Electrical Light Poles in the parking lot are now installed and electrical switch gear is being install to prepare for PGE connection.

Excavation for sidewalks around the perimeter of campus is underway.

Cedar siding continues to be installed at Thesis Building and soffit of covered walkways.

Backfill is being installed and concrete is being poured for upper courtyard/plaza.

Storefront windows continue to be installed on both the Thesis and Drawing, Painting and Photography (DPP) buildings.

Image: Heidi Schwegler
Heidi Schwegler, metals faculty, is showing “Slipping Underwater”  at PCC Cascade at 705 N. Killingsworth St. in Portland January 13-Feb 12, 2010. “Slipping Underwater” refers to a phrase that is often used when a person is about to drown. It is quiet and beautiful and says nothing of the horrible struggle and anguish that occurs just before the person slips underwater. For Schwegler, it is very similar to personal anguish.

Images left to right: Karen Kunc, Madeline Miller in collaboration with the Scripps College Press Typography Class, Julie Chen
Oregon College of Art and Craft is hosting the 2010 College Book Art Association annual meeting. A members’ exhibit entitled ‘The Assignment’ will be mounted at 23 Sandy Gallery in conjunction with the conference. The show is co-curated by former OCAC student and instructor, Macy Chadwick.
http://www.23sandy.com
http://www.collegebookart.org/cbaa_meetings_conferences

The Oregon Arts Commission announces 13 awards totaling $17,786 in this year’s second round of competitive grants that support artists’ efforts to advance their careers through the development of artistic, business or professional skills. The Career Opportunity Grants program may be used by Oregon artists to support opportunities and activities that enable them to advance their work or the presentation of their work both in and outside the state. 
Christine Clark, OCAC metals department head, received $1,500 to support expanded marketing strategies for her metal, jewelry and sculptural work through the development and use of a new website and software.
Heidi Schwegler, metals faculty, received $1,500 to support travel to two visual artist residencies and exhibitions, the Beijing International Artist Platform and the Nes Residency in Iceland.

The Oregon Arts Commission is Pleased to Announce an Opportunity for Artists:
Western Oregon University Health & Wellness Center
Monmouth, Oregon

The Art Selection Committee for Western Oregon University’s (WOU) Health and Wellness Center seeks public artwork to enhance and unify this exciting state-of-the-art facility. Site-specific, integrated work is preferred given the early stage in this project’s development. The Center, situated near a main gateway to campus, houses an unusual mix of academic, recreational and athletic functions. Artwork promoting healthy attitudes, a strong sense of place as well as the commonality of its diverse functions, physically and conceptually is desired.

The Art Selection Committee is interested in artists whose work will further define and express a connected whole throughout the building. They will consider a diversity of styles, from contemporary and new media to more traditional design and materials. All works are expected to be of lasting and low-maintenance materials and design.

The Committee is only interested in reviewing artists’ past work. A short list of finalists will be invited to submit detailed proposals for which they will be paid a design fee.

Budget: The total budget for artwork for this project is $148,000. This budget may be divided between multiple contracts.

Deadline: Complete applications must be received in the Oregon Arts Commission office no later than 5pm Friday, January 29, 2010.

Please review complete project and application guidelines http://www.oregonartscommission.org/public_art/current_opportunities_for_public_artists.php

Heidi Schwegler, metals faculty, was offered a MacDowell Colony Fellowship for Spring 2010, and will be an artist in residence at the Beijing International Artist Platform July-August 2010. Heidi will be installing work from “Slipping Underwater,“ a show she exhibited last summer at the Hallie Ford Museum now at the PCC Cascade Gallery January 13-Feb 12, 2010.

The OCAC wood thesis students showcase their to-date ideation of their thesis exploration for the public to gain a better understanding of their artistic process.
Thursday, December 3 from 6:30-9:30pm • Saturday, December 5, noon-4:00pm • Sunday, December 6 from noon-4:00pm
IN House Gallery @ Everett Station Lofts | 625 NE Everett St. #106

Image: Tucker Anglese

Courtney Murphy (Ceramics ‘04) will begin a two year ceramic residency at the Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts in Helena, MT in January 2010.

