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Wednesday,December23,2015The Nugget Newspaper,Sisters,Oregon21 Artists-in-residence announced Beginning in January, Calderawillwelcomevisual, literary,andperformingart- ists from around the world for one-month stays at its arts center on Blue Lake in CentralOregon. While at Caldera, art- ists, writers, and perform- ers immerse in their work to create new books, plays, music,films,poems,instal- l a t i o n s , p a i n t i n g s a n d sculptures. As Caldera enters its 20th year as an organiza- tion, itsArtist in Residence (AiR) program has grown to include more residents anddeepcontributionstoits youthprogram. Caldera has announced the artists chosen for the 2016 Artists in Residence program.Alongwithspend- ing time developing indi- vidual works, AiR offer workshops and presenta- tionstoCalderamiddleand high school students. They also present their work to the public in a free Open Studios series, held the last Saturday of each month of residencies. 2016OpenStudiosdates are:January30,February27, andMarch26. Artists in Residence for 2016include: •Literaryartists—Turiya Autry, Portland, Oregon; Sash Bischoff, New York, New York; Kim Calder, Los Angeles, California; Kristina Marie Darling, Ballwin, Michigan; Camas Davis, Portland, Oregon; Sara Mumolo, Oakland, California;EmilyWeinstein, Berkeley,California. •Visual artists — Anne G r e e n w o o d , P o r t l a n d , O r e g o n ; A l e x H i r s c h , Portland, Oregon; Donna Copper Hurt, Charleston, S o u t h C a r o l i n a ; K y l i e educators say early childhood programs need funding photo provided Caldera hosts open studios with artists-in-residence. L o c k w o o d , D e t r o i t , M i c h i g a n ; C h r i s t i n e Olejiniczak, Marfa, Texas; Ryan Pierce, Portland, Oregon; Brittany Reeber, Austin,Texas;AnnieVarnot, B r o o k l y n , N e w Yo r k ; Marjorie Vecchio, Reno, Nevada. •Performing artists – Alela Diane, Portland, Oregon; Adriana Rojas Pretel, Bogota, Colombia; JasonRandolph,Baltimore, M a r y l a n d ; L u c y Yi m , Portland,Oregon. Applications for the 2017 Artists in Residence will be open mid-January. For more information, visit the Artist in Residence section of Caldera’s web- site at www.CalderaArts. org and/or contact Creative DirectorElizabethQuinnvia email at elizabeth.quinn@ calderaarts.org. BEND (AP) — Special- educationfundinginOregon hasn’tkeptupwithagrow- ingneedforearlychildhood intervention for kids with disabilities or development delays. Nearly 12,000 children across the state qualify for regular at-home visits with a specialist or special pre- school enrollment, and fed- eral law says eligible chil- dren must receive that help immediately, The Bulletin reported. Providers across Oregon a r e a s k i n g l a w m a k e r s for more money, which they say will help meet demand in the short term and could avoid a poten- tially costly lawsuit in the longterm. Theyarepushingfor$5.4 million to avoid a shortfall in2015-17andanadditional $15-20millionforlong-term improvementstoservices. High Desert Education Service D i s t r i c t S u p e r i n t e n d e n t J o h n Rexford says the pro- gram’s funding was cut post-recession. “Butwhathappenedwas when everything else was recovering — K-12 got a nicebumpinfunding—this programgotleftbehind,”he said. Rexford is among those pushing for additional funding. “We’re kind of triaging thisandtakingitonestepat atime,”Rexfordsaid.“The firstthingisweneedtohave atleasttheresourcestoserve thekidsthataregettingiden- tifiednowatamuchhigher rate.” YOU CAN SEND A GIFT... ...they’ll open over and over A gift subscription subscrip to The Nugget is a t thoughtful gift for loved ones one far away. Subscriptions start at just $25 and are looked forward to every week! To order a gift subscript subscription, 541 549 call 541-549-9941.