LOCAL WATERCOLOR, GLASSWORK AND ABSTRACT WORKS ON DISPLAY IN OCTOBER AT BEAVERTON CITY HALL GALLERY
Posted: September 20th, 2010 11:10 AM
Who knew you would find an art gallery at City Hall? The Beaverton Arts Commission hosts a different exhibit every month featuring works by a handful of talented local artists. The artworks are for sale and will grace the first, second, and third floor corridors. Beaverton City Hall is located at 4755 SW Griffith Drive, and is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Add City Hall to your cultural "must see" list and stop by this October to view a stunning selection of artistic talent.
During the month of October:
Local artists Sunny Smith, the Art Pack, Oregon Glass Guild, and Tupper Malone will have their works displayed throughout the City Hall corridors and lobbies.
1st Floor Lobby Space: Sunny Smith is an award-winning artist and has been painting regularly since 1990. Smith's paintings often include figures and tell a story (yours to interpret). She relishes the challenge of creating workable and interesting compositions in which she weaves shapes, colors, and textures around and through the subject matter. Smith equates the process to solving puzzles. Her inspirations come from art in its many forms: music, nature and the human condition. In October, Smith's paintings will include figurative abstracts on YUPO, an artificial "paper" which allows her to make changes until the painting she's working on meets her goals. Sunny Smith shows her work at the Rental Sales Gallery of the Portland Art Museum, the Village Gallery of Art in Cedar Mill and at Current's Gallery in McMinnville. Visit http://web.me.com/sunnypaintstudio for more information.
2nd floor Lobby and 3rd floor Corridor Space: The Art Pack is a painting and critique group of dedicated artists, formed in 1995, comprised of ten members. Each member has been studying and marketing their art for many years within the Northwest region and elsewhere across the United States. Members include Nan Tupper Malone, Nikki Dilbeck, Madeline James, Dulcie Scoggin, Janet Lindell, Mary Holderness, Mila Raphael, Sue Jensen, Linda Fitzgerald and Brooks Schmidt. All the members of The Art Pack are Watercolor Society of Oregon members, but their paintings are not limited to watercolor. The Art Pack frequently participates in workshops offered by nationally known artists/teachers to increase their technical expertise and to grow as artists. They constantly endeavor to help each other tap into their own creativity. The Art Pack has exhibited their paintings individually and as a group in many public venues and are delighted to be placed in the heart of this community at B
eaverton City Hall. Visit www.artpackgallery.com for additional information.
3rd floor Pedestals: The Oregon Glass Guild (OGG) was established in 2000 to support and promote the glass arts community in Oregon and southwest Washington. OGG provides opportunities for members to network, share techniques, learn from successful artists and business experts about marketing their work, and show and sell their glass art. OGG actively promotes awareness of the glass arts in our communities, and participates in outreach efforts for schools and seniors. OGG artists range from stained glass and glass gilding artists to glassblowers, casters, fusers, and sculptors. Visit their website at http://oregonglassguild.org/ for more information or to become a member.
3rd floor Mayor's Hall: Tupper Malone is a native Oregonian well-versed in a variety of artistic mediums. She began her artistic journey through sculpture, but has more recently found her passions shift towards watercolor, acrylic and encaustic painting techniques. Her October display will showcase her abstract works, stirring exploration of the imagination. Journeys—the Terra and Celestial Bearings Series emphasizes the unknown and prompt the viewers' imaginations to explore their own interpretations. Visit http://www.tuppermalone.com/ for more information.
Should you need an extra dose of exquisite art, the Beaverton Arts Commission also has art revolving exhibits at Providence St. Vincent Hospital (Center on Aging Gallery on the second floor), Cedar Hills Recreation Center (main corridor) and the Artisan Salon.
ABOUT THE BEAVERTON ARTS COMMISSION
The BAC contributes significantly to the quality of life in Beaverton by presenting artistic and cultural events, which celebrate community values and helps connect residents to their artistic and cultural heritage. The BAC spearheads public art projects in Beaverton, including a mural program, as well as presenting the annual Visual Arts Showcase, Ten Tiny Dances, and Last Tuesdays, an outdoor celebration of music, art and food each summer. In 2009, the Beaverton Arts Commission joined forces with consultants Valerie Otani and Bill Flood to create a Public Art Plan. To view the plan, or for more information about the Beaverton Arts Commission, visit www.beavertonarts.org or call (503) 526-2288 or the event information line at (503) 526-2379.
ABOUT BEAVERTON
Beaverton was recently recognized as one of the 100 Best Places to Live in America by Money Magazine. In addition, Beaverton has been named the safest city in the Pacific Northwest for three consecutive years, as one of the best places to raise kids by BusinessWeek magazine, a Tree City USA for more than 15 years, an All-America City finalist, one of the 100 Best Walking Cities in America by Prevention Magazine, the Recycler of the Year from the Association of Oregon Recyclers, a Bronze Award Bicycle Friendly community designation by the League of American Bicyclists and as one of the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Communities. Beaverton also enjoys the most diverse population (by percentage of population) among Oregon cities.
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