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A Frayed Knot / AFRAID NOT – JACQUELINE KEELER: READING + PRESENTATION

C3:Initiative 412 NW 8th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Join us for a presentation of a new essay by writer Jacqueline Keeler, created in response to Cannupa Hanska Luger's exhibition, A Frayed Knot / AFRAID NOT. This is a free, open to the public event. ABOUT THE WRITER Jacqueline Keeler is a Diné/Ihanktonwan Dakota writer. Her book The Edge of Morning: Native Voices Speak for the Bears Ears is available from Torrey House Press and the forthcoming Standing Rock to the Bundy Standoff: Occupation, Native Sovereignty, and the Fight for Sacred Landscapes will be released next year. ABOUT THE EXHIBITION A Frayed Knot There is a line, that spans across time in a continuum. This line is the record of our existence and is woven into the very fabric of being. But this line, through…

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TERRA FLATS #3 release party and art exhibit with Jason Fischer

Floating World Comics 1223 Lloyd Center, Portland, OR, United States

The highly anticipated third issue of Terra Flats has arrived! Get reacquainted with your favorite best friend duo Pony and Vee (and their cat Tigre) in the best and biggest issue yet! Join Portland artist, Jason Fischer, at Floating World this Thursday October 3rd, for a release party and art exhibit to celebrate the release of Terra Flats #3. “Fried Green Demons”: Pony meets another close friend of Vee’s: the stylish, slithery photographer gorgon named Maddison. They do NOT get along… Later, Pony finds work as a handyperson while Vee puts out fires at Iceburg. Will their mysterious, unfriendly neighbor keep their cat Tigre locked in her apartment forever?! WHO: Jason Fischer WHAT: Terra Flats #3 release party and art exhibit WHEN: Thursday Oct. 3rd,…

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First Thursday: NEAR | FAR | WIDE

Powell's City of Books 1005 W Burnside Street, Portland, OR, United States

A keenly curious explorer, Portland field and street photographer Kendall Radkins shares moments captured not only around the city he loves and lives in, but also from locations near and far.

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Portland Stories of Change

Castaway Portland 1900 NW 18th Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

Join us in celebration of our incredible Caldera Community at this year's Stories of Change! RSVP Here 2019 Portland Stories of Change Wednesday, November 6, 2019 Castaway Portland 1900 NW 18th Avenue, Portland, OR 97209   Cocktails & Art Exhibitions - 5:30 PM Dinner & Program - 6:00 PM   Please RSVP by October 1

$150

First Thursday: In the Pursuit of Truth: Art by Nils Dougan

Powell's City of Books 1005 W Burnside Street, Portland, OR, United States

Using laser technology to cut precise geometric patterns out of wood, Nils Dougan explores the intersection between math, art, illusion, and reality.

Free

Printmaking Celebration Opening

Sidestreet Arts 140 SE 28th Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

Our Featured Show Opening for Our Print Month Celebration. Visit with Printmakers, mingle and munch with art lovers and sip a little wine (If 21).

Free

Seeing It Through: A Visual Manifestation of the Black Panther Party’s Legacy in Portland

Collins Gallery 801 SW 10th Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

This exhibition is open during Central Library's hours of operation. Black history is far more than the Civil Rights era. In response to the racism that marginalized and harmed Black Portlanders, the Portland Black Panther Party formed its Portland Chapter in 1969. Their goal was to build equity for the oppressed in our city. This exhibition features artwork by Elijah Hasan and the HeArt Gallery that responds to the legacy of the Black Panthers' Ten-Point Program. Opening reception on Saturday, January 11, 3-5 pm. Explore the legacy of the Portland Black Panther Party through art, music and storytelling featuring Kent Ford. Light refreshments will be served.

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POSTSCRIPT release party and art exhibit with PNCA cartoonists

Floating World Comics 1223 Lloyd Center, Portland, OR, United States

This is what happens when a group of the Pacific Northwest College of Art’s finest cartoonists dive into the unknown, led by the incomparable Jonathan Hill, comics artist extraordinaire. In 2017, Unversed launched as a collection of stories that navigate unfamiliar situations and explore the growth that comes from not knowing. No Refunds, explored stories about how you can never return to the way things were. Now, in its third and final year, Unversed Comics presents Postscript. Sometimes you know a moment will be the last time. Other times, you don’t realize until it’s too late. Postscript is a comics anthology that captures these last times. It is a two-color, softcover comics anthology featuring 12 new artists from the Pacific Northwest College of Art, as well as 27…

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First Thursday: Build It an Altar

Powell's City of Books 1005 W Burnside Street, Portland, OR, United States

In "Build It an Altar," Rebecca Artemisa references the way in which we as people build altars for our grief, faith, accomplishments, and happiness. Artemisa references her own Indigenous, Mexican, and Xicana roots with (often) symmetrical images of people building their lives around ends of life, ends of seasons, welcoming new life, embracing new seasons, and untapped joy.

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Folk Art & Musings by Toni Lumbrazo Luna

Niche Wine Bar 1013 Main St, Vancouver, WA, United States

In May, Niche Wine Bar's Gallery The Loo-vre presents Folk Art & Musings, a multimedia exhibit of art and poetry by Toni Lumbrazo Luna. A colorful mix of folk art and lyric poetry, Toni uses found items, paint, and imagination to bring her thoughts to life. Folk Art & Musings will be available to view at Niche Wine Bar or online (nichewinebar.com) through May 30. Folk Art & Musings will also be featured in Vancouver Downtown Association's Virtual First Friday: https://vdausa.org/first-friday-downtown-2/ Toni's latest book, Driven By Hope is also available for purchase at Niche. If you stop by Niche, there are also free copies of some of Toni's poems available in the Loo-vre. Toni Lumbrazo Luna is a poet,editor, visual artist and the author of…

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