Author: Noah Alexander Isaac Stein

Hi, One of the most important skills for an artist to cultivate is a receptive perception of the world. To create stirring art necessitates being open to the full depth of feeling contained in phenomena. Beyond being secondary, the technical skill needed for effective art may even be impossible without this underlying sensitivity. In few places is this emotional perception more acute then in nature; where color and shape are abundant in emotive impact. It should come as no surprise then that many artists feel themselves deeply impacted by the seasons. This tendency is no doubt doubly true in the vibrant and seasonally temperamental Pacific Northwest. This April, I am excited to highlight shows that focus in on the blossoming abundance of Spring. With numerous openings directly, or indirectly tying in to this theme, this Friday should be the perfect compliment to a world in flower and blossom. Hope to see you tomorrow, Noah Alexander Isaac Stein First Friday PDX President

APRIL ART EVENTS

SAVINA MONET | WATER AVENUE COFFEE Featuring art works from Savina Monet. 6 PM – 8 PM @ 1028 SE Water Ave., STE 125, Portland, OR 97214

A CLOSER LOOK: DEB STONER | PUSHDOT STUDIO GALLERY Deb Stoner is an American artist, born in 1957. Deb received a BS in Geology from University of California at Davis, and her MFA from San Diego State University. She taught jewelry and metalsmithing classes at the Oregon College of Art and Craft in Portland, Oregon for over twenty years, and is known for creating innovative approaches to making handmade eyewear through material and design research. She taught over fifty workshops on these techniques at craft-based schools and universities, and lectured widely at symposia and conferences. Deb served on the Board of Trustees at the Haystack School from 2001-2010. Deb’s work in photography followed similar craft informed investigations that continue to yield innovative work. From early work in black and white in the 1970’s through experimental work in graduate school and while teaching at OCAC, Deb’s radar always included a lookout for darkroom access. While learning about wet plate techniques, a chance demo on the use of a flatbed scanner to create digital negatives caught her imagination, leading to an obsession with making complex still life images of the flora and tiny fauna of the gardens in her neighborhood. A recent commission by the Oregon State Treasury Resiliency Building brought her curiosity to investigate the endangered Fender’s Blue Butterfly with its nectar and food sources. And although her commission to wrap the exterior of a building, the Palos Verdes Art Center, resulted in the very largest scale work she’s ever done, most people’s introduction to Deb’s work is on their way through the Portland International Airport whose permanent collection includes twelve of her works from “A Year in the Willamette Valley”. 6 PM – 8 PM @ 2505 SE 11th Ave., Suite 104 – in the Ford Building, enter on Division Street

GREENBELT AND CRYSTAL CLEAR WATER | ART AT THE CAVE Join us for the First Friday Artists Reception. Meet a multitude of artists, and representatives from the Watershed Alliance of Southwest Washington.  Invite your friends to join you at the gallery. It is a great place to meet before continuing on to a lovely dinner downtown. Spring has arrived — come enjoy it. 4 PM – 8 PM @ 108 E Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver, WA 98660

FIRST FRIDAY OPEN STUDIOS | EAST CREATIVE COLLECTIVE See the art and meet the artists! Featuring the work of artist / members of East Creative, and the work of @mircat.magick.arts and @thecosmicpepper . Also, enjoy live music and community karaoke by Community Jams.  6 PM – 9 PM @ 211 SE Madison St., Portland, OR 97214

YOUNG ARTISTS EXHIBIT | AFRU GALLERY AFRU Gallery presents our 5th edition of the Young Artists Exhibition featuring works and performances from young artists (under 18). The past year’s shows were a huge success and expect this year will be more so.  6 PM – 10 PM @ 534 SE Oak St., Portland, OR 97214

FIRST FRIDAY | BITE STUDIO First Friday April 7th at Bite Studio! Featuring new prints from Bite Studio artists Rosemary Cohen, Leslie Pohl-Kosbau, and Eila Gustina!Come join us from 6-10 PM for art and merriment! 6 PM – 10 PM @ 2000 SE 7th Ave., Portland, OR 97214

CAT LADIES | SIDESTREET ARTS Chat with out artists while they share their inspiration and ideas behind their artwork. Drinks and Treats will be served. 5 PM – 7 PM @ 140 SE 28th Ave., Portland, OR 97214

FEARS AND PHOBIAS | SPLENDORPORIUM This show features new work by sculptor and mixed media artist Troy Hileman as well as over 20 other local artists confronting and expressing their deepest fears through creativity.  7 PM – 9 PM @ 3421 SE 21ST Ave., Portland, OR 97214

DIVERGENT | BRASSWORKS ANNEX Coming to The Brassworks Annex – DIVERGENT featuring the works of Tom Tucker, Roger Gillies & Tom Mattox – opening reception 4/7|23 – come on down for this amazing show & the first Friday SE PDX Art Openings 5 PM – 9 PM @ 1127 SE 10th Ave., Portland, OR 97214

CLUB V: CLOSING RECEPTION | FORD GALLERY PDX Miss out on our opening reception a few weeks ago? Not to fret! Join us Friday, April 7th for our First Friday edition of “Club V!”We’ve got pieces from 40 working PNW artists in celebration of Women’s History Month. This show is EPIC! 6 PM -9 PM @ 2505 SE 11th Ave. Portland, OR  97202 United States

FIRST FRIDAY | MANIFESTATION 6 PM – 9PM @ 2020 SE Bush St., Portland, OR 97214

APRIL COOLS | MINI GO GO 4 PM – 7 PM @ 700 SW Fifth Ave., Portland, OR 97204

HOW WE HEGEMONY: ANGELA ANH NGUYEN | ONE GRAND GALLERY One Grand is excited to welcome textile artist Angela Anh Nguyen (@pile _height) to Portland for her first solo with the gallery. ‘How We Hegemony’ documents the reaching effects of authority and positions of power on news, culture, and ideologies in our contemporary society. Anh Nguyen’s tufted rugs are inspired by the chaos of our modern age – large collage works and figural characters will be displayed at the gallery, speaking to a cultural status quo and a general playful levity. 6 PM – 9 PM @ 1000 E Burnside St., Portland, OR 97214

