Strengthen education and the arts by helping Oregon College of Art and Craft provide new and upgraded classroom and studio spaces. Help meet the Kresge Challenge before March 31, 2010 and bring $900,000 to Oregon by donating to the OCAC Capital Campaign.

22 days remain! Consider a donation - https://ocaccms.net/machform/view.php?id=34

Stephen Takacs, current OCAC photo student, had a piece juried into the Krappy Kamera XII INTERnational Juried Competition at the Soho Photo Gallery in New York in March. Steve received an honorable mention, as well as a people choice award. The show was juried by Daile Kaplan, who runs Swann Auction Galleries and is a photo expert on Antiques Roadshow. The concept underlying this show is that in the hands of an artist, any piece of equipment can be used to create engaging photographs. The Krappy camera category, which has included well-known names such as Diana, Holga and
Lubitel as well as obscure junk-store finds and homemade pinhole jobs now adds cellphones sand the like to the list.
http://www.sohophoto.com/

Build culture in the community.

Oregon College of Art and Craft has been an integral part of keeping culture alive and well for 103 years. Help OCAC continue to educate and build community by meeting the Kresge Challenge before March 31, 2010. Donate today at https://www.ocaccms.net/machform/view.php?id=34

Cristina Aucone (‘05) of Modica Design has recently been featured in the  February issue of Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist for her work with wood and resin.  Check out new designs on her website and for more info: http://www.modicadesign.com.



Kimberly Hutsal (‘06) is now working for Barbara Feinman Millinery in the east village of Manhattan. A special thanks to Jiseon Lee Isbara for her continued support!

Jennifer J MacLean (’09) has a show opening for the 2nd Friday Greenwood Art Walk at Art On The Ridge gallery on March 12, 2010. The opening runs from 6-9pm and will be up for a month. Art On The Ridge | 7601 Greenwood Ave. N. | Seattle, WA. 98103
 www.artontheridge.com
 
Jennifer’s work will also be featured in Pike Street Market at Local Color gallery on June 5th, 2010. The opening runs from 6-9pm and will be up for a month. Local Color | 1606 Pike Place |Seattle, WA 98101-1529
http://www.localcolorseattle.com  
 

Jiseon Lee Isbara, Fibers Department Head, is giving her lecture, “Expanded Horizon: The Contemporary Art Quilt,“ at Portland’s Expo Center on March 12 at 1:00pm. The lecture is in conjunction with the Festival of Quilts organized by the NW Quilters Guild.

OCAC Metals faculty member Heidi Schwegler is participating in PORTLAND2010, a biennial exhibition of contemporary artwork significant to Portland’s art landscape. The exhibition is presented by Disjecta Interdisciplinary Art Center and curated by Cris Moss, local curator and gallery director, Linfield College. Eighteen Oregon visual and performance-based artists have been selected, and will be presented as a series of one-person exhibitions at Disjecta and citywide. The exhibitions will run March 13-May 30.

“Portland2010 will be an opportunity to experience what it means to be a contemporary artist living and working in Oregon today. These are artists who continually push the direction of their practice, challenge their environment and how the public reads and views their work.“—Cris Moss, curator

Of over 300 artists considered, Moss will include the following 18 artists in Portland2010:
Holly Andres, Corey Arnold, Pat Boas, John Brodie, Bruce Conkle, Marne Lucas, David Corbett, Ditch Project, David Eckard, Damien Gilley, Sean Healy, Tahni Holt, Oregon Painting Society, Melody Owen, Jenene Nagy, Crystal Schenk, Heidi Schwegler, Stephen Slappe and Kartz Ucci

Bill Will, OCAC Foundations faculty, is showing work in the group show “Accumulation” at Allan Stone Gallery in New York. The show runs through April 3.  http://www.allanstonegallery.com

Michelle Ross

Michelle Ross, OCAC Drawing/Painting faculty, is participating in the group show “Distillation,“ at Gallery 114 in Portland. In a region full of homemade beer, wine, and spirits, the title “Distillation” is relevant and refers to how a small number of artists are trying to extract the essence out of what they see. This is a show about how these artists invent marks, forms, and rhythms to record their unique visions. The show, running March 4-27, is curated by David Schell and participating artists include: Mark Andres, Ron Graff, Joseph Mann, Michelle Ross and Phyllis Trowbridge.
http://www.gallery114.org
http://www.elizabethleach.com/Artist-Detail.cfm?ArtistsID=176

