Downtown Artistry

Msn.com thinks Pop Up shops are cool

2011-12-16T19:08:00.000-08:00

In the beginning of our season a reporter for MSN came into talk shop. They just published this article that talks about some of the best Pop Up Shops nationwide.

MSN.com Pop Up story

Happy Holidays from Downtown Artistry

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We are feeling the end of our 2011 season quickly approaching, and want to thank each and everyone of you for making it our best yet! With just a couple more events on our calendar and a few more days to get your holiday shopping done, I hope you come down and see us soon.

Thursday 12/22 4-7 we will be hosting our Holiday Party: including live music, light refreshments, and Sedaris-Clause will be joining us again for another festive reading of David Sedaris.

Saturday 12/24 11-4 Made Indie Craft Boutique all star Laura Long will be helping us craft up some last minute gifts, this is a all day drop in event. Note we will be closing early for Christmas Eve at 4pm.

Thursday 12/29 Will be our last day so please join us for our closing party 4-7 we will have live music and a chance for you to meet the artists of Downtown Artistry.

Remember it will be free to park in a Smart Park Parking lot if you arrive between 4-6pm on Thursday nights in Dec.

You all have made our season a success so thank you, and we hope to see you there.

Kids Art Night with Art ala Carte

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It is Christmas time and boy do the kids feel the stress, with holiday plays, watching their diets and remembering everyone on their list. So we are making it easy for them. Tonight's Holidate is kid focused.

Come to Downtown Artistry Dec15th 4-7 and they will be able to make some gifts to put under their tree, thanks to Art ala Carte, a new business opening up in Sellwood that let's kids go wild, art style.

Free Parking for Mom and Dad too, if you park in a Smart Park Parking lot between 6-8.

See you there

And please bring done any art supplies that you want to donate. Thank you

Holidate Artist Demo

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George Heath will be demonstrating the art behind the creatures
4-7pm Dec 8th join us for holidate, and if you park in a Smart Park parking lot between 4-6 parking is free!

Holiday Photo Booth for First Thursday

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Bring your ugly holiday sweater, your family, and friends. We will have a professional photographer, props, live music and goodies. Plus if you park in a smart park parking lot between 4-6 you get free parking!!!! Thursday Dec1st at 940 SW Morrison 4-7pm. See you then

Portland Monthly

2011-11-29T08:12:00.000-08:00

Pick up the latest issue of Portland Monthly, they have a Downtown Artistry item listed in their gift guide.

http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/style-and-shopping/

TRILOBITE SAKE SET BY MEGAN CHALMERS-MCDONALD

$55 at Downtown Artistry

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Happy Holidays From Downtown Artistry

940 SW Morrison

We have some wonderful events planned for you

Please join us for Holidates, every Thursday in December at. There are fun events all over downtown with free parking in any smart park parking lot if you park between 4-6. We have live music, artists demonstrations, weekly craft classes by Made Indie Boutique, not to mention artistic gifts for everyone on your list.


Dec 1st	First Thursday 4-7 live music with Mark Perry and silly holiday photo booth
Dec 3rd	Craft Class by Made: Glass frosting, for adults, 1-5pm
Dec 8th	Strange Creature Sculpture Demo by George Heath 4-7pm
Dec 10th	Craft Class by Made: Crochet, a dish scrubby, Adults $12 2-4pm reservations
Dec 15th	Kids Art Event sponsored by Art Ala Cart, 4-7pm
Dec 17th	Craft Class by Made: Woven sun cereal boxes, kids, 1-5pm drop in
Dec 22nd	Holiday Party 4-7pm live music, Sedaris-Clause and light refreshments
Dec 25th	Closed for Christmas
Dec 24th	Craft Class by Made: Last minute holiday gifts, all day drop in
Dec 29th	Closing Party 4-7pm live music and light refreshment

Press Press Press

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More Press for Downtown Artistry!
Oregon Live
Portland Business Alliance
Portland Tribune

