MAY 20, 2016, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A5
Christopher seeks gallery
display schedule change
By CRAIG MURPHY
Of the Keizertimes
Lore Christopher is liking
the growing popularity of the
gallery display at Keizer Civic
Center.
Taking it a step further,
Christopher announced a
new plan at the April 26
Keizer Public Arts Commis-
sion (KPAC) meeting: locking
in groups to provide art on a
multi-year basis.
Previously, groups or indi-
viduals have had art on display
in city hall for a three-month
period. That was changed this
year to two-month periods.
Christopher would like
three groups – Mid Valley
Quilt Guild, Salem-Keizer
Education Foundation and
the Colored Pencil Society of
America – to become regulars.
“What I would like to
propose is six shows a year,”
Christopher said. “I would
recommend multi-year con-
tracts, for three years. I would
like those regular vendors not
to have to submit art, because
they’re familiar to us. We still
have fi nal approval, in case
they try to slip one in. But
these vendors won’t do that.
This would be good for art-
ists and for us. It cuts down on
staff time to submit work.”
Amy Ryan liked the idea,
but wanted the contracts to be
for fi ve years.
“No, too long,” Christo-
pher said. “That’s too long
into the future. I’m even ner-
vous about three years.”
KPAC chair Beth Melendy
went the other direction.
“I would amend it to two
years,” Melendy said. “There’s
now so much interest in the
gallery. We’re talking half of
the year and only allowing
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three other groups per year to
come in. I like the idea of a
contract, but three years feels
too long. I’m saying the three
groups for two years. Maybe
start with two-year contracts,
then we can extend it.”
Christopher wasn’t willing
to amend her motion for that
change, either.
“There has been consistent
interest, but people are not
beating our door down yet,”
she said. “If you want to go
two (years), vote my motion
down. I like three years for
the planning for those organi-
zations. If we fi ll those other
nine spots, then we can do a
two-year contract next time.”
Nate Brown, Keizer’s Com-
munity Development director
who is staff liaison to KPAC,
liked the idea of partnering
with the three organizations.
“You can start with three,
then see what develops,”
Brown said.
Christopher said the con-
tracts would start in 2017.
“I’ll contact those folks, tell
them here’s what we want to
propose, then let them pick
their months for the next
three years,” she said.
The motion was approved
unanimously.
The SKEF show runs
through the end of this
month, with nothing planned
for June. Red Raven Gallery
Co-Op is scheduled for July
and August, with artist Randy
Jones and photographer Mi-
chael Burkhardt sharing space
in September and October.
Columbia Fiber Arts will have
work on display in November
and December.
A Secret Garden tea
A
B
The Keizer Art As-
sociation held its annual
fundraising tea on Satur-
day, May 14, at the Keizer
Heritage Center.
Tea hats of the attend-
ees matched the theme: A
Secret Garden.
Award for best themed
went to Elaine Martinez
with her birdhouse di-
orama.
Allison Hupp won best
garden hat and Beth Me-
lendy won best bird hat.
A: (From left) Allison, Karen and
Barbara Hupp made the tea a
family affair.
B: Beth Melendy shows off her
bird and feather hat with her
peacock ring.
C: Leighanna Sharp (left) and
Amy Lietz
D: Elaine Martinez with her
birdhouse diorama tea hat.
KEIZERTIMES/Lyndon A. Zaitz
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