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THE NEWSLETTER of the VALLEY ART ASSOCIATION - January/February 2017
Valley Art Gallery 2022 Main Street Forest Grove, Oregon 503•357•3703 www.valleyart.org Hours: Mon.–Sat., 11 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., and other hours on special occasions. Valley Art supports working artists, encourages beginning artists, exhibits exceptional artwork and offers affordable art classes to the community. Board meetings are held monthly at the gallery on the fourth Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. They are open to all who might like to attend. BOARD MEMBERS: Emily Lux ............. President Jeanne Levy ......... Vice President Secretary .............. Roylene Read Int. Treasurer ....... Lynne Magner Kay Bridenbaugh Jan Peiffer Margaret Hoerber Jerry Hoerber Marcia Alajoki Marge Hayes Howard Sullivan Dianne Muhly Eric Knittel Linda Allen Lang Schwartzwald Sonia Lugo-Estrada
Gallery plans for 2017 include you, our community Visit Valley Art in the new year — become a member.
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alley Art has just completed celebrating 50 years as the artistic center of our Forest Grove community. With the dedication and commitment of thousands of volunteers, the generosity of loyal donors and — most importantly — the talent and skill of hundreds of local artists, Valley Art has enhanced the cultural fabric of our community for more than five decades. It is positioned to help keep art alive and well in our region for many more. Valley Art Association was founded by a group of dedicated volunteers who understood the important role of the arts and culture in a vibrant society. And Valley Art is still proud today to be an entirely volunteer run organization with a strong track record of serving the community and its artists. We are a key community gathering place and cultural center for artists, teachers, students and art lovers in our region. As we entered our 50th anniversary year we were at the ideal moment to initiate a project to completely overhaul the front
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Gallery plans ................................. 1-2 Board Members..................................1 AAE 2016 ....................................... 2-3 Thanks, volunteers ......................... 3 Classes ............................................. 4-5 From the president ....................... 6 Art Skirmish ...................................... 7 Elf Workshop......................................7 Upcoming Events............................ 8 Smokin’ Art Box ................................8
Our building (Childress Furniture) around 1964 during the Gay Nineties parade.
of our building including signage, stucco and painting, energy efficient UV coated glass, updated awning, and uncovering old transom windows that have been hidden over 50 years. However, our building is over 87 years old and as we began our storefront improvement we found the front wall was in need of serious structural upgrades as well as asbestos abatement. The art that local artist Eric Canon had installed needed to be cleaned and updated and the awning was leaking and needed to be replaced. his year, we were fortunate to be selected for a Metro Storefront Improvement Matching grant. This significant achievement provides not only needed resources but is an affirmation by our regional governing body of the important place we hold in the cultural and economic fabric of our community. This matching grant is the backbone of our fundraising to complete this much needed construction. By making our building structurally sound and improving the gallery’s appearance, we expect to safely be here for years to come to both promote and heighten the overall awareness of our gallery in Forest Grove and the surrounding communities. As our year ends you can help us continue to serve as a critical part of Forest Grove’s cultural landscape. Your gift will support our Storefront Restoration, a project that is vital to the health and stability of the organization and its gallery. The storefront restoration project has
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Gallery plans for 2017,
Annual Artist Event 2016 includes new events
received the support and endorsement of Metro, the Oregon Community Foundation and many individual donors, both large and small. We hope you will join them in your commitment to Valley Art Association with a generous gift today. Over the years, donations have helped us inspire the next generation of artists through our art education classes and scholarship program. They have assured artists’ access to a vital outlet for their creativity so they can continue to share the richness of their work with all of us. Please help us continue to serve our community by giving a year-end gift. Your contribution today will support Valley Art’s efforts to foster creativity and community both now and for years to come.
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... more AAE photos Our “mocktail” experts the Martini Brothers, Pete and Joe Matteson - prepared exotic drinks on Nov. 14.
