Art Spark March 17th!!

I hope you will be able to join us tomorrow as ORA hosts this month's Art Spark gathering.

What is Art Spark? It's a program of the Regional Arts & Crafts Council (RACC) to promote art in Portland. It's described by RACC as "a bi-monthly mingling for artists of all sorts to meet, discuss, blather, applaud and plot the growth of art in Portland." Each meeting is hosted by a different group, at a different restaurant, club, or bar.

This is a big coup for our group, and I hope lots of our friends will turn out to support us and have a good time. Each of the ORA artists will have one or two works on display, and Eddy and I will each do a very brief address, around 6 pm. The rest of the time is for schmoozing, networking, drinking, and socializing.

There will be raffle prizes, and a no-host bar all evening. Admission is free.

Thursday, March 17th, 5-7 pm
Urban Farmer Restaurant
(8th floor of The Nines Hotel)
525 SW Morrison
Portland

http://www.portlandartspark.com/

Art Spark Thursday January 20th 2011!

ORA will be a featured artist group in MARCH.....BUT in just a few days, a wonderful event will take place. THANK YOU REGIONAL ARTS & CULTURE COUNCIL (RACC) for sponsoring this wonderful event! ..... and thank you to Tonisha Toler for coordinating such amazing events!

It's free admission and has a no host bar.

Art Spark is changing their model to bi-monthly .

For January 2011’s Art Spark event they are hosting 12 arts and arts related organizations at Portland’s Center for Performing Arts (PCPA). They are quite excited to bring the same Art Spark—art happy hour—energy and enthusiasm to this daring new event.

Stop by the Art Spark event Thursday, January 20, 2011. Event details may be found at www.portlandartspark.com.

SEE YOU THERE!!!!!!

ART SPARK

Sabina Wohlfeiler writes:

Every third Thursday of the month, RACC (Regional Arts & Culture Council) hosts ART SPARK, a gathering described as “a monthly mingling of artists of all sort to meet, discuss, blather, applaud and plot the growth of arts in Portland”. Last night I decided to check it out, and was pleasantly surprised by the variety of folks representing the rich Portland art scene. Imagine a no-host cocktail/garden party with myriad possibilities for connections in the arts. I met a new graduate looking for work teaching art, a juror for the Scholastic Art Awards, a “for hire” cartoonist, gallery owners, grant recipients, a marketing and communication consultant, painters, sculptors, and an art counselor who will help you “explore your unique aesthetic”.... two entertaining hours well spent networking in the arts. July’s ART SPARK will be held on the rooftop of the Hotel Deluxe. See you there!