for you to listen to and make music. Bring your bike bell! First meet downtown for a discussion of bike law by Ray Thomas Esq. of the bike-ped legal clinic. Next ride from downtown to Mt Tabor with the group, ringing your chimest bell. Finally hear a concert by Fear No Music on Mt Tabor. They will play Eine Brise, a breeze, by Mauricio Kagel. The piece is scored for bike bells and the vocalizations of you! Details at www.wpcwalks.org/PDFs/pedlegal.triptych0610.pdf 824 SW 2nd bike-ped legal clinic, 5:30PM. Ride departs 6:30PM to Mt Tabor. Concert 7:30PM. Free
Friday, June 11, 2010
June 12 Homeroom: School's Out For Summer!
The Research Club hosts its first Homeroom. More fun and less scholarly than a stuffy lecture, it's an opportunity for creative discussion and brainstorming. Included for your price of free is Marc Salome showing animation from Brad Neely, Arthur Smid on tarot, a screening of Tillsammans (Together) a film by Lukas Moodysson, wildman of Swedish cinema, a Scandinavian cross between Almodovar and Wes Anderson. At Grand Detour Experimental Media Space and Research Club research-club.org, 215 SE Morrison Street, Suite 2020 6:30PM-11 Free
Monday, June 07, 2010
June 11 Doing It To It+
Doing It To It is a group show+happening of Portland and Berlin artists and collectives. You will see artists Patrick Collier, Per Schumann, Rudy Speerschneider, Amy Steel/Brian Drowns, Lisa Radon, Nim Wunnan, Malte Zacharias and Dustin Zemel; groups, Entwurf Direkt – Germany, Gartenstudios – Germany, Research Club – Portland and Grand Detour – Oregon. Tonight is the opening. Throughout the month there will be changing installations, dinners, performances which you can participate in as members of the Portland art community, coinspiring the artists. What is It? Come and be part of It! At Gallery Homeland www.galleryhomeland.org 2505 SE 11th x Division 6PM-9 Free
Falling into the category of cafes with consistently and thoughtfully curated art is the Albina Press on N. Albina. Tonight they open Motion paintings, somewhat surrealistic illustration influenced work by Isaac Bushkin. 4637 N. Albina Ave at Blandena 6PM-7ish Free
At the root of Albina, longtime studio space the North Coast Seed Building hosts open studios. At North Coast Seed www.portlandartstudios.com/ncs.php 2127 N. Albina 6PM-10 Free
For something completely different, join the bliss factory for an evening of Indian vocal music. Umakant Gundecha and Ramakant Gundecha, the Gundecha Brothers, perform Dhrupad, an ancient Hindustani style with poetic lyrics, often regarding Hindu gods. The work follows the raga structure, is of particular slow rhythm, in a low register. There is always something special in the vocal harmony of siblings; this would be one of many examples. At the Movement Center, in the Meditation Hall. 1021 NE 33rd $25 door
Falling into the category of cafes with consistently and thoughtfully curated art is the Albina Press on N. Albina. Tonight they open Motion paintings, somewhat surrealistic illustration influenced work by Isaac Bushkin. 4637 N. Albina Ave at Blandena 6PM-7ish Free
At the root of Albina, longtime studio space the North Coast Seed Building hosts open studios. At North Coast Seed www.portlandartstudios.com/ncs.php 2127 N. Albina 6PM-10 Free
For something completely different, join the bliss factory for an evening of Indian vocal music. Umakant Gundecha and Ramakant Gundecha, the Gundecha Brothers, perform Dhrupad, an ancient Hindustani style with poetic lyrics, often regarding Hindu gods. The work follows the raga structure, is of particular slow rhythm, in a low register. There is always something special in the vocal harmony of siblings; this would be one of many examples. At the Movement Center, in the Meditation Hall. 1021 NE 33rd $25 door
June 10 Storm Tharp at PAM+
The Art Museum hosts a monthly talk by a selected artist on a favorite work in the Museum. The talk is at the work. After the audience retires for an informal happy hour and discussion. This month's artist is Storm Tharp, recent Whitney selectee who is showing at PDX Contemporary. At the Portland Art Museum www.pam.org 1219 SW Park 6PM-8 Free members, otherwise regular admission and tour the Museum before
There are innumerable spaces with primary businesses that are not art, yet they have a smart eye for art and regular shows. One is Bamboo Grove, a salon and teashop; another is Black Wagon a shop for childrens' toys, books, clothes and art. Both have openings tonight. Bamboo Grove bamboogrovesalon.com/Bamboo_Grove_Salon/Home.html 134 SE 2nd 6PM-9. Black Wagon blackwagon.com 3964 N Mississippi 5PM-7
There are innumerable spaces with primary businesses that are not art, yet they have a smart eye for art and regular shows. One is Bamboo Grove, a salon and teashop; another is Black Wagon a shop for childrens' toys, books, clothes and art. Both have openings tonight. Bamboo Grove bamboogrovesalon.com/Bamboo_Grove_Salon/Home.html 134 SE 2nd 6PM-9. Black Wagon blackwagon.com 3964 N Mississippi 5PM-7
June 8 A Grand Detour to Portland
Shoot First & Ask Questions Later is a talk by Portland-Buffalo filmmaker-artist-social process activist Julie Perini. It's her explanation of her working practice. At Grand Detour Experimental Media Space and Research Club, 215 SE Morrison Street, Suite 2020 7PM-8 Free
Tuesday, June 01, 2010
June 6 Stock
The STOCK art grant dinner is back after a short break for the Open Engagement conference. This month artists Jen Delos Reyes, Helen Hiebert, Connie Hockaday, Dill Pickle Club, Ralph Pugay, E.P. Davee, the Wake-Up-Art collective, Sanna-Lisa Gesang-Gottowt and Rudy Speerschneider have submitted proposals for your funding consideration. Your contribution of $10 for a light dinner of soup, salad and conversation with artists, joins that of your fellow diners. The net proceeds fund one proposal by popular vote.
RSVP by email, the meal sells out quickly. Details: www.portlandstock.blogspot.com At Disjecta 8371 North Interstate 6PM-8 $10
RSVP by email, the meal sells out quickly. Details: www.portlandstock.blogspot.com At Disjecta 8371 North Interstate 6PM-8 $10
June 5 Artistery Does Art!
School's out for Summer and longtime all ages music venue, the Artistery, celebrates recess by opening a gallery upstairs, RECESS. The inaugural show includes Nim Wunnan, Gary Wiseman, Rachel Montgomery, Abraham Ingle, Justin Flood, Ally Drozd and Crystal Baxley. Music by Future Death Toll and Prescription Pills. At RECESS recesspdx.blogspot.com 4315 SE Division Show 6:30PM, music 9:30
June 4 Eastside Openings
The Research Club opens its new space in the Portland Storage Building. They are an umbrella for experimental video, art and discussion, noted for some fine brunches, entertained by short talks from the participants. For the opening visual art show, Nim Wunnan shows large scale ink on mylar paintinga as well as smaller paintings on paper. research-club.org 215 SE Morrison, Suite 2020
Portland painter of figures, Allison O'Donoghue shows her paintings packed with charming oddity. At 12x16 Gallery www.12x16gallery.com 8235 SE 13th #5 Opening tonight 6PM-9, artist's reception Sunday 2PM-4
Worksound is known for rockin' musical accompaniments to its openings. Tonight they make it explicit with a sound and music themed show of sculpture, installation, performance art and video, Cadence. Fun as always. At Worksound www.worksoundpdx.com 820 SE Alder 6PM-10
Tamara Lischka, known for stunning photos of small creatures cradled in a palm has an entirely different show of photo sequences, Muybridge-style, made with a multi-exposure Lomo "action sampler" plastic camera. At Pushdot Studio www.pushdotstudio.com 1021 SE Caruthers
The New American Art Union shows Ambush: The Story of the TDA, a fictional examination in paintings of an Idaho-style revolutionary group. At New American Art Union www.newamericanartunion.com 922 SE Ankeny
Nationale moves into the front space formerly Grass Hut with a group show by Marty Snap, Rikki Rothenberg, Jason Rens, David Neevel, Christy Lutz, Chelsea Heffner, May Juliette Barruel and Emily Baker. The show, No One & Everyone (Not) So Bright, Please, invites the audience to work with the artists to make something bright, driving away grey by the force of creative energy. Sgt. Forkner's White Rainbow provides sound accompaniment at 8. At Nationale thenewnationale.com 811 E Burnside
Redux has mixed media Portland streetscapes by Julia Gardner and documentary film related work by Edward Davee. At Redux www.reduxpdx.com
At bSIDE6, hosts a show of photographs from Ladakh, Shangri La in a way, as a benefit for school projects there. At bSIDE6 524 E Burnside.
There are also openings tonight at Nemo and Land as Eastside of the river art events proliferate North.
Portland painter of figures, Allison O'Donoghue shows her paintings packed with charming oddity. At 12x16 Gallery www.12x16gallery.com 8235 SE 13th #5 Opening tonight 6PM-9, artist's reception Sunday 2PM-4
Worksound is known for rockin' musical accompaniments to its openings. Tonight they make it explicit with a sound and music themed show of sculpture, installation, performance art and video, Cadence. Fun as always. At Worksound www.worksoundpdx.com 820 SE Alder 6PM-10
Tamara Lischka, known for stunning photos of small creatures cradled in a palm has an entirely different show of photo sequences, Muybridge-style, made with a multi-exposure Lomo "action sampler" plastic camera. At Pushdot Studio www.pushdotstudio.com 1021 SE Caruthers
The New American Art Union shows Ambush: The Story of the TDA, a fictional examination in paintings of an Idaho-style revolutionary group. At New American Art Union www.newamericanartunion.com 922 SE Ankeny
Nationale moves into the front space formerly Grass Hut with a group show by Marty Snap, Rikki Rothenberg, Jason Rens, David Neevel, Christy Lutz, Chelsea Heffner, May Juliette Barruel and Emily Baker. The show, No One & Everyone (Not) So Bright, Please, invites the audience to work with the artists to make something bright, driving away grey by the force of creative energy. Sgt. Forkner's White Rainbow provides sound accompaniment at 8. At Nationale thenewnationale.com 811 E Burnside
Redux has mixed media Portland streetscapes by Julia Gardner and documentary film related work by Edward Davee. At Redux www.reduxpdx.com
At bSIDE6, hosts a show of photographs from Ladakh, Shangri La in a way, as a benefit for school projects there. At bSIDE6 524 E Burnside.
There are also openings tonight at Nemo and Land as Eastside of the river art events proliferate North.
June 3 Westside Art Openings
PNCA has thesis shows in the Main Building, the Stephens Building and in the Old Portland Art Center. MFA downtown, BFA uptown. There is quite a bit to see, easily over more than an evening. Main Campus Atrium 1241 NW Johnson, Stevens Studio Building 1432 NW Johnson. Goldsmith Building 20 SW 5th. Extended hours may be found at pnca.edu.