Sandra Preston participated in an exhibition at gallery Homeland this fall. See photos of the show at http://www.openwidepdx.com/?p=2219

Beth Robinson (‘08) will be included in “On the Cutting Edge: West Coast Artist using collage & assemblage” at the Coos Art Museum in Coos Bay, OR. The show runs December 11, 2009-February 13, 2010 with the opening reception on Friday, December 11, 2009 from 5:00-7:00 p.m.  http://www.coosart.org
Her work is currently included in a juried self portrait exhibition at the Umpqua Valley Arts Association in Roseburg, OR from November 6, 2009-January 8, 2010.  http://www.uvarts.com
She also will be showing at Guardino Gallery in Portland, OR for the annual Little Things show. This is a group show for art 7” and under from November 27 - December 27, 2009. http://www.guardinogallery.com
Images can be seen at http://www.robinpress.com.

Ben Neubauer exhibited his jewelry at the Washington Craft Show a the Washington Convention Center November 6-8.

Allyson Cooper (’98) got her first degree black belt in Taekwondo in October. She and her son, Tycho, will be relocating from Portland to her hometown of Baton Rouge, Louisiana on the first of the year. Allyson will pursue a career in teaching both art and Taekwondo.

Mary Andrews (‘06) gave birth to Gabriel Phillip Hamlin on 11/3/09. Gabe weighed in at 9 lbs, 2 oz. Both mom and baby are healthy and happy.

The 6th Annual Kenton Firehouse Sale on Saturday, December 5, 2009 from 11:00am-6:00pm is featuring 14 artists, many of which are OCAC alum and faculty including Clare Carpenter, Hilary Pfeifer, LeBrie Rich, Rebecca Scheer, and Siri Schillios. Work includes ceramics, prints, jewelry, photography, wood figures, fibers, cards, and felted fun. 8105 N. Brandon St., Portland OR

Colleen Flanigan ’97, will travel to Bali in December to build reefs with Capacitor for a performance, art, science production about the oceans, corals, and movement. The mission to bring more awareness and empathy through the arts to the beauty and fragility of the mystery below the surface. More information about the art piece she is hoping to incorporate at: http://www.biorockbali.webs.com and http://www.globalcoral.org
Colleen Flanigan is also the Sept-Oct ‘09 featured member for Art and Science Collaborations, Inc. http://www.asci.org/artikel1053.htm

Brandy Cochrane (Metals ’04) has an upcoming exhibition with local artist and director of galleryHOMELAND Paul Middendorf.  Part sculptural collaboration and part installation, The Dregs will be an examination of and tribute to the simple yet unusual life of a small Portland family using items that remained in their Irvington duplex after it was inherited by the current occupants. This show will take place at The Art Gym at Marylhurst University from January 10 to February 15, 2010 and is generously funded by a RACC project grant.

Open Engagement is a three-day conference that is an initiative of the Portland State University Art and Social Practice concentration and co-sponsored by Pacific Northwest College of Art and Portland Community College. Directed by Jen Delos Reyes and Harrell Fletcher and planned in conjunction with the Portland State University MFA Monday Night Lecture Series, this conference features three nationally and internationally renowned artists: Mark Dion, Amy Franceschini and Nils Norman. The conference will showcase work by Temporary Services, InCUBATE, and a new project by Mark Dion created in collaboration with the PSU Art and Social Practice concentration.

The artists involved in Open Engagement: Making Things, Making Things Better, Making Things Worse, challenge our traditional ideas of what art is and does. These artist’s projects mediate the contemporary frameworks of art as service, as social space, as activism, as interactions, and as relationships, and tackle subject matter ranging from urban planning, alternative pedagogy, play, fiction, sustainability, political conflict and the social role of the artist.

