The WCA Board invites all Washington County artists and performers to take a look at and join our artists and performers Web site.
http://www.artstage.info

REQUEST FOR SERVICES:  OBEC Consulting Engineers, Eugene, OR, is seeking local artists, architects, landscape architects, and other design professionals as part of Art and Design Teams to design and implement aesthetic enhancements for the I-5: Willamette River Bridge project in Eugene, Oregon. OBEC is designing the replacement bridge for Oregon Department of Transportation.
A mandatory pre-proposal meeting will be held Aug. 25, 2009, 10 AM, Lane Council of Governments, Buford Conf. Rm., 5th Fl., 859 Willamette St., Eugene, OR 97401. Proposals are due September 8, 2009.  OBEC is an EEO employer and strongly encourages DMWESB participation.
One detail you will get from the full RFS (which can be e-mailed to you from Pam Swenson in a 2.1mb PDF package) is that only leads are required to attend the mandatory meeting stated above. Later that afternoon, a list of all the attendees with their contact information will be distributed to all who have requested the RFS. This project has many facets and can use many skills.  OBEC intends to facilitate networking and team-building. 
For the full RFS, contact:
Pamela J. Swenson
Operations Coordinator
OBEC Consulting Engineers
920 Country Club Rd, Ste 100B
Eugene, OR 97401
Phone:  541.683.6090
Fax:  541.683.6576
email: 

The Oregon Arts Commission is pleased to announce a new opportunity for public artists.

Oregon State Hospital Replacement: Community Project Salem, Oregon

The Oregon Arts Commission (“Commission”) is seeking artists interested in creating site-specific works of art that involve the patient community for the Oregon State Hospital Replacement Project. The Oregon State Hospital, which is a part of the Department of Human Services, is a significant, state-of-the-art healing facility located in Salem, Oregon.

For more than 120 years the Oregon State Hospital has been Oregon’s primary mental health facility. Located on a vast 144 acre campus, the current facility has approximately 60 buildings built from 1883 to the mid-1950s. It is notable as the location for the film One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.

As indicated, this invitation to artists is only for an artistic project which involves the patient community (referred to as “consumers of mental health services” or “consumers”) as significant collaborators. The artist may involve the patient community in the content, the making, or the ongoing evolution of the work. The commissioned project should add to the vibrant healing environment of the hospital and reflect the diversity of the consumers and staff. Interested artists should note that, due to the nature of this facility, there will be significant concerns for durability of materials and patient/staff safety. An artist’s past experience working with diverse communities will be carefully considered. The artwork must be durable, unbreakable, touchable when possible, and considerate of the specific needs of the consumers in the portion of the new hospital facility the work will be located.

Budget: The total budget for artwork for this project exceeds $1.3 million. This budget will be divided between multiple contracts. Applicants must indicate a minimum budget requirement for consideration in a cover letter to application materials.

Deadline: Complete applications must be received in the Oregon Arts Commission office no later than 5pm Friday, September 4, 2009.

Note: While referred to as an RFP, requirements to apply do not include a specific design proposal.

Meagan Atiyeh
Visual Arts Coordinator

Ellen Goldschmidt’s show “Pressed” opens at Blackfish opens Thursday, August 6 and runs through August 29.  All details are available on Blackfish’s website, http://www.blackfish.com  including a statement.
Hope to see you there!
Blackfish Gallery
420 NW Ninth Ave.
Portland, OR 97209
Tues-Sat, 11-5

The Drawing, Painting and Photography building (DPP) is now getting the structural steel installed for its outdoor deck. The lower level plumbing has begun, and fire/HVAC lines will be installed in the coming weeks. Casework (lockers, cabinets, etc.) are being produced at Robert Gray shop, and lower level parking landscape will begin in the coming week. Mike Purcell of E&M Constructors has taken on Owners Rep responsibility. His focus will be to complete the building in a timely manner and within budget.