Helen Hiebert, Studio School faculty, is showing her installation “Mother Tree” in the lobby of The Portland Building at 1120 SW 5th Avenue through March 12.
http://www.racc.org/about/mother-tree-project-installation-helen-hiebert-portland-building
http://www.helenhiebertstudio.com
http://www.helenhiebertstudio.blogspot.com
http://www.mothertreeproject.blogspot.com

OCAC’s Capital Campaign is providing a state-of-the-art photography facility to support its teaching philosophy of techniques from daguerreotypes to digital processes.  In turn, the Kresge Foundation of Michigan is supporting OCAC’s educational mission with a $900,000 challenge grant. 

30 days remain to meet the Kresge Challenge by March 31, 2010. Consider a donation - https://ocaccms.net/machform/view.php?id=34

The graduating class of 2011 will be inspired by architect Charles Rose designed thesis studio spaces with north light, tall walls, and sweeping views.  Oregon College of Art and Craft is supporting its students through its $14.6 million dollar capital campaign. 

35 days remain to meet the $900,000 challenge from Michigan’s Kresge Foundation to finish the campaign by March 31, 2010. Consider a donation - https://ocaccms.net/machform/view.php?id=34

For over 100 years, OCAC has been a stronghold of arts education. To meet growing enrollment and demand,
OCAC is renovating existing studios and expanding its facility space (and meeting Silver LEED certification
and ADA standards) through its capital campaign. Michigan’s Kresge Foundation has challenged
OCAC to finish its campaign by March 31, 2010.  Consider a donation at https://www.ocaccms.net/machform/view.php?id=34

To learn more about our Kresge Challenge Grant, visit http://ocac.edu/#/about-ocac/support/kresge-challenge-grant/

Blue Mitchell (’05) is showing new work in January at Newspace Center for Photography along with photographer Corey Davis.  Exhibit runs January 8th - 31st, opening reception: Friday, January 8th, 2009 7-10pm.  Newspace Center for Photography, 1632 SE 10th Ave. Portland, OR 97214 503.963.1935. http://www.newspacephoto.org

Colleen Flanigan (’97)  is returning to Bali this month with intention to create another ocean sculpture at “Karang Lestari” with Celia Gregory (http://www.theMarineFoundation.org) and the Pemuteran community (http://www.biorockbali.webs.com).  The project is intended to help the oceans by using creative and technical skills to build a colorful, vital marine habitat where it has been destroyed.  Colleen will be joined by Jodi Lomask, Artistic Director of the San Francisco-based organization http://www.Capacitor.org to begin a touring ocean production—an interdisciplinary exhibit bringing together performance, art, science and action to raise awareness and motivate healthy relationships with the ocean. The Global Coral Reef Alliance (http://www.globalcoral.org) certified Colleen in their Biorock technology in 2004.Colleen has also been awarded one of the TED Senior Fellows. The TED Senior Fellows program is an extended, three-year fellowship awarded to 20 individuals from the disciplines of arts, science, entrepreneurship, the NGO sector and education. Senior Fellows are selected from the previous year’s class of TED Fellows. Over the course of their Senior Fellowships, the Senior Fellows will work on projects within their individual disciplines. www.ted.com

Hilary Pfeifer (’99) spent the summer creating a 1000 piece installation for the home of Pixar director Lee Unkrich. Her ‘sWarm installation was included in the book 1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse by Garth Johnson, Quarry Press, 2009.  

Liv Rainey-Smith (Metals ‘08) will be participating in Launchpad Gallery’s 5th Annual Portland Love Show February 12th - March 13th, at the Olympic Mills Commerce Center, 107 SE Washington St.  http://launchpadgallery.org/loveshow5/  Opening February 12th from 7pm-12am.

Her print work has also been accepted into the 20th Annual Buckman Art Show & Sell March 12th & 13th at Buckman Elementary School, 320 Southeast 16th Avenue Portland, OR 97214. See http://artshow.buckmanelementary.org/ for more details.

