Donations Requested for Library Fundraiser

By Lynda Orzen, TRAG Co-President

The Friends of the Oregon City Public Library and the Library Foundation are hosting a fundraising event for the Oregon City Library. We are requesting donations of artwork with a value of $50 or more for a raffle. Donations are due by November 17. The funding raised will enable the Oregon City Library to enter their “Next Chapter”.

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Call for Committee Chairs for 2024 Festival of the Arts

By Lynda Orzen, TRAG Co-President


At our September membership meeting we discussed the need for committee chairs to support the 2024 Festival of the Arts. Our last two events were organized by a small handful of people, that model is unsustainable moving forward.

The Festival is a significant event for the guild as it is Oregon City’s Premier art event. The event needs a significant number of volunteers to organize it in 2024.

I was asked to put together information outlining committee chair positions and the time needed to cover associated tasks.

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Artist Opportunities – October 1, 2023

New Calls for Artists

Framed: Trees and Water (deadline is October 11, 2023)

Black Box Gallery is excited to announce a juried group photo show on Trees and Water. This exhibition will look to feature both subjects in a dynamic and diverse exhibition on contemporary photography. 

Juror: Todd Johnson. Learn more and apply >>

Home Is Where the HeART Is (deadline is November 19, 2023)

Oregon and southwest Washington artists are invited to apply to the 7th annual juried show presented by Lunaria Gallery in Silverton, Oregon. ‘Home is Where the Heart Is’ is open to all media. Artists are asked to address the idea of ‘HOME.’ We feel that the theme is open to broad interpretation, can be emotionally evocative, and visually resonant. Learn more and apply >>

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Learn About Spiders and the Wonderous Webs they Weave!

Have you ever wondered how spider webs can be so stretchy yet incredibly strong, or how spiders keep from getting stuck in their own webs? Learn all about these fascinating creatures and their seemingly magical webs during this fun workshop!

After a short presentation we will decorate cards for Halloween. We will use a Spirotot to create our webs, and then will add cute spiders made from pom poms. There will be all kinds of colorful paper, glitter and crayons to make your card as colorful as you wish!

Cost: $40

Date and time: 4-5pm Wednesday October 25

This class is for ages 6 and up We will have 12 seats available, and adults are welcome to join their children.

Call for Artists: Holiday Art Show & Sale 2023

The Holiday Show will be taking place on the weekend of December 2 and 3, 2023 at the Pioneer Community Center (615 5th St, Oregon City, OR 97045).

Times for the events will be:
Saturday from 9 am till 4 pm and Sunday from 10 am till 4 pm.

Set up will be on Friday, December 1 from 3 pm till 7 pm.
Please do not show up any earlier unless you are assisting with set up.

This show is for TRAG membership that have been juried into a TRAG event or the past gallery. If you are sharing a booth, your partner must follow the same guidelines. If you have not been juried into a TRAG event or the past gallery, please contact us to request jurying before filling and submitting the form. Read more about jurying into TRAG events.

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Artist Opportunities – September 16, 2023

New Calls for Artists

Plein Air & Alla Prima Juried Show (deadline is September 22, 2023)

In The Gallery: Oct 5 – 26. Online viewing: Oct 6 – Dec 7. Plein Air painting and Alla Prima painting capture the essence of a scene, the attitude of a landscape, or the character of a moment. Most often completed in a single sitting, these works feature lively and impressionistic views, bold gestures, and impromptu mark-making. For the Plein Air and Alla Prima Showcase, we’re looking for works that characterize these techniques and capture the fleeting moment. Learn more and register >>

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TRAG Artists in the Fall Oil Medium Juried Show at the Oregon Society of Artists

Sue Thomas and Yelena Shabrova were accepted into the Oregon Society of Artists’ Fall Oil Medium Juried Show.

Sue has 2 oil paintings on panels there: “Red Rose and White” and “Red, White and Blue”. Sue previously won Best of Show at the same event 2 years ago. For these paintings Sue tried a new technique for her – palette knife with lots of white over color layers.

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Artist Opportunities – September 1, 2023

New Calls for Artists

Grant Writing -Nuts and Bolts of Managing Grants (September 7, 2023)

Tualatin Valley Creates (TVC) offers workshops as a way for artists to connect while learning about important and interesting topics. Fee: $20 non-refundable registration. Learn more and register >>

Arts3C Grant Program (deadline is September 20, 2023)

Funds are available to support artistic output, such as projects, programming, or presentations, or internal capacity, such as operations, personal or professional development, or business investment. You will clearly explain what you need grant funding to support and then make the case for how it will impact both you and the community. Learn more and apply

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Willamette Falls Studios Grand Open House

Please join us for Willamette Falls Studios Grand Open House party September 23! We’re celebrating our fabulous new music studio and readiness of all things media at WFS. Help us make this a real community event by showing off the amazing range of talented community craftsmen and artists.

WFS believes art is the heart of every thriving community. We’re looking for local artisans of all kinds interested in participating during the 3-hour afternoon event. We want to fill our large parking lot with a multitudinous of venders of arts and crafts, food, with talent and energy like yours.

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