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Portland Writers’ Picnic 2019

Laurelhurst Park 3554 SE Ankeny St, Portland

It's the 5th annual Portland Writers' Picnic! Writers of all pathways, come eat and drink and hang out. Bring the whole family. Picnic area D in Laurelhurst Park. It's a potluck, so bring something to share. BYOB. Come celebrate writing and friends and community!

Free

Last Day for Exhibit: NIEDECKER PANELS by KATHERINE KUEHN

Passages Bookshop 1801 NW Upshur, Suite 660, Portland

Katherine Kuehn’s gorgeous wall hangings present short poems by the incomparable Lorine Niedecker, sewn onto vintage textiles hand-dyed in indigo. The Niedecker panels are accompanied by two other sewn projects featuring texts by David Abel (Threnos) and Henry David Thoreau (Winter Lines). Printer, printmaker, and book artist Katherine Kuehn has been sewing texts for many years, making innovative objects that transform the act of reading. “After twenty-five years of setting type by hand,” she once remarked, “I wanted something slower.” The works in the exhibition can be seen during regular shop hours (Thursday through Saturday, 12:00-6:00 pm), as well as by appointment other days and times.

Free

A Change of Light and other observations

Fuller Rosen Gallery 2505 SE 11th Ave Suite 106, Portland

A Change of light and other observations a solo exhibition of new work by Sammie Cetta Opening reception Saturday September 14, 2019 from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Cetta’s work in A Change of Light and other observations is a welcomed intermission from the deluge of contemporary imagery and provides a quiet place for the viewer to imagine their own potential. True to the artists preoccupation with the sky, the space for possibility begins at the horizon line; where the earth and sky dissolve into one another. In a series of 12 letterpress prints, Cetta appoints text written by Julio Cortázar as a jumping off point filled with hope and discovery. A Change of Light and other observations is a suite of prints produced during…

Free