First Friday
February 3, 2012
5:00 - 8:00 p.m.  

Join us to celebrate the opening of Elsi Vassdal Ellis' solo show. And, yes, you read that right. February! The gallery will be closed for the month of January.

Artist Talk with Elsi Vassdal Ellis
Saturday, February 4, 2012
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.  

Elsi Vassdal Ellis will give a visiting artist lecture about her work as a book artist. Her limited edition artist books and broadsides are powerful, important and provocative; frequently dealing with topics of war, genocide and women's rights. You can preview her work here. This event is free and open to the public. RSVP not necessary.

Book Launch, Reception, and Short Reading
with Oregon Poet Laureate Paulann Petersen, Printmaker Barbara Mason and Bookbinder Laurie Weiss
Saturday, February 11,
4 :00 - 5:00 p.m.

Join us as we celebrate the launch of Dark River of Stars, a limited-edition artist book by Oregon Poet Laureate, Paulann Petersen; printmaker, Barbara Mason; and bookbinder, Laurie Weiss. Poems collected in this volume were gifts the poet sent out individually each Valentine’s Day to friends and family over a period of nine years. This event is free and open to the public. RSVP not necessary.

Mark Your Calendar:
Come Support for the Arts
March 5, 2012, 7:00 p.m. at The Armory

An arts forum with Portland mayoral candidates, Eileen Brady, Charlie Hales, Jefferson Smith and Portland city council Candidates, Amanda Fritz, Mary Nolan and Steve Novick.

Moderated by Randy Gragg of Portland Monthly Magazine, this evening at the Armory will give Portland's passionate and lively arts community the opportunity to get to know these candidates and better understand the impact they could have on arts, culture and creativity in Portland over the next four years. It is very important that we fill the theater to show our strength in numbers.

To RSVP or pose a question for Randy's consideration, send an e-mail to rsvp@theartscan.org. More info here.