The adjacent Thesis Building is currently being framed, and the large retaining wall/stair wall excavation is progressing.

Watch OCAC faculty Karl Burkheimer and Heidi Schwegler discuss their work in “Call + Response” exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Craft in Portland, OR.
http://www.youtube.com/user/contemporarycraft

Christine Clark, metals department head, participated in Tacoma, WA’s Metal-Urge,a city-wide celebration of the metal arts. http://www.tacomaculture.org/arts/MetalUrge.asp
Her work was in a group show at The Robert Daniel Gallery of eleven Northwest artists. http://www.therobertdanielgallery.com
Her installation, “Woolworth Windows,“ will be on display until September 19 at Tacoma Contemporary. http://www.tacomacontemporary.org

Image: Inge Bruggeman

Read about the work of book arts faculty, Inge Bruggeman, in Fine Books Magazine.
http://finebooksmagazine.com/issue/200907/bruggeman-1.phtml

Michael deForest, wood faculty, is living in Ghana this summer learning how to make Ga Coffins.
He started a blog, http://www.michaeldeforeststudio.blogspot.com, called Apprentice Coffin Maker.

Read the Oregon’s review of a collaborative art installation by OCAC faculty Karl Burkheimer and Michelle Ross.
http://www.oregonlive.com/art/index.ssf/2009/07/review_open_house_opening_cura.html

Image: Tricia Hoffman

Tricia Hoffman, current OCAC student, is participating in Newspace Center for Photography’s 2009 Juried Exhibition. Curated by Chris Pichler, Publisher of Nazraeli Press, the show runs August 7-30 with an opening reception on Friday, August 7 from 7:00-10:00pm. From over 300 entries and about 1,500 individual images, Mr. Pichler selected five photographers to exhibit five images each, including Hoffman, Joe Sumner, Kevin G. Malella, Christine Laptuta, and Jacqueline Bates. Newspace Center for Photography | 1632 SE 10th Ave. Portland, OR 97214
Tricia’s photographs are held in private and corporate collections and she has been published in the book of Alternative Photographic Processes, 2nd Edition, by Christopher James. http://triciahoffman.com/

Image: Paul Kottke

Paul Kottke, current OCAC student, is showing, “The Flesh Pot,“ new paintings at The Fresh Pot at 4001 N Mississippi Avenue in Portland. The show runs August 1-September 3, 2009.

OCAC wood students are showing work at Together Gallery in Portland, OR July 30-August 23, 2009. Together Gallery is located at 2916 NE Alberta Street, Suite A.
http://www.togethergallery.com

Erin Knight (Metals/Fibers ’08) will marry Gus Nicklos in Portland on August 7, 2009 and begin graduate studies in fall 2009 at Loyola College in Maryland in cooperation with the Montessori Institute Northwest in Portland.

Heidi Paul (Fiber 96’) is currently showing her work at the Santa Cruz Art League’s 5th Annual Fiber Art Show.  Heidi will be participating in the American Craft Council show in San Francisco this August, the 14 - 16th.  She will be teaching a beginning Feltmaking workshop at the Southwest School of Craft in San Antonio in October.  Also, the last weekend of November and the first weekend of December, Heidi has been accepted to the 31th Annual Celebration of Craftswomen, a well received local San Francisco Craft show.  Visit Heidi’s website at: http://www.designbyheidipaul.com

Hilary Pfeifer (Metals ‘09) has work in Stimulus, a summer show at Sienna Gallery in Lenox, Massachusetts.

