Construction on the new Drawing, Painting and Photography Building and adjacent Thesis Studio Building is rolling along. The finish work is in full swing to meet the August 2010 completion date.

1.  The 2nd lift of paving was installed at the lower parking lot & entry

2.  Tile work is done in the DPP toilet rooms and in progress at the Thesis Bldg.

3.  Tack boards are being installed at DPP on both levels

4.  Cabinet installation is beginning

5.  Plaster work in the Gallery area of DPP is being installed

6.  Drywall work is nearing completions

7.  Painting is happenning at DPP and Thesis

8.  Light fixtures ready to be installed

9.  Orchard pump is in place ready for grading work

In June 2010 Blue Mitchell (‘05) has work in the “Plastic Fantastic” juried exhibition at LightBox Gallery in Astoria as well as the Texas Photo Society’s 24th Members’ Only Show exhibiting at the Martin Museum of Art at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Blue also curated “Diffusion; An Unconventional Photography Exhibition” at Springbox Gallery opening July 9th 2010. The show celebrates the release of Diffusion, Volume II, (http://www.diffusionmag.com) and features the artists and contributors from the photographic annual.

Andrew Buckland (’06) has a solo show titled ”Artificial” opening in August at OCAC in the Centrum gallery.  He will also be a senior Artist-in-Residence at OCAC in the Photography Department this summer.  As part of the residence he will be teaching a workshop call “Archival Digital Printing in Wide-Format” and it runs from July 14th -18th. 

Image: Kimo Nelson
Kimo Nelson (‘09) has been accepted to the MFA in painting program at the Rhode Island School of Design. He is part of the class of 2012 and will begin studies this September.


Image: Mary Blankenburg and Christine Clark
Mary Blankenburg (‘05) and OCAC faculty member Christine Clark had a show titled Light + Shadow at Nine Gallery, 122 NW 8th Ave in Portland in June.  Light + Shadow is a collaborative installation that studies Clark’s trademark wire forms and their dynamic relationship with light.

Image: Colleen Flanigan
Colleen Flanigan is very excited to complete 3 large-scale interactive slider puzzles. The 150+ original pen and ink drawings on ceramic tiles will also be exhibited with the fresh-off-the-laser engraved wood puzzles for you to play with! Reception:
 July 2, 2010
7-10 PM @ good: a gallery  (there will be fireworks) located at 
4325 n mississippi ave
portland, OR 97227
. 

Gallery hours: sat 12-7
 / sun 1-6.  http://www.goodpdx.com

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

1.  Drywall at Drawing, Painting, Photography & Thesis Building is 90% complete.

2.  Metal art railings designed by artist Linda Hutchins are being installed.

3.  All mechanical and electrical rough-ins are complete and finishes will start as soon as painting is completed.

4.  The final layer of asphalt for the parking lots has been scheduled for the next two days of good weather.

5.  Tack boards are being installed at DPP and Thesis buildings.

Ellen Goldschmidt will participate in a group show at Seattle’s Gallery 110 in August.

Colleen Flanigan(‘97), is showing Slideways—a sideward pushing puzzle streaming time and space in confinement at good: a gallery on through the month of July. This work was sponsored by the Regional Arts and Culture Council. Hours: sat 12-7, sun 1-6.

Image: Rachel Wiecking
Rachel Wiecking (‘02) completed her MFA in Sculpture/Interdisciplinary Art at Purchase College in New York in April 2010. A selection of her MFA thesis work will be on view at Monya Rowe Gallery in Chelsea from May 20- June 5th. She is moving to Brooklyn in August 2010 and will complete her MA in Art History in 2011. Rachel also performed in Whitney Biennial artist Kate Gilmore’s performance piece, Walk the Walk in Bryant Park from May 10-14. An interview about her experience appeared in the Wall Street Journal on May 13th. For more information, visit:
http://www.publicartfund.org/kategilmore/ 
http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2010/05/13/walk-the-walk-bryant-park-ny/
http://www.rachelwiecking.com

