Melissa Gannon, an accomplished acrylic artist from the Three Rivers Artist Guild in Oregon City, is offering online art classes. Not to be missed whether you’re a beginner or an experienced painter.
See the full list of classes at Melissa’s website: http://www.melissagannon.com/Classes/index.html
Our schedule to reopen is being pushed out at least another 2 weeks.
Due to COVID 19 and Singer Hill business plans I can share that we need to wait “for a go ahead”. We cannot put any dates in play at this time. Be glad that our small gallery rooms have fresh new carpet that was installed by Trieste and her wonderful husband Roger. Roger also provided some molding stripes to complete our main room wall hanging area. We have newly hung 4’x8′ and 2’x 4′ slat wall pieces for hanging pictures on so less wall space will have nail holes. Those came from a great find on Craigslist. I thank my husband for helping Holly and I put those up. We were offered a great price on a rot iron jewelry display case and thank Sue Thomas and her husband for jumping from their seats immediately to pick it up. A big thank you to Trieste Andrews who single handedly cleaned our bathroom~!! Our small (for safety reasons) gallery cleanup/staging crew has just a bit more to pick straighten up.
We are working on some tags that you can print to be used next to wall 2D and shelf 3D. Hang in there~!!
Delay of plans is preferable to error.
Sue Woodworth
Holly Kroening
Jeanne Kelly-Brown
TRAG Gallery Coordinators
The Oregon Arts Commission and the Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT) request qualifications for the commission of an exterior artwork at OIT’s Cornett Hall in Klamath Falls.
About Cornett Hall
Originally built in 1964, the 101,000 sq ft Cornett Hall has been adapted over the years to accommodate a wide variety of programs. Recent renovations have updated the building to be a modern and safe lab and classroom building to educate students for technology jobs at this growing polytechnic university. The interior architecture has an industrial yet modern feel with spaces that are open, flexible and durable for handling various engineering processes, from dirty to high tech.
Cornett Hall is the primary project lab building for the School of Engineering, Technology and Management, consisting of industrial labs, classrooms and workspaces, primarily for the departments of Civil Engineering and Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology. It is also home to the Oregon Renewable Energy Center, Campus Security and Environmental Health and Safety.
Budget:
An approximate total of $130,000 is available for commissioning new site-specific exterior art, which will include artist fees, fabrication, insurance, shipping, travel, installation, documentation and all other project costs.
Eligibility:
Artists and artist teams living in Oregon, Washington and northern California are eligible to apply. Artists currently on Oregon’s Public Artist Roster must apply directly to this call.
Deadline:
Completed applications must be received no later than Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020, at 11:59 p.m. Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted.
Selection Process
The Selection Committee will review applications and select up to three finalists who will be invited to submit a detailed project proposal for which they will be paid a design stipend of $800. If selected as a finalist, proposers will be invited for a site visit. Though this tour is not required, it is an opportunity for artists to familiarize themselves with the art zone, surrounding space and campus community.
Art Zone: The Courtyard
The selected art zone is a 20 x 20 ft site located within the large and open-spaced courtyard area in the center of Cornett Hall. The newly redesigned courtyard is intended to serve as an outdoor learning and social space. It is highly visible from the building’s lobby and there are large bay doors that open from adjacent lab spaces into the courtyard.
All artwork materials must be durable, low maintenance and compatible with outdoor application.
Potential Aesthetic and Thematic Characteristics
* Respectful and responsive to the architecture of Cornett Hall through materials and/or structural form;
* Conceptually connected to engineering (civil and mechanical) through materials, material behavior, structural form;
* Shows actual movement (kinetic) or suggestive of movement; and
* Encourages interaction and engagement, possibly through movement, touch or sound.
More Information
For more details and how to apply see the Cornett Hall Request for Qualifications PDF.
Learn more about OIT: https://www.oit.edu
Learn more about the Cornett Hall renovation project: https://www.oit.edu/faculty-staff/facilities-services/projects/active-projects.
Questions? Contact Renee Couture, Project Manager, 541-496-4666 or coutureartcoordinator@gmail.com.
This project is made possible through Oregon’s Percent for Art in Public Places program.
This month’s Kudo Korner contribution was given by multiple members of our Board:
Lynda Orzen – Founding Member of TRAG.
Lynda Orzen has been involved with the Arts in Oregon City for over 20 years. She has been a strong voice of political activism for Oregon City for longer than that, and we are deeply grateful for her dedicated support in our community. Lynda is an integral part of our Three Rivers Artist Guild, and one of the main reasons we are in existence today.
Over the past two decades, Lynda has lent her personal involvement and support for the following art programs: The original Oregon City Arts Commission, the first Art Fair Event in Oregon City at Carnegie Park and the Pioneer Center which evolved into the Oregon City Festival of the Arts, the origination of our own Three Rivers Artist Guild, the main street “nomad” galleries in vacant retail and commercial spaces which is evolving into the SAGE project, and the origination of TRAG’s Holiday Show at the Pioneer Community Center.
However, Lynda’s accomplishments do not stop at promoting just Art in our Community. Lynda’s undying support for Oregon City also includes: serving as a member and Chair for Friends of the Library for more than 20 years, chairing the Political Action Committee for the new Library expansion, and working with the OC Police Department for a new police facility. All of these programs were passed and are still vibrant in part due to Lynda’s involvement. It is not surprising that Lynda was awarded Citizen of the year in 2015.
