The Linfield Art Gallery kicks off the fall 2023 semester with an exhibition of film and visual art from Outside the Frame, a Portland-based nonprofit that provides houseless folks ages 16-30 with job training, peer mentorship, a sense of dignity and, perhaps most importantly, a creative outlet and means of self-expression through filmmaking.
Of the 125 people Outside the Frame serves, 80% identified as LGBTQ+; 77% as Black, Indigenous or people of color; and 54% as having a disability. Linfield will highlight their films, which will show alongside mentor-made art, at “Blame It On Art: Creative Mentorship At Outside The Frame.”
The opening reception, featuring the films and work of Outside the Frame peer mentors, is 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 30. OTF participants and mentors will be present to discuss art and issues in a casual setting with light refreshments. The show runs through Friday, Oct. 6, and is free and open to the public.
This exhibition is sponsored by the Lacroute Arts Series and the Department of Art.
For more information, email art@linfield.edu or visit linfield.edu/arts.
Gallery hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays; noon-5 p.m. Saturdays
Location and directions: Linfield Art Gallery is inside the Miller Fine Arts Center (Google Maps) on the south side of Linfield University’s McMinnville campus. From 99W, turn east on Keck Drive at the McMinnville Market Center in south McMinnville. Turn right at the first street onto Library Court. The art gallery is located in the second building on the left, Building B. Free parking is available on the street and in the lot west of Nicholson Library.
