The Chiloquilters invite community members and visitors to experience two days of creativity, craftsmanship, and community spirit at the annual Chiloquilters Quilt Show, taking place Friday, June 26, and Saturday, June 27, from 10am-4pm each day at the Chiloquin Community Center. The popular annual event will feature a stunning collection of handcrafted quilts created by…
Arts Oregon
PRAx Open to Celebrate Original Art by Oregon Artists from Across the State
(Kate and John Stirek Gallery | Photo courtesy of Oregon State University) The Patricia Valian Reser Center for the Creative Arts (PRAx) and Oregon State University’s Division of Extension and Engagement are inviting Oregon artists to share their work as part of the inaugural PRAx Open, a juried art exhibition featuring traditional, emerging and new…
Governor Reappoints Roberta Lavadour, Names Elizabeth Quinn to Oregon Arts Commission
((Left) Roberta Lavadour has been reappointed to the Oregon Arts Commission, (Right) Elizabeth Quinn has been appointed to the Oregon Arts Commission | Photos courtesy of Oregon Arts Commission) The Oregon Arts Commission announced that Governor Tina Kotek has reappointed Roberta Lavadour of Pendleton to the Commission and has newly appointed Elizabeth Quinn of Mosier,…
Artist Opportunities & Resources from the Arts Commission
(Masayuki Nagase’s Reflection of Stream is carved, polished and sandblasted basalt stones at OSU-Cascades campus. Installed, 2018) Oregon State University – Cascades is calling for submissions from artists, plus see more public art opportunities, fellowships and artist residences below. Email artist opportunities to Sarah Baylinson, our Art Collection & Artist Services specialist, for consideration in…
High Desert Writer Ellen Waterston Appointed to Second Term as Oregon Poet Laureate
(Ellen Waterston) Governor Tina Kotek has appointed Ellen Waterston of Bend to a second term as Poet Laureate of Oregon. A celebrated poet/writer, educator and speaker who founded the Writing Ranch and the Waterston Desert Writing Prize, Waterston will serve a second two-year term ending in August 2028. Waterston is Oregon’s 11th Poet Laureate, first…
Cascade A&E Magazine Call To Art
(Previous covers | Cascade A&E Magazine) Calling All Painters, Photographers, Sculptors & More! Cascade A&E Magazine is looking for artwork submissions for the covers for the December, 2025 print editions. If your artwork is selected for the cover, we will include an artist profile and additional images of your work inside. December cover submissions must…
Screening of SPACE, HOPE and CHARITY at OMSI
(Charity Woodrum) The documentary tells the remarkable journey of Charity Woodrum through childhood poverty in rural Oregon, the devastating loss of her husband and young son in 2017 at the Oregon Coast, and finding solace in far-off galaxies. We often hear about people’s worst moments in life, but seldom hear what happens next. Charity’s inspiring…
Portland Winter Light Festival Announces Dates for Tenth Anniversary Celebration
(Photo courtesy of Portland Winter Light Festival) The Portland Winter Light Festival (PDXWLF) is thrilled to announce the dates of its landmark 10th anniversary celebration. The festival will illuminate the city from February 7th to 15th, 2025, with free light-based art installations, immersive sculptures, video projections, fire art, performances, music, food carts and participatory events…
Sixth Annual Prairie City Fiber Fest
(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…
Chamber Music Northwest to Receive $25,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
Chamber Music Northwest (CMNW) is pleased to announce it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $25,000. This grant will support CMNW’s 2024 Summer Festival programming and activities during the five-week festival, June 27 to July 28. This is the tenth consecutive year…