My name is Lara, and I am looking for a talented student to work with us on an illustration project.  My boss Dr. Siamak Shirazi, LAc DOM, is writing a book about traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture theories, and would like an illustrator.  The book is currently in the final draft stage, and we’d like to start talking with an illustrator as soon as possible.  If there is anyone you know who might be interested in the project, we’d really appreciate you passing this information along.
I can be reached either by email, or by phone at 503-655-0044 (this is Dr. Shirazi’s clinic’s phone number)
Thank you for your time,
Lara

Talisman Gallery, located on Portland’s Alberta Street, is currently interviewing prospective members. Nestled in the heart of Alberta’s Arts District, this long time co-op gallery offers it’s artists a wonderful place to show their work, the freedom to create without restrictions and a supportive group to tap into. All mediums are welcome including 3D work. Please visit the gallery and website below to learn more about membership.
Deadline: 11/30/2010

http://www.talismangallery.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: Carla Klinker Cope

Carla Klinker Cope (‘03) is having a show opening titled Landed at Fireweed Gallery, 475 E. Pioneer Ave, Homer, AK on Friday October 1st from 5:00-8:00pm. Landed is a series of paintings about home and features the patterns and colors of life at the shore. Carla’s art blog is http://www.carlaklinker.com

In October Ryan Pierce will be at Sitka Center for Art & Ecology, participating in the Jordan Schnitzer Printmaking Residency. For two weeks he will live at the Oregon coast and work with Master Printer Julia D’Amario (formerly of Pace Editions).

Fear of Dogs and Water, his next solo show, will be at University of Nevada in Reno’s Sheppard Gallery. This ‘two-year retrospective’ will feature works from the NGHTMRBLVR series, and a catalog with a new essay by Pierce. Stop by the opening night reception and artist lecture November 18 at 5:30 pm if you happen to be, well, anywhere near Nevada.

The best thing about Ryan’summer was seeing Signal Fire grow to a new level. Amy and Ryan, the founders, held two sessions of the Outpost Residency on Mt. Hood for eight residents, and then Renee Jenkinson and Ryan led a backpacking trip for five more artists in the Wallowa Mountains of Eastern Oregon. In November we’ll celebrate with an exhibition called Dead Roads Make Nice Meadows, at Pacific Northwest College of the Arts’ Manuel Izquierdo Gallery, with work from the Outpost residents. The opening is November 4 from 6-9, and there will be some performances and video work to enjoy.

This will also be the release of Leaf Litter, a collection of writing and artwork by Signal Fire residents and friends. We are currently raising money to print Leaf Litter on Kickstarter, and we are almost there. Thanks to those of you who have generously donated already. Five bucks or more gets you a copy of the publication in the mail, and fifty or more gets you something extra special.

-Lastly, I am thrilled to share that my art heroine/ friend/ co-conspirator Ellen Lesperance just won the Betty Bowen award, for being the most amazing artist in the rainy part of the country. Big props.

Lisa Onstad and Suzy Root are having an art opening on October 14th from 6-9 at 1315 SE 9th. Go to Lisa’s blog for more info!
http://lisaonstad.blogspot.com/2010/10/art-opening.html

Image: Courtesy of Barb Tetenbaum

Barb Tetenbaum, OCAC Book Arts Department Head, was awarded the 2010 Sally R. Bishop Master Faculty Fellow to teach a master class and give a lecture at the Center for Book Arts in New York. Barb is the recipient of two Fulbright awards to teach in Leipzig, Germany and in Usti nad Labem in the Czech Republic, and has received other awards of support for her artwork and research. Her books are held in public collections in the U.S., Canada, England, France, Germany and the Netherlands.

Image: Phil Harris

OCAC General Studies Department Head Phil Harris is showing “See For Yourself: Experiential Prototypes” at Doppler PDX October 7-October 16, 2010. Opening Reception October 7 from 5:30-9:00pm at 625 NW Everett Street #109 in Portland. Gallery Hours: Saturdays 1-4pm.

“See For Yourself: Experiential Prototypes” is in every sense a group of prototypes: they lack polish. They are intended to draw attention away from themselves as objects, and toward their function, which is the direct experience of perception itself. Thus, the pieces can’t fulfill their promise unless they’re physically engaged by the audience allowing the separation between the seer and the seen to waver, perhaps becoming momentarily irrelevant. What do you see? How do you understand it? How do you share your experience?

Phil Harris is a Portland-based artist and photographer. His photographic work was published a retrospective monograph in 2000 and is housed in many collections, public and private, in the US and Europe. “See For Yourself: Experiential Prototypes” is the first exhibition of a new direction in Harris’ work.