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Thursday, February 21, 2008
March 1st & 2nd, 2008. Make sure to have your Oregon Crafted signs out (be sure that the sign is on your property and not in the public right of way). If you are not able to have your studio open, please post a sign with your regrets and when you will be open again.
The 1st Annual Oregon Crafted Auction was held on February 9th, and was a wonderful and successful event. We learned a great deal from the experience, and hope to make the 2nd Annual Auction even better. Thanks to all artists who contributed their beautiful artwork for the event, to all of our volunteers, and businesses.
Oregon Crafted will have a booth at the Eugene08 Olympic Trials event June 26th – July 6th. We will be selling the 2nd Edition Oregon Crafted guidebook, tours to artists’ studios, and artwork. We anticipate the need to have artists working at the booth and conducting tours. There will be mandatory trainings put on by the Eugene08 committee and Oregon Crafted. People will be paid $10/hour for their work. More details will follow as plans are firmed up. Please let us know if this is something you would be interested in participating.
Guidebooks can be ordered online at www.oregoncrafted.org or call the Oregon Crafted office at 541-687-8353.
Announcing the new Corvallis Artisans Market. They will begin their season April 19 of this year, and continue every Saturday through November 15. Applications are now being accepted from artists interesting in vending. For more information please visit their website, CorvallisArtisansMarket.com, or call 541-752-ARTS. Contact person is Sheri Dover.
Imagine Gallery, the Eugene Artisans Collective in 5th St. Public Market, is seeking new artists to join now! They are a group of local artists including jewelers, painters, glassworkers, photographers, and woodcrafters. Artists have an opportunity to sell work seven days a week at the collective located at the 5th St. Public Market, a prime shopping and dining destination for Eugene and its visitors. Responsibilities include a one year renewable lease, rent, and time working in the store. If you are interested, please contact Kathryn Downey at 541-343-0337 for more information.
Public Service Announcement
Maude Kerns Art Center
Call to Artists
2009-2010 Exhibit Schedule
Submission Deadline: April 9, 2008
Artists working in all 2- and 3-dimensional mediums, including installations (with or without a video component), are invited to submit images of their work along with an application form to be considered for the next biennium (2009-2010) of exhibits at the Maude Kerns Art Center. There is a $10 submission fee.
The postmark deadline is April 9, 2008. Application forms and prospectuses are available at the Art Center or online at www.mkartcenter.org. Call 541-345-1571 for more information.
These grants provide financial support to enable Oregon artists to take advantage of opportunities to enhance their careers through the development of arts, business or professional skills to expand marketing capacity and/or to further develop the nature or quality of their artwork. Grant amounts may range from $300 to $1,500. The Oregon Arts Commission has allocated $40,000 for the FY2008 grant cycle. Applications are reviewed on a quarterly basis, and the Commission may award up to the full amount available at any quarter, so please check the website to see if there are funds available. There is a February 13, 2008 deadline for activity between: April 1, 2008 – March 31, 2009, and a May 14, 2008 deadline for activity between: July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009. The OAC website link is:
www.oregonartscommission.org/doc/Career_Opportunity_GrantFY08.doc (MS Word)
www.oregonartscommission.org/pdf/Career_Opportunity_GrantFY08.pdf (PDF)
The OAC contact person is Shannon Planchon, Assistant Director, 503-229-6062.
Joan Shea is available for grant-writing assistance. Please contact her at: joan@oregoncrafted.org, and #541-687-8353.