Reconnecting Children with Families is a local, non-profit program that searches for long lost relatives for children who have been in foster care for so long that they’ve become disconnected from their family of origin. Often called the loneliest children, RCWF’s mission is to create lifelong family connections for these youth so that even if they can’t go home, they’ll always have a family.

We are currently looking for a volunteer artist to paint a large tree mural on the wall in the Beaverton DHS Child Welfare office, to provide a beautiful, visual depiction of our progress as well as the continued need for family connections. If you are interested in using your artistic talents to help kids in foster care, please contact RCWF Coordinator Sarah Kopplin at (503) 277-1703 or

Thank you!

DEADLINE EXTENDED : JUNE 15, 2010

Samples of work must be submitted in any form of 2D representation in a one page 11 in x 17 in format. If submittal is produced digitally, please include a digital file on disc. Please do not email.
Please follow above guidelines to facilitate the selection and jury process. Submissions will not be returned.

Submission form deadline is May 31st June 15th. Not all submissions will be selected to exhibit. Submitters will be notified of final selections by June 30, 2010. Selected pieces must be completed by September 30, 2010.

Guidelines for submissions:
Desired: Creations by regional NW designers. Furnishings defined as movable, functional objects that make a room or other area ready for occupancy and activity by humans. Furniture may be contract or residential, indoor or outdoor. Piece must be free standing. Lighting is included as long as it is free-standing. Non-functional or conceptual prototypes will not be accepted. All mediums and methods of manufacture welcome.
Pieces must fit through a 3 ft 0 in x 6 ft 8 in door.
Assembled size may be no more than: 60 in x 90 in x 96 in height.

Excluded: conceptual work, carpet and flooring, lighting that requires hardware to install, materials, wall coverings, accessories, textiles, kitchen and bath plumbing.

Please provide:

images/photos/drawings

name of piece

designer/firm/fabricator:
Credit all persons involved in the creation of the piece. Show2010 is not responsible for incorrect, illegible or incomplete credit information.
origin/contact info

materials

dimensions(hlw)

description of piece

pricing information, if applicable:

how did you hear of show2008?

$25/submission. (Students: $15.)
Make checks to: ShowPDX

Send or drop off completed submission info to:

fix studio
2008 N. Williams Ave.
Portland, OR 97227

Please contact us in advance if you have questions:

email:
office: 503.284.6650

Hana Farms, a nursery in West Linn, OR, that deals in hardy perennials, orchids and unusuals, is accepting submissions for Art Under the Sun, to be held July 2010.  We have 1.5 acres to fill. 

Work for sale must be able to survive the elements outside and would preferably be intended to live outside permanently.  10% commission on sales.  Please send photos with your personal information and artwork description.  Nearly everything will be accepted unless we run out of space, of which there is a lot.  If you can transport your art there it will most likely be shown. 

Site-specific work, for sale or not, is also acceptable.  Pretty much anything goes, as long as you are not toxifying the area you may dig, build, sculpt, grow, drench, burn, etc., etc.  Please survey the area at Hana Farms during business hours and talk to Sean McMillen, owner, to see if your idea is feasible.  You must submit a written proposal for any site-specific work to be accepted.  Sketches or photos would be desirable. 

Art Under the Sun will run the entire month of July during Hana Farms regular business hours, opening night garden party TBA.  This show will be advertised to the fullest extent possible. 

Send all submissions, proposals, questions, comments and concerns to Beth Nix at .  Please do not call the nursery regarding this show. 

Hana Farms address:  1600 SW Borland RD, West Linn, Oregon

spring business hours:  Wed – Sun, 10 – 5

I invite you to be a part of the 11th Annual Art on Alberta Art Hop on May15th.
We need more vendors in the BioRocker Coral Conservatory zone.

Date: May 15th, 2010
Time:  11-6, rain or shine. (streets close to cars at 9AM, re-open to cars at 7PM)
Location: Alberta Cooperative Grocery parking lot. 15th and Alberta St.
Space: 10’X10’
Donations: artist/non-profits= suggested: $100. sliding: $50-100
            food: $100
Perks: You’ll be listed in a full-page Mercury ad as well as on programming. 
Because you are with the BioRocker coral restoration area, will give you a bit more promotion in Art Hop program. 

