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‘Au Naturel’ nude art
show opens at college
ASTORIA — The 12th annual international
juried exhibit “Au Naturel: The Nude in the
21st Century” will be on display Thursday,
Jan. 25, through Thursday, March 15, at
Clatsop Community College’s Royal Ne-
beker Art Gallery (1799 Lexington Ave.).
Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon-
day through Friday, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturdays. The gallery is open on Sundays
and holidays by appointment only.
Gallery visitors are invited to cast their
vote for their favorite piece in the show any-
time throughout the duration of the exhibit.
The ballots will be tallied at the close of the
exhibition, and the winner of the “People’s
Choice Award” will be announced.
A community reception will be held
6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, and this year’s
juror, Portland artist Arvie Smith, will be
present to give a brief gallery talk. Awards
to be announced at the reception include
cash prizes, purchase awards, a special
exhibit award to be held during the 2018-
19 exhibition season and a select number
of workshop awards. This reception is free
and open to the public.
The college thanks the Cannery Pier Ho-
tel, the Bridgewater Bistro, Erikson Floral
Company and Fort George Brewery for their
support. A special post-reception gathering
will be held at the Inferno Lounge (77 11th
St.) immediately following the reception.
This year, more than 500 images were
submitted for consideration by artists from
29 states plus the District of Columbia,
as well as international submissions from
Canada, England, Latvia and Taiwan. The
2018 exhibit will include 60 works of art by
41 artists from 13 states plus the District of
COURTESY CLATSOP COMMUNITY COLLEGE
A sample of images to be found in Clatsop Com-
munity College’s 2018 “Au Naturel” art show
Columbia, in addition to international artists
from Canada and Taiwan.
A hands-on workshop, “Figure Painting
with Arvie Smith,” will be offered the day
after the reception 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Fri-
day, Feb. 23, with a half-hour lunch break.
This intensive is designed to aid the artist in
furthering his or her visual awareness and
objectivity in seeing and painting the figure.
The workshop will overlap the time frame of
the college’s winter term life drawing class,
and limited spaces are available to the public
for a $30 fee. Contact Kristin Shauck at 503-
338-2472 for registration information and a
materials list.
For more information about all artists
participating in the 2018 show, visit the “Au
Naturel” website and navigate to the 2018
online gallery.
Give the bands a boost!
ASTORIA — Fort George’s
next Benefit Night — 4:30
to 10 p.m. Tuesday, Jan.
30 — supports the Astoria
Band Boosters, a nonprofit
that works to improve music
education in the school
district.
Come to Fort George
Brewery’s second floor
dining room and grab a
wood-fired meal and a pint.
Enjoy a night of music with
performances by the Astoria
High School Jazz Band.
Help support music
education in our schools
by purchasing raffle tickets
for a chance to win an item
from a selection of gift
baskets and other prizes.
Direct donations are always
welcome. A portion of the
proceeds from the upstairs
food and beverage sales for
that night goes to the Band
Boosters, courtesy of Fort
George.
Fort George Benefit
Night is held the last Tues-
day of every month. Raise
a pint and some funds for a
good cause!