PSU Raising Money with Online Art Auction – Buy Now
We wanted to let you know about an excellent art buying opportunity going on right now through Portland State University. Harrell Fletcher has organized an online art auction to benefit the PSU art Department including student scholarships, The PSU MFA Monday Night Lecture Series, the new Art and Social Practice MFA Program and the Center of Art and Social Practice.
The on-line auction is a great opportunity to get a bargain on works not only by local/Northwestern artists but great works by far-flung artists too. It is also a chance to participate in a new kind of auction designed to benefit vital and important programming here in Portland.
PDX artists in the auction: James Lavadour, Marie Watt, Storm Tharp, Kristen Miller , Brad Adkins, Joe Macca
Link to the auction
China Olympic’s Opening Ceremony Brings Tear to My Artistic Eye
Beijing Olympics Artistic Blockbuster
Portland, Oregon – I am absolutely electrified by the artful beauty of China’s Olympic opening ceremonies. The spiritual nature of this age old culture which intertwines the oldest religions in the world with the beautiful, seductive romance of poetry, music, calligraphy, painting, dance and martial arts creeps down somewhere to my gut in a place I did not think China could reach. Modern technologies like LEDs and pyrotechnics pull me into a modern grip yet sends me back to a, perhaps, collective memory of my ancient roots or a sacred past. Through it all what punches through the color and the choreography is the people. Just people, powering it all. Creating it all, and some how pulling us into a place deep within our soul that reminds me of what connects us – art.
The tear, posed to drip down the corner and over my cheek is a simple wish for peace. In this moment of artful connectedness, I pray that a cleaver of evil will not split me from my overwhelming appreciation of this coming together.
Art and the athlete can transcend everything, at least for a moment.
Janelle Fendall Baglien, Studio Art Direct
Studio Art Direct breathes new life into Brasserie Montmartre
New exterior colors for Brasserie
Portland, Oregon – The Brasserie Montmartre was one of Portland’s most treasured restaurants. Native Portlanders will remember the magic acts, crayon paintings, jazz and the French vibe. Located downtown on Park Avenue, the building was purchased in 2007 by Norway Development (Carl Coffman) and a total historic renovation is now in progress.
Originally built in the French Revival or Baroque style in 1907 as a hotel, known as the Calumet and then later as the Esquire Hotel, Norway is completely gutting and rehabbing the entire 7 floors. The first floor will be the restaurant, the second floor offices and meeting rooms, and floors 3-7 will apartments with a beautiful penthouse at the top.
Now dubbed the Esquire Apartments, the entire building will be eco-friendly with LEEDs Gold status. It will also be a state and federal historic landmark. Much of the old floors, moldings, brick walls and other period finishes will be re-used in the building. And yes, even the Brasserie Montmartre restaurant will be back.
Studio Art Direct is providing a full package for the project including exterior building coloration, interior finish selections which will evoke a vintage modern feel, art, signage, website, logo and public relations.