Downtown Artistry

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Opening Day! Mayor Sam Adams helps kick off the Pop Up Shop Season

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Press for Downtown Artistry

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Mercury Blog
Oregon Potters Blog
City of Portland Website
And thanks for the shout out on your blogs
Alanna Risse
Shannon Passon

Crafty Saturdays with Made Indie Boutique

2011-11-11T08:22:00.000-08:00

Laure Long will be treating us to her first craft class in the series, this Saturday! Saturday will be a all day drop in class for learning the craft of making friendship bracelets. All classes will be available at a drop in rate of $2-7 depending on materials. 940 Sw Morrison open 11-7

Calendar


Nov 12th	Craft Class by Made: Friendship bracelets, all day drop in
Nov 19th	Craft Class by Made: Sewing in circles for kids, 1-5pm drop in
Nov 24th	(Closed for Thanksgiving)
Nov 25th	Black Friday Crafts Class by Made: Holiday ornament all day drop in
Nov 26th	Craft Class by Made: Altoid tin mini garden, 1-5 drop in
Dec 1st	First Thursday, music and holiday photo booth
Dec 3rd	Craft Class by Made: Glass frosting, for adults, 1-5pm
Dec 8th	Fun Cartoon Sculpture demo by George Heath
Dec 10th	Craft Class by Made: Crochet, a dish scrubby, Adults $12 2-4pm reservations
Dec 15th	Kids Art Event sponsored by Art Ala Cart, 4-7pm
Dec 17th	Craft Class by Made: Woven sun cereal boxes, kids, 1-5pm drop in
Dec 22nd	Holiday Party
Dec 25th	Closed for Christmas
Dec 24th	Craft Class by Made: Last minute holiday gifts, all day drop in
Dec 29th	Closing Party, music

Opening Day November 9th 2011

2011-10-29T17:40:00.000-07:00

The 2011 Downtown Artistry Pop Up Gallery is almost here! Please join us November 9th from 11-7 for opening day. We've got a great line-up of local artists. Visit the calendar for a list of all of the events around this year's Pop Up Gallery.

The closing of Downtown Artistry

2011-01-02T20:05:00.000-08:00

I want to thank all of you who helped make Downtown Artistry a smashing success. It was wonderful having a place to showcase the work of some of my favorite Portland artists and a place for the art community to get together.

This project has made me proud to live in a city that understand the importance of art in the community.

A special thanks to Alex Rauch for his work on the installation and Loren Nosan for all of her help.

The Portland Business Alliance, and the Clean and Safe district, Portland Development Commission, Downtown Retail Advocate, City of Portland, Vizwerks, Downtown Marketing Initiative, Finnegen's, Harsch Investment Properties and TMT Development.

Lisa Frisch, Katherine Krajnak, Courtney Ries, and Cori Jacobs

and the over 1,300 people who read this blog in the last 2 months!

What a fun ride.

Click below to see the video from the closing party of the deconstruction of The Barrier Given by Alex Rauch video link

Closing party press

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http://www.portlandart.net/

Closing Party

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Closing Party

It has been a wonderful ride, but the holiday season is coming to an end and with it the fabulous Pop-Up Shops. Come celebrate with Downtown Artistry, 940 SW Morrison Dec 30th from 6-8pm

Events include

The deconstruction of the Berrier Given, Alex Rauch will bring down the walls of his installation

Live music by Whale Revolution

Wine and snacks will also be available

Our Holiday Party

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What a great night our holiday party was so much fun.