Lynda’s dedication for TRAG has never wavered. She still participates every year for the Festival of the Arts Committee, is a current and long-time member of our TRAG Board, manages the TRAG Holiday Show each year, publishes our TRAG newsletter each month, has recently volunteered to help with the Storefront Art Gallery and Events project (SAGE) which TRAG got funding for just last week, is assisting with the reinstitution of murals in Oregon City, and recently took a seat on the newest Oregon City Comprehensive Plan review committee to ensure that arts and culture take a prominent place in Oregon City’s overall plan.
I personally, as the current president of TRAG, would not know what to do without Lynda’s incomparable experience, input and willingness to give of her time. She is an exemplary model of what the word “volunteer” means, and how one person can change a City’s direction and culture. Please join me in giving Lynda a heartfelt Thank You and sincere acknowledgement of her support for the Three Rivers Artist Guild over the years. Let her be an example to all of us on how you can help our Guild and our community.
You are our hero!
TRAG was asked by Oregon City Parks and Rec to help support an amazing project for young Artists and Poets. The contest was divided into two age groups 11-13 and 14-16. Each group was asked to either write a poem or create a piece of art inspired by Oregon City’s history. Parks and Rec received a total of 20 submissions, and they were truly amazing. TRAG contributed to the jurying for each age group and helped tally the winners.
The Contest Winners are:
Artists – 11-13 Group
First Place: Charlotte Lennon
Second Place: Gabriel Benischek
Third Place: Lexus Devries
Artist 14-16 Group
First Place: Delaney McFarland
Second Place: Quinn Wardwell
Third Place: Mary Cruz
Poetry – 11-13
First Place: Freya Steed
Second Place: Noah Graf
Third Place: Addie Contreras
No Poetry submissions for 14-16
Deepest thanks to our Art Jurors: Lucas Nickerson, Bonnie Moore, and Sandra Buyer; and also to our Poetry Jurors: Laura Lee Scott, Kate Gray, and Linda Appel.
The annual Holiday show is still on for December. The dates will be December 4 for set up and 5 and 6 for the show. The event may need to be set up differently for social distancing purposes. Once we get later in the year, we will have a better idea of what the event will look like.
On June 25th TRAG was awarded a grant from the City of Oregon City through the Metro Enhancement Program. The project is called The Storefront Art Gallery and Events project (SAGE) and will provide a way to bring much needed focus and exposure to Oregon City as well as a number of our small local businesses. The idea is to take the ugly brown paper coverings on the storefronts of vacant retail and commercial space and turn them into works of Art. TRAG is developing a plan now to reach out to painters, photographers, and 3D artists. All artists will be compensated for their work.
The second part of the SAGE project is to hold a total of 4 pop-up events over the next year inside a vacant commercial space. A local winery, brewery, or distillery would be invited to partner with the Artists to hold a community interactive event. The SAGE project would of course benefit Oregon City in that it could transform our streets into mini art exhibits bringing tourists and visitors. Additionally, however, it can also benefit a number of local businesses including: property managers, property owners, Artists, party event planners, local wineries breweries and distilleries.
A Call for Artists will be coming out shortly with detailed information.
Mid-June, the new offices of the Chamber of Commerce located at 615 High Street were made into an off-site gallery. CEO of the Chamber, Victoria Meinig reached out to the guild after moving into their new location. The facility had lots of empty wall space that needed to be adorned with pieces of art.
The 12 artists showing at this time are Ingrid Aubry, Photography; Marv Binegar, Photography; Sue Thomas, Painting; Vona Adams-Lawrence, Painting;
Elaine Swyt, Photography; Holly Kroening, Painting; Jeanne Cardana, Drawing; Bonnie Moore, Painting; Kerry Edwards, Photography; Gary Blumenthal, Wood; Trieste Andrews, Painting and Tamara Scott, Mixed Media.
It is an exciting time for all of us! TRAG is taking precautionary but steady steps to reopen the gallery on August 1st dependent upon reopening regulations at that time.
Susan Woodworth, Jeanne Kelly Brown and Holly Kroening will be co-chairing the Gallery and acting as Gallery committee. With our ever present Covid-19 challenges and restrictions in place, we believe it is in the best interest of the Guild and our members’ health to keep the Gallery Committee small.
After much discussion and review here is an overview of the Gallery’s plans and progress so far:
The 1st rotation will be from August 1st through October. Rotations will follow every 3 months with a new call for artists.
Art In: Saturday and Sunday, July 25th and 26th, 2020.
Art Out: Saturday and Sunday, October 24th and 25th, 2020.
Artists will be scheduled every 15 minutes. Artists will be responsible for their own inventory and Art items. We plan to make Art in and out… simple! Masks are mandatory and gloves and hand sanitizers will be made available.
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“How to Promote Your Art Locally – presented by Patricia Davidson“
We wish to invite you to our July 13th TRAG meeting program from 7pm – 8:30pm via ZOOM The meeting will feature our very own Oregon Landscape and Nature Photographer, Patricia Davidson. Patricia will be presenting, “How to Promote Your Art Locally”.
The following is the agenda planned for the July 13th TRAG meeting via Zoom:
7:00 pm to 7:30 pm – Board business/announcements
7:30 to 8:15 pm – Patricia Davidson Presentation “How to Promote Your Art Locally”
8:15 to 8:30 pm – member opportunity to share art!
This will surely be a wonderful evening and opportunity to connect with each other virtually and to experience this wonderful presentation.
See you on the 13th!
Please click on the following link to access the meeting on July 13th at 7pm.
Topic: TRAG General Public Meeting
Time: Jul 13, 2020 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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