In 1975 our state mandated that 1% of the cost of every new building (or major rehab) be spent on art for that building. This results in two very good things: #1 it assures quality art contemporary to each building to enhance the building itself and #2 it builds a strong collection, long term, for […]
Tag: Oregon Arts Commission
Julie Green at Corvallis Art Center
This is a little bit silly, but the recent New York Times article on Julie Green’s terrific show at the Corvallis Art Center reminded us we’d better get down there. We set off in the fog this morning… and took the back road… and after a little lunch, arrived at the Corvallis Art Center (700 […]
Thursday was ART day…
And Thursday began wistfully, as I had to take down my show WHICH… I thought looked smashing (she said modestly…) but…time marches on and they have to sweep up and return the key to the space on Saturday so… …off we went, with a car full of art, as usual… and later on to […]
Astoria and Maya Lin
In Astoria today as a tag-along with R who is a member of the Oregon Arts Commission. Yesterday we had a fascinating visit to the Maya Lin Cape Disappointment piece that is part of 5 created for the Confluence Project commemorating the journey of Lewis and Clark in 1805-6. The site was gorgeous, just over […]
On The Way 