Thanks to Phil and C.C. Swim

Holiday Party

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Holiday Party

Thursday Dec 23rd 6-8pm at Downtown Artistry 940 SW Morrison

Live music from C.C. Swim

A David Sedaris reading by Phil McDodson, "Sedaris Claus"

Free parking provided by Smart Park, SW 10th and Yamhill if you get there between 4-6

wine, snacks, and a ton of local art

Emergency Gift Ideas

2010-12-20T17:08:00.000-08:00

Link to Koin 6 news

A little shout out to Downtown Artistry from Kevin Lennox, thanks Kevin. This news clip honors Micheal Kelley's hand-made letter press wrapping paper as a great gift idea. We still have a couple available only $15

The Cross Portrait with Anna Magruder and Christopher Mooney

2010-12-20T14:48:00.000-08:00

The cross portrait was so much fun! It was amazing watching these two talented artists work. As a non-artist myself it was really interesting to watch the creative process unfold, like Christopher scetching with 2 pencils one in each hand, and Anna being very unhappy with where her portrait of Christopher was going and then being thrilled with the results.

These portraits are not finished yet, but I hope to get photos of the completed work to post on here as soon as possible.

Gift of the day

2010-12-17T17:17:00.000-08:00

This guy is named Ringo Starr made by Russell Murphy

This is Heather beautifully crafted by Geneva Sizemore

These unique "stuffed animals" are hand-made by the artists at Art from the Heart, an organization that works with adults with developmental disabilities. They are all busting with personality, and the artists have given them all names

This week at {{Downtown Artistry}}

2010-12-13T18:01:00.000-08:00

It is hard to believe that this little temporary Pop Up Gallery time is almost up.... So lets make the most of it! We have a few more events that will blow your socks off

Thurs 12/16 5-7pm is going to be an event not to miss.

Come watch a cross portrait being made by Anna Magruder and Christopher Mooney. These two talented and different artists will sit across from one another as they paint a portrait of the other, as we all watch the magic unfold. Thursday 12/16 5-8pm

Sat 12/18 11am-1pm will be a Sculpture Demonstration by none other then the Pacific Northwest Sculptures President Carole Murphy watch as she works with an amazing recycled material to make beautiful nature inspired art.

Also mark your calendars Downtown Artistry is have a all out Holiday Party including a band or two and a Santa doing a reading of David Sedaris 12/23 starting at 5

And the Closing Party will be 12/30 Starting at 5 witness the destruction of Barrier Given the installation by Alex Rauch

For the rest of Dec all parking in smart park parking lots will be free if you arrive between 4-6 on Thursday

Last nights encaustic demo

2010-12-13T14:34:00.000-08:00

Last night at Downtown Artistry we had a wonderful demonstration by encaustic artist Kelly Williams we learned, we laughed, and we were inspired.

Encaustic Demo with Kelly Williams Thursday 12/9

2010-12-05T15:43:00.000-08:00

Downtown Artistry is hosting an Encaustic Art Demonstration lead by Kelly Williams Thursday 12/9 from 5-7pm.

It will be a great opportunity to learn what the heck Encaustic means or to learn more about the art of painting with wax. Kelly will also talk about her RACC grant project Recovery Pains. Where she taught people who have been effected by addiction to express themselves in the medium of encaustics.

Kelly is a fabulous lady, and it will be a fun night. Also Smart Park is providing free parking if you park between 4-6 on Thursday nights in Dec, and Downtown Artistry is in the base of the the Smart Park on SW 10th and Yamhill.

Feature artists of the day: Brian Echerer: Velo Gioielli

2010-12-03T17:33:00.000-08:00

Brain Echerer and his mother Mary Jane started Velo Gioielli bike jewelry company a year ago using recycled bike parts. He shows his wares at Saturday Market, and is about to join in the fun for his second run at BikeCraft. His stuff is the perfect gift for the bike lover in your family.

The sixth annual BikeCraft is December 4 & 5, 2010.
Open 10am-6pm both days
Venue: Portland Design Works Mothership
15 NE Hancock St.

Here are a few of my favorite Holiday photos

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Brian Fiore-Silfvast

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We had a great time last night watching artist Brian Fiore-Silfvast painting with coffee, and man did it smell good in here. But if you didn't have a chance to make it down I have decided to keep a handful of his pieces here. So you still have a chance to see his amazing work.

