CONVERGE 45

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Sharing documentation from Meech Boakye’s 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘗𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘺, on view through October 31 at Paragon Arts Gallery, Portland Community College Cascade.⁣
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Meech Boakye is a Portland-based interdisciplinary artist whose practice centers on collaboration with multispecies kin, including plants and fungi. For C45, Boakye presents 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘗𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘺 at the Paragon Gallery at PCC Cascade, a two-part installation that explores purity as a performance and considers how the body changes as it learns to be watched, recorded, touched, and transformed. A new video ranges from marble extraction in a mountain quarry to the artist being slimed in a backyard wildflower meadow, reframing the familiar children’s television trope of the “slime pour” as an experience of vulnerability, shame, and desire. In the adjoining gallery, touchable cast soap relief sculptures offer a form of aftercare, inviting viewers to consider how matter can hold memory and emotion. Sound and scent carry the installation from the locker room of an indoor pool to the garden, incorporating sensory traces that blur the boundaries between the bodily, the environmental, and the mediated.⁣
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📍 705 N Killingsworth St⁣
Wed 12–5 PM ⁣
Thurs & Fri 12–7 PM ⁣
Sat 12–5 PM⁣
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Part of 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘛𝘰 𝘠𝘰𝘶, 𝘕𝘰𝘸, Converge 45’s 2026 Triennial curated by Lumi Tan

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A day of dance ✦ Saturday, October 3⁣
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Three programs, one day of movement across the city, all part of 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘛𝘰 𝘠𝘰𝘶, 𝘕𝘰𝘸, Converge 45’s 2026 Triennial. curated by Lumi Tan
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✦ 11 AM–1 PM⁣
What Remains: 𝘈 𝘊𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘤 𝘜𝘱𝘤𝘺𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘎𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨⁣
Linda K. Johnson⁣
PLACE⁣
735 NW 18th Ave⁣
Photo credit - Julie Keefe from Pivot (1995), the first concert at Conduit with Linda K Johnson and Mary Oslund 
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Johnson is joined by artists, collaborators, and colleagues intimately connected to the work of choreographer Keith V. Goodman (1955–2009) to recirculate his work into and through the community. With permission from his family and in collaboration with Nichole Stewart Graves, holder of Goodman’s archive, Johnson will lead a conversation with those who worked closely with him, followed by video footage from across his 30+ year practice as maker and educator. Where does the dance live, and how is it held, when the dance and its maker are no longer here to witness? A special program of Johnson’s exhibition 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘵 𝘍𝘢𝘭𝘭, generously hosted by PLACE Landscape Architecture. The gallery opens at 10:30 AM for viewing before the event.
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✦ 1–5 PM⁣
Lynn Yarne⁣
𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘈𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘚𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦:
Opening Reception & Performance⁣
Povey Building ⁣
431 NW Flanders St⁣
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Yarne brings together dance and found photos from two historical communities centered in the former PDX Japantown and Chinatown, considering what fosters deep community connection: what is gained through proximity, shared experience, and joy, and what is lost when communities are separated.⁣
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2:00 About Obon with Chris Dart⁣
2:30 Obon Dance Practice⁣
4:00 Line Dancing with Sistahs4Life⁣
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✦ 6–8 PM⁣
First Saturday’s Dance Party⁣
Oregon Contemporary⁣
8371 N Interstate Ave⁣
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Closing out 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭, featuring North Pole Studio and Elbow Room artists. Dust off your dancing shoes, grab a prom dress or suit, buy your sweetie a corsage, and get your groove on with DJ Sylvester.
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Details for all three at the link in bio.⁣
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Lynn Yarne: Photos

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Elbow Room & North Pole Studios Panel Discussion⁣
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Tuesday, September 29, 2026⁣
6:00 PM 7:00 PM⁣
Oregon Contemporary ⁣
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In conjunction with the Converge 45 exhibit up at Oregon Contemporary featuring artists from North Pole Studio and Elbow Room, there will be a panel discussion moderated by Kristan Kennedy. The panelists will include NPS artist Aaron Cunningham, NPS Executive Director Carissa Burkett, Elbow Room artist Robin Hansen, ER Co-founder Quinn Gancedo and artist/dancer/writer Hannah Krafcik.⁣
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Join us from 6:00pm to 7:30pm on Tuesday, September 29th at Oregon Contemporary to dive into conversations surrounding disability aesthetics, access barriers for artists with I/DD, and more.⁣
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Free event, no RSVP required!⁣

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦?

Linda K. Johnson takes up that question in 𝘌𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭, her work for the Converge 45 triennial. Read Lucy Cotter’s story and see her photos in .

📍PLACE
735 NW 18th Ave, Portland, OR
on view through October 22
Mon — Fri: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
and Sat by appointment

𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘛𝘰 𝘠𝘰𝘶, 𝘕𝘰𝘸 is open across 16 venues citywide, with 28 artists and 17 new commissions. Free and open to the public. Curated by Lumi Tan

