Call for Volunteers: Spring Fling Art Festival 2024

By Kerry Edwards, Holiday Show Volunteer Coordinator

This is your opportunity to help TRAG by volunteering for the Spring Fling Art Festival on May 4 and 5. This is a wonderful, very successful show and just a bit of volunteering helps it run smoothly. Consider volunteering for a shift below. We are in need of help during Friday set up and Sunday break down times.

The job is easy, the atmosphere is fun! Below are the days and times needed – again – just two hours of your time would help.


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FRIDAY, May 3 (venue set up and helping artists set up)
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SATURDAY, Dec. 2 – 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Assisting during the show – handing out snacks, booth relief.

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SUNDAY, May 5 (venue break down and help artists break down)
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Artist Opportunities – March 16, 2024

New Calls for Artists

Visual Poetry: Looking For Meaning. OSA Photography Showcase (deadline is March 21, 2024)

OSA is proud to present our 2024 Photography Exhibit, in partnership with Portland Photographers Forum. This year’s theme is Visual Poetry: Looking for the Meaning. How do your photos engage with the viewer? Do your photos tell a story? Do the images evoke feelings, memories, or a search for meaning?

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Festival of Arts in Gresham (deadline is March 31, 2024)

Let the Festival of Arts in Gresham bring thousands of the greatest attendees ever to you! Coming from near and far, our guests count the days until the next festival. Renamed and under new management by the nonprofit Center For The Arts Foundation, we’re pulling out all the stops to reinvigorate this annual event.

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Artist Opportunities – March 1, 2024

New Calls for Artists

Damascus Open Studios (deadline is March 1, 2024)

Damascus Open Studios is an annual event that allows guests to get a “sneak peek” into working artists‘ studios. It will be May 17-19, 2024Learn More and Apply >>

Lake Oswego Open Studios (deadline is April 1, 2024)

Calling all artists who are creating 2-D and 3-D works of original design who have a studio or gallery space located in Lake Oswego or West Linn. Guess artists are also encouraged to apply. Dates: September 28-29, 2024 from 10-5pm. Learn More and Apply >>

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Learn from our talented artists – March 1, 2024

“Juicy Delight” Palette Knife Class with Vona Adams-Lawrence
March 16, 2024
Time: 11am or 3 pm

Art-O-Maddic
181 N Grant St, Canby, OR 97013-3600

Cost: $40 Per Person (All Materials Included)
Ages: 10 and Up

Join Art-O-Maddic Artist, Vona Adams-Lawrence for the Learn Palette Knife Painting Class. You will learn to create an impasto style painting called “Juicy Delight” with a palette knife and other fun tools. You will receive an 10×10 canvas and everything you need to create this painting. More >>

Decorate a native bee house and start your own mason bee colony with Heather Andrews
April 6, 2024
Time: 1-4pm

Art-O-Maddic Gallery
181 N Grant St, Canby, OR 97013-3600

Cost: $50
This class is for ages 6 and up 

Join us for a fun-filled workshop Saturday March 2nd from 1-2pm at the Art-O-Maddic Gallery where we’ll learn all about native bees. We’ll start out the class with a lesson on the different types of native bees here in the Willamette Valley, and the various kinds of habitat they need. Then we will decorate mason bee houses.  More >>

Call for Artists: Oregon City Festival of the Arts 2024

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For the eighth year, the Three Rivers Artist Guild is presenting an arts, culture and heritage event known as the Oregon City Festival of the Arts (OCFOTA) on August 10 and 11, 2024.

The festival will be held at the End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive & Visitor Information Center located at 1726 Washington Street, Oregon City, OR 97045. Hours of Operation are 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. both days. This event is free to the public.

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Call for Artists: Spring Fling Art Festival 2024

By Lynne Collum, Spring Fling Coordinator

The Spring Fling is back for a forth year and will be held on May 4 and 5, from 10 am till 4 pm, at the Pioneer Community Center in Oregon City.

Set up will be on Friday, May 3 from 3 pm till 6 pm.

The deadline for applications is March 31, 2024.

Notification of acceptance will be sent the first week of April along with further instructions and setup information.

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Artist Opportunities – February 16, 2024

New Calls for Artists

Hallie Ford Fellowship in the Visual Arts – The Ford Family Foundation (deadline is February 19, 2024)

The Foundation seeks to support and inspire Oregon’s visual artists to reach new heights in the conceptualization and creation of work that reflects and celebrates the diverse richness of contemporary art of the region. An integral component of this program is the annual awarding of Hallie Ford Fellowships in the Visual Arts to established Oregon visual artists who have demonstrated a depth of sophisticated exploration and the potential for significant future accomplishment. Learn More and Apply >>

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Artist Opportunities – February 1, 2024

New Calls for Artists

Local 14 Art Show & Sale 2024 (deadline is March 23, 2024)

Celebrating 57 years, the Local 14 Art Show & Sale is an annual, high-quality, indoor art sale held at one of Portland’s premier venues. We invite all West Coast artists  (including Idaho) to apply to be part of our 60 artist event. Open to all West Coast artists from California to Alaska, including British Columbia and Idaho.

Learn More and Apply >>

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Moving Towards an Arts and Culture Center in Oregon City

By Cathy Rowe, TRAG Co-Vice-President

There has recently been some movement towards getting an Arts and Culture Center in Oregon City. A small group of arts and community leaders has come up with a business and financing plan to work towards making this dream a reality.

The property that the group is currently hoping to secure is the Eastham School. This plan is in the very beginning exploratory stages, but has a lot of promise.

If for some reason the Eastham school location is not optimal or possible, the majority of this plan could be easily adapted to an alternative location.

This is all very exciting, but please keep in mind that a project like this usually takes 3-5 years in the best circumstances. Thank you everyone for your optimism and patience.

Documents

Oregon City Cultural Art Center Business Plan
Preliminary Business Plan for Oregon City Community Cultural Arts Center

The State of Public Art in Oregon City

By Cathy Rowe, TRAG Co-Vice-President

Cathy Rowe will be giving a presentation about the current state of Oregon City’s Public Art Collection to the Oregon City Arts Commission on Thursday, February 15 at the Oregon City City Hall at 7 pm. Cathy will be discussing the murals, sculptures, and other public art items at the meeting.

This is a public meeting that is open to everyone. Public comments should be submitted before the start of the meeting.

If you would like to attend via Zoom please contact Ann Griffin (agriffin@orcity.org) for zoom link information.

The meeting will also be broadcast live on the City’s You Tube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/@CityofOregonCity/streams).

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