Join the party!. Carl Arden Hinds at River Bar/ River Art Gallery, First Thursday October 1st
RIVER ART GALLERY
Located inside River Pool and Sports Bar
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Featured Artist
CARL ARDEN HINDS
Carl Arden Hinds is a Portland based artist whose paintings explore the tension between spontaneity and structure. Working in layers of acrylic, pastel, and charcoal, he builds each surface through dragging, scraping, saturation, erasure, and revision. Fields of color collide and reassemble, while traces of earlier gestures remain visible, giving the work, a sense of movement, history, and lived experience. The resulting paintings are physical, weathered, and emotionally charged records of an intuitive process in which discovery is as important as intention.
An Old Town resident, Hinds has spent decades creating opportunities and communities for artists. He founded School of Rock in Portland and Seattle, and helped establish numerous other schools throughout the west. He is also the founder of OTO Arts and Music, a nonprofit cultural space in old town. His broader creative career includes songwriting, production, and performing with Columbia records artists, Dandelion, The Hell Yeahs, Masters of Karate and The Exploding Whales.... experiences that continue to inform the rhythm and energy of his visual work.
RIVER ART GALLERY
The mission of the River Art Gallery is to advance the cultural renaissance
of Old Town Portland, by enriching the community through the
transformative power of art. By ensuring free and easily accessible
opportunities for engagement, and by providing an open and commercial
free workspace for artists to create and exhibit their work, we seek to
cultivate creativity, strengthen neighborhood connections, and inspire a
vibrant, inclusive community for all.
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Let's Party!
First Thursday, October 1st, 5:00- 6:30
Enjoy our free Pizza Buffet
Meet Carl in person and experience his exhibit firsthand. We will be hosting a gathering featuring art, conversation and community.
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