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Every Second and Fourth Tuesday, from 11:30 AM to 12:00 PM.

Art Focus features interviews by host Joseph Gallivan with artists, curators and critics. Lively voices talking about art, how it's made and sometimes even what it means. Page back through KBOO's schedule to find all the recordings, some of which were made on magnetic tape.   

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Curator and Artist Jesse Hayward

Airs at: Tue, 02/01/2011 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
The next exhibition at the White Box will be COLLECT FOUR: Scenes From Portland’s Bleeding Edge. This show includes four artists and is curated by Jesse Hayward. He is the subject in this interview. Hayward claims: "The artists in this show are all, first and foremost, col... Read more

Daniel Fagereng

Airs at: Tue, 01/25/2011 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
Daniel Fagereng presents "The MA in Modernism" at the Japanese Garden here in Portland. This show compliments the Ishimoto Yasuhiro photographs of the Katsura Imperial Villa also on display at the Garden. Read more

Designer Mary Adams

Airs at: Tue, 01/18/2011 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
a shop called  Mary Adams The Dress. She's from Oregon and opened her storefront in the Lower East side in the early 80s. Now she has a book out called The Party Dress in which she shows you step by step how to make one of your own. Mary is truly an artist working with the ... Read more

Ben Pink and Chris Haberman

Airs at: Tue, 01/11/2011 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
Ben Pink will be our guest along with Chris Haberman. Ben runs Launchpad and Chris has curated more shows that I could list. Launchpad right now is hosting a collaborative exhibition of Chris with Scott Chase called The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (see image above). Read more

Anna Solcaniova King and Graylan King of Anka Gallery

Airs at: Tue, 01/04/2011 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
Anna Solcaniova King and Graylan King, who own and direct Anka Gallery, were our guests.  Anka is a big space at the Everett Station Lofts. They are able to present several shows at once, most of them of emerging artists.     Read more

Blake Shell

Airs at: Tue, 12/28/2010 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
In keeping with the current theme at Art Focus of the personalities behind art spaces - I am having Blake Shell join me this coming Tuesday. She is the curator at the Archer Gallery at Clark College and an artist in her own right. Currently the Archer Gallery has work up by... Read more

Jennifer Stoots

Airs at: Tue, 12/21/2010 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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    Lately Art Focus has been looking at people who operate art spaces, many of them alternative. But what about those who operate sans space? People who make things happen unattached to real estate? Jennifer Stoots is a prime example. She is a photography specialist, ... Read more

Tiffany Ruth and Chelsea Rose

Airs at: Tue, 12/14/2010 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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Art Focus continues its series on local art spaces. Lately we're consumed with pop-up galleries which are taking advantage of all the vacant real estate. Tiffany Ruth has a regular art space in NW Portland called T. Ruth Artspace which is showing Chelsea Rose this month (se... Read more

Gary Wiseman and Gabe Flores

Airs at: Tue, 12/07/2010 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
Artists are taking over shuttered storefronts, transforming them into exhibition spaces. The top floor of Pioneer Place, once a hopeful shopping mall, was empty. Now we have Place, a group of galleries featuring installation and work from PNCA students. Gabe Flores and Gary... Read more

Timothy Mahan and Grant Hottle

Airs at: Tue, 11/30/2010 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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  Tim Mahan and Grant Hottle of Half/Dozen Gallery This coming week Art Focus continues our series of interviews with gallerists and directors, the people who make spaces happen. We need to celebrate the people who have hung in there. So far we've featured Onda Gallery, 12... Read more