The long days of midsummer ought to give us ample hours to get out and enjoy the arts in our community. Enjoy, explore, discover, wander, poke around and let things pique your curiosity. Put
yourself into it -- engage and participate! And most of all
encourage and
support the arts!
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Common Ground: The Vancouver Chautauqua promotes connections and arts awareness
Common Ground (August 6-11) is a six-day "gathering for curious people" created by The Historic Trust. Activities take place at the Marshall House, Howard House, Artillery Barracks, Red Cross Building, Providence Academy Ballroom and Chapel, and several outdoor locations. The schedule of events includes read alouds, history, literature displays, tapestry exhibitions, art workshops, opera, tours, dance, and much more.
Richard Burrows, Director of Community Outreach and Programs with The Historic Trust has led this exciting event as part of his latest effort in a long history of supporting the arts and arts education to bring art, artists, and the community together. Continue reading ...
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Common Ground: A six-day gathering for curious people
Arts of Clark County is partnering with The Historic Trust to provide art workshops August 6-11, during Common Ground: The Vancouver Chatauqua -- where the public is invited to explore six days of history, art, music, and literature events. Art workshops are
Monotypes with
Jason Mayer,
Collaborative Crochet with
Bonnie Meltzer,
Figure Drawing with
Alder Suttles, and
Felt Embroidery with
Janice Arnold. The workshops will be followed by two dance performances: one led by
Josh Murry-Hawkins (Washington Dance Creative) and one titled
Under the Moonlight by
Russell Capps and
Jackie Genis. Lastly there will be an exhibition of artworks made during the workshops. Each workshop is free, though we suggest a $10 donation to Arts of Clark County to help offset costs. Space is limited.
See detailed schedule to check availability. Educators: note that clock hours are available for all workshops.
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Pat Kruse (Red Cliff Band of Superior Chippewa),
Untitled. Birch bark, red willow, deer sinew, and sweetgrass. 2015
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Roben White and Pat Kruse at Native Arts and Cultures Foundation
August's featured guest in NACF's Native Artist Series is local visual artist Roben White (Cheyenne/Lakota, enrolled Oglala, Pine Ridge). Artist and local activist White works with a variety of mediums including oils, acrylics and chalk pastels. White will be joined by 2015 Regional Artist Fellow, Pat Kruse (Red Cliff Band of Superior Chippewa), a traditional birch bark artist and basket maker who is visiting from his home in Onamia, Minnesota. Kruse will exhibit and sell birch bark baskets and wall hangings.
Opening reception: 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., First Friday, August 3
Native Arts and Cultures Foundation
Providence Academy Bldg., Suites 101B and 102, Vancouver
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Marc M. McVey, Green Pear |
"Sin?" opens at the CAVE
Art at the CAVE opens its doors for their latest exhibition entitled "Sin?", featuring artists Michele Collier, Jessica Damsky, Kayla Griffin, Cynthia Heise, Anne John, Clarice Keegan, Ryan W. Kelly, Meredith Lewis, Marc M. McVey, Ruth Ross, Sally Sellers, Noah Alexander Isaac Stein, Dale Strouse and Samyak Yamauchi.
The subject is sin. How does a civilization's concept of sin and evil influence or express itself in fine art? What is sin? What isn't? Who cares? How do we define "Sin"?
Opening reception: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., First Friday, August 3.
108 E Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver
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Gwendolyn Morgan, Llama Love No. 3
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Dream! Paint! Sing!
¡Sueñe! ¡Pinte! ¡Cante!
(pequeños animales caprichosos)
Art by Gwendolyn Morgan
Artist and recently named Clark County Poet Laureate Gwendolyn Morgan shares her art in the new exhibit, Dream! Paint! Sing! at Angst Gallery on First Friday, August 3 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
As a child, Morgan dreamed of being a naturalist, artist and writer. As an adult, she imagined painting more realistically. Nonetheless, her whimsical storybook birds and animals have emerged again and again. This is her second solo show at Angst and the bilingual animals are speaking in Spanish on behalf of all the children and dreamers of the Americas.
