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The Great Recession and the Arts

“State funded arts programs have survived but with significant economic scars,”  ~ Laurel Murphy, community arts blogger. I received many emails this year from arts organizations urging me to lobby on behalf of the arts. There were times when it appeared that National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) would lose all funding and the Washington […]

Longview Outdoor Gallery

Yesterday by