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