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.

The Book Arts Department 2008 Print Portfolio was on view at Utrecht in NW Portland May 7-June 1, 2009.

Construction on campus is really picking up steam as we head into summer. Robert Gray Construction has made great progress and we are close to opening back up the lower lots for parking. Sixty new spaces will be available for use on June 15!

The metal roof decking is also complete on the new Drawing, Painting and Photography building, and the interior framing on the lower level of the building has begun.

Image: Heidi Schwegler

Heidi Schwegler, Metals faculty, lectured at the University of Art and Design Burg Giebichenstein, Halle. She also has a solo show at the Hallie Ford Museum in Salem in May, and is participating in “Call + Response,“ an exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Craft in June.

Jiseon Lee Isbara, Fibers Department Head, will be showing new work in “Call + Response” at The Museum of Contemporary Craft in Portland in June.

Inge Bruggeman, Interim Book Arts Department Head, In June I will be giving another lecture as part of another panel discussion on Contemporary Letterpress Printing at the Hybrid Book: Intersection + Intermedia at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA.

Karl Burkheimer, Wood Department Head, will be showing new work in “Call + Response” at The Museum of Contemporary Craft in Portland in June.

OCAC alumni Tracy Taylor Nehrling, Beth Robinson, Brianna Cross and Cyan Bott are showing “Where Do We Go From Here?“ at SideShow Gallery in Portland during the month of June. These 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. Opening June 4, 2009 6:00-8:00PM. Beth Robinson will give an artist talk on June 12 @ 6:00PM. SideShow is located in the Everett Station Lofts at 625 NW Everett Street, #106 in Portland.

Don’t miss Portland Art Spark this month as OCAC alumni Brennan Conaway, Matt McCalmont, and Charissa Niles speak briefly about Nowhere, an arts collective they founded in 2005. See them on Thursday, June 18 at Rontoms, 600 E Burnside. http://www.nowheregallery.org 
Portland Art Spark is a monthly mingling that gives artists a chance to meet, discuss, applaud and plot the growth of the arts in Portland. Previous hosts include: Mayor-elect Sam Adams, OCAC Bonnie Laing-Malcolmson, OPB ArtBeat’s Jeff Douglas and KC Cowan, and Milepost 5’s Gavin Shettler. http://www.portlandartspark.com

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 runs June 2nd - July 11th.  First Thursday, June 3rd, 5 - 8:30.  For more information:  http://www.froelickgallery.com.  Additional work is included in The Beautiful Book show at 23 Sandy Gallery in Portland, Or.  June 5th - 27th.  First Friday, June 5th, 6 - 9 p.m.  For more information:  http://www.23sandy.com

Beth Humphrey ( Fiber Arts 95) has 5 pieces in the “Hudson Valley Artists 2009: Ecotones and Transitional Zones”  Exhibition at the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art in New Paltz, New York (http://www.newpaltz.edu/museum) from June 13th -September 6th 2009.  Beth also has a new web site of her current work : bethhumphrey.com

Moe Snyder (Book Arts 07) has had 2 pieces accepted in “The Beautiful Book” exhibition at 23 Sandy Gallery, 623 NE Sandy, Portland. The show runs June 5-27, 2009, with first Friday festivities from 6-9 pm.

Ellen Goldschmidt (Drawing/Painting ’00) has joined Blackfish Gallery (http://www.Blackfish.com) in Portland, OR. Her first show with Blackfish is scheduled for August, 2009.  http://www.ellengoldschmidt.com.

Rachel Wiecking (Book Arts ‘02) is finishing her first year of graduate school in Interdisciplinary Art + Design/Art History at Purchase College in New York. She has been nominated for the Dedalus Foundation Master of Fine Art Fellowship in Sculpture by the Purchase graduate faculty.

Andrew Buckland (Photo ‘06) has accepted a Job at New York University as a Manager of the Advanced Media Studio he started this past December. He also has 5 images in the “Unorthodox Landscapes” Exhibition at Chesapeake gallery at Harford Community College, Bel Air, Maryland from June 5 - September 18, 2009. The reception date is September 15, 2009, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.  http://www.andrewbuckland.com.

Nicole Gibbs (Ceramics ‘06) showed her graduate thesis work in Ohio State’s “2009 MFA Exhibition: Begged, Borrowed, and Stolen” (http://www.uas.osu.edu/mfa2009). Three pieces of her work have also been selected for “After the Pedestal: The 5th Annual Exhibition of Smaller Sculpture from the Region” at The Sculpture Center in Cleveland, OH.  In addition, she was just awarded a solo exhibition at the Ohio Art League Gallery in Columbus, OH for January 2010. 

Greetings from The Ko-Falen Cultural Center in Bamako , Mali !

We are currently accepting applications for Winter 2009-10 workshop sessions and would appreciate if you could circulate the attachment to the appropriate departments and interested persons in your institution. View our website at http://www.ko-falen.org and contact us for more information.

Ko-Falen Cultural Center , located in Bamako , Mali is the inspiration of Baba Wagué Diakité, a Malian artist and writer now living in Portland , Oregon .  It has been his dream to share the culture of his home country with the people of his adopted home.

