Calling All Artists!

We are now accepting applications from artists for our 2012 – 2014 Artists in Schools Program. Artists will provide hands-on arts education to K-12 students in the Mid-Columbia region in residency programs which run from 1 – 3 weeks at 20 hours per week. Other special community projects are also available.

We are seeking applications from professional or teaching artists who work in Visual, (including 3D and Fiber Arts), Arts of Mexico, Native American Arts, Music, Theatre, Film, Literary Arts and Storytelling. Applicants must be interested in teaching primarily elementary to middle school-age kids.

Applications are available here. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Scotia Bauer or Leith Gaines at 541-387-5031 or email.

Application Deadline: May 14, 2012

One Band Brings Music from Around the World
to 5 Area Schools!

We are proud to announce that Craicmore, featuring contemporary traditional Celtic music and dance, will be performing live for school children throughout the Gorge from Wednesday, April 18 – Friday, April 20.

The Craicmore Band infuses its music with instruments and sounds from around the globe.  Part vocal harmony, rhythmic hard-shoe dancing, an East Indian Shruti Box and rumbling Didjeridoo all accent the warmth and passion of Craicmore’s fiery performances.  Each band member has a deeply personal connection to this music, and each brings a lifetime of live performance and study from a wide range of musical genres.

We are able to subsidize these school concerts thanks to our Gorgeous Sounds music program. This music opportunity will reach children from Mosier, OR, The Dalles, OR, White Salmon, WA and Hood River, OR on the dates below:

Wednesday, April 18th 9:30am @ Dry Hollow Elementary, The Dalles
Wednesday, April 18th 1:00pm @ Mosier Community School, Mosier
Thursday, April 19th 9:30am @ Westside Elementary School, Hood River
Thursday, April 19th 2:00pm @ Hood River Middle School, Hood River
Friday, April 20th 10:30am @ Whitson Elementary School, White Salmon

CGIAE would like to thank Columbia Center for the Arts for bringing Craicmore to our area and special thanks to Hood River Vacation Rentals for providing housing.

Craicmore will be performing for the general public at Columbia Center for the Arts on Thursday, April 19th, at 7:30pm.

The Welcome Back Old Friend project, coordinated by CGAIE, offered K-8 students from Hood River County the chance to explore through art what it means to lose, and then regain, a friend. Music, poetry, prose, papercraft, and block printing will be highlighted at this event, which will include handmade accordion books with block print images from Hood River Middle School students, readings of poetry and prose from Wy'east Middle School students, and music and drumming by Cascade Locks School students.

The theme of Welcome Back Old Friend was inspired by the recent loss and return of the Hood River County Libraries. CGAIE literary, visual and performing artists guided students in the artistic expression of what it is like to lose someone or something special and then be lucky enough to welcome them back. The resulting artwork will be performed and displayed during the celebration at the library. The handmade books, as well as samples of students' poetry and prose, will remain on display after the celebration.

The Welcome Back Old Friend project was made possible thanks to a grant by the Oregon Cultural Trust, which is dedicated to sustaining, developing and encouraging participation in Oregon's arts, heritage, and humanities. More information can be found here.

The Welcome Back Old Friend library celebration is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact CGAIE or the Hood River County Library District at 541-386-2535, send an email , or at online.

At First Friday on August 5th, Doug’s Sports in Hood River held a TOMS “Style Your Sole” event. For each pair of TOMS shoes sold that evening, customers could choose a local artist to paint on their shoes, creating a truly “one of a kind” pair of TOMS. Local artists who donated their time included Mark Nillson, Camille Hinman, Peggy Ohlson, Chloë Hight, Cohen Olmstead and Josh Blanchette.

Doug’s chose Columbia Gorge Arts in Education to receive a portion of the proceeds to support our mission to bring arts programming into local schools. The event raised $270 and John Melesko, the new owner of Doug’s Sports, donated an additional $250 for a grand total of $520. The donation will be put into our “Wish List” fund for teachers. The event was a huge success, thanks to John, Lori Duffy and the team at Doug’s very generous (and creative!) support!

TOMS is a shoe company that matches every pair of shoes purchased with a pair of new shoes given to a child in need. One for One. For more information, visit the TOMS website.

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