COMMUNITY
Saturday, February 5, 2022
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Feves exhibit features Chinese brush painting
Solo show opens
Feb. 10 with
artist reception
East Oregonian
PENDLETON — Nearly
30 ink paintings of land-
scapes, animals and callig-
raphy are featured in a solo
show at the Betty Feves
Memorial Gallery.
“Chinese Brush Paint-
ing: A Progression” by
Tien-chu Loh opens with an
artist reception Thursday,
Feb. 10, 4:30-6:30 p.m. The
gallery is in Pioneer Hall at
Blue Mountain Community
College, 2411 N.W. Carden
Ave., Pendleton. Masks and
social distancing are required.
Groups of 20 will be allowed
to tour the gallery throughout
the reception.
Born and raised in Hong
Kong, Loh attended Oregon
State University, receiving
degrees in microbiology and
pharmacy. He worked as a
pharmacist for more than 30
years, including a few years in
Pendleton in the early 1980s.
Now retired, he enjoys
spending time on his creative
endeavors, including photog-
raphy and Chinese brush
painting. Loh participates
in exhibitions and demo
sessions at local art shows,
libraries and the Lan Su Clas-
sical Chinese Garden in Port-
land.
Loh experiments with
various Chinese brush tech-
niques. He also works with
round brushes, ink, color
and Xuan paper, a traditional
style of rice paper known for
its fine surface.
“I prefer the Xieyi (expres-
sive) over the Gongbi (metic-
ulous and formal) style,” he
said. “I enjoy working with
my hands, thus I construct a
lot of my frames and display
my works in a nonconven-
tional fashion.”
His paintings ref lect
both his heritage as well
as his immersion in West-
ern culture. The exhibition
includes artwork that exem-
plify a range of technical
skills and Loh’s refined artis-
tic sensibilities.
A nonprofit exhibit space,
the Betty Feves Memo-
rial Gallery’s mission is to
connect emerging and estab-
lished artists and their work
with BMCC students and
staff, as well as the general
public. Regular hours are
Monday through Thursday,
9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Admis-
sion is free.
For more information, visit
www.bluecc.edu/community/
feves-art-gallery. For ques-
tions, contact Nika Blasser,
gallery director, at 541-278-
5952 or nblasser@bluecc.edu.
Tien-chu Loh/Contributed Photo
“Chinese Brush Painting: A Progression” by Tien-chu Loh opens with an artist reception
Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the Betty Feves Memorial Gallery at Blue Mountain
Community College, Pendleton.
COMMUNITY BRIEFING
Lego event features
building contests
HERMISTON — Get
ready for some Lego action.
The Her miston Public
Library is teaming up with
JB Brick Co. for a Lego
building competition.
The event features two
contests — Build at Home
(bring the finished proj-
ect to enter) and a 100 Brick
Speed Challenge (the day
of the event). The Lego
Build Challenge is Saturday,
Feb. 26 at the Hermiston Public
Library, 235 E. Gladys Ave.
Build At Home entries will be
accepted between 10-11 a.m.
The speed challenge starts
at 1 p.m. And awards will be
presented at 2:30 p.m.
Advance registration is
required to participate in
either or both events. People
can register at JB Brick Co.,
295 E. Main St., Hermiston,
or via www.jbbrickcompany.
com/event.
Age categories include
Erick Peterson/East Oregonian, File
Julie Lara, JB Brick Co. owner, poses with a Lego project on
Oct. 21, 2021. The Hermiston Lego store is teaming up with
the Hermiston Public Library for the Lego Build Challenge on
Feb. 26, 2022. Those wanting to participate must register in
advance.
young builders, ages 9 and
younger; intermediate, ages
10-17; and adults. Prizes will
feature JB Brick Co. gift
cards, gift baskets and goodie
bags.
For more information, visit
the event website. For ques-
tions, contact 209-756-9898 or
jbbrickcompany@gmail.com.
Schools cash in
with BEO program
HEPPNER — The Bank
of Eastern Oregon school
mascot debit card program
contributed more than $8,400
STUDENTS
to participating area high
schools in 2021.
“The school mascot cards
provide much needed extra
funding for these student
body programs,” Becky
Kindle, the bank’s executive
vice president and chief oper-
ations officer, said in a press
release.
Initiated in Septem-
ber 2013, the BEO mascot
debit card program serves
several high school associ-
ated student body programs,
including Heppner, River-
side, Irrigon, Ione, Condon
and Weston-McEwen.
Use of the school mascot
card generates 5 cents per
transaction performed to
that school’s program. Also,
the $10 annual renewal fee
for each card goes directly to
the school’s ASB.
For more information
about the Bank of East-
ern Oregon, stop by a
local branch or visit www.
beobank.com.
— EO Media Group
Rob Naughton/Contributed Photo
Daniel Naughton, who plays on the Gonzaga University
varsity baseball team, was named to the school’s Presi-
dent’s List on Feb. 3, 2022, for the fall 2021 semester. The
2018 Pendleton High School graduate is the son of Rob
and Beth Naughton.
Gonzaga names
Naughton to
President’s List
SPOKANE — Daniel
Naughton, a 2018 Pendle-
ton High School graduate,
has earned placement on the
Gonzaga University Presi-
dent’s List for the fall 2021
semester. Students must
earn a 3.85 to 4.0 GPA to
receive the honor.
Majoring in kinesiology,
Naughton is a senior. He
also plays on the school’s
varsity baseball team.
Fou nded i n 1887,
Gonzaga is a private Cath-
olic university in Spokane.
For more information, visit
www.gonzaga.edu.
— EO Media Group
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