 Also, two of Liv’s works are being published in SilKMilk Spool #4, a limited edition multimedia compendium published by Australian artist Orryelle Defenestrate-Bascule, launch date February 16th.  Pre-orders are now being accepted at http://www.crossroads.wild.net.au/silkmilk4.htm

Ryan Pierce (Drawing, ‘03) has a solo exhibition, “To Those Who Will Not Know The Way,“ February 4-25 at OCAC’s Hoffman Gallery. First Thursday opening Feb 4, 4-7pm, and related reading and book release Sunday, Feb 7, 12pm. Pierce is also showing in “Fertilizing Utopias,“ at SOIL Gallery in Seattle during February. Please join Signal Fire on Monday, Feb 15, for “Artists Are In Tents,“ a season kick-off event to announce our retreats and residency programs for 2010. The evening starts at 7pm at Valentine’s (232 SW Ankeny in Portland), and will feature a reading by Oregon Book Award winner Jonathan Raymond, music by Mbilly and Tara Jane O’Neil, and films by Julie Perini. http://www.signalfirearts.org and http://www.ryanpierce.net


Derek Faust has a solo exhibition of new works titled ANNOTATION:CONFIGURE at Alpern Gallery, 2552 NW Vaughn St. Portland, OR 97210. Opening Reception February 12, Show will be open February 5th-27th. Gallery hours Friday 12-6, Saturday 11-5. Annotation: Configure is a formal examination into the aesthetics, materials, and means of information storage and reproduction of humans. By combining image with the language of objects Derek’s new body of work explores analog and digital information through abstraction and minimalization. Be it a dot and dash of Morse code or the shape of a USB port, there is a language that has a direct lineage to how we view, value and communicate with each other. http://www.derekfaust.com
 

Catherine Chandler now has jewelry and metal work showing at Small Victories at the Tribute Gallery, Everett Station Lofts, 328 NW Broadway, #117, Portland, OR. The launch party is February 12, 2010 from 7:00 - 11:00 PM and all are invited to come and enjoy work from almost 20 local and international artists!  More information on Small Victories can be found at http://smallvictoriesshop.com .

Colleen Flanigan (‘97) received a RACC Artistic Focus Grant to complete Slideways, an interactive work to be exhibited at good: a gallery later this year. Also, she just returned from a creative R&D adventure in Bali with choreographer, Jodi Lomask, of SF-Based Capacitor.org.  Together they are developing a performance, art, sci exhibit to raise awareness and activate healthy human-ocean relationships.  Colleen is a Senior TED Fellow 2010-2012. colleenflanigan.com

Jonathan Langston is the featured artist at Relish Home and Interior Design.  The opening is first Thursday, February the 4th from 6-8.  You can check out my new work on their website Shoprelish.com.  


Brian Crane, ‘07, has been awarded an OCAC Faculty Senior Residency for the summer of 2010.  Crane will experiment with carving solid wood forms inspired by asteroids and will create a series of sculptures based on these organic orphans abandoned during the creation of the universe. He will manipulate their stylized, abstract story through shapes caused by cataclysmic events and layers of texture due to cosmic attrition.

Kristin Mitsu Shiga (’01) will be featured on Oregon ArtBeat on OPB television.  The show will air on Thursday, February 18 at 8PM, or can be downloaded at http://www.opb.org after that date.

Jennifer J MacLean ‘09 Painting, has an upcoming show on February 6th at Local Color Art Gallery in Seattle, featuring her “Spirited Creations” line of  jewelry. She has been commissioned to paint a large painting from her “Chaos and Order” series.  She has sold various pieces from that collection and received accolades from a local art critic regarding her work. Jennifer’s creativity has a new home - - she just opened a studio in the artsy area of Fremont in Seattle. This is where she paints and teaches private art and creativity classes.   

Blue Mitchell (’05) exhibited new work in January at Newspace Center for Photography along with photographer Corey Davis. Newspace Center for Photography, 1632 SE 10th Ave. Portland, OR 97214 503.963.1935. http://www.newspacephoto.org.

Nicole Gibbs will be giving the lecture on Wednesday, February 10 at 7 pm.  There will be a reception (otherwise known as a “dessert potluck” around here!) to follow. She anticipates the lecture to last about 90 minutes.  It will be held in the sanctuary at St. Andrew Lutheran Church, and she will show slides of her work.  St. Andrew is close to OCAC, just south of highway 26 between Cedar Hills Blvd and Murray Blvd on Butner Road.

Saskia Moes is happy to announce that her web sight is up and running.
http://www.saskiamoes.com

The Oregon Arts Commission announced 13 Career Opportunity Grants awards totaling $17,786 in this year’s second round of competitive grants. The Career Opportunity Grants program may be used by Oregon artists to support opportunities and activities that enable them to advance their work or the presentation of their work both in and outside the state.