This week at Downtown Artistry

2010-11-30T18:01:00.000-08:00

We are in full swing now that it is December, it finally feels like the Holidays are upon us. And we sure are doing it up right!

This Thursday 12/2/2010 5-7pm will be the first of the Artists Demonstration Days, come take advantage of free parking in the smart park parking lot if you park between 4-6. Watch Brian Fiore-Silfvast as he creates one of a kind work while you shop. Looking at the image above it is hard to believe that this work is made out of Coffee, a PDX staple. I know I am excited to see the process

Saturday 12/4/2010 grab the kids and head on down to The Greasy Kid Stuff Dance Party 3-5pm!!!!!!!
With the musical stylings of Belinda and Hova and sometimes the fabulous Georgia.
This is the type of music we all can enjoy old and young, crazy and crazier. Belinda and Hova started the Greasy Kid Stuff Radio show in New York 15 years and go and by the luck of the gods have moved to Portland, yippee! So come bring the whole family, and lets boogie!

As always we will have a kid craft table set up and a holiday photo area too!

Pop-Up Shop write up in The Portland Tribune

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Portland Tribune Article about the Pop-Up Shops

Pop-Up Shops Map

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If you are heading to downtown you should stop by and check out all the fabulous Pop-Up Shops, and here is the map that will get you there. Pdx Pop-Up Shops Map

{Alex Rauch} Art Insatllation

2010-11-27T12:17:00.000-08:00

Barrière donnée 1 : Halo de Pores 2 : Synecdoche Mal Placé (Porte)

Barrier Given - 1: Pores Halo - 2: Misplaced Synecdoche (Door)

A barrier of some kind is given in all situations - fences, Campbell's Soup® cans, skin, ozone, puberty ect. Barriers hold and limit space. They are things composed of smaller elements e.g. bricks, cells, planks. These given elements congeal into collections of grids or masses.

With out closing doors to other interpretations – this cardboard wall functions to signify psychological and communicative break between people. Once inside the store’s door this barrier’s door is open and when you enter the space you are inside me or yourself.

Cardboard boxes are a symbol of transporting goods. During the holidays they are specifically a signifier of gifts. Boxes (often) equal gifts. But all these boxes in this show have already been open and emptied. This air gives the wall a literal lightness and an implication of feeling hollow. They have transported our gifts. The box wall is now a corrugated vessel consuming space – now a readymade re-gifting just for you (plural).

In Freudian terms the wall is the part of the Id that has resulted from influencing societal systems and the Ego is the organized part - convergences between semiotics and phenomenology. The Super-ego is playing both critically and morally. Freud's barrier should also be thought of as protecting specific ego functions.

There are sixteen different lights one in each of the sixteen boxes that create the Halo. I was raised Catholic. I find dogma to be holyer than me.

Barrière donnée is an improvisational homage to Marcel Duchamp’s. Below is Duchamp’s Chocolate Grinder shape is echoed in the halo. And the back door with viewing hole is replicating the voyeuristic act of peeping but only leaving you with a tube or tunnel. At least there is light at the end of it when the show is on. As a bonus the daunting saw is there implying a slow and serrated bisection for the curious and patient viewer.

Good luck.

Alex Rauch

It has been really amazing watching Alex make art out of well... a pile of garbage. Barrier Given as I like to call it is ironic and deep at the same time. If you haven't had a chance to sit and spend time with this amazing installation, you should. The environment that it creates is like the ones in our childhood, those little places that were just ours, under the stairs, the tree fort, or in some cases the closet. At the same time it represents our society, and the overwhelming need to consume, and where that will leave us.
It is not just a pile of boxes. Well done Alex, Thank you

The finishing touches

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Letter press wrapping paper

And cards

By Micheal Kelley

Downtown Artistry: take the "Blah" out of Black Friday

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Downtown Artistry: Taking the “Blah” out of Black Friday

Downtown Artistry

940 SW Morrison St

Thurs-Sat 10-7

Sun 12-5

We will be closed on Thanksgiving

Don’t let Black Friday be all about Big Box stores, unhappy children and gifts made abroad. Come to Downtown Artistry, we will take the “blah” out of Black Friday. You can plan ahead by looking at our Holiday Gift Guide, listed below.