Donna Clark (facing camera), a Hillsboro painter, visits with another VAA member during AAE. More on this page4 2
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he 2016 AAE began with “Golden Artistry” on Member’s Night, Friday, Nov. 11. Our party for ourselves — with such good food prepared by our members and guests — was very special this year as we celebrated our 50th anniversary as a nonprofit art gallery and education resource in Forest Grove. Valley Art members received a 10 percent discount on everything purchased that evening. Tarot card reader Melanie Gurley entertained with revealing insights that “hit the mark” for many of us. There were also five $20 gift certificate drawings throughout the night. Wine, bought throughout the year for Valley Art by First Wednesday chairwoman Margaret Hoerber, was enjoyed too. This is one of the benefits of living in the Willamette Jim and Judy Zaleski visit Valley: our close association with so many Valley Art in November. fine winemakers. That Saturday, Nov. 12, we welcomed artists Ginger Steele (below, left) and Maureen Welborn (below, right) to the gallery to demonstrate their skills. The Saturday after that, Barbara Martin and Susan Curington introduced visitors to their methods of producing art. On Sunday, Nov. 13, Briana Olvera, a McMinnville chef, served guests in the gallery some other delightful treats from our rich Willamette Valley. The lunch she prepared included squash soup with pistou — an olive oil-based green sauce that floated atop the soup; a great brussel sprout salad; roasted chicken; and dessert. It was all delicious and the event was fun! Continued on page 3
The Resolectrics, a Portland band, played during Social Media Night, Nov. 14. There was a scavenger hunt in the gallery for artwork, with prizes for winners. valleyart.org
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Other events during the the Annual Artist Event were the Chamber/Merchant Night on Tuesday, Nov. 15; Community Day, Wednesday, Nov. 16; Puzzler Day, Thursday, Nov. 17; and Art Skirmish, Friday, Nov. 17. During Puzzler Day at the gallery shoppers were invited to choose a puzzle piece to see if they had won a prize. Several nice gifts were given away. The Coin Club (Kirk Larson and Don Patch, below, left and right respectively) played Friday night during the Art
ithout our volunteers there is not much that would have gotten done in 2016. First of all our doors might have been open only three days a week instead of six. We might have been open only four hours a day rather than the six and a half hours we are now. Let’s hear a cheer for our gallery attendants! Without our volunteer board of directors and our committee chairs there would have been few decisions made and disasters averted. No committee chairs = no event planning = no fundraising. Let’s hear a cheer for board members and the volunteers who help make all sorts of events possible! And without our gallery volunteers who hang the artwork and arrange the 3-D art we might not have such an elegant looking gallery. Let’s hear a cheer for the volunteers who arrange and hang Valley Art’s merchandise. There is just no way our gallery could exist without our volunteers. They were important in 1966 and 50 years later they are still essential. Do you have a few hours a month — or every other month — to give? We can always find something for helpers to do … and we’ll make sure you are happy with your job. Look online - valleyart.org - for a volunteer form and bring it into the gallery or just stop by for more information. Thank you!
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AUNTIE CARLA’S PUMPKIN CORNBREAD It is impossible to just have one piece. Ingredients: 2 cups cornmeal 2 tbs. baking powder 4 eggs
2 cups white flour 1 cup sugar 1/2 tsp baking soda 1 cup vegetable oil 2 1/4 cups pumpkin 1 cup milk
Preparation: 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 2. Combine all the dry ingredients in a large bowl. 3. On the first speed of a hand or standing mixer, beat together the eggs, oil, pumpkin puree, and milk. 4. Fold the wet ingredients into the dry in three batches with a rubber spatula. The batter will be smooth, and is more fluffy than liquidy. 5. Pour the batter into a 9 by 13 baking pan (or two loaf pans), and place in the middle rack of the oven. 6. Bake for 25 minutes, or until a cake tester or toothpick stuck in the middle of the cornbread comes out dry. 7. Let the cornbread cool for ten minutes, and then cut into pieces and serve. Or bring it to the next reception at Valley Art! 3
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Skirmish. This was a well-received experiment where six artists each completed a painting in three hours. (See a related article on page 7.) We hope we will see you next year during our 51st year and we are looking forward to hearing your ideas and suggestions for another great Annual Artist Event.
