Thursday, May 14, 6 p.m.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland-based artist Pat Boas will lead the next Artist Talk on Thursday, May 14. Boas will discuss an untitled painting by Philip Guston made in 1969 and John McCracken’s sculpture Black Box, circa 1965.

Join Portland-based artist Pat Boas for a discussion about two works on view in the Jubitz Center for Modern and Contemporary Art at the Portland Art Museum . Participants depart from the Hoffman Lobby at 6 p.m. and the conversation continues during happy hour, held after the talk until 8 p.m.

Date and Time:  Thursday, May 14, 6 p.m.

Location:    Departs from the Hoffman Lobby
Portland Art Museum , 1219 SW Park Avenue , Portland , OR 97205

Cost:  Free with Museum admission. Admission includes happy hour cover. Free drink tickets available upon request for the first 50 ticket holders.

About the Artist Talk Series

The Artist Talk series invites local artists to share their thoughts about art on view at the Portland Art Museum . Held the second-Thursday night of each month, attendees can enjoy informal discussion with the artists in the galleries followed by happy hour in the Museum’s Hoffman Lobby.

About Pat Boas

Pat Boas is an artist and writer based in Portland , Oregon . Her work has been exhibited at the Portland Art Museum , the Boise Art Museum , the Salt Lake Art Center , and Seattle ’s Consolidated Works among other arts institutions and galleries. The recipient of several grants and awards for her studio work, Boas has written articles and exhibition reviews for such publications as Art Papers, Artweek and artUS. She is an assistant professor of drawing and painting and faculty chair of the Master of Fine Arts Program at Portland State University .

Heidi Schwegler, Metals faculty, has a solo show this month at the Hallie Ford Museum in Salem. Her new installation will be on display May 23-July 19 in the Study Gallery. The installation will include a range of sculptural objects, prints and film that focus on “a moment of anguish.” The title of the Schwegler’s installation, “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 the artist, it is very similar to personal anguish.

Christine Eagon, Studio School instructor, is showing “Christine Eagon & Felix: 1990-2009, Travel Photos with a Feline Twist,“ at Angst Gallery in Vancouver, WA. Christine literally let a stuffed animal cat out of her camera bag, and photographed him visiting ancient standing stones, next to classic gargoyles, totem poles, frolicking amongst frogs, or relaxing on a Scrabble board in her studio. The show runs through May 30, with a gallery talk and slide show on Wednesday May 13, 2009 at 7:00PM.

Micki Skudlarczyk, past Artist-in-Residence and Studio School instructor, is showing “Well Finished,“ a mixed media installation May 1-31 at Launch Pad Gallery in Portland. “Well Finished” investigates the artist’s philosophical and emotional struggle with her reverence for the animals that we eat and her dismay at the pain and fear they sometimes experience at the moment of death. In Fall 2008, Micki was awarded an artist residency the Fundacion Gruber, Jez where she developed a relationship with the small slaughter community in the village of Cholul. There, she experienced the process of animal slaughter first hand, from start to finish. An opening reception for the show takes place on Friday, May 1 from 6:00PM-midnight. Micki will also give a slide lecture and artist talk on May 31 at 1:00PM.

OCAC students Nicholas Musso and Ann Coombs are proud to announce the launch of their new gallery, SideShow. They are committed to their curatorial style of artistic experimentation, spacial engagement, & viewer interaction to bring you exhibits that delight and thrill all the senses. The gallery will be open for its initial launch on Thursday, May 7 from 6:00-10:00PM with “Techne ab initio,“ recent works by OCAC alumni Matt Cole. The exhibit runs May 8, 9, 10, 16 and 17 from 1:00-5:00PM. SideShow Gallery | Everett Station Lofts | 25 NW Everett Street #106 in Portland.

Known for his craftsmanship in both wood and metals, Matt Cole’s mechanical creations strive to, “reconnect the viewer with the act of experience through the sensory perception we use to interpret our world.“ He sees his, “devises work(ing) conjunctively as a whole in a larger collective that speaks of the value of life, nature and the human experience.“ Please join us for this unique interaction of motion and mechanism.

