Artists Create New Works for Portland Art Center Fundraiser

Portland Art Center (PAC) is hosting an exhibition/fundraiser December 6-22. Nine artists from Portland Open Studios 2007 are among 300 who have created new works for the event on 24×24 panels, each offered for sale at $300. Of the sales proceeds, 75% goes the PAC (and will be matched by Henry Hillman, Jr.). Come to one of the events or simply drop by to see a terrific selection of works by NW artists. Take advantage of the bargain-rate fixed price and help support an Art Center that is working extremely hard on behalf of artists throughout our region.

PDX Panels/ Fundraiser
32 NW 5th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97209
Hours: Wednesday - Sunday 12-6pm
503.236.3322

Preview Reception
Wednesday, December 5, 6-9 pm

Opening Reception
First Thursday, December 6, 6-10pm

Artists’ Reception
Friday, December 14, 5-7pm

Portland Open Studios artists include:

1. Kindra Crick
kindra.crick@gmail.com
http://www.kindracrick.com

Below, Sho Shin: The Beginner’s Mind, by Kindra Crick
oil, ink, glitter, grit and paper
24 x 24
Suzuki Roshi said, “In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, in the expert’s there are few.” When one looks at something with an eagerness to learn there is a world of possibilities, but when one seeks only what one expects, nothing is discovered.

2. Shelley Hershberger
s.hershberger@comcast.net
http://web.pdx.edu/~hershber

Below, And thus, the brothers began to bicker, by Shelley Hershberger
oil & metallic grit
24 x 24
Two thousand years of holier than thou. Let poppies, instead of gold, illumine the graves of prophets and popes, petty anarchists and presidents.

3. Penny Kavan
pk78@easystreet.com

Below, No Rest, by Penny Kavan
mixed media
24×24

4. Bonnie Meltzer
bonnie@bonniemeltzer.com
http://www.bonniemeltzer.com

Below, The Journey, by Bonnie Meltzer
mixed media with found objects
24 x 24
The journeys we take are not only those physical places we visit but the looks into the mirror and the ability to risk and be cautious at the same time. All the events of our lives are related by an invisible cord which connects time, space and our memories.