Slog - Comments on Art Lovers: Go to Portland This Weekend http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/art_lovers_go_to_portland_this_weekend Jeffry Mitchell, The Sphinx (2008) The Portland Art Museum has decided to step up its role in shaping the Northwest landscape by abandoning its old tradition, the limited Oregon Biennial, and creating a new tradition: the Contemporary Northwest Art Awards. The exhibition opens Saturday, and a panel discussion with the artists will be held at the museum at 2 pm Sunday. The idea was the brainchild of Jennifer Gately, who arrived at PAM as the museum's Northwest art curator 2 1/2 years ago. The fruits of her labor go on display Saturday, in a major exhibition that displays new... Copyright 2008 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:13:17 -0800 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:20:08 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Super Jesse is that marshmallow cream?

]]> Super Jesse http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/art_lovers_go_to_portland_this_weekend#c1044037 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/art_lovers_go_to_portland_this_weekend#c1044037 Visual Art Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:45:33 -0800 Comment by Ecotopian So, I guess this is another reason why people who move to Portland from Seattle say, "Portland is everything Seattle should be but isn't."

]]> Ecotopian http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/art_lovers_go_to_portland_this_weekend#c1044062 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/art_lovers_go_to_portland_this_weekend#c1044062 Visual Art Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:04:16 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Did he make these in one of those pottery painting places they have at the mall? The glaze is all fucked up; it has holes in it. It looks like the junk you see in any Value Village on top of the racks, next to the straw witch and the angel figurines.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/art_lovers_go_to_portland_this_weekend#c1044131 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/art_lovers_go_to_portland_this_weekend#c1044131 Visual Art Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:48:53 -0800 Comment by joey aw, plus it's his birthday today, too!

maybe i'll swing by value village and pick him up a straw witch to add to his collection. :)

]]> joey http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/art_lovers_go_to_portland_this_weekend#c1044180 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/art_lovers_go_to_portland_this_weekend#c1044180 Visual Art Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:55:03 -0800 Comment by Eric F I don't know, Fnarf, he's been showing at major galleries in Seattle for about 20 years, has made installations at SAM, the Henry, and Western Bridge, and has taught ceramics to students in Seattle, Vancouver, and elsewhere, but it's probably best to judge his work by one 3x4 jpeg seen on your computer screen.

]]> Eric F http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/art_lovers_go_to_portland_this_weekend#c1045467 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/art_lovers_go_to_portland_this_weekend#c1045467 Visual Art Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:20:08 -0800