Can socially engaged art do more harm than good? Are there ethical responsibilities for social art? Does socially engaged art have to do civic or public good? Can there be transdisciplinary approaches to contemporary art making that would contribute to issues such as urban planning and sustainability? As both urban planning and contemporary art imagine new worlds, how can art projects be seen as potential models for living?

This conference is an intensive, immersive, around the clock experience. Open Engagement is approached as a social art work in itself. Artists will create housing, food, transportation, exhibitions, partnerships, exhibitions, tours, special events and include of multiple audiences from their own interests and practices, building on the ideas explored throughout the conference.

Open Engagement is a free conference that will happen May 14-17, 2010, in Portland, Oregon. Contributors are not asked to pay a registration fee and the public will not be charged to attend. Contributors to the event will be supported in the following ways: A variety of transportation will be provided that draws on Portland’s bike culture and takes advantage of its excellent public transportation. Contributors will be housed in Portland homes, paired with a host based on common interests. Several meals during the conference will be provided that emphasize slow food, community cooking and underground cafes. Other meals will highlight Portland’s food cart culture. Nightlife and social activities will be integrated into local businesses, using local pubs and cafes as conference hubs. Open Engagement is a conference, an exhibition/performance venue, a mini-residency and workshops. Participants will partake in experiences that connect them with each other: artists, art institutions, audiences, and communities.

You are invited to contribute to Open Engagement: Making Things, Making Things Better, Making Things Worse by submitting your projects, performances, tours, presentations, or panel ideas. Other formats are also welcomed. You are encouraged to think of ways to connect peers and colleagues at this conference, connect and engage a greater community and work across disciplines.

All interested individuals are encouraged to submit proposals. This conference is not exclusive to artists.

Part 1: Propose a project, paper, performance, discussion, intervention panel (or other format) that relates to the theme of the conference (500 word max).

Part 2: Write a short bio (100 words or less).

Part 3: Fill out the brief questionnaire and application form (http://www.openengagement.info). We want to help you make interesting connections at this conference, and this will help us facilitate that.

Email your submission to

DEADLINE:
January 15, 11:59pm 2010 (Pacific Standard Time)

WEDNESDAY DEC. 2, 7p.
Clark Art Talks, Monthly Artist and Scholar Lecture Series is proud to present Chas Bowie

Chas Bowie writes about contemporary art and photography. He is an art critic for the Oregonian and a contributor to numerous art and culture publications. Bowie currently teaches at Pacific Northwest College of Art and his artwork has been exhibited in museums and galleries nationally.

This lecture series is generously supported in part by the Archer Gallery, the ASCC (Associated Students of Clark College) and TILT Export:

Clark College
PUB 161, Fireside Lounge
1933 Ft. Vancouver Way,
Vancouver, Washington

OCAC Ceramics Guild Holiday Sale
Saturday December 5th 9am-4pm
Sunday December 6th 9am-2pm
Location: Ash Street Gallery, on Ash Between 6th and Grand

Part of the proceeds from this sale will go to the Oregon College of Art and Craft Ceramics Guild, an OCAC ceramic student and Alumni organization, to help students travel to workshops, conferences, and bring visiting artists to the OCAC campus.

For further questions, please email

Offsite Inprovments have started on:

• SW Barnes Road where new sidewalks, lighting, and a divided entry will be installed at OCAC’s main entry.
• SW Leahy Road where new sidewalks will be installed along the perimeter of the OCAC property.

• SW 84th where new culverts and improvments to the storm water ditches has already been completed.

Thesis Building:
• Wood siding is in progress on the Thesis building over an Air-barrier.
• Glass is being installed at the Thesis window wall systems.

• Interiors of the Thesis space is framed and ready for electrical work to start.

• Stairs to the roof deck of the Thesis space are now ready for the precast concrete steps to be installed.

Drawing, Painting and Photography (DPP) Building:

• The concrete stairs connecting to the upper courtyard have been poured.

• Concrete retaining walls for the new ramp/sidewalk along the uper side of the DPP Bldg. have been poured.
• Landscaping at the lower level parking lot is ready for plantings.

