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ART NOTES A publication by the Regional Arts & Culture Council for the Portland metropolitan area VOLUME 11 NO. 4 . JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2014 RACC.ORG FEATURE RACC NEWS RACC Project Grants ring in An Installation by Paul the New Year Clay & Zachary Krausnick at the Portland Building ...page 3 Art Spark on 1/16 ...page 3 & 9 Win a free RACC workshop ...page 3 Cultural Tourism funding ...page 5 RACC workshops: —1/25 Claim your (Photo: Phoenix Lotus Photography) (Photo: Phoenix Lotus vision for 2014 —2/3 So you want to be a teaching artist —2/8 Building your so- cial media persona —2/22 Know your cash, do your art ...page 7 TheRight Brain Initi- atve information session Colored Pencils Art and Culture Council was ...page 7 awarded a 2014 RACC Project Grant to develop As 2014 gets underway, many individual a series of events to promote local authors and artists and organizations in the region are ESL students from diverse communities. preparing exciting new artistic projects for ON THE WEB the community’s benefi t. Some are outlin- The most current and complete information regarding the notices you ing the fi rst steps of their next creation, see here in Art Notes is available on while others are already gearing up for their the RACC website at racc.org. A total of $661,543 has been premiere, exhibition launch, or opening E-NEWSLETTER Sign up at racc.org for the free night. All of this creative energy and eff ort monthly electronic edition of Art is part of what makes the tri-county region Notes. awarded to 88 artists and a great place to live and work, and RACC is SUBMISSIONS Only events funded by RACC are in- proud to help many of those projects come cluded in the Featured Events section. 60 organizations and schools to fruition through our annual Project Other notices about job openings, grants, etc. may be submitted, but Grant program. RACC reserves the right to edit or reject material. Email: mbauer@racc. in the tri-county region org or mail to RACC, 411 NW Park On December 18th, the RACC board ap- Avenue, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97209. Deadline for MarApr 2014: 2/14/14. proved $661,543 in support of artistic for artistic projects in 2014 projects for calendar year 2014, 1 RACC.ORG FEATURE CONTINUED 411 NW Park Avenue, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97209-3356 community readings, update the message Tel: 503.823.5111 Fax: 503.823.5432 including grants to 88 individuals and 60 Email: [email protected] racc.org organizations and schools in Clackamas, and materials for school age audiences. Multnomah and Washington counties. Fif- ART NOTES A host of organizations, both established A free bi-monthly publication of the ty-eight professional artists, teachers, com- Regional Arts & Culture Council, munity representatives and arts admin- and new, were also fi rst-time project grant which serves the Portland, Oregon Badass Theatre Company metropolitan area, including istrators from throughout the tri-county recipients. is Multnomah, Clackamas, and region participated on a total of 14 diff erent receiving its fi rst project grant support for Washington Counties. panels that were held a full production of MARY BAUER in October, November the play “Sans Merci” Editor and December. The Summaries of all funded by Johnna Adams. JEFF HAWTHORNE discipline specifi c Colored Pencils Art Director of Community Aff airs panels included gen- projects are available online and Culture Coun- ELOISE DAMROSCH eral categories such cil plans to develop Executive Director at as Dance and Music, racc.org/2014projectgrants a series of events RACC MISSION but submissions were in the coming year Through vision, leadership and large enough this year that partner with service the Regional Arts & Culture Council works to integrate arts and to warrant a specifi c panel for Photography Multnomah County libraries to promote culture in all aspects of local authors and ESL students from di- community life. and one for Media Arts projects that had community education components. verse communities. Both the Northwest RACC BOARD Animation Festival and The Projects Lina Garcia Seabold, chair Festival Bonita Oswald, vice chair By the time the panel rankings were fi nal- will receive their fi rst project Jennifer C. Cies, treasurer ized and the RACC board approved the grants to respectively showcase the breadth Alan Alexander III, secretary Jesse Beason awards, RACC’s process revealed a diverse of animation for NW audiences and pres- Nik Blosser Verlea G. Briggs array of exceptional projects that will take ent experimental artists working in comics Jay Clemens place in the year ahead. Clackamas County and visual arts for three days of workshops, Eileen L. Day Jodi Delahunt Hubbell will have a major exhibition and publica- panels, performance and collaboration. Daryl Dixon