The Everett Lofts, bounded by NW Everett, Broadway, Flanders and 6th have been showing great work consistently, but closing earlier. Recommended.
Storm Tharp is a Portland painter-illustrator whose work has been compared to - not the philosopher and scientist - Frances Bacon. It's a tribute to his talent and the career building work of PDX Gallery that he was featured in the recent Whitney. His latest works have a Japanese watercolor style, while retaining his disquieting vibe, and are more formal and restrained than his earlier work. These would be perfect paired with the past month's Van Sant photo collage portraits. At PDX Contemporary Art www.pdxcontemporaryart.com 925 NW Flanders early close 8PM
Across the Hall Gallery next door has Portland artist, performer, curator and organizer, Brad Adkins. He is known for one of the first social practice performance events, "Meeting People" surrounding a large 2002 group show he did in the Oak Street building under moniker Charm Bracelet with Chris Buckingham. 929 NW Flanders early close 8PM
Portland artist, curator, blogger-interviewer Eva Lake shows a selection from her long running collage project, Targets. They are wry, hard hitting; neither overdone or underdone, in the visual elements she has selected. At Augen Gallery www.augengallery.com 716 NW Davis
The Ace Hotel Lobby hosts an installation of knitted cranes, enduring peace symbols. A three year project; organized by artist, curator, producer and music booking genius, Seann McKeel; it's Portland's contribution to activist knitting graffiti presented in a gallery space, just as some spray graffiti is today.
Writes McKeel: "The origami crane is an international symbol of peace, due to the hopeful and heroic story of Sadako Sasaki. Sadako died of Leukemia after exposure from US atom bombings of Hiroshima in 1945. Following a Japanese legend of folding 1,000 paper cranes-- a kind of prayer for long life and recovery-- Sadako hoped to get well. She completed over 1,000 folded cranes before dying on October 25, 1955 at the age of 12. Thousands of artists, children, religious groups, and other organizations commit to folding strands of a thousand cranes every year to express their commonality in banning nuclear weapons-- their solidarity for peace."
Hopefully this will be the start of regular art shows in the Ace Hotel Lobby, corner 1022 SW Stark, lobby hours.
Julie Forward Demay made photographs. She was diagnosed with cancer and passed in just 20 months, documenting her experience in a blog, cell war notebooks, photographs and writing. The result is this show, which she curated over that period, her last show. At Stumptown www.stumptowncoffee.com 128 SW 3rd
Tender Loving Empire hosts a Breezeblock organized show. Breezeblock operated on Alberta and Burnside before going virtual with graffiti and illustration styles. Music by Moonchild. www.tenderlovingempire.com 412 SW 10th
Lizard Lounge presents an art show themed on oceans and a benefit for the Surfrider Foundation, very topical. Surfrider advocates for cleaner ocean waters and beaches, free from pollution. At Lizard Lounge 1323 NW Irving 7PM-10
Reading Frenzy wins the copywriting award of the month with a show of illustration by Lori-D entitled Country Club. Writes the artist:
"Country Club features many high-end facilities and recreational opportunities for leisure seekers and so much more! As our guest, help yourself to our pond-side reclining lawn chairs and name-brand beers on ice. Take a load off and relax in comfort during the timeless and traditional bat vs. bug sunset showdown.
Whether you're hosting a business meeting, corporate retreat, wedding, charity event or holiday party, you'll find the perfect setting at the Country Club. We have enough stumps and tires to seat up to 300 of your most esteemed guests! Your guests will enjoy a scenic location, savory vittles, and surprise foot massages. Let our experienced staff assist you in planning your most memorable special occasion.
Not to toot our own horn of plenty, but our very own 'Man, I Feel Like A Woman Spa & Salon', just received the great honor of being awarded National Nail Artists of the Month by Town & Country Style Magazine! We are committed to living up to this high honor by helping you design the best nails imaginable." At Reading Frenzy www.readingfrenzy.com 921 SW Oak
Blue Sky Blue Sky Gallery pairs Alejandro Cartagena's Suburbia Mexicana, Cause and Effect with Christine Osinski's Staten Island Shoppers. It's a development poem. Both artists speak at 6:30PM Wednesday June 2 in the gallery. In the Nines Gallery sculptor Christine Clark collaborates with illustrator Mary Blankenberg to trace the projections of sculptures on the walls. At www.blueskygallery.org 122 NW 8th
Froelick has a curious show. Portland artists, many of whom did not know one another, were paired. Each then made a portrait of the other. At www.froelickgallery.com 714 NW Davis
Valentina Graziano shows photo-based work at Ogle. She is also the curator of the space which is known for quietly complex 2d work and bold sculptures, both often involving natural materials, arte povera-style. At Ogle www.ogleink.com 310 NW Broadway early close 8PM
Camp Caldera is an opportunity for children to make art in the wilderness with professional artists. It's always a question of who is teaching who in such situations. Tonight is a chance to see for yourself as the childrens' work is on display. Camper-made film 5:30. At the Mercy Corps Action Center www.actioncenter.org 28 SW 1st early close 8PM
In other Caldera news, photographer and Caldera resident artist Wendy Given presents How to Explain Magic to a Dead Rabbit. At the Wieden and Kennedy lobby 224 N 13th early close 8
Grassy Knoll Gallery is a workspace, so shows have been itinnerant. They are back with a collage show and a short film by twin brothers Noah & Nathan Rice. At Grassy Knoll Gallery www.grassyknollgallery.com 123 NW 2nd
Meanwhile Upper Playground has a bike-themed show Totally Spoked. An Alleycat starting at 6PM (register 5:30) runs from the East Bank Esplanade under the Hawthorne Bridge to the gallery. At 9:30PM the Sprockettes lead a parade from the gallery to a dance party across the river. At Fifty 24PDX in Upperplayground.com 23 NW 5th
The Everett Lofts, bounded by NW Everett, Broadway, Flanders and 6th have been showing great work consistently, but closing earlier. Recommended.
Storm Tharp is a Portland painter-illustrator whose work has been compared to - not the philosopher and scientist - Frances Bacon. It's a tribute to his talent and the career building work of PDX Gallery that he was featured in the recent Whitney. His latest works have a Japanese watercolor style, while retaining his disquieting vibe, and are more formal and restrained than his earlier work. These would be perfect paired with the past month's Van Sant photo collage portraits. At PDX Contemporary Art www.pdxcontemporaryart.com 925 NW Flanders early close 8PM
Across the Hall Gallery next door has Portland artist, performer, curator and organizer, Brad Adkins. He is known for one of the first social practice performance events, "Meeting People" surrounding a large 2002 group show he did in the Oak Street building under moniker Charm Bracelet with Chris Buckingham. 929 NW Flanders early close 8PM
Portland artist, curator, blogger-interviewer Eva Lake shows a selection from her long running collage project, Targets. They are wry, hard hitting; neither overdone or underdone, in the visual elements she has selected. At Augen Gallery www.augengallery.com 716 NW Davis
The Ace Hotel Lobby hosts an installation of knitted cranes, enduring peace symbols. A three year project; organized by artist, curator, producer and music booking genius, Seann McKeel; it's Portland's contribution to activist knitting graffiti presented in a gallery space, just as some spray graffiti is today.
Writes McKeel: "The origami crane is an international symbol of peace, due to the hopeful and heroic story of Sadako Sasaki. Sadako died of Leukemia after exposure from US atom bombings of Hiroshima in 1945. Following a Japanese legend of folding 1,000 paper cranes-- a kind of prayer for long life and recovery-- Sadako hoped to get well. She completed over 1,000 folded cranes before dying on October 25, 1955 at the age of 12. Thousands of artists, children, religious groups, and other organizations commit to folding strands of a thousand cranes every year to express their commonality in banning nuclear weapons-- their solidarity for peace."
Hopefully this will be the start of regular art shows in the Ace Hotel Lobby, corner 1022 SW Stark, lobby hours.
Julie Forward Demay made photographs. She was diagnosed with cancer and passed in just 20 months, documenting her experience in a blog, cell war notebooks, photographs and writing. The result is this show, which she curated over that period, her last show. At Stumptown www.stumptowncoffee.com 128 SW 3rd
Tender Loving Empire hosts a Breezeblock organized show. Breezeblock operated on Alberta and Burnside before going virtual with graffiti and illustration styles. Music by Moonchild. www.tenderlovingempire.com 412 SW 10th
Lizard Lounge presents an art show themed on oceans and a benefit for the Surfrider Foundation, very topical. Surfrider advocates for cleaner ocean waters and beaches, free from pollution. At Lizard Lounge 1323 NW Irving 7PM-10
Reading Frenzy wins the copywriting award of the month with a show of illustration by Lori-D entitled Country Club. Writes the artist:
"Country Club features many high-end facilities and recreational opportunities for leisure seekers and so much more! As our guest, help yourself to our pond-side reclining lawn chairs and name-brand beers on ice. Take a load off and relax in comfort during the timeless and traditional bat vs. bug sunset showdown.
Whether you're hosting a business meeting, corporate retreat, wedding, charity event or holiday party, you'll find the perfect setting at the Country Club. We have enough stumps and tires to seat up to 300 of your most esteemed guests! Your guests will enjoy a scenic location, savory vittles, and surprise foot massages. Let our experienced staff assist you in planning your most memorable special occasion.
