All events listed occur on the first Friday of the month and are free and open to all visitors unless otherwise specified.
Gaia’s Gallery | Bridgespace
Free from 5 – 8pm
Indoors at Bridgespace
Including:
Art vendors
Live music
Tea zone
Circus on the street 6:30-7pm
And more!
Bonus: Ecstatic Dance from 8-10pm
Arrive 7:45-8:15, $10-20 suggested
Come support upcoming local artists.
For many this is their debut art show!
In these times it is even more important to come together to connect, uplift, support, share, buy art, support locally, listen to music, drink tea… then dance!
Nov 7th
Bridgespace
Re-evolve-o-lution 💃🏻
Note: This is a mindfully sober evening event. Please refrain from drinking or smoking on the premises. Kids welcome with clear supervision 5-8pm
5 – 8 PM @ 133 SE Madison St., Portland, OR
The Altars and Shrines Show | Splendorporium Gallery
Please join us for the opening reception for The Altars and Shrines Show on Friday, November 7th, 7-9 PM.
This show features new work by Anna Bousquet and over 30 other local artists exploring numinous themes in a variety of styles and media.
We will have:
Ice cream and coffee for sale by Sinister Coffee and Creamery
Live Piano Music by Lee Comet
Live Soul Portraits by Phoenix Glass
And Oracle Typewriter Poetry by Ghost Terrestrea
Our Children’s Gallery (inside the main gallery) is showing new work by students in our Art4Life programs. To learn more about Art4Life, visit art4life.net.
The show runs through December 18th.
Gallery hours are 11-5 Monday through Friday.
Pictured: Temple of the Radiant Sun by Anna Bousquet
7 – 9 PM @ 3421 SE 21st Ave., Portland, OR
Turn, Re-Turn | Sidestreet Arts
Featured artists: Anna Magruder, Erica Gibson, Indio Metal Arts & Melody Bush
Runs: November 6-29
First Friday Artwalk: November 7th, 5-7pm, with artists at the opening
About the show: The featured show for the month of November is entitled “Turn, Re-turn”. Like the journey of a circle or the passing of a page- we turn, we return, and we re-turn.
About the artists:
Anna Magruder- Anna Magruder paints people, animals, and whatever lies between. Hovering between realism and surrealism, she enjoys re-imagining the lives and stories of characters on canvas, exploring the emotional colors of faces, and re-creating images of vintage America. The animals she includes in her paintings are generally species that are endangered—in an attempt to bring awareness to the importance of protecting them and the habitats they depend on for survival. She is a member/owner at Sidestreet Arts, where more of her work can be found, in addition to her online presence on Instagram: @anna.magruder_art.design and on her website: annamagruder.com
Erica Gibson- Erica creates three-dimensional sculptures from found objects and hand-sculpted clay. Inspired by dreams, human emotion, and worlds unknown, her pieces straddle the space between the personal and make-believe, creating enchanting and enigmatic sculptures. More of her work can be seen on Instagram: @ericagibsonart or on her website: www.ericagibsonart.com
Indio Metal Arts- Shelly Durica-Laiche designs and builds both decorative and functional steel objects such as free-standing sculpture, furniture, architectural elements, and trellises. Salvaged steel is her preferred material for creating sculptures. She collects it from steelyards around town, off the side of the road, through her travels, or by donation. Scrap metal has an embedded history and character that folds into each design, and Shelly gains inspiration from the unique shapes of these found treasures. She is driven by the design challenge of transforming these recognizable objects into an assemblage with a new voice. Discover more of her work on her website: www.indiometalarts.com or on Instagram: @indio.metal.arts
Melody Bush- Melody’s life revolves around books and has for a very long time. She works in an elementary school library, is an avid reader, and loves to create art using repurposed books. Her self-taught book art adventure began in the summer of 2018, when she began experimenting with carving and book folding. She loves the concept of giving an object new meaning by turning it into something unexpected and joyful. She takes pride in knowing that her work gives a new life and purpose to books that would likely otherwise end up in a landfill. She is a member of Wy’East Artisans Guild, Trillium Gallery and Three Rivers Artists Guild. She is also a member/owner at Sidestreet Arts. See more of Melody’s work at Sidestreet, on Etsy or connect with Melody on Facebook or Instagram: @book_art_by_melody
Image #1: (Irises in a carved book) Melody Bush: The Genus Iris,
Carved Book, $250 12.5 x 8.75 inches
Image #2: (Sculpture with umbrella and sleeping head) Erica Gibson: Impending Promise of Rain, Ceramic, oil can, found wood, and metal. $375
9 x 6.5 inches
Image #3: (Steel sculpture) Shelly Durica-Laiche: SPOT, reclaimed steel kinetic sculpture, $950.00 5′ tall
5 PM – 7 PM@ 140 SE 28th Ave, Portland, OR
Image #3: (Steel sculpture) Shelly Durica-Laiche: SPOT, reclaimed steel kinetic sculpture, $950.00 5′ tall
5 PM – 7 PM@ 140 SE 28th Ave, Portland, OR
Print Fest 2025 | Gagallery
Under Pressure and Gagallery invite you to Print Fest 2025, a group show
of contemporary printmaking. Opening November 7 th .
For PrintFest 2025, each of the Under Pressure members invited local and
international printmakers to join us for this group show. We have over thirty
artists participating, with diverse printmaking techniques including
monotype, etching, risograph, woodcut, linocut, screenprint, cyanotype to
name a few, along with some experimental processes.
Under Pressure is a group of Portland based printmakers that have been
working together for over nine years. In 2019, we founded the Under
Pressure: One of One collective to foster a supportive community and
space for our printmaking process. Our mission is to create, encourage,
collaborate and exhibit together. Under Pressure artists include Ahuva S.
Zaslavsky, Fritz Koch, Jenn Feeney, Jemila Hart and Chris Harmon.
All work is 15 x 22 or smaller and priced no higher than $250, offering a
diverse selection of quality artwork to add to your collection or gift to a
loved one.
5:30 PM – 8:30 PM @ 2035 SE Belmont St., Portland, OR
First friday open studios | East Creative collective
6 PM – 9 PM @ 211 SE Madison St., Portland, OR
Contact Us
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