Ko-Falen Cultural Center seeks to promote cultural, artistic and educational exchanges between the people of the United States and Mali through art workshops, dance, music and ceremony.  We believe that a greater understanding and respect between people can be reached through these personal exchanges.

We look forward to sharing our Center with you.
Baba Wague Diakite and the Ko-Falen Cultural Center Board

Where Do We Go From Here?

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.

Tracy Taylor Nehrling is a Portland – based fibers artist and painter. Her weavings are colorful and contemplative. “Weaving acts as a metaphor for slowing down and being in the present moment.  The majority of decisions are made in this moment, creating spontaneous works based on trust and intuition.”  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. “ Working in tandem, Brianna Cross and Cyan Bott are cooking up a site specific installation. “The contents of the home, re-contextualized, for your viewing pleasure- and the constant irrational juxtaposition of things in the urban environment”

Opening June 4th, 2009 6-8 pm.
Beth Robinson will give an artist talk on June 12th @ 6 pm.

SideShow
Everett Station Lofts
625 NW Everett Street, #106
Portland, Oregon 97209

Corporate Environments is a provider of workplace solutions. We have recently redone our showroom (and we’re also about to finish a new website and branding… so don’t let our 20 yr old webpage discourage anyone!) and are in need of some artwork to put on our walls. As a Knoll dealer, we provide a range of furniture, from Mies Van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair to the workspaces at the adidas and Les Schwab headquarters. Architects and Designers are in our showroom regularly, as well as heads of Fortune 500 companies, and every day people who have a love of modern design.

We are incredibly committed to supporting our community as well as the environment. We keep this in mind when choosing who to partner with on any project. For our artwork, Oregon College of Arts and Crafts came into mind because of its wide range of studies in Fine Art. As a furniture (and textiles!) dealer, we connect with any designer that combines form and function. As designers, we also love the use of unconventional materials used in a conventional way or vice versa. I think the student artwork at OCAC meshes quite well with our company culture.

Anything that can hang on the wall works, plus I’d love to show some student-made furniture as well! June 25th is the potential date of our open house. We’ll be having a large party here, which includes our clients and the design community. It would be great if we could work on display by then, and it would be a great opportunity to show the students’ work to a large group of interested people!

Let me know if anyone would like to a part of it and we can work out the details. Thanks so much.

Kristen Liebert
Sales and Marketing Assistant
707 SE Belmont • Portland , OR • 97214
t. 503.963.6212 • f. 503.236.1300

Corporate Environments
a Knoll Dealer

The All-Oregon Art Annual is an exhibition that runs concurrently with the
Oregon State Fair from August 28 through September 7.

With the participation of Jane Beebe of PDX Contemporary Art and artists
George Johanson and Ronna Neuenswander, we are again fortunate to have a
strong panel of jurors. This and the fact that the Oregon State Fair
offers access to over 365,000 people make this a great opportunity for
artists.

If you have any questions, I can be reached at 503-362-5386 or at
. Thanks for your help in getting the
word out!

Eileen Cotter Howell
Coordinator,Professional Division
All-Oregon Art Annual

Drawing, Painting & Photography Building Update

Construction of the Drawing, Painting, and Photography building (DPP) and adjacent Student Thesis Studio is well underway and slated for completion in October 2009. The two-story DPP building is 14,941 square feet and includes 6,240 square feet of drawing and painting studios. The floor dedicated to photography features 5,645 square feet of studio space as well as five film developing stations and three darkrooms. Expandable classrooms capable of holding up to 200 people provides much needed space for lectures and an alternate location for Art Adventures children’s programs during inclement weather.

We appreciate our beautiful campus setting and are on track to achieve LEED silver certification with our building project. Sustainable design has been a critical criterion in the development of the DPP studio and Thesis buildings. The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System™ encourages and accelerates global adoption of sustainable green building and development practices through the creation and implementation of universally understood and accepted tools and performance criteria.

LEED is a voluntary third-party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings. LEED gives building owners and operators the tools they need to have an immediate and measurable impact on their buildings’ performance. LEED promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of human and environmental health: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality. Building commissioning is an essential step in the design and construction quality assurance process. For any project to be certified, LEED requires basing commissioning procedures. The College has retained Interface Engineering to provide commissioning services. Being LEED commissioned validates the LEED scorecard and assures the building operation is in accordance with design.

LEED Performance criteria developed by the US Green Building Council:
• Improve the energy efficiency of the buildings and limit their environmental impact. • LEED Green Building Rating System is voluntary. • LEED promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in 5 key areas:

Sustainable Site Development • Water quality will be provided using storm filter cartridges • Storm water runoff will be collected in a retention pond to minimize storm water leaving the site after development • Climate tolerant plantings to minimize amount of irrigation

Water Savings • High efficiency plumbing fixtures

Energy Efficiency • Thermally-broken windows • Improved exterior insulation and building materials • High efficiency mechanical system using Variable Volume Refrigerant system

Materials Selection • Construction waste will be recycled • Specifying materials with recycled content throughout the project • Materials sourced from local manufactures (within 500 miles) wherever possible. • FSC-certified wood and wood products have been specified.

Indoor Environmental Quality • Design Team has specifies sealants, paints and composite wood products that reduce indoor air contamination • Maximizing daylight to interior spaces • Light controls in each room and operable windows for natural ventilation.