(Photo courtesy of Prairie City Fiber Fest) The Prairie City Fiber Fest is looking for fiber vendors, workshop students and shoppers to descend upon this small eastern Oregon town over the July 27-28 weekend. In its sixth year, the fiber festival is held in Prairie City which is between John Day and Baker City on…
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OBI Announces Second ‘Coolest Thing Made in Oregon’ Contest
Oregon Business & Industry (OBI), in partnership with Here is Oregon, is excited to announce the second annual Coolest Thing Made in Oregon contest, in which Oregonians will vote for the coolest thing manufactured in the Beaver State. Finalists will be chosen from a list of products nominated by the public to appear in a…
Celebrate Local Artists This Holiday Season with Artists Sunday on November 26
Artists Sunday, falling on November 26 this year, is the celebrated day after Thanksgiving dedicated to supporting local artists, creators, and performers. This year marks the fourth annual Artists Sunday, a unique shopping experience featuring over 4,000 professional artists and more than 500 nonprofit art organizations, municipalities, and commercial entities across the nation. This event,…
New Website for Oregon Arts Commission to Launch August 21
(Girls in traditional attire celebrate during a Centro Cultural del Condado de Washington County community cultural event. The image will be featured on the Arts Build Communities grant program page of the new Arts Commission website | Photo courtesy of Oregon Arts Commission) A new, more user-friendly Oregon Arts Commission website will launch the week…
Individual Artist Fellowship Application Open for Visual Artists
(Pepper Pepper (recipient of Oregon Arts Commission Artist Fellowship), Night Sky 3, 2019, digital image | Photo courtesy of Oregon Arts Commission) The Oregon Arts Commission is now accepting applications from visual artists for the Artist Fellowship program. About the Fellowship Program The Individual Artist Fellowship Program honors Oregon’s professional artists and their achievements while…
Kim Goldfarb Thrill of Artistic Discovery
She is an adventurer. Not of the outdoor sort of bungee jumping, paragliding, backcountry skiing, et cetera, but artist Kim Goldfarb makes her own adventure on a blank board coated with gesso and then taps into the unknown where she creates her discerning and creative mark.“It’s been a very long process to get to where I…
ROT: The Afterlife of Trees – Forest Ecology Research Interpreted Through the Arts
What: ROT: The Afterlife of Trees — Forest Ecology Research Interpreted Through the Arts (more images available) Where: The Arts Center, 700 SW Madison, at Central Park, Corvallis OR 97333 (free parking available) When: January 14 – February 25, 2016 Reception: January 21, 5:30 – 7:30 PM Corvallis Art Walk: January 21 and February 18,…