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Puccini Sung in Italian with English translations projected above the stage February TO, 12, 14, 17,2001 Keller Auditorium. SW Ird f* Clay • 7:30 pm sharp! TICKETS FROM S25 • CALL TODAY! (503)241-1802 Mon fri 9 jm - Spm (503) 790-ARTS Tickets available at all outlets, PCPA and Portland Opera www ticketmaster com/oregon • www portlandopera.org Groups of 10 or more SAVE up to 2 0 % • Call (503) 241-1407 M n . Robert hitar ) Crmq B atim án • AMOCiaM The Mark Spencer Hotel A Delta Air lin e s talisman is an object meant to have a beneficial effect on the psyche of the view- ier. Talisman is also an art gallery in Northeast Portland full of art objects meant to nurture the soul. Marvella McPartland founded Talisman a year ago. She has cre ated a space where diverse artists inspire and help each other in their careers. McPartland was the sole pro prietor when she started the gallery hut since has converted the business to a co-op, owned and run by the artists. A total of 15 artists belong to the guild, showing their art and sharing the work of the gallery. This m onths show features the work of 18 artists created around the talisman theme, and the gallery is donating 10 percent of the proceeds to Project Quest, which provides services for people with chronic, life-threatening ill nesses including AIDS. Gallery artists are as diverse as their work. Raina Imag of India shares a mandala made of bright ly colored, sparkling, painted papers. Two African Ameri cans and two gay men are also members. Work on view include sculptures, jewelry, masks, photographs and paint ings of all kinds. The quality of the work at Talisman ranks high among Port land galleries. My pick for Best of Show certainly would he the unique jewelry/wall plaques by Tabor Porter. Pic ture a metal and Plexiglas plaque with a removable broach or pendant designed to fit into it. Egyptian symbols are etched into the brass and silver brooch and its holder/back- ground. The pin, in the shape of a boat, is inscribed with the eye of Horns on its sail, and the overall effect is that of elegant wall jewelry. Porter, 47, says people used to keep their jewelry on their walls to display them as beau tiful art objects so they could he enjoyed even when they were not being worn. His “nomadic” or portable art employs shapes and symbols to protect the wearer. “My work is healing and community build ing,” Porter asserts. He also shows his pieces at the Real Mother Goose, and his work has been nominated to he in the permanent collection of the Tacoma Art Museum. Porter’s partner of four years, Greg Carrigan, is also a Talisman artist. The 49-year-old paints and sculpts, hut for this show he created three wall objects: a brightly colored hawk mask and two sculpted pods fashioned to suggest emer gent life. Porter was at a meeting of Project Quest when he hooked up with Carrigan, who is one of the organization’s founding members. They both have life-threatening illnesses themselves. Quest members are-working toward provid ing full-service health care offering a mind/hody/spirit approach. Some current pro grams include acupuncture, massage, imagery and shamanic healing. H ero n Tabor Porter stands next to sculptures by his partner Greg Carrigan; (inset) Porter pendant Porter credits art and Project Quest for sustaining their lives. “Its a miracle,” he says. “Greg used visualizing to fight off his dis ease. Visualizing helped him connect to his cre ativity and healing.” Porter proudly adds, “Greg was dying, hut now he is very much alive.” Both men are eager to have others know about the services of Project Quest and are proud that their artwork will benefit the people the group serves. Porter extends an invitation to din ner at 6 p.m. any Wednesday at 15 N. Morris St. to meet the people who make up the community. Dinners are offered on a sliding-scale fee and are free to people with life-threatening dis eases. Call 503-493-0288 for more information about Project Quest. Unfortunately, Talisman Gallery will he closing after the current show ends Jan. 27. The venue, although beautiful, has too little foot traffic and has not generated sufficient funds to support itself. A committee is looking for another space for Talisman artists to show their work. Until a new home is found, Talisman will he putting on shows in rented spaces. In prepa ration for that happy day when a new home is found, McPartland is hoping to find several additional artists to join the guild. She espe cially wants sculptors and jewelers. Her goal is to he open again by May. i n Until Jan. 2 7 you can find TALISMAN GALLERY at 2808 N .E . Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Call 503-284-8800 or visit the Internet site teteic. tahsmangallery. com . HERON is a Portland free-lance writer and artist who is involved with the Lesbian A rt Guild.