Lori Mason (Fibers ‘95) has just had a collection of fabric designs accepted by RJR Fabrics, a Los Angeles based fabric house whose focus is manufacturing fabrics for the quilting industry. The fabrics are currently scheduled to hit the market in May 2010.  Lori was asked to be the first designer to create a line for their new Modern Division.  Look for Lori’s newly designed website this coming Fall.  http://www.lorimasondesign.com/

Carly Kellogg (Metals, ’09) and Allie Bentley (Metals, ’09) are hosting their very own jewelry Trunk Show at 1945 SE Harrison Street (20th & Harrison SE).  The event will feature handmade, one-of-a-kind jewelry by both artists on Saturday, July 25 2009 from 9am to 2pm.  For more information please visit:  http://www.alliebonline.etsy.com 

Image: Ellen Goldschmidt

Ellen Goldschmidt (Drawing/Painting ’00) is showing new work at Blackfish Gallery this August. There is a First Thursday reception on Thursday, August 6 from 6:00-9:00pm. The show, titled “Pressed,“ showcases her unique method of off-press printing combined with painting and drawing.  For a preview of the images, go to http://www.blackfish.com, click on artists and then Ellen’s name.

 
Kimo Nelson (Drawing/Painting ’09) showed “Canyon Musings” at Ken Sanders Rare Books in Salt Lake City, UT in July. Kimo Nelson splits his time between Portland, Oregon and the Colorado Plateau in Southern Utah and Northern Arizona. He completed a BA in Environmental Studies and studied painting at Lewis & Clark College and received a Post - Baccalaureate certificate in drawing and painting from OCAC. For the past 15 years, he has spent his summers working as a river guide with Colorado River & Trail Expedition, an experience that has had a profound effect on his art and left him with the belief that “the landscape of the Colorado Plateau is a place that strains perception and comprehension. Confronting this place can illicit a mixture of awe, disbelief, and fear. It is not surprising that many who encounter these spaces feel themselves challenged, awakened, or simply at peace. Call it what you will, an encounter with the sublime, a religious experience, or a spiritual connection, no one sees these places and leaves unchanged. Anyone who experiences this connection, be it to this landscape or any other, will decide for themselves how best to understand it. As an artist I explore this connection through the spaces I paint.“
http://kensandersbooks.com

Shauna Oster (‘09) and Patricia Patino (‘09) showed work in the “Recent Graduates” exhibition at Blackfish Gallery in Portland in July.

Amy Baker (Fibers (‘09), showed new work at Monochrome Gallery in Portland in July.

Greetings savvy designers,

You have been selected to participate in a sweat equity ‘design challenge’ made to Portland’s creative community! The gist: produce the creative concept for a large-scale project supporting The Archimedes Movement this October.

Bound to be fun, and pro bono, this is your chance to: Let Loose your fingers of desire. Think arts, music and healing. Dazzle us with design motifs to brand this large creative festival, called the ‘HeART of Healing.‘ Choose your own font. Combine delicate details and color nuances in a way never before imagined. You have been chosen. We need your fire.

Pumped and ready? I hope so. Please find the official RFP attached. This RFP will soon be released to the entire Portland community through various channels, but this email gives you access to me—RFP’s author. This is a definite bonus.

Notoriety awaits you
If your design is one of the top 10 selected, it will be featured in a public exhibition during October. Venue TBD. It will also be showcased on the HeART of Healing Website, as well as linked through other media sources. The winning design will be used to animate all branding for the ‘HeART of Healing,‘ with designer credit publicly announced and stated in our media kits.

About HoH
The HeART of Healing covers a variety of arts, music, performance and speaking events during the month of October, 2009. The theme ties the power of the arts to heal, the challenge artists face in getting decent health care, and the impact of community in creating change. It will be large, multi-dimensional and inclusive of the arts, music, movement and healing communities in the Portland Metro area.

Get ready, set
Go. Simply download and carefully read the attached RFP. If questions, contact me. And, please pass along this RFP to other designers you know who may wish to tackle this.

All completed submissions must be email to:
Deadline: Friday, July 10, 2009

Thanks… and good luck!

