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Pushdot Studio Newsletter
December 2008

In This Issue

  • Solution of the Month:
    Pushdot Studio’s New Website
  • Announcements
  • Call for Entries


  • Solution of the Month:
    Pushdot Studio’s New Website

    2009 is going to start with a bang for pushdot as we launch a brand spanking new website on December 1, 2008. This new site makes it easy to see what we’re all about: what’s new with pushdot, all the services we provide, samples of our work, frequently asked questions, and current and past gallery information will all be there! We are super excited to begin the New Year with such a wonderful resource.

    Speaking of the New Year, holiday season is upon us. Pushdot will be closed Thursday, November 27th and Friday, November 28th for Thanksgiving; December 25th and December 26th; January 1st and 2nd. Our December show will run through January—there will be no January First Friday reception. Expect to hear from us in January with our February Newsletter and information on our February exhibition of artist Lori Triburgo: www.triburgo.com.

    Contact pushdot directly with any questions about our new website or our holiday hours: info@pushdotstudio.com

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    Announcements

    Zak Margolis, You Were a Perfect Gentleman
    Friday December 5th, 2008 through Friday January 30th, 2008
    1st Friday Reception: December 5th, 2008, 6-9pm

    Pushdot Studio
    1021 SE Caruthers St.
    Portland, OR 97214
    (503) 224-5925
    www.pushdotstudio.com
    Gallery Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30am to 5:00pm

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    The drawings in this show depict one of the modules of a larger work in progress Zak Margolis refers to as "Moonbabies." An animated movie with many narrative strings, "Moonbabies" is centered around the three generations leading to the birth of twins from a wolf - the so called "moonbabies." Of special interest, Margolis has animated his own deceased grandfather, Ben Margolis, as the great-grandfather of the moonbabies.

    "You Were a Perfect Gentleman" will include some scenes from the lives of the twins' maternal grandparents as well as a special segment featuring the aforementioned Ben Margolis. These themes are explored both through drawings that hang on the wall, and animated vignettes that play on a monitor.

    Expect some of Margolis' usual perverse drawings as well as some short animated segments that he's prepared with help from the Regional Arts and Culture Council.

    Zak Margolis is an independent animator living in Portland, OR. He's produced several animated music videos over the last few years for bands such as Unwound, Old Time Relijun, and Goldcard. He produced a segment for Andy Blubaugh's film “Scaredycat,” which was screened at the 2007 Sundance film festival. Currently he's developing a project entitled "Moonbabies."


    Jon Edwards and Louis Perreault
    December 5th, 2008 - January 4th, 2009
    Opening reception: Friday, December 5th 7-10pm

    Newspace Center for Photography
    1632 SE 10th Ave.
    Portland, OR 97214
    (503) 963-1935
    www.newspacephoto.org
    Monday through Friday 10am-8pm
    Saturday 11am-6pm
    Sunday 12pm-8pm

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    IMPOSSIBLE INSTRUMENTS / FUTURE FLAGS
    WITH ALEX FELTON, KRISTAN KENNEDY, COREY LUNN, CHRIS JOHANSON, M BLASH, DANA DART-MCLEAN, ROB HALVERSON, STEVEN WIRTH, JO JACKSON, NATHANIEL T. PRICE, ARNOLD J. KEMP AND BOBO

    December 12th, 2008 through January 17, 2009
    Opening Reception: First Friday, September 26th, 6 to 9 PM

    Fourteen 30 Contemporary
    1403 SE 3rd Avenue
    Portland, OR 97214
    Phone: 503-927-4409
    Email: infor@fourteen30.com
    Web site: www.fourteen30.com

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    Corey Arnold - Fish-Work
    November 19 - December 20, 2008
    Reception with the Artist: Thursday, December 4, 5:30—8:30pm

    Charles A. Hartman Fine Art
    134 NW 8th Avenue
    Portland, OR 97209
    Tuesday - Saturday 11-6pm
    (503) 287-3886
    www.hartmanfineart.net
    charles@hartmanfineart.net

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    Ahmadi & Zhang: Looking Back
    Paintings by Shiva Ahmadi and Baochi Zhang

    Monday, December 1st through Wednesday, December 24th 2008

    PNCA
    Feldman Gallery
    1241 NW Johnson St.
    Portland, OR 97209
    Phone: 503-226-4391
    Fax: 503-226-3587
    pnca.edu

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    Utilizing techniques learned while studying in their home countries, Iran and China respectively, Ahmadi & Zhang create works that infuse personal experiences into broader ethnic and political topics.



    Call for Entries

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    Pushdot Studio Call for Entries
    Pushdot Studio
    1021 SE Caruthers St.
    Portland, OR 97214
    (503) 224-5925
    www.pushdotstudio.com
    Gallery Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30am to 5:00pm

    Pushdot studio invites artists to submit to our gallery for the upcoming 2009 schedule. We've had wonderful work throughout 2008, and we would love to see a diverse selection of work for the year to come.

    Pushdot submission information:

    1) Artist's biography.
    2) At least 6-10 images in Photoshop pdf or jpg format which represent the artist's work.
    3) A written explanation of show or concept idea including how the artist would present the work (size and medium).
    4) A brief description of artist's process, including the digital component(s).
    5) Earliest date you would be ready for a show or month/time of year preference, if you have one.

    Please contact ann@pushdotstudio.com with any questions.


    Photo+Book: A Juried Exhibition of Self-Published On-Demand Photography Books
    March 6-28, 2009
    Entry deadline: January 24, 2009

    23 Sandy Gallery
    623 NE 23rd Avenue
    Portland, OR 97232
    Phone: 503-927-4409
    Email: 23sandygallery@gmail.com
    Web site: www.23Sandy.com
    http://www.23sandy.com/PhotoBook/callforentries.html

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    Celebrate Oregon, 150 years of Architecture
    Prospectus & Call for Entries to Juried Art Exhibit

    Show Opening at Pittock Mansion - February through June, 2009

    Pittock Mansion
    3229 NW Pittock Drive
    Portland, OR 97210
    (503) 823-3619 for details

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    MERGE: A MULTI MEDIA EXPERIENCE:::
    CALL FOR ENTRIES

    Merge is a film and art exhibit that will explore the mixed and multi media genres, and show at the University of Oregon’s Adell McMillan Gallery. This exhibit will highlight contemporary mixed media artwork from local, statewide, and regional college level artists along with multi media film work. The goal of this exhibit is to expose our community to up and coming artists and to an art form that is not only pushing boundaries and provoking thought, but is also exciting to engage in and create.

    Along with a month long film and “fine art” exhibit, we will host a one night only multi media film event that will allow the audience to experience and interact with creative and exciting new forms of filmmaking.

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