Not to toot our own horn of plenty, but our very own 'Man, I Feel Like A Woman Spa & Salon', just received the great honor of being awarded National Nail Artists of the Month by Town & Country Style Magazine! We are committed to living up to this high honor by helping you design the best nails imaginable." At Reading Frenzy www.readingfrenzy.com 921 SW Oak
Blue Sky Blue Sky Gallery pairs Alejandro Cartagena's Suburbia Mexicana, Cause and Effect with Christine Osinski's Staten Island Shoppers. It's a development poem. Both artists speak at 6:30PM Wednesday June 2 in the gallery. In the Nines Gallery sculptor Christine Clark collaborates with illustrator Mary Blankenberg to trace the projections of sculptures on the walls. At www.blueskygallery.org 122 NW 8th
Froelick has a curious show. Portland artists, many of whom did not know one another, were paired. Each then made a portrait of the other. At www.froelickgallery.com 714 NW Davis
Valentina Graziano shows photo-based work at Ogle. She is also the curator of the space which is known for quietly complex 2d work and bold sculptures, both often involving natural materials, arte povera-style. At Ogle www.ogleink.com 310 NW Broadway early close 8PM
Camp Caldera is an opportunity for children to make art in the wilderness with professional artists. It's always a question of who is teaching who in such situations. Tonight is a chance to see for yourself as the childrens' work is on display. Camper-made film 5:30. At the Mercy Corps Action Center www.actioncenter.org 28 SW 1st early close 8PM
In other Caldera news, photographer and Caldera resident artist Wendy Given presents How to Explain Magic to a Dead Rabbit. At the Wieden and Kennedy lobby 224 N 13th early close 8
Grassy Knoll Gallery is a workspace, so shows have been itinnerant. They are back with a collage show and a short film by twin brothers Noah & Nathan Rice. At Grassy Knoll Gallery www.grassyknollgallery.com 123 NW 2nd
Meanwhile Upper Playground has a bike-themed show Totally Spoked. An Alleycat starting at 6PM (register 5:30) runs from the East Bank Esplanade under the Hawthorne Bridge to the gallery. At 9:30PM the Sprockettes lead a parade from the gallery to a dance party across the river. At Fifty 24PDX in Upperplayground.com 23 NW 5th
June 1-2 Synaesthetic Energies: Abstract Video With Live Music
Japanese video artist Makino Takashi collaborates with Portland musicians Tara Jane O'Neil and Brian Mumford to present the world premiere of Inter View, a 25 minute video piece. This is one of my favorite branches of video art, abstract, ambient video, it's best known proponent, Stan Brakhage. The Cinema Project presents two programs. Tuesday: No is E [2006, video, color, sound, 23 min.]; Elements of Nothing [2007, video, color, sound, 20 min.]; still in cosmos [2009, video, color, sound,18 min.]; All music by Jim O'Rourke. Wednesday: The Seasons [2008, video, color, sound, 30 min.] music by Jim O'Rourke; while we are here [2009, video, color, sound, 15 min.] music by COLLEEN; The Low Storm [2009, video, color, sound, 16 min.] music by Lawrence English; and Inter View [2010, video, color, 25 min.] original score performed by Tara Jane O'Neil and Brian Mumford. Takashi san will be in attendance to discuss his work. This is a great example of a very small Portland presenter, the Cinema Project, operating on a world stage. Full details at cinemaproject.org At the Clinton Street Theater. 7PM. $7, cash only.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
May 21 PSU MFA's, NAAU, Relish
Social practice artist Ariana Jacob presents her MFA thesis, Let's Talk About It. It's in the new video gallery by the lobby in the 5th Avenue building. Opening reception, New Video Gallery, 2000 SW 5th Ave. 6PM-9
Lori Gilbert also takes over the Autzen for her MFA thesis, Existential-ish. Autzen Gallery, 2nd floor PSU Neuberger Hall, Room 205. 724 SW Harrison 6PM-9 Free
The New American Art Union is hosting a one night group show "InterSection: the lines that brought us here". Working with themes touch, seeing, understanding, listening, forgiveness and love; artists Lindsay Kennedy, Gary Wiseman, Tahni Holt, Seth Nehil, Ty Ennis and Rikki Rothenberg, respectively, trace the evolution of some of their own work. At New American Art Union www.newamericanartunion.com 922 SE Ankeny 6-9 Free
Relish Design, outpost for elegant and sustainable design research, hosts its eighth anniversary this evening. Relish maintains close connections to Portland's visual arts world and architects. But it is primarily a champion of small and very small production objects such as jewelery and home items with a Northern Italian, Scandinavian and Japanese aesthetic. www.shoprelish.com 1715 NW Lovejoy. 5PM-9 Free
Lori Gilbert also takes over the Autzen for her MFA thesis, Existential-ish. Autzen Gallery, 2nd floor PSU Neuberger Hall, Room 205. 724 SW Harrison 6PM-9 Free
The New American Art Union is hosting a one night group show "InterSection: the lines that brought us here". Working with themes touch, seeing, understanding, listening, forgiveness and love; artists Lindsay Kennedy, Gary Wiseman, Tahni Holt, Seth Nehil, Ty Ennis and Rikki Rothenberg, respectively, trace the evolution of some of their own work. At New American Art Union www.newamericanartunion.com 922 SE Ankeny 6-9 Free
Relish Design, outpost for elegant and sustainable design research, hosts its eighth anniversary this evening. Relish maintains close connections to Portland's visual arts world and architects. But it is primarily a champion of small and very small production objects such as jewelery and home items with a Northern Italian, Scandinavian and Japanese aesthetic. www.shoprelish.com 1715 NW Lovejoy. 5PM-9 Free
Sunday, May 16, 2010
May 20 Art Spark Games Vendetta
Increasingly game is an organizing principle of interaction. See Jessie Schell's thoughts on our all game, on game, world.
Art Spark is a meetup for artists and arts administrators for networking. This month adds a curators theme in the persona of Tilt Export.
Tilt is an exhibition project by Jenene Naggy and Josh Smith, artist curators. They operated a respected space, Tilt, in the Everett Lofts, focused on minimalist-influenced installation. Now Tilt operates in opportunistic spaces as Tilt Export.
Game like, Naggy and Smith are soliciting exhibition proposals by you, artists, at this event. You can speak directly to the curators, one on two. It's not reality television. It's not location-based SCVNGR gaming. It's reality reality in an art world location. Several other curators will also be seeking artists.
So welcome to the artist-curator game. Bring a proposal and resume. You should also email an image to tilt@jjfab.com with Art Spark in subject. That may become part of the evening image show and will give you extra game points with the curators.
www.portlandartspark.com at Vendetta 4306 N Williams 5PM-7 Free
Art Spark is a meetup for artists and arts administrators for networking. This month adds a curators theme in the persona of Tilt Export.
Tilt is an exhibition project by Jenene Naggy and Josh Smith, artist curators. They operated a respected space, Tilt, in the Everett Lofts, focused on minimalist-influenced installation. Now Tilt operates in opportunistic spaces as Tilt Export.
Game like, Naggy and Smith are soliciting exhibition proposals by you, artists, at this event. You can speak directly to the curators, one on two. It's not reality television. It's not location-based SCVNGR gaming. It's reality reality in an art world location. Several other curators will also be seeking artists.
So welcome to the artist-curator game. Bring a proposal and resume. You should also email an image to tilt@jjfab.com with Art Spark in subject. That may become part of the evening image show and will give you extra game points with the curators.
www.portlandartspark.com at Vendetta 4306 N Williams 5PM-7 Free
Thursday, May 13, 2010
May 15 Vietnam
Alberta pioneer galleries indulged in outsider art exclusively. Nothing wrong with that, it's just very rarely a successful artistic track in America. Europe is more curious and Raw Vision is an oracle.
Now Alberta is diversifying and this is an example. The Alicia Blue Gallery presents contemporary Vietnamese artists Le Hong Thai and Nguyen Van Cuong. Vietnam is in an economic renaissance, feeding an art renaissance, following by a few years China and Korea. Portland has strong Vietnamese ties, immigration, imports and manufacturing. In particular Dinh Q. Le has been practicing shuttle artmaking. The way of the world.
Both artists' works are a view into what is going on in Vietnam now, but universal. They are visiting Portland soon as resident artists. Curated by Beth Gates, longtime curator from the East Bay and expert on contemporary Southeast Asian art, now Portland-based. At the Alicia Blue Gallery aliciabluegallery.com 1468 NE Alberta 6PM-8 Free
Now Alberta is diversifying and this is an example. The Alicia Blue Gallery presents contemporary Vietnamese artists Le Hong Thai and Nguyen Van Cuong. Vietnam is in an economic renaissance, feeding an art renaissance, following by a few years China and Korea. Portland has strong Vietnamese ties, immigration, imports and manufacturing. In particular Dinh Q. Le has been practicing shuttle artmaking. The way of the world.
Both artists' works are a view into what is going on in Vietnam now, but universal. They are visiting Portland soon as resident artists. Curated by Beth Gates, longtime curator from the East Bay and expert on contemporary Southeast Asian art, now Portland-based. At the Alicia Blue Gallery aliciabluegallery.com 1468 NE Alberta 6PM-8 Free
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
May 15 World's Smallest Postal Service
This weekend is Portland's sprawling Alberta Art Hop, organized by Art on Alberta, 11Am-6PM and free.
One participant is the World's Smallest Postal Service. They are setting up their post office at Green Bean Books, 1600 NE Alberta from noon-4
One participant is the World's Smallest Postal Service. They are setting up their post office at Green Bean Books, 1600 NE Alberta from noon-4
May 14-16 Uncanny Valley
Uncanny Vally is the latest work in progress by Portland's Hand2Mouth Theater. They are one of Portland's smallest, yet they consistently produce modern theater, perform in Europe and do it all on the most efficient of budgets.
Uncanny Vally continues a Hand2Mouth theme of developing performances based on the life experiences of the performers themselves. We all have deep sensory memories. The smells, sights, sounds and touch of our lives.
The Uncanny Valley is the place where one performer experiences their sensory memories related by a different performer. It's an audience moving experience. We have all had those experiences.
Further the piece is constructed around a conceit of travel to some outer space in which the characters explore memory and its dangers.
The piece recalls Dumb Type's Memorandum.
Hand2Mouth presents the current evolution of the continuing Uncanny Valley project at Reed in the theater. Leave extra time to find it if you are not familiar with the campus academic.reed.edu/theatre/productions/directions.html. More information at www.hand2mouththeatre.org Friday - Sunday 7:30PM, and Sunday 4. $8
Uncanny Vally continues a Hand2Mouth theme of developing performances based on the life experiences of the performers themselves. We all have deep sensory memories. The smells, sights, sounds and touch of our lives.
The Uncanny Valley is the place where one performer experiences their sensory memories related by a different performer. It's an audience moving experience. We have all had those experiences.
Further the piece is constructed around a conceit of travel to some outer space in which the characters explore memory and its dangers.
The piece recalls Dumb Type's Memorandum.
Hand2Mouth presents the current evolution of the continuing Uncanny Valley project at Reed in the theater. Leave extra time to find it if you are not familiar with the campus academic.reed.edu/theatre/productions/directions.html. More information at www.hand2mouththeatre.org Friday - Sunday 7:30PM, and Sunday 4. $8
May 14-17 Open Engagement Event
Art moves forward continuously, expanding its definition. An interesting branch is social practice art. Descriptions of social practice art in criticism and theory quickly get off the track into art speak, and I'm not interested in going there. But if you are interested in what social practice art is today, you can meet and compare experiences with many of the world's practitioners. All at the Open Engagement conference happening in Portland Friday through Monday.
Their website www.openengagement.info has all the information and is refreshingly plainspeak.
Portland State University is a center in this art direction. PSU's Harrell Fletcher is well known for projects like Learning To Love You More. The PSU social practice artists have organized this conference as a project drawing participants from social practice centers. There are talks, discussions, gallery installations, participatory events, free, and open to you.
I'm particularly interested in what I call socially conscious social practice art, in which the artists work in the community almost like social workers. Examples would be the Future Farmers Victory Gardens, Natasha Wheat's Dreams Can Come True and Project Grow.
A common comment is "that is not art". This has been the historic nature of art. Radical forms emerge and they either succeed in being accepted (usually gradually and grudgingly) as art or not. No one but the viewer can make that decision, and each is right.