Background: I was invited to be a presenter.  I’ll be representing the Ocean as Amphitrite (Goddess of the Sea;) with the Biorocker.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdnvqPfoIpQ 

All donations in this location sponsor the creation of a dance, science, sculpture exhibit:
The Ocean Project Sensory Immersion (working title)
currently being designed and produced by Capacitor.org and myself.
teaser: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUedDfUOh5U

Happy to answer questions. 
Some food, drinks, art, music, wellness and ocean people will make it a great space for the 20,000 (that’s what they told me!) attendees. 

Thank you and hope you can make it~ http://artonalberta.org/art-hop
Please pass this along if you know others who want to join in.

Deadline for application and donations by May 1st. (see attached). This is press deadline.

Happy Spring,
Colleen
colleenflanigan.com

CALL FOR ENTRIES

Attention all Associate, Bachelor, and Masters Degree candidates with an interest in the visual arts, currently enrolled at a West/Southwest Regional public or private college or university.  No matter what major, if you paint, illustrate, sculpt, design, draw, photograph, or just create art, you are eligible to enter the 3rd Annual Fine Art Finals West/Southwest Regional Scholarship Competition.

Media accepted include:

Drawing   -  graphite, colored pencil, pen and ink, marker, pastel, charcoal, etc.
Painting   -  oil, acrylic, watercolor, gouache, etc.
Printmaking   -  etching, lithography, screen-printing, etc.
Sculpture   -  clay, ceramic, plaster, marble, glass, wood, resin, porcelain, metal, etc.
Jewelry   -  gemstones, precious metals or other materials, etc.
Fibers   -  textiles, fabrics, yarn, natural & synthetic fibers, etc.
Photography   -  traditional & digital.
Digital Art   - see our information page for details.
Graphic Design -  traditional & digital, see our information page for details.

This scholarship competition is dedicated to the promotion of talented and gifted emerging artists at the collegiate level and awards their mastery of technique and excellence of artistic achievement.  Finalists and Winners will be selected based on quality, originality, and the creativity of their work.

First Place:  $1200
Second Place:  $600
Third Place:  $300

Two Honorable Mentions:
$50 each

Entry Deadline:
Postmarked by Friday, May 7, 2010

For Entry Forms and Entry Rules, please visit our website: click here

For Competition “Call for Entries” 11x17 (Tabloid Size) Posters to display in your school, please download and print from website: click here

To see the results from our previous competitions, including
last year’s Fine Art Finals West/Southwest Scholarship Competition of 2009,
please see our website: click here

West/Southwest Region includes the following States:
Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii,
Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma,
Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, & Wyoming

Entry Deadline:
Postmarked by Friday, May 7, 2010

For more information, please visit us online:
http://www.fineARTfinals.com

The Walters Cultural Arts Center (WCAC) in Hillsboro, OR, invites artists working in any medium to submit work to a juried exhibition entitled Elements. Jurors are seeking examples of contemporary art that employ the use of many pieces to create the whole. Work may be abstract or representational. Wall mounted and free standing sculptural art will be considered.

The exhibition will run from December 7, 2010 –January 26, 2011. The opening reception will be held at the WCAC on Tuesday, December 7, 2010 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm.

Artists are encouraged to offer their work for sale. The WCAC will take a 30% commission on sales.

CONSIDERATION CRITERIA:
• 2-D or 3-D art in any medium that uses many pieces to create the whole. Mosaic, fiber, mixed media sculpture and collage are possibilities.
• Work that blurs the line between function and fine art is of special interest.
• Original work only—no copies, derivatives, reproductions, or works based on other copyrighted material
• Work created within the past two years
• Entries may be in either of two categories: abstract or representational.
• Wall-mounted work must be wired for hanging. No saw tooth brackets please. Sculptural work should be ready-to-stand securely, either on a gallery floor or pedestal.
• Size limitations:
• Wall-mounted work may not exceed or 48” h x 48”w or 45 lbs
• Free-standing work may not exceed 6 ft in any direction or 200 lbs
• All work within these size limits will be considered. However, due to the expense and risk associated with shipping, artists are encouraged to submit smaller artworks of excellent quality.