We will have a kid craft area set up, so your kids can be entertained will you shop and relax, after all, you have been up since 4am and have bruises from all the angry elbows, you deserve to relax.

Not only do we have local artful gifts, but letterpress wrapping paper and a variety of cards to complete all your holiday shopping, while reducing your carbon footprint.

If you haven’t had time to get your photos done for the family newsletter yet, now is your chance. We will have a photographer on hand to take those fun family photos, so wear you Christmas sweater, Santa hats, and your best toothy grin.

Gifts for dad and granddad

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Encaustic tiles by Kelly Williams

Mixed media cityscape by Julia Gardner

70's inspired yearbook portraits

Yo-yo man by Anna Magruder

Cityscape framed prints

By Brin Levinson

Bike jewelry

Northwest photography

Gifts for your mom or grandma

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Encaustic panels

Mixed media cherry blossom paintings

60's 70's yearbook inspired paintings

By Anna Magruder

Bronze bike charm bracelets

Frames decorated with vintage jewelry

Bird and resin mixed media necklaces

Urban jewelry with precious stones

Bird inspired earnings and necklaces

Kid gift ideas

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Paintings and prints by childrens book illustrator Lisa Mundroff

Amazing stuffed "animals" by Art from the Heart

Super hero plaque by Anna Magruder

That perfect something for your BFF

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Original encaustic panels

Mixed media resin bird painting

Cute

Awesome Earings by Loren Nosan

Multi color bike chain bracelets

By Velo Gioielli

Amazing glass

Notebooks by Art from the Heart

Hand-painted plaques by Anna Magruder

Original prints by Jenn Feeney

Random gifts for that random person

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The perfect gifts for the black thumb of the family
This adorable succulent is made of felt and can out live the deadliest of gardeners

And for the vegans and vegaterians on your list these wall mounted horns are hand-made with man-made materials. By Nancy Ocegueda

Fetaured Artist of the day: Anna Magruder

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Anna Magruder, an amazing up and coming Portland artist, with a flare for surreal portraiture art. "It is almost like Anna is painting the personality not the person". We have a few small original paintings, adorable little plaques, and a great selection of her reasonably priced prints. These make great gifts for everyone. My personal favorite is 1970's years book photo Anna's inspiration came from a collection of year books from the 60's and 70's this painting is unique because of it's texture. Anna painted small individual canvases with single portraits then sewed them together for a quilt like look. Each portrait is unique and the overall effect is gorgeous. Come to Downtown Artistry and get a chance to meet Anna Magruder's characters in person.

We love our neighbors!!!

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The lovely people over at Bush Garden Japanese Restaurant http://www.bush-garden.com/ are so sweet, they brought us lunch on opening day, and Peterson's next door put up a great write up of the shop on their website http://petersonsportland.com/2010/11/14/downtown-artistry/ and the folks at Brooks Brothers are very supportive! Thanks everyone.

Grand Opening Today!

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Grand Opening 12-5

With Live Jazz by Gentle Rain 2-5
Stop by and say hello
940 SW Morrison
See you then.

Press link for the day

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The Mercury, always the place to go for the pulse of Portland
http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/sold-out/Content?oid=3029099

Mayor Sam Adams Supporting Pop-up shops

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Sam Adams, Bridget Larrabee and a special Art From The Heart doll

Downtown Artistry Opening Today!!!

