Bundle up and come out and see art on display in the Central Eastside!
Note: Electric Blocks (SE 2nd & Clay) active 6 – 10pm, February 4 - 5, 11 - 12.
Electric Blocks
6pm - 10pm, February 4 - 5, 11 - 12
1a
Wabi Sabi
Mark Johns
Electric Blocks
SE 2nd Ave & SE Clay St, Portland, OR 97214
Projection
Projected art that explores how we experience the world and how we can find solitude by observing the beauty of imperfection.
6pm - 10pm, February 4 - 5, 11 - 12
1e
Colored Light Photo Booth
Nicole Porter & Henry Porter
Electric Blocks
SE 2nd Ave & SE Clay St, Portland, OR 97214
Interactive
Classic photo booth fun with a creative colored light twist! The complimentary photos will be available to download instantly to brighten your night.
6pm - 10pm, February 11
1i
Samba Explosion!
Bloco Alegria
Electric Blocks
SE 2nd Ave & SE Clay St, Portland, OR 97214
Performance
Complex rhythms and breaks to make you shake your booty! 15-20 percussionists play Brazilian rhythms for the sound reactive light sculptures.
8pm February 12
1b
Immersive Painting: Here and Now
Kendall Cottrell
Electric Blocks
SE 2nd Ave & SE Clay St, Portland, OR 97214
Performance
The artist will be live each night translating interactive images onto a giant canvas with an extra illuminated twist on traditional art.
6pm - 9pm, February 4 - 5, 11 - 12
1f
Silent Disco
FUN LUVN
Electric Blocks
SE 2nd Ave & SE Clay St, Portland, OR 97214
Silent Disco Dance Party
Community centered silent disco dance party. 3 Channels of live DJ Music at the Portland Winter Light Festival.
6pm - 10pm, February 4 - 5, 11 - 12
1k
The Litness Test
Circus Luminescence. Eli March, Scramble James, Allie T.
Electric Blocks
SE 2nd Ave & SE Clay St, Portland, OR 97214
Performance
An LED powered vaudeville variety extravaganza with award winning juggling, hooping, comedy and more!
7:30pm & 8:30pm February 11
1c
Kaleidoscope 4ever
AJ Langley and Audrey Rycewicz
Electric Blocks
SE 2nd Ave & SE Clay St, Portland, OR 97214
Art installation
An interactive sound installation that uses voices in a space as a way to manipulate the colors, patterns, and sounds in a large kaleidoscope.
6pm - 10pm, February 4 - 5, 11 - 12
1g
LED Hoop Circus
Hoop with Kendall
Electric Blocks
SE 2nd Ave & SE Clay St, Portland, OR 97214
Performance
Let the LED Hoop Circus illuminate your night with a 20 Minute Show. Come one, come all!
9pm February 11
Central Eastside Portland
Hours vary
2
Below the Ocean, Above the Sky
Noah Alexander Isaac Stein - East Creative Collective
East Creative Collective
211 SE Madison St., Portland, OR 97214
Art installation
A window into the deep: sea creatures made of salvaged plastic waste hang in darkness, pulse with internal illumination, and bathe viewers in light.
6pm - 10pm, February 4 - 5, 11 - 12
5
Re-Lit
Val Ballestrem
Architectural Heritage Center
701 SE Grand Ave, Portland, OR 97214
Architectural lighting
A window display of creatively re-lit historic light fixtures and light shades.
All night long, February 4- 12
8
Concentricity
Austin
Rainbow City
21 SE 11th Ave, Portland, OR 97214
Art installation
Lights spin quickly around a motorized shaft. The blur tricks the brain into thinking it sees a static image, allowing for a truly dazzling display.
6pm - 10pm, February 4 - 12
11
Mineral Future Tree
John Carter, Christopher Condrat, Tami Clark, Anika Hall, Cody Inda
Lolo Pass
1616 E Burnside St, Portland, OR 97214
Art installation
A tree transported from the future into Portland to light up the night!
6pm - 10pm, February 4 - 12
3
The Evolution of Bread
BRAINFOOD VISUALS and HASMOOD
Sign Wizards
1111 SE Grand Ave, Portland, OR 97214
Art installation
“The Evolution of Bread” is a psychedelic animated visual piece on the beginning and end process of bread
6pm - 12am, February 4 - 12
6
A Festival of Poetry, Dance & Music
Milagro & Various
Milagro
425 SE 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97214
Performance
The first two weekends, on Fri. & Sat. will feature various music and dance groups at Milagro.
7pm - 9pm, February 4 - 5, 11 - 12
9
Rainbow Connection
Rainbow City Artists
Rainbow City
21 SE 11th Ave, Portland, OR 97214
Neon
Rainbow Connection: a glowing & immersive environment that brings together creators from all walks of life under one roof.
6pm - 10pm, February 4 - 12
12
Oregon Convention Center Spires and Crescent Lighting
Oregon Convention Center
777 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, OR 97232
Architectural lighting
Oregon Convention Center
6pm - 10pm, February 4 - 12
4
Secret Roller Disco
Secret Roller Disco
Tree Farm
SE 3rd Ave & SE Morrison St, Portland, OR 97214
Activity
Public roller skating party with light displays and a live DJ. Free. All-ages. Onsite $10 skate rentals by Rose City Rollers Skatemobile.
6pm - 10pm, February 5
7
Chrysalis
mPrism aka Bryan Absher
Jupiter NEXT
900 E Burnside St, Portland, OR 97214
Art installation
A set of panels showing the metamorphosis of a butterfly.
6pm - 10pm, February 4 - 12
10
A Lamp to Read Seuss By
Richard Miner, Tom Barnes, Denni Kjos
Lolo Pass
1616 E Burnside St, Portland, OR 97214
Sculpture
A rotating, dome-shaped crown, letting out brilliant lights; casting pictures on nearby walls; atop a curved base, reminiscent of Dr. Seuss's trees.
6pm - 10pm, February 4 - 12
13
Tilikum Light: An Illuminating Conversation between a River and a Bridge
Anna Valentina Murch and Doug Hollis
Tilikum Crossing, Bridge of the People
Tilikum Crossing, Portland, OR 97201
Permanent Art installation
"Tilikum Light" is an environmental artwork lighting the Tilikum Crossing with a poetic interpretation of factual data from the Willamette River.
All night long, February 4- 12