AWARDS:
Entry fees will be allocated toward funding cash prizes for selected submissions. The exhibition will award at least two cash prizes: Best of Abstract and Best of Representational, to be awarded by the jurors. A People’s Choice will be selected by attendees at the opening reception. The People’s Choice may carry a monetary prize if funds allow. A catalog of the show will be produced for sale at the show and online.

PLEASE SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING ENTRY MATERIALS:
• CD containing JPEG images (1400 pixels in the largest dimension, 300 ppi) of up to 3 artworks. You may include a detail shot of each artwork, for a total of 6 images. Label the CD with your name and titles of works submitted.
• Label each JPEG file as follows: lastname.title.jpg. For detail images, label the file lastname.title-detail.jpg. For example, a full image and a detail shot of a work by Jean Smith entitled A Pair of Pears would be labeled, respectively, as follows:
• smith.apairofpears.jpg
• smith.apairofpears-detail.jpg
• Your US $15.00 entry fee, payable by check or US money order to the City of Hillsboro. Please note that all entry fees will be used to finance cash awards for select exhibitors in this show.
• Mailing Address for Entry Materials:
ELEMENTS Art Jury
Walters Cultural Arts Center
527 E. Main Street
Hillsboro, OR 97123
• If you wish to have your CD returned, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope.

CALENDAR:
August 6, 2010 Submission Deadline. This is not a postmark deadline.
August 16, 2010 Jurying
August 20, 2010 Announcements sent out to selected and non-selected participants
Nov 29 – Dec 3 , 2010 Art arrives at the WCAC
December 6, 2010 Jurors select Best in Show and notify recipient
December 3–6, 2010 Jurors hang the show
December 7, 2010 Opening Reception, vote for People’s Choice and announce recipient
January 25, 2011 Show ends
January 26–28, 2011 Art shipped back to participants
ABOUT THE WCAC:
The Glenn and Viola Walters Cultural Arts Center (WCAC), is located on an historic site in a redesigned, expanded church building. The WCAC offers a range of arts education opportunities, an exhibition gallery, and performance space to the Hillsboro community (http://www.ci.hillsboro.or.us/WCAC/).

ABOUT THE JURORS:
Carl Annala, Cultural Arts Program Supervisor, WCAC
Carl received a BFA in Drawing & Painting from the Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, OR in 1987, and an MFA in Painting from Portland State University in 2002. He has exhibited his drawing, painting, collage, and photography for the past 20 years.

Lynn Adamo, mosaic artist
Lynn received a BS in Graphic Design from the University of California, Davis, in 1980. She spent 23 years in the field, 19 of which as the principal of her own firm, first in California, then Oregon. She began studying and creating mosaics in 1996, and retired from graphic design in 2003 to pursue mosaic art as her second career. She creates fine art and custom installations for both private and public clients. She also teaches mosaic classes and works with non-profit organizations to create community mosaics.

Arthur DeBow, Exhibitions Director, Oregon College of Art and Craft
Arthur was an Art and Design Major at Norjord University, Denmark, an Art and Theater Arts Major at Portland State University and has a degree in business and travel industry from Northwestern College of Business. His main work as an artist is in fiber/mixed media. DeBow worked for a number of years as a costume designer in Portland and New York City designing costumes for off Broadway shows and additionally worked in the freelance fashion design field. Arthur has been the Exhibitions Director at the Oregon College of Art And Craft for over 14 years.

For More Information
Contact Lynn Adamo, or 503-640-0660.

You can download the application form here http://www.lynnadamo.com/Assets/Elements_Call%20for%20Art.pdf

WHEN: Saturday, May 15, 2010 11am – 6pm

WHERE: NE Alberta Street, Portland

On Saturday, May 15, 2010 from 11am to 6pm, Art on Alberta will hold its 11th Annual Art Hop with the theme, “ABC: Art Builds Community.”  Over 15 blocks of NE Alberta Street will be closed to car traffic to accommodate over 150 artists, craftspeople, music, dance and theater performances, interactive art events along with food and other vendors.  This is a free arts event for people of all ages. 