Best wishes,
Tiffany

Tiffany Chantel Wheeler

503-287-4080 (office)
503-830-1250 (mobile)

http://www.tiffanychantel.com | http://www.creativecurrents.com

SideShow gallery, operated by OCAC students Nicholas Musso and Anne Coombs, is showing “East of Eden,“ new work by Annie Heisey July 2-12, 2009. An opening reception is scheduled for July 2 from 5:00-9:00PM at the gallery, located at the Everett Station Lofts at 625 NW Everett Street #106 in Portland. An artist talk is scheduled for Saturday, July 11 at 6:00PM. Hours: 1:00-5:00PM Saturday-Sunday. 

Jeffrey T. Baker (Drawing ‘03) was interviewed in the premiere issue of Diffusion Magazine (http://www.diffusionmag.com), a new periodical devoted to “unconventional photography.“ Jeffrey has an upcoming solo show at the Maude Kerns Art Center in Eugene, OR (http://www.mkartcenter.org) from July 17-August 28, 2009. His mixed media drawings/photographs will also be part of a group show at the Glenn & Viola Walters Cultural Art Center in Hillsboro, OR from September 1-30, 2009. This past May, Jeffrey took part in Bethany Ides’ Approx L exhibition (http://approximatel.blogspot.com/) at Worksound Gallery by contributing photographic documentation of her performance about the name Lindsey and its many permutations over time and place.

Ryan Pierce (Drawing ‘03) is showing new work in Green Oregon, at PNCA’s Manuel Izquierdo Gallery in June and in “NextNew: Green,“ at San Jose Institute for Contemporary Art from July through September. He is also busy with Signal Fire, a new organization promoting wilderness opportunities for artists and writers: http://www.signalfirearts.org and http://www.ryanpierce.net.

Jennifer Jackson MacLean (Drawing and Painting ’09)  Jennifer’s artwork will be featured in a group show at Gallerie Rene on first Thursday in July, 207 SW Pine St., Portland, OR.  97204
(503)223-1022 More info at: http://www.gallerierene.net  Her artwork will also be featured in Corporate Environments for their August 5th open house and be up for three months. 707 SE Belmont, Portland, OR 97214   Phone:  503.963.6212

Lori Mason (Fibers ‘95) has just had her first Lori Mason Design textile collection accepted by RJR Fabrics.  It is scheduled to hit the market May 2010.  Lori will be featured as one of RJR Fabrics’ new designers focusing on a modern aesthetic.  RJR Fabrics distributes its textiles internationally, primarily to the quilting industry.

Marilyn Joyce (draw/paint 06) is part of “Town and Country: Oregon at 150,“ a juried group exhibit at the Froelick Gallery in Portland, Or.  The show continues through July 11th.
http:www.froelickgallery.com.

Sandra Preston (Drawing/Painting ‘04) is showing new work at Moxie boutique in Portland. Sandra’s mixed-media sculptures, paintings, and performance works address how cultural narratives inform aesthetic practice. Her colorful and often painfully funny works cross a diverse range of expression—from abstract painted algorithmic patterns to writing to fictional ‘Holocaust Educational Kits.‘  Sandra has exhibited both locally and nationally, and her work is held in international private collections.  She received her M.F.A. from Maine College of Art and is a member of The Bunny Sandwich Collective. Her paintings at Moxie this month are the beginning process of a larger project with the collective. http://www.sandrapreston.org

Nicole Gibbs (Ceramics ‘06) is showing new work with fellow Ohio State University grad students, Will Tucker and Paul Simmons in the exhibition titled, “After the Pedestal: The 5th Annual of Smaller Sculpture from the Region” at The Sculpture Center (http://www.sculpturecenter.org/) in Cleveland, Ohio. The show was juried by Paola Morziani, the Curator of Contemporary Art at The Cleveland Museum of Art.

This June at Sideshow Gallery Portland, four artists come together to present work based on a common interest in working with materials and concepts at hand. Together they are questioning life, taking stock in their surroundings, and forging ahead with a combination of both camaraderie and bootstrap ethic.