• The glass monitors in the DPP Bldg. are 90% installed.
• The custom darkroom sinks for the Photograpy Dept. have been set into each room.
• Installation of the air Barrier is ready to start on the DPP Bldg.

•  Washington County has approved final structural design revision to the DPP building storefront glazing system.
• Artist’s commissions for elevator lobby, lower level conference room and railings are in progess.

Hello I am a painter/artist, I worked for a building development company downtown. They have some unleased spaces, (great locations) and have given permission to use these spaces to display art. This will last until the spaces are leased.(or we piss the landlord off) There are no commissions, or fees involved. Artist are responsible for there own contacts, and sales.(if any) Mind you this is not a commercial venture.
This is not a forum political or otherwise. This is an art project to help artist display there work. I am not trying to lease these spaces, I do not represent the owner. We just have permission to show art. If you can go by S.W. Fifth and Alder to see what we are doing. And how we are displaying the work. And want to get involved and show your work, You may be asked to help i.e., making artist info sheets, setting up art work, help making easels etc.. You may need to provide your own easels or displays. I may be able to assist with easels, or displays. I am trying to include all types of fine art. I think that the window sills would do nicely for some sculpture. I will change work monthly.(depending on demand) Sold work must remain in show all month.
Please go by the space, and check it out before you respond. After you see what we are doing, and if you want to be included. Email mail a sample of, or link to your work to . The next location I will be setting up is at S.W. Third and Stark. I hope to have this set by the end of next week but space is still available.

Location: pdx

it’s NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests

Original URL: http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/ats/1458202193.html

Sarah LaBarre (’08) was recently featured in an article in the November/December Issue of Fiberarts magazine about how to photograph your work from home.

Marilyn Joyce (’06) is included in an invitational/printmakers exhibition at Bite Studio, 2000 SE 7th Ave.  Opening night Friday November 6th, 6-10 p.m.  with additional November viewings
Fridays 11-3 and Saturdays 12-5.  www:bitestudio.org
Work is also included in “The Beautiful Book” exhibition at Abecedarian Gallery from November 6th to December 19th.  www:abecedariangallery.com

Liv Rainey-Smith (‘08) has had 2 pieces accepted into the “Printmaker’s Hand” exhibition at Northwind Arts Center in Port Townsend, WA (http://www.northwindarts.org) from November 6th - November 29th, 2009

Kathy Williams (’09) and Elyse Gambino (’09) have a show opening titled Ineffective Armor at Doppler PDX Gallery, Everett Station Lofts, 625 NW Everett St. #109, Portland, OR on First Thursday, November 5th from 5:30 – 9:00 pm. Ineffective Armor features work that studies the futile ways humans attempt to protect what we cannot protect. Images can also be seen at Doppler PDX Gallery’s blog: http://dopplerpdx.blogspot.com/

Laura Domela (’99) was recently hired by Rolling Stone Magazine to shoot the Portland band Blitzen Trapper for a column in the October 15, 2009 issue. http://www.domela.com

Blue Mitchell’s (‘05) acrylic lifts will be exhibited in the “This Land” show at StudioWEST in Eugene Oregon. Opening reception: November 6th, 2009, 6:00 - 9:00 pm, StudioWEST, 245 West 8th Avenue, Eugene, OR. Gallery hours: Tue-Thur 11am – 6pm, Fri-Sat 11am-9pm, visitstudiowest.com.