Registration for artists, craftspeople, food and other vendors is open.  For information about registering your vending space, please contact Combustible Media, 503-235-5025 or . An online application is available at http://artonalberta.org/art-hop

This year, Art Hop accomplishes a major murals project on NE Alberta Street.  Three murals will be painted by area youth groups including House of Umoja, Girls Inc. and the George School under the direction of Skidmore Prize winner Rodolfo Serna.  A fourth mural will be painted by the attending public on the day of Art Hop, designed and supervised by Esteban Camacho.  Art on Alberta has been facilitating these murals as a gift to two other nonprofits who serve this neighborhood: Sabin CDC and Community Energy Project.

Art on Alberta is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote the Alberta Art District’s distinct identity through art and educational activities.  For more information about Art on Alberta, please visit http://www.artonalberta.org.

COPYRIGHTS FOR ARTISTS AND CREATIVE PROFESSIONALS
With Peter Vaughn Shaver of Sound Advice: Art & Entertainment Law

Date/Time: Wednesday April 21, 2010, 4-6 pm
Location: Walters Cultural Arts Center, 527 East Main St, Hillsboro, OR 97123
Cost: $25.00 for all participants. Call 503-615-3485 to register for course #24465
      *WCA Members—see below for further details about registration

Presented by the Hillsboro Arts & Culture Council, the Westside Cultural Alliance, and the Regional Arts & Culture Council.

This interactive workshop will focus on copyrights, providing practical information on various legal topics related to the protection of artwork and creative service work products. All artists and creative professionals are encouraged to attend: painters, sculptors, photographers, print makers, designers, cartoonists, animators, craftspeople, writers, publishers, and others.

This workshop will provide a clear and comprehensive overview of what copyrights are and how to obtain and protect them. Topics will address the most important concepts that every creative person should know, including:

• Registering creative works with the copyright office
• Making sense of fair use rights and the public domain
• Protecting yourself from copyright infringement
• Understanding how copyright law intersects with trademark, patent and trade secret law

Presenter Bio:
Peter Vaughan Shaver, Esq. is a Portland-based arts & entertainment attorney at his firm Sound Advice, LLC. His primary areas of legal expertise include intellectual property and general business law with an emphasis on copyrights, trademarks, music, entertainment and art law, non-profit organizations, Internet law, licensing, and business creation. Peter is a frequent presenter to various arts groups on copyright, trademark and related topics. For more information, check out his company website at: http://www.pdxsa.com.

Note to WCA Members: Members of the Westside Cultural Alliance can attend the workshop for free, but must register through the WCA in order to waive the registration fee.WCA Members should contact Vergie Ries to reserve their spot in this workshop by calling (503) 524-5994 or e-mailing .

NWDC juries in new members twice a year, in May and November. If you live in Oregon, Idaho, Washington, Alaska or Montana and are a fine craft artist, you are welcome to submit materials for consideration. More information can be found at

http://www.nwdc-online.org.

Artist members work in a variety of mediums including clay, wood, glass, metal, fiber, and/or mixed media. Other members support fine craft in the Pacific Northwest as educators, managers of non-profit arts organizations, or buyers of art for pubic or private collections.

The deadline for May’s jurying is April 15.

Washington County, Oregon - The Cultural Coalition of Washington County opens its 2010 grant cycle on February 22nd.  Washington County based not-for-profit arts, heritage and humanities organizations may apply for $1000 or $2000 grants for activities or projects that support goals of the Washington County Cultural Plan including: public awareness and participation; cultural learning; cultural and economic development; and support for existing cultural organizations.  The Coalition is also offering a $5000 grant to a 501c3 organization for a strategic program or activity that addresses county-wide goals and benchmarks of the Cultural Plan.  Online applications and detailed grant guidelines for the Community Cultural Participation grant program are available online through the Regional Arts and Culture Council website at http://www.racc.org/grants/cultural-coalition-washington-county. 

The grant application period ends April 1st.  The Coalition will determine grant awards in May, and funds are to be used for projects taking place between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011.  Interested parties are encouraged to attend the grant orientation sessions scheduled for Wednesday, March 3rd from 3-5pm, Centro Cultural, 110 N. Adair St, Cornelius or Thursday, March 4th from 9:00-11am, Beaverton Resource Center, 12500 SW Allen Blvd, Beaverton. 