Christine Clark, OCAC metals department head, received $1,500 to support expanded marketing strategies for her metal, jewelry and sculptural work through the development and use of a new website and software.
Heidi Schwegler, metals faculty, received $1,500 to support travel to two visual artist residencies and exhibitions, the Beijing International Artist Platform and the Nes Residency in Iceland.

The Oregon Arts Commission also recently awarded Christine Clark and Heidi Schwegler with 2010 Individual Artist Fellowships. The OAC Fellowship Program honors Oregon’s professional artists and their artistic achievements and supports their efforts to advance their careers. In selecting artists to receive the $3,000 Fellowships, the Commission looks to Oregon artists of outstanding talent, demonstrated ability and commitment to the creation of new work. A review panel of artists and arts professionals considered 82 applicants on the basis of the quality of the applicant’s work, their sustained professional achievement, and potential for future contribution to the field. Thirteen were chosen to receive the award.

Image: Zoe Umholtz

Oregon College of Art and Craft is proud to announce the selection of five students in the College’s degree program as NICHE Student Award Finalists. The students include:

Jimin Lee- Functional Ceramics
Zoe Umholtz- Fiber Wearable
Emma Maruska- Fiber Decorative
Tricia Hoffman- Fashion Accessories and Wood
Amanda Wall-Graf- Furniture

The NICHE Awards is an annual competition that celebrates excellence and innovation in the American craft industry. Founded in 1990, the Awards recognize the outstanding creative achievements of American craft artists who produce work for craft galleries and retail stores. The NICHE Student Awards program was introduced in 1996 to showcase the exceptional craft art created by students of the nation’s art schools and programs.

This year, NICHE magazine received nearly 900 student entries from over 100 schools throughout the U.S. and Canada. Judging criteria are based on two main distinctions:
• technical excellence and creativity, both in surface design and form
• a distinct quality of unique and original, and creative thought

Winners of the NICHE Student Awards will be announced at a ceremony during the Philadelphia Buyers Market of American Craft in February 2010. The Awards are sponsored by NICHE magazine, the exclusive trade publication for North American retailers of American crafts.

Image: Heidi Schwegler
Heidi Schwegler, metals faculty, is showing “Slipping Underwater”  at PCC Cascade at 705 N. Killingsworth St. in Portland January 13-Feb 12, 2010. “Slipping Underwater” refers to a phrase that is often used when a person is about to drown. It is quiet and beautiful and says nothing of the horrible struggle and anguish that occurs just before the person slips underwater. For Schwegler, it is very similar to personal anguish.

Images left to right: Karen Kunc, Madeline Miller in collaboration with the Scripps College Press Typography Class, Julie Chen
Oregon College of Art and Craft is hosting the 2010 College Book Art Association annual meeting. A members’ exhibit entitled ‘The Assignment’ will be mounted at 23 Sandy Gallery in conjunction with the conference. The show is co-curated by former OCAC student and instructor, Macy Chadwick.
http://www.23sandy.com
http://www.collegebookart.org/cbaa_meetings_conferences

The Oregon Arts Commission announces 13 awards totaling $17,786 in this year’s second round of competitive grants that support artists’ efforts to advance their careers through the development of artistic, business or professional skills. The Career Opportunity Grants program may be used by Oregon artists to support opportunities and activities that enable them to advance their work or the presentation of their work both in and outside the state. 
Christine Clark, OCAC metals department head, received $1,500 to support expanded marketing strategies for her metal, jewelry and sculptural work through the development and use of a new website and software.
Heidi Schwegler, metals faculty, received $1,500 to support travel to two visual artist residencies and exhibitions, the Beijing International Artist Platform and the Nes Residency in Iceland.

Heidi Schwegler, metals faculty, was offered a MacDowell Colony Fellowship for Spring 2010, and will be an artist in residence at the Beijing International Artist Platform July-August 2010. Heidi will be installing work from “Slipping Underwater,“ a show she exhibited last summer at the Hallie Ford Museum now at the PCC Cascade Gallery January 13-Feb 12, 2010.

The OCAC wood thesis students showcase their to-date ideation of their thesis exploration for the public to gain a better understanding of their artistic process.
Thursday, December 3 from 6:30-9:30pm • Saturday, December 5, noon-4:00pm • Sunday, December 6 from noon-4:00pm
IN House Gallery @ Everett Station Lofts | 625 NE Everett St. #106

Image: Tucker Anglese