The Art Gym Lew Frederick tion for Vanessa Renwick at . Mike Golub Also there will be an exhibit by Christo- In addition, an anonymous donor continues Kira Higgs Phillip T. Hillaire pher Mooney depicting workers on the to provide special funding for an annual Eric Hormel “Innovation Prize” of $2,500. This year’s Karen Karbo Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Willamette Joe Krumm River Bridge. Among other happenings in award for outstanding, innovative, media- Max M. Miller, Jr. Joanna Priestley the upcoming year, Washington County oriented project goes to grant recipient Brian Rice residents will see a new round of Ten Tiny Laura Heit for a hand drawn animated in- Jan Robertson Dances presented by the Beaverton Arts stallation and fi lm titled “Two Ways Down,” RACC PARTNERS Commission RACC works in partnership with the and new mosaic pavers cre- depicting the momentary nature of life following organizations to ensure a ated by the community with artist Lynn and taking inspiration form Hieronymus quality arts and culture community in our region: Adamo installed at the Shute Park Library Bosch’s Garden of Heavenly Delights. Americans for the Arts in Hillsboro. Business for Culture & the Arts In an eff ort to help reach the growing cre- Clackamas County Arts Alliance Of the 354 unique applicants, 135 or 38% of ative community and introduce new artists Creative Advocacy Network all applicants were completely new to the and applicants to the grant program, RACC Cultural Advocacy Coalition National Endowment for the Arts RACC grant process. Forty-four percent of produced three informative videos to help Nonprofit Association of Oregon all the awards were made to fi rst time proj- the public better understand what a project Oregon Arts Commission ect grant recipients. These include David is, what to expect in the application process, Oregon Cultural Trust Ornette Cherry and how the panels work. We also made a Westside Cultural Alliance , a jazz and world music composer who will integrate storytelling, step forward in integrating technology into visual arts installation, and his Organic Na- the process to allow grant applicants to tion band into a music performance. With upload or link to work samples and other his fi rst RACC award, Anthony Hudson supplemental materials. (aka Carla Rossi) will host a monologue and song-driven cabaret utilizing storytelling, As Eloise Damrosch, RACC Executive music, dance, video and drag to tell the sto- Director noted, “RACC is excited to support ry of Weimar Germany juxtaposed against another year of art making by artists and art contemporary America. Playwright Debo- organizations, and we hope to continue to rah Rodney received her fi rst RACC grant streamline the process and give support to to further develop her original musical play the many creatives in our community.” “Bully the Kid” and, through a series of 2 LISTINGS Funding/Residencies. 4-5 Calls to Artists . 5-7 Jobs . 7 1.14-2.14 Workshops/Lectures . 7 Other Opportunities . 7 CHINGLISH FEATURED EVENTS 1/11-2/9 Portland Center Stage pcs.org, 503.445.3700 All events funded in part by the Regional Arts & Culture Council VLADIMIR FELTSMAN racc.org/calendar 1/12-13 Portland Piano International PHOTOGRAPHY BY portlandpiano.org KENT KRUGH & 503.228.1388 FERNANDO BRITO 1/2-2/2 INSTALLATION BY Blue Sky Gallery PAUL CLAY & ZACHARY blueskygallery.org, 503.225.0210 KRAUSNICK 1/13-2/7 ST. LAWRENCE STRING RACC, Portland Building QUARTET Installation Space JANUARY 1/6-7 racc.org, 503.823.5111 Friends of Chamber Music focm.org, 503.224.9842 11-13 PORTLAND ARTS & LECTURES: CUENTAME COYOTE LAWRENCE WRIGHT 1/9-25 1/14 EMANUEL AX PLAYS Miracle Theatre Literary Arts, Inc. milagro.org, 503.236.7253 BACH & STRAUSS literary-arts.org, 503.227.2583 Oregon Symphony THE SWITCH PDX AT THE ART SPARK orsymphony.org IPRC 1/16 RACC General Operating 1/10 with The Holy Mojo & Tavern Support Independent Publishing Books Resource Center (IPRC) portlandartspark.com iprc.org, 503.827.0249 503.823.5111 THE MOUSETRAP EYES FOR CONSUELA 1/10-2/16 1/16-2/2 Lakewood Theatre Profile Theatre ARCTIC LIGHT: FINNISH WINTER FESTIVAL lakewood-center.org profiletheatre.org ORTHODOX MUSIC 503.635.3901 1/22-26 503.242.0080 1/17 Chamber Music Northwest Cappella Romana cmnw.org, 503.223.3202 EMANUEL AX PLAYS WRITING WORKSHOPS BACH & STRAUSS cappellaromana.org AT HOTLIPS PIZZA PHILLIP ADAMS 1/11-13 503.236.8202 1/16-10/26 BALLETLAB Oregon Symphony Write Around Portland CHARLOTTE’S WEB 1/23-25 orsymphony.org writearound.org, 503.796.9224 503.228.1353 1/18-2/16 White Bird Oregon Children’s Theatre whitebird.org, 503.245.1600 octc.org, 503.228.9571 A Chance to Win a FREE RACC Workshop RACC News Starting January 2014, RACC will present 11 professional development workshops for artists in all disciplines. All workshops are reasonably priced and will take FOR MORE INFORMATION place at locations around Portland.