The Oregon City Community Education Dept. is under the umbrella of the Oregon City School District. OC Com Ed contacted TRAG for artists that would be willing to teach online zoom art classes for grades K-12. Artists can choose what grades they would like to teach – K-2, 3-5 and so on. Due to the fires OC Com Ed has extended the date for classes into the winter. Also, OC Community Ed is flexible with start and finish, how many lessons per week, and how many lessons per course. This is a paying job, and OC Com Ed is accommodating artists as much as possible so please consider this opportunity.
Interested artists should submit: What grades they would like to teach Schedule of Classes – how many weeks, how many times per week, how long for the class Art subject and medium Supply list Cost of class
This one-day exhibition hosted by Lakewood Center for the Arts is one of several new programs resulting from the transition of the 2020 Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts to smaller events in the wake of COVID-19. This exhibition will only be up for a single day and will support up to 150 artists! Inspired by our annual Open Show, the One-Day-Only Open Show will display work from emerging and established artists, and everyone is welcome to show their artworks without a jury process. This exhibit will be entirely outside and art will be hung from large construction fencing. Artists will be assigned a 3.5’ wide x 6’ tall fencing portion upon which to hang a maximum of 5 works per artist. A limited number of cash and non-cash awards will be presented to visual artworks, which are sponsored by area businesses, organizations, and individuals. Different arts professionals are selected as jurors each year.
Please join us in creating a memorable and unique art experience for Lake Oswego residents and surrounding communities. Each artist will be given a space in which to display their art, allowing visitors to engage with and celebrate each artist’s unique vision. All artists will install their own work on the fences using ‘s’ hooks provided by the Festival. 3D work placed directly in front of assigned fence panel is allowed, but pedestals will not be provided by the Festival. Please also understand that 3D work that could tip over from wind or bumping should NOT be entered into this exhibition. All artworks must be for sale during this exhibition, and each artwork can be priced no higher than $1500. In response to COVID 19 and governmental safety regulations, a limited number of visitors will be allowed into the large, outdoor exhibition area at any time. The exhibition area will be monitored, and due to a limited number of people allowed in the exhibition area, artists cannot stay with their work during the exhibition hours. Masks will be required at all times during setup and take down, and during the open hours of the event. Thank you!
Works Eligible
Only original artwork created within the last two (2) years and not previously entered in past Open Shows will be accepted.
Diptychs, triptychs, and/or sets may be entered as one of your five works and sold with one price. Some examples:
Single pieces in any media are eligible.
A set of hand-thrown wine glasses may be entered as one piece with one price.
A collection of ceramic fruit may be entered and sold as a set.
Two paintings that depict a garden, which are to be hung together as a diptych, may be entered as one piece with one price.
Each artist may include up to 5 individual artworks.
You will hang your own artworks on your assigned chain panel using ‘s’ hooks provided by the event. No other hanging mechanism can be used.
Not accepted: artwork requiring electrical outlets from the venue, mechanical prints, giclées, or copies of other artists’ works.
Framing
All 2D entries must be dry, framed, matted (or wrapped canvas), mounted, and hung with PICTURE HANGING WIRE. All glass must be properly secured. (No Uniframes, zigger type or rings, chains, garden or jewelry wire, or string). Artists will be hanging their own work using ‘s’ hooks, and are responsible for any damage to the artwork due to faulty hanging equipment on their artworks.
Calendar
Online Registration (NO on-site registration!):
Begins Tuesday, Sept. 15 – Ends Tuesday, Sept. 22, 11:59pm. Register HERE starting September 15.
Don’t delay registering! Only the first 150 registered artists may participate.
Artist Check-in and Artwork Setup:
Saturday, September 26, 2020, 7am-10am (install times will be assigned to each artist), at Lakewood Center for the Arts
Artists must wear masks and respect social distancing requirements in place at the time of installation.
One-Day-Only Open Show hours:
Saturday, September 26, 2020, 11am – 5pm
Pick up unsold art:
Saturday, September 26, 2020, 5:30pm – 6:30pm
Sales
All artwork must be for sale and priced no higher than $1500. A 20% commission from all sales will be retained by the Festival, so prices assigned by the artist must include the Festival commission. For example: Upon the sale of an artwork priced at $200, $40 would go to the Festival, and $160 would go to the artist. All proceeds benefit the Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts, an arts education event that remains free to the public and is an event of the nonprofit organization, Lakewood Center for the Arts.
Registration Requirements
Artists are required to register in advance and hang their own artwork in the One-Day-Only Open Show on September 26, 2020 between 7am-10am.
