First Thursday: Portland, OR – Dec. 2nd, 2010

Vee Hua 華婷婷2 min readDecember 1, 2010Add comment
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It’s been a while since we’ve done some First Thursday coverage, but now’s the time to start ramping those up again! Go out tomorrow and see any of these lovely things:

BIG 100 ART SHOW

Chris Haberman and Jason Brown are hosting the Big 100 for the third year in a row. It will feature 100 + regional artists, with 15 works each. Everything is framed and $50, so it’s a good opportunity to get out and buy some holiday art. Strangely, no names and placard will be on display so it’s all about talent, not about hype! It is also in the SE rather than the NW/SW, as the regular First Thursday openings are, but, you know. Get in there and snatch stuff up quick.
4pm-2am. 21 over only, at Goodfoot.

pony club

http://www.ponyclubpdx.com

the bossanova ballroom

In September 2009, Tribute Gallery had a show with Amaren Colosi. This event is a benefit for Colosi as she heals after a year-long battle with ovarian cancer. Attend the event or win works in a silent auction, from Colosi herself, or from any one of these lovely artists: Ryan Dobrowski, Courtney Blazon, Robin Carlyle, John Bennett, Jolie Allen Goodson, Virginia Flynn, Leah Nash, Terry Colossi, Troy Kleybey, Jay Stewart, David Kilpatrick, Michael Beach and Wendy Swartz!
(722 E Burnside; 7pm – hors d’oeuvres and silent auction including local art, jewelry, gift certificates for food, fashion, tattoos, wellness treatments, and much more; 8:30pm – rock n’ roll featuring: OLD GROWTH, MEAN JEANS, SCIENCE OF YABRA; $10-$20 sliding scale admission)

galerie salome

http://www.galeriesalome.com/

Inspired by dark rituals, Jacob Markof has adapted characters from the tarot to create oil paintings on large hand-stretched canvases.
(7-10pm; Musical performance by The Greys at 10.)

blackfish gallery

http://blackfish.com
Kanetaka Ikeda installation! Heck yeah! Mixed media sculptures galore.

And last, but not least…

nisus gallery

http://nisusgallery.com
They currently have a Screen show going on, it is a group exhibition featuring of printed works by Vanessa Calvert, Erinn Hatter, Jamey Herman, and Michael Rutledge. Nisus Gallery is exhibiting print makers and screen printers who take this ancient process to create works of depth and simplicity. These four accomplished artists show a multitude of methods and styles rooted in their own visions.


Vanessa Calvert


Jamey Herman

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Vee Hua 華婷婷 (they/them) is a writer, filmmaker, and artist who splits their time between Oaxaca, Mexico, and Seattle, Washington. Much of their work unifies their metaphysical interests with their belief that art can positively transform the self and society. They are the Editor-in-Chief of REDEFINE, Interim Editor-in-Chief of International Examiner, and an Environmental Justice reporter at South Seattle Emerald. They also previously served as the Executive Director of the interdisciplinary community hub, Northwest Film Forum, where they played a key role in making the space more welcoming and accessible for diverse audiences.

Their latest short film, Reckless Spirits (2022), is a metaphysical, multi-lingual POC buddy comedy; the feature film version is slated for production in 2026. In 2025, they premiere their documentary short film, Hunt's Trading Post, set just outside of the Navajo and Ute Nations.

In 2017, Vee released the narrative short film, Searching Skies — which touches on Syrian refugee resettlement in the United States — and co-organized The Seventh Art Stand, a national film and civil rights discussion series against Islamophobia.

Vee has two narrative short films. Searching Skies (2017) touches on Syrian refugee resettlement in the United States; with it, they helped co-organize The Seventh Art Stand, a national film and civil rights discussion series against Islamophobia. Reckless Spirits (2022) is a metaphysical, multi-lingual POC buddy comedy for a bleak new era, in anticipation of a feature-length project.

Vee is passionate about cultural space, the environment, and finding ways to covertly and overtly disrupt oppressive structures. They also regularly share observational human stories through their storytelling newsletter, RAMBLIN’ WITH VEE!. They have a Master’s in Tribal Resource and Environmental Stewardship under the Native American Studies Department at the University of Minnesota and are pursuing a certificate in Incidencias en Problemas Socioambientales at the Universidad del Medio Ambiente in Mexico.

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