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Thursday, November 5, 2020
GO! magazine — A&E in Northeast Oregon
Art & dance
classes for kids
■ Crossroads is offering special discounted
ArtSpeak classes for youth this winter
BAKER CITY — In an effort
to help more youngsters access
the arts, Baker City’s Crossroads
Carnegie Art Center is expanding
its ArtSpeak program this year.
Crossroads has offered ArtSpeak
as an afterschool program for many
years, funded by grants and private
contributions. This year, the art
center is using ArtSpeak funds
to offer dance and art classes at a
reduced cost.
Pre-registration is required and
classes will be fi lled on a fi rst-
come, fi rst-served basis. To include
more students, the instructors are
offering several classes per week.
Each child may choose one class to
attend.
Sessions are four weeks, and
Crossroads asks students to dedi-
cate themselves to attending every
class session (unless they are ill).
Wellness and temperature checks
will be taken prior to each class.
Face coverings and social distanc-
ing are required also.
To sign up for these classes, go
to www.crossroads-arts.org or call
541-523-5369.
Each four-class session costs $16.
Scholarships are available, with
recipients being responsible for
10% of the cost ($1.60).
Dance
Debbie Friedman will lead “Cre-
ative and Expressive Dance.” There
are three options for classes:
• Ages 7-9, Tuesdays from 4-5
p.m.; Nov. 17, Dec. 1, Dec. 8 and
Dec. 15
• Ages 7-9, Wednesdays from
4-5 p.m.; Nov. 18, Dec. 2, Dec. 9 and
Dec. 16
• Ages 10-15, Thursdays from
4-5 p.m.; Nov. 19, Dec. 3, Dec. 10
and Dec. 17
CROSSROADS CARNEGIE ART CENTER
Call to artists for 2022 shows
BAKER CITY — Crossroads
Carnegie Art Center is seeking
proposals for the 2022 Featured
Artist Exhibition in the center’s
Main Gallery.
Crossroads is a nonprofi t re-
gional art center that was founded
in 1963. It is dedicated to the arts,
serving the public through major
exhibitions, art classes, lectures,
workshops and outreach pro-
grams. The center offers classes,
open studios, workshops and
lectures. Located in historic down-
town Baker City, it houses a studio
classroom, an extensive art library,
pottery studio, sales gallery and
exhibition gallery space.
Gallery space
Students need to wear comfort-
able clothing. This class will utilize
very basic concepts of dance and
rhythm and simple choreography
based on a fusion of ballet, modern
and jazz dance techniques. The
course will build strength, coordi-
nation, and musicality.
The exhibition gallery space is
upstairs in a fully restored 1909
Carnegie Library with 96 feet of
movable wall space, a large selec-
tion of various sized pedestals
and fl exible track lighting. The
440-square-foot gallery is a shared
space between the Featured Artist
exhibition space and the sales gal-
lery. Great care is taken in display-
ing all work to the best advantage.
Art
What we show
Paul Hoelscher will lead “Art
Class with Mr. Paul.” All supplies
are provided for this open studio
approach where Hoelscher helps
young people make art in the way
that most interests them.
Instruction will be offered in a
variety of media, including acrylic,
oil, watercolor, soft and oil pastels,
charcoal, graphite, conte and col-
ored pencil.
There are three options for ages
and days of the week:
• Grades 4-6: Mondays from
3:45-4:45 p.m.; Nov. 16, Nov. 30,
Dec. 7 and Dec. 14
• Grades 2-3: Wednesdays from
3:45 -4:45 p.m.; Nov. 18, Dec. 2, Dec.
9 and Dec. 16
• Grades 4-6: Thursdays from
3:45-4:45 p.m.; Nov. 19, Dec. 3, Dec.
10 and Dec. 17
The Featured Artist exhibitions
represent the highest quality
art by emerging, mid-career and
established artists from the local,
Eastern Oregon and larger Pacifi c
Northwest regions.
The center strives to show a
broad and diverse range of visual
art styles created in the last two
years. Several months throughout
the year are dedicated to open
shows featuring the artwork of
local and regional artists, limiting
the number of months available
for solo and group shows.
Artists should specify their
preference in being considered for
a solo show or group show. Each
artist will be evaluated individu-
ally. The committee through the
jury process may group together
one show of two to four artists,
based on complementary styles or
mediums.
Artist groups with a clear vision
are highly valued and strongly
encouraged to submit a show
proposal for consideration. Artist
groups must designate one artist
as the coordinator of the group
exhibit.
Selection process
Featured Artist exhibitions are
determined by a volunteer com-
mittee composed of artists working
in a variety of mediums, art educa-
tors and collectors in conjunction
with the art director. The selection
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takes place once per year.
Submissions are reviewed
from digital images of art and
referenced by an accompanying
inventory list. Submissions are
also evaluated on the exhibition
description and artist’s statement.
Artists who are accepted for a
Featured Artist exhibit will have
a two-year interval before their
proposals are considered again.
Artists are strongly encouraged
to keep pricing consistent with
websites and other sale sites.
Submission guidelines
The submission deadline is Feb.
8, 2021. Submissions must be de-
livered or postmarked by 5 p.m.
There is not a processing fee
required for submissions; however,
if an artist’s work is selected for a
Featured Artist show, a current art
center membership is required at
time of acceptance.
Artists will be notifi ed of selec-
tion decisions in March 2021.
Artists will be presented with an
exhibit timeline of dates, contract
and membership to confi rm or
deny acceptance of Featured
Exhibition.
For information in submitting a
proposal, email Crystal Rainwater
at crystal@crossroads-arts.org or
call 541-523-5369.
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