This program is an opportunity to look at what artists are up to on the front edge of culture, or what cultural workers are up to on the front edge of art.
At PSU and locations around Portland. Details at www.openengagement.info Free
Their website www.openengagement.info has all the information and is refreshingly plainspeak.
Portland State University is a center in this art direction. PSU's Harrell Fletcher is well known for projects like Learning To Love You More. The PSU social practice artists have organized this conference as a project drawing participants from social practice centers. There are talks, discussions, gallery installations, participatory events, free, and open to you.
I'm particularly interested in what I call socially conscious social practice art, in which the artists work in the community almost like social workers. Examples would be the Future Farmers Victory Gardens, Natasha Wheat's Dreams Can Come True and Project Grow.
A common comment is "that is not art". This has been the historic nature of art. Radical forms emerge and they either succeed in being accepted (usually gradually and grudgingly) as art or not. No one but the viewer can make that decision, and each is right.
This program is an opportunity to look at what artists are up to on the front edge of culture, or what cultural workers are up to on the front edge of art.
At PSU and locations around Portland. Details at www.openengagement.info Free
May 14 Natascha Snellman
Natascha Snellman, partially raised and schooled in Portland visits her work from Los Angeles. That recent work has been on the human gaze in zoos, always a rich vein, and celebrity identity, which itself is defined by gaze. Recommended. At Fourteen30 Gallery www.fourteen30.com 1430 SE 3rd Opening 6PM-9
May 13 Arty Words
Local artist, critic, curator and organizer, Jeff Jahn is the presenter this month in the Art Museum's Artist Talks series. In this program, Jahn opines on two favorite pieces from the collection, Dan Flavin's Untitled 2 and Anne Truitt’s Bonne. After, the group retires for wine and discussion. At the Portland Art Museum www.pam.org 1219 SW Park 6PM-8 Free members, otherwise regular admission and tour the Museum before
Portland's Tin House Books presents readings and music at Disjecta. Author Kieth Lee Morris discusses his book Call it What You Want with Lee Montgomery chief editor at Tin House. Ages and Ages preforms abstract choral music with a percussion background. disjecta.org/events/artywords-tinhouse-v4.php At Disjecta in the Templeton Building 5 SE 3rd, by the skatepark. Park carefully, the lot under the bridge is notorious for towing. 7:30PM 21 and over. $7, or $20 with books by Montgomery and Morris
Portland's Tin House Books presents readings and music at Disjecta. Author Kieth Lee Morris discusses his book Call it What You Want with Lee Montgomery chief editor at Tin House. Ages and Ages preforms abstract choral music with a percussion background. disjecta.org/events/artywords-tinhouse-v4.php At Disjecta in the Templeton Building 5 SE 3rd, by the skatepark. Park carefully, the lot under the bridge is notorious for towing. 7:30PM 21 and over. $7, or $20 with books by Montgomery and Morris
Sunday, May 09, 2010
May 9 Video on Making Video Art
Bill Viola is a favorite video artist. He has been at it for some time and has refined, refined, refined. Portland cinematographer Harry Dawson has worked with Viola for many of those years and he has made a documentary about the process. There is a Viola piece in the current museum show Disquieted, Quintet of the Astonished, which is a very long running study of human emotion shot with a hight speed camera, then reduced to slow motion. It's part of The Passions series developed while Viola was resident artist at the Getty, and Dawson was the collaborating cinematographer.
The film, Art of Collaboration, shows this afternoon. Admission includes admission to the museum to see the Disquieted show. Films at the Art Museum Whitsell Auditorium, www.nwfilm.org 1219 SW Park, 2PM $12, $5 members
The film, Art of Collaboration, shows this afternoon. Admission includes admission to the museum to see the Disquieted show. Films at the Art Museum Whitsell Auditorium, www.nwfilm.org 1219 SW Park, 2PM $12, $5 members
Friday, May 07, 2010
May 8 Jungle Jam
Hip hop dancing is a global phenomena. In Portland there is a heavy presence in the suburbs. That would be pretty global with respect to Portland. Jungle Jam is a 1 on 1 competition with a $200 cash money prize, in Gresham. The night will proceed from four way preliminaries to two way finals. Limited to 64 competitors. Wheels of steel: DJ Fish Boogie-Misguided Steps. Judges: Junior-Art of Movement, Rybonix-Misguided Steps/20th Century Boyz, Thomas Origami-Soul Felons. There is also an underground family friendly bboy-bgirl performance jam at Salmon Street Studios Friday. Jungle Jam at Centennial High School, 3505 SE 182nd, Gresham. Doors 6PM, Battles 7-10 $7
Tuesday, May 04, 2010
May 7 Eastside Art Openings
Artist curator Jess Hirsch presents Folk Feng Shui. My Chinese friend describes her grandfather's explanation of feng shui. It can be translated as windows and doors. Before window glass, windows and doors were covered with heavy curtains to keep the wind out. It was necessary to orient the windows and doors in relation to the sun and prevailing winds to keep those heating bills down. That is feng shui. He explained that years later people in Hong Kong got a hold of the idea and made up layers of mysticism to make money. Some major Hong Kong commercial buildings are even sited on "land meridians". So there you have it. Artist Hirsch has playfully sampled the idea and is also responsible for the new Nationale's auspicious feng shui. Her unique contribution is considering bodies in the space as part of and aligned with its feng shui. Nationale has a new series of multiple performances and events in the space, you are invited for a small member fee, it's a great bargain (click on members in the link). Opening at NATIONALE nationaleportland.blogspot.com 811 E Burnside in back. 6PM-9
House Arrest is a show by artists Nan Curtis, Ianthe Jackson, Rachel Peddersen and Tyler Wallace. It should be a fun show of loosely domestic themed work. At Worksound www.worksoundpdx.com 820 SE Alder 6PM-10
Photographer Liz Haley is known for ambiguous psychological portraits resembling motion picture stills. She has been expanding on this idea with constructed composites, in still form and as short videos. This show continues the constructed theme with SAME SPHERE: never meeting. She also wins the copywriting award of the month: "Perhaps now, comfort is in the privacy of your own virtual identity. In a time where life is performed in front of a camera broadcasting the minute details of daily personal activities, are people revealing more or less? Is the increased fervor for virtual connection a somber echo in the skies of an increasingly ailing society or is the need satiating a long overdue reminder that people the world over are strikingly similar? With technology so pervasive, this unique era brings to light many questions of community, isolation, authenticity and 'connection'. Are these imagined structures of community an invasion or complement to the natural world?" At Pushdot Studio www.pushdotstudio.com 1021 SE Caruthers 6PM-9
Portland sculptor Sanna-Lisa Gesang-Gottowt has a show of intimate sculptures at salon Primp. Included are her snow eggs. 4335 SE Division 7PM-9
America Beautiful Possibility is a show by visiting Homeland resident artist Alison Pebworth. She is traveling America's byways, sampling stories of communities she visits and presenting her work, Chautauqua-style. It's part of her recontextualization of American culture through folk style painting resembling historical advertising before the capability to print photographic images cheaply. One theme are some aspects of history not entirely honorable we often glance over. Another is a fascinating history of psychiatry, pre-DSM. In 1869, American neurologist George M. Beard proposed a condition Neurasthenia, "the exhaustion of the central nervous system's energy reserves attributed to the stresses of life in the fast-paced industrial age of America" (from the artist). This would be pre-Freud. Other American psychologists dubbed it "Americanitis". Artist Pebworth invites your opinion of Americanitis, has it disappeared? The show is a fascinating artistic interpretation of history. Strongly recommended. At Gallery Homeland www.galleryhomeland.org 2505 SE 11th x Division 6PM-9
Illustrator Nicomi "Nix" Turner and painter Justin Barry present a collaboration Nocturnal: Life in Darkness - Skulls, Botany and Bats, a Journey Through Nature's Darkness. Bats get a bad rap. They are champion mosquito eaters. See these artists' thoughts on nightlife. At Redux www.reduxpdx.com 811 E Burnside 6PM-10
Sound is art too. This is a student sound performance at PNCA, the result of Seth Nehil’s Intermediate Sound class. Sound artists presenting include Hill Hudson, Tuna Poanessa, Kayla Martin, Nina “Buenos” Diaz, Missy Canez, Alex Smith, Thomas Himes, Tana Becker, Devvin Trainer, Kyle Raquipiso, Kristen Smallwood, Rbrt Burns, Gabi Villasenor, Darja Bajagic and Nehil himself. Hear the Hubbub at PNCA www.pnca.edu 1241 NW Johnson 7PM-9
Portland illustrator Andrea Benson has an unusual amalgam of drawing and encaustic. You can see it at 23Sandy www.23sandy.com 623 NE 23 at Sandy 5PM-8
Activist artist Gabe Flores has an installation, Greener than you at Milepost 5 in the lobby of the modern loft building.
Disjecta has an early batch of graduating artist thesis shows. This one is MFA graduates from the University of Oregon. Included are Jared Davis-Haug, John Paul Gardner, Christian Harger, Lori Heagle, Eugenia Kroik, Sandee McGee, Tim Meyer, Oran Miller, Scott Nieradka, Carly Piccarello, Rob Smith, Jesse Sugarmann, and Ashley Brooke Taylor. At Disjecta www.disjecta.org 8371 N. Interstate 6PM-9
House Arrest is a show by artists Nan Curtis, Ianthe Jackson, Rachel Peddersen and Tyler Wallace. It should be a fun show of loosely domestic themed work. At Worksound www.worksoundpdx.com 820 SE Alder 6PM-10
Photographer Liz Haley is known for ambiguous psychological portraits resembling motion picture stills. She has been expanding on this idea with constructed composites, in still form and as short videos. This show continues the constructed theme with SAME SPHERE: never meeting. She also wins the copywriting award of the month: "Perhaps now, comfort is in the privacy of your own virtual identity. In a time where life is performed in front of a camera broadcasting the minute details of daily personal activities, are people revealing more or less? Is the increased fervor for virtual connection a somber echo in the skies of an increasingly ailing society or is the need satiating a long overdue reminder that people the world over are strikingly similar? With technology so pervasive, this unique era brings to light many questions of community, isolation, authenticity and 'connection'. Are these imagined structures of community an invasion or complement to the natural world?" At Pushdot Studio www.pushdotstudio.com 1021 SE Caruthers 6PM-9
Portland sculptor Sanna-Lisa Gesang-Gottowt has a show of intimate sculptures at salon Primp. Included are her snow eggs. 4335 SE Division 7PM-9
America Beautiful Possibility is a show by visiting Homeland resident artist Alison Pebworth. She is traveling America's byways, sampling stories of communities she visits and presenting her work, Chautauqua-style. It's part of her recontextualization of American culture through folk style painting resembling historical advertising before the capability to print photographic images cheaply. One theme are some aspects of history not entirely honorable we often glance over. Another is a fascinating history of psychiatry, pre-DSM. In 1869, American neurologist George M. Beard proposed a condition Neurasthenia, "the exhaustion of the central nervous system's energy reserves attributed to the stresses of life in the fast-paced industrial age of America" (from the artist). This would be pre-Freud. Other American psychologists dubbed it "Americanitis". Artist Pebworth invites your opinion of Americanitis, has it disappeared? The show is a fascinating artistic interpretation of history. Strongly recommended. At Gallery Homeland www.galleryhomeland.org 2505 SE 11th x Division 6PM-9
Illustrator Nicomi "Nix" Turner and painter Justin Barry present a collaboration Nocturnal: Life in Darkness - Skulls, Botany and Bats, a Journey Through Nature's Darkness. Bats get a bad rap. They are champion mosquito eaters. See these artists' thoughts on nightlife. At Redux www.reduxpdx.com 811 E Burnside 6PM-10
Sound is art too. This is a student sound performance at PNCA, the result of Seth Nehil’s Intermediate Sound class. Sound artists presenting include Hill Hudson, Tuna Poanessa, Kayla Martin, Nina “Buenos” Diaz, Missy Canez, Alex Smith, Thomas Himes, Tana Becker, Devvin Trainer, Kyle Raquipiso, Kristen Smallwood, Rbrt Burns, Gabi Villasenor, Darja Bajagic and Nehil himself. Hear the Hubbub at PNCA www.pnca.edu 1241 NW Johnson 7PM-9
Portland illustrator Andrea Benson has an unusual amalgam of drawing and encaustic. You can see it at 23Sandy www.23sandy.com 623 NE 23 at Sandy 5PM-8
Activist artist Gabe Flores has an installation, Greener than you at Milepost 5 in the lobby of the modern loft building.
