Letter from the
Executive Director
Dear Friends,
munity-focused programming. Be sure
to check out: the Big Read, Journal Jour-
Here we are at the dawn of a new decade!
ney, Common Threads Story Gathering,
I’ll start by extending a sincere thank you
Knit-in For Neighbors, Spring Local Food
to all of the community members that
Markets, and The ACE Writing Project, in
stepped up and donated to our ADA fund- addition to several exciting new classes.
raising campaign. I am thrilled to say that We changed the format of the schedule to
we reached the $10,000 goal with over
make classes easier to find - let us know
100 contributors. This gives us a strong
what you think!
position from which to write grant appli-
cations for the remaining funds and finally 2019 was a year of growth: Increasing our
open up our exhibits and events to more of grant awards by 60%. Serving more com-
the community.
munity members via the Artists in Rural
Schools program, and partnerships with
Union County isn’t known as an arts
organizations such as Shelter From the
Storm, Center for Human Development,
community, per se, yet here at ACE we
consistently see evidence to the contrary.
and the Union County Juvenile Depart-
ment. Launching a volunteer docent pro-
Every day, people walk in to look at the
art on display, purchase something special gram. Growing attendance at popular an-
nual events like Handmade Holidays and
from the Gift Gallery, buy a membership,
sign up for a class, or say, “I’ve never been Dia de los Muertos. Seeing more and more
of you sign up as members. It showed us
in here before - what do you do?” A week
that Art Center East exists because of a
doesn’t pass without volunteers popping
by to stuff envelopes, build a shelf, paint
quiet confidence in the arts that is getting
louder and more visible each year.
patches in the gallery wall, or any num-
ber of helpful tasks. Out of town visitors
poke in for a taste of local culture and to
ask about the community. Classes start
Warmest Regards,
and finish, students of all ages come and
Darcy Dolge
go (often with new artwork in hand). It’s
Executive Director
all of these little moments that truly make
ACE a community art center. We hope you
are planning to stop by soon, too!
Spring 2020 brings plenty of free, com-
Art Center East
Mission:
Inspire, enrich, and interlace Eastern Oregon communities
through creative expression.
Classes at a glance
C
e r a m i c s
Ceramics
Ceramics for All (Age 14+)
April 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm
May 6, 13, 20, 27 & June 3 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm
June 10, 17 ,24, July 1 & 8 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Fine Tune Your Pottery (Age 14+)
Track 1: March 4, 11, 18, 25 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm
or Track 2: March 9, 16, 23, 30 from 6:00 - 8:00
pm
Hand Built Pottery (Age 12+)
March 5, 12, 19, & April 2 from 5:00 - 7:30 pm
May 2, 9, 16 & 30 from 12:00 - 2:30 pm
Horse-Hair Raku Workshop (Age 14+)
May 5, 12, 19, 26 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Culinary Arts
Baking with Rye (Age 13+) (Off-Site)
March 28 from 2:00 - 5:00 pm
Cookie Stamps (Age 10+) (Off-Site)
March 7 from 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Tea in the Gallery (Age 13+)
March 15 from 1:00 - 3:00 pm
April 26 from 1:00 - 3:00 pm
June 21 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Tea Brewing Workshop (Age 13+)
April 5 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Dance
Contra Dance with Live Music featuring
Frog Hollow Duo (Age 12+)
May 2 from 7:00 - 9:30 pm
Contra Dance (Age 12+)
March 3 from 7:00 - 8:30 pm
April 7 from 7:00 - 8:30 pm
May 5 from 7:00 - 8:30 pm
Country Swing Dancing (Age 10+)
April 8, 15, 22 from 5:30 - 7:00 pm
English Country Dance (Age 12+)
March 17 from 7:00 - 8:30 pm
April 21 from 7:00 - 8:30 pm
May 19 from 7:00 - 8:30 pm
English Country Dance: Grand Ball (Age 12+)
(off-site)
March 28 1:00 - 3:30 pm + 7:00 - 10:30 pm