Bo Hagood and Tim Green are business partners and founders of MADE.    

Image: Beth Humphrey
Beth Humphrey (‘95)  has four paintings in Post Mark in the Foundation Gallery at the Columbia Green Community College in Hudson NY March 11-April 16.  This show highlights the work of participants of the New York Foundation for the Arts MARK program.

Image: Jennifer MacLean
Jennifer J MacLean (‘09), has an upcoming solo show at the Blue Star Cafe on April 7th, opening for the first Wednesday Art Walk in Wallingford in Seattle, WA. Her body of work is titled, “Outcomes”.  This art has a sculptural feel and evokes your tactile senses, it’s a mixed media exploration of her study of geometric figure and cosmology!. 
Blue Star Cafe | 4512 Stone Way North | Seattle, WA.  98103

Image: Mary Wells

Mary Wells (’03) has a six-week residency this spring at la Macina di San Cresci located in Greve in Chiati, Italy. She is now represented by Viridian Artists, 530 West 25th Street, New York, New York as well as by Augen Gallery, 716 NW Davis Street, Portland, OR.

CALL TO ARTISTS:
Shelly Hedges (‘95) is seeking two dimensional art to display at Pelicano Restaurant. Art must be available for a minimum of 3 months and be ready to hang. For details please contact Shelly Hedges at

Image: Heidi Paul
Heidi Paul (’96) finally quit her day job to work in her studio full time. Heidi is traveling to expand her recycled cashmere clothing + accessory line and is still teaching workshops in felt making. You can get all her updates on shows and workshops by visiting her website at http://www.designbyheidipaul.com.

Lisa Onstad is having a show at Ink and Peat North Vancouver in Portland, opening Friday, April 9th. Check out her new blog for more information:  http://lisaonstad.blogspot.com/

Jewelry Designer Jen Goeff started her company, Paperwings two years ago and it has wonderfully grown to now be able to hire her first employee, OCAC Alumni Allie Bentley. Geoff’s jewelry can be seen at http://www.paperwingspdx.com.  

 

Image: Jiseon Lee Isbara
Jiseon Lee Isbara, OCAC Fibers Department Head, is participating in “Fantastic Fibers,“ an international competitive exhibition at Yeiser Art Center in Paducah, KY April 3-May 1. The exhibition showcases a wide range of outstanding work related to the fiber medium. Jurors include Caryl Bryer Fallert, Judy Schwender, and Freda Fairchild. Nearly 600 entries were received from 137 artists from Belgium, Canada, England, Germany, Peru, South Africa, United States, and the District of Columbia.

Image: Karl Burkheimer
Higher Ground, an exhibition by OCAC Wood Department Head Karl Burkheimer, investigates his interest in the space, real or perceived, between the object of contemplation and the object of utility. Using the gallery as his architectural reference, Burkheimer creates objects within the space as points of exchange with the public. For Burkheimer the creative endeavor lies in the making—the act and art of transforming materials into form and meaning. The parts and pieces as well as the materials and processes that embody his work convey a language of labor and skill, referencing precedent and reveling intent. Through this language Burkheimer instills purpose into the work, while striving to transcend utility and commodity. He regards his work as essentially the residue of his process. The exhibition runs April 1-24, 2010 at DopplerPDX at 625 NW Everett Street #109 in Portland. Opening reception April 1 from 5:30-9:00pm.

Image: Heidi Schwegler
Heidi Schwegler, Metals Faculty, was selected for the Portland2010 Biennial with “Swimming Through Nitroglycerin,“ running April 2-May 9, 2010 at Alicia Blue Gallery at 1468 NE Alberta in Portland. Closing reception is May 8 from 6:00-8:00pm. Her show is part of a biennial exhibition of contemporary artwork significant to Portland’s art landscape presented by Disjecta Interdisciplinary Art Center. The shows are curated by Cris Moss, local curator and gallery director at Linfield College. Eighteen Oregon visual and performance-based artists have been selected, and will be presented as a series of one-person exhibitions citywide.

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.

The Ford Family Foundation, headquartered in Roseburg, Oregon, invites artists who have resided in Oregon for no less than 36 months and are currently a legal resident of the state to submit qualifications for consideration for a Hallie Ford Fellowship.  Three fellowships will be awarded in the amount of $25,000, specifically for Oregon visual artists who have demonstrated a depth of sophisticated exploration and have the potential for significant future accomplishment to support the conceptualization and creation of new work. The deadline for submission is 10:59 PM (Pacific Daylight Time) Tuesday, April 20, 2010.  Applications will only be accepted by artists through the CaFE system (http://www.callforentry.org) who meet the eligibility requirements as outlined below.  Artists who have not previously established a profile on CaFE must register before applying.  Directions for doing so are available under First Time Users Register Here or at http://www.tfff.org.  Late applications cannot be accepted and incomplete applications cannot be reviewed.

Briefly:

·      Applications open:  March 17

·      Application deadline:  April 20

·      Jurying Selection:  April 27 - on

·      Fellowship Announcement:  June 15

·      Awards Gathering:  early July (as soon as we select a date I will let you know - we’d love to have your join us to honor the inaugural Fellows).

Eligibility Criteria:  Open to any practicing Oregon visual artist who:

·      is currently producing works of art in the fields of fine art and contemporary craft;

·      is a full-time resident of Oregon for at least 36 months prior to the application deadline and remain a resident through the duration of the grant period;

·      is 30 years of age or older at the time of application;

·      evidences, through appropriate documentation, seven or more years of active professional participation in his/her medium, and

·      is not enrolled in a degree-seeking program, either part-time or full-time at the time of application or during the successive grant period.

Sustain beauty, art and craft by helping Oregon College of Art and Craft nourish skilled artists, designers and crafts people through its studio school and extension programs as well as BFA and MFA degrees. Donate to the Capital Campaign, meet the Kresge Challenge and bring $900,000 to the community by March 31, 2010.
Donate today at https://www.ocaccms.net/machform/view.php?id=34

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.

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

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.

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

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.

1. The sidewalks and entry concrete at Barnes Rd. and Leahy are now complete along with all paving work excepting a samll amount at the main entry.

2.  The LEED consultant has started the documentation process to make the proposal application for “silver” level.  It will take until the end of 2010 to receive the final certification.

3.  Landscape plantings continue to be installed at the main entry and lower parking areas

4.  Concrete walks and stairs are poured att he upper courtyard and area between the Centrum Bldg and the DPP Bldg.

5. The concrete stairs between the DPP Bldg. and the Thesis Bldg. are now poured.

6.  PGE has connected power to the electrical service in the DPP Bldg.

7.  Glass panels have been set at 95% of the exterior storefront glass locations of the DPP Bldg.

8.  Electrical, HVAC and low voltage wiring is complete at the Thesis Bldg. and continues in the DPP Bldg.

9.  The fire Alram permit has been issued by Washington County

10.  Pavers have been delivered to the site and are ready to be inscribed for donors.