Disjecta has an early batch of graduating artist thesis shows. This one is MFA graduates from the University of Oregon. Included are Jared Davis-Haug, John Paul Gardner, Christian Harger, Lori Heagle, Eugenia Kroik, Sandee McGee, Tim Meyer, Oran Miller, Scott Nieradka, Carly Piccarello, Rob Smith, Jesse Sugarmann, and Ashley Brooke Taylor. At Disjecta www.disjecta.org 8371 N. Interstate 6PM-9
May 6 Westside Art Openings+
The Everett Lofts are always changing and the planets have aligned to create quite a few of them producing consistently well curated shows. See them all and choose your favorites! NW Broadway and Everett
Portland filmmaker Gus Van Sandt has remixed his collection of Polaroid portraits with digital scissors for this show, Cut-ups. Many of the images were characters in his films. It's odd psychological work. At PDX Contemporary Gallery www.pdxcontemporaryart.com 925 NW Flanders
Printmaker and illustrator Sarah Horowitz, master of expressive detail in primarily botanical subject matter shows Archaelogies. At www.froelickgallery.com 714 NW Davis
Blue Sky Gallery contrasts East with West and North with South this month. Korean photographer Suk Kuhn Oh has made masks of well known Korean children's book characters then photographed friends wearing them in everyday situations. Livia Corona has made a study of Enanitos Toreros, dwarf bullfighters of Mexico. Within Blue Sky is the Nines Gallery, home to installation art by its founders and their invitees. This month is a clattering installation of coffee and teapots. It's by Portland artist Bill Will. Please Northwest coffee or tea purveyor buy it! At Blue Sky Gallery www.blueskygallery.org 122 NW 8th
Olympia artist Nikki McClure shows her intricate paper stencil work which became the illustrations for her children's book Mama, Is It Summer Yet? At Powell's Basil Hayward Gallery, 3rd floor. www.powells.com. 10th and W Burnside
Reading Frenzy is home to very reasonably priced artwork, in addition to many other unique books, zines, media, stationary and mode. This month they have a show themed on Awards! Artists include Jen Davison Wick, Jason Blackheart, Elsa Chaves, Aaron Draplin, Jennifer Armbrust, BT Livermore, Amy Ruppel, Sean Tejaratchi, Briar Levit, Mike Novak, Bethany Ng, Ryan Jacob Smith, Julianna Bright, Thomas Cobb, Kate Madden and Mary Kate McDevitt. In our world, they range from truly awesome, to touching, to sadly ironic. This is the artists' view. At Reading Frenzy www.readingfrenzy.com 921 SW Oak
Chicago's Visibility Arts is a program for developmentally disabled artists as are Portland's Project Grow, Creative Growth in Oakland and others. This evening the Lizard Lounge, a sustainably focused clothing store hosts an art show from Visibility Arts. At Lizard Lounge 1323 NW Irving 7PM-10
Outsider exponents Hungry Eyeball have organized a show at Tender Loving Empire by Brendan Newell, Tripper Dungan, Santiago Uceda, Brett Superstar, Jason Graham, Sam Guerrero, BT Livermore, Ryan Berkley, Aidan Koch and Eatcho. Music 8:30. www.tenderlovingempire.com 412 SW 10th
PNCA students have organized a benefit art sale of 8x8 inch panels for Sisters of the Road. On the loading dock outside the Manuel Izquerdo gallery. www.pnca.edu 5PM-8
Grass Hut has Joel Trussell at their new location in Floating World. www.grasshutcorp.com 20 NW 5th
Laura Russo gallery has sculpture by noted artist and professor Michihiro Kosuge. His work will be recognizable to all as public sculpture in Portland. This work is carved and polished stone. At Laura Russo http://www.laurarusso.com/ 805 NW 21
The PNCA+OCAC joint MFA in design craft open their studios. Eastside 421 NE 10th 5PM-8 Free
Portland filmmaker Gus Van Sandt has remixed his collection of Polaroid portraits with digital scissors for this show, Cut-ups. Many of the images were characters in his films. It's odd psychological work. At PDX Contemporary Gallery www.pdxcontemporaryart.com 925 NW Flanders
Printmaker and illustrator Sarah Horowitz, master of expressive detail in primarily botanical subject matter shows Archaelogies. At www.froelickgallery.com 714 NW Davis
Blue Sky Gallery contrasts East with West and North with South this month. Korean photographer Suk Kuhn Oh has made masks of well known Korean children's book characters then photographed friends wearing them in everyday situations. Livia Corona has made a study of Enanitos Toreros, dwarf bullfighters of Mexico. Within Blue Sky is the Nines Gallery, home to installation art by its founders and their invitees. This month is a clattering installation of coffee and teapots. It's by Portland artist Bill Will. Please Northwest coffee or tea purveyor buy it! At Blue Sky Gallery www.blueskygallery.org 122 NW 8th
Olympia artist Nikki McClure shows her intricate paper stencil work which became the illustrations for her children's book Mama, Is It Summer Yet? At Powell's Basil Hayward Gallery, 3rd floor. www.powells.com. 10th and W Burnside
Reading Frenzy is home to very reasonably priced artwork, in addition to many other unique books, zines, media, stationary and mode. This month they have a show themed on Awards! Artists include Jen Davison Wick, Jason Blackheart, Elsa Chaves, Aaron Draplin, Jennifer Armbrust, BT Livermore, Amy Ruppel, Sean Tejaratchi, Briar Levit, Mike Novak, Bethany Ng, Ryan Jacob Smith, Julianna Bright, Thomas Cobb, Kate Madden and Mary Kate McDevitt. In our world, they range from truly awesome, to touching, to sadly ironic. This is the artists' view. At Reading Frenzy www.readingfrenzy.com 921 SW Oak
Chicago's Visibility Arts is a program for developmentally disabled artists as are Portland's Project Grow, Creative Growth in Oakland and others. This evening the Lizard Lounge, a sustainably focused clothing store hosts an art show from Visibility Arts. At Lizard Lounge 1323 NW Irving 7PM-10
Outsider exponents Hungry Eyeball have organized a show at Tender Loving Empire by Brendan Newell, Tripper Dungan, Santiago Uceda, Brett Superstar, Jason Graham, Sam Guerrero, BT Livermore, Ryan Berkley, Aidan Koch and Eatcho. Music 8:30. www.tenderlovingempire.com 412 SW 10th
PNCA students have organized a benefit art sale of 8x8 inch panels for Sisters of the Road. On the loading dock outside the Manuel Izquerdo gallery. www.pnca.edu 5PM-8
Grass Hut has Joel Trussell at their new location in Floating World. www.grasshutcorp.com 20 NW 5th
Laura Russo gallery has sculpture by noted artist and professor Michihiro Kosuge. His work will be recognizable to all as public sculpture in Portland. This work is carved and polished stone. At Laura Russo http://www.laurarusso.com/ 805 NW 21
The PNCA+OCAC joint MFA in design craft open their studios. Eastside 421 NE 10th 5PM-8 Free
Saturday, May 01, 2010
May 1 is Mayday
May 1-2 is a social practice art instance. For free you can make something yourself. Build Something Together ranges sandwich making to Zoobombing. It's at Sea Change Gallery, an Everett Lofts standout. On Everett between Broadway and 6th.
Ditto both days is Crafty Wonderland, a DIY business venue for craft creatives. They have moved bigtime to take over the Portland Convention Center Saturday and Sunday.
Ditto both days is Crafty Wonderland, a DIY business venue for craft creatives. They have moved bigtime to take over the Portland Convention Center Saturday and Sunday.
