The Art Department
September Video Preview
See what’s in the galleries in September: Portland’s Eastside First Friday Galleries via Now Showing.
September at Studio 2507
School Days: Paintings by Anna Magruder
Opening Reception Friday, 6-9pm
Studio 2507
2507 SE Clinton St
http://www.studio2507.com/
Art Department
| As the season turns and the summer winds down, we’re getting ready for a really busy fall at ART DEPARTMENT. Please join us for a variety of special events in (and around) our space!
BLOCK PARTY AT NINTH ROW |
| September 18th is almost here!
Spend the day on SE 9th Avenue, celebrating the emerging creative scene in our neighborhood and Portland’s eastside as a whole. Block Party at Ninth Row is an all-ages, free event, taking place on Saturday, 9/18 from 11am until dark. With help from the Central Eastside Industrial Council (CEIC), we’re shutting down SE 9th Ave between Belmont and Morrison streets and will feature over 40 artisan vendors, food trucks and roving food vendors, street performers, and live music – both busker-styles in the streets, and outside Green Drop Garage. Expect a little bit of everything at our inaugural event: all types of art, music and fanfare, neighborhood groups and community members, and a diverse representation of what the Central Eastside Industrial District has to offer. |
CHARACTER, CHARACTERS, AND CONTRAPTIONS AT 23 SANDY IN SEPTEMBER
CHARACTER, CHARACTERS, AND CONTRAPTIONS
September 3-18, 2010
Artist Reception: First Friday, September 3, 2010, 5:00-8:00 p.m.
Preview Reception: First Thursday, September 2, 2010, 5:00-8:00 p.m.
Artist Talk with Stewart Harvey: Saturday, September 11, 2010, 4:00 p.m.
Stewart Harvey – I Am What I Need To Be
A Photo Essay on the Odyssey of Identity in New OrleansStewart Harvey’s second solo show here at 23 Sandy Gallery is a photographic essay on the reverence for individuality and the culture of creativity in New Orleans. Character and characters abound in the Big Easy, but what separates New Orleans from other cities is that individual eccentricity is cherished, and not simply for what a gifted soul might contribute, but for its own sake as yet another example of the rich cultural coinage that turned New Orleans into a national treasure.
Harvey tells us, “coming from Portland, which though it shares much of the liberal spirit, the Crescent City seems more enamored by cultural movements than the rabid individuals who create them. I was charmed by the willingness of New Orleanians to not only give sanctuary to the expressive odd ball, but to provide a platform for their development.” This body of work features images of the city’s Katrina survivors, notable musicians, costumed revelers and other quirky characters, presented both in framed photographs as well as his new artist book of the same title.
Stewart Harvey’s photographs have been exhibited and published widely during his 30-year career in Portland as a commercial and fine art photographer. He is a recipient of an Oregon Arts Commission Individual Artist Fellowship and his work is in the collections of the Portland Art Museum, the Tacoma Art Museum, The New Orleans Museum of Art, The State Museum of Louisiana, and several university archives.
Graham Schodda–Ray Guns, Robots and Racecars23 Sandy Gallery is very excited to present Graham Schodda for his debut solo show in Portland. Schodda builds whimsical sculptures assembled from discarded, recycled, and salvaged materials from a bygone era. A former large-scale steel sculptor, he invents a new existence and a fun, quirky narrative for these abandoned objects, repurposing their streamlined or eclectic forms into ray guns, robots, and racecars. Most of the components in Schodda’s finished sculptures are recognizable and invoke curiosity, pleasure, and wonder for the viewer. This series, perhaps influenced his son’s toys and love of all things ‘boy,’ is the culmination of many years of collecting our disposable oddities.
Graham Schodda was born in Sydney, Australia and currently lives in Bellingham, Washington. Following a career as a graphic designer, he started a sculpture and design studio in Denver in 1994 that produced a large body of work ranging from small garden sculptures to large sculptural installations and specialized in one-of-a-kind, commissioned metal art furniture and sculpture.
