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On the occasion of James Lavadour's exhibition EXPECTING RAIN at PDX CONTEMPORARY ART, we invite you to join us for a virtual event and conversation:

A Conversation between Artist James Lavadour and Kathleen Ash-Milby, Curator of Native American Art at Portland Art Museum

Tuesday, October 6th, 2020
6:00pm
VIA ZOOM

WATCH THE RECORDING: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeYVtwgP86w&feature=youtu.be

Marie Watt is featured in 516 Arts upcoming exhibition “Feminisms” opening September 26, 2020, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. “Feminisms” is a partnership between 516 Arts and the Wheelwright Muesum of the American Indian and is guest-curated by Andrea R. Hanley.

“Feminisms features artists of various cultures whose creative possibilities use the theme of feminism in its most expansive meaning. Works are far reaching from a diasporic experience, the politics of body, resilience, self-determination, and land. These artists approach their process and practice in a variety of mediums including video, performance, installation, two and three dimensional works, all of which are all connected to current cultural, political, historical and semiotic climates.”

Feminisms will be open from September 26, 2020 to January 2, 2021.
https://www.516arts.org/exhibitions/feminisms

Read about some of the work in the show here:
https://www.santafenewmexican.com/pasatiempo/art/radical-elasticity-fem…

Listen to an interview with Carol Boss, curator Andrea Hanley, and Marie Watt here:
https://www.kunm.org/post/feminisms-new-516-arts-exhibition

Storm Tharp’s Cinematic View of Everyday Life. BY BEAN GILSDORF IN REVIEWS | 24 SEP 20
https://www.frieze.com/article/storm-tharps-cinematic-view-everyday-life................................................................

Jeffry Mitchell was interviewed on TalkArt. TalkArt is podcast hosted by artist Russell Tovey and gallerist Robert Diament, "a podcast dedicated to the world of art featuring exclusive interviews with leading artists, curators & gallerists, and even occasionally their talented friends from other industries like acting, music and journalism. Listen in to explore the magic of art and why it connects us all in such fantastic ways."

This episode was recorded on September 6th, 2019 on the occasion of his being in London for his show at the Victoria and Albert Museum, which on view until October 18th, 2020.

To listen to the episode visit: https://play.acast.com/s/talkart

Or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jeffry-mitchell/id1439567112
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5I9AodeboIy9tkNxsKs2Pv

STORM THARP IN CONVERSATION WITH STEPHANIE SNYDER

ON THE OCCASION OF HIS EXHIBITION

Storm Tharp - Artist
Stephanie Snyder - The John and Anne Hauberg Curator and Director, The Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery, Reed College

PDX CONTEMPORARY ART is pleased to present a conversation between Artist Storm Tharp and Curator Stephanie Snyder. In their recent conversation, Tharp and Snyder discuss the Artist's recent move to Tokyo, Japan, in addition to his newest body of work, Seeking Fragrance, on view at the Gallery through September 26th.

We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did! Please let us know if you would like any additional information about the work or if you would like to schedule an appointment to view the exhibition.

https://vimeo.com/456101228

Tad Savinar's upcoming show "A Report on America's Weather 2016-2020: Selected Works by Tad Savinar On the Eve of an Election" opens on September 23, 2020 runs through October 26th, 2020 at the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation Exhibition Space.

Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation
Exhibition Space
3033 NW Yeon Street
Portland, OR 97210

Walk in Hours:
Tuesday, October 13th- 12:00 - 4:00 pm
Sunday, October 18th- 10:00 - 4:00 pm

To inquire about the work, to make an appointment at a different time (weekdays between 10am and 5pm), or to have a representative from PDX accompany you to the show-please contact us at info@pdxcontemporaryart.com.

Tad Savinar
I DO BELIEVE, 2020
digital print on paper
26" x 21"

Artworks by Justin L'Amie have been featured in issue 004 the magazine Buckman Journal, an Anthology of Portland Writers and Artists. The works accompany a writing by Stevan Allred titled "Goose Queen."