FAUX SHOW | ADX PORTLAND 4 PM – 8 PM @ 417 SE 11th Ave., Portland, OR 97202

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Hi, One of the most magical abilities of the artist is to communicate, through the latticework of symbolic expression, that what is paradoxically both known and also inexpressible. When existing cognitive frameworks are confronted with an undeniable reality that exists outside their explanatory borders, a shadow is created. Like dark matter, this shadow effects all that surrounds it, and yet is hidden from conscious view. If it seems strange that a physical object is able to touch such realms of implausible unreality, the best art removes any doubt through direct experience.   This First Friday I’m excited to bring you shows that focus on the reassertion of the hidden, forgotten, and the intangible; esspecially through means beautiful or strange.  Hope to see you tomorrow! Noah Alexander Isaac Stein First Friday PDX President

MARCH ART EVENTS

FINAL STAINED GLASS ART SHOW MARKS THE END OF REDUX GALLERY IN PORTLAND | REDUX GALLERY Redux Gallery returns for a final first Friday exhibition and group show featuring eight Pacific Northwest-based stained glass artists. This is a free, family-friendly event, but please leave pets at home. All work will be for sale through the Gallery, for sales inquiries, please contact Tamara. WHO: Carla Stevens , Jamie Ballestrin, Kristin Culotta, LaRhea Phillips, Laurel Jane Vonderau, Madison Olsen, Tamara Goldsmith , Valerie Fairlight Redux Gallery presents eight talented artists for an upcoming final exhibition in their Central Eastside shop and gallery space.  Redux has been a cornerstone venue for artisans and makers alike to sell their functional and decorative wares in a shop and gallery setting. Pre-Covid, Redux featured art shows regularly every First Friday to celebrate and support locally made work, encouraging the creative endeavors of local artists and promoting sustainable commerce.  Please join us this March for Redux’s last month in business and final show to celebrate the culmination of this 18-year adventure, support some talented emerging and established artisans, and spread some love for this unique and ancient art form. Curated by Tamara Goldsmith, this show conveys the energy that is alive and well in Portland and beyond, for the transformational art and craft of stained glass. This ancient art form is rooted in some of the oldest traditions of art-making, but contemporary artists have redefined both its purpose and meaning. Though many of its technical processes have remained relatively the same for the last 1000 years, advancements in tools and tech have made stained glass more accessible to the masses. Artists have widened the scope of what kinds of themes and iconography can be represented in glass, inspiring important dialogues about current world events, and a lively cultural commentary. Artists will be in attendance from 5-8 pm for the Opening show to answer questions about their process and artwork. Don’t miss this rare glimpse into this unusual art form, get connected with some incredible artisans, and perhaps you’ll be inspired to acquire a piece of your own. 5 PM – 8 PM @ 811 E Burnside St., #116, Portland, OR 97214

APPARITIONS | SPLENDORPORIUM 7 PM – 9 PM @ 3421 SE 21ST Ave., Portland, OR 97214

JETHRO MALLARMEY: DAS SCHLOSS (THE CASTLE) | THE REDUNDANT BEACH GALLERY Handmade cut-outs of roosters and rooster-hounds have been coated in transparent projector paper to prevent a view of the outside, in effect coating visitors in the castle’s oblique narrative. Largely this narrative seems to concern celebrating the making of the castle itself. Pairing the rooster symbolism with a sheet of definitions for the term COQUILLARD suggests that we are to connect a nearby dungeon with the gang of thieves and bandits that stalked Paris in the 15th C (one rooster is dressed as an executioner). Through a hidden door beyond the castle walls, a villager furrows a long poem. Les coquillards were known for having developed their own thieves’ jargon, and the message of this poem remains tantalizing just out of reach. Of the poem, which took him 8 months to write, Mallarmey explains: “In this illuminated world, there are no more shadows, no misunderstandings, no slips of the tongue. But language is devious — it uses this light to play even greater tricks. In reflection, one sees nothing but objects, dead objects in a drunken stupor of dim thoughts and mixed messages.”  A fitting conclusion to The Castle.6 PM – 9PM @ 211 SE Madison St., Portland, OR 97214

REMERGENCE | ADX PORTLAND Remerging is to bring together (re-member) something that was in bits and pieces, in the darkest buried depths of time. Remergence is remerge then raise to the surface, to reveal a cohesive the wholeness that that had been shattered, scattered and hidden through perspective and or purposeful control.Humanity is now experiencing the personal as well as global remergence of Tribal Antiquities’ TRUE purpose and training.Urban DictionaryJoin us @adxportland to celebrate the work of eightPortland gems. These artists have some beautiful work to share-most of them have shown in Gallery X before and they always blow minds. Emerging artists and established masters joining forces at ADX. Music and beer… free admission.Musical Guests @higlowmusic @ericwixon @batwomanda @samharang @spaderthefool @jamespeterhook @limpwrist_images_art @a.dougherty.fineart @kelletteworks @essicalynnclarkart 4 PM – 9PM @ 417 SE 11th Ave., Portland, OR 97214

SIMRAN GLEASON: THE MYTH OF PROGRESS | EARTH SPACE PDX You are warmly welcomed to “The Myth of Progress”, a solo art exhibition by Simran Gleason @slowcamerapaparazzi at Earth Space PDX.The show opens Friday March 3rd from 6-10pm!Simran Gleason is a Portland artist. He often paints bands and other performers as they’re playing. In the studio he has been exploring magical realism and oracular surrealism.• Gongfu Tea Service with @antlerstonetea aka @russell_bohr© Tarot Readings with @the.love.cult aka @psytherialLive music tbd! 6 PM – 10 PM @ 4135 SE Gladstone St., Portland, OR 97202

DANI MYERS | THE ANGRY FLORIST Dani Myers. New Works.Finding her voice in clay-a year in retrospect. Dani spent the last year working with different firing techniques. Raku, Anamaga (wood fire), Soda, and with her studio electric kiln.She found that her influences; music, function of form, and textures found in nature fed her creative flow. When that creative flow was added to ceramics they became her voice.Come see how her year in clay has taken shape. 5 PM – 7 PM @ 401b NE 28th Ave.., Portland, OR 97232