The Coalition (formerly the Washington County Arts, Heritage and Humanities Coalition) was established in 2005 to distribute funds from the Oregon Cultural Trust to promote the cultural identity, quality of life and economic vitality of Washington County and its arts, heritage and humanities organizations.  The Washington County Cultural Plan can be found at http://www.westsideculturalalliance.org . The Coalition has distributed over $120,000 in grants to Washington County based organizations over the last five years. 

The Oregon Cultural Trust was established by the Oregon Legislature to strengthen Oregon’s culture through the establishment of a permanent endowment.  The Trust primarily receives funding from the sale of Cultural license plates and from gifts from individuals and businesses through an Oregon State tax credit program.  The Trust invests a portion of proceeds from the endowment in annual grants to Oregon counties and tribal planning groups, funding for statewide cultural agencies, and competitive grants to cultural non-profits.  To learn more about the Trust or to make a donation please visit the website http://www.culturaltrust.org.

The American Craft Council is now accepting AltCraft applications for our show in San Francisco!

Show dates are August 13-15.

Sixteen makers will be juried into this bustling section, which celebrates the innovative techniques and materials of the burgeoning handmade movement. This is an opportunity for talented artists and indie designers to gain national exposure at a well-established show.

Located at Fort Mason Center on the San Francisco waterfront between Fisherman’s Wharf and the Golden Gate Bridge, this show features 250 artists and serves a well-established audience of over 10,000 Bay Area craft enthusiasts.

***

Elizabeth Rubidge of Felted Garden, AltCraft: Baltimore ‘09

The average booth is valued at $1,000 but as part of the Council’s commitment to indie crafters, the cost of participation is just $400, which includes a 10-ft skirted table, electricity and lighting trusses in a shared loft space. Plus, there’s no application fee!

Applicants are eligible only if they have NOT shown in an American Craft Council show previously. Embellished commercially-bought objects (e.g., tee shirts, note cards, etc.) are not eligible.

The deadline is Monday, April 5.

Please submit:

(3) low-resolution images of your work
A brief description of your work (materials, dimensions, techniques)
Your contact information (mailing address, email, phone number and website)

Send submissions and inquiries to Erika at .

Finalists will be announced in May.

Triage Wines, a wine importer and distributor working in Washington & Oregon, is hosting an art competition to find 5 artists in the Seattle and Portland areas to design and paint the company’s delivery vans.  Triage specializes in natural, organic, and biodynamic wines from traditional European and European-inspired producers. “The company is looking for artists to help the company express the portfolio’s specific focus in an artistic and memorable way, said Triage’s Marketing Director, David Baer. “While our logo is lovely and all, we want people to know that our business is about promoting natural wines, often farmed by organic or biodynamic methods, which are hand made and express the heritage and specificity of the place from which they come.  The logo simply doesn’t say all of that - but we think there are some wine-loving masterful artists out there who can!“
Interested artists can apply to design and paint one of five vans, transforming it into mobile art.  In addition to having their work selected, each artist will win $350 worth of wine from the Triage portfolio and will receive a $100 stipend toward materials. Interested artists can submit sketches via email to .  All applicants must include their name and phone number as well.  Only applicants in the Seattle and Portland metro areas will be considered.  Entries must be received no later than March 15, 2010, and work will take place between April and September 2010.
Full contest details and more information about Triage Wines can be found at http://www.triagewines.com/vanpaint.

I work for a non-profit affordable housing organization called Portland Community Reinvestment Initiatives, Inc. (PCRI http://www.pcrihome.org) who’s mission is to preserve, expand and manage affordable housing in the City of Portland and provide access to and advocacy for services for our residents.

I manage a small community center in one of PCRI’s apartment complexes called Park Terrace Community Center in North Portland right off of Alberta St.  The center is a drop-in center that provides residents with community resources (information and referral) as well as weekly programs/classes ranging from exercise to after school tutoring.  The majority of our residents are over the age of 55 but we also have a small immigrant population and a few children.

I am currently looking for a few artists who are willing to volunteer either on a one-time basis or ongoing if they desire at the community center teaching arts and crafts.  I am interested in doing a wide variety of projects including painting, clay, fiber crafts, basket-making, and am open to other suggestions.  I am also very flexible with days and times and can pay for the supplies (up to a reasonable amount) as well as provide a small travel allowance.

