Nurturing creativity and inspiration
Clatskanie resident unveils
new studio and art center
BY RAY GARCIA
Clatskanie resident Barbara Odoms
recently launched the new Studio II Art
Center, which officially opened on April 22.
“I’ve been told I have no fear and I don’t
know if that’s good or bad but I’ll take it
anyway,” Odoms said. “It just seemed like
the right thing to do.”
The new center will host a range of art
classes and workshops, designed for both
novices and experienced artists. It also
offers studio spaces for local artists to lease
for a monthly membership fee.
Nestled between Bryant and Tichenor
streets, the center is located within the
Clatskanie Business Center, which housed
Clatskanie Middle School until 1998.
Odoms’ personal studio, the Gilded Bloom-
ers Studio, is also situated in the business
center.
“It’s a beautiful old building and I hate
to see it go to waste,” Odoms said. “If I can
bring more life back into this building, that
would make me happy.”
Preserving a creative outlet
The new art center isn’t the first artis-
tic venture that Odoms pursued during the
pandemic.
Odoms is on the board of directors for
Clatskanie Bloom, a nonprofit organiza-
tion with a mission to support local artists
and raise funds for community-based chari-
table efforts. The organization ran a gallery
GB Studio + Gallery sits in downtown
Clatskanie.
The GB Studio + Gallery also acts as an art supplies store.
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