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Let’s celebrate Blue Sky Gallery @blueskygallerypdx! 50 years, more than 1,000 solo exhibitions and 60 group shows. That is dedication. What an amazing journey. This month the gallery wraps up its 50th Anniversary with Blue Sky 2015 - 2025: The Fifth Decade, on view July 2 to August 1, 2026 in Portland, Oregon. The exhibition highlights photographs by artists who presented at the gallery between 2015 and 2025. Blue Sky is one of those rare places that shows established, emerging and under recognized artists. That mix lets audiences discover a rich variety of visions. When I was invited to show my work there in 2015, it was an invaluable shot of motivation to keep exploring the photographic language. That is what this gallery gives a younger artist: a place on the same walls that have held photographers we admire and respect, and the sense that the work is worth sharing. To be part of the Fifth Decade now means a great deal. Visit Blue Sky Books on MagCloud to discover the vast array of catalogues of the photographers they have exhibited. Support them by purchasing one of the 11x14” prints by artists in the current show for $200. Proceeds go towards sustaining Blue Sky’s programming for the next generation. To all the people running spaces that respect and nurture thoughtful voices, encourage artists to expand their creativity and attempt to create extraordinary observations. To the people who inspire each other, motivate us to be kinder and better beings, thank you. Special thank you to Chris Rauschenberg and Zemie Barr @zembarr. Shown here are a few of the 70 photographers in the exhibition: @dirtyraccoon @michellefrankfurter @haroldfeinstein @matteich @thomasgardinerphoto @selfuntitledsam @krisgraves @lilinessy @whoisdamaster @clausdongwooklee @zunleephoto @andreduane @deansante_ @joshgrantsmith barbarastrigel @benoit_fournier @alexander.chekmenev.3 @hannahaltman Photograph by Hannah Altman Photograph by Jon Henry Photograph by Sam Geballe Photograph by Benoît Fournier Photograph by Harold Feinstein Photograph by Matt Eich Photograph by Michelle Frankfurter Photograph by Kris Graves Photograph by Andre Ramos-Woodard Photograph by Deán S
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🏳️‍⚧️HAZLO TU MISME 🩲 Bolsillo para Packer! Holitaaaa🌈✨ Queremos anunciar esta nueva serie de videos que vamos a estar haciendo pa’ la corilla. Nuestro deseo con esta iniciativa es dar la mano y apoyar a nuestra comunidad trans, cuir y No binarie a sentirse mas comodes y segures en su propia cuerpa. Deseamos poder compartir y apoyar para que podamos vivir nuestra identidad de genero de maneras seguras y saludables en estos tiempos que estamos viviendo. Ahh y on a budget bb 💅✨ Reconocemos la necesidad de adquirir estas herramientas que nos ayudan y nos benefician en el dia a dia. Queremos dar una mención especial a SYD ( @eternal.obj ) por transmitir este conocimiento, a DEAN ( @deansante_ ) por compartirlo con nosotris y estar puesti pa’ esta proyecta! Tambien shout out a Gé ( @gedgatx ) y a Maru ( @marumarullo ) por el apoyo en la grabación de este primer episodio de esta iniciativa! Recuerda que esta tecnica de costura basica super sencillo puedes usarla en cualquier pieza de ropa como: calzoncillos, boxers, traje de baños, pantis, en to’ lo que quieras! Ps: puedes usar cualquier hilo, nosotres escogimos este que es mas grueso por visibilidad al video. 😉💖 Te interesaría un taller gratuito y presencial para aprender a hacer tus propios “undies”?! Dejanos saber en los comentarios!!! 💖🌈✨💅💕 . #Packerespañol #packerundiesdiy #packerdiyespañol #packerespanol diypackerundies
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Mirada conocida (2024) on color film Vadear junto a ti mientras el rio nos abraza, es verte como si te he conocido antes. Es entrar en un agujero donde el tiempo se detiene. El traje siendo un escudo, no tanto como armadura sino como una extension de tu cuerpo, como una capa de tu piel. El sonido de la corriente me ata y se enreda sobre mi cuerpo así como las cintas que nos anclan y entrelazan nuestros secretos, memorias, hechizos y visiones. Los pétalos de flamboyan fluyen alrededor y nos guían a través del rio. En el camino, solo queda agradecer la reflexion de la naturaleza que nos rodea y con ternura nos devuelve a la quietud de la luz. Esperando, en fin, tu conocida mirada. Creative direction & photography: @deansante_ styling & photo assist: @s.at.i styling & set assist: @teresakarolinamc 1/3
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so there was this one moment where we looked into each others eyes and I felt an overwhelming sensation of love and I couldn’t help but think about our mortality and the way I’d be happy with spending the fleeting time we have here just being close to you
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years ago I had a friend who shared her fathers love for nature and his reasons why. when his daily living became too tumultuous amidst city life, he’d go off in the wilderness for sometime to realign perspective. to stand next to a tree and remind himself he is merely a man. I have always been drawn to nature but can truly admit my heart and entire being grew much founder in the last month. the land really has a way of granting us comfort and nourishment unlike no other. this last week was very intentionally spent seeing as much nature as possible before my departure. I feel my best self amidst the water & trees and accompanied by my lovers. we care for another with a tenderness that is necessary. to nature, my brothers and my woman thank you. I was able to regulate my nervous system in such a way this week I am beyond grateful. I appreciate all the moments I have to step away from survival and be granted living. nyc sometimes is too much on my heart and it is with all I am that I thank my friends and the isle for holding me & allowing me to hold back.