If anyone is interested or has any questions, I can be reached at 503-282-1359, Mon-Thurs 12-6:30pm and Fri 2-6:30pm.  I can also be reached by email at:

Thank you so much and I look forward to hearing from interested volunteers.

Amber Starks
Resident Services Coordinator
Portland Community Reinvestment Initiatives, Inc.
Park Terrace Community Center
315 N. Alberta Street
Portland, OR 97217
503-282-1359 Office/Fax

Open Engagement is a three-day conference that is an initiative of the Portland State University Art and Social Practice concentration and co-sponsored by Pacific Northwest College of Art and Portland Community College. Directed by Jen Delos Reyes and Harrell Fletcher and planned in conjunction with the Portland State University MFA Monday Night Lecture Series, this conference features three nationally and internationally renowned artists: Mark Dion, Amy Franceschini and Nils Norman. The conference will showcase work by Temporary Services, InCUBATE, and a new project by Mark Dion created in collaboration with the PSU Art and Social Practice concentration.

The artists involved in Open Engagement: Making Things, Making Things Better, Making Things Worse, challenge our traditional ideas of what art is and does. These artist’s projects mediate the contemporary frameworks of art as service, as social space, as activism, as interactions, and as relationships, and tackle subject matter ranging from urban planning, alternative pedagogy, play, fiction, sustainability, political conflict and the social role of the artist.

Can socially engaged art do more harm than good? Are there ethical responsibilities for social art? Does socially engaged art have to do civic or public good? Can there be transdisciplinary approaches to contemporary art making that would contribute to issues such as urban planning and sustainability? As both urban planning and contemporary art imagine new worlds, how can art projects be seen as potential models for living?

This conference is an intensive, immersive, around the clock experience. Open Engagement is approached as a social art work in itself. Artists will create housing, food, transportation, exhibitions, partnerships, exhibitions, tours, special events and include of multiple audiences from their own interests and practices, building on the ideas explored throughout the conference.

Open Engagement is a free conference that will happen May 14-17, 2010, in Portland, Oregon. Contributors are not asked to pay a registration fee and the public will not be charged to attend. Contributors to the event will be supported in the following ways: A variety of transportation will be provided that draws on Portland’s bike culture and takes advantage of its excellent public transportation. Contributors will be housed in Portland homes, paired with a host based on common interests. Several meals during the conference will be provided that emphasize slow food, community cooking and underground cafes. Other meals will highlight Portland’s food cart culture. Nightlife and social activities will be integrated into local businesses, using local pubs and cafes as conference hubs. Open Engagement is a conference, an exhibition/performance venue, a mini-residency and workshops. Participants will partake in experiences that connect them with each other: artists, art institutions, audiences, and communities.

You are invited to contribute to Open Engagement: Making Things, Making Things Better, Making Things Worse by submitting your projects, performances, tours, presentations, or panel ideas. Other formats are also welcomed. You are encouraged to think of ways to connect peers and colleagues at this conference, connect and engage a greater community and work across disciplines.

All interested individuals are encouraged to submit proposals. This conference is not exclusive to artists.

Part 1: Propose a project, paper, performance, discussion, intervention panel (or other format) that relates to the theme of the conference (500 word max).

Part 2: Write a short bio (100 words or less).

Part 3: Fill out the brief questionnaire and application form (http://www.openengagement.info). We want to help you make interesting connections at this conference, and this will help us facilitate that.

Email your submission to

DEADLINE:
January 15, 11:59pm 2010 (Pacific Standard Time)

WEDNESDAY DEC. 2, 7p.
Clark Art Talks, Monthly Artist and Scholar Lecture Series is proud to present Chas Bowie

Chas Bowie writes about contemporary art and photography. He is an art critic for the Oregonian and a contributor to numerous art and culture publications. Bowie currently teaches at Pacific Northwest College of Art and his artwork has been exhibited in museums and galleries nationally.

This lecture series is generously supported in part by the Archer Gallery, the ASCC (Associated Students of Clark College) and TILT Export:

Clark College
PUB 161, Fireside Lounge
1933 Ft. Vancouver Way,
Vancouver, Washington