New Gallery 2 Show: Evertt Beidler

August 25 - October 3, 2008
Opening Reception, Wednesday, September 3,
4:30-6:30pm

Portland, OR artist Evertt Beidler, produces sculpture, and performance work that explores the areas in our lives where catharsis, performance, and ritual converge to function as agents of transformation.

Visiting Artist Lectures

Heidi Arbogast
Wednesday, September 10th. 5:30-6:30pm
Fine Arts Auditorium

Heidi Arbogast investigates the role of photography as a time based medium. She sees the photograph as a memory index, one that conjures deep emotion and intensifies our connection to a place or to ourselves.

Adam Davis
Wednesday, October 29th. 5-6pm
Fine Arts Auditorium

Artist Trust Workshop: How to Build a Strong Grant Application
Tuesday, November 18th. 7-9pm
Fine Arts Auditorium

Monica Miller, Artist Trust's Director of Programs, will present information on how to apply for grants successfully. The workshop will give tips on preparing a strong grant application, including "do’s and don'ts" for work samples, artist résumés, project proposals, and more.The workshops is free but pre-registration is required. Please contact Jay Steingold, Programs Assistant at 1-866-218-7878 x10 (toll-free) or jay@artisttrust.org to register.

Faculty Focus: Sandra Salo Deutchman

August 28 - September 27, 2008
Opening reception: Thursday, August 28, 6 p.m.
WSU Museum of Art

The Museum of Art at Washington State University will feature retired WSU faculty member Sandra Salo Deutchman in this year’s Faculty Focus. The exhibit of her work which will be on display Aug. 28 through Sept. 27. She will hold a special public walk-through at noon on Aug. 27 in the Museum of Art.

Museum of Art Curator Keith Wells said, “Her vibrant, boldly colored paintings create a strong sense of natural marvel while her textures and patterns echo the integrity of ancient canyon petroglyphs or perhaps Aboriginal paintings of Australia.”

Deutchman said, “As I work, I watch, trying to recognize and develop imagery which reinforces the connections, and begins to reveal the unspoken forces that I sense in nature and within myself. I paint to explore these mysteries and their power to enchant my sense. My hope is that my paintings will invite viewers to see nature in new ways and to reconnect with their own sense of wonder.”

For more info check out the WSU Museum of Art web site.