First Friday openings and open studios:
February 3rd, 6-10pm
This February First Friday, Milepost 5 will open their doors to the public for four exhibitions, an artist talk with Larry Cwik, open studios, and live music / happy hour at EAT.
animals & architecture
Jesse Cunningham & Wesley James Hubbard
Milepost 5, The Studios, Denizen Gallery
Show Runs: February 3rd to 25th
Gallery Hours: Wednesday to Saturday, noon to 6 pm
Jesse Cunningham fills the Denizen Gallery this February with his photo transfer work depicting empty landscapes that are teetering between the industrial and the natural. Combined with the bright, colorful, yet grotesque monsters of Wesley Hubbard, they are a force to be reckoned with. Color and texture, illustration and photography, illustrious and imaginative, animals & architecture. [more about Jesse Cunningham] [more about Wesley Hubbard] Photo: Jesse Cunningham
Heartfelt
Penny Michelle Taylor
Milepost 5, The Studios, Annex Gallery
Show Runs: February 3rd to 25th
Gallery Hours: Wednesday to Saturday, noon to 6 pm
Penny Michelle Taylor has an eye for hearts. She sees them everywhere she turns: in the stones in a river, in the trash on the sidewalk, in her coffee in the morning. Now, to celebrate the season of love, she will be displaying them in conjunction with her “Mother and Child” series throughout the halls of Milepost 5. [more about the artist] Photo: Penny Michelle Taylor
Unplug, Occupy, Hatch, Thrive
Group show of The Lofts residents
Inaugural show of 2012 Lofts Exhibition Series
Milepost 5, The Lofts, MP5³
Show Opens: February 3, 6-10pm
Show Runs: February 3rd to March 31st
Gallery Hours: open by appointment
In the first of the 2012 Lofts Exhibition Series Milepost 5 The Loft resident artists look at their personal and political experiences and respond to the what it means to Unplug, Occupy, Hatch, Thrive.
Artist Talk: Asia 2011
Larry Cwik
Milepost 5, The Studios, Gallery 5
Gallery Talk: February 3rd, 7 to 8pm
Show Runs: to February 25th
Gallery Hours: Wednesday to Saturday, noon to 6 pm
Larry Cwik’s new work at Gallery 5 is his first solo exhibit in Portland in four years and will be continued through February. The work includes color photographs from the Asia 2011 project from Hong Kong, Bangladesh, Nepal, India, and Qatar along with video installation. The photographic images reflect the diversity of cultures, trends, demographics, commerce, and spirituality in a continent that is home to 60% of people on earth; a continent that is increasingly important within U.S. affairs, geopolitically, and on the world stage. [more about Larry Cwik] Photo: Larry Cwik
Open Studios: The Studios, 2nd and 3rd floors
First Friday, Feb 3rd, 6-10pm
And of course, people can wander upstairs to find wily resident artists in their natural habitat making and selling their work in the Milepost 5 Open Studios. Lots of open doors and art on display. Meet the community!
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Milepost 5′s spaces, infrastructure, and programming are designed for Portland’s creative community: flexible, affordable live/work, work, and commercial space in a community environment that fosters artistic and creative pursuits. The community is designed with both rental and ownership opportunities with an emphasis on long term affordability. Our two acre campus in the Montavilla neighborhood… Continue reading →