Nadine Sanders (‘93) is accepting registrations for Threads, Ruins, & Tunes, a 14 day tour of Scotland   April 8-21, 2010. Download brochure and registration form at http://www.singinweaver.com

Jennifer Anable (‘02)  has an exhibition opening titled Diverse Perspectives: Graduate work from the UMN Ceramics Department at Ylvisaker Fine Arts Center Gallery, in Mankato, Minnesota.  There will be a gallery talk and reception November 5th at 7pm.  The Gallery has a web cam if anyone cares to view this event. (http://www.blc.edu/studioart)

Heather Cavalieri (’03) currently has work showing at Ampersand Gallery & Bookshop 2916 NE Alberta St. Suite B Portland, OR from her show titled Works on Paper. Images can be seen at Ampersand’s website http://www.ampersandvintage.com or Heather’s website http://www.heathercavalieri.com

Terri Cutz (‘04) has a show opening titled Portraits in Profile: Idealized at Art Home Company, 438 SE 6th Ave in Portland, on Saturday, November 14th from 5:00 – 8:00 pm. Images can also be seen at http://www.tcutzstudios.com

Selene Robinowitz (04) was selected to participate in The Museum of the Gulf Coast’s Robert Rauschenberg Tribute Exhibition in October.  The juried exhibition was curated by Susan Davidson, Senior Curator for the Guggenheim Museum in New York and was on display through the month of October. Selene Robinowitz was also accepted into the Portland Art Museum’s Rental Sales Gallery where she currently has work on display.

Sandra Preston (’04) will be showing an installation at Gallery Homeland this November as part of a group show entitled Kunsthalle: Deutschland nach Portland. This show features artists with a Berlin connection, and is part of Gallery Homeland’s international collaboration with Brooklyn’s Stuhltrager Gallery called The East/West Project.  For more information about The East/West project contact or visit http://www.damstuhltrager.com/east_west.html.  Gallery Homeland is located at 2505 SE 11th St and an opening reception will be held on Friday, November 6. Sandra is also currently showing paintings at Portland fashion designer Alice Dobson’s store called Sofada.  The store is located at 2937 E. Burnside. 

Sara Young, MBA (00) has begun an interactive project and concurrent blog entitled: Bartering Fear and Desire, which will run from October 15th, 2009 to November 11th, 2010.  Follow the progress of the project at http://barteringfearanddesire.blogspot.com.

Colleen Flanigan (metals ‘97) was selected to be one of 20 Senior TED Fellows. http://www.ted.com.  Over the next three years, she will be attending 5 more TED conferences (Long Beach and London) and developing a collaborative, interdisciplinary touring exhibit about the oceans and coral restoration—a fusion of performance, visual art, video, science, and activism.
 
OCAC alumni, faculty and select students from the Fibers Department are showing work at Pendleton Center for the Arts. The opening reception is Fri, Oct 30 at 5:30pm; the show runs through Nov 14th. Embodying Oregon’s legacy of individuality and independence, the offerings by these artists display the beauty, versatility and sense of adventure that marks today’s contemporary crafts scene. Select images are displayed at http://www.pendletonarts.org/exhibits.

Malini Gupta ‘08, had two Broadsides accepted in the show “Broadsided: The Intersection of Art And Literature,” at 23 Sandy Gallery in Portland. The show was reviewed in The Oregonian in October. http://www.23sandy.com/Broadsided/artists/catalog.html
http://www.oregonlive.com/books/index.ssf/2009/09/23_sandy_gallery_hosts_two_exh.html

Beth Robinson(Book Arts ‘08) had a piece accepted in the “Dia de Los Muertos” Exhibition at Guardino Gallery in Portland, OR. (http://www.guardinogallery.com

Inge Bruggeman, Book Arts faculty, exhibited her book Unable to Find Each Other, Let Alone Ourselves in the group show “Threads: Interweaving Textu[r]al Meaning” at the Center for Book Arts in New York City. She was also one of ten artists to create a print for “Ink & Impact,” benefitting the 10th anniversary of Write Around Portland, a local non-profit that offers writing workshops for underprivileged and marginalized individuals. In June Inge gave a lecture and taught a workshop on text and image at Columbia College Center for Book and Paper Arts. She was also on a panel discussing the future of letterpress printing at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia at a conference titled “Hybrid Book: Intersection and Intermedia.”

Image: Karl Burkheimer

Karl Burkheimer, Wood Department Head, was recently featured on an Oregon ArtBeat segment on Oregon Public Broadcasting. He is also a finalist for Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize at Society for Contemporary Craft in Pittsburgh, PA and will be included in “Transformation 7,” the exhibition associated with the prize.

