Sometimes artists get stuck in a rut and need a little inspiration. Fortunately for you Portland is a city that loves its art. The following are links to great opportunities to see lots of art all at once. First Friday and First Thursday are not as busy during the winter months. For those of you who have not tried a First Thursday or Friday event you walk or drive from gallery to gallery and see the new exhibits/artists work. Galleries stay open later than usual and usually have a few snacks to munch on.
http://www.firstfridayguide.com/ - First Friday is on the East side.
http://padaoregon.org/openings - First Thursday is mostly in the Pearl (NW Portland)
http://www.portlandartfocus.com/- Listing of all galleries located at Colleges/Universities in the Portland Metro area. Good stuff.
It would be pretty cool to go to one of these as a class field trip or something. (Hint, hint)
ReplyDeleteBoth first thursday and first friday are so awesome. For the people that haven't gone usually first thursdays a lot more more high class gallery work and first fridays a lot more relaxed and is mostly people just sitting out on the street displaying their work
ReplyDeletebenny fountain from pnca was telling me about first friday! sounds pretty coooooooooool.
ReplyDeleteso I finally saw my artwork at the library..yay!
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ReplyDeleteYes! I've always wanted to go, thank you for posting the sites :)
ReplyDeletethis is really cool!!!
ReplyDeletesorry i just realized for first friday i was thinking of last thursday. which is another art event that happens the every last thursday of the month in NE. (There probably wont be much going on this time since its thanksgiving) But usually its really fun and I would suggest checking it out.
ReplyDeletewoo go art i <3 inspiration!
ReplyDeleteI have heard of first thrusday but never first friday. I'm so happy to hear that both are open in the winter because i really want to go!
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