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Page6, Portland Observer, February 13, 1985 Chicano art shown at Clark College A .M . P R IN TIN G CO. 2201 N. Klllingsworth by R o b trt Lot bun Clark College in Vancouver is host ing the first region-wide group exhibit of the work o f Northwest Chicano and Latino artists. The unique exhibit captures the spirit, sense o f struggle and connected- nos to the land of Hispanic culture. It is on display in the college’ s Index G allery, in back o f the bookstore in Gaiser H a ll, 1600 E. M c L o u g h lin Blvd. Nine artists are represented, most from W ashington and Idaho. T heir w ork includes painting, sculpture, photography and prints. Panels with statements by prom inent Northwest M exican-A m ericans describe H is panic culture. “ Chicanos and Latinos are no strangers to the Pacific Northw est states o f O regon, W ashington and Id a h o ," says a statement by Erasmo Gamboa, of the Chkano Studies Cen ter at the University o f Washington. Hispanics have lived in the agricultural valleys of the Northwest at least since the Am erican R evo lu tion , he said, adding that according to the I960 cen sus, 220,434 persons o f Hispanic de scent live in the Northwest. A nother panel inform s the reader that Chicano art is influenced by the art o f Mexico, Cuba, Latin America. Pre-Columbian art, the third world art o f the 1960s and also the art o f the “ M o v im ie n to ," a C hicano political and cultural resurgence o f the 1960s and 70s. One mural-like painting is rich with Chicano racial, cultural and political symbols: the flag o f the United Farm workers Union, the cross o f the R o man Catholic Church, olaca ocrets, scenes o f fa rm w o rk e r; w orking the land, and Chicano heroes and hero- Chicano women are the subjects of painter Cecelia Concepcion Alvarez. One colorful portrait depicts a woman with Ind ian features in trad itio n al dress. Another, with rich earth tones, shows two dignified Chicano women who could be twins, possibly posing the question o f the two cultures. Mexi can and A m erican, that Chicanos five in. Painter Jose E. Orantes was born in C1 Salvador and grew up in Guatemala before moving to Seattle. "Perhaps I'm seeing this earth with *ojos de ex- tra n je ro ’ (eyes o f a stranger),“ be cause o f his movement between cul tures, said Orantes. Mayan culture as well as the energy and technology of Am erica figure in his bright acrylic paintings. A M ayan chief dominates one, and a wild and raucous freeway is the subject of another. C lark College Spanish instructor John Calvert said a number o f talks and other programs have been sched uled in conjunction with the exhibit, which leaves at the end o f February to tour Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Cal ifornia, Texas and Illinois. “ One thing this has done is to create a sense o f community," said Calvert, who added that many o f the artists did n 't know each other prior to their collaboration on the exhibit. IL-fl Donna Butler, John Calvert end Rosa Armendariz discuss works of art at Clark College's Index Gallery (Photo: Richard J. Brown) Fred Meyer joins child search Fred Meyer, in cooperation wiih the National Child Safely Council will be the first local retailer to run inform a tion about missing children on half- gallon cartons o f milk. (iordon Johnson, Fred Meyer Dairy Buyer, said that approximately 100,000 of the specially printed cartons o f 2% and 3.25% M y-T e-F in e m ilk will be gin appearing in Oregon and W ash ington Fred Meyer Food Departments on Thursday and Friday o f this week. T w o missing children w ill be pro filed on each carton. The child's name and photograph, along with a descrip tion, will appear on the side panel. Johnson stated, "This program was initiated in California and back bast. Because it’s resulted in the recovery of several children, Fred Meyer felt it was a worthwhile project to support,” In January and M ay of 1984, Fred Meyer provided parents with free fingerprint ing kids, so they could keep c o n fi dential records o f their children at home. The milk carton program is imple mented through the N ational Child Safety Council, which provides infor mation on the missing children; and the In te rn atio n al Paper C o ., which makes thecartoas. International Paper Phone: 283-2487 mes. A surrealist painting by A rtu ro A rto rez, o f Seattle, how ever, tran scends those categories. "A re you an American or a M exi can artist?**, painter Jose Luis Rod- riguezasks himself rhetorically. “ I re sist being called either or both, and draw upon the best that each can o f fer," he wrote. A huge pope or bishop looms gloomily out o f one o f his im pressionistic paintings. The show was “ te r rific " fo r two women who came from Washington County to see it. " I think its wonder ful to bring it to this area because there exists a real high Spanish-speaking population not too far from here in W ashington C o u n ty ,” said Donna Butler o f Forest Grove. 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NAACP February meeting planned The Portland Branch N A A C P will hold its first regular meeting under its new President, O ra Nunley, Febru ary 17 at the Antioch Missionary Bap tist Church, North Minnesota at Kil- lingsworth at 4 p.m. Rev. Felton How ard, the host pas tor, has promised music fro m the Antioch choir. There will be reports from the delegates to the recent North- west Area Conference of N A A C P held in Bremerton. The GOOD Coffee! Morning, Noon & Night— Time to review your day J over a cup of your favorite coffee. The sam e wonderful coffee you start your day with. The same brand, the only brand, you drink off and on throughout the day. Maxwell House'coffee. G ood to the last drop, right aa««Mt 'OOM down to the last cup of the day! < ’98*1 GerwrH Food* (xjrpofBkon * c -s - . -'v -1 • * * Aak'-’j - "Âf - ¿ S M B ? /