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A prosperous & blessed New Year to everyone! valleyart.org
VALLEY ART Classes, Workshops & Groups • January/February
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ONGOING CLASSES: Quilting Studio - Fridays, 9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. This is an ongoing class and may be joined at any time. All levels, from beginning to advanced, are welcome. This is the time to do your own work, get expert advice on a special project, and meet with other local quilters. Join the fun! Register in person at the gallery on Friday. Cost is $28/year for Valley Art members and $43/year for non-members. Forest Grove Camera Club - September - May; second, third & fourth Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. The Forest Grove Camera Club is a member of the Photographic Society of America (PSA) and the Columbia Council of Camera Clubs. The club participates in a variety of competitions, evaluations and provides programs as well as field trips. To join, contact Carol Berget at cberget@msn.com. Cost is $25 annual membership / $5 students / $10 associate memberships. Watercolor Class - First and third Tuesdays, January 3 & 17; February 7 & 21. OPB’s Artbeat-featured instructor Irilla Swanson teaches adults watercolor painting from 10 a.m. - Noon. All materials are provided but you may bring your own. Step-by-step demos for beginners; problem-solving and direction for experienced painters. Cost is $120 for the three-month session ($20 per class). To register, email irillaswanson@comcast.net, or call 503-285-4399. Oil Painting workshop/class - First and third Tuesdays, January 3 & 17; February 7 & 21. OPB’s Artbeat-featured instructor Irilla Swanson teaches adults water-soluble oil painting from 1-3 p.m. All professional materials are provided: watersoluble oil paint, oil painting paper and brushes. The instructor provides examples from nature, and helps you capture your own ideas from your photos. Step-by-step demos for beginners; problem-solving and direction for experienced painters. Cost is $120 for the three-month session ($20 per class). To register, email irillaswanson@comcast.net, or call 503-285-4399. Team Art: Creativity by Association - Have FUN and bond with other artists every other Thursday of the month for Valley Art members. Gather together with like souls to work on art or craft projects, pros or beginners. We'll meet January 12 & 26, and February 9 & 23, from 10 a.m. to noon. Come to the back door and ring the bell. (Front door open at 11 a.m.) Bring a project to work on. There's a one-time yearly cost of $15 for a Valley Art membership. All help and inspiration is free! You will make new friends and learn new techniques. To register, email education@valleyart.org. Questions? Call 503-341-9701 for more information. POTTERY: Saturday Pottery Classes (age 16 and up) with Bob Hackney – Saturdays, December 10-31 (no class on Christmas Eve) & January 7-28. Cost for each month of classes is $140 for Valley Art members, $150 for nonmembers. Prorated classes available for students who begin later in January. Classes are Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for beginners at all skill levels. No production work allowed. Students will throw on the wheel and handbuild. Clay is $13-$15 per bag and tool kits are $15. Bring an old towel for clean up, wear old clothing and closed toe shoes. Contact Bob at 971-331-3094 or bobalouche@gmail.com to register. Monday Children’s Pottery Classes with Holly Boerner, from 3 - 4:30 p.m. January 9 - 30. Contact her for information on ages and the cost of the classes: hollyboerner7@gmail.com. Christine Hurayt will teach pottery classes in February. Check her classes online at valleyart.org/classes. OTHER MEDIA: Monotype Mondays – Join artist April Hoff for printmaking without a press, creating monotypes using rich non-toxic Akua inks. Lots of mark making items on hand to experiment, but feel free to bring your own stencils and objects such as doilies, lace, stamps, unique cookie cutters, die cuts, and textured surfaces. Items should be disposable or non-porous non-stainable. $30/person/class includes all materials and enough paper to make 10 fine art prints. Extra paper usually available for purchase. Scholarships available through Valley Art. First class was Oct 24th and runs most Mondays at 6-8:30 p.m. Ages 12+. Space is limited, register online http://www.artingales.org/select.html, email april@artingales. org or call April 503-929- 4088. 4