Friday, April 30, 2010
April 30 Grass Hut Moving Event
The Grass Hut is moving from 811 East Burnside to Floating World Comics in Old Town. So this is closing party for the entertaining Balls Out show, and an opportunity to help Bwana slim down his inventory of originals, prints, zines, tees and toys. At 811 E Burnside 6-9ish
Thursday, April 29, 2010
April 29 Alberta
The Alberta neighborhood adjacent to and extending South of Almeda was at one time German. The destruction of Vanport by flood brought African Americans. Low prices brought artists. Artists brought the mix we have today. A few of those artists hew to contemporary art vectors - idea driven, conceptual, minimal, illustration, video art, installation. Prime exponents of art with direction are two small spaces, Appendix Project Space and Little Field Gallery, ally garages with smart curation. They are cooperating now in their programming. See the shows on the alley between 26th and 27th, South of Alberta and between 28th and 29th North of Alberta. www.appendixspace.com 6-10ish Free
The False Front Studio also does great programming. It's 4518 NE 32nd 7-10 Free
And over on Killingsworth, the other Alberta, Melody Owen has curated a show around the artwork in her book The Disappearing Book. How appropriate as oil threatens Gulf estuaries. At the Container Corps containercorps.com 1322 N Killingsworth 7PM Free
The False Front Studio also does great programming. It's 4518 NE 32nd 7-10 Free
And over on Killingsworth, the other Alberta, Melody Owen has curated a show around the artwork in her book The Disappearing Book. How appropriate as oil threatens Gulf estuaries. At the Container Corps containercorps.com 1322 N Killingsworth 7PM Free
Monday, April 26, 2010
April 28 Damali Ayo
Damali Ayo asks questions and pushes buttons with her identity-based art: installation, performance, writing and speaking. After Brown, she was here, now she operates from LA's larger platform. Her newest book is Obamistan! Land without Racism; she reads from it tonight. It's a serious work of humor, an au courant entrée into discussion of things not quite right in politics and society. Think Jon Stewart or Stephen Colbert, except better, in a more socially active way, real, did I say funny? She is also a gifted clothing designer with a progressive business model. Highly recommended, see her speak at Powell's Burnside www.powells.com 1005 W. Burnside 7:30PM Free
April 27, 28 Cinema of Leonard Retel Helmrich
Indonesian filmmaker Leonard Retel Helmrich creates documentaries of everyday life in Indonesia. For a time, everyday life included political crisis surrounding a long ruling undemocratic government. Those threads are woven in long takes gathered over years with the same families. Shot and shown on 35. Tuesday is The Eye of the Day, Wednesday, Shape of the Moon. The filmmaker will present his films in person. Films at the Art Museum Whitsell Auditorium, www.nwfilm.org-cinemaproject.org 1219 SW Park, 7PM $8
April 27 Up for Grabs
Dance, improv, non-traditional venues, collaboration, film, sound. Yes. This experimental event has all. It is a periodic evening curated by Danielle Ross, which tonight includes Lena Munday (sound), David Bryant (film), Tim Duroche and Reed Wallsmith (sound), Danielle Ross and Jean Paul Jenkins (sound/movement), Karl Lind (video), Nathan Warner (movement), and Future Death Toll (sound). All this at Valentines 232 SW Ankeny. 9PM Free
April 26 Tuvan Throat Singing
Chirgilchin comprises Aidysmaa Koshkendey, Igor Koshkendey, Mongun-ool Ondar and Aldar Tamdyn, Tuvan throat singers, performing for over 13 years. We have written about Tuvan throat singing.
Chirgilchin's musicians are recent arrivals, maintining close connections to their mountain homeland where music carries a long mystical connection to the landscape. They are master collaborators and bring fellow musicians to visit. Their speciality is subtle ensemble work and melodic instrumental accompaniment of ethereal vocalization across several Tuvan traditions. You can listen to some samples of their work on Myspace, and see some YouTubes on the main ensemble website. Their Song for Goats About People project is humorous and brilliant.
Tonight Portland throat singer Soriah joins Chirilchin, some of his teachers, on the bill.
An intimate performance at the Mississippi Studios. 3939 N Mississippi http://www.mississippistudios.com Early, doors 7PM, show 8. $15
Chirgilchin's musicians are recent arrivals, maintining close connections to their mountain homeland where music carries a long mystical connection to the landscape. They are master collaborators and bring fellow musicians to visit. Their speciality is subtle ensemble work and melodic instrumental accompaniment of ethereal vocalization across several Tuvan traditions. You can listen to some samples of their work on Myspace, and see some YouTubes on the main ensemble website. Their Song for Goats About People project is humorous and brilliant.
Tonight Portland throat singer Soriah joins Chirilchin, some of his teachers, on the bill.
An intimate performance at the Mississippi Studios. 3939 N Mississippi http://www.mississippistudios.com Early, doors 7PM, show 8. $15
Friday, April 23, 2010
April 24 Indian Musics
India has a centuries long tradition of classical music. Sometimes we have a chance to hear here a little, and to maybe get a subliminal dose of the spiritual underpinnings. Tonight is an opportunity. Kalakendra brings musicians from India and tonight they bring Pandit Joydeep Ghosh on surshringar, Pandit Ramesh Mishra on sarangi and Pandit Subhen Chatterjee on tabla. Pandit is an honorific bestowed on the most inspired senior performers of Indian music, many started in early childhood and studied with renowned masters. How interesting that this same evening, Bhangra DJ's Anjali and the Incredible Kid close a long running night at the Fez and Indian fusion house musicians play at Yoga Shala. Presented by Kalakendra www.kalakendra.org at the First Congregational Church, 1126 SW Park Avenue. 7:30PM $20, free for members.
April 23-25 Dancing Painting Talking Biennial
Kudos to 2010 Portland art biennial curator, Chris Moss, for including performance by artists. Tonight there are two. Tahni Holt, modern dancer, performance artist, installationalist, social practice artist and collaborator with sculptors is first. She presents Culture Machine tonight Friday, then Saturday and Sunday in the Disjecta Space.
The Oregon Painting Society has often accompanied installation with music. Tonight they do so at their sprawling installation in the Templeton Building. Joining them will be perfomalists Wooly Mammoth Comes To Dinner. One night, Friday.
Cris Moss the curator unwinds his thought process in the selections for this year's biennial. He has curated in Portland under the imprint Donut Shop since 2000. Moss talk Saturday afternoon.
Holt: Disjecta, 8371 N Interstate. Friday 6PM sharp, Saturday 5PM sharp, Sunday 4PM sharp, all Free
Painting Society Wooly Mammoth: Friday. Templeton Building, 5 SE 3rd. Doors 8PM, show 9 sharp Free
Moss Talk: Disjecta, 8371 N Interstate. Saturday 3PM Free
The Oregon Painting Society has often accompanied installation with music. Tonight they do so at their sprawling installation in the Templeton Building. Joining them will be perfomalists Wooly Mammoth Comes To Dinner. One night, Friday.
Cris Moss the curator unwinds his thought process in the selections for this year's biennial. He has curated in Portland under the imprint Donut Shop since 2000. Moss talk Saturday afternoon.
Holt: Disjecta, 8371 N Interstate. Friday 6PM sharp, Saturday 5PM sharp, Sunday 4PM sharp, all Free
Painting Society Wooly Mammoth: Friday. Templeton Building, 5 SE 3rd. Doors 8PM, show 9 sharp Free
Moss Talk: Disjecta, 8371 N Interstate. Saturday 3PM Free
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
April 21 China
We are at a disadvantage at understanding China. But we try, and it's important. The strategy is best personal connections and learning as much as you can. It came to my attention, through a fellow Chinaphile, that Hu Yaobang has been rehabilitated. Epic. If you are in the learning as much as you can mindset, you might take advantage of the visit of American journalist-Chinaphile James Fallows, speaking tonight. At University of Oregon in Portland. calendar.uoregon.edu/showanitem.php?refid=9641 7PM Free
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
April 20-21 Independent Berlin Cinema of the '80's
The Cinema Project has been bringing international experimental, independent and art films from other countries for some time. Tonight they join the artistic interchange between Portland and Berlin that has been pursued by Gallery Homeland, the Elizabeth Leach Gallery, PICA and others. Berlin was divided, East and West, between 1961 and 1989. At that time, artists and citizens were subsidized to live there, it was an experimental cultural stew. There was actually a TAZ, where the Wall deviated to East territory, leaving an area adjacent to the West, and contiguous, though legally East, without law. The wall was torn down in 1989 through a sequence of uprisings in Eastern Europe into which Soviet President Gorbachev refused to intervene, perhaps disenchanted with the Soviet Afghan War of 9 years, ending in early 1989. Curated by Stefanie Schulte-Strathaus of Kino Arsenal, who will personally present the films and answer questions, the program includes artist films, many on Super8. Tuesday are shorts, Wednesday, a full length piece. Full details at cinemaproject.org At the Clinton Street Theater 6:45PM Usually $7, cash only.
April 20 Belly Dancing!
Where better than The Fez? Tonight is a bellydance showcase, Salon L'Orient, with performances by Rachel Brice, Severina, NagaSita, Ruby, Claudia, Kristnh, and the Apsara Dance Company. At the Fez Ballroom 9PM $13.
Monday, April 19, 2010
April 19: Mckibben and Miyoshi
Bill McKibben is a well known writer on the environment, first at the New Yorker, now in rural New England. His first book, The End of Nature, laid out for the first time, to a general audience, the impact of global warming, in 1989. His speciality is an exploration of the cultural evolution of our predicament and its solution. He discusses and signs his new book Eaarth tonight. It's a manifesto for individual scale behavior change to reverse global scale climate change. Sponsored by Powell's Books www.powells.com At the Baghdad Theater 7PM $24 includes the book
Akihiko Miyoshi is a photographer, sculptor and illustrator at the intersection of art and infographics. It works well for visual thinkers. He has used a computer background to create the work, including illustrating over photographs something resembling how electronic images are compressed. This material is a good match to Reed, where he teaches. Talk in the Shattuck Hall Annex out front, 1914 SW Park Avenue, at the corner of SW Broadway and Hall on the PSU campus. 7:30PM Free
Akihiko Miyoshi is a photographer, sculptor and illustrator at the intersection of art and infographics. It works well for visual thinkers. He has used a computer background to create the work, including illustrating over photographs something resembling how electronic images are compressed. This material is a good match to Reed, where he teaches. Talk in the Shattuck Hall Annex out front, 1914 SW Park Avenue, at the corner of SW Broadway and Hall on the PSU campus. 7:30PM Free
Saturday, April 17, 2010
April 18 Mothers' Art
Source of life. More than a few Portland artists are doing it. These are some artist-mothers, theme of this show. Included are Julianna Bright, Nan Curtis, Fernanda D’Agostino, Jessica Jackson Hutchins, Linda Hutchins, Shelley Jordon and Dianne Kornberg. Their art stands on its own; their art is informed by their experience. At the Marylhurst Art Gym at Marylhurst University www.marylhurst.edu/theartgym/ Check the campus map to find it. 3PM-5 Free
April 18 Whither Museums?
Some people don't like the Art Museum, but we like the art museum. The mission of art museums is to collect, contextualize and conserve. But they run necessarily behind now. Every artist is building upon, even by rejecting, and rebelling against, past art. Many moldy masters were doing exactly that in their time. Actually the Portland Art Museum does a good job at explaining this in the Masonic Temple Building, where you can trace 130 years of art by walking from the lower floors to the top. Another lesson of museums is that artists have patrons, AKA customers, who needed a portrait, pre-photography, or creative works inspiring the crown, even in the age of ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome or China. Same for the pre-Columbian Gods or African spirits, they needed art.
Today's lecture explores the role of museums, previously private or even imperial collections, now reinventing themselves. What is their place when people are interconnected in milliseconds to one another, to share and evolve culture? Personally I believe that there is a value to walking around art in real life. But we now have the screen (with pretty poor color and dynamic range capability, monoscopic, so far), connected to the world Internet of culture today.
Today's speaker, Iwona Blazwick, director of the London Whitechapel Art Gallery knows it. She has made a lively place of museum. Check the blurb.
Hear it at the Portland Art Museum www.pam.org 1219 SW Park 2PM $12, $5 members.
