Portland's Eastside Gallery Guide • Portland, Oregon

Lisa Kaser
Mixed Media and Prints 

Tilde, 7919 SE 13^th Avenue, Portland OR, will host a 1^st Friday Reception for the Portland artist Lisa Kaser from 6pm-9pm, Friday, September 3^rd.  Show runs through Tuesday, September 28^th.  Lisa’s preferred mediums are watercolor, graphite and ink which she combines with her collaged characters that she takes directly from her sketch books. For this show the artist has put together a selection of framed originals and some of her matted and framed reproductions that she prints in her home studio. All reproductions are giclee prints on fine art papers using archival inks. Each print is hand signed and titled by the artist. 

Lisa received her BFA in Fibers from the University of Oregon under the tutelage of Barbara Setsu-Pickett. For the past twenty-five years she has exhibited her work in national and international venues. In 2008 Lisa was the only American fiction-illustrator selected to participate in the Illustrator’s Exhibit in Bologna, Italy and subsequently received her first children’s book project, The Three Little Pigs, which was published this year in Seoul, Korea. In 2009 she was invited to submit work for the “200 Best Illustrators Worldwide”, by the Austrian publication, Lürzer’s Archive.  

Located in Sellwood, Tilde hosts a revolving monthly art show, with receptions on the 1^st Friday of each month. Tilde, a modern lifestyle shop, offers a well-edited selection of women’s accessories and home decorative items that are created, hands-on, by either an individual artist or design group. Displayed in a home/gallery environment each product has an artist’s statement displayed nearby to reveal the story behind each item.  

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL 503-234.9600 OR E-MAIL debbe@tildeshop.com.

Mid-summer chaos is upon us all; with so many events and great happenings in town it’s hard to keep them all straight!

Below are a few sweet events taking place at ART DEPARTMENT in the next few weeks, along with a call to artists/artisans for our first annual BLOCK PARTY event. We’d lo ve to feature your craft at our event, so get involved!!

PAPERGIRL Portland – Exhibiting Friday 8/13!
We’ll be celebrating Portland’s chapter of Papergirl with an exhibit featuring this year’s submissions and performances by YeahGreatFine, Skip Roxy, and more! Papergirl was brought to Portland in 2009 by Abraham Ingle and received more than two hundred submissions. It began with an opening during First Friday and continued with a gathering of volunteer cyclists, photographers, and videographers distributing rolls and documenting the arc of the project. This year’s project will be orchestrated by Steven Schwab and Stephanie Hatten, a Papergirl veteran, and is aiming for a broader, more continual scope, with submissions collected year-round and distributed annually during the summer. FRIDAY, AUGUST 13 6PM

KARYN FIEBICH – Vinyl & Ink Exhibition Friday 8/20!
Collaborating digital illustration with good ‘ol ink and paper, Karyn’s designs conceptualize the world around her. Organic forms entwine with human touch, captivating her thoughts and providing identity and reason. Her work is motivated by natural beauty, complexity, and the under-considered. This exhibit will feature elaborate ink illustrations, detailed vinyl pieces, and graphic designs. Refreshments generously provided by Hip Chicks Do Wine and featuring live music by Goodbye Harrison. FRIDAY, AUGUST 20. 6PM

CALL FOR VENDORS, PERFORMERS, and MORE: We want you to be involved in our artisan BLOCK PARTY on 9/18!

ART DEPARTMENT, in partnership with our neighbors on SE 9th Avenue in Distillery Row, will be closing down the street from SE Belmont to SE Madison streets all day on Saturday, September 18th.

Block Party on Ninth Row is designed to feature all the amazing creativity taking place in the Central Eastside Industrial area (and Portland in general). We’re currently looking for additional street performers, musicians, artists, crafters, and more to help enrich the event. If you’re interested in selling your work or performing at the event, please email Meredith for more information!

CALENDAR OF EVENTS
8/13 – Papergirl Portland Annual Exhibit
8/18 – Powerpoint Party!
8/20 – Karyn Fiebich Exhibit
9/2 & 9/3 – Keeping It Together, Portland State University Graphic Design Graduates’ Senior Show
9/8 – Private Group Painting Worksession
9/16 – BOUAND Dance Company Private Event
9/17 – NoStyle 2010
9/18 – BLOCK PARTY AT NINTH ROW
10/16 – Brews To Bikes/Ooligan Press Private Event
10/23 – MyVoice Music Private Event

2010 The Art Dept. 1315 SE 9th Ave. Portland, OR  97214

Saturday, August 7, 2010, 10am – 5pm

On Saturday, August 7, the Sellwood and Westmoreland neighborhoods will be festooned in bright color, as giant balloons swing from every street corner, inviting all to celebrate as businesses open their doors for the “Passport to Sellwood Westmoreland” Summer Sale.

