I Heart Art: Portland

Creative Mornings: Kate Bingaman-Burt Kicks Off Monthly Breakfast Lecture series

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Isaac | Leave a comment

Creative Mornings started up a couple years ago in New York by Tina Roth Eisenberg, aka SwissMiss, and quickly gained popularity among the creative community, expanding to cities across the globe.

Now Creative Mornings is coming to Portland, organized by the fabulous Tsilli Pines!

Each month, Creative Mornings hosts a free breakfast with a 20 minute lecture from a local creative mind and 20 minutes of discussion afterward on the speaker’s subject. The whole thing starts at 8:30 in the morning and is done by 10:00, so if you need to run off to work, you can!

The first edition in Portland of this popular series is this Friday, October 28, featuring our beloved Kate Bingaman-Burt. The lecture is hosted by Ziba, in their cool auditorium, and breakfast is sponsored by Scout Books and Museum of Contemporary Craft.

Tickets are free, but seating is limited. From what I’ve heard, they’ll go “on sale” today, so keep your eyes peeled or follow @Portland_CM on Twitter for announcements of open registration. Prepare to be inspired!

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Tagged breakfast, creative inspiration, creative mornings, free event, kate bingaman-burt, swiss miss, tsilli pines

Things to Do: Portland Open Studios

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Isaac | Leave a comment

Portland Open Studios offers a unique and inspiring form of experiential education: interacting with local artists at work within the context of their studios. All around metro Portland in an annual tour of studios, art lovers of all ages and walks of life can discover new materials, learn about ancient techniques, and share the wonders of creativity with friends and family. Have you always been curious about what moves an artist to work in the way that they do? Let the artists of Portland Open Studios indulge your curiosity.

The juried studios are open this weekend and next weekend (October 8/9 and 15/16) and the Tour Guide (including map and tickets for two adults) is available at New Seasons, Art Media, and many other retailers for $15. Kids are free, too!

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Hello Etsy PDX in Photos

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Isaac | Leave a comment

Hello Etsy PDX, a set on Flickr.

The photos are in and there’s no dispute—Hello Etsy PDX was all kinds of amazing! Check out the best photos from our wonderful PNCA student photographers, Matthew Miller and Micah Fischer. View the whole set on Flickr.

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Tagged business, conference, hello etsy, hello etsy pdx, photos, summit, sustainability, sustainable business

Review and Planning for 2012

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Isaac | Leave a comment

As the bulk of our 2011 program draws to a close, the Leadership Council gathered this past Sunday at McMenamin’s Kennedy School, hunkered down in the library and held an all-day planning retreat. We scribbled on easel pads and took copious notes (10 pages!) as we recapped this year’s successes, mapped out what we’d like to see in next year’s program, and discussed different ways that we can continue to provide high quality, meaningful programs while maintaining a sustainable program.

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Tagged community, community feedback, funding, program, salon discussion, sustainable, workshops

Supportland is Hiring!

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Isaac | 1 Comment

Hopefully if you attended Hello Etsy PDX, you had a chance to stop by the Supportland table and meet Katrina and Rachel and learn more about their program. Well it turns out they’re hiring!

Supportland is looking for sales people and a PHP programmer to help spread the local love and work on their back end systems. See the image below for details, and how to apply. They’re suggesting that résumés be submitted by the end of the day September 25.

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Tagged jobs, local economies, opportunities, supportland

Paperless Networking Night: Leave Your Business Cards at Home

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Isaac | Leave a comment

What is networking, really? Networking for networking’s sake will help you build a business card collection, but will it propel your creative business? Yes, it certainly can!

Forget the business cards—come out for an evening with just yourself and your passion. Building networks is about building mutually beneficial relationships for the sake of support, education and connected referrals. Think outside the box in how you connect to your community of makers, shakers and creators. You just might be surprised!

I Heart Art: Portland is sponsoring a free Paperless Networking Night hosted by Andrea Mansfield of Brand and Bloom. Make your way into the center of Ladd’s Addition at Pailo Dessert House for an evening of business card-less personal connections.

No need to RSVP–please show up for sweets and networking!