Today's lecture explores the role of museums, previously private or even imperial collections, now reinventing themselves. What is their place when people are interconnected in milliseconds to one another, to share and evolve culture? Personally I believe that there is a value to walking around art in real life. But we now have the screen (with pretty poor color and dynamic range capability, monoscopic, so far), connected to the world Internet of culture today.
Today's speaker, Iwona Blazwick, director of the London Whitechapel Art Gallery knows it. She has made a lively place of museum. Check the blurb.
Hear it at the Portland Art Museum www.pam.org 1219 SW Park 2PM $12, $5 members.
April 17,25 Judd Related
Noted minimalist sculptor, Donald Judd, is dead. But in his career he firmly established the idea that artists can hire fabricators to make work. It's now commonplace, even in painting. He established the iconoclastic, now iconic, Judd center in Marfa, Texas. Marfa is home to artist retreats, from which many Portland artists have benefited.
Portland artist, curator, writer, Jeff Jahn has organized a conference on Judd in Portland. There are a series of talks and a distinguished panel at the UofO on April 25. The April 25, day long conference, features distinguished architect Arata Isozaki; noted curator, writer and academic Robert Storr; first person fabricator of Judd's work, now restorator, Peter Ballantine; and chief curator at the Portland Art Museum, Bruce Guenther. It's hosted and cosponsored by the University of Oregon, the intent is to lay down original material for history.
April 17, a panel of Portland artists bring home Judd in a discussion of the intersection of Judd's ideas and their own work. Included are Storm Tharp, Laura Fritz, Victor Maldonado, Arcy Douglass and Anna Gray & Ryan Wilson Paulsen and Jeff Jahn.
April 17 Talk at PNCA www.pnca.edu, Room 201,
1241 NW Johnson. 3PM Free
April 25 Conference at University of Oregon Portland White Stag. center.uoregon.edu/conferences/WSB/judd/registration 70 NW Couch. 9AM-5PM Includes lunch $85/35 students
Portland artist, curator, writer, Jeff Jahn has organized a conference on Judd in Portland. There are a series of talks and a distinguished panel at the UofO on April 25. The April 25, day long conference, features distinguished architect Arata Isozaki; noted curator, writer and academic Robert Storr; first person fabricator of Judd's work, now restorator, Peter Ballantine; and chief curator at the Portland Art Museum, Bruce Guenther. It's hosted and cosponsored by the University of Oregon, the intent is to lay down original material for history.
April 17, a panel of Portland artists bring home Judd in a discussion of the intersection of Judd's ideas and their own work. Included are Storm Tharp, Laura Fritz, Victor Maldonado, Arcy Douglass and Anna Gray & Ryan Wilson Paulsen and Jeff Jahn.
April 17 Talk at PNCA www.pnca.edu, Room 201,
1241 NW Johnson. 3PM Free
April 25 Conference at University of Oregon Portland White Stag. center.uoregon.edu/conferences/WSB/judd/registration 70 NW Couch. 9AM-5PM Includes lunch $85/35 students
April 17 Art Bar Concept
Local entrepreneur Ashley Bernatchez is opening Portland's first bar dedicated to art making. Many locations have been great exhibition venues for visual artists. Portland's Blue Gallery, its motto, "Art Music Beer" operated over 20 years ago. Today most self respecting bars have active art display programs, some consistently curated, such as Valentines, The Goodfoot, Aalto, Press Club and The Know. There are several regular figure drawing events at bars and sometimes design, animation, graffiti and live painting.
The Canvas Art Bar sells art materials, use there or take home, hosts weekly figure drawing and music. It's a small art store in a bar, an intriguing concept which will establish its own ecosystem, yet unknown. In the inner industrial NW, by the PNCA MFA studios. For details www.thecanvaspdx.com. At 1800 NW Upshur.
The Canvas Art Bar sells art materials, use there or take home, hosts weekly figure drawing and music. It's a small art store in a bar, an intriguing concept which will establish its own ecosystem, yet unknown. In the inner industrial NW, by the PNCA MFA studios. For details www.thecanvaspdx.com. At 1800 NW Upshur.
Friday, April 16, 2010
April 16 Artists Speak Site Specificity and the Biennial
The opportunity to create room filling installations is precious and rare, unless you are the Dia Foundation which has maintained an indoor artwork for 32 years. Mostly they are short lived architectures of creativity and stunning impracticality. The Portland Biennial has provided that opportunity and a few of the artists speak about their large scale works. Artists Damien Gilley, Jenene Nagy and the Oregon Painting Society, who each have large works in the Templeton Building, speak about it on site. Part of portland2010.disjecta.org. In the Templeton Building, 230 East Burnside, enter on SE 3rd, by the skate park. 7PM Free
Thursday, April 15, 2010
April 15 Art Spark Pecha Cucha
Art Spark is a monthly networking event for arts. That includes artists, arts administrators and supporter-collectors. It rotates locations, tonight in the Olympic Mills Commerce Center, progeny of arts and real estate development entrepreneur Brad Malsin operating as Beam Development. The building is programmed many months with art by local outsiders Chris Haberman and John Graeter operating under the moniker Portland City Art. Tonight's Art Spark event is there. Musicians Why We Must Be Careful perform at 6:15PM. Corner SE Stark and 2nd. 5PM-7 Free
Afrter Pecha Cucha Portland #7 takes place nearby at Sandbox Studios. Pecha Cucha is an international series of short talks on design and creativity. ADD can't beat presentations of 20 slides of 20 seconds each. You will not be bored. At Sandbox Studios 420 NE 9th 8:20PM Free (donations accepted)
Afrter Pecha Cucha Portland #7 takes place nearby at Sandbox Studios. Pecha Cucha is an international series of short talks on design and creativity. ADD can't beat presentations of 20 slides of 20 seconds each. You will not be bored. At Sandbox Studios 420 NE 9th 8:20PM Free (donations accepted)
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
April 13-14 MiniGolf as Art
The annual mini golf invitational invites visual artists and other creatives to make playable mini golf holes. This year designers W+K 12 www.wk12.com, Tripper Dungan numberstar.com, Danielle Ross in collaboration with the performers myspace.com/littlefrictiondance, Scott Mazariegos www.scottmazariegos.com, John Larsen www.johnlarsen.net and Vicki Lynn Wilson www.vickilynnwilson.net, Ryan Lingard and James Austin www.rlingard.com, Amber Moss-Jensen, Nate Leigh, Carl Jansen and Jesse Pardun, Adam Keller www.adamkellerdesign.com, Pony Club Gallery www.ponyclubgallery.com, Curtis Knapp www.marriagerecs.com, Jason Kentta home.comcast.net/~gerencer/kentta and David Bertman davidbertmandesigns.com, Jack Bouba, Stacey Mairs, Chris Mulliken and finally Second Story www.secondstory.com have created a masters course in the confines of Holocene. Live music and DJ's perform each evening for your golfing pleasure. At Holocene 1001 SE Morrison 5PM to late. $5 before 7, $8 after.
Monday, April 12, 2010
April 12 Streetcars and Idea Sculpture
Chandra Brown, President of Oregon Ironworks' United Streetcar speaks on the return of streetcars, wave energy and nuclear energy. All are industrial projects afoot in Oregon, and fabricated right here. It is part of the Bright Lights series sponsored by the local architecture magazine Portland Spaces and the City Club, a thoughtful public interest group. At Jimmy Mak's, 221 NW 10th. Doors 5:30PM, discussion 6. Free
Stephanie Syjuco creates sculpture and installation and teaches at Cal Arts and Berkeley. She uses low cost materials, destined for trash, or trash itself, to create idea driven work around modern economies of consumption and value. Talk in the Shattuck Hall Annex out front, 1914 SW Park Avenue, at the corner of SW Broadway and Hall on the PSU campus. 7:30PM Free
Stephanie Syjuco creates sculpture and installation and teaches at Cal Arts and Berkeley. She uses low cost materials, destined for trash, or trash itself, to create idea driven work around modern economies of consumption and value. Talk in the Shattuck Hall Annex out front, 1914 SW Park Avenue, at the corner of SW Broadway and Hall on the PSU campus. 7:30PM Free
Thursday, April 08, 2010
April 10 Too Much to Do
The Art Museum has mounted a major show, Disquieted, drawing some accomplished artists from major collections, little seen here otherwise. The poster child is a very large sculpture by Spanish sculptor Jaume Plensa, In the Midst of Dreams. Three large heads, illuminated within and seemingly asleep, face one another across a sea of dusty ancient softball-sized travertine marble stones. Jaume started with real models, then merged male and female, of multiple nationality into composite faces of ambiguous identity. He speaks on his work at the Portland Art Museum auditorium www.pam.org 1219 SW Park 2PM $5 members, $12 otherwise
As part of the Portland art biennial 2010, artist, dancer and choreographer Tahni Holt is preparing a performance, Culture Machine. The performance itself is April 23,24,25; today (and next Saturday) she opens the rehersal for you to see the process. Open rehearsal at Disjecta www.disjecta.org 8371 N. Interstate 1:30PM-4:30 Free
Of course the Rollerderby continues tonight. BodyVox continues their run.
Fashion is a battle for aesthetic supremacy, skirmishes are hidden in plain sight. It's evolutionary biology at work. Tonight the competition is made explicit. The evening, Street Flower, combines a fashion show by RoyalFits, Dirtline, gG designs, Vibration Clothing and Sirus C with a B-Girl dance battle and lady hip hop performances by Notes from the Underground and Mirrorkats. At Salmon Street Studios 109 SE Salmon 6PM-11
Belly Dancing is evolutionary biology at play too. Hidden behind the costumes producing their own music is the practical benefit of toning the abdominals. Who can deny it's fun to watch? This evening local belly dance-inspired ensemble Revel Me performs. Revel Me comprises Danielle Smith and Bevin Victoria accompanied by musicians Negara and the Underscore Orkestra. Expect a mix of Balkan, Klezmer, Gypsy Jazz Flamenco, Tango, North African & Swing for movement and music. Belly dance ensemble Znama also performs. At The Lotus Seed 6 NE Tillamook St. 7PM
Portland has a small concentration of flamenco and they are passionate. Tonight they gather for a performance of flamenco dance, guitar and voice. Mitsue "La Pura" Johnson dances, accompanied by guitarist Mark Ferguson and Jason Martinez on cajon. They are joined by singer Vicente Griego. At the Aladdin Theater www.aladdin-theater.com 3017 SE Milwaukie Doors 7PM, Show 8 $15/20
As part of the Portland art biennial 2010, artist, dancer and choreographer Tahni Holt is preparing a performance, Culture Machine. The performance itself is April 23,24,25; today (and next Saturday) she opens the rehersal for you to see the process. Open rehearsal at Disjecta www.disjecta.org 8371 N. Interstate 1:30PM-4:30 Free
Of course the Rollerderby continues tonight. BodyVox continues their run.