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KIDS CLASSES: Paint 4 Kids – First Fridays - 3:30-5:30 p.m. Paint Nights aren’t just for grownups! Designed for kids 7-13, but adults may join. Artingales instructor April Hoff will guide young artists through a new colorful acrylic painting each month. Parents, you are welcome to run an errand but return promptly by 5:30 to respect later classes. $20 each. Scholarships available through Valley Art. Space is limited, register http://www.artingales.org/select.html, email april@artingales.org or call April 503-929-4088. November – May Nature Printing – Saturdays - Learn to make beautiful prints using natural objects such as leaves, shells, petals and sprigs. Gather a few natural objects to make your artwork using non-toxic Akua inks, or we’ll have a variety on hand. Items must not be brittle; supple leaves and plants please, and should be disposable or okay with pigmenting. Materials and enough paper to make 10 fine art prints included. April Hoff will offer this workshop three times before the new year, Oct. 22, Dec. 3, & Dec. 10 (11 a.m.-4 p.m.) Ages 12+, $55 per person/workshop. Scholarships available through Valley Art. Register at least a week early for $5 discount; email for code first. Space is limited, register online http://www.artingales.org/select. html, email april@artingales.org or call April 503-929-4088. Printing 4 Kids - Second Wednesdays - 5-6 p.m. $15/class. Artingales instructor April Hoff will introduce kids to various printmaking techniques each month, including some DIY at home methods that don’t require special tools. We will be using non-toxic printmaking inks and washable tempera paints to create colorful prints. Designed for kids 7-13. Register for 6-month series and get one class free. Scholarships available through Valley Art. Space is limited, register online http:// www.artingales.org/select.html, email april@artingales.org or call April 503-929-4088. (Dec. 14, Jan. 11, Feb. 8, March 8, April 12, May 10) Drawing 4 Kids – Fourth Wednesdays - 5-6 p.m. $10/class. Artingales instructor April Hoff will guide students through a series of drawing techniques each month to increase confidence and skill in young artists. Designed for kids 7-13. Register for 6-month series and get one class free. Scholarships available through Valley Art. Space is limited; register online http:// www.artingales.org/select.html, email april@artingales.org or call April 503-929-4088. (Nov. 23, Dec. 28, Jan. 25, Feb. 22, March 22, April 26) UPCOMING CLASSES & WORKSHOPS: Lanai Kinsky, an artist with several talents, is planning to teach a class in the gallery. Check our website for dates, times. COMING in March - Portrait Classes with Daryl Nelson. Stay tuned for more information on this workshop. And on Saturday, May 13, Susan Curington will hold another painting class. Contact her at susangrace@sunlink.net.
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f YOU would like to teach a class at Valley Art, submit a proposal to April Hoff, Education Chair, by email - education@valleyart.org. In the subject line put “Class Proposal.” Describe the class and your intended audience (adults, children, etc.), the price, and your preferred dates and times. April will get back to you.
Scholarships are available for all Valley Art classes. We received a generous grant from the Siegel Foundation and can help students of all ages pay for the classes they want to take. Email education@valleyart.org for information on getting an application. Filling out the paperwork is a simple process.
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From the President’s Desk —
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ne of our beloved artists, Helvi Smith, is the beneficiary of a fundraising show hosted by A Framer’s Touch. If you are in search of a panel so you can participate, Valley Art is offering 50, 6” x 6” x 1/8” panels for FREE (one panel/submission per artist). Panels can be signed out during regular operating hours, 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Come down to the gallery while supplies last!
Please note the Jan. 7 deadline for entry forms and the Feb. 11 deadline for dropping off artwork. You must also fill out an entry form - no exceptions.
