| Riches of a City opens Saturday | | | February 5 - May 22, 2011
Riches of a City: Portland Collects celebrates arts patronage in Portland and offers a rare glimpse behind closed doors, featuring more than 200 objects from private collections and revealing a variety of collecting interests and passions. For nearly a year the Museum's curators have been exploring local collections of photography, prints, drawings, silver, Asian art, European art, and modern and contemporary art, uncovering exceptional objects including works by Picasso, Lautrec, Miro, and Warhol.
Member Preview Day
Members-only preview day is Friday, February 4, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Be among the first in Portland to see Riches of a City before it opens to the general public.
Community, Collecting, and the Future
Sunday, February 6, 2 p.m.
Join Chief Curator and Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art Bruce Guenther for an illustrated lecture considering the influences of the community and patrons on the Museum's collection.
$5 members, $12 non-members. Seating is limited. Advance tickets available online and on-site.
Reminiscences of John Yeon as a Collector
Sunday, February 27, 2 p.m.
Collector and Museum Trustee Richard Louis Brown, a long-time close friend of John Yeon, will share memories about how Yeon built his art collection.
$5 members, $12 non-members. Seating is limited. Advance tickets available online and on-site.
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| | Other exhibitions opening this month | | | Peter Shelton
February 12 - May 15, 2011
This exhibition features three recent large-scale sculptures and a selection of drawings by Los Angeles-based sculptor Peter Shelton. Manifestly precise in execution and explicitly physical, the works are focused on the interrelationships between image, surface, and prevailing theories of abstraction.
APEX: Geraldine Ondrizek
February 12 - May 15, 2011
Scientific processes are made both visually and aurally articulate in Geraldine Ondrizek's three restrained multi-sensory installation works.
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| | Lectures & Programs | | | Artist Talk: Kristan Kennedy
Thursday, February 10, 6 p.m.
Explore the Museum's permanent collection through the inspired lens of a local artist.
$5 members, $12 non-members. Space is limited to the first 45 ticket holders; advance tickets are recommended and available online.
Family Workshop: Learning to Look
Saturday, February 12, 10-11:45 a.m.
Learn simple tips and techniques to make art approachable and enjoyable to investigate as a family.
$5 members and children, $12 non-members. Space is limited; preregistration recommended and available online.
From A to B and Black Again
Sunday, February 13, 2 p.m.
Artist and curator Arnold Kemp will give his personal observations about what it is to be an African American artist in the 21st century through specific examples of artists and their work in Safety in Numbers?.
$5 members, $12 non-members. Seating is limited. Advance tickets available online and on-site.
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| | 34th Portland International Film Festival | | | February 10-26, 2011
Showcasing 131 films from more than three dozen countries, the 34th Portland International Film Festival (PIFF) is bigger and better than ever. In addition to presenting critically acclaimed works by emerging and established directors, PIFF 34 features special programming for students and families, fascinating new documentaries, submissions for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, award-winning local and international shorts, new works by Oregon filmmakers, and a Hispanic Film Showcase.
This year PIFF expands across the city with new East Side screening venues at Cinemagic and Hollywood Theatre and two new Festival social venues: the PIFF Lounge at Nel Centro and the PIFFbar located across from Cinemagic.
Get your PIFF PASS
Make the most of your Festival experience by joining the Silver Screen Club. Membership is your pass to PIFF and to great year-round cinema! Join at the Director level or above and receive benefits ranging from all-access festival admission, invitations to sneak previews and member parties, and reserved seating in the Whitsell Auditorium. Visit nwfilm.org or call 503-221-1156 for more information.
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| | | | | Major support for Riches of a City: Portland Collects is provided in part by The Private Client Reserve of U.S. Bank, Mary Clark, Maribeth W. Collins Endowment Fund, Judy C. and Martin Kelley Endowment Fund, Laura S. Meier, The Mark Family, Andrée Stevens, Mr. and Mrs. William A. Whitsell, Nani S. Warren, The Boeing Company, Brooks and Dorothy Cofield, Prudence Miller, Travers Hill Polak and The Walter Clay Hill and Family Foundation, Dr. Alton and Celia Wiebe, Jim and Susan Winkler, The Acorn Fund of OCF. Exhibition Series Sponsors: The James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation, PLANAR, The Collins Foundation, Mary C. Becker, US Trust/Bank of America Private Wealth Management, Nancie S. McGraw, Pat and Trudy Ritz, Eric and Ronna Hoffman Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation, Mary Clark, Maribeth Collins Exhibition Endowment Fund, The Mark Family, Arlene and Harold Schnitzer, Julie and Peter Stott, Linda and Scott Andrews, Richard Louis Brown, Kristin and Truman Collins, Ray Hickey Foundation, PGE Foundation, Larry and Jane Viehl, KeyBank, NW Natural, Vibrant Table Catering & Events. Media Sponsors: KGW NewsChannel 8, Kink.FM, The Oregonian.
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