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Portland Art Center is proud to announce the release of two new
“Call for Submissions”

Please view the attached files for the submission forms and complete details. This information as well as floor plans for the gallery spaces are available online at http://www.portlandart.org/newsite/taxonomy/term/34
Portland Art Center has assembled its first curatorial committees to program the Main Gallery and the Light & Sound Gallery for the year 2007. New committees will be assembled each year to insure that the exhibitions at Portland Art Center are dynamic, and a reflection of our ever growing arts community.

The Visual Arts Program mission is to provide flexible exhibition space to maximize artist’s creativity. The program facilitates artistic discourse by exhibiting local and national, emerging and established curators and artists side by side.

The Main Gallery exhibits cutting edge contemporary art. The program focuses on, but is not limited to, installation and site specific work; and ranges from individual artists to guest curators. Our goal is to bring thoughtful, provocative installations into the space: work that challenges and pushes beyond the boundaries and conventions of traditional art. Main Gallery Call for Submissions: PDF

The Light & Sound Gallery is a unique space dedicated entirely to the exhibition of video and sound-art installations. Our intention is to create a comfortable space for focused listening and viewing–a space that introduces innovative new media to the public. We are seeking proposals that fully explore the spatial potentials of sound and image while challenging the conventions of narrative and viewer/listener orientation. Surround-sound and multi-speaker compositions, multi-screen video works and intersections of the two are welcome. Light and Sound Gallery Call for Submissions: PDF

Mail Submissions To:

Portland Art Center

Main Gallery OR Light & Sound Gallery

PO BOX 6802
Portland, OR 97228

Submissions are due by 6pm, September 30th, 2006

Portland Art Center
32 NW 5th Avenue
Portland, OR 97209
503-236-3322
www.portlandart.org

Please comment.  If Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington, and places in between are such hot spots for the “creative class,” – why then does visual arts, theater, symphony, opera and arts in general go unsupported in the region?  What can we do to change it?

Janelle Baglien

President, Studio Art Direct

Dear Artists;

Please comment. We are reviewing the pricing on Studio Art before we send out a West Coast press release to all major medias. This press release announces: Studio Art Direct Brings Affordable High Quality Artwork created by Pacific Northwest Artists to a Mass Audience PORTLAND OR–(BUSINESS WIRE)–July 21, 2006:– Original paintings, sculpture, photography, and limited reproductions by Artists from the Pacific Northwest will be available nationwide through www.studioartdirect.com

This release will substantially increase the hits on the site by the general public So, before we send this out, we want to be sure that the site is the best it can be. This brings me to pricing.

Currently, we have a tremendous variety of pricing because prices were established by artists, which I think is fine. Our mark up is standard 100% or a 50/50 split with you (artists). Our original thought was that we did not want to undercut the regional art market so we kept pricing at 100%, but we did want to provide designers with a 20% discount (which means the split would be 70(artist)/30(studio art)). However, we have received some feedback stating that the general public would like this distributor pricing as well. This would mean that we would make the split 65(artist)/35(studioart) standard on all art. Thus reducing the cost of art on the site overall. Again, you, as an artist, would receive your wholesale price and would not be affected. Studio Art would be taking the hit. My question is this:

1) What do you think about reducing the overall price of the art? Do you think it undercuts the regional art market or your reputation?

2) If we were to reduce the cost (and sit down for this one), what do you think about showing the regular price, and OUR price. In otherwords, the new price would show in red and look like a sale price. I know that traditionally this is never done in the art world, but I am wanting your thoughts about it. People like to see the savings that they are getting, this is away to do it. But again this approach is VERY out of the box for the art world. What do you think?

It is important that Studio Art is seen as a high quality art resource, and I do not want the focus to be on price. Our mission is not huge profits, it is promoting and selling more Pacific Northwest art to business, and now residential clients. Do you think lowering the price undermines the perception of quality?

I hope that you will take the time to give me some feedback. I feel that you are part of the team and the business, and would appreciate your thoughts.

Janelle Baglien

President, Studio Art Direct

The Hellfire Weenie Roast will be at Scratching the Surface Art Festival this Saturday July 15th between SE Salmon and Main, at the Willamette river. 6pm – 9pm. Opening party. One day only.

COME ON OUT AND SET THE MINDS OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS AFLAME
AND HAVE YOURSELF A WEENIE ROAST!

WHERE ART AND BBQ MEET.

TODD KURTZMAN MOVEMENT ARTS
http://www.toddkurtzman.com


About the Scratching The Surface Festival:

Hello fellow art lovers,
Paul Middendorf here, Gallery Homeland’s Co-Director and Director of Scratching the Surface, our new Willamette River Project. This is a friendly reminder of This weeks opening of Scratching the Surface. This project is just the beginning of what is to come for the following years. We have over thirty artists from Portland and Beyond. During the course of the next three weeks we will provide you with great new works by many of Portland’s finest. The following is a line up of the first two weeks of events. We are very excited about all that is going on look forward to seeing you there.

Week #1

“Scratching the Surface: The Willamette River Arts Festival” July 14-30, 2006, located on The Willamette River and various venues throughout Portland.

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