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Yesterday we had a press conference with Mayor Sam Adams. Channel 8 did a little clip about it News Clip

The the shop is open!
The hours are
Thurs-Sat 10-7
Sun 12-5

Nov 13th Open House 12-5 with Jazz Pop Trio, Gentle Rain playing 2-5, and refreshments
Dec 2nd Art Demo: Encaustic 5-7
Dec 4th Greasy Kids Stuff Dance Party 3-5
Dec 9th Art Demo: Prints 5-7
Dec 16th Art Demo 5-7
Dec 23rd Holiday Party with music by Autonomics 5-7
Dec 30th Farewell Party 5-7

Installation by:
Alex Rauch
Barrier Given

Mural by:
Krista Eddy

Window Display by:
Nancy Ocegueda

Jewelery by:
Loren Nosan
Julia Gardner
Brian Echerer

Photography by:
Andrew Ferguson
Justin Dupre

Paintings by:
Anna Magruder
Lisa Mundroff
Brin Levinson
Annie Meyers
Shawn Demarest

Prints by:
Jen Feeney
Nancy Prior
Micheal Kelley

Pottery by:
Melanie Gage

Encaustics by:
Kelly Williams

Frames by:
Jen Bodendorfer

And Gifts by:
Art From The Heart Artists

I want this to be a interactive art community meeting place, so come bring your easel, knitting needs and friends.

While you are downtown check out the other Pop up shops
Crafty Wonder802 SW 10th Ave
Flurry 750 SW Yamhill
we all have fun Holiday events planned so check out the link below and plan your holidays
http://www.travelportland.com/calendar_of_events/

SmartPark is even getting into the action:
Holidate with downtown
Free parking when you enter an SmartPark garage between 4-6pm on Thursdays in December

Getting closer

2010-11-08T10:27:00.001-08:00

I have posted some photos of the renovations. What a difference a little paint can make. The artists all drop off their art this weekend, now me and my lovely volunteer Loren are in the process of putting it all together to make it look pretty! Also over the weekend Krista completed her cherry blossom mural, and Nancy has been hard at work on her window display. This not you average art gallery.

Please join us on Tuesday, November 9 at noon for our Downtown Holiday kick off event at SW Park Avenue and Yamhill Streets. Mayor Sam Adams and special holiday celebrity guests will unwrap the holiday season and unveil our downtown holiday promotions, holiday lighting, new retailers, pop-up shops, and the storefront art project.

We will be officially opening the doors Thursday Nov 11th and having our Grand Opening on Sat Nov 13th

Getting ready to open the doors!

2010-11-04T19:59:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Anna, Kim, Jen, Andy, and Alex we are almost ready to open the doors to the Downtown Artistry. The artists are dropping off there art this weekend. I got a lovely new volunteer Loren. A press confrence with the Mayor on Tuesday at noon, if you can make it, we would love the support. See you soon.

Before Photos. I am getting the keys next week!!!

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Artists

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The next step to opening Downtown Artistry is to get the artist list finalized. It looks like we are going to have a good group.

Andrew Ferguson - Photographer
Jen Bodendorfer - Vintage frame artist
Brenda Dunn - Fine art pin up artist
Kelly Williams - Encaustic painter
Michael Kelley - Letterpress print artist
Krista Eddy- Painter

just to name a few

Getting Started

2010-10-09T13:28:00.000-07:00

We got the go ahead from the Portland Business Alliance to start planning on our Pop Up Gallery, Downtown Artistry So now I need to figure out how to put together a gallery in less then one month. I thought that I could use this blog to document the process and keep you all posted on some of the fun events and gifts that we plan on having.

This week:

I just came up with the the logo (thanks to Tyler and Hilary)
Twitter account dtartistry
Facebook group Downtown Artistry
Store discription

Right now I am...

Trying to find the right mix of local artists to show
Looking over Lease
Planning renovations
Finding sponsors
and planning fun holiday events

I am always looking for suggestions and advise so feel free to send a message