Get a copy of Buckman Journal here: https://www.buckmanjournal.com

We are donating $1,000 During our RIVER exhibition to Portland Harbor Community Coalition. http://ourfutureriver.org/ The mission is to elevate the voices of communities most impacted by pollution in the Portland Harbor Superfund site, including Native, Black/African American, immigrant and refugee, and houseless people of all backgrounds, and to ensure that impacted communities benefit from and lead the cleanup, restoration, and redevelopment of the harbor. Please make a donation of any size. Every contribution helps.
Core Partners
Get Hooked Foundation – Introduces children and families in at risk communities aquatic ecosystems through mentorship.
Camp ELSO – empowering youth of color to explore the possibilities of careers in science fields, by exposure to unique outdoor learning opportunities while nurturing a love for
​the outdoors.
Iraqi Society of Oregon -Helps integrate Iraqi residents into Portland life by providing basic skills and a sense of community.
Brown Folks Fishing – A community of anglers of color cultivating the visibility, representation and inclusion of people of color in fishing and its industry
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People – Portland Branch 1120 – The Portland NAACP is focusing its efforts on economic equity, police accountability, and leadership development.
Right 2 Survive – Educates both houseless and housed people on their civil, human, and constitutional rights empowers houseless people to stand up for themselves when their rights are violated. They bridge the gap between housed and un-housed people by clearing away misconceptions and stigmas associated with houselessness.
Wisdom of the Elders –Records and preserves the oral history, cultural arts, language concepts, and traditional ecological knowledge of exemplary American Indian historians, cultural leaders and environmentalists in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations and educational institutions.
Portland African American Leadership Forum – A grassroots organization, uniting people of African descent to advance equity through community organizing, civic participation, and leadership development.
Support/Advisory Partners
350PDX
Audubon Society of Portland
Blue Green Alliance
Bonneville Environmental FundColumbia Riverkeeper
Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund
Confluence Environmental Center
Constructing Hope
Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition
Earth Justice
Green Anchors
International Union of Operating Engineers Local 701
Jobs With Justice
League of Women Voters of Portland
Linnton Neighborhood Association
LiUNA – Local 737
Metropolitan Alliance for Workforce Equity
NAYA — Youth and Education Services Department
Neighbors for Clean Air
Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods
Occupy St. Johns
Oneill Electric Inc – O’Neill Construction Group
Oregon Community Health Worker Association
Oregon & Southern Idaho District Council of Laborers
Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility
Oregon State University – Superfund Research Center
Oregon Tradeswomen, Inc.
Portland Committee for Human Rights in the Philippines
Portland Harbor Community Advisory Group
Portland Jobs with Justice
Portland People’s Coalition
Portland Raging Grannies
Sierra Club-Oregon
St. Johns Center for Opportunity
StreetRoots
Willamette River Advocacy Group
Willamette River Partnership
Willamette Riverkeeper
Our River. Our Future.
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Jeffry Mitchell spent the Spring of 2020 as the first Artist-in-Residence at Township 10. One of the many projects he worked on while in residence was to make a series of mugs, which we are delighted to have the opportunity to share with you and sell.

Thinking of these mugs as both utilitarian and as sculpture, Jeffry Mitchell’s approach includes sculpted tiger handles, his iconic hand-drawn imagery of ‘elefants’, bears, roosters, owls, and peonies, and saturated, pooling glazes that reference those of Michoacán and Oaxaca in Mexico, in addition to Tang Dynasty ceramics.

20% of sales from Jeffry Mitchell’s Mugs will be donated to the Southern Poverty Law Center.

*Please note that the images in this email are examples of what the mugs look like. While the mug you purchase will be similar in format, glaze, and size, each mug is handmade with varied imagery and subtle differences from piece to piece.

Congratulations to Ivan Carmona, Natalie Ball and Donald Morgan! The Ford Family Foundation today named its 2020 Hallie Ford Fellows in the Visual Arts, recognizing three Oregon visual artists for demonstrated excellence.