upcoming events
We present a variety of events and experiences to inspire creatives and enhance arts and culture in the Pacific Northwest.
"Roots and Research" with Nina Vichayapai
Wednesday, Sep 4, 6:30 - 8:00 PM
Nina Vichayapai is a visual artist. Orienting her belonging somewhere between the United States, where she lives, and Thailand, where she was born, has resulted in her searching the globalized world for signs and representations of belonging. Through researching a wide range of subjects such as non-native plants that have naturalized in US soil, to artifacts of early Asian Americans in the form of hundred-year old soy sauce jars, Nina excavates for symbols of belonging in the world around her. Her recent projects include organizing road trips to explore Asian American histories in rural areas, curating an art gallery on the dashboard of her car, and starting a garden from community contributed seed paper wishes for the earth.
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Nina will share about her formative experiences exploring the Pacific Northwest from childhood trips to go crabbing with her family in Larrabee State Park, to living on an island in Deception Pass State Park for an artist residency. Along these forays she has made many surprising discoveries on the vastly underrepresented history of Asian Americans across small towns in the Pacific Northwest. Nina uses her art as a medium to tell these and other stories about history, place, and belonging.
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Keynote: Nina Vichayapai
Live Artist: Jenna Goodman, Sunspot
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Non-alcoholic Karma Bar sponsor, Bloomhaven Bottle Shop
"New Ways to Wear Clothes" with Quinha Faria
Wednesday, Oct 2, 6:30 - 8:00 PM
Quinha Faria (Campinas, Brazil, 1988) is a nurse and visual artist based in Portland, OR. While working as a Emergency Room nurse in Philadelphia, Quinha apprenticed master tailor Larnell Baldwin to learn patternmaking and custom garment manufacturing. During that time, she founded the Philadelphia Packaging Company, a nine-person collective that distributed free, print publications honoring the stories of small business owners in Philadelphia. Her work has been included at various national shows such as Vox Populi, Asian Arts Initiative, Mural Arts in Philadelphia and Frieze New York. Quinha is pursuing her MFA in painting at Bard.
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Keynote: Quinah Faria
Live Artist: Erica Kutz
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Non-alcoholic Karma Bar sponsored by an "anonymous" donation