Christine Clark, Metals Department Head, was awarded a Percent for Art Commission for OCAC’s new Drawing, Painting and Photography building. She was chosen to create two large light fixture sculptures.

Image: Jeannette DeNicolis Meyer

Jeannette DeNicolis Meyer, Studio School instructor, had her quilt, Full Circle, included in Lark Books’ upcoming publication, 500 Art Quilts. She’s also one of the artists included in this year’s Sitka Art Invitational November 14-15 at the Western Forestry Center in Portland.

Rebecca Kelley, General Studies faculty, recently co-authored with Joy Hatch The Eco-nomical Baby Guide, a handbook for every aspect of eco-friendly living with a baby. The authors prove that raising baby can be easy on the pocketbook and the planet. The book will be available March 1.

Current student Stephen Takacs and Photography Department Head Mark Rupert each had work in group show at the Mt. Hood Cultural Center and Museum at Government Camp. The work on display was created earlier this year at the Bull Run Powerhouse for the Art Comptemplates Industry project. The cultural center is the first stop for the work which will tour several other venues throughout the year.

Image: Barb Tetenbaum

Barbara Tetenbaum, Book Arts Department Head, is exhibiting work in “New Wave: Artists’ Publishing in the 21st Century” at the School of Creative Arts, University of the West of England, Bristol; “Boundless Transformations” Art Students League of Denver; and “The Vandercook Book” at Museum of Printing History in Houston, TX. She recently created a broadside for Write Around Portland’s “Ink and Impact” project, exhibited this fall at 23 Sandy Gallery in Portland, and she wrote an article on German artist, Andrea Nieke, published in the summer 2009 issue of Hand Papermaking. Barb’s work has been included on the website for the TV serial “Craft in America,” and she is currently organizing a national conference for the College Book Art Association to be held on the OCAC campus in January, 2010.

Image: Lena McGrath Welker

Lena McGrath Welker, Library and Front Desk staff, had her work published in an online catalog, 10th Wave 3, for Brown Grotta. http://www.browngrotta.com
The work was shown in their private home in Wilton, CT, at Jack Lenore Larson’s Longhouse in New York, and is now at Artifact.

Cecilia Shukwit, Craft Gallery Associate, won second place at the Jackson Bottom Wetlands “Tweet of Dreams” for her life-size needle felted bust of Albert Einstein. Cecilia donated the piece, and the proceeds from the auction sale benefits the Wetlands.

The Maryland Institute College of Art is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications for the 2010 sessions of the Klots Artist Residency Program at the Château in the village of Rochefort-en-Terre in Brittany, France.

NEW THIS YEAR:
Because of the nature of our accommodations on the Chateau grounds, we are happy to announce that we are encouraging applications from artist-couples as well as from individual artists.

We have also extended the length of the sessions to five weeks.
The dates of our two five-week sessions in 2010 are:
Sunday, May 23 to Saturday, June 26
Sunday, July 4 to Saturday, August 7
Competitive residencies are open to artists and artist-couples working in any media and to writers (or artist-writer couples).  More information is available at http://www.mica.edu/Programs_of_Study/International_and_Off-Campus_Programs/Klots_Artist_Residency_in_Rochefort-en-Terre.html

The residency application deadline is January 8, 2010.

The Disjecta event for the HeART of Healing has been postponed to Spring 2010. We are staging three more events this month for HeART of Healing, so if you can join us fo rany or all of these, please do:

Oct. 25th, Sunday—O’Connor’s in Multnomah Village,

5-act blues/folk concert, 6-9pm, $12

Oct. 31th, Halloween—The Woods in Sellwood

Vagabond Opera concert and chilling seance festival, 9:30pm—LATE, $16

Nov. 6th, Friday—The Village Ballroom in NE Portland, off Dekum

Movement and electronica/ethereal/world beat extravaganza, 8pm-?, sliding scale of $10 to $25