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Stephen O’Donnell with Lidia Yuknavitch, Monica Drake, Scott Sparling, Margaret Malone, Jude Brewer

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

From Powell's website: Portland artist Stephen O'Donnell's paintings are always narrative – touching on themes of gender, history, beauty, and longing – but the stories he paints lie just beyond the frame, through an open doorway, within an obscure look or gesture. The 33 authors in The Untold Gaze each chose one of his paintings to use as a prompt for a piece of original fiction. O’Donnell will be joined at the event by contributors Lidia Yuknavitch, Monica Drake, Scott Sparling, Margaret Malone, and Jude Brewer. Preorder a signed edition of The Untold Gaze

Free

Future Prairie: Spring Fling

The Hallowed Halls 4420 SE 64th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Please join the artists of Future Prairie as we dance our way through camellia season and into the cherry blossoms. This will be our spring fling: calling on visions of paradise, utopia, dreams, romances, and joy. Musical performances by Joni Renee Whitworth, Vivian Cecylia Tylińska, and Allegra Jongeward Live painting by Jasmine Co, Kathleen Boudwin, and Megan Krzmarzick Comics by Sabine Rear Poetry by Chris Gonzalez, Julia Laxer, and Olivia Marovich Dance by Jaleesa Johnston Photography by Sam Reynolds and Kimberley Hasselbrink Lecture by Roseanna Zanna Colabella We will have American Sign Language interpreters. Thanks to a grant from CymaSpace, our show can be inclusive of the Deaf and hard of hearing community! Our queer variety show is inspired by the chautauquas of the 19th…

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Free

Read the Landscape Poetry Contest & Gathering

Lan Su Chinese Garden 239 NW Everett St, Portland, OR, United States

We invite students in Grades 9 - 12 to submit an original poem to be entered to win a $100 cash prize and a chance to read at Lan Su Chinese Garden, one of Portland’s greatest cultural landmarks. Lan Su Chinese Garden celebrates the Scholar's Arts every April. The Scholar’s arts include music, calligraphy, painting, and poetry. Poetry is an important aspect of Lan Su and Chinese culture and we are excited to hold our first youth poetry contest and poetry gathering on Saturday April 27, 2019 from 6 - 8 p.m. Included with day-of Lan Su admission or membership. Submission Deadline: April 5, 2019. Learn more and download an application at lansugarden.org/readthelandscape

Free – $10.95

First Thursday: Aesthetics Without Borders

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

"Aesthetics Without Borders" is a solo exhibition of David Leiwei Li, Collins Professor of the Humanities at the University of Oregon and a published artist. The selected photography and painting represent Li's exploration and experimentation of form in his conscious mixing and merging of the world's multiple aesthetics.

Free

EAST SIDE MAKERS SHOWCASE

Martha's Curiosity Shop 110 East Historic Columbia River Highway, Troutdale, OR, United States

June 25, 2022, Martha's Curiosity Shop and RACC present: Free workshops taught by local artisans in skateboard art and design, fiber arts, zines, collaborative painting, and printmaking Portland, Ore. — June 2, 2022 — Martha's Curiosity Shop and the Regional Arts and Culture Council present an all-ages (13-150) free event for the east Portland and Troutdale communities. June 25, 2022 from 12:30 to 5:30 PM local artisans in fiber arts, printmaking, skateboard art and design, collaborative painting, and zine making will present free workshops on a first-come, first-served basis. Arrive by 12:30 to sign up. Workshops are capped at twenty participants each. The East Side Makers Showcase is the first event of its kind presented by Martha Grover and Martha's Curiosity Shop and aims at…

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First Friday Art and Poetry with Scott Poole

Birdhouse Books 1001 Main Street, Vancouver, WA, United States

Join us in launching the third installment of Scott Poole's Paintings and Poetry chapbook series! THE CLOUDS WILL SAVE YOU NOW is the new *limited edition* art book of 20 poems and 20 paintings from Vancouver artist and writer Scott Poole. The event, which will include a launch reception, refreshments, a reading, and original art from Scott, will be held at Birdhouse Books on October 7th at 7pm.

Free

Abel, Ashby, Ready, & Safdie

Soliloquy Fine Arts 2232 SE Clinton Street, Suite B, Portland, OR, United States

Soliloquy Fine Arts is hosting poetry readings on Saturdays in April, in connection with the exhibition Expanse, which features abstract atmospheric paintings and a large-scale mobile by Julie Rall and Ruth Meijer. Soliloquy Fine Arts 2232 SE Clinton Street, Suite B (back of bldg) Gallery hours on Saturdays: 1:00-4:00 pm Readings take place at intervals from 1:30 to 3:00 pm each day. See below for the schedule of readers. April 8: David Abel, Chris Ashby, Meg Ready, Joe Safdie April 15: Marina Lazzara, Jennifer Pons, Michelle Ruiz Keil April 22: Stephanie Baker, David Booth, Monica Regan April 29: Sarah Ellen Sims, Chanel Wiggan, James Yeary The April readings at Soliloquy have been curated by Elizabeth Costello.

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