14 - GRESHAM (Ore.) OUTLOOK Thun.. Sept 21. 1972 (Sec. 5»
New unique art village opens on campus
Art students at Mt Hood
Community College will enjoy a
new working and learning
environment this fall, with the
completion of an Art Village
Constructed in a natural
setting, the village invites
nature's best
serenity,
seclusion and creative in
spiration. according to Nancy
Conrath, assistant dean of
academic affairs
The village skirts a wooded
area just east of the college
encompassing about one-half
acre
In
harmony
with this
woodland setting. Mrs. Conrath
and a village advisory com
mittee designed a cluster of
sm all.
single.
one-story
buildings
"We are very pleased with
the single studio concept.”
notes Mrs Conrath “ This
specifies and consolidates the
arts at the same tim e”
Prior to consolidation, art
classes had been scattered
around the campus
“The single studio is more
natural to the artist . . . it offers
a more relaxed, personal and
dimmed in certain areas, for
specific emphasis on models
and-or painters
Ceramics studio is the largest
of the group, covering 1.930
square feet It has been con
structed for the ceramic
process, with separate rooms
for forming and glazing and
with a kiln barn directly out
side.
The printmaking studio will
be equipped for almost every
printing technique, other than
lithography. A special feature
will be a cabinet for spray
cleaning silk screens a very
rapid clean mg process.
Other
studios
include
sculpture modeling with a
woodworking room, metal
casting and welding, applied
arts and crafts, fabrics, and a
conference-seminar room
“ The conference-seminar
studio is the hub of village
activity,” notes Mrs Conrath
“ It will be used for informal
classes, discussions, film and
slide presentations, lectures
from visiting artists and
student exhibits ”
“ We also plan to teach
creative atm osphere,” she
explains
“Also, students can enjoy
their work at the various mess
stages without interfering
with other art forms or
academic studies.”
The studios are rustic Cedar
finishing, irreg u lar shapes,
lofted ceilings, monitors, and
bay windows combine to
compliment
the
college
structure and natural setting
Although sim ilar in ap
pearance, each building has
been designed specifically for
each discipline Careful at
tention to a variety of details
and special facilities has given
each studio a unique a t
mosphere, indicates Mrs.
Conrath.
The painting studio is large
and airy with monitors stret
ching the full length of the
building.
“All the studio monitors face
north, giving us the most
authentic,
natural
light
possible.” says Mrs Conrath
The painting studio also
boasts a circular bank of
ceiling lights which can be
related subjects here, such as
Creative W riting and Con
temporary Man ”
Most art courses carry lower
division transfer credit About
540 students will enroll in the
various art classes
All studios have indoor-
outdoor flexibility, with many
facilities immediately outside
for creative endeavors, such as
large wash tubs for fabrics,
electricity outlets, a bridge
crane for lifting heavy metal
pieces, and numerous display
areas
Although
separate,
the
studios are interrelated
“They have been placed in a
logical order so students may
observe various art pnicesses
and may also combine them.”
says Mrs Conrath.
“Fabric, printmaking and
painting studios are grouped
together to offer greater
creativity, such as printing on
fabric ”
The buildings are color-
coded Each intenor is part of a
color spectrum, beginning with
painting (yellow) to sculpture
(blue-green t.
'The studios will also be
united with paths, courtyards
and natural landscaping.”
Mrs Conrath anticipates an
Oct. 1 opening date
The Art Village concept was
initiated in June. 1971. An
advisory committee was for
med
Members
included
professional artists, instructors
and art students
A rchitectural plans were
completed fall, 1971, and
construction began this past
spring
A second phase is planned
within two-to-three years
“This will be a pavillion north
of the grouping - a two-story
building with studios for
drawing and design, a resident
art studio and office space for
instructors ”
“There will also be an open
court area for college and
community displays, plus room
lor a historical collection
representing the local com
munity.”
Mt Hood Community College
offers the widest variety of art
classes among all Oregon
community colleges, according
to Mrs Conrath
“And our Art Village is
definitely unique,” she says
Drop outs
earn GED
diplomas
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BS-.
1ST STAGE of MHCC art village is now a reality Win-
dows are constructed at precise angles giving students
It's estimated that more than
10,000 persons in the Mt Hood
district have less than a high
school education
Of these, almost 3,000 have
less than an 8th grade
educat ion
G e n e ra l
e d u c a tio n
development (GED) classes
are offered through MHCC for
those persons wanting to earn
their high school equivalency
certificate
Last year, some 450 people
took advantage of GED classes
GED classes are offered in
five areas natural science,
lite r a tu r e ,
g ra m m a r,
mathematics
and
social
studies Students study in each
of the areas and then take a
test When they pass, they
receive their certificate
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and David Douglas high schools
offer GED classes
Adult
Basic
Education
(ABE) classes are offered for
those with less than an 8th
grade education
Basic classes are offered in
reading, writing and arthmetic
David Douglas offers six
ABE classes fall term Other
ABE courses will be offered at
the
Rockwood
Methodist
Church from 9 am to noon,
Monday,
Wednesday and
Friday.
An interesting aspect of the
ABE program is ESb™ English
as a Second language Il's
aimed at foreign-bom persons
who want to pick up the English
language or Americans who for
some reason left school before
acquiring a proficiency in the
language
Both GED and ABE classes
are free
For information on either the
GED or ABE programs, call
866-1541, Ext. 430