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elow is an original drawing of Valley Art by our president, Emily Lux. It will be so nice when our storefront is renovated, Eric Canon’s metalwork is polished and we have good looking, energy efficient UV coated glass in the windows. With a fine new door, we will be all set in 2017 for another great 50 years.
These paintings by Helvi Smith arrived in the gallery for the Annual Artist Event and still may be available. These paintings might make good mood indicators for your home! 6
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Art Skirmish earns ‘most popular event’ status
Elf workshop is great success
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he annual elf workshop — a popular part of Holiday in the Grove each year — brought over 120 young artists to Valley Art on Dec. 3. Each elf made a snow-filled clear globe ornament and added small holiday charms inside. It was a busy, busy day with artificial snow and glitter swirling everywhere. Lots of fun for everyone. Thank you to everyone who attended and all the great parents who pitched in and helped. Look for Holiday in the Grove next year. There are many fun events throughout the town.
April Hoff
Lang Schwartzwald
Barbara Martin
Helvi Smith
Nate Marcel
ur Annual Artist Event committee thanks the following artists — April Hoff, Emily Lux, Nate Marcel, Barbara Martin, Lang Schwartzwald, and Helvi Smith — for their participation in the Nov. 18th Art Skirmish. Each one of them completed an acrylic painting in the allotted three hours. Each artist donated their resulting painting, and they are being sold, unframed, in a unique, ongoing silent auction. The bidding deadline has been extended to January 15th. All proceeds will go towards Valley Art’s storefront renovation project. Bidding starts at $75 per painting, with a “Buy Now” option at $298. This is a unique opportunity to purchase “live” art, created by Forest Grove artists in the very space the event is intended to support. You can’t get any more local than that! Thank you again, artists, and thank you, Coin Club band members Kirk Larson and Don Patch. The gallery welcomed quite a few new guests that evening whom we hope to see again soon.
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NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S.P.S. POSTAGE PAID FOREST GROVE OR PERMIT NO. 5
Valley Art Association P.O. Box 333 Forest Grove, OR 97116
Call To Artists - ‘Smokin’ Hot Art’ 50TH YEAR and onward ... Valley Art is a nonprofit 501 (c)3 organization that benefits the community with art classes and other artistic outreaches. Your tax deductible gifts will help support Valley Art programs in the years to come. Our organization is entirely volunteer-run and we could use your talents, too. Call 503-357-3703 to find ways you can contribute to this Forest Grove asset!
January 14, 2017, it’s time for our annual fundraiser Celestial Carnavale with our favorite band - 3 LegTorso! Get your tickets soon - celestialcarnavale. brownpapertickets.com and start building your mask now. We will have our photo booth again and your ticket is your chance to win an original oil painting. Check our website - valleyart.org - We will list our bi-monthly scheduled artist shows in the gallery. See our January newsletter for the class lineup.
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e are calling all artists to come by Valley Art between Feb. 1-4, 2017, fill out an entry form and purchase an art box for $10. Yes, it looks like an ordinary, empty cigar box but it’s actually your entry in our “Smokin’ Hot Art” show. All boxes are the same size. You can take it home and reinvent it any way you want. Will it be home to an imaginary scene, with trees, mountains and miniature people? Will you turn it into an elegant purse with a handle? Maybe it’s destined to be filled with a paper pop-up character? Whatever you choose, make it yours and bring it back to the gallery by March 4th. The artwork will be displayed in the gallery and all boxes will be priced at $50.
Saturday, January 14 7:30 - 11 p.m.
Celestial Carnavale
Valley Art’s
with 3 Leg Torso
Brown Paper Tickets $25 • Great music & food http://celestialcarnavale.brownpapertickets.com OR pick up your tickets in the Gallery.
VALLEY ART • 2022 MAIN STREET, FOREST GROVE, OR • 503.357.3703 • valleyart.org •