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12 MIXED MEDIUM MARCH 9�16, 2022 THE ARTS AROUND EASTERN OREGON Closing receptions and an announcement at ACE Go! staff L A GRANDE — Art Center East will celebrate two current exhibits and announce the new name of the Co-Op Gallery on Friday, March 11, 6-8 p.m. at ACE, 1006 Penn Ave. There will be, however, a few more weeks to see the featured artwork. The two exhibits each run until March 26. Art Center East/Contributed image This necklace by Crystal Collier is an example of items featured in the Fiber Arts and Jewelry Exhibit at Art Center East, on display through March. FIBER ARTS AND JEWELRY The sixth annual Fiber Arts and Jewel- ry Exhibit, with the theme “Fiber Focused on Color,” features work from Northeast- ern Oregon fi ber and jewelry artists. A quilt created and donated by local artist Joy Cleaver will be on display and raffl ed off as a fundraiser for the art cen- ter. Visitors may purchase raffl e tickets in the Gift Gallery or on the ACE website. The winning raffl e ticket will be drawn at the end of the exhibit. The quilt is valued at $275. Art Center East has also collaborated with the Union County Warming Station for this exhibit — visitors who bring one item from the warming station’s wish list (see ucwarmingstation.org) will receive one free raffl e ticket in exchange (one exchange per visitor). Courtesy of the artist Works by oil painter Sarah Bird will be on display through March 26 at Art Center East. A closing reception is set for Friday, March 11, 6-8 p.m. NEW WORKS BY SARAH BIRD Oil painter Sarah Bird’s exhibit, “New Works by Sarah Bird,” is on display in ACE’s main gallery. This show, accord- ing to an ACE press release, “showcases Bird’s oil paintings of traditional altar-like arrangements of natural objects set against cloth backgrounds and also her nontraditional landscape compositions of plants, leaves and branches.” CO-OP GALLERY For several months, ACE has invited the community to vote on a new name for the Co-Op Gallery. In an eff ort to honor a local artist, ACE took nominations of names and the list was narrowed to four: Dennis “Craig” Canoy, Sue Orlaske, Kat Galloway and Thomas “Tom” Madden. All were nominated posthumously. Voting ended March 10, and the honor- ee will be announced Friday, March 11, dur- ing the closing reception for the art shows. ABOUT ACE Regular gallery hours are Wednesday- Friday, noon-5 p.m., and Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Exhibits can also be viewed online at artcentereast.org thanks to a partnership with John J. Howard Real Estate. Galleries are open to the public and admission is always free. We can help you get from Here to Here BIKES, SKIS, CLIMBING GEAR, ADVICE, BEER & SNACKS, RENTALS, GOOD PEOPLE MOUNTAINWORKSBICYCLES.COM 1301 Adams Ave. La Grande, OR Mon-Sat • 10am-6pm 541.963.3220 11am-8pm Tuesday-Saturday