Please check out this link to our webpage concerning two calls for entries for public art on TriMet’s Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Project and at the Mt Hood Ave MAX Station:  http://trimet.org/publicart/index.htm

SAVE THE DATE
Celebrate a New Century with OCAC Building Dedication
Saturday, October 2, 2010
11:00am to 4:00pm | OCAC Campus

As a principal center for education, dialogue, and the mastery of contemporary craft for future generations of artists, OCAC is proud to announce the dedication of the new Jean Vollum Drawing, Painting and Photography Building and Bonnie Laing-Malcolmson Thesis Studios on October 2, 2010. The College and Honorary Event Co-Chairs John Gray, Howard Hedinger and Arlene and Harold Schnitzer invite the community to celebrate the unveiling of these new buildings from 11:00am-4:00pm, with a dedication ceremony at noon.

The wooded OCAC campus will come alive with fun for all ages including the introduction of new OCAC President Denise Mullen; free hands-on craft activities for children and adults; art and craft demonstrations; tours of OCAC studios and the new buildings; an alumni art sale featuring jewelry, fibers, painting, photography, wood, book arts and ceramic; Hands On Café lunches for purchase; Cornell Farm plant sale; Art Media art supply sale, art and craft books for sale from Monograph Bookwerks and face painting. Sponsored in part by KeyBank and Schwabe, Williamson and Wyatt LLP, this event is free to the public.

Beth Robinson (‘08) has had work accepted in the 8th Issue Autumn 2010 Bailliwik. This is a self-published, periodical book (and website) of work made by an ever-changing roster of members from around the world. Each year since 2004, we have come together to publish and distribute ongoing projects, new pieces, and limited-edition art works. All of the work in the book, some additional material, and past issues are available for viewing @ http://www.bailliwik.org .

Pam Gibson is showing “Bearing Witness: Tapestries, Paintings, Encaustics” at The Dairy Center for the Arts in Boulder, CO August 6-September 17, 2010.
www.pamelagibsonartist.com

Image: Nicole Gibbs
Nicole Gibbs (’06) has a new website at http://www.nicolegibbsart.com. She will be teaching this year at Columbus College of Art & Design in Columbus, Ohio.

Katie Behel (07’) was part of a group show opening titled Wearable at Worksound Gallery, 820 SE Alder, Portland, OR in August.  Her Work takes a fresh rubbery look at 3 familiar forms: the collar, the cuff and the tie. 

Hilary Pfeifer (‘99) is working on an installation for RACC’s Portland Building Installation Space in October. The project, titled “The Beauty of Life,“ which is based on a William Morris wallpaper pattern, will be composed of hundreds of pieces of jewelry. Follow along on her blog http://www.hilarypfeifer.blogspot.com to watch this project evolve, and through September 20, you can pre-purchase a piece from the show and help Hilary pay for production costs.  See a video that tells more about the project on Kickstarter at http://kck.st/dldIA8.  Hilary is also having an open studio day to showcase the project in progress on Saturday, September 11, where there also will also be a sale of art, art supplies, and music to make art by. The studio is located at 4634 NE 19th Avenue and the event will run from 10am throughout the day. 

Lori Mason (‘95) has quilts made from her own collection of printed fabrics featured in the following publications: Quilter’s Home June/July 2010, McCall’s Quilting July/August 2010, Quilts and More Fall 2010, Fabric Trends Magazine Fall 2010, Fons and Porter’s Love of Quilting January 2011. Preview her new Fall fabric line, the Woodland Collection on her website: http://www.lorimasondesign.com/ 


Ellen Goldschmidt’s (’00) show at Blackfish Gallery, Drawing Frames, was reviewed in the Oregonian. Click on this link to read the review. http://www.oregonlive.com/art/index.ssf/2010/08/review_ellen_goldschmidt_at_bl.html.  Goldschmidt participated in an August group show at Gallery 110 in Seattle. She will be represented in Eugene by Opus VII gallery starting in September.

Liv Rainey-Smith (‘08) is part of the September 3-27 “Black & White” group show at North Bank Artists Gallery, 1005 Main Street, Vancouver, WA 98660. http://www.northbankartistsgallery.com/

Liv will be demonstrating her woodcut printmaking technique at the Print Arts Northwest (PAN) tent during Art in the Pearl from 1-5pm Monday September 6th. http://www.artinthepearl.com

Liv will also be hosting Ink & Drink at Atelier Meridian, 665 N Tillamook Avenue, Portland, OR 97227. 6-9pm Friday October 8th. A good print studio runs on comraderie as much as its fine presses. One Friday a month everyone is invited to relax, snack, and enjoy a glimpse into the techniques of our featured artist. http://www.ateliermeridian.com 

October 9-10 & 16-17 from 10am-5pm, Liv’s studio is #62 on the Portland Open Studios Tour. The tour features a diverse group of 100 artists working in their chosen media. You will meet emerging artists in their 20s and 30s as well as mid-career and well-established artists from all over the United States and the world who have chosen to live and work in the Portland metro area. http://www.portlandopenstudios.com/

Jennifer J MacLean is now being represented by the Amsterdam Whitney Gallery in New York. The gallery is located in the Chelsea art district.  http://www.Amsterdamwhitneygallery.com.   





Image: Barb Tetenbaum

A Close Read: My Antonia, a new text-based installation by OCAC faculty Barb Tetenbaum, is on view at Reed College September 3-18. This month-long project began in early August, has the artist listening to a recording and reading the written text of Willa Cather’s My Antonia. She maps out her understanding of the novel, indulging her curiosity, questions and reactions as the story unfolds. An opening reception will be held on Friday, September 3 from 5:00-8:00pm at Reed College’s Edith Feldenheimer Gallery at 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd in Portland.