FROLIC IN THE FOREST | SIDESTREET ARTS The March feature show, Frolic in the Forest, will bring out the nature-lover in every viewer. Our three local artists, Laura, Jennifer and Davis, have brought their interpretations of the forest to this beautiful show. Kristen Etmund is our Spotlight Artist this month.  One can practically smell the earthy loam and pine sap as one views these art works. Sure to make every heart thrill; a bird-sighting is guaranteed as one passes through this forest. No binoculars are necessary! Stop by during our First Friday event to enjoy some wine and nibbles, see the art and meet the artists! 5 PM – 7 PM @ 140 SE 28th Ave., Portland, OR 97214

FIRST FRIDAY OPEN STUDIOS | EAST CREATIVE COLLECTIVE Come see what the artists and creators of East Creative Collective have been up to! Meet local artists in their natural environments, and step inside to the studios of some of Portlands most prolific artists. We’re also excited to announce the opening of a new subterranean installation that will take visitors into the labyrinthian heart of Franz Kafka’s “The Castle.”  6 PM – 9PM @ 211 SE Madison St., Portland, OR 97214

A DIFFERENT KIND OF SKIN | RADIUS ART STUDIOS A Different Kind of Skin is a show filled with Ceramics in a variety of sizes, shapes and utility. All inspired by the processes of making and getting Tattoos. 5 PM – 8 PM @ 2324 SE Belmont St., Portland, OR 97214

CLUB V | FORD GALLERY PDX Portland, mark your calendars! Friday, March 3rd, we celebrate all women with the opening reception of “Club V.” Find new and exciting work from 40 working creatives based in the PNW.Curated wine selections and music from @backcountry.wine.tasting.roomStop by the historic Ford Building in SE PDX for what’s sure to truly epic evening 6 PM -9 PM @ 2505 SE 11th Ave. Portland, OR  97202 United States

FIRST FRIDAY | MANIFESTATION 6 PM – 9PM @ 2020 SE Bush St., Portland, OR 97214

STORIE GRUBB: INSIDE OUTSIDER | AFRU GALLERY Abstract, Surreal, Spontaneous, Multi-media paintings and drawings etc stretching from 2012 to the present. Storie Grubb’s music is on bandcamp/storiegrubb. Live performance at 8:30pm  7 PM – 11 PM @ 534 SE Oak St., Portland, OR 97214

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Contact UsWe love to promote art events involving our participating galleries and artists, please be sure to send your news and any feedback to: press@firstfridaypdx.org Or use our online event submission form! General inquires: info@firstfridaypdx.org

Hi, Just as the long march of gray winter reaches its nadir, art delivers the love and light of a waiting spring. This month, in addition to the return of amazing perennial art shows on the topic of love, First Friday also coincides with one of the largest and most exciting art events in Portland. With the mission of combining art and technology to both physically and figuratively illuminate visitors, the Portland Winter Light Festival brings light art to local businesses, art spaces, and unusual locations throughout the city. We’re especially excited for this years theme: “The Light of the Stars.” Hope to see you tomorrow under the stars, Noah Alexander Isaac Stein First Friday PDX President

FEBRUARY ART EVENTS

DEEP SEA CONSTELLATIONS | EAST CREATIVE PDX ”A luminous ghost net made from marine debris and LED lights that imagines the reality of ocean pollution as the dreamscape of our civilization.”In addition to an ecoart light installation by Noah Alexander Isaac Stein (@visionsofthedeluge) and Tridacna Maxima, our First Friday opening event will feature open studios with 15+ artists, live music by Community Jams, light sculptures by Pepper Kocsis, and fire performances by Lizz Grace and Troy Grisa! 6 PM – 10 PM @ 211 SE Madison St., Portland, OR 97214

LOVE IN PRINT | BITE STUDIOS Love in Print returns to Bite Studio! As always, a portion of the proceeds go to p:ear. Come join us for a great evening of art from many of Portland’s finest printmakers! 6 PM – 10 PM @ 2000 SE 7th Ave., Portland, OR 97214

THE FEMALE GAZE | SIDESTREET ARTS The February feature show, The Female Gaze, explores 3 women artists representing the female body through their art. In the history of art, depiction of the female body was traditionally done by male artists. In a modern-day twist, fitting of our times, these women have joyfully reclaimed the female nude.Join us and meet the artists, enjoy some adult beverages, and see the ART! 5 PM – 7 PM @ 140 SE 28th Ave., Portland, OR 97214

MEDITATIONS: TODD JOHNSON | PUSHDOT STUIDO GALLERY Meditations is a series of pictures about experiencing and celebrating the visual language of photography. The work is focused on abstraction and uses a traditional structure of still life. The work is inspired by artistic practices such as painting and sculpture, design and architecture. Other influences come from the history of avant-garde art such as Futurism and Surrealism, Modernism and Minimalism. The philosophy of Meditations is a concept of going deeper into creativity and spiritual ritual. Todd Johnson is a conceptual and experimental photographer living and working in Portland, Oregon. Johnson received his MFA in photography from the San Francisco Art Institute. Todd is the founder and director of Black Box Gallery. 6 PM – 8 PM @ 2505 SE 11th Ave., Suite 104 – in the Ford Building, enter on Division Street, Portland, OR 97202

THE PINK SHOW | SPLENDORPORIUM 7 PM – 9 PM @ 3421 SE 21ST Ave., Portland, OR 97214

DIMENSIONS: KELLY CORRELL | THE ANGRY FLORIST‘Dimensions’ is a study of looking inward and a translation of our perception of this internal world. Kelly’s work explores concepts and imagery around dark faerytales, magic, obsession, archetypal demons, and softness through the use of drawing, etching, dried flowers, paper-cut collage work and media to create layered worlds and 3-dimensional imagery.5 PM – 7 PM @ 401b NE 28th Ave., Portland, OR 97214

