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MIXED MEDIUM
THE ARTS AROUND
EASTERN OREGON
SEPTEMBER 15�22, 2021
Art Center East presents ‘Fire Stories’
Photographic exhibit on
display through Oct. 23
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L
A GRANDE — An art show
featuring photographs by
John F. Marshall is now open in
the Co-Op Gallery at Art Center
East, 1006 Penn Ave.
The exhibit, titled “Fire Sto-
ries,” will be on display through
Oct. 23. A digital artist talk and
virtual exhibit tour is available at
www.artcentereast.org.
“Fire Stories” looks back in
time through pairings of pan-
oramic images taken from for-
est fi re lookouts — comparing
those of today to ones from the
mid-1930s. Marshall was assist-
ed in telling the story by Dr. Paul
Hessburg, U.S. Forest Service
research scientist and Univer-
sity of Washington professor.
Narrated photographs take the
viewer through the maze of his-
tory, fi re ecology, fi re behavior
and land management.
“Someone needed to put fi re
into perspective over long time
frames. I have had an oppor-
tunity to do just that,” Marshall
said.
Marshall, who has a M.S.
in wildlife resources from the
University of Idaho, started
taking photographs of razed
landscapes on the Okanaogan-
Wenatchee National Forest
in 1994. He has replicated
historic panoramas at more
than 75 fi re lookout sites in
Oregon and Washington, a
sample of which are shown in
this exhibit alongside classic
nature photography.
Find out more about this
event and others at www.artcen-
tereast.org. Regular gallery hours
are Wednesday through Friday
from noon-5 p.m. and Saturday
from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Exhibits can
also be viewed virtually on ACE’s
website. Gallery admission and
receptions are always free, open
to the public and family-friendly.
ABOUT ACE
John F. Marshall/Contributed photo
This photo, which shows the torching of trees in the Granite Gulch Fire of
2019 in the Eagle Cap Wilderness Area, is part of the “Fire Stories” exhibit
now on display at Art Center East in La Grande.
Art Center East, based in La
Grande and housed in a historic
Carnegie Library, was founded
in 1977 and is a member-based
nonprofi t organization. ACE
hosts art classes, art exhib-
its in three galleries and cul-
tural events such as Dia de los
Muertos celebrations, Guinean
drumming workshops and liter-
ary readings. Art Center East
programs are supported by its
members, community donations,
local businesses, and regional
and statewide foundations. For
more information, visit www.
artcentereast.org or call 541-
624-2800.
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