Resources for Artists
March 2010

 

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Call to Artists

2010 Bend Summer Festival July 10 & 11, Downtown Bend, signature artist event draws artists and street performers from all over the Northwest. Features a wide array of performing arts including dance, children’s activities, and the best regional and national jazz, blues, rock and international musicians. The event includes a food court with more than 20 restaurants, a beer garden and an award winning jazz and wine space. For 20 years, thousands of people have made this festival a Bend summer tradition. BSF enjoys a central location in charming downtown Bend, one block from Drake Park and the Deschutes River. Approximately 200 booth spaces available. Applications for artists accepted until March 14. $25 Jury Fee, $150 Early Registration fee. www.c3events.com

2010 Bend Spring Festival April 17 & 18, 2010, NorthWest Crossing. Celebrating the return of the sun, the renewal of the earth and the launching of a busy Central Oregon outdoor season. Thousands will come out to explore the original art, get some tips from the Oregon State University Master Gardeners, enjoy live music, great food, wine and beer and the Make Local Habit support area for local businesses. www.northwestcrossing.com Approximately 60 booth spaces available Applications for artists accepted until March 14. $25 Jury Fee $75 Early Registration fee. www.c3events.com

2010 Bend Fall Festival September 18 & 19 Downtown Bend, participants will receive $50 registration fee discount. Now a nine year tradition as the locals’ favorite among outdoor festivals. Celebrating the end of summer season and the beginning of harvest and autumn, the festival has become iconic for Central Oregonians to do their holiday shopping amongst the many original artisans and crafters at the event. The event also enjoys a robust array of other “fall amenities” including more than 20 restaurants, beer and wine, hay rides, pumpkin carving and painting competitions, live music and more. Approximately 150 booth spaces available. Applications for artists accepted until March 14. $25 Jury Fee $125 Early Registration fee. www.c3events.com

Give Us Your Best Shot(s)! NATIONAL WILDLIFE’S 40th Annual Photo Contest 2010 National Wildlife Federation accepting entries. Cash prizes totaling more than $30,000 and other gifts will be awarded to the winners in seven categories in three separate divisions: Professional, Amateur, and Youth. Winners will be published on website and a selection will appear in December 2010 issue. www.nwf.org/photocontest. 703-438-6110, Broitmanr@nwf.org

Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show and the Around the Block Fiber Arts Stroll Call to Artists for 7th Annual Event, July 3, 2–6pm in downtown Sisters.  www.FiberArtsStroll.org.  Artwork submissions for poster due March 1.  Artist Entries due April 15.  Ann Richardson 541-549-0989; Ann@SistersOutdoorQuiltShow.org

COCC Requests Regional Artists Central Oregon Community College is asking artists in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Northern California to submit original works for interior art for installation in the college’s Campus Center. Deadline: 5pm May 3, 2010.The call is for an interior wall sculpture and interior fiber art piece. These two pieces, once selected, will be installed on large interior walls in the new contemporary Campus Center building. Submissions will be a maximum of two digital images of completed work and /or conceptual images of a design. Finalists notified by May 17, award announced by June 1, installation September 2010. To review the requirements for each piece www.cocc.edu/publicart. Mary Beth Hamilton, 541-383-7564 or l mbhamilton@cocc.edu.   

Redmond Centennial Committee Poster Contest The 2010 Redmond Centennial Committee seeks official poster for the Centennial Celebration!  Looking for poster designs that represent the past 100 years of Redmond. This can focus on a specific image or time or a collage. 541-504-2010, redmond2010@ci.redmond.or.us for a submission form. 

Art in the Hall Crook County Foundation invites artists to apply to the juried art exhibit at Prineville City Hall. Open to all Central Oregon artists and photographers, amateurs and professionals. Artists are limited to five submissions with no submission fee. Either emailed images, on a disc or mailed photographs. Prospectus and application are available at www.visitprineville.com/home/event, bunkhouse@fayetaylor.com  

Bend Comedy Mill: Comedy Wanted! Open deadline: If you love to make people laugh then contact us for auditions. 541/390-8708 or www.bendcomedymill.com

La Pine Library Seeking artists to display their original work in individual art shows. Painting, drawing, photography, quilting and other mediums that can hang on walls accepted. No three-dimensional art. Each show lasts two to four months. Constance Marie to schedule a portfolio review. 541/312-1090

Sisters Chamber Call to Photographers Seeking photographers to assist in promotional photos as well as helping to build a bank of photos of the Sisters’ country for Oregon Film.  541/549.0251 and www.sisterschamber.com