FIRST FRIDAY VENDORS MARKET | THE PURPLE DOOR Join us for the first Vendors market of the year at The Purple Door! Come through First Friday of Feb, 2/3/23 from 5-9:30pm to shop just in time for VALENTINES DAY (oh yes, that dreaded holiday is upon us). Support our lovely local vendors and kickstart someone’s sad little heart with these hot hot HOT buys  5 PM – 9:30 PM @ 3557 SE Division St., Portland, OR 972026

SELFIES AND SELF CARE | RADIUS ART STUDIOS We will be featuring self portraits and hand made self care goods from over 40 local artists and makers. It’s going to be a super sweet time and we would love to see you there! 5 PM – 8 PM @ 2324 SE Belmont St., Portland, OR 97214

FIRST FRIDAY | MANIFESTATION COME THRU this Friday! Music, Art, Magic! 6 PM – 9 PM @ 2020 SE Bush St., Portland, OR 97214

FLASH FLOOD | AFRU GALLERY A group show displaying local Portland area tattoo artist’s flash artwork and other original work outside of the “tattoo world”. 7 PM – 11 PM @ 534 SE Oak St., Portland, OR 97214

PORTLAND WINTER LIGHT FESTIVAL

THE LIGHT OF THE STARS| PDXWLF Inner SE Light Art Bike Map Full program

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Contact UsWe love to promote art events involving our participating galleries and artists, please be sure to send your news and any feedback to: press@firstfridaypdx.org Or use our online event submission form! General inquires: info@firstfridaypdx.org

Hi, In both art and the holiday season there is a sometimes seemingly contradictory intersection between the sacred and the profane. For an artist, a jealous muse rarely tolerates compromise, and yet ones ability to professionally produce art is chiefly dependent on a commercial palatability that is often only tangentially related. This conflict is so embedded in our culture, that achtypes such as the starving artist and posthumous artistic success have become unfortunate tropes. The holiday season is frequently bemoaned for a similar struggle between consumerism and religious holidays. A generous tradition of altruism is easily forgotten in a deluge of cheap products, themselves all too often the products of Al ave labor and environmental degradation. In these two parallel themes however there is a mutual solution. By supporting local artists, we can both give the unique and beautiful, and help build a world where creativity and artistic expression thrive in place of homogenous plastic waste. This First Friday we are excited to highlight shows that illustrate this duality, as well as provide the opportunity for us to rise above them in the spirit of the season. Happy Holidays! Noah Alexander Isaac Stein First Friday PDX President

DECEMBER ART EVENTS

CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COSMOS | ADX PORLTAND New work by Cydney French and Rachael Allen “Conversations with the Cosmos” is a body of work exploring the connectivity between this human existence and the divine. French and Allen use paint on canvas to convey these conversations. Bold compositions and lustrous colors create compelling places to enter the conversations.  4 PM – 10 PM @ 417 SE 11th Ave, Portland, OR

ANARCHY: THE ART SHOW | THE 4TH WALL PDX  Local artists use paint, sculpture, found objects and video projects to explore chaos and anarchy through personal sovereignty 6 PM – 10 PM @  1445 SE Hawthorne Blvd., Portland, OR

VERY MERRY CASH AND CARRY | SIDESTREET ARTS Join us and meet the artists who brought in unique cards, ornaments, and lots of ART! We will have nibbles and wine, too. 5 PM – 7 PM @ 140 SE 28th Ave, Portland, OR

HOLI-CLAY MARKET | RADIUS ART STUDIO Radius and The Clay Compound are joining forces again this year for the Radius Holi-clay Market! Sunday, December 4th! Featuring artist vendors from both studios. 12 PM – 6 PM @ 2324 SE Belmont St. Portland OR 97214

EMRIE VEGAS | EAST CREATIVE COLLECTIVE  We are excited to welcome new artist Emrie Vegas to the East Creative building, and will be show casing their work for the holiday season.“Emrie is an emerging middle-aged artist who began painting with oils only one-year ago after a lifetime working and playing with traditional arts and crafts. Emrie also “taught art” to preschoolers for many years which taught her to let go of perfection and expectation and enjoy the process of creatinine in a deep and profound way. She considers herself a folk artist, as she is self-taught and much of her inspiration has been found in the work of folk artists.”The event will feature open studios by acclaimed local artists, live karaoke by Community Jams, the International Mural by Mail project, fire dancing, and more! 6 PM – 9 PM @  211 SE Madison St., Portland, OR

FACING NORTHWEST: JJ GONSON | PUSHDOT STUDIOBoston based photographer Gonson has been “Obsessed with music from the time I was a small girl. In the mid 80’s I discovered that it was possible to get access to musicians and bands by signing on to shoot live and posed photos for magazines and newspapers. For the last half of that decade I shot hardcore and punk bands multiple times a week in clubs around the Boston area. In 1990 I went west, to Portland Oregon. While much of my work is of live music, portraits have dominated my body of work over the span of decades; from the early 80’s to present day. The result of my experiences is a collection of intimate portraits of musicians, friends and fans, both live on stage and candid. My archive includes little seen pictures of Kurt Cobain, Elliott Smith, Jane’s Addiction, Black Flag and hundreds of other punk and independent bands. My work has been published in books including Torment Saint: a Biography of Elliott Smith, Cobain Unseen and Cobain on Cobain as well as in fanzines such as xXx and Suburban Voice and many magazines, including Rolling Stone, Mojo, Q and Spin.” This show focuses on some of her NW bands collection. 6 PM – 8 PM @ 2505 SE 11th Avenue, Suite 104, Portland, OR (In the Ford Building, enter on Division Street)

THINGS SEEN ALONG THE WAY: JARED SOUNEY | RANSOM SIX MFG. Showing some photographs and paintings along with the reprint of the book “Things Seen Along the Way” at my studio in Portland’s Historic Flavel Arts District, just West of the dynamic Avenue of Roses. Music courtesy of a bluetooth speaker in the corner. Here are some flyers and such. Pop in. 7 PM – 10 PM @ 8101 SE Flavel St., Portland, OR

