Events listed occur throughout the month are free and open to all visitors unless otherwise specified.
THURSDAY 05.07.26
frol.ic.some : Opening Reception | Imperfecta Gallery
The Imperfecta Gallery is excited to present Frol.ic.some. On view May 7-30 2026, this invitational group show includes new works by artists from Argentina, Canada, Latvia, Peru, UK, Ukraine, and the USA.
frol·ic·Some focus is on all things lively and playful – imagine Hieronymus Bosch eating pastel bomboms with Marc Chagall on a sunny spring day, surrounded by daffodils while Louis Armstrong sings What A Wonderful World. Or perhaps Mark Ryden playing hopscotch with Keith Haring in Olafur Eliasson’s Rainbow panorama, while Takashi Murakami hums Pharrel William’s Happy.
Invited artists include: Alice Langlois, Alex Kuno, Andrea Hooge, Aunia Kahn, Cristina Stucchi, Dianne Hoffman, Jacqueline Myers-Cho, Jeannie Pappas, Kim Tepe, Ksenia Shinkovskaya, Lola Lebowski, Maxfield Strauss, Olga Vyshnyvetska, Paola Zakimi, Sara Swink, and Stephanie Brockway.
Opening Reception: May 7, 5-8pm
Gallery Opening Hours: Wed-Sat 11am-5pm – except first Wednesdays (closed) and first Thursdsays (open 5-8pm only)
5 PM – 8 PM @ 809 NW Flanders St., Portland, OR
FRIDAY 05.08.26
Reckless Creativity: An AFRU gallery show | Gagallery
Reckless Creativity: A Show featuring AFRU Gallery Members at Gagallery
Opening May 8, 6pm to 9pm! and featuring: Jonas Nash, Thomas “Squeak Toy” Franklin, Lyndsay Hogland, Rustyn L. Birch, Ryan Winters, Sam Kline, John Tank, Sincanvas, Yvette Tourangeo, Amy Stockey, Michael Albano, & Nik Sin
AFRU GALLERY MISSION STATEMENT
Collaborating with artists who disrupt, challenge perceptions, and make us think and feel.
Empowering emerging artists through education and resources.
Combating isolation and building community by creating art, side-by-side.
Art Freaks R Us / AFRU Gallery is a nonprofit, volunteer-run arts collective in Portland, Oregon that presents art exhibitions, performances, and free classes and workshops to the wider community. Over the years, AFRU has become an important incubator for visual and performing artists who may have difficulty getting their work into mainstream venues. In a city that is rapidly shutting artists out, AFRU remains committed to inviting them in.
6 PM – 9 PM @ 2035 SE Belmont St., Portland, OR