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The Columbia Press
January 22, 2021
Local artists receive pandemic relief funds
More than 600 artists across
Oregon – including 11 in Clat-
sop County – will receive pan-
demic relief grants through
the Oregon Arts Commission.
The commission received
1,158 eligible applications re-
porting more than $18 million
in lost revenue.
“Artists are the creative core
of our communities and help
define who we are,” said Bri-
an Rogers, executive director
of the arts commission. “They
inspire us to innovate, to learn
and grow. We are thankful to
be able to provide support as
our artists continue to suffer
great losses due to the pan-
demic.”
Requests for funding far ex-
ceeded available funds, he
said.
Panelists from around the
state served on five disci-
pline-based panels that eval-
Kirista Trask works on a proj-
ect at Astoria Visual Arts.
uated applications based on
artistic practice, impact of can-
cellations and loss of revenue,
and access to resources.
The awarded artists repre-
sent a wide array of artistic
disciplines including litera-
ture, dance, music, theater,
folk and traditional arts, visu-
al arts, design arts and media
arts.
Local
artists
receiving
awards: Julie Adams of Can-
non Beach Music, $1,000;
James Crowe of Warren-
ton Visual Arts, $2,100; Jen
Crowe of Warrenton Visual
Arts, $3,600; Oscar Demsi of
Astoria Visual Arts, $1,700;
Audrey Long of Astoria Folk-
life/Traditional Arts, $2,600;
Gabrielle Macrae of Astoria
Music, $2,500; Lisa Sofia
Robinson of Seaside Visual
Arts, $1,000; Kirista Trask of
Astoria Visual Arts, $3,900;
Myshkin Warbler of Astoria
Music, $1,200; Susan Cur-
ington of Deer Island Visual
Arts, $1,000; and Timothy
Van Cleave of Scappoose Mu-
sic, $2,300.
Upcoming events
Mask give-away
is Thursday
Free KN95 masks will be
given away through drive-
up events throughout the
county on Thursday, Jan.
28.
All the giveaways are from
2 to 4 p.m. When recipients
reach the front of the line,
they should put their car
in park, hold up fingers to
show how many face cover-
ings are needed, roll down
the window the receive the
bag of masks.
Warrenton: Fire station,
225 S. Main Ave.
Gearhart: Fire station,
670 Pacific Way.
Astoria: Aquatic Center,
1997 Marine Drive.
Lewis & Clark: Fire sta-
tion, 34571 Highway 101
Business.
Seaside: Fire station, 150
S. Lincoln.
Cannon Beach: City Hall,
163 E. Gower St.
Knappa: Fire station, 43114
Hillcrest Loop.
Elsie: Fire station, 42644
Loyd Lane.
Chamber banquet
will be different
Astoria-Warrenton
Area
Chamber of Commerce will
hold its annual meeting and
banquet at 5 p.m. Saturday,
Jan. 30.
Although it will be held vir-
tually, the chamber is work-
ing to make sure it doesn’t
feel virtual.
Participants will be placed
at a random table where they
can chat with others or click
open seats at tables around
the virtual room. Those who
attend can use their comput-
er’s camera and mic to video
chat with others at the table
and there’s a text-based chat
feature to address the entire
group of attendees.
The initial social time will
be followed by an interactive
cocktail demonstration, a
raffle, live presentations by
chamber staff and spon-
sors, plus an awards cere-
mony for top volunteers in
Astoria (George Award) and
Warrenton (Richard Ford
award).
Tickets are $25 for access
to the live stream and one
raffle ticket, a $45 ticket
adds on an individual par-
ty box including a drink kit
and $10 coupon to a local
restaurant, and $75 adds
dessert, event swag and
delivery of the items. Addi-
tional raffle tickets in packs
of 5, 12, and 25 are $5, $10,
and $20. There’s also an
option to purchase bottles
of wine that won awards at
the 2020 Crab, Seafood and
Wine Festival.
Tickets and more infor-
mation are available from
the chamber’s website, old-
oregon.com, or call event
coordinator Bayly Lay at
503-325-6311.