TRANSMUTATION | EARTH SPACE PDX The invasion has begun. We are here for peace. We are here for the uprising. We are here to raise the vibration of humanity. We are here to align the planet to the light. Do you feel the awakening? This body of work represents the themes of DNA activation, shedding of old skin, ego death, and aligning to higher self. The dark night of soul breeds new beginnings. As we rise to the occasion of connecting fully to the divine, we release old programs and attachments. We cocoon and metamorphosize anew. We honor the old and thank it for what it has taught us. We release and celebrate the soul we are becoming. Momo Carter is an intuitive living in Portland, where they love to be in nature, assist others in their healing journey, and cuddle with their husband and cat. The exhibit will be accompanied by a curated light and sound experience.Tarot readings by @the.love.cult aka @psytherial 6 PM – 10 PM @ 4135 SE Gladstone St., Portland, OR 97202

MERRY SMASHMAS | AFRU GALLERY The Last Show at the SE Oak Street space!!!! Let’s make this one count!!!! 7 PM – Close @ 534 SE Oak St., Portland, OR 97214

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Contact UsWe love to promote art events involving our participating galleries and artists, please be sure to send your news and any feedback to: press@firstfridaypdx.org Or use our online event submission form! General inquires: info@firstfridaypdx.org

The end of summer is always bittersweet, but when the looming ghosts of winter mix unnervingly with the vivid palette of fall, there is also an undeniable energy in the air. This energy is a potent force for connecting to the creative energy of the subconscious and everything that lurks, hidden in shadows. This is also the celebratory aspect of Halloween; transformation or destruction is only a matter of perspective, and life is nothing without change.  And few things are more celebratory of transformation then art, and especially the dark art of First Friday 😉 Hope to see you for a spooky night of art and ghosts this Friday! Noah Alexander Isaac Stein First Friday PDX President

OCTOBER ART EVENTS

AN ENDLESS PARADE OF GHOSTS | RADIUS ART STUDIO Our First Friday Gallery opening features spooky artwork by painter Jasòn Edward Davis and ceramic artist Rae Pierce. Stop by and say hi to the artists, and let the work give you goosebumps of excitement 🦴 5 PM – 8 PM @ 2324 SE Belmont St. Portland OR 97214

ANTHESIS: ARNOLD PANDER | PUSHDOT STUDIO Anthesis Original Watercolors on paper by Arnold PanderWorks in watercolor depicting floral still life’s in various states of bloom.After the death of my mother in 2016, I went into a very reflective place and my artwork took a more internal turn. I submerged into the sensual and fragile creative medium of watercolor.With each new series of works in this pigment based traditional art form, it exercised my mind and soul from a state of mourning to a place of healing while finding a new language in which to create. This new series of watercolors I spared the subject matter down to this body of floral still lifes that I have entitled “Anthesis”, named for the period or act of expansion in flowers which also echoes the process of my own creative discovery in watercolor. 6 PM – 8 PM @ 2505 SE 11th Ave, Suite 104, Portland, OR, 97202

FIRST FRIDAY OPEN STUDIOS | EAST CREATIVE COLLECTIVE  Step inside the studios and meet the artists of the East Creative Collective. Featuring the art of 15 local artists and creators, live karaoke by Community Jams, international mural painting for Palestine and Ukrainian, and more. 6 PM – 9 PM @  211 SE Madison St., Portland, OR, 97214

THE TAROT SHOW | SPLENDORPORIUM 7 PM – 9 PM @ 3421 SE 21st Ave., Portland, OR 97214

THE HOUSE THAT HAUNTS US ALL | AFRU GALLERY An eclectic look at Halloween, and the things that go bump in the night. AFRU and Sincanvas presents a show of the classic Haunted Houses we all loved going to when we were young! When Halloween was REAL fun!!! Featuring: Sincanvas, Gavin Eveland, Nik Sin, & Aine Kennedy. DJ StrawberryPickle from Rainbow City playing some amazing music! 7 PM – Close @ 534 SE Oak St., Portland, OR 97214

START YOUR ENGINES | FORD GALLERY PDX  Start Your Engines group Art Show featuring the work of local PNW artists who call the ford building their home. We are gearing up for a new era under new management with our inaugural exhibit opening on Friday October 7th from 5-8 pm. 6 PM – 8 PM @  2505 SE 11th Ave, Portland, OR 97202

NATURE IS CALLING: AMELIA LICHTENBERG | EARTH SPACE PDX We are honored to announce “Nature is Calling”, Amelia Lichtenberg’s solo exhibition that opens Friday October 7th from 6-10pm here at Earth Space! @am.licht.art🍄We can’t wait to see the nature inspired work that Amelia has in store for us! Mycology lovers and appreciators, you won’t want to miss this one 😉Gong Sound Bath by Phoenyx 6:30-7:30PM🎶Ambient Music by Vibes 🔮Tarot by @psytherial aka @the.love.cult🍵Gongfu Tea Lounge by @russell_bohrThere will be a special print release of 5 on hot-pressed watercolor paper, numbered and signed, for many featured paintings. They’ll only be available to purchase in-person at Earth Space for the duration of the show! 6 PM – 10 PM @ 4135 SE Gladstone, OR, 97202

POSITIVE FORCED CHANGES | BRASSWORKS ANNEX We are so excited to share! Brassworks Assistant Curator Kristin, is curating her first group show at Brassworks Annex with 6 amazing artist! 6 PM – 9 PM @ 127 SE 10th Ave, Portland, OR 97214

ANOTHER REALM | SIDESTREET ARTS For this October Feature show we invited a diverse group of artists to create artworks under the title of: Another Realm. Imaginations were set wild; fantasy people, nations and galaxies now await our viewing.Artists: Melody Bush, Shelly Durica-Laiche, Erica Gibson, Sharon Jonquil, Anna Magruder and Jeanne Steffan 5 PM – 7 PM @ 140 SE 28th Ave, Portland, OR 9721

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NESTING: SHANTEL KRISTIN BENNETT | THE ANGRY FLORIST  In this series of original paintings and prints by Shantel Kristin Bennett, the artist uses bright colors and whimsical brush strokes to convey coziness, home and a sense of comfort and rest. While the images are abstract and flowery-and can be largely interpreted by the viewer, Shantel hopes to reflect a sense of joy and a feeling what it means to be at peace within our own personal “nesting places” both literally and within our own bodies and minds. 5 PM – 7 PM @  401b NE 28th Ave, Portland, OR 97232

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This December we’re excited to share holiday art shows at East Creative Collective, Afru Gallery and Sidestreet Arts, as well as amazing looking openings at EARTH Space PDX, Pushdot Studios, and Neighbors Taproom.

