Cannibals in Portland OR is an:
A) Restaurant -- patterned after the Donner Party
B) A place where people can MEAT other people
C) A ritualistic -- ICKY -- practice
D) A wonderful, ketchy, eclectic ART GALLERY.
If you answered "D" you're absolutely correct.
Cannibals in Portland, OR is an ART GALLERY
The owner (seen in the shadows above) has two rules: Artists who display must used "recycled" materials and she has the right to place the piece any place, any angle, anywhere she wants.
Fair enough -- she knows her art.
Cannibals in Portland (NW Portland) is not for the faint of heart. You have to have a very open mind to appreciate this type of art. It's unique, one-of-a-kind, and anyone who visits Portland, and loves art, should make a trip to Cannibals, because it IS a trip!
The walls are full of adventure. The floors have things that sparkle, glow, spin, and flash.
Everywhere you look is a unique creation: a pill box hat, a post card made of recycled match boxes, bead work, Cannibals has a way with . . . art!
This is the kind of place that you visit, and you leave in awe. The photos can't depict the wonders you'll find.
Cannibals in Portland, OR is a unique, and refreshing experience. It's the type of place you go to when you want to find something . . . err, hmmmm . . . different for that person who has EVERYTHING!
Some people might look at this and say it's a bunch of GARBAGE . . . they would be ABSOLUTELY correct!
Remember, owner's rule #1 -- only recyclable materials can be used to make the art pieces.
The gallery changes all the time.
Currently, there are over 100 local artists whose work is being displayed at Cannibals.
So if you're visiting Portland, OR for the first time and find yourself in NW, check out Cannibals.
Support local artists!
Cannibals is an Art Gallery that seems to follow the mantra: Keeping Portland Weird!
CANNIBALS
518 NW 21st Ave
Portland, OR 97209-1106
(503) 224-2663
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