The Drawing, Painting and Photography building (DPP) is now getting the structural steel installed for its outdoor deck. The lower level plumbing has begun, and fire/HVAC lines will be installed in the coming weeks. Casework (lockers, cabinets, etc.) are being produced at Robert Gray shop, and lower level parking landscape will begin in the coming week. Mike Purcell of E&M Constructors has taken on Owners Rep responsibility. His focus will be to complete the building in a timely manner and within budget.

The adjacent Thesis Building is currently being framed, and the large retaining wall/stair wall excavation is progressing.

Watch OCAC faculty Karl Burkheimer and Heidi Schwegler discuss their work in “Call + Response” exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Craft in Portland, OR.
http://www.youtube.com/user/contemporarycraft

Christine Clark, metals department head, participated in Tacoma, WA’s Metal-Urge,a city-wide celebration of the metal arts. http://www.tacomaculture.org/arts/MetalUrge.asp
Her work was in a group show at The Robert Daniel Gallery of eleven Northwest artists. http://www.therobertdanielgallery.com
Her installation, “Woolworth Windows,“ will be on display until September 19 at Tacoma Contemporary. http://www.tacomacontemporary.org

Image: Inge Bruggeman

Read about the work of book arts faculty, Inge Bruggeman, in Fine Books Magazine.
http://finebooksmagazine.com/issue/200907/bruggeman-1.phtml

Michael deForest, wood faculty, is living in Ghana this summer learning how to make Ga Coffins.
He started a blog, http://www.michaeldeforeststudio.blogspot.com, called Apprentice Coffin Maker.

Read the Oregon’s review of a collaborative art installation by OCAC faculty Karl Burkheimer and Michelle Ross.
http://www.oregonlive.com/art/index.ssf/2009/07/review_open_house_opening_cura.html

Image: Tricia Hoffman

Tricia Hoffman, current OCAC student, is participating in Newspace Center for Photography’s 2009 Juried Exhibition. Curated by Chris Pichler, Publisher of Nazraeli Press, the show runs August 7-30 with an opening reception on Friday, August 7 from 7:00-10:00pm. From over 300 entries and about 1,500 individual images, Mr. Pichler selected five photographers to exhibit five images each, including Hoffman, Joe Sumner, Kevin G. Malella, Christine Laptuta, and Jacqueline Bates. Newspace Center for Photography | 1632 SE 10th Ave. Portland, OR 97214
Tricia’s photographs are held in private and corporate collections and she has been published in the book of Alternative Photographic Processes, 2nd Edition, by Christopher James. http://triciahoffman.com/

Image: Paul Kottke

Paul Kottke, current OCAC student, is showing, “The Flesh Pot,“ new paintings at The Fresh Pot at 4001 N Mississippi Avenue in Portland. The show runs August 1-September 3, 2009.

OCAC wood students are showing work at Together Gallery in Portland, OR July 30-August 23, 2009. Together Gallery is located at 2916 NE Alberta Street, Suite A.
http://www.togethergallery.com

Erin Knight (Metals/Fibers ’08) will marry Gus Nicklos in Portland on August 7, 2009 and begin graduate studies in fall 2009 at Loyola College in Maryland in cooperation with the Montessori Institute Northwest in Portland.

Heidi Paul (Fiber 96’) is currently showing her work at the Santa Cruz Art League’s 5th Annual Fiber Art Show.  Heidi will be participating in the American Craft Council show in San Francisco this August, the 14 - 16th.  She will be teaching a beginning Feltmaking workshop at the Southwest School of Craft in San Antonio in October.  Also, the last weekend of November and the first weekend of December, Heidi has been accepted to the 31th Annual Celebration of Craftswomen, a well received local San Francisco Craft show.  Visit Heidi’s website at: http://www.designbyheidipaul.com

Hilary Pfeifer (Metals ‘09) has work in Stimulus, a summer show at Sienna Gallery in Lenox, Massachusetts.

Lori Mason (Fibers ‘95) has just had a collection of fabric designs accepted by RJR Fabrics, a Los Angeles based fabric house whose focus is manufacturing fabrics for the quilting industry. The fabrics are currently scheduled to hit the market in May 2010.  Lori was asked to be the first designer to create a line for their new Modern Division.  Look for Lori’s newly designed website this coming Fall.  http://www.lorimasondesign.com/

Carly Kellogg (Metals, ’09) and Allie Bentley (Metals, ’09) are hosting their very own jewelry Trunk Show at 1945 SE Harrison Street (20th & Harrison SE).  The event will feature handmade, one-of-a-kind jewelry by both artists on Saturday, July 25 2009 from 9am to 2pm.  For more information please visit:  http://www.alliebonline.etsy.com 

Image: Ellen Goldschmidt

Ellen Goldschmidt (Drawing/Painting ’00) is showing new work at Blackfish Gallery this August. There is a First Thursday reception on Thursday, August 6 from 6:00-9:00pm. The show, titled “Pressed,“ showcases her unique method of off-press printing combined with painting and drawing.  For a preview of the images, go to http://www.blackfish.com, click on artists and then Ellen’s name.

 
Kimo Nelson (Drawing/Painting ’09) showed “Canyon Musings” at Ken Sanders Rare Books in Salt Lake City, UT in July. Kimo Nelson splits his time between Portland, Oregon and the Colorado Plateau in Southern Utah and Northern Arizona. He completed a BA in Environmental Studies and studied painting at Lewis & Clark College and received a Post - Baccalaureate certificate in drawing and painting from OCAC. For the past 15 years, he has spent his summers working as a river guide with Colorado River & Trail Expedition, an experience that has had a profound effect on his art and left him with the belief that “the landscape of the Colorado Plateau is a place that strains perception and comprehension. Confronting this place can illicit a mixture of awe, disbelief, and fear. It is not surprising that many who encounter these spaces feel themselves challenged, awakened, or simply at peace. Call it what you will, an encounter with the sublime, a religious experience, or a spiritual connection, no one sees these places and leaves unchanged. Anyone who experiences this connection, be it to this landscape or any other, will decide for themselves how best to understand it. As an artist I explore this connection through the spaces I paint.“
http://kensandersbooks.com

Shauna Oster (‘09) and Patricia Patino (‘09) showed work in the “Recent Graduates” exhibition at Blackfish Gallery in Portland in July.

Amy Baker (Fibers (‘09), showed new work at Monochrome Gallery in Portland in July.