While its difficult to trace the origins of December holiday traditions, gift giving dates back at least as far as the ancient Roman festival of Saturnalia. While consumer culture gives us many choices of how to be part of this tradition, an art walk is a great opportunity to support local artists and to give a truly unique gift. By spending locally you directly contribute to communities you care about, and help keep Portland’s vibrant art scene alive.

Look forward to seeing you on Friday!

Noah Alexander Isaac Stein
First Friday PDX President

IN-PERSON EVENTS

HOLIDAY ART MARKET | EAST CREATIVE COLLECTIVE

Come warm up at East Creative’s annual Holiday Art Market! Featuring great gifts by local artists, open studios, a special 100 works under $100 show, live music by Community Jams, and more.

6 PM – 9 PM @ 211 SE Madison St., Portland, OR 97214

LIMINAL MATTER | EARTH SPACE PDX

we cordially invite you to visit this exhibition of art and witness the new work of the bone goddess on Friday, December 3rd, 2021.
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in addition to this new painting series there will be a brand new live performance, curated specifically for this event.
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come and enter the space between our world and worlds beyond.
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please wear a mask and be respectful to others in the space

“Kelly Delay’s perfectly composed photographs show the beauty in decay and the dignity in decline.” Tiny’s Coffee

6 PM – 10 PM @ 4135 SE Gladstone St Portland, OR 97202

IVAN SALCIDO | PUSHDOT STUDIO

Recuerdo: (rreh-kwehr-doh) NOUN, masculine (plural: recuerdos)

1. Memory
2. Souvenir, memento, memorabilia
3. Regards

By taking a look at personal history, this exhibition touches on themes of nostalgia, connection, legacy, and remembrance. The work highlights the human experience and incorporates themes of cultural and family legacy, artistic heritage, and the significant value of the contributions of immigrants to our society.

Ivan Salcido is a multidisciplinary artist based in Portland, OR. Born in El Paso, TX, Salcido holds an MFA from the University of Texas at San Antonio. His background is in sculpture, but he also makes paintings and installations. His latest series of artworks draws on personal experience, family history, and interests in collectibles (such as sports cards, photographs, and flags) for inspiration.

8 AM – 5 PM @ 2505 SE 11th Avenue, Suite 104 – in the Ford Building, enter on Division Street – Portland, OR 97202

HOLIDAY ART SALE AND LIVE SANTA WRESTLING | AFRU GALLERY

Famous December art show & sale!!! Give the gift of art!
Plus, Santa Wrestling Live!!! WTF?
This is a free event. Donations welcome. Refreshments available.
live music from The Dead To Rights!

7 PM – Close @ 534 SE Oak St., Portland, OR 97214

VERY MERRY CASH AND CARRY | SIDESTREET ARTS

Come in for first Friday Artwalk and meet a number of different artists represented in our Very Merry Cash and Carry Show.

5 PM – 7 PM @ 140 SE 28th Ave., Portland, Or 97214

PET PORTRAITURE – HYPER-REALISTIC OIL AND WATERCOLOR BY JUSTIN WESTPHAL | NEIGHBORS TAPROOM

Justin Westphal, a local painter specializing in hyper-realistic pet and animal portraiture, exhibits a collection of oil and watercolor paintings throughout the month of December at Neighbors Taproom. Come enjoy these works up close in person while treating yourself to a rotating selection of curated beer, wine, and plant-based coffee drinks in a dog-friendly, bright and spacious interior!

12 PM – 10 PM @ 1306 East Burnside St, Portland OR 97214

VIRTUAL EVENTS

MING FAY SCULPTURE | BUTTERS GALLERY

We present a special online exhibition of vintage works by New York-based Ming Fay.  We have worked with Fay for well over 30 years and have presented many spectacular exhibitions.  This new show is an opportunity for collectors to see work that has never been shown in our gallery in the past.  Jeffrey Butters has personally curated this collection we are presenting–focusing on his picks of the “cream of the crop” of available Ming Fay works.  

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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.

First Friday is almost here again! We’re happy to welcome two new galleries for November, with great looking shows at The Angry Florist, and Neighbors Taproom. There are also some exciting new openings at Sidestreet Arts and Afru Gallery, open studios at East Creative Collective, and an odd themed show at Splendorporium.

Don’t forget to let us know if there are any First Friday events we’ve missed!

Look forward to seeing you on Friday,

Noah Alexander Isaac Stein
First Friday PDX President

IN-PERSON EVENTS

ALL OF YOU FLOWERS VIEWING ART | THE ANGRY FLORIST

I’ve made plans for your Friday night this week-start out by visiting The Angry Florist’s First Friday event featuring some really incredible artists. I’m spoiled in being able to view their lovely work daily amongst the flowers – and on Friday the shop will be open an extra hour for you to do so too!

4 PM – 8 PM @ 401b NE 28th Ave Portland, OR 97232

EVERYDAY OBJECTS | NEIGHBORS TAPROOM

For me, the most fascinating aspect of human existence lies in what we create, the EVERYDAY OBJECTS. It is these materials and structures that reveal our desires, our necessity, our creativity, and our capability. Equally fascinating is the tremendous diversity we then display in our engagement with these constructed objects. We sometimes hold dear and embrace our creations for decades or centuries. Or, we may neglect them, unceremoniously, leaving it to the artist or curious passerby to rediscover and redefine our relationship to these forgotten structures as they age, weather, or crack. As one of these curious-type people, I find myself drawn to the colors and craftsmanship, the scars and wrinkles. Although such details and long-lost whispers may go unnoticed by many, to me they exude shimmering glimpses of depth, history, and meaning I can not help but explore, photograph, and share.

