HOLDING SPACE: a social engagement and evening of art/performance hosted and presented by all artists of color. Join us for a night of voice / movement / poetry / music / visual installation by Portland-based artists exploring space, memory, time, lineage, and rituals of sharing.

Artists:
Intisar Abioto
Claire Barrera
Ripley Snell
Eileen Isagon Skyers
Dao Strom
Takahiro Yamamoto


About the artists:

Intisar Abioto is a writer, dancer, photographer. She is ever working with dance, word, and self-mythos to merge internal and external Intisars from past, present, future, and fantasy occasions of time. http://intisarabioto.com/

Claire barrera is an artist, educator and mother based in Portland, Oregon. 

Dao Strom is a writer and musician who merges disparate “voices”—written, sung, visual—in her work. She is the author of three books, the most recent an experimental memoir, We Were Meant To Be a Gentle People, accompanied by an album, East/West. http://daostrom.com/

Ripley Snell creates music and performance art in Portland, Oregon. An EYRST Music artist, Ripley is set to release an album in spring, in conjunction with a limited series of Coffee Ceremonies. For content, announcements, and collaborations visit EYRST.com 

Originally from Shizuoka, Japan, Takahiro Yamamoto is an artist based in Portland Oregon, working in dance performance, sculpture, and photography. His performance and visual art works have been shown nationally and internationally. He holds an MFA in Visual Studies at Pacific Northwest College of Art. He is a part of Portland-based group Physical Education with Allie Hankins, keyon gaskin, and Lucy Yim. http://takahiroyamamoto.com/

Eileen Isagon Skyers is an artist with a cell phone.
http://eiskyers.com/

21+ only. $10 general admission; $8 w/ student ID or EBT