Image: Jennifer MacClean
Jennifer J MacLean now has a permanent gallery at “Art on the Ridge” in Seattle, WA.  http://www.artontheridge.com. On June 5th Jennifer will have a group show opening at “Local Color” Seattle, WA. http://www.localcolorseattle.com. Jennifer has been juried into a national art show in Chicago called Brainstorm. The criteria for the competition were as follows: “The Intellectual Life Committee and the College of Arts and Sciences at Governors State University present A Whole New Mind 2010 – Brainstorm, a national juried art competition inspired by Daniel Pink’s book “A Whole New Mind – Why Right Brainers will Rule the Future.“ Art work documenting, analyzing and/or inspired by the intellectual activity, thought processes, dysfunctions, and/or problem solving capabilities of the human mind will be favored.“ Out of 488 artworks entered they picked 50 for the show. One of the jurors for the show is Tricia Van Eck the Associate Curator at the “Museum of Contemporary Art” in Chicago.
http://gsuvisualartsgallery.blogspot.com/2010/02/whole-new-mind-brainstorm.html.  http://www.flickr.com/photos/brainstorm2010/page3.

Pamela Gibson ’95 has a solo exhibition at The Dairy in Boulder, Colorado, Aug.6-Sept. 17, 2010.  Entitled Bearing Witness, Pam has responded to the bombardment of terrible, yet beautiful images culled from news media since Sept. 11, 2001 in tapestry, oil and encaustic media.  She has just finished co-chairing the OCAC Capital and Endowment Campaign.  http://www.pamelagibsonartist.com.

Image: Brennan Conaway
Brennan Conaway is showing A PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE CITIES BURNING BELOW – THE SECOND COLONY at Doppler PDX, 625 NW Everett Street #109 in
Portland, OR June 3-12, 2010 and by appointment. Opening Reception: June 3rd 5:30-9:00pm, Gallery Hours: Saturdays (June 5th & 12th) 1-4pm. Conaway continues his installation-based investigations of post-apocalyptic survival colonies and his exploration of unusual site habitation which he began last year with IN JOYFUL ANTICIPATION OF CATASTROPHIC RUIN – THE FIRST COLONY, a utopia village built in the PDX Contemporary Art’s Window Space. Conaway creates an architectural sculpture of a free-floating airship. He references the mid-1800s practice of the first aeronauts who used balloons to fly and leave the world behind (if only momentarily). These early aerial investigators fueled the public’s imagination with fantastic ideas about the possibilities of balloon-flight (visions of flying hotels, soaring ships, and villages aloft). Conaway’s THE SECOND COLONY represents the grand hopes of what could be built in the sky – a communal house which he imagines floating above cities that are burning out. It is an alternative to the feverish consumption of things which burns through our society; it’s a place where we can regain our sense of wonder.  http://www.dopplerpdx.com.

Janice Green was in O.P.A Showcase, and she has a new website http://www.janicegreenfineceramics.com/gallery.php

Heidi Paul (’96), mixed media textile artist, is moving from San Francisco to Stinson Beach, CA where she will be opening her studio to the public. Heidi has been selected to participate in the 2010 Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show. Visit her website at: designbyheidipaul.com

Faith Hagenhofer had a residency at Sprio Arts, at Silver Star in Park City, Utah. The local TV station came and did an interview, and it’s just come up on youtube. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J49VIucNq6s

Jiseon Lee Isbara, fibers department head, participated in “Fantastic Fibers,” an exhibition at Yeiser Art Center in Paducah, KY. She gave a lecture and taught a spring workshop to the Columbia Fiberarts Guild. In June, Isbara is presenting her lecture, “Korean Wrapping Cloths: The Art of Pojagi, ” on wrapping cloths first produced by women during the Chosun Dynasty (1392-1910), which have recently been recognized as a uniquely expressive art form through their striking colors and unadorned patterns. In conjunction with the lecture, Isbara is teaching a Pojagi workshop that introduces the beauty of patchworked Pojagi called Chogakpo.

OCAC Metals Department Head, Christine Clark, and OCAC alumna Mary Blankenburg unveil their collaborative exhibition “Light + Shadow” at Nine Gallery in Portland. The show runs June 3-June 27, 2010 with an opening reception on June 3 from 6:00-9:00pm. 122 NW 8th Ave | Portland, OR 97209, Hours: Tuesday-Sunday noon-5:00pm