Each artist will be assigned a 3.5’ wide x 6’ tall fencing portion upon which to hang their art.
A maximum of 5 pieces of artwork per artist can be displayed.
Each artwork must be for sale, and priced no higher than $1,500.
There are NO registration fees to participate in this event.
Due to COVID-19 and necessary safety protocol, each artist must be able to carry and hang all their artworks without assistance from the event staff. There will be NO art holding areas or common spaces available to artists while they check in or during this event.
Artists must wear masks and respect social distancing requirements in place at the time of installation.
Sue Smith, Coordinator of the One-Day-Only Open Show, or Selena Jones, Festival Coordinator Phone: 503.636.1060 Email:festival@lakewood-center.org Street address: Lakewood Center for the Arts, 368 S. State Street, Lake Oswego, OR 97034 Mailing address: Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts, PO Box 385, Lake Oswego, OR 97034
Exhibition: Black Matter Dates: April-May, 2021(Hopefully in person) Location: The Arts Center, Corvallis, Oregon Contact: tjwilson@artinoregon.org
The exhibition Black Matter showcases contemporary Oregon artists in an effort to address an imbalance in representation. Their voices should be heard, not because they are black, because they are human beings with unique life experiences. It is essential to lift up the contributions of black artists above systematic oppression in life and in art. Black artists should be recognized as individuals, without the filter of what the Western art canon tells us black art is or should be. The artists in this exhibition are all important black and African artists living and working here in Oregon. The artwork in this exhibition expresses more than their experience of living in a state and country rooted in systematic racism; their work speaks to the experience of being human.
We are seeking talented black and African artists currently living and making artwork in Oregon. Artists must be 18 years of age or older. We are looking for 2D and 3D artists with exceptional mastery of their chosen medium. All subject matter and ideas are welcome. There is no size limit on the artwork that will be considered. Installation art must be suitable for display in an open floor plan gallery space next to other artwork. Due to the current covid crisis, all artwork must be suitable to view in person or in a virtual exhibit. Artists selected to exhibit will receive a $500 stipend from the Art Center. Artists will be required to provide high quality images of all artwork accepted into the show. To apply for or to nominate an artist for this exhibition send an email with a link to your/their artist website. Artists may also send up to 5 images of your artwork with a brief artist statement about your current artwork. Artists can choose to include an artist CV and/or biography statement, but it is not required.
To apply or nominate send an email with the subject line: Black Matter
Quote:“It’s almost as if, in order to be a successful black artist, they must perpetually create art that speaks on black culture and racism. It’s not important for an artist’s race to be apparent just by looking at their work but, knowing that there are an increasing number of black artists being featured in museums and galleries is important. True progress will be achieved when work by black artists are collected based on the same criteria as their mainstream white counterparts instead of being judged as having an inherent racial bias. It is up to modern day art collectors, curators, and art historians to change the perspective.” ~Tania Inniss
About the curator: Tammy Jo Wilson is a black artist and curator residing just south of Portland, Oregon in historic Oregon City. She creates artwork using a broad variety of media including encaustic, ink, ceramics, fabric, and oil paint. She received her BFA from the Pacific Northwest College of Art and her MFA from San Jose State University. She has exhibited her work nationally and was awarded the Leland Ironworks Golden Spot Artist Residency in 2017, performed in the SALT: Above a Whisper at Shaking the Tree Theatre in 2018, and was featured in the two women exhibit Biological Dissonance at the Parrish Gallery in Newberg, Oregon in 2019. Wilson is co-founder and President of the arts organization Art in Oregon (AiO). A statewide non-profit working to foster culturally rich regional communities through partnerships, advocacy and investment in artists, businesses, educational spaces and community spaces. Wilson has taught college photography and 2D Foundations art classes. She co-curated the exhibit An Artistic Heritage in 2019, Art Makes History and You are Not a Robot in 2020. She currently works in the art department at Lewis & Clark College as the Visual Arts & Technology Program Manager. tammyjowilson.com
You are invited to participate in the first Night of the Moon Market sponsored by the Chahalem Cultural Center and the Newberg Downtown Coalition. The market will take place on September 12, two weeks before the annual Night of the Moon fundraiser. The Art Market will be outdoors, in front of the Cultural Center from 3-7pm. Mark you calendars for an afternoon full of shopping! If you are interested in being a vendor you can email events@newbergdowntown.org.
The Oregon City Community Education Dept. is under the umbrella of the Oregon City School District. The Community Ed Dept is seeking artists that would be interested in teaching a community education class in an on-line zoom platform for students K-12th grade. Artists can choose what grades they would like to teach – K-2, 3-5 and so on. Class offerings would be for either the fall term which would be toward the end of September and finish no later than Thanksgiving; or winter term which would be December or January and finish up by March. OC Community Ed is flexible with start and finish, how many lessons per week, and how many lessons per course.
