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“Where Birds Dream” Themed Exhibit and Silent Auction

Many thanks to our Exhibit Sponsor, Citizens Bank!
Dates: Nov 19, 2010 to Dec 24, 2010

Participating Artist(s):
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Steven Addams, ''Deep Sleep''

Mixed media: solid poplar, acrylic paint, copper leaf, and clearcoat
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C. Lill Ahrens, ''The Bluebirdhouse of Happiness...,' In progress 11/5/10'

Mixed media
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Walter Barkan, ''Bird's Dream''

Mixed media
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Patricia Berman, ''Feathered Odalisque''

Mixed media
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Heather Boright, ''Notions of Home''

Mixed media
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Karen Brockett, ''Untitled''

Fiber & mixed media
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Prisha Brown, ''Place of Contentment, Refuge, and Beauty''

Mixed media: Industrial Mesh Screening, Copper Wire, .999 Fine Silver Wire, Sterling Silver Snake Chain, Branch Coral, Fired Matte Agate, Freshwater Pearls, Swarovski Crystals, and Faceted Amazonite
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Kathryn Burton, '“The end of the road”'

Mixed media: cigar box, maps, acrylic paint, fabric, grommets
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Hester Coucke, 'Work in progress'

Mixed media
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Shelley Curtis, ''Cherry Blossom and Eucalyptus Wren House''

Mixed media
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Jane Dover, ''Going Human-ing''

Mixed media
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Holly Dubrasich, ''Dreaming of...''

Ceramic
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Rob Dudenhoefer, ''The Aerie: Urban living for the modern bird''

Metal, wood
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Jan Dymond, ''Dream House''

Ceramic
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Bernadette Emrick, ''b-house (2010)''

Mixed media
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Annclaire Greig, ''Outside the Box''

Mixed media: Low fired clay with paper pulp over metal with found objcets
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Jeff Gunn, ''Decisions''

Ceramic
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Kathy Jederlinich, ''Birds of a Feather Flock Together''

Mixed media
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Mariana Mace, ''Old Growth: Sorry, No Vacancy''

Mixed media: cedar bark, spruce root and bone
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Kerry McFall, ''Where Mockingbirds Dream''

Fiber
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Joanne McLennan, ''Nesting''

Mixed media
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Chi Meredith, ''The Neighborhood''

Mixed media
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Janette Merriman, ''A Bird's Paradise,' In Progress 8/20/10'

Mixed media: fiber, paper, wood
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Shannon Rettig, ''Nesting Gourd''

Gourd, natural materials
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Judith M. Sander, ''Birdhouse for a Very Special Bird''

Mixed media
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Shelley Fay Smith, ''Shield Me''

Mixed media
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Alexis Spakoski, ''Sky Blue Dream''

Ceramic
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Mike E. Walsh, ''Catacomb''

Mixed media
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“Where Birds Dream” Themed Exhibit and Silent Auction

This year The Arts Center is celebrating the holiday season with a themed exhibit of birdhouse-inspired creations. At first glimpse, birdhouses might not appear to have anything to do with the holiday time of year, but let’s look more closely: we as humans strive to help birds in the face of the continued decline of their habitat, and we often provide birdhouses as shelter and protection in suburban areas. The desire to shelter and protect beings that otherwise would 'go without' corresponds with the spirit of the season. It is a season of reaching out a helping hand, and about giving thanks and sharing (although we are a little disingenuous towards turkeys considering shelter and protection, but that’s just an aside). In this context we can see the birdhouse as the symbol for compassion and kindness and therefore the theme of the birdhouse couldn’t be more fitting for a holiday show.

Additionally, isn’t a birdhouse a wonderful gift? When it is a functional birdhouse it will give the future inhabitant a home, and the human owner the pleasure of the company of birds. If it is a decorative birdhouse it will be an artwork with a reference to nature, the outdoors and our feathered friends that surround us so beautifully here in the Northwest.

About 80, mostly-local artists will build a birdhouse that is either functional for bird habitation, or entirely fantastical and decorative. It can be designed to reside outdoors, or be intended as interior decor. Whatever the final designs and materials used, the show will be an explosion of creative ideas and interpretations of the iconic idea of a “birdhouse.”

Complete list of Participating Artists:

• Steven Addams
• C Lill Ahrens
• Greta Ashworth [website]
• Walter Barkan
• Jerri Bartholmew
• Nena Bement
• Patricia Berman [website]
• Heather Boright
• Gerry Brehm
• Wendy Brewer [website]
• Karen Brockett [website]
• Prisha Brown [website]
• Kathryn Burton
• Katheryn  Byram
• Siobhan Clancey Burns & Susan Korn
• Hester Coucke
• Faye Cummins
• Deb Curtis
• Shelley Curtis
• Suzanne Cutsforth
• Doug Dacar
• Holly Dubrasich [website]
• Jane Dover
• Robert Dudenhoefer [website]
• Jan Dymond
• Brian Egan
• Bernadette Emrick [website]
• Gale Everett [blog]
• Rhoda Fleischman [website]
• Bruce Fontaine [website]
• Maureen Frank [website]
• Michael Fromme
• Anthony Gordon
• Elaine Green [website]
• Annclaire Greig [website]
• Jeff Gunn [website]
• Jeri Hauth
• Be Davidson Herrera
• Mikkel Hilde
• Sandy Houtman [website]
• Terry Inokuma [website]
• Sally Ishikawa & Tammy Myhrum
• Bobbie Jansen [website]
• Kathy Jederlinich
• Donna & Don Jepsen-Minyard
• Susan & Curtis Johnson
• Peggy Joyce
• Curt Klimes
• Kristin Kuhns
• Ann Lahr [website]
• Jennifer Lommers [website]
• Diana Lou [blog]
• Mariana Mace [website]
• Kicki Masthem [website]
• Kerry McFall [website]
• Joanne McLennan [blog]
• Chi Meredith
• Janette C. Merriman [blog]
• Chris Neely
• Michael Neiman
• Susan Pachuta [website]
• R.Keaney Rathbun [website]
• Shannon Rettig 
• Jennifer Richter [website]
• Diana Ryan [website]
• Judith M. Sander [website]
• Tina Schrager
• Shelley Fay Smith
• Beverly Soasey [website]
• Carol Freya Soth
• Alexis Spakoski [website]
• Sara Swanberg
• Leetra Taylor
• Erin Wallace (Crooks)
• Mike E. Walsh [website]
• Jo Warren
• Nan Weed [website]
• Rakar West [website]
• Wendy Yoder Holub

The Opening reception is on Friday, November 19. Wine, punch and delectable, light hors d’oeuvres will be provided. This date is the kick off for a 3-week, silent auction.  All bids start at $50, and can work their way up in $10 increments. If there are still birdhouses without a bid after December 10th, those items will remain for sale for the full, artist-stated value through the end of the exhibit (Dec 24).

On the evening of the 'Corvallis First Thursday' event on December 2nd, we will keep our doors open until 7:00 PM. 

An End of Auction party is on Friday, December 10th, from 6-8pm with music, wine & punch, as well as some finger food and birdseed(?).  *Bidding closes at 7:30pm*
***If there are dangerous road conditions due to weather the evening of the end of auction party, we will extend bidding to Saturday December 11th at 6pm. Check the website and/or the phone message at The Arts Center for up-to-date information on December 10th.***

The Arts Center will close at 2pm on Friday, December 24th (Christmas Eve and the final day of the exhibit).