Beth Robinson is a book artist and storyteller. Her visual metaphors have a playful poignancy. “I have felt that many where disheartened by the actions of the pervious administration, causing a questioning of our personal and national culture and identity. The title “where do we go from here?“ inspired me to create a small collection of realizations and tools to move forward.

Show runs June 4th- June 14th Hours 1-5

Beth Robinson will give an artist talk on June 12th @ 6 pm.

Everett Station Lofts

625 NW Everett Street, #106

Hi all,

Just wanted to let you know that I am showing work (along with my fellow grad students, Will Tucker and Paul Simmons) in the exhibition titled, “After the Pedestal: The 5th Annual of Smaller Sculpture from the Region” at The Sculpture Center

  first Friday artist reception with local artist: Sandra Preston June 5th 5-9pm

  Sandra Marianne Preston is an artist living in Portland, Oregon, whose mixed-media sculptures, paintings, and performance works address how cultural narratives inform aesthetic practice.  Her colorful and often painfully funny works cross a diverse range of expression—from abstract painted algorithmic patterns to writing to fictional ‘Holocaust Educational Kits.‘  Sandra has exhibited both locally and nationally, and her work is held in international private collections.  She received her M.F.A. from Maine College of Art and is a member of The Bunny Sandwich Collective. Her paintings at Moxie this month are the beginning process of a larger project with the collective. http://www.sandrapreston.org  and…

Seeking submissions in art and writing, of work that relates ideas of digital technology and culture to the Othered body.  We are looking for artists working from a culturally ‘outside’ perspective, engaging with ideas and modes of technological ‘progress’ and its impact on and potential for the Othered body.  Ideas explored in proposed works may include: dependence, resistance, engagement, functionality, subversion, abjection, waste, fusion, interface, body-lessness, the virtual body, the cyborg, the digitized subject, people as data, prosthetics, robotics, (...) and should ask questions and expand the discourse of how the technological age is being experienced by marginalized people and what it might mean for our future.

Selected works will be featured in a publication that will be made in conjunction with the show, in online and physical format, and will include images and writings on the theme.  This is a great opportunity for experience and exposure for emerging artists. Unfortunately artist fees will not be paid out, as this is an independent student curatorial project aimed at providing the opportunity for exposure to emerging artists.  The show will be held at the Anna Leonowens Gallery, a historic gallery located in the Granville Campus of NSCAD University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

WHO CAN APPLY: artworks: Undergraduate and Graduate fine arts students in Canada and the U.S. in their second-last or final year of a university program, and recent graduates of such a program.  writing: Undergraduate and Graduate students from any discipline, in Canada and the U.S., doing research/writing relating to the theme, in their second-last or final year of a university program, and recent graduates.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: JULY 31, 2009

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: 3 to 7 digital images of the proposed work or related work if work is not yet realised (each image no larger than 500K, at 72 dpi, and approx. 5” x 7”), or video (format for Quicktime, H264 Codec, max. 15 frames per second), or sound files in WAV or AIFF format.  Writing submissions can be sent as Word, text, or pdf files.  Also included should be a description of the proposed work, a CV/resume, and a short bio on the artist/author. All images, video, sound and writing should be labeled clearly with artist’s name and title of the piece.  All physical submissions should include return postage if return is required.

SEND SUBMISSIONS TO: (and enquiries) via email -  sol Legault at   OR     via post -

attn: sol Legault
Anna Leonowens Gallery
1891 Granville st.
Halifax NS B3J 3J6
CANADA

INFO ON CURATOR: sol Legault is an interdisciplinary photo-based student in his final year of undergraduate studies at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.  sol has curated a variety of shows, notably Queerly Yours, a show of work by queer students, staff and faculty at NSCAD University, in November 2008.  His work involves exploration of identity, ambiguity, distortion, system, and artifice, moving between references to the altered human body and human-made architectural spaces, and stems from a queer perspective.