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First Friday PDX - Portland's Eastside Artwalk The First Friday of every month when galleries, boutiques, eateries, & unique spaces open their doors to promote culture & the arts on Portland's Eastside.

The First Friday of every month when art studios, galleries, boutiques, & unique spaces open their doors to promote culture & the arts on Portland's East side.

BETWEEN SEASONS OPENING | THE KEEPSPACEBetween Seasons is an exhibition about becoming—the ongoing process of transforma...
10/02/2026

BETWEEN SEASONS OPENING | THE KEEPSPACE

Between Seasons is an exhibition about becoming—the ongoing process of transformation, renewal, and self-discovery.

The work in this exhibition reflects the spaces between what has been and what is still taking shape: moments of transition, release, emergence, and change. Through varied materials, perspectives, and practices, participating artists explore how identity, memory, nature, and experience continually evolve.

Like the changing of seasons, becoming is rarely immediate or linear. It can be gradual, layered, and uncertain. It may involve shedding old forms, moving through periods of stillness, or discovering new possibilities within what already exists.

The evening will include an opportunity to view the exhibition, meet participating artists, and experience the creative community within the building.

As part of the opening, we will also host an Artist Residency Open House with The Factory Collective, inviting guests to explore additional creative spaces throughout the building. Visitors will be able to tour working studios and view the wood shop, pottery and ceramic studio, and other spaces supporting local artists and makers.

5 PM – 8 PM @ 819 SE Taylor St., Portland, OR

B/W | FORD GALLERY PDXWhat’s black and white and read all over?! FGPDX’s newest exhibit “B/W: A Black & White Group Show...
10/02/2026

B/W | FORD GALLERY PDX

What’s black and white and read all over?! FGPDX’s newest exhibit “B/W: A Black & White Group Show.”
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Join us Friday, October 2nd from 6-9 PM for an epic evening of two-toned work.
Sounds and libations from Backcountry W**e

6 PM – 9 PM @ 2505 SE 11th Ave., Portland, OR

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FIRST FRIDAY WITH MELISSA WELLSPRING | PAST LIVES MAKERSPACEMeet our maker Melissa WellspringMelissa is a painter who wo...
10/01/2026

FIRST FRIDAY WITH MELISSA WELLSPRING | PAST LIVES MAKERSPACE

Meet our maker Melissa Wellspring

Melissa is a painter who works primarily with acrylic and natural earth paint. Her current subject matter spans from abstracts to the body and the landscape, often combining environment and the figure, with a nod to art history and fashion. Come to Past Lives Makerspace Art Gallery October First Friday to see her recent work and speak with her. Over 30 paintings. All work is for sale. See additional work at artladyatelier.com

Our craft for the month will be decorating bats for spooky season to take home!

Come be creative and see some art!

6 PM – 10 PM @ 2808 SE 9th Ave., Portland, OR

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THE COLLAB LAB SHOW  | THE HAVEN PDXIt’s almost time for another First Friday!!For the month of October we are showing o...
10/01/2026

THE COLLAB LAB SHOW | THE HAVEN PDX

It’s almost time for another First Friday!!

For the month of October we are showing off the collection of works that were made for Collab Lab, starting last October. Each painting is the product of 4 artists working together. It’s a cool show and you should totally come see the work. We will also have all the amazing work from our members on display in the main gallery as well as the “west gallery” where the office studios are.

The Haven is home to over 40 artists, healers, makers and just all around brilliant humans. Oh, and we are also a home base for Portland Psychedelic Society!

It’s going to be a super fun night with snacks, and non-alcoholic drinks, plus music from our own Roots N Culture Shop as well as some of our other members and friends.

Please come celebrate art and creativity with us!

