Tonight is the launch party for Portland ♥’s Japan — The Art of Travel, a unique project that points up the pivotal cultural role the Ace Hotel is taking in Portland (following in the footsteps of Katsu Tanaka at JustBe/Compound), serving as a bridge between Portland and Japan. This project is a collaboration between The Ace Hotel in Portland and Uniqlo Inspired Series, and Shift Magazine in Japan.
The Ace Hotel team commisioned 11 Northwest artists (many of whom who have done murals in the rooms of the Ace), including Amy Ruppell, Justin “Scrappers” Morrison, Evan B. Harris, Storm Tharp, Sarah Gottesdiener, and Liza Rietz to create t-shirt and throw pillow designs with a travel theme. The limited edition t’s will only be sold in Uniqlo stores in Japan, NYC, and London, and at ut.uniqlo.com.
Tonight at 9:30 at The Ace Hotel’s event space, you’ll see the results of the collaboration as well as an exhibition of work by the artists in the project. Also bands, bar, &c. The exhibition will be on view for the next five days.
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