1015 Main St., Vancouver
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Shoppers at the 2017 Washougal Art Festival
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Washougal Art Festival features 25 regional artists
The Washougal Art Festival will once again transform Washougal's Reflection Plaza into an outdoor exhibition space. The event, presented by Washougal Arts and Culture Alliance (WACA), will feature 25 professional regional artists, Saturday August 11 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. "We are delighted with the high caliber of art that will be on display and for sale and excited to showcase these amazing artists," said Janice Ferguson, WACA president.
For a preview of artists and their work, visit the WACA website.
Reflection Plaza
1703 Main Street, Washougal
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Left to right: Lori Peterman as Eleanor
Roosevelt, Mary Durall-Dupree as Bess Truman, Kristen Noel as Mamie Eisenhower, Jennifer Thoreson as Jackie Kennedy, Jan Cranston as Lady Bird Johnson, Keri Pedersen as Pat Nixon.
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Black Chair Project: "Ladies First" at Magenta Theater
On August 11 Magenta Theater will perform a staged reading of the script Ladies First by Robert Gerlach and James McDonald. This will be more than the usual black box staged reading. Audiences will be entertained by the likes of Eleanor Roosevelt, Jackie Kennedy, Mamie Eisenhower, Bess Truman, Lady Bird Johnson, Pat Nixon and Kennedy staff members. This is an all-female cast.
All profits from this performance will benefit the Magenta Theater lighting campaign: a year-long effort to generate funds to upgrade the company's aged lighting to an LED system.
Magenta Theater
1108 Main Street, Vancouver
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Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic is Thursday, August 9, at 7 p.m., and will
featuring a book launch for Matthew Eiford-Schroeder,
poet and author of Consistently East, the new book from Printed Matter Vancouver. Hosted by Christopher Luna and Toni Partington of Printed Matter Vancouver, Open Mic sign up begins at 6:30 p.m. and closes at 7 p.m.
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Second Story Gallery seeks artists to fill its 2019 calendar at the library
Second Story Gallery in Camas is accepting applications from artists who would like to display their work in 2019. The deadline for applications is 5 p.m.Friday, September 14.
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Our all-volunteer organization works toward building greater arts awareness, rewarding creative excellence, and expanding arts accessibility. We are working to facilitate long-term arts development for Southwest Washington. We envision a stronger arts infrastructure that includes an art center and a community-focused performing arts facility.
Your support will help to make this vision a reality. Arts of Clark County's current programs include our annual Clark County Open Studios tour and Poetry Moves, a collaborative effort that features the words of local poets on C-Tran buses. Both of these programs have already demonstrated the power of art in our lives to connect us, transform us, and fuel the economy.
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4 ways to support the cause!
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If you love what Arts of Clark County is doing for our community, please consider these ways to contribute:
- Donate
- Shop
Link your Fred Meyer Rewards Card to Arts of Clark County using our code #84120. Just by using your rewards card number, and at no cost to you, every time you shop you'll help Arts of Clark County earn a quarterly donation from Fred Meyer.
- Shop online
Use this link to login to Amazon, and they will donate a portion of the proceeds from your purchase back to Arts of Clark County.
- Volunteer
Arts of Clark County is an all-volunteer organization. If you have specialized skills, especially in fundraising, outreach and marketing, we'd love to talk with you.
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Editorial Policy and submission guidelines
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| ARTS brief is intended to be useful to readers by offering a curated selection of stories and announcements related to the growth of arts in our region. Submitted items should be newsworthy. This means that arts-related items for content consideration must perform well in at least two of the following five areas: timing, significance, proximity, prominence, and human interest. Please submit materials to artsbrief@artsofclarkcounty.org, no later than the 25th of each month. Note that submission does not guarantee publication. We evaluate each submission to determine how it fits our goals for ARTS brief and whether the item under consideration aligns with the mission and vision of Arts of Clark County. We do not accept materials that primarily have a commercial objective. |
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About Arts of Clark County
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Arts of Clark County (AoCC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization created for the purpose of promoting, encouraging, and enhancing creative expression and artistic opportunities in Clark County and Southwest Washington. The arts contribute to this region's unique character as a desirable place to live, work, and visit. AoCC and its volunteer board of directors supports all forms of art--music, theater, dance, and literary, visual, and media art--and works to ensure that arts experiences are inclusive of individuals of all ages and backgrounds.
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