100 artists, a bunch of bands, and a dilapidated nursing home. What's not to love?
Join Portland City Art, New Oregon directrice Tiffany Lee Brown and photographer Steve Fritz, and loads of others out at Milepost 5 in Eastern Oregon (a.k.a. NE 82nd Avenue in Portland).
Parties Friday, Saturday, and Sunday this weekend and next, Aug 14-23, plus regular gallery artists. Keep reading for more, or check out milepostfive.com.
Milepost 5
900 NE 81st Ave Portland OR 97213 503.998.4878 Campus Community Programs / Events About Contact
The Manor of Art. Aug 14-23. 10 Days. 20 Bands. 100 Artists.Over 100 artists have been invited to turn the yet-to-be-renovated rooms of The Studios building into three floors of installations and exhibits. This 10-day festival will include live music by local bands, theater and performance art, artist round tables, and daily guided tours of the 100+ exhibits.
The Studios is phase 2 of Milepost 5, formerly the Baptist Manor Retirement Home which was founded on the property in 1915.
Event Times and Dates:
Opening Event: 6-9 pm Friday, August 14.
Gallery hours: 1-7pm daily, Galleries open until 10pm on Fridays and Saturdays.
Guided docent tours of exhibits: 2pm daily.
Music by various local bands: Friday 14th: 6-9pm, Saturday 15th: 3-9pm and Friday 21st: 6-9pm, Saturday 22nd: 3-9pm
Artist Round Table: 2pm Sunday Aug. 16th.
Experimental Theater by Hand2Mouth Weds Aug 19th, Thurs Aug 20th
Saturday Closing Event hosted by Sam Adams, Mayor of Portland.
All Events are Free and All-Ages
(A suggested donation of $1-$10 for admission)
Manor of Art is graciously sponsored by: Nike, Tri-Met, Muse Art and Design, Beam Development, Art Media, Scion, Paris Group Realty, Weiden+Kennedy, TinyLeviathan.com, MySpace, Art Institute of Portland, 94.7 KNRK, PDXartscene, Mobile Malloy Productions, Montavilla Neighborhood Association.
Food provided by Palm State Gumbo
Beer and wine services provided by Manor of Art
Artists include:
Adam Bailey, Adam Charles Ross, Alicia Rose, Amy Jorgensen, Amy Ruppel, Andrea Nelson, Andrew Enna, Anna Solcaniova King, Anni Tracy, Angela Gay, Appendix, Arringtond de Dionyso, Ben Pink, Brennan Conaway, Urban Eden (Bret Hostetler and Andrew Wenna), Brin Levinson, Brooke Weston, Chris Haberman, Cris Moss, David Stein, Derek Ecklund, Derek Olsen, Eatcho, Erin Nations, Ezra Johnson-Greenough, Felicity Fenton, Gabe Flores (w Jerry Gilmer), James Wood, Julianna Paradisi, Gabriel Decker, Gabriel Liston, Gary Wiseman, George Perrou, Heather Hawkins, Heidi Elise-Wirz, Jennifer Doheny, Joe Shea, Joel Barber, Jason Brown, Jason Graham, Jeff Fontaine, Jennifer Mercede, Jeremy Schultz, John Graeter, John Meyers, John Wray, Jonathon Hill-Jacquard, Jonathan Stanish, Karah Bruce-Larkin, Hypnokomix/Kate Fenker, Keith Rosson, Kelly Rauer, Moto Galore/Kenneth Wright, Klutch, Launchpad Gallery, Luke Heinrich, Maggie Casey, Marian Spadone, Mark Randall, Mart Schaefer, Marlena Simone, Matthew Haggett, Matt Schlosky, Meredith Andrews, Michael Fields, Michael Costello, Michael T. Hensley, Misty Ray, Muse Design, Nathan Bennett, Nicole Linde, Hypnokomix/Jason Squamata, Rachel J. Siegel, Rebecca Shapiro, Rhoda London, Richard Schemmerer, Rob Pellicer, Roscoe Hall II, Roxanne Jackson, Sarah Kamsler, Scott C. Johnson, Sean Joseph Patrick Carney, Stephen Plount, Suzanne Elizabeth, Tender Loving Empire, Tamara English, Taylor Cass, Tiffany Lee Brown, TJ Norris, Tomita Designs, Travis Taylor, Troy Briggs, Tyler Corbett, and Walt Curtis.
With a Special Thanks to: Chris Haberman, John Graeter, Hand2Mouth Theatre, Ezra Johnson-Greenough, Leigh Lowry, Gavin Shettler, Micheal Fields, Matthew Haggett, James Smith, Ry Malloy, and the hordes of incredible artists and volunteers it takes to do something like this!
A production of Portland City Art and Milepost 5
Event details here: milepostfive.com/manor/...
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Manor of Art is graciously sponsored by:
94.7 KNRK
Art Institute of Portland
Art Media
Beam Development
Mobile Malloy Productions
Muse Art + Design
MySpace
Nike
Paris Group Realty
PDX Pipeline
PDXartscene
Tiny Leviathan
Tri-Met
Weiden+Kennedy