“Kelly Delay’s perfectly composed photographs show the beauty in decay and the dignity in decline.” Tiny’s Coffee

7 PM – 9 PM @ 1306 E Burnside St, Portland, OR 97214

THE ODDVILLE SHOW | SPLENDORPORIUM

Show us what you perceive to be ODD! Animals? Aliens? Monsters? Your Mom? Your Supper? A Circus?

Our featured artist is Zoe Ball.

7 PM – 9 PM @ 3421 SE 21st Ave., Portland, OR 97202

DUAL DUEL: A TWO PERSON SOLO SHOW | AFRU GALLERY

On November 5th, ‘Dual Duel’ opens at AFRU Gallery in Portland. The show explores the concept of identity, both lost and found. It features a myriad of works by Amy Bugbee and Amy Eir Stocky, one person reconciling two different identities.

Live musical performances by ZenKoal and Dyarq.

Baked goods for all!!!

7 PM – Close @ 534 SE Oak St., Portland, OR 97214

FIRST FRIDAY OPEN STUDIOS | EAST CREATIVE COLLECTIVE

Step inside the studios of East Creative Collective and meet local artists in their natural environment.

6 PM – 9 PM @ 211 SE Madison St., Portland, OR 97214

ANITA REUTHER | HA AUSTIN | SIDESTREET ARTS

Anita Reuther has a lifelong love of the Pacific Northwest. Her mixed media art reflects this with dreamy speckled hillsides, cloudy mountain ranges, and charming bird vignettes. Deeply textured and collaged papers form moody landscapes that the viewer can fall into. 

Anita lives and works in Lake Oswego. She is a member of the Watercolor Society of Oregon and the Three Rivers Artist Guild in Oregon City. 

Sidestreet member and ceramic artist, Ha Austin, crafts what she calls “functional clay canvases”. Platters, flower vases, tea cups with saucers, and sturdy coffee mugs are not only functional, but delightful. Each is designed with whimsical sgraffito images and colorful hand-mixed glazes before firing in a gas-kiln at a high temperature. Chubby little wrens, purple lotus blossoms, and lily pads make the each ceramic piece a functional work of art. 

*artists present in gallery

5 PM – 7 PM @ 140 SE 28th Ave, Portland, OR 97214

VIRTUAL EVENTS

Re: THE SOURCE | BUTTERS GALLERY

Re: The Source
The source is what we are drawing from, get inspired by, learn from, contemplate over, exploit and ignore.
The source shapes us and makes us what we are. We are that source.

We have invented many different words for that source from which we originate, to which we return.
(Words turn into concepts, ideas, sciences, philosophies, religions, cults and cultures. All with the one purpose of trying to understand and to make sense of our being in this world.)
In our creating and experiencings of art, in moments of presence, we connect with the source and find meaning and purpose.
The engaging with art strengthens our connectivity with the source.
We draw everything from the source and we give everything back. Only this way the cycling of life continues. 

The paintings of this presentation are a few samples of my lifelong and more or less successful attempts to connect and to share my findings.
Maybe the one or the other of these works speaks to you and helps you connect with your source in you in unexpected ways.
Respectfully yours,

Bernd Haussmann

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Contact Us

We love to promote art events involving our participating galleries and artists, please be sure to send your news and any feedback to: press@firstfridaypdx.org

Or use our online event submission form!

General inquires: info@firstfridaypdx.org

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Hi First,
I’m excited to share some great looking First Friday shows this month, both in-person and virtual. In addition to openings at Pushdot Studios, Splendorporium, Brassworks, and Sidestreet Arts, there is a spooky seasonal show at Afru Gallery, and a First Friday PDX collaborative street fair at East Creative Collective. If you’re an artist it’s not too late to register for free!

Autumn is a season of change, and hopefully we can look forward to even more great art events coming up.

See you tomorrow!
Noah Alexander Isaac Stein
First Friday PDX President

AUTUMN ART BLAST | EAST CREATIVE

Blast into Fall with East Creative Collective and First Friday PDX. This October, the Autumn Art Blast is taking over two square blocks of the SE industrial district in celebration of art and support of local artists. Featuring more than 20 artists and creators, the Autumn Art Blast will showcase some of the most exciting new art in Portland, with open studios, a street festival, live music and more.

5 PM – 9 PM @ 211 SE Madison St., Portland OR, 97214

WHITE LIES SHE TOLD ME – SADÉ DUBOIS | PUSHDOT STUDIO

“White Lies She Told Me is a group of small paintings that address the personal and complex relationship I share with my mother. The central woman figure in these paintings is a portrait I have painted many times throughout my career, whom I call Umnia Vera, which means “faith faith”, but more so symbolizes the traversing and overcoming of deep emotional trauma, pain, and adversity in my life. In a way, these paintings are self portraits.”

Born and raised in North Portland, Sadé is a self-taught painter who experiments primarily with acrylic and gouache. She has focused on portraiture and landscape, with an affinity for capturing Black women in their brilliance and vulnerability. Some of her portraits are sociopolitical, exploring the attitudes and experiences of African-Americans in their connectedness to nature, while others symbolize self portraits that serve as an archive of her grappling with trauma and other life circumstances.

Following the latest local, state and federal CDC guidelines, we are again requiring masks and appointments when visiting. Thank you for your understanding.

8:30 AM – 5 PM @ 2505 SE 11th Ave, Suite 104, Portland, OR 97202

THE TAROT SHOW | SPLENDORPORIUM

Join us Friday, October 1st 7-9 for the Tarot Show featuring the art and furniture of Zack Hryndej.

7 PM – 9 PM @ 3421 SE 21st Ave., Portland, OR 97202

RABUN THOMPSON | SHARON JONQUIL | SIDESTREET ARTS

Join our featured artist, Rabun Thompson and spotlight artist, Sharon Jonquil in the gallery for some good-time meeting and greeting. Don’t forget to visit our neighbors at Stark Street Studios. Masks required (of course).