Beth Robinson (Book Arts, ‘08) created three images for the Children’ Book Illustration Competition and exhibit sponsored by Minnesota Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators and Minnesota Center for Book Arts following the May 2008 children’s poetry contest. Artists were invited to submit illustrations inspired by the five winning poems, to be considered for inclusion in REFLECTIONS, a juried exhibition at MCBa. Please feel free to check her blog:  http://www.robinpress.blogspot.com  for any new updates.

Devon Simpson (Drawing/Painting, ’03), completed a commission of 60 abstract paintings for guest rooms in the new Courtyard Marriott located in downtown Portland, OR.  The hotel is scheduled to open in June 2009.  Devon has also been accepted to an artist residency this summer in Charlottesville, VA and now has a website at http://www.devonsimpson.net

Eve I. Bennett (Metals ‘06) has 2 pieces appearing in a ThroughThe Music Gallery book entitled “Through The Pages.” The book will be out in June of this year. http://www.throughthemusic.com/blog/

Hilary Pfeifer (Metal ‘99) is part of “The Art of Opening: Bottles & Their Toppers” at the Wood Turning Center in Philadelphia PA. The show runs from May 1 - July 18, 2009.  She will also be a featured artist at Portland Community College’s ArtBeat event and will have work on display during the month of May at their Southeast Center Campus.  Hilary has also been working hard for Art on Alberta, a nonprofit organization that creates art and educational events for the NE Alberta Arts District.  Their 10th Annual Art Hop will be on May 16 and features 50 original works by Thelma Johnson Streat, the first African American Artist whose work was collected by the Museum of Modern Art.

Blue Mitchell (Photography ‘05) has recently published an annual photography magazine “Diffusion – Unconventional Photography”.  This first issue profiles OCAC alumni Jeffrey Baker as well as several other Portland, NY, and UK photographers.  Visit diffusionmag.com for more information.

Brennan Conaway (Wood ‘05) recently passed the Oregon exam to become a licensed General Contractor. He has started a small construction company - micro-structures - a design/build company specializing in backyard structures. Brennan constructs sheds, guesthouses and artist’s studios(!). He also remodels garages and basements to give people some extra space. Brennan has been fascinated by micro-structures for more than a decade, and has taught the Backyard Structures class at OCAC for the last two years, leading groups of students in the construction of a couple of Modernist storage sheds for Mark’s grounds keeping tools. The micro-structures company is a continuation and expansion of those projects beyond OCAC’s “backyard.” Brennan’s recent projects are featured on his website: http://www.micro-structures.com

Ellen Reardon (FIber Arts ‘00) will exhibit her photography as part of a group show, Nuance, May 30 - July 31 at Art Factors, 7035 SW Macadam, Portland. The opening is Saturday, May 30th from 6:00 - 10:00PM.

Faith Hagenhofer (Book Arts ‘04) received the Gene and Cande Buccola Award for her piece currently showing in “Art About Agriculture 2009 “ at the Giustina Art Gallery, Oregon State University, Corvallis OR through April 24, 2009.  This show travels throughout 2009, to The Dalles, Grants Pass and Baker City (http://agsci.oregonstate.edu/art).

Maria Cardenas (Photography ’06) has two pieces in the “Staring Back: Portraiture” at Sixth Street Gallery for the month of May. Artist reception May 1st, 5:00-9:00pm. http://www.sixthstreetgallery.com/index.htm

Nicole Gibbs (Ceramics ‘07) is graduating from Ohio State University’s Masters in Fine Arts program in May. She is showing her work in the 2009 009 Master of Fine Arts Exhibition: “Begged, Borrowed, and Stolen” April 22-May 20, 2009. View her work at http://www.nicolemgibbs.blogspot.com or http://www.uas.osu.edu/mfa2009.

