Artist Talk by Pat Boas
Thursday, May 14, 6 p.m.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009 | 
| Contact: | Amy M. Echo-Hawk |
| 503.276.4305 | |
| amy.echo-hawk@pam.org | |
| Beth Heinrich | |
| 503.276.4370 | |
| beth.heinrich@pam.org |
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland-based artist Pat Boas will lead the next Artist Talk on Thursday, May 14. Boas will discuss an untitled painting by Philip Guston made in 1969 and John McCracken’s sculpture Black Box, circa 1965.
Artist Talk: Pat Boas
Join Portland-based artist Pat Boas for a discussion about two works on view in the Jubitz Center for Modern and Contemporary Art at the Portland Art Museum. Participants depart from the Hoffman Lobby at 6 p.m. and the conversation continues during happy hour, held after the talk until 8 p.m.
| Date and Time: | Thursday, May 14, 6 p.m. |
| Location: | Departs from the Hoffman Lobby Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW Park Avenue, Portland, OR 97205 |
| Cost: | Free with Museum admission. Admission includes happy hour cover. Free drink tickets available upon request for the first 50 ticket holders. |
About the Artist Talk Series
The Artist Talk series invites local artists to share their thoughts about art on view at the Portland Art Museum. Held the second-Thursday night of each month, attendees can enjoy informal discussion with the artists in the galleries followed by happy hour in the Museum’s Hoffman Lobby.
About Pat Boas
Pat Boas is an artist and writer based in Portland, Oregon. Her work has been exhibited at the Portland Art Museum, the Boise Art Museum, the Salt Lake Art Center, and Seattle’s Consolidated Works among other arts institutions and galleries. The recipient of several grants and awards for her studio work, Boas has written articles and exhibition reviews for such publications as Art Papers, Artweek and artUS. She is an assistant professor of drawing and painting and faculty chair of the Master of Fine Arts Program at Portland State University.
About the Portland Art Museum
The seventh oldest museum in the United States and the oldest on the West Coast, the Portland Art Museum is internationally recognized for its permanent collection and ambitious special exhibitions drawn from the Museum’s holdings and the world’s finest public and private collections. The Museum’s collection of 42,000 objects, displayed in 112,000 square feet of galleries, reflects the history of art from ancient times to today. The collection is distinguished for its holdings of arts of the native peoples of North America, English silver, and the graphic arts. An active collecting institution dedicated to preserving great art for the enrichment of future generations, the Museum devotes 90 percent of its galleries to its permanent collection. The Museum’s campus of landmark buildings, a cornerstone of Portland’s cultural district, includes the Jubitz Center for Modern and Contemporary Art, the Gilkey Center for Graphic Arts, the Schnitzer Center for Northwest Art, the Northwest Film Center, and the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Center for Native American Art. With a membership of more than 22,000 households and serving more than 350,000 visitors annually, the Museum is a premier venue for education in the visual arts. For information on exhibitions and programs, call 503.226.2811 or visit portlandartmuseum.org.
Editor’s Note: For high resolution images of Pat Boas, please contact Amy M. Echo-Hawk at amy.echo-hawk@pam.org or 503-276-4305.
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