 07/26/07 Portland Art Focus
Museum of Contemporary Craft CRAFT IN AMERICA: Expanding Traditio ns July 22 - September 23 As one of Portland's oldest cultural institutions - established in 1937 - the recently relocated and rebranded museum promises to be a vibrant center for investigation and dialogue, expanding the definition of craft and the ways audiences experience it. Questions are posed, conversations ignited through curated exhibitions, thoughtful publications, provocative programs and special events. The Museum's inaugural exhibition surveys the dynamic evolution of the American craft movement since the Industrial Revolution, recognizing many of the significant social, cultural, political and artistic contributions that make American craft distinctly American. Hoffman Gallery Oregon College of Art and Craft Craft Biennial: A Review of Northwest Art and Craft August 2 - September 27 Featuring work by over 60 artists, this juried exhibition examines the state of modern craft in the Pacific Northwest. Portland Art Museum Camouflage August 4 - November 4 Eight paintings that explore pattern, including a major new work by Damien Hirst, plus Andy Warhol, Agnes Martin, Christopher Wool, and Philip Taaffe. (Also on view: APEX: Wes Mills, through October 7.) Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery Reed College September 4 - December 9 Marko Lulic / Peter Kreider A part of PICA's Time-Based Art Festival Curators Stephanie Snyder / Reed + Kristan Kennedy / PICA Portland Institute for Contemporary Art 2007 Time-Based Art Festival September 6 - 16 A contemporary art festival of more than 200 regional, national and international artists presenting performance, dance, music, new media and visual arts projects. Join us for moments of movement and imagery throughout Portland, Oregon. Portland Art Center Multi-media works and installations in three galleries September 6 - 28 Preparations by Mack McFarland; experiments in color, touch, sound and smell. BLAM by Josh Arseneau; an exploration of spectacle and futility. The Family Dynamic; an exhibition of painting, sculpture and photography. Feldman Gallery + Project Space Pacific Northwest College of Art Regina Silveira: OUTGROWN (TRACKS AND SHADOWS) Part of PICA's Time-Based Art Festival September 6 - October 21 Brazilian artist Silveira utilizes the White Cube as the backdrop for her spatial experiments, which are made up of poetically profound, stark, black images. Affair at the Jupiter Hotel 2007 Organized by Stuart Horodner & Laurel Gitlen September 14 - 16 Forty rooms of contemporary art; adventurous and thoughtful dealers, curators, collectors and artists meet for an intimate art fair. Special exhibitions, tours of local collections, discussions and parties animate this immersive art weekend. Portland Art Dealers Association (PADA) The state's foremost contemporary art galleries present regional and international exhibits year-round, including: Augen, Blackfish, Bullseye, Butters, Charles Froelick, Elizabeth Leach, New American Art Union, PDX Contemporary Art, Pulliam Deffenbaugh, Quintana, Laura Russo, Mark Woolley. Public receptions are held the first Thursday evening of every month. Portland Art Focus travel packages available with The Jacobs Group Packages include three-night deluxe hotel accommodations, tickets to art events, unique and exclusive events, select transportation and a VIP concierge service to help tailor your package to your tastes. http://www.thejacobsgroup.net | 866.362.1039 For more information about Portland Art Focus, visit: http://www.portlandartfocus.net |