Matt Cole (Metals “08) is showing new work, “Techne ab initio,“ at SideShow Gallery.  The gallery will be open for its initial launch on Thursday, May 7 from 6:00-10:00PM, and the exhibit runs May 8, 9, 10, 16 and 17 from 1:00-5:00PM. Known for his craftsmanship in both wood and metals, Matt Cole’s mechanical creations strive to, “reconnect the viewer with the act of experience through the sensory perception we use to interpret our world.“ He sees his, “devises work(ing) conjunctively as a whole in a larger collective that speaks of the value of life, nature and the human experience.“ SideShow Gallery | Everett Station Lofts | 25 NW Everett Street #106 in Portland.

I’m writing to share our progress on our Window Project idea. We’ve been working hard on our (photo) book proposal to property managers, building owners etc. and just posted our first entries on the blog site below. We are hoping to have a graphic designer help us with our logo and more- so this is just the verrrry beginning! We have decided that we will be designing the first window to kick things off- and then will be looking for other “artists” to design or participate in the following window displays. This could be the beginning of something really wonderful! Funding is definitely a big question at this point, but I’m hoping with each new artist/collaboration we will be able to find or borrow whatever props/staging needed. If you are interested, I’d love to hear any feedback/ideas/whatever!

Thanks, Xolaura
http://www.traipsepass.blogspot.com

Monday is the final submission deadline for AltCraft applications for the American Craft Council Show in San Francisco .

Sixteen makers will be juried into this bustling section, which celebrates the innovative techniques and materials of the burgeoning handmade movement. This is an opportunity for talented artists and indie designers to gain national exposure at a well-established show. Show dates are August 14-16.

Located at Fort Mason Center on the San Francisco waterfront between Fisherman’s Wharf and the Golden Gate Bridge , this show features 250 artists and serves a well-established audience of over 10,000 Bay Area craft enthusiasts.

The average booth is valued at $1,000 but as part of the Council’s commitment to indie craft artists, the cost of participation is just $350, which includes a 10-ft skirted table, electricity and lighting trusses in a shared loft space. Plus, there’s no application fee!

Applicants are eligible only if they have NOT shown in an American Craft Council show previously. Embellished commercially-bought objects (e.g., tee shirts, note cards, etc.) are not eligible. For more info, click here.

The deadline is THIS Monday, April 27.

There is no formal application packet. Please just submit:

  * (3) low-resolution images of your work
  * A brief description of your work (materials, dimensions, techniques)
  * Your contact information (mailing and email addresses)

Send submissions and inquiries to Erika at .
Finalists will be announced in May.

The American Craft Council is a national, nonprofit public educational organization founded in 1943 by Aileen Osborn Webb. The mission of the Council is to promote understanding and appreciation of contemporary American craft. Programs include the bimonthly magazine American Craft, annual juried shows presenting artists and their work, a leadership conference, the Aileen Osborn Webb Awards honoring excellence, workshops, seminars, and a research library. http://www.craftcouncil.org

...To submit original artwork for direct purchase at “The Allison“ Oregon Wine Country’s first luxury hotel and spa: http://www.TheAllison.com

The Project:
The Allison, Oregon Wine Country’s premier Inn & Spa, rises from a gentle hillside in the northeast corner of Newberg, Oregon, in Yamhill County and is surrounded by vineyards, orchards and rich, agricultural farmland. 
“The Allison and its Art Collection reflect the natural beauty and bounty of Oregon as well as the character and heritage of the neighboring rural communities.”

The Site:
Nestled on 35 hillside acres The Allison Inn & Spa features abundant flower and herb gardens, groves of trees, and 5 acres of vineyards all connected by winding footpaths. The structure has been designed to connect with the natural beauty of the landscape and countryside.

