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First Thursday: Art Opening and Book Talk!

Elisabeth Jones Art Center 516 NW 14th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Join us for First Thursday on June 6th from 5pm to 8pm! Opening this First Thursday is an exhibit of woodblock prints by NW Artist and Author Molly Hashimoto. From 7pm to 8pm, Molly will give a talk on her recently published book Birds of the West: An Artist's Guide. Also exhibiting at the Elisabeth Jones Art Center: - For the Seventh Generation: A Community of Coastal Watchers - featuring new panels in the two-foot by one-mile panomural of the western coastline. - Earth, Water, Air, Fire - large scale acrylic paintings created collaboratively at EJArt Center honor the Earth and all living things. - Ghost Net - An installation by Emily Miller. A mountain of discarded ghost nets slowly repurposed into utilitarian objects. -…

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THE DERELICT release party and art exhibit with Alex Delaney

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

The streets are bleak in this world of trash. Witness a dangerous chance meeting. Meet a Sage soaked in enamel. It’s just another night in the life of a homeless addict. The saga of The Derelict continues in this all-new, one-shot comic, The Wizard of Paint.  Join writer/artist, Alex Delaney, on Thursday, June 6 for a release party and art exhibit for his latest comic creation. This independent self-published comic features a gold foil embossed cover. WHO: Alex Delaney WHAT: The Derelict – The Wizard of Paint release party and art exhibit WHEN: Thursday, June 6, 6-8pm WHERE: Floating World Comics, 400 NW Couch St. Alex Delaney is a Portland, OR based cartoonist.  He is best know for the gritty crime comics; The Derelict and Other Side…

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First Thursday: Dash, the Adorable Dog

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

“Dash, the Adorable Dog” is a series of paintings by Samyak Yamauchi, inspired by her adorable two-year-old rescue dog, Dash. Dash came to Yamauchi in December of 2017 from the Oregon Humane Society and has since been her constant companion – in and out of the studio. Yamauchi is showing these paintings to honor him for inspiring her to live and paint with joy, love, and absolute devotion.

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Local Artist Showcase | First Fridays

Books Around the Corner 40 NW 2nd Street, Gresham, OR, United States

Join us every first Friday to celebrate the work of a local artist at this intimate reception. Wine and light refreshments will be served. This is an all ages event. Celebrate art, community and books!

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PRIDE Show Reception and Exhibition

Multnomah Arts Center 7688 SW Capital Highway, Portland, OR, United States

WHAT: “PRIDE,” Juried Multimedia Group Show WHERE: Multnomah Arts Center Gallery Multnomah Arts Center 7688 SW Capitol Hwy Portland, OR 97219 WHEN: Exhibit: June 7 – July 2, 2019 Reception: Friday, June 7, 6-9pm HOURS: Mon-Fri: 9am-9:30pm Sat & Sun: 9am-5pm Show closes July 2, 5pm In conjunction with PRIDE Month, Multnomah Arts Center is exhibiting a juried multimedia show called “PRIDE” showcasing art created by artists in the LGBTQIA+ Community of Portland and the area. The exhibit begins June 7. An opening reception will be held on Friday, June 7, 6-9pm. The show runs through July 2 and closes at 5pm on that day. PRIDE I am what time, circumstance, history, have made me, certainly, but I am also, much more than that. So…

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Opening Reception / Exhibition by Gordon Hall

PICA 15 NE Hancock St, Portland, OR, United States

Gordon Hall THROUGH AND THROUGH AND THROUGH June 8 - August 10, 2019 Opening Reception / Saturday, June 8, 2019 | 12:00 - 4:00 pm Walk-Through / 12:30-1:30pm *Brief performances will take place twice per hour throughout the opening. Gallery Hours / Wed - Fri, 12:00 - 6:00pm I Sat, 12-4pm Location for all Programs & Events: PICA, 15 NE Hancock St., Portland, OR Brief movement scores choreographed by Hall will be performed with the sculptures by various Portland-based artists every Saturday between 12:00-4:00 PM and on every second Thursday of the month, June 13, July 11, and August 8, between 4:00-6:00 PM. OVER-BELIEFS, Gordon Hall Collected Writing, 2011 - 2018, published on the occasion of THROUGH AND THROUGH AND THROUGH, will be available for…

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Writing the Script: An Exphrastic Writing Workshop

Carnation Contemporary 8371 N Interstate Ave, Portland, OR, United States

How do we engage with visual art? Is there a way of fostering dialogue between the viewer and the art work? Can we create a script for deepening our experience of aesthetic appreciation, and as artists & writers can we use this as an opportunity to deepen our own creative practices? Join artist Katherine Spinella and poet Hajara Quinn to talk about creative practice, respond to ekphrastic prompts in conversation with the exhibition, and create your own script— an Ekphrastic Questionnaire of your own that you can take with you. The workshop will include a brief screen printing demo led by Katherine Spinella. RSVP @ https://www.digitalexhibition.space/publicpresence > 20 person limit > Cost: FREE > Jun 15, 11:00 – 1:00 PM > Carnation Contemporary, 8371 N…

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ELVIA WILK Reading and discussion with Tabitha Nikolai

Yale Union 800 SE 10th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Join home school and Yale Union on 15 June 2019, 6-8pm to celebrate the launch of Elvia WIlk’s Oval (Soft Skull Press). Elvia will read from the book and show images, and Portland-based artist Tabitha Nikolai will join her in conversation. —- Bizarre weather. Unprecedented economic disparity. Artists employed by corporations as consultants. And the ultimate work of art: Oval, a pill that increases generosity. Elvia Wilk’s debut novel, Oval, asks questions of empathy and power on every scale—from bodies to bureaucracies—to create an unsettling portrait of the future of cities. Elvia Wilk is a writer and editor living in New York and Berlin. She writes about art, architecture, and technology for publications including frieze, Artforum, Bookforum, e-flux, Metropolis, Mousse, Flash Art, and Art in…

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Works on Paper #3 & Reception for Katherine Kuehn’s Niedecker Panels

Passages Bookshop 1801 NW Upshur, Suite 660, Portland, OR, United States

You are cordially invited to a reception and presentation for the current exhibition at Passages Bookshop:     NIEDECKER PANELS          Katherine Kuehn     Works on Paper #3: Katherine Kuehn — on her sewn works Karl Gartung — on Lorine Niedecker, and related poems Charles Hood — "How to Write Nature in the Midwest" David Abel — on collaboration Friday, July 19 7:00 pm Passages Bookshop 1223 NE MLK Blvd. Free admission; reception and refreshments to follow This summer's exhibition at Passages Bookshop consists of sewn works by Katherine Kuehn, in which she had embroidered texts by Lorine Niedecker, Henry David Thoreau, and David Abel on vintage and hand-dyed fabric panels and ribbons. Kuehn's sewn work of the past two decades (including texts by…

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The Unseen: Open for Submissions

Taborspace 5441 SE Belmont St, Portland, OR, United States

The Quiet Crowd is having a huge art show and we are open for submissions! The Unseen is a curated exhibition showcasing marginalized artists in their personal work to freedom and self expression. We are looking for female, non-binary, and LGBTQ artists willing to share their personal journey’s as the Unseen, those who have been shut out or quieted by the greater artistic establishment. Here we may give voice to ourselves. We are looking for visual artists, acoustic performers, spoken word artists, or performance based works. The event will be open to the public and will include a private showing of the first scene of the Quiet Crowd. Have wine, food, and listen to La Vie En Rose with us in the garden. To submit…

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