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“til the end of time I’ll b there for you” word to Prince i love my tribe with my whole everything. #gratitude #tenderism
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Navidades en Cabo Rojo parte 2. (queriendo ya regresar) 🦋🦀🐳
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thinking of recapping this year makes me want to cry. thinking of recapping some of the art I saw this year, also makes me want to cry but in a less sad way 1! 1 - Chris Miller (@millermillmill) solo show “Seeing Things” @thelandinggallery 2. stephanie mei huang (@skait0rm00n), “hymn for Chiron”, 2023. Solo show “Your Voice is in Every Shell” @murmurs.la 3-4. Sasha Fishman (@dangerouswhenwet) “Hearing Dryness Longing for Wetness” (2023) & “Chlorine” (2023) for her solo show, “Resurrectura” @murmurs.la 5. Katie Grinnan (@katiegrinnan) “Double” (2018) for the group exhibition “Mother/Land” @murmurs.la *so many favs from this show* 6. Karin Gulbran (@theodore_wubbie) vessel for solo show “The Pink Pepper Tree” @parker.gallery 7. Charles Snowden (@ipeeinmywetsuit) vessel for group exhibition “Cupped” @the_wolfordhouse 8. Griselda Rosas (@griseldarosasss) painting part of group exhibition “2025 California Biennial: Desperate, Scared, But Social” @ocmamuseum 9. Zoe Alameda (@unradmotions) “Ever Holding the Thought of You” (2023-2025) for group exhibition “Small Object Show” @autobody.autobody 10-11. Paloma Izquierdo (#palomaizquierdo) “Safe(Keys), (2025) & “Jalousie II”, (2025) for her solo show “Jealousy” @murmurs.la 12. Ryan Preciado’s cabinet (@ryan_preciado) & Nina De Creeft Ward’s (#ninadecreedtward) “Bunnies”, (2025) for group exhibition @southwillard 13. Deán Santo (@deansante_ ) “…yo muero en tierra antillana…”(2025(?)) part of group exhibition “America (Soy Yo!)” @charliejamesgallery 14. Ashlynn Trane (@dollmatiann) “Bimbomobile” (2025), part of the duo car show “Five Toes Down” @lonestar.projects 15 &16. Naudline Pierre (@cluvie), “And Now” (2025) part of group exhibition “It Smells Like Girl” @jeffreydeitchgallery 17 & 18. Marley White (@marley__white), “Snow queen of Texas (awning I)” (2025) part of group exhibition in response to “It Smells Like Girl” @post.theshow curated by @call1800fortruth 19. Holden Fuller (@holdenfuller97) “Johnson” (2025) for “Trail Mark Body Town Road Work” group show by @ston3_age & @lonestar.projects 20. Griffin Mactavish (@griffinmactavish) “June” (2025) part of “Trail Mark Body Town Road Work”
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CULTURE WEAPON opens online 12/27 View online at: promise-promise.net AVA TUITT @thundakhet_ PUPPIES PUPPIES @puppiespuppiesjade DEÁN SANTO @deansante_ AEGOR RAY @firstbecomeahuman Image descriptions in comments public reception: Saturday, 12/27 1:00 - 3:00 PM @red_eye_theater RSVP link in bio with more information The trans body may become the weapon that ends modernity. Our edges have been sharpened by the abrasion of hypervisibility, and trans people somehow have earned a place in everyone’s cultural calculations. Representation has transformed us into tools and implements to be used by a culture that is divided all the way to the fact of being. CULTURE WEAPON is part of Yearly Emerging Practice’s ReFrame Series, made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through grants from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and Minnesota State Arts Board thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
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What do trans embodiment, colonial anxiety, and mythic redemption have to do with our relationship to nature? Image description in the comments. Please join us Saturday, December 27th, for an unveiling of the online exhibition CULTURE WEAPON with a presentation from the curator and 2024-25 Emerging Curators Institute fellow Sati Varghese Mac. Saturday, 12/27 1-3pm Red Eye Theater Free, RSVP at link in bio Masks are required High quality masks will be available ASL interpretation will be available Audio description will be available Red Eye Theater is wheelchair accessible We ask that everyone support a scent-reduced environment by not wearing heavily scented products. For more information or questions surrounding accessible, please email access@emergingcurators.org *attendees will receive a special edition culture weapon tea blend to take home* Online exhibition features artworks from: Puppies Puppies @puppiespuppiesjade aegor ray @firstbecomeahuman Deán Santo @deansante_ Ava Tuitt @thundakhet_ Cover image: Ava Tuitt: Realmwalker/Nightcrawler, 2023 Working towards this culminating fellowship exhibition, Sati was paired with mentors Taylor Jasper and Erin Robideaux Gleeson and offered overall guidance by Barak adé Soleil, Director of ECI and Founder of Yearly Emerging Practices.  CULTURE WEAPON is part of Yearly Emerging Practice’s ReFrame Series, made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through grants from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and Minnesota State Arts Board thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
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LGBT3 ARTISTAS SELECCIONADOS! RESULTADOS SELECCIÓN DE PROPUESTAS PARA LA TERCERA GRAN BIENAL TROPICAL! LISTA DE ARTISTAS! Recibimos más de 125 propuestas y portafolios que revisamos con cariño y discutimos con cuidado. Agradecemos su paciencia en cuanto deliberábamos. Queríamos incluir a todos/as/es, pero no hay suficiente espacio para poder hacerlo y darles a todes la atención que se merecen. Agradecemos profundamente a todos los que mandaron propuestas. 125 propuestas recibidas 68 artistas seleccionados La lista de artistas seleccionados para la Tercera Gran Bienal es la siguiente: GRACIAS A TODOS/AS/ES! LES ESPERAMOS 12/12/25!!!
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