Interested artists should submit:
What grades they would like to teach
Schedule of Classes – how many weeks, how many times per week, how long for the class
Art subject and medium
Supply list
Cost of class
Dependent on Artist’s status, Artist can submit cost in two different ways:
Vendor status: A vendor would be an artist who has their own business with an insurance policy of minimum 1 million dollars. The community education dept. needs to have a certificate of insurance policy page on file at time of class offering. A vendor would fill out a w-9, and provide all contact information to the school district. School district would set the business up as a vendor and after the community education classes were completed, the vendor would invoice the school district for the amount of students x per student cost. (example: 15 students enrolled in class x $100.00 per student = $1,500)
Vendor gets to decide how many students need to be enrolled in the class to make the class worth running. They can also decide what the maximum enrollment would be.
Community Education Dept. builds the class offering into their registration system and the students register through Oregon City Community Education. The dept. keeps $30 per student and that $30 is included in the tuition fee. So if the vendor wants $100 per student, the community ed dept. would make the tuition $130.00 per student.
We would also need to determine if there would be a supply fee and the student comes to Eastham and pick up their supplies before class starts or a supply list provided to student to go buy their supplies for the class.
Community education Dept. keeps in close contact with the vendor with updates on enrollment and supplies the vendor with a roster of all the students. The vendor uses the final roster as the amount of students to invoice the school district.
When the class offering is downloaded into the registration system, the system generates a contract that the school district signs and the vendor signs.
Individual Artist status:An individual artist interested in teaching a community education class would fill out an employment application, go through the background check which also includes fingerprinting at local UPS store and fingerprints are sent to FBI. There are a few forms to fill out and they would be going to the District office to meet with Payroll dept. Community Ed will supply artist with the forms to fill out and help them set up a time to go to the district office to pick up the fingerprint packet and meet with payroll dept. Community Ed has made arrangements with the school district to pay for the background check which ranges from $52-$60. Normally an employee would have that fee taken out of their paychecks, but Community Ed will be picking up this cost for the Artist. Artists that apply with Individual Artist Status need to be paid on an hourly basis, and are paid by the Oregon City School District once a month towards the end of the month.
Individual artist should submit cost of course to Community Ed and determine what the hourly cost would be. Suz Figini from Community Ed will then determine how many students would need to be enrolled in the class to make it possible to pay the employee that hourly wage. Suz would determine how much the tuition for the class would be also. The artist may want to teach just a workshop style class ranging anywhere from 2 weeks to 6 weeks. Community Ed is flexible on number of classes and frequency during the week.
When the class offering is downloaded into the registration system, the system generates a contract that the school district signs and the individual employee signs. The individual employee will also have a time sheet to document their class contact hours and possible prep time if needed. The individual employee might decide that prep hours are a different hourly rate than hourly wage.
All classes must be on-line with no person to person contact for the class. This is due to the Oregon City School District’s decision to start the school year with distance learning.
Please contact Suz Figini, Education Coordinator from Community Education, for application or any questions.
• This is a juried show, open to both OSA members and non-members.
• Accepted mediums: Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Mixed Media Collage (artist’s original work only), Photography, Pastel, Printmaking (Monotype, Etching, Linocut, etc), Encaustic Painting. No 3D works accepted.
• Awards for Best of Show, First Place, Second Place, Third Place, and Honorable Mention(s) will be awarded by the juror. Awards will include ribbons as well as cash prizes for the higher-level awards.
• The entry fee is: OSA Members: $35 for up to 2 pieces Non-Members: $45 for up to 2 pieces
• Complete the Artwork Consignment Form at the link below and bring it when you deliver your work to OSA.
TRAG received a grant through the Metro Enhancement program to transform brown paper coverings on vacant commercial space into works of Art. Our plan is to create a portfolio for property manager/owners of pieces that can be selected to adorn the storefront windows on a space that is available for lease. Once selected, the jpg will be printed onto a 3 1/2’x6’ sintra board and installed inside the storefront window.
We are asking any and all artists to submit JPGs of up to 3 pieces of their work. JPGs of 2D and 3D are accepted as long as they can meet the following specifications:
We would prefer the original piece to be 28”w x 40”h (vertical). We can consider a 16”x20” piece that can be reduced by 1 inch on each side to meet 14”x20”.
No horizontal pieces can be accepted.
The jpg should be 2400 pixels and at 300 dpi.
