The Reser Presents: First Friday Art Walk & The Giving Tree Was Black Performance, 3 October | AllEvents

The Reser Presents: First Friday Art Walk & The Giving Tree Was Black Performance

Patricia Reser Center for the Arts

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Fri, 03 Oct, 2025 at 06:00 pm

12625 SW Crescent St., Beaverton, OR, United States, Oregon 97005

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Fri, 03 Oct, 2025 at 06:00 pm (PDT)

12625 SW Crescent St., Oregon 97005

12625 SW Crescent St, Beaverton, OR 97005-1852, United States

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The Reser Presents: First Friday Art Walk & The Giving Tree Was Black Performance
Join The Reser for an engaging and participatory performance during First Friday. Featuring the sculptural and performative works of Sadé DuBoise, guests will enjoy sharing the story of The Giving Tree Was Black. Reimagining a familiar story through the lens of Black motherhood and generational endurance, Sadé DuBoise stands in silence, her body becoming a living form—rooted and adorned with paper charms, seed pouches, and crochet fragments. Viewers of all ages are invited to approach and gently remove these offerings from her form. Expanding DuBoise’s self-portraiture into a ritual of reclamation and reciprocity, centering the labor of Black women who have long been asked to give everything. Here, the tree gives—but on her own terms.

Each seed pouch contains wildflower seeds and instructions to scatter in barren places, extending this moment of care into the world beyond the Gallery. Alongside the performance, a branch shelf with a wooden bowl remains as a space for continued interaction. Individuals are invited to write reflections—on grief, growth, or personal offerings—and place them in the bowl, completing a quiet cycle of exchange.

First Friday October 3, 2025 | 6:00 – 9:00 pm (performance at 6:45) | Art Gallery
Free and open to the public, no ticket required.


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The Reser Presents: First Friday Art Walk & The Giving Tree Was Black Performance, 3 October | AllEvents
The Reser Presents: First Friday Art Walk & The Giving Tree Was Black Performance
Fri, 03 Oct, 2025 at 06:00 pm