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,…

(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…

(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…

During the month of September, Compass Gallery will present Flora, an exhibition of herbaria (pressed plant) art by James Anello. James is a volunteer herbarium and horticultural specialist for the David Douglas Society, a nonprofit dedicated to sharing the value of native plants and sustainable forestry. His pressed plants are interesting from documentary and aesthetic…