If you are unsure or have questions, you can contact Tamara Scott at tamara@tamarascottart.com. We are more than willing to work with you to meet the specifications
For each piece selected by the property manager/owner, the artist will receive $175. Printing and installation will be managed by TRAG volunteers. All we are asking is up to 3 jpg’s of your work that can be included in a portfolio.
Deadline for Submission is August 22, 2020
This is a fun and exciting project. We are looking forward to seeing the streets of Oregon City adorned with beautiful art from our local Artists while helping out our local economy. Send all submissions to tamara@tamarascottart.com.
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.
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.
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:
Gallery Renovation
A small group of TRAG members – Susan Woodworth, Holly Kroening, Jeanne Kelly Brown, Susan Thomas and Trieste Andrews – recently repainted the Gallery walls including the two small rooms and bathroom. We are also looking into replacing the rugs in the two smaller rooms. The walls are now a wonderful bright white to accent the forthcoming Artwork, and the Gallery is now much more visible as you step into the large room of the café.
Plans are also underway for additional signage and decorative items to draw customers’ eyes to the Gallery entrance.
Additionally, Yvonne’s has requested the Guild’s Artwork to be installed in all areas of the café. This will give our Artists considerably more space to display and sell their artwork.
Rotation and Hours of Operation
The 1st rotation will be from August 1st through October. Rotations will follow every 3 months with a new call for artists.
Art In: Saturdayand 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.
The Gallery will follow the opening and hours of the café. If Yvonne’s Cafe is open per Oregon State Covid restrictions/requirements, the Gallery will remain open. If the Cafe is closed – The Gallery is closed.
Hours: The Gallery’s hours will also follow the Café’s, and will be 7 days a week, 9am – 2pm. Additional events at later hours are currently being discussed.
We appreciate that some of our TRAG members may be worried, fearful, and hesitant with a reopening the gallery. This is totally understandable. With that in mind, we are working on a plan to offer Gallery shift coverage for those who are not ready to venture out yet.
Safety Precautions
When the gallery is open for customers, we will have a table set up with one-time disposable masks, gloves, and hand sanitizer. Only Customers wearing gloves will be allowed to touch artists’ items and look through bin prints and cards. Bin prints and cards will all require protective sleeves. No customer will be allowed to try on any jewelry or clothing accessories.
All art displayed for sale must have a visible tag displayed on the front or next to it noting artist, medium and the price. This will prevent customers from handling the piece and turning it over to check price or contact info.
A clear plastic barrier will be installed at the cash register and possibly a portable one for showing customers items in the jewelry cabinets.
In discussions with Yvonne, she is adamant that her customers will be required to wear masks into the cafe to order, take out or wait inside for service.
TRAG is currently looking into the maximum customers allowed inside the Gallery at any given time per Covid regulations. The 6-foot social distancing requirement will be strictly followed and calculated with the Gallery’s own square footage.
Call for Artists
In celebration of the Gallery’s reopening, and the opportunity to install artwork throughout the café, we will welcome any and all artwork from our Guild members. Yes – if you created it and feel like you want to display it – send in your application!
The fee is $60 for the 3-month rotation ($20 per month). As before, Artists will receive 70% of each sale; TRAG will receive a 30% commission.
The deadline to sign up for the August/September/October rotation is Sunday, July 19th, 2020.
Organizers of the Charbonneau Festival of the Arts (CFA), announces the 37th Annual “Art with Flair – The Virtual Exhibition.” For the entire month of October, the virtual show will present a virtual Art Gallery and Music Stage show featuring all major art media formats presenting participating artist and musician portfolios, directly connecting to their websites and social media for purchase.
As all proceeds support the art programs for our local high schools, student art projects and exhibits will be highlighted using video in this virtual show. In addition, the very popular, fund-raiser Silent Auction will go virtual as well, beginning in October. Plans are to present awards for “People’s Choice” and for best in media category, depending on participation. Partnerships with Pamplin Media and other local media outlets, will help artists promote their participation in this year’s virtual show.
Artist Call
All 2D and 3D art media artists are invited to apply. Artists will not be juried but reviewed for acceptable content. Artists will be able to present their work in our virtual “Artist Gallery” with their very own Portfolio page including photos of their artwork in a beautiful gallery format and where interested viewers can contact the artist directly for purchase. In addition, we are offering hanging artists, the option to add a virtual 3D hanging gallery, if they wish.
Musician Call
Jazz and Classical music artists who perform as soloists or in small combos or ensembles, are invited to audition. Here too, the musicians will be able to present their work on theirown Portfolio page with sound clips and video and where interested viewers can contact the artist directly.