Opportunities:
Being early pioneers and proud residents of Oregon, it is only fitting that the Austin family, owners of The Allison, chose to enhance its beautiful building with rich and wonderful art of local and regional artists.
Individual artwork will be purchased for the following areas:
Public Spaces – Private Spaces:
The Inn’s living room, elevator lobbies, restaurant entrance and conference rooms have large walls that lend themselves to large scale paintings in a series or panels.  Dimensions are 3ft x 4ft minimum to 5ft x 7ft maximum.
The theme is the “Bounty of the Willamette Valley.”  This can be depicted as agricultural, environmental or emotional. The gardens are in need of free standing sculptures; these can be metal, stone or combination of materials.

Guest Rooms:
The luxurious guest rooms are a study of light and dark contrasting woods, fabrics and fixtures.  Acrylic Paintings have been selected for the wall next to
the tub measuring 2ft x 3 ft. vertical, while glass or ceramics have been selected for the wall at the wet bar.  We are looking for a painting about 2ft x 2ft square or a vertical rectangle up to 2ft x 3ft (not under glass) to hang next to the fireplace.

Spa:
There are a large number of long walls for art.  These walls can accommodate multiple long horizontal panels with a length of 2ft-3ft or a series of prints, photos, sculpture or fiber. The length of the spaces measures approximately 10ft -12ft.  Art for the individual treatment rooms can be horizontal or vertical measuring 2ft x 3ft or larger. Subject should project feelings of calm, beauty and relaxation.

Model Guest Room – Design Center - Open House Dates:
Art committee members and Allison staff will host two open houses for potential artists and gallery representatives to visit the model guest room, view drawings for all spaces and see fabric samples and building materials. 
Tuesday April 21, 2009 4pm-7pm  
Friday April 24, 2009 10am – 2pm

All open houses will be at 3113 Crestview Dr, Newberg OR 97132.
Look for the blue tent at the end of the road.

The Lebanon Public library has a new facility opening July 2009. The Art Advisory Council (AAC) is looking for art work that involves “exemplary use of design principles, represents the natural beauty of the Willamette Valley and Lebanon in particular, salutes the history of the area and is appropriate for [their] community”. Visit the following web site for more details about when they’re looking for, dates, proposal paperwork, and the proposed art locations within the building.

http://www.lebanon.plinkit.org/call-to-artists/a-call-to-artists.html

Deadline for submissions: May 15, 2009
Juror: Royal Nebeker

Salem Art Association seeks artists to participate in Project Space II – a dynamic temporary (June – Sept 2009) contemporary art venue in downtown Salem, Oregon that will offer juried exhibits by regional artists, studio space as well as speakers and performances that encourage community dialogue.

Artists working in any media, including painting, sculpture, video, interactive media, installation, photography and performance, are invited to apply to participate in the exhibition program. Approaches can be fantastical, practical, high-tech, low-tech, humorous or serious.  Exhibits will rotate every three weeks over a four month period (June – Sept 2009). Exhibiting artists are expected to engage the community in some way during the three-week time period of their exhibition. Individuals from underrepresented cultures are encouraged to apply.

Artists can respond to this call by:
- Proposing a project
- Proposing an exhibition of an existing body of work
- Proposing a collaboration
- Combining exhibit and studio space
- Proposing site-specific work
- Experimenting outside the physical building of PS II

Selection Process:
All proposals will be reviewed first by a core committee; selected proposals will then be forwarded to Royal Nebeker for final jurying. The following factors will be considered in selecting artists to participate:
(1) Ability to engage community and/or stimulate dialogue
(2) Innovation and creative exploration of ideas
(4) Demonstrated ability of artist to carry out proposed project
(5) Professionalism of proposal

To Apply:
The following materials must be submitted in digital format via email to by May 15, 2009.

(1) A narrative (one-page maximum) that clearly outlines your proposal. If you are proposing a collaboration, all artists must supply resumes. If you are proposing to use studio space, please include length of time you would be interested in working in the space.
(2) 5 work sample files 
• still images should be in JPG format, not over 5 mb, at least 3 x 4 inches, and 200 dpi
• time-based work should be hosted online (YouTube, personal site…) with web address provided, or sent on a DVD
(3) Work sample description
• title, date, dimensions, medium and short descriptions if relevant
(4) Artist statement
(5) Artist resume
(6) Any other supporting materials

Costs and Installation:
Artists are responsible for all arrangements and costs including delivery, equipment and tools necessary to complete and install the work. A complete work is considered to be installed in place, and when appropriate, displayed with lighting and base. Any additional costs must be included in a proposed quote.

