All events listed occur on the first Friday of the month and are free and open to all visitors unless otherwise specified. Due to the 4th of July holiday, many of our regular galleries may not be open.
FRIDAY 08.07.26
First friday art ride | meet at Sidestreet arts
Meet at 5:45pm, enjoy 1st gallery for 30 min, ride at 6:15pm
Casual ride to art galleries for the First Friday Art Walk.
First Friday Art Walk is a monthly tradition where inner SE art galleries stay open late, bring in artists, have free food, and have hands-on arts projects. http://firstfridaypdx.org/
Biking is the best way to get around to these galleries. We get to 5-8 galleries, depending on how long our group spends in each gallery. We don’t know exact routes and galleries, because we decide in the moment. We’ll stay out until ~9:30pm, then see if folks are up for a group dinner afterwards. Join for as many galleries as you like, and leave when you wish. If you have a sound system bring it! I love music on group rides.
Ride details: 5-15 minutes of biking between galleries. Our ride is perfect for new cyclists and families with kids. We’ll go at a slow pace so folks can socialize, and everyone can keep up. We use small neighborhood streets with minimal cars. The ride ends at a different location from the start. If you need help biking home afterwards or getting to your car, chat with the ride leader.
5 :45PM @ 140 SE 28th Ave, Portland, OR
ELEMENTALS | ADX Gallery
Join us at ADX on August 7th for the opening night of Elementals by Lindsay Spina, Cynthia Veum, and Rick Shearing.
The show will be accompanied by a music showcase by Ezra Meredith and the Deer Lodge All Stars and a small bar.
Elementals celebrates the beauty, resilience, and transformative power of the natural world through painting, natural materials, and ceramics. Featuring the work of local art therapists Lindsay Spina and Cynthia Veum, alongside high school art teacher Rick Shearing, the exhibition brings together three distinct artistic voices united by a shared reverence for nature as both inspiration and teacher.
Drawing from organic forms, landscapes, and the elemental forces that shape our environment, each artist explores the ways in which creativity fosters growth, healing, and connection. Through expressive painting, tactile ceramic forms, and works incorporating natural materials, the exhibition reflects on cycles of change, renewal, and the profound relationship between humans and the world around them.
5 – 9 PM @ 417 SE 11th Ave., Portland, OR
WICKED | Splendorporium Gallery
Please join us for the opening reception of WICKED on Friday, August 7th, 7-9 PM.
This show features new work by painter Lesley Anne Burke (pictured: As I Speak, I Create) and other local artists working in a variety of styles and media.
We will have:
Ice Cream and Coffee by Sinister Coffee and Creamery
Live Piano Music by Lee Comet
Flower Essence Oracle Readings by Primrose Apothecary
And
Tarot Readings by Kosmic
Our Children’s Gallery will be showing the Best of Art4Life, a showcase of the wonderful work students in our afterschool programs have created this school year.
The show runs through September 24th (a two month exhibit).
Gallery hours are 11-5 Monday-Friday.
7 PM – 9 PM @ 3421 SE 21st Ave., Portland, OR
Writers Block II | Witching Hour Tattoo
Our second annual Writers Block exhibition!
Over 50 artists featuring sign painters, muralists, font designers, graffiti artists, neon builders, gold leaf painters, print makers…. Any and every way to do something amazing with lettering is in this show!
Join us for the grand opening night party with drinks and extra vendors, get first dibs on a piece of art for your home, and celebrate the art of the written word!
4 – 9 PM @ 1960 SE Hawthorne Blvd., Portland, OR
It’s Reigning Cats & Dogs! | Sidestreet arts
Our pets steal our hearts, hog the bed, demand treats, and somehow still convince us they’re in charge—and we wouldn’t have it any other way. We love celebrating our furry companions in the gallery, and while this show has been all about cats in the past, this year we’re letting the dogs in, too! Join us this August for a fun-filled tribute to the four-legged friends who keep life interesting. We’ve invited 19 amazing artists to create one to three original works inspired by cats and dogs. Expect plenty of personality, wagging tails, twitching whiskers, and artwork that’s as charming and unique as the pets that inspired it.
5 PM – 7 PM @ 140 SE 28th Ave., Portland, OR
First Friday Hang Out | Past lives Makerspace
First Friday at Past Lives Makerspace Come meet our featured maker and make a craft to take home. Our monthly craft will be playing with Rainbow Scratchboard. A fun and simple doodle friendly media. Our maker: Dixie Junius Raised in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York, Dixie Denman Junius attended Hartwick College and graduated from Boston University. After pursuing a corporate career in Boston, she moved to Southern California, where she became known for her handmade paper and fiber art. Currently, in addition to her ongoing art practice, Dixie teaches intuitive watercolor and papermaking, and is a member of Past Lives Makerspace and instructor. Her work has been featured by Van Vliet Gallery in a solo show: Mystery and Meaning. Her work has been displayed in other venues, including Red Trillium Gallery, Phoenix Rising Gallery, and DailyPaintworks.com. Anhinga Press has published a book of her visual poetry, titled, Circling the Start, featuring original works juxtaposed with digital glitches of her images.
6 PM – 10 PM @ 2808 SE 9th Ave, Portland, OR
8″ x 8″ Community art exhibition | The HAVEN PDX
Join us for another first Friday art walk on August 7th from 6-10pm. This is going to be a special one because it is also the opening for our first bi-annual 8×8 community art show. The show features the work of nearly 35 artists displaying nearly 80 original works in all styles and mediums. Many of these beauties are very affordable. It’s going to be a super fun night with music from our own @rootsncultureshop as well as some of our other members and friends. Please come celebrate art and creativity with us!
6 PM – 10 PM @ 2505 NE Pacific St., Portland, OR
First Friday | Sevigny Studio PDX
Katie Sevigny has been painting professionally for several decades, after studying at the Chicago Art Institute and The Academy Of Art, Chicago.
Katie was born in East Chicago and grew up in the surrounding areas. As a young adult Katie moved to Haines, Alaska (1994) in search of a commercial fishing job and a little adventure!
Katie got more than what she bargained for and met her husband, a local bush pilot in 1997. Craig and Katie have now been married for 20 yrs. and have three boys Cooper, Rowan, and Satchel. Craig was hired on with Alaska Airlines as a pilot, which allowed the Sevignys to move near Katie’s family that have resided in Portland for over 30 years.
It’s going to be an amazing evening filled with community and art, and we’ll be offering some light appetizers and drinks as well. Join us!!!
6 – 9 PM @ 3576 SE Division St., Portland, OR
Contact Us
We do our best to make the list as complete as possible, if you have an event or correction you would like to see listed please send show details to Info@FirstFridayPDX.org or use our easy online event submission form.