6 PM – 10 PM @ 2505 NE Pacific St., Portland, OR

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TEMPORAL SUSPENSION | SIDESTREET ARTSFeatured artists: Rye Watts, Brad Menninga & Dawn PanttajaShow runs: October 1-31, ...
09/29/2026

TEMPORAL SUSPENSION | SIDESTREET ARTS

Featured artists: Rye Watts, Brad Menninga & Dawn Panttaja

Show runs: October 1-31, 2026
First Friday: October 2nd, 5-7 pm, with artists at the opening.

About the show: Time may pass swiftly, slowly, or at times may seem not to move at all.
When beginning a body of work, there can be a sense of infinite time to reach your goal. As you begin to create, all sense of time ceases, and you become lost in the process — suddenly realizing that hours have passed as the piece comes alive under your hands. The finished work is the embodiment of time stopped — a bookmark of where the artist was at that particular moment. A temporal suspension made visible.

5 PM – 7 PM @ 140 SE 28th Ave., Portland, OR

KIERSTIN OLIVER: MY MOON VALLEY – RECEPTION | RED E GALLERY AND CAFEMixed-media artist, Kierstin Oliver, hosts a recepti...
09/28/2026

KIERSTIN OLIVER: MY MOON VALLEY – RECEPTION | RED E GALLERY AND CAFE

Mixed-media artist, Kierstin Oliver, hosts a reception at the Red E. Beverages and snacks will be served. “My Moon Valley” is an exploration of what we choose to keep and what we choose to discard over a lifetime. Incorporated into each painting are the shredded pages of “Valley of the Moon” by Jack London. Ask Kierstin about the bag of torn pages that she carried to three different houses over 10 years.

6 PM – 8 PM @ 1006 North Killingsworth St., Portland, OR

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GERALD CLARKE: BETWEEN THE LINES | NATIVE ARTS + CULTURES FOUNDATIONGerald Clarke (Anza, CA) is a distinguished Cahuilla...
09/28/2026

GERALD CLARKE: BETWEEN THE LINES | NATIVE ARTS + CULTURES FOUNDATION

Gerald Clarke (Anza, CA) is a distinguished Cahuilla artist, educator, and tribal leader known for utilizing wit and material innovation to expose historical and present-day injustices. For the 2026 Triennial, he presents Between the Lines at the Center for Native Arts and Culture. The project interrogates the performative nature of land acknowledgments, including a 16-foot “rubber stamp” sculpture and prints that contrast terms like “Unceded” and “Stolen”. Through a new collaborative mural and video, Clarke demands a transition from symbolic recognition to a raw, material understanding of sovereignty.

1 PM – 4 PM @ 800 SE 10th Ave., Portland, OR

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FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK & OPEN STUDIOS | EAST CREATIVE COLLECTIVEWe’re excited to get back into First Friday and and will ...
09/04/2026

FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK & OPEN STUDIOS | EAST CREATIVE COLLECTIVE

We’re excited to get back into First Friday and and will be opening our doors on September 4th from 6-9pm! Come by to meet some new artist’s, new artwork, and rotating vendors.

WHEN: September 4th, 6-9pm
WHERE: 211 SE Madison St, PDX
WHO: You, your friends, and family! All ages welcome and it’s FREE!

Make sure to visit our neighbors WonderLove Bar, Food Cart Pod & Entertainment

Hope to see you soon!

6 PM – 9 PM @ 211 SE Madison St., Portland, OR

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5.5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY | SEVIGNY STUDIO PDXCome celebrate 5 years (ok maybe 5.5 we’re fashionably late) of Sevigny Studio ...
09/04/2026

5.5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY | SEVIGNY STUDIO PDX

Come celebrate 5 years (ok maybe 5.5 we’re fashionably late) of Sevigny Studio PDX! Participate in a live community painting with@katiesevignystudio, sample cookies [email protected] and put a little sparkle your life with Jessica Rojas Fuentes

6:30 PM @ 3576 SE Division St., Portland, OR
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Another great looking show! Can’t wait for First Friday tomorrow…Visit http://firstfridaypdx.org for a full listing of F...
09/03/2026

Another great looking show! Can’t wait for First Friday tomorrow…

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