Several of our First Friday Galleries and venues will participate in Passport to Sellwood & Westmoreland. Make a point to stop by:

Tilde
ReSaleArt
Love Art! Gallery
Janovec Gallery & Studio
Moreland Frameworks & Gallery
Ugly Mug Coffeehouse
Limelight Restaurant & Lounge

The ‘Passport to Sellwood & Westmoreland” event encourages the exploration of the many different retail stores, restaurants and services this area of Portland has to offer. In the interactive “Passport to Sellwood & Westmoreland” game visitors of all ages spend the dayexploring the Sellwood Westmoreland neighborhood, browsing, eating and having a great weekend day in the city, all the while trying to amass at least 8 stamps in their ‘Passport’. There is no purchase required to attain a stamp. 8 stamps enter you in a drawing to win gift certificates donated from over 105 local businesses. There will also be a chance to win four large grand prizes.

For more info check out: http://www.sellwoodwestmoreland.com/passport/

Art Department is thrilled to feature a collection of Wilson’s paintings in tribute to such a quiet visionary. This special show is available for viewing exclusively on First Friday, August 6 from 5-8PM with refreshments generously provided by Hip Chicks Do Wine.

While Ben Wilson (1913-2001) spent 65 years painting in multiple aesthetics, he leaves behind an incredible legacy of abstract work. Whether reacting to the growing catastrophe in Europe in the 1930’s or the lingering uncertainties of modern life in the late 20th century, Wilson was consistently a raw nerve, described by writer on Jewish art Richard McBee as “a bellwether in assessing the moral and emotional state of the world. His paintings were the battleground upon which the artist struggled with himself and a world profoundly unredeemed. His art was a way to reconcile this contradiction. In his own words, his abstract images ‘echo our basic nature[namely that] we are not sequential, we are haphazard and sporadic, we are essentially disjunctive – always off target and subject to interruption’.”

The Art Dept.
1315 se 9th (at 9th & main near ActivSpace)
portland, or 97214
541.914.4326 
http://www.artdeptpdx.com

1 Painter & 4 Printmakers
August 5 – 29, 2010

New Paintings
Shauneen Field

Four Printmakers
Sheryl Funkhouser, Coralee Popp, Nancy Prior, John R. Stahl

First Friday Reception:  August 6, 6 – 9 pm
Artists Reception:  Saturday, August 7, 2 – 4 pm

Upcoming Shows:
September – Margaret Coe
October – Liz Cohn and Lee Ann Slawson

12×16 gallery
8235 se 13th ave. no. 5
portland, or 97202
503.432.3513
thursday-sunday 12-6 pm
www.12×16gallery.com
email: 12×16gallery@gmail.com

STUDIO 2507  will exhibit Tribute To Meggan, a group show of figurative artwork created over the last eight years via the inspiration of local live drawing model Meggan Baron. The exhibition will include drawings, monotype prints, and paintings of Meggan.

After 10 years of modeling for many of the schools, life drawing groups and exclusively for various working artists in Portland, Meggan has decided to retire from her modeling career.

Opening Reception Friday August 6th from 6-9 pm

Studio 2507
2507 SE Clinton
503 957 6800

Dates of Exhibition: August 6-31, 2010
Gallery Hours: Fridays 6-9 pm, Sat/Sun 12-3 pm or by appt

Sidestreet Gallery is pleased to announce an exhibit of new works by

Michael Pratt 

I finally gave in. The whining was relentless. Gimme a show. Gimme a show. Gimme a show. What was I to do, after all I am married to the guy and he was threatening to stop cooking. Sheesh! What a baby.

So here it is. I think his show is appropriately called: “Going to the dogs”, although there are some beautiful cats in it as well.

The opening is on First Friday which, as luck would have it, is this coming Friday, the 6th of August from 6 to 9pm.

And yes there will be refreshments. I for one will be drinking the free wine. Anything for peace at home. 

Reta Larson
Sidestreet Gallery
140 SE 28th Ave
Portland, OR. 97214
503.233.1204
www.sidestreetgalleryportland.com

Art by Bike Tour was canceled in July so we plan on doing the Tour De Sellwood this Friday, August 6.
The tour starts at Pedal Bike Tours new location at 6pm
133 SW 2nd Avenue #101
Portland, OR 97204
503.877.2453
pedalbiketours.com

Stop 1)
Resale Art
7227 SE Milwaukie Ave.
503.310.9507
www.resaleart.com

Stop 2)
12×16 Gallery
8235 SE 13th Ave. no. 5
503.432.3513
www.12×16gallery.com

Stop 3)
Tilde
7919 Southeast 13th Avenue
(503) 234-9600
www.tildeshop.com

For questions contact Bridgette at www.myartscout.com