Fashion is a battle for aesthetic supremacy, skirmishes are hidden in plain sight. It's evolutionary biology at work. Tonight the competition is made explicit. The evening, Street Flower, combines a fashion show by RoyalFits, Dirtline, gG designs, Vibration Clothing and Sirus C with a B-Girl dance battle and lady hip hop performances by Notes from the Underground and Mirrorkats. At Salmon Street Studios 109 SE Salmon 6PM-11
Belly Dancing is evolutionary biology at play too. Hidden behind the costumes producing their own music is the practical benefit of toning the abdominals. Who can deny it's fun to watch? This evening local belly dance-inspired ensemble Revel Me performs. Revel Me comprises Danielle Smith and Bevin Victoria accompanied by musicians Negara and the Underscore Orkestra. Expect a mix of Balkan, Klezmer, Gypsy Jazz Flamenco, Tango, North African & Swing for movement and music. Belly dance ensemble Znama also performs. At The Lotus Seed 6 NE Tillamook St. 7PM
Portland has a small concentration of flamenco and they are passionate. Tonight they gather for a performance of flamenco dance, guitar and voice. Mitsue "La Pura" Johnson dances, accompanied by guitarist Mark Ferguson and Jason Martinez on cajon. They are joined by singer Vicente Griego. At the Aladdin Theater www.aladdin-theater.com 3017 SE Milwaukie Doors 7PM, Show 8 $15/20
April 9 The Deep Bench of Reed's Art Collection
Most arts institutions which collect have the majority of their collections in storage or otherwise out of public view. This show from the Reed College collection includes work by Daniel Spoerri, Lynda Benglis, Robert Rauschenberg, Mary Bauermeister, Sol LeWitt and Andy Warhol. Some of the Worhols are Polaroids, an archaic instant film chemistry, now back in manufacture at The Impossible Project. The show, titled Scarecrow, is themed on the body performance. Opening reception at Reed's Cooley Gallery www.reed.edu/gallery, in the library building, 3203 SE Woodstock. 6PM Free
Sunday, April 04, 2010
April 5 Agitprop Sculptor Sam Durant Speaks
Sam Durant is a sculptor and installationist working on political themes. Durant speaks as part of the Monday night lecture series. Talk in the Shattuck Hall Annex out front, 1914 SW Park Avenue, at the corner of SW Broadway and Hall on the PSU campus. 7:30PM Free
Friday, April 02, 2010
April 2 Eastside Art Openings
Worksound hosts Drawing the Slight Uneasy, a drawing show curated by MK Guth. It includes NY artists Bill Adams, Tania Cross, Frank Parga and Nicole Eriko Smith showing with Portland artists Nicolaii Dornstauder, Patrick Kelly, Michael Lee and Lynn Yarn. Music by Soft Paws and DJ Vision Quest. At Worksound www.worksoundpdx.com 820 SE Alder 6PM-10
Gallery Homeland opens 100% Organic, work by Oregon landscape artists Michael Brophy, Brian Borrello, Grant Hottle and Joseph Spangler. At Gallery Homeland www.galleryhomeland.org 2505 SE 11th x Division 6PM-9
In the 811 Block
Nationale hosts a group photo show including Jake Arcularius, Jacques Barruel, Olivia Bolles, Mimi Dutra, Ty Ennis, Nialls Fallon, Liz Haley, William Skip Haswell, Tamar Monhait, Zachary Reno, Norm Sajovie, Anna Shelton, John Voves and Kersti Werdal. Opening at NATIONALE nationaleportland.blogspot.com
Grass Hut has a large group show Balls Out 2, also available on their web shop. At Grass Hut www.grasshutcorp.com 811 E Burnside
Redux has an embroidery show One Stitch Forward, One Stitch Back, contemporary embroidery incorporating reused material. Artists include Julie Jackson, Emily Rose Baier, Berkley Illustration, Diem Chau, Pamela Davis, Jessica Friday, Kate Greiner, Rachel Hunnicutt, Iron Pony, Tracy Jager, Emily Katz, Carla Madrigal, Andrea Majot, Johnny Murder, Beth Murphy, Penny Nickels, Lucy Peterson, Cathy Pitters, Kristen Rask, Kristen Rupp, T.J. Sabatini, Charlotte Schwennsen and Cindy Steiler. At Redux www.reduxpdx.com
Tolivar is a new shop of arts, crafts and clothing, their opening is tonight in Emily Katz's old space in back. See tolivarportland.com
All at 811 East Burnside in the front and back of the building
Up the street there are shows at the Report Lounge and Portland artist Kendra Binney has a show at Lille Boutique. Black Wagon, Compound and Lille are all great showplaces for Kendra's work. See it. 1007 E Burnside
Across the street at 6th and Burnside, SE, bSIDE6, the modern building, hosts a reception sponsored by the Lompoc Brewery of an interactive video installation by David Neevel, A 4-dimensional Sidewalk. The artist's website is unprofessional and irritating, and I'm sure there are better examples of this type work even, in Portland, by the likes of the Video Gentlemen. But there you have it. At bSIDE6, month of April, evenings, 7PM on. Reception 6PM-10. Free
New American Art Union opens another gallery as working studio experience with painter Gabriel Liston, vacating his charming home studio to use the gallery to make new work. At New American Art Union www.newamericanartunion.com 922 SE Ankeny
The Inland Empire is the vast California San Bernardino basin. Its boom and bust cycles have formed a mid-century onward history of the impact of man on land. It's not always beautiful, decay of land reclaiming structure is there too. This is a show of that by photographer Tyler Kohlhoff and includes collaborations with Portland artist Justin Gorman Nemo Design www.studionemo.com 1875 SE Belmont 6PM-10
Pushdot has Portland illustrator Jill Bliss. At Pushdot Studio www.pushdotstudio.com 1021 SE Caruthers
Mar Gorman is a longtime folk art-influenced artist. She shows new work tonight
at 23Sandy www.23sandy.com 623 NE 23 at Sandy 5PM-8
Gallery Homeland opens 100% Organic, work by Oregon landscape artists Michael Brophy, Brian Borrello, Grant Hottle and Joseph Spangler. At Gallery Homeland www.galleryhomeland.org 2505 SE 11th x Division 6PM-9
In the 811 Block
Nationale hosts a group photo show including Jake Arcularius, Jacques Barruel, Olivia Bolles, Mimi Dutra, Ty Ennis, Nialls Fallon, Liz Haley, William Skip Haswell, Tamar Monhait, Zachary Reno, Norm Sajovie, Anna Shelton, John Voves and Kersti Werdal. Opening at NATIONALE nationaleportland.blogspot.com
Grass Hut has a large group show Balls Out 2, also available on their web shop. At Grass Hut www.grasshutcorp.com 811 E Burnside
Redux has an embroidery show One Stitch Forward, One Stitch Back, contemporary embroidery incorporating reused material. Artists include Julie Jackson, Emily Rose Baier, Berkley Illustration, Diem Chau, Pamela Davis, Jessica Friday, Kate Greiner, Rachel Hunnicutt, Iron Pony, Tracy Jager, Emily Katz, Carla Madrigal, Andrea Majot, Johnny Murder, Beth Murphy, Penny Nickels, Lucy Peterson, Cathy Pitters, Kristen Rask, Kristen Rupp, T.J. Sabatini, Charlotte Schwennsen and Cindy Steiler. At Redux www.reduxpdx.com
Tolivar is a new shop of arts, crafts and clothing, their opening is tonight in Emily Katz's old space in back. See tolivarportland.com
All at 811 East Burnside in the front and back of the building
Up the street there are shows at the Report Lounge and Portland artist Kendra Binney has a show at Lille Boutique. Black Wagon, Compound and Lille are all great showplaces for Kendra's work. See it. 1007 E Burnside
Across the street at 6th and Burnside, SE, bSIDE6, the modern building, hosts a reception sponsored by the Lompoc Brewery of an interactive video installation by David Neevel, A 4-dimensional Sidewalk. The artist's website is unprofessional and irritating, and I'm sure there are better examples of this type work even, in Portland, by the likes of the Video Gentlemen. But there you have it. At bSIDE6, month of April, evenings, 7PM on. Reception 6PM-10. Free
New American Art Union opens another gallery as working studio experience with painter Gabriel Liston, vacating his charming home studio to use the gallery to make new work. At New American Art Union www.newamericanartunion.com 922 SE Ankeny
The Inland Empire is the vast California San Bernardino basin. Its boom and bust cycles have formed a mid-century onward history of the impact of man on land. It's not always beautiful, decay of land reclaiming structure is there too. This is a show of that by photographer Tyler Kohlhoff and includes collaborations with Portland artist Justin Gorman Nemo Design www.studionemo.com 1875 SE Belmont 6PM-10
Pushdot has Portland illustrator Jill Bliss. At Pushdot Studio www.pushdotstudio.com 1021 SE Caruthers
Mar Gorman is a longtime folk art-influenced artist. She shows new work tonight
at 23Sandy www.23sandy.com 623 NE 23 at Sandy 5PM-8
Thursday, April 01, 2010
April 1 Westside Art Openings
For many many months, some of the most solid work on first Thursdays has been seen at the Everett Lofts and associated spaces in the block bounded by NW Flanders, Broadway, Everett and 6th. I'm a proponent of artmaking as a career beyond lifestyle. You will find a mix here, and that's great.
James Lavador is a gifted landscape painter. His takes on Eastern Oregon's vistas are a great example that landscape painting, done with spirit and narrative, are not dead. At PDX Contemporary Gallery www.pdxcontemporaryart.com 925 NW Flanders
PNCA has a juried BFA show, along with a show spread across PSU's Littman and PNCA's 214 gallery of PSU and PNCA students, shosen by professors of each. At PNCA www.pnca.edu 1241 NW Johnson
Compound Gallery has invited a range of artists they are known for to create tryptics, three panel works. Artists include Dave Macdowell, Brian Elliot, Jason Graham, Keegan Onefoot, Jen Lobo, Martin Ontiveros, Rob Pellicer, J Shea, Geneva Smith, Taka Sudo and Brett Superstar. At Compound Gallery www.compoundgallery.com 107 NW 5th
James Lavador is a gifted landscape painter. His takes on Eastern Oregon's vistas are a great example that landscape painting, done with spirit and narrative, are not dead. At PDX Contemporary Gallery www.pdxcontemporaryart.com 925 NW Flanders
PNCA has a juried BFA show, along with a show spread across PSU's Littman and PNCA's 214 gallery of PSU and PNCA students, shosen by professors of each. At PNCA www.pnca.edu 1241 NW Johnson
Compound Gallery has invited a range of artists they are known for to create tryptics, three panel works. Artists include Dave Macdowell, Brian Elliot, Jason Graham, Keegan Onefoot, Jen Lobo, Martin Ontiveros, Rob Pellicer, J Shea, Geneva Smith, Taka Sudo and Brett Superstar. At Compound Gallery www.compoundgallery.com 107 NW 5th
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