Project Space II Timeline:
May 15, 2009: Submissions Due
May 15-29: Second round of work samples if needed
May 29, 2009: Selected Artists Contacted
June 5, 2009: Artist Contracts Completed
Three week periods between June and September 2009: Installation of works

Contact Information:
Kathleen Dinges Rice
Salem Art Association
600 Mission Street SE
Salem, OR 97302
503 581 2228 x312

From The Bear Deluxe Magazine (supporter of the PMMNLS)
Want to be a Millionaire?
Project proposals to serve the environment and stimulate the economy
PLEASE FORWARD FAR AND WIDE

As the U.S. government prepares to give away billions in new stimulus grants, we here at The Bear Deluxe Magazine are looking for just those million-dollar ideas. Send us your grant application (200 words or less) for projects to serve the environment and stimulate the economy. You have exactly $1,000,000 to spend…so chose wisely. Those projects which demonstrate direct and elevated benefits (greatest return on investment, ecological or otherwise) will garner the greatest interest from the editorial team. Be specific and include numbers. Share your ideas, affect the stimulus package, change the world!

The Details
What: Response-based magazine feature article (to be published in The Bear Deluxe #29)
Theme: Want to be a Millionaire? Project proposals to serve the environment and stimulate the economy
Word limit: 200 words
Deadline: April 25
Submit by email to:

Publishing rights: Upon submission, The Bear Deluxe Magazine will reserve one-time print and online publishing rights for a period of 12 months after submission deadline.
Compensation: Published authors and artists (print only) will each receive ten $100,000 candy bars (and publication).

The Bear Deluxe Magazine is published by Orlo, a nonprofit organization using the creative arts to explore environmental issues. The Bear Deluxe has been recognized by Print magazine, Adbusters, Utne Reader, the Oregon Cultural Trust and the Regional Arts & Culture Council for editorial and design excellence. Each issue enjoys an audience of 44,000+ readers.

http://www.harrellfletcher.com
http://www.learningtoloveyoumore.com
http://www.somepeoplepeople.com

Are you in need of some extra space? Thinking about building an artist studio in your backyard? Or maybe you just need a reliable General Contractor to work on your house?
Brennan Conaway – the instructor who teaches the ‘Backyard Structures’ class at OCAC – is a licensed General Contractor and has recently started a small design/build company called micro-structures .
Brennan specializes in small backyard structures – garden sheds, guesthouses and artist’s studios.  He also remodels garages and basements to give people some extra space.
Brennan offers free design consultations and is always happy to discuss your project ideas, and to celebrate the launch of micro-structures, he is offering a 10% discount to all members of the OCAC community and a 20% discount to the first person who commissions a micro-structure.
Brennan’s recent projects, including two sheds on the OCAC campus, are featured on his website: http://www.micro-structures.com

brennan conaway
phone: 971 - 227 - 9399
http://www.micro–structures.com

Hello art lovers!

I volunteer for Art on Alberta, (http://www.artonalberta.org/) a small but mighty nonprofit organization whose mission is to “promote the Alberta Arts District’s distinct cultural identity through art and educational activities.  This year, we are celebrating our 10th anniversary and have been working really hard to bring a very important show to Portland.  Thelma Johnson Streat was an Oregonian of African American and Native American descent, who went to the Museum School here in Portland in the 1930’s.  She became an internationally reknowned artist, who worked with Diego Rivera on public murals, and was part of many important art collections, including being the first African American woman whose art was acquired for the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in NY.  Most Oregonians don’t know her name and this important part of our local art history, and we have been working with Streat’s family who still lives in the region to mount a major show of her work on Alberta Street in a few weeks.  By all accounts, this could be the largest show of this woman’s work ever presented to the public. 