23 Sandy Gallery
623 NE 23rd Avenue
Portland, OR 97232
www.23sandy.com
Gallery Hours: Thursday-Saturday, Noon-6:00 p.m. and by appointment. Also open until 8:00 p.m. on both First Thursday and First Friday.
September Art by Bike
Meeting Todd Roll at Pedal Bike Tours
133 SW 2nd Avenue #101
Portland, OR 97204
503.877.2453
pedalbiketours.com
Then riding on to:
Side Street Gallery: Day of the Dead
140 SE 28th Avenue
Studio 2507: School Days, Paintings by Anna Magruder
2507 SE Clinton St
New Space Center of Photography: The Curve: photographic winner of the Center Choice Awards
1632 SE 10th Ave
Lets hope for good weather!
Day of the Dead at Sidestreet Gallery
The holiday has come to mean many things both in Mexico and in the USA where people see it in its original context, the honoring of one’s ancestors, and in a more contemporary sense of appreciating the folk art tradition. Close to our own Halloween which has roots in the Celtic festival of Samhain and the Christian holiday All Saints’ Day. A similar festival was held by the ancient Britons and is known as Calan Gaeaf (pronounced Kálan Gái av).
The show runs from Sept. 3 thru Sept. 30
Gala public opening/artist reception in on Sept. 3 from 6 to 9 Sidestreet Gallery
140 SE 28th Ave
Portland, OR. 97214
503.233.1204
www.SidestreetGalleryPDX.com
12 x 16 Gallery Presents Margaret Coe
“Sense of Place”, paintings by Margaret Coe
September 2 – 26, 2010
First Friday Reception: September 3, 6 – 9 pm
Artists Reception: Sunday, September 12, 2 – 4 pm
Artist’s Statement
The paintings in this show are memories of places I have painted. I find that certain subjects occupy my thoughts well beyond the time spent painting them on location. Discoveries I make during the plein aire process are the inspiration, the raw material for new images. They are preliminary studies for the major works. I extract and combine various impressions from different paintings of the same subject. Then comes the search for the color structure, patterns of movement, an invented perspective, and the dynamic voice of the paint itself. The intent of the reconstructing process is to make a more meaningful, timeless art expression.
Images in the show represent the Oregon coast, the northern coast of Brittany, and the Morbihan region of southern Brittany – Margaret Coe, 2010
12×16 gallery
8235 se 13th ave. no. 5
portland, or 97202
503.432.3513
thursday – sunday 12 – 6 pm
www.12×16gallery.com
Newspace Center for Photography
The Curve: Choice Award Winners
September 3- 26, 2010
Opening Reception: Friday, September 3, 2010 6-9pm
Newspace Center for Photography is pleased to announce the The Curve, a photographic exhibition showcasing the recipients of the 2010 CENTER (Santa Fe) Choice Awards.
An exhibition highlighting the works of some of the most talented photographers working today will be held at the Newspace from September 3-26, 2010. This year, over 6,000 images were submitted to the prestigious CENTER Choice Awards representing 24 different countries including Denmark, Iceland, Iran, Portugal and Singapore. The Choice Awards are judged in three distinct categories: Curator’s Choice, Editor’s Choice and Director’s Choice.
“These pictures are epic and poetic at the same time. These awe-inspiring
images deliver the thing photography does best – a documentation of a moment in time that won’t be repeated.” Jurors Kathy Ryan, Picture Editor, The New York Times Magazine & Scott Thode Editor-in-Chief, VII magazine
“Our selection is unified by a subtle elegance, a delicate humanity, and a sense of mystery, as well as a remarkable clarity of perspective and a high level of craft. As a whole, the images chosen speak to our primary interest in showcasing challenging contemporary fine-art and fine-art documentary work. We are pleased to offer our gallery as an exhibition venue for the winners and look forward to a gorgeous show at Newspace in September.” Laura Valenti and Chris Bennett, Director, Newspace Center for Photography
Newspace Center for Photography, 1632 SE 10th Ave, Portland, OR 97214
Gallery Hours – Monday-Thursday, 10am-8pm; Friday-Sunday, 10am-6pm