Workshops / Classes / Lectures

Art in the Mountains PO Box 311, Mehama, OR 97384 Tracy Culbertson 503-930-4572, info@artinthemountains.com, www.artinthemountains.com 2010 Workshop Descriptions Karen Rosasco Experimental Watermedia and Collage, Studio Beginning to Advanced June 14–18 Bend
Laurie Humble Creating a Sense of Depth, watercolor studio Beginning to Advanced June 21-25 Bend
John Seerey-Lester Wildlife in Oil or Acrylic, studio to plein air Intermediate to Advanced June 28-July 2 Bend,
Suzie Seerey-Lester My Painting is Done, Now What Do I Do, Art Marketing Workshop June 28-29, 2010. Bend
Suzie Seerey-Lester Name that Workshop, oil or acrylic studio Intermediate to Advanced June 30 – July 2
Cathy Taylor Mixed Media and Collage Adventure, Studio Beginning to Advanced July 5-9, 2010 Bend
Frank Francese Brilliant Scenes, en Plein Air Watercolor - Beginning to Advanced July 5-9 Bend
Cindy Agan Watercolor Portraits, studio Beginning to Advanced July 12-16 Bend
J.R. Baldini Contemporary Landscapes in Oil, Plein Air Beginning to Advanced July 12–16 Bend
Jane Freeman Dramatic, Powerful Paintings, Watercolor Studio Intermediate to Advanced July 19-23, Bend
Stanley Maltzman Drawing and Pastel in Plein Air Beginning to Advanced July 19-23, Bend
Judy Morris Italy in the Studio! – Watercolor Beginning to Advanced students July 26-30, Bend
Frank LaLumia Authentic Expressions in Watercolor, (open to oil) Beginning to Advanced Plein Air July 26-30, Bend
Lian Zhen Inspiring Watercolor and Chinese Painting, studio Beginning to Advanced August 2-6, Bend
Ned Mueller The Art of Seeing Open medium - plein air Beginning to Advanced August 2 – 6, Bend
Luana Luconi Winner Great Faces open medium, Studio Beginning to Advanced August 9-13, Bend
Eydi Lampasona Abstract Painting/Mixed Media: A Fearless Approach Beginning to Advanced August 16-20, Bend
Alvaro Castagnet Passionate Watercolor, plein air Intermediate to Advanced students August 30 – September 3, San Francisco
Mary Whyte Watercolor Figures & Landscapes - Studio & Plein Air Beginning to Advanced August 30 – September 3, San Francisco
David Taylor Leap to Freedom and Freshness, studio to plein air Intermediate to Advanced students September 13-17, Newport, OR
Kim English Paint Instinctively with Immediacy, studio & plein air Beginning to Advanced students September 13-17, Newport, OR
Lian Zhen Watercolor Kauai, Plein Air Beginning to Advanced October 4-8 Kapa’a, Kauai, HI
Charles Reid Studio Still Life, Landscape and Figures Intermediate to Advanced November 1-5, Santa Barbara, CA

Atelier 6000 March Workshops: PRINTMAKING AND PRINTS Work with various tools and build your skills in this broad survey of the methods, techniques and strategies of printmaking processes. Classes include open studio time for class members once a week. Sign up for three or more printmaking classes and receive a 5% discount.

Linocut and Woodcut Printmaking, Tues, Mar 2 – March 16, 5:30–8 pm, $70 Develop carving techniques on wood and linoleum. Linocut/wood available for purchase through Atelier 6000.

Viscosity Plate Printing, Th, March 4 & March 11, 5:30–8pm, $45 Viscosity Printing is a unique method of printing more than one color from a single plate.

Color Reduction Printmaking, Tues, March 30 - April 13, 5:30–8 pm, $70 One printing block is used for all stages of print, each in succession. An exacting process, there is no going back as each round of cutting alters the image. Bring an image to transfer to your plate. www.atelier6000.com, 541.330.8759.

Cindy Briggs Paint Spectacular Positano and the Italian Amalfi Coast, October 1-9, 2010.   $2,695 includes accommodations, artists plein air workshop, daily breakfast, workshop manual, group dinner, transportation to Amalfi, Capri and Ravello.  Create Captivating Watercolors, try Artful Journaling and Mixed Media Collage on this inspirational trip.  Reserve your space early for $300.  Local workshops also available at the Art Station and in Seattle at Danial Smith. See www.MakeEveryDayAPainting.com, 541-420-9463. 

Cindy Briggs Watercolor Workshops - Paint in Spectacular Positano, Italy, in Seattle, Washington, or right here in Bend, Oregon.  Plein Air, Studio and Art Station Workshops scheduled for this year.  See www.CindyBriggs.com, 541-420-9463. 

Desert Charm First Monday of every month: Needle Works: bring your knitting and crochet questions along with your project. no fee  Noon – 2 pm Design your own Private lessons or Party for Fiber Art including felting, spinning and weaving.Complete list of scheduled classes, times and costs available at www.desertcharm.com123 E Hood Ave, Sisters, 541/549-8479 

Jacqueline Newbold’s upcoming classes: Design and Composition with Watercolor:  Mondays; 9-noon: March 1, 8, 15
Design and Composition with Watercolor:  Tuesdays; 9-noon: March 2, 9, 16
WATERCOLOR JOURNEYS, creative journaling with watercolor and mixed media:     Mondays: April 5, 12, 19, 26, & May 3 August 2-6 Painting Trip to the Hood River Valley 541-815-0505, newbold0505@bendbroadband.com

SageBrushers Art Society  Open Studio Painting Group, Mondays 9:30-12:30. March 1,8,15,22,29 with David Kinker. 541-306-6341  Introduction to Watercolors, Mondays 2pm-4:30pm. March 8,15,22,29 with Denise Rich. 541-382-5884  Altered Books, Saturday, Sunday, 1pm-5pm. March 6 and 7 with Rachel Fox. 541-617-0068.  Chinese Brush Painting, Tuesday, March 16,23, April 6, 9:30am-12:30pm and Tuesday March 30 1:30-4:30, Michelle Oberg. 541-504-0214  Rib Basketmaking, Tuesday, March 23, 1:30pm-4:30pm, March 30, 9:30-noon with Gillian Burton. 541-923-7192.  117 SW Roosevelt Ave. Bend, 541-617-0900

Woodside Weaver - Kay Flynn March 10, 11, 12 -Beginning Weaving Iii Three Days, 10am-,pm - $90 Introduction To Rug Techniques Fast Warping All classes include the use of a floor loom; all yarns needed for samples; many, many handouts to begin your weaving notebook and generally fun days. Class size is limited, so early registration is encouraged. Information: 541/389-6473, www.highdesertweavers.com