Portland Arts Book Fair

North Park Blocks

December 13th - 14th | 11AM - 4PM

The Portland Art Book Fair returns to the North Park Blocks for its fourth year. Hosted by Landdd, Chess Club, and Stelo Arts, the weekend brings together dozens of art book exhibitors, gallery activations, and pop-up shops-followed by an after-party at Barn Radio.

Experimental Portrait Sessions w/ Hannah Krafcik

Sunday, December 14th | 1PM - 4PM

Our studio resident Hannah Krafcik will be holding open hours for low-stakes experimental portrait sessions at Stelo: Sessions will be first-come, first-served with a length of about 10 minutes maximum per participant. Participants will be asked to sign a photo release allowing continued use of the photographs—opting out is an option. Participants will be emailed a Smash link where they can download the photo selects after their session. This offering is part of the Annual Art Book Fair taking place around Portland's North Park Blocks. 

Photos from these experimental portrait sessions may be shared as part of the body of work they are building during this residency, culminating in a public installation and performance at Stelo on January 10th, 3-5pm. 

Artistic Research Talk and Q&A

Sunday, December 14th | 5PM

Please join us as New York-based artist Sasha Fishman shares her artistic research stemming from three months in the Pacific Northwest, where she immersed herself in the varying practices of the Army Corps-run Bonneville Lock and Dam, and the tribal-run hatcheries of the Yakama Nation. Fishman uses the complicated history of lamprey and sturgeon de-population, restoration, and education as her entry point into artistic research processes, while embracing biomaterial exploration, leading to unique sculptural and mixed media works.