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Closing this week: last chance to see four Converge 45 exhibitions.⁣
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sidony o’neal: ⁣
TANP D’ÆR/SPLINE + ELEGY⁣
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📍 Barn Radio⁣
215 SW 1st Ave ⁣
Fridays, 12–6 PM ⁣
last day Fri, Oct 2⁣
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Ido Radon: ⁣
𝘔𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺…⁣
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📍 Center for Contemporary Art and Culture at PNCA⁣
511 NW Broadway ⁣
Mon–Sat, 10 AM–4 PM ⁣
through Sat, Oct 3⁣
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Amy Ruhl: ⁣
𝘖𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴⁣
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📍 Oregon Contemporary⁣
8371 N Interstate Ave ⁣
Wed–Sat, 12–5 PM ⁣
through Sat, Oct 3⁣
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𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭: Artists of North Pole Studio + Elbow Room⁣
Ricky Bearghost, Aaron Cunningham, Michelle Fromme, Annie Rose Macer, Elmeater Morton, Dan Tran⁣
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📍 Oregon Contemporary⁣
8371 N Interstate Ave ⁣
Wed–Sat, 12–5 PM ⁣
through Sat, Oct 3⁣
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Plan your visit at converge45.org⁣
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𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘛𝘰 𝘠𝘰𝘶, 𝘕𝘰𝘸 is open across 16 venues citywide, with 28 artists and 17 new commissions. Free and open to the public. Curated by Lumi Tan⁣⁣
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sidony o’neal (Portland) is a conceptual artist and writer whose practice uses ideas from mathematics, computing, and industrial fabrication  to examine how systems of knowledge become material. For the 2026 C45 Triennial, o’neal presents a new iteration of their TANP D’ÆR/SPLINE + ELEGY   installation at Black-led music club Barn Radio, using perforated Tyvek to create an architectural surround for an ambient sound piece composed by Adee Roberson, DJ sets, and movement work by . Based on the molecular structure of an insecticide associated with the 1940 Natchez Rhythm Club fire, the perforated design eulogizes histories of racialized harm and transforms them into space for healing. 

Ido Radon is a Portland artist and writer whose work uses modular construction and prototyping to examine how technology and engineering organize daily life. Her Triennial project at the Center for Contemporary Art at  PNCA, Men make their own history…, is an installation of sculptural forms abstracted from the games of chess and Chutes and Ladders. Constructed from vintage Erector sets, these re-composable structures treat the games’ opposing logics of strategy and chance as a way

Frank Heath:
𝘗𝘰𝘯𝘺 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴

Frank Heath (New York) is known for detective-like videos that employ deadpan humor and elaborate conceptual pranks to challenge the viewer’s perception of truth and institutional authority. For the 2026 C45 Triennial, Heath debuts 𝘗𝘰𝘯𝘺 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 at Lewis & Clark’s Hoffman Gallery. The film documents the National Pony Express Association’s annual “Re-Ride,” an elaborate reenactment of the short-lived mail service that carried letters by horseback relay from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, from 1860 to 1861. Through this obsessive act of historical reconstruction, Heath examines how myth, logistics, nostalgia, and national identity converge in the performance of American history.

📍 Hoffman Gallery at Lewis & Clark College,
615 SW Palatine Hill Rd, Portland, OR 97219
On view through December 10
Daily from 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘛𝘰 𝘠𝘰𝘶, 𝘕𝘰𝘸 is open across 16 venues citywide, with 28 artists and 17 new commissions. Free and open to the public. Curated by Lumi Tan

ART: Exposing performative words

A feature on Gerald Clarke’s 𝘉𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 for ICT written by Sandra Hale Schulman.

📖 Head to the link in stories to read the full feature.

On view through October 17 at the Center for Native Arts + Cultures

𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘛𝘰 𝘠𝘰𝘶, 𝘕𝘰𝘸 is open across 16 venues citywide, with 28 artists and 17 new commissions. Free and open to the public. Curated by Lumi Tan

Portrait of Gerald Clarke Mario Gallucci

Linda K. Johnson:
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘵 𝘍𝘢𝘭𝘭

Linda K. Johnson, a dance-based conceptual artist and longtime force in Pacific Northwest performance, presents 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘵 𝘍𝘢𝘭𝘭 at PLACE, a landscape architecture studio in Northwest Portland. The retrospective and program series expands from her Mycelium Dreams Project, a durational cartography of Portland’s dance community, bringing together relational maps, interviews, action drawings, posters, costumes, ephemera, and a new solo performance. Across archival materials and participatory workshops, Johnson treats dance as a living record carried through bodies, sites, documents, and the communities that keep moving together.

📍 PLACE, 735 NW 18th Ave, Portland, OR
On view through October 22
Mon — Fri: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
and Sat by appointment

𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘛𝘰 𝘠𝘰𝘶, 𝘕𝘰𝘸 is open across 16 venues citywide, with 28 artists and 17 new commissions. Free and open to the public. Curated by Lumi Tan

Opening night and exhibition documentation. 📸 Malique Pye

𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭:
Artists of North Pole Studio + Elbow Room
On view at Oregon Contemporary

This group exhibition of paintings, drawings, and sculpture foregrounds the distinctive perspectives of artists with autism and intellectual disabilities, featuring work by Ricky Bearghost, Aaron Cunningham, Michelle Fromme, Annie Rose Macer, Elmeater Morton, and Dan Tran.

📍 Oregon Contemporary
8371 N Interstate Ave, Portland
🗓 Through October 3
🕐 Wed – Sat, 12–5 PM

𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘛𝘰 𝘠𝘰𝘶, 𝘕𝘰𝘸 is open across 16 venues citywide, with 28 artists and 17 new commissions. Free and open to the public. Curated by Lumi Tan
📸 Mario Gallucci ⁣

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Gerald Clarke: 𝘉𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴⁣
On view at the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation through October 17⁣
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Through sculpture, prints, a mural, and video, Gerald Clarke confronts the performative language of land acknowledgment and urges a more genuine understanding of Indigenous sovereignty.⁣
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📍 Native Arts and Cultures Foundation⁣
800 SE 10th Ave, Portland⁣
🗓 Open through October 17, 2026⁣
🕐 Thurs – Sat, 1–4 PM⁣
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𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘛𝘰 𝘠𝘰𝘶, 𝘕𝘰𝘸 is open across 16 venues citywide, with 28 artists and 17 new commissions. Free and open to the public. Curated by Lumi Tan