Half of the show will be hung next week, opening at the Last Thursday event.  On the day of Art Hop (May 16) we will also open an additional venue with a large group of original works.  There will also many historical documents available to explain more about this amazing woman’s life. We are still a few thousand dollars short of our fundraising goals, and I’m reaching out to the art community to help us bring this show to Portland.  I recently posted a blog entry (http://www.bunnywithanartblog.blogspot.com) with more information about this show and Art Hop.  Memberships in Art on Alberta start at just $20.  We can also take Paypal donations of any amount on our website http://www.artonalberta.org . Thanks and we hope to see you on May 16!

Hilary Pfeifer

Dear Partners in the Arts and Social Change,

ArtCorps offers unique and exciting opportunities for your friends, colleagues and students. Please share the notice below:

Attention actors, painters, musicians, sculptors, dancers and all types of creative artists!
Join ArtCorps and volunteer your creative talents to strengthen sustainable development in Central America in 2010.  Through community arts projects, artists educate and inspire people to participate actively in improving the environmental, health, and social conditions in their communities. Every ArtCorps artist works directly with a local non-governmental organization that is an expert in its field.  Artists strengthen dialogue between community members and the organization, improve community education and empower local leadership. 

Artists will:
  * Work as a volunteer and live in his or her host community from January 2010 through December 2010.  Artists have the option to extend their stay for a second year if agreed upon by the host organization.
  * Receive airfare, room and board, medical insurance and a small personal stipend.
  * Receive training and technical assistance from ArtCorps staff in the region in order to integrate ArtCorps methodology into the host organization.
  * Uphold the mission and values of ArtCorps as the sole ArtCorps artist in the host community.
  * Communicate fluently in Spanish.

Apply now for opportunities in Guatemala , El Salvador and Honduras !  For info and initial application, visit http://www.artcorp.org/artist_placements.html.  Full applications are accepted in three rounds, and the deadlines are May 1, June 5 and July 3, 2009.  Contact Suzanne at or +1 978-927-2404 x4 for more info.

Dear Partners in the Arts and Social Change,

ArtCorps offers unique and exciting opportunities for your friends, colleagues and students. Please share the notice below:

Attention actors, painters, musicians, sculptors, dancers and all types of creative artists!

Join ArtCorps and volunteer your creative talents to strengthen sustainable development in Central America in 2010.  Through community arts projects, artists educate and inspire people to participate actively in improving the environmental, health, and social conditions in their communities. Every ArtCorps artist works directly with a local non-governmental organization that is an expert in its field.  Artists strengthen dialogue between community members and the organization, improve community education and empower local leadership. 

Artists will:
  * Work as a volunteer and live in his or her host community from January 2010 through December 2010.  Artists have the option to extend their stay for a second year if agreed upon by the host organization.
* Receive airfare, room and board, medical insurance and a small personal stipend.
* Receive training and technical assistance from ArtCorps staff in the region in order to integrate ArtCorps methodology into the host organization.
* Uphold the mission and values of ArtCorps as the sole ArtCorps artist in the host community.
* Communicate fluently in Spanish.

Apply now for opportunities in Guatemala , El Salvador and Honduras !  For info and initial application, visit http://www.artcorp.org/artist_placements.html.  Full applications are accepted in three rounds, and the deadlines are May 1, June 5 and July 3, 2009.  Contact Suzanne at or +1 978-927-2404 x4 for more info.

“Art in Progress” is an on-line service for current and emerging artists. The address is: http://studentartgallery.com/

Under the ‘About’ tab, you can enjoy a brief tour of our gallery.  In addition, the ‘Artist FAQ’ tab contains answers to most questions you and your students may have.  We look forward to hearing from you and to your future participation.

Thanks,

Jeffrey Skoglind
President and Founder, Art In Progress, LLC