5 PM – 7 PM @ 140 SE 28th Ave., Portland, OR 97214

PORTLAND HORROR SHOW | AFRU GALLERY

6 PM – 10 PM @ 534 SE Oak St. Portland, OR 97214

STREET SHOW | BRASSWORKS GALLERY

We are super excited about working with artists, Simon Griffiths, Jimmer Willmott, and Gregory Hergert at Brassworks Gallery for “Street Show” Opening online THIS Friday, October 1st, 2021

6 PM – 10 PM @ ONLINE

We love to promote art events involving our participating galleries and artists, please be sure to send your news and any feedback to: press@firstfridaypdx.org
Or use our online event submission form!

General inquires: info@firstfridaypdx.org

As we face social isolation and confront financial instability, it is easy to succumb to understandable feelings of dejection and powerlessness. While we continue to confront and overcome these hardships, art can provide us with both a healing outlet for fears and frustrations, as well as a form of transcendent escape.

To help us connect despite physical restrictions, First Friday PDX is curating a Virtual April Art Walk made up of artists, galleries, and causes that can both use your support, and provide a welcome virtual antidote to isolation.

• ARCHITECTONIC | EUTECTIC GALLERY
• REDUX EMPLOYEE RELIEF FUND | REDUX GALLERY
• DAILY SOCIAL SPECIALS | SIDESTREET ARTS
• ONLINE ARTISTS’ SHOP | EAST CREATIVE COLLECTIVE
• VIRTUAL APRIL | BRASSWORKS GALLERY
• “SOMEDAY THIS WILL ALL BE GONE” ARTIST’S TALK | PUSHDOT STUDIOS

Please join us on our digital walk, and consider connecting and supporting the many amazing artists of Portland!

Noah Alexander Isaac Stein
First Friday PDX President

VIRTUAL EVENTS

ARCHITECTONIC | EUTECTIC GALLERY

Some might be disheartened to think that no one will actually enter physically to see this exhibition, but we see this as a creative challenge and exhilarating opportunity to take our show documentation and online experience to a new level.Stay tuned to experience a new journey through our space –

Live, Friday, April 3, 6 p.m.

Eutectic online shop

REDUX EMPLOYEE RELIEF FUND | REDUX GALLERY

As many of you are aware, we had to close our beloved boutique on March 14th for the safety of ourselves and our community.  With suddenly zero income stream, we were forced to furlough our employees. 

We’ve been a woman owned and operated independent small business in the Central Eastside of Portland serving the arts community since 2006.
We have operated out of the same building as a brick and mortar boutique and gallery, and though we have a website, we do not currently sell online.
 We are completely reliant on foot-traffic and direct sales to tourists and locals alike.

As you can imagine, The interruption of our business due to Covid-19 has impacted me and the business overnight, but also directly affected the lives of my 3 employees, without whom Redux could not operate. As we attempt to navigate a new reality of survival in our new social distanced world, we are asking for your help to keep them safe and supported.
This GoFund me is an attempt to provide temporary funding for their survival during this difficult time while we wait for Grant and Federal relief.

I am reaching out to our fans to humbly ask for your support for their welfare. 

We truly are so grateful for any amount you are able to commit to, it will go directly to the employees who you, our customers, have gotten to know over the years, and who help create and enrich the amazing experience of shopping at Redux.
Thank you for taking the time to read and consider where your hard-earned dollars go during this critical time.

If you are unable to donate at this time we completely understand, and hope that you will come by for a visit at some point in the future when we reopen to the public.
We also have gift certificates available for purchase on our website at www.reduxpdx.com/home if you would be interested in investing in our future as well as enjoying redemption for your dollars spent down the road.

See you on the other side!

Sincerely,
Tamara Goldsmith,
owner, Redux Boutique and Gallery

Also, consider buying a $10 Redux gift card to help support the business!

DAILY SOCIAL SPECIALS | SIDESTREET ARTS

Wondering how to support local businesses and artists? Tired of looking at your walls during Social Distancing? How about buying some ART?

Hey, how does this even work?

• Each day we’ll post an item from one of our artists on Instagram and Facebook at 10am
• You can see sneak previews here, but each daily item won’t be available for sale until 10am
• Click on the item that catches your eye, then click again in the store to get more details.
• Purchase right here online, and we’ll pack it up with freshly gloved hands
• Pick it up from the door at Sidestreet on any Sunday between noon and 2pm (In compliance with Gov. Brown’s Executive Order, art galleries may be open by appointment only).

@SidestreetArtsPDX on Instagram

Sidestreet Arts on Facebook

Support featured artists from March 29th – April 4th!

ONLINE ARTISTS’ SHOP | EAST CREATIVE COLLECTIVE

We are so happy for all the interest and support. Unfortunately, due to the ongoing COVID-19 event East Creative is closed to public viewing for the immediate future. We are looking forward to hopefully reopening and sharing our art soon! In the meantime you can the work of and support some our amazing artists here at new online gallery and shop.

Online gallery and artists’ shop

VIRTUAL APRIL | BRASSWORKS GALLERY

Missed any of our First Friday shows? Then check out the Brassworks Gallery Online Shop and choose from our archive of artwork. Give us a call if you’d like to schedule a viewing of our current exhibition.

Brassworks Gallery Online Shop

“SOMEDAY THIS WILL ALL BE GONE” ARTIST’S TALK | PUSHDOT STUDIOS

This exhibition was scheduled to run from February 7th – March 27th at Pushdot Studio and was unfortunately cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. I will be selling all of the prints from this exhibition at a discounted rate. Follow the link at the top or bottom of this page and feel free to email me at deadcitiesphoto@gmail.com if you have any questions or would like to make a purchase. I can ship prints as well.

I also have work for sale at a discount from past exhibitions not listed on this site and can send those images by request. Feel free to browse my Instagram for photos of the prints from this current series and my past work.

Please take care of yourselves and each other. Stay safe and stay healthy.

-Mike Vos

Online collection at Pushdot Studios

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