All events listed occur on the first Friday of the month and are free and open to all visitors unless otherwise specified.
Season of the Witch | Splendorporium Gallery
Splendorporium Gallery invites you to the opening reception for Season of the Witch, a visual celebration of all things magical and enchanting.
This show features new work by Rose Allison and over 25 other local artists exploring witchy themes in a variety of media.
We will have ice cream and coffee for sale by Sinister Coffee and Creamery,
Live Piano Music by Sam Burnett
Oracle Typewriter Poetry Readings by Ghost Terrestrea
And Doll Tarot Readings by Ophelia Darkly.
Our Children’s Gallery (inside the main gallery) is showing the Best of Art4Life, a showcase of the best work students in our Art4Life programs have created throughout the school year.
The show hangs through September 25th.
Regular gallery hours are weekdays 11-5.
Pictured: Detail of Transmutation (Hex the Fascists) by Rose Allison
7 PM – 9 PM @ 3421 SE 21st Ave., Portland, OR
Softie-fiber art show | Colours Gallery
This fiber art show is curated by Allifacio a soft sculpture artist based in Portland. 20 fiber artists will be collaborating on an immersive sensory texture filled art show with handmade pillows, plushies, rug tufting, weaving, crochet, clothing, any and all fiber art! It will be the giant slumber party (without sleeping) of your dreams! There will be an exciting “build-a-plush” station, bring your old clothes to be turned into a new plush friend.
5 PM – 10 PM @ 2145 NE MLK Jr. Blvd., Portland, OR
Mandy Arroyo: Tender – Opening Reception | Elle Gallery
You’re invited to the opening reception of “Tender,” a new collection of paintings by local artist Mandy Arroyo, inspired by abundant wildflowers and greens in the Columbia River Gorge and Mt. Hood. Join us to enjoy art, drinks (including kombucha sponsored by Brew Dr.), snacks, and music by DJ Ramon. First 25 visitors will receive a limited-edition tote with special goodies inside as well!
6 PM – 9 PM @ 207 SW Pine St., Portland, OR
Victoria Olson & Ceramic Friends–Opening at Sidestreet Arts | Sidestreet Arts
Art opening with painter Victoria Olson and local ceramic friends: Michaelyn Chess, Dee Dee & Shark, Odd fish Ceramics & Nickolas Carl. DJ Mom will be spinning records. Free event. Community building. See you there.
5 PM – 7 PM @ 140 SE 28th Ave., Portland, OR
WRITER’S BLOCK – A Celebration of Typographical Art! | Witching Hour Tattoo
“WRITER’S BLOCK” is a group lettering exhibition focusing on the many different facets of the typographical arts from Graffiti and Sign Painting to type designers, tattooers, and sculptors.
The show aims to highlight an often under-appreciated community of artists in all it’s various forms. Writer’s block is a term meant to explain a writer’s inability to create. In this case, it’s used facetiously to convey the opposite. The goal of this show is to point out the massive amount of lettering and inspiration surrounding us on a daily basis.
4 PM – 9 PM @ 1960 SE Hawthorne Blvd., Portland, OR
Madison Michiko Inman: THE BIMBOFICATION OF SISYPHUS | RSA Projects/ RISO Studio Arts
Madison Michiko Inman is an Uchinanchu artist who works to create a visual manifestation of an absurdly sweet and silly inner world created to confront the reality-distorting experiences of both mental illness and work in the sex industry. She indulges in common pleasures — sex, pop, kitsch, humor — and connects them in playful ways that straddle the line between the whimsical and the pragmatic.
Madison is a Portland based artist, publisher, and RISO printer.
She graduates the PSU Design program at the end of the year and currently runs the small press, michi.press, and a new RISO printing collaboration Color Fantasy.
Follow Madison on IG
https://www.instagram.com/michi.press
6 PM – 9 PM @ 1327 SE Division St.., Portland, OR
AUGUST GALLERY OPENING: MICHELLE SHAW; RE:CREATE | ADX Gallery
Join us for ReCreate, a one-night-only pop-up art show that explores the power of transformation through reuse. Featuring work from local artists who specialize in creating with salvaged, reclaimed, and discarded materials, this show invites us to reflect on the cycles of regeneration, the beauty of imperfection, and the strength of community.
Through sculpture, installation, mixed media, and more, ReCreate asks: What happens when we breathe new life into what’s been thrown away? How can art shape our relationship with waste and remind us of the interconnectedness of all things?
5 PM – 9 PM @ 417 SE 11th Ave., Portland, OR
Cindy Ingram: Big Blue Yonder | FORD Gallery PDX
“The Big Blue Yonder exhibit by Cottage Grove, Abstract Artist Cindy Ingram, is a diverse collection of works inspired by her travels. As an avid International and domestic explorer, Cindy loves how each place has its own energy and vibe. Also, like the large painting (60 x 48) shown in this flyer, each place has a different impact on her body. This multi medium work on canvas is a snapshot of her heart rate, breathing, scents, sounds, and often overstimulation when you first enter a new environment. Cindy describes this as her favorite part of travel. “The moment you exit the airport and out into the street, you have no idea what to expect. I love it!”
Show opens Friday, Aug 1 at Ford Gallery PDX in Portland.
6 PM – 9 PM @ 2505 SE 11th Ave., Portland, OR
Abstract Only! | FORD Gallery PDX
“Abstract art was the equivalent of poetic expression; I didn’t need to use words, but colors and lines. I didn’t need to belong to a language-oriented culture but to an open form of expression.”
-Etel Adnan
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FGPDX is proud to present “Abstract Only,” a group showcase of the area’s raddest abstract creatives. Opening Friday, August 1st, 2025 at Ford Gallery PDX in SE Portland. 6-9PM.
6 PM – 9 PM @ 2505 SE 11th Ave., Portland, OR
Unfolding Faces | The Social Justice Action Center
Join us for a showcase of mutant portraits and mystical patterns, plus birthday celebrations for two of the artists, Jmo and Pepper.
6 PM – 9 PM @ 400 SE 12th Ave., Portland, OR
First friday open studios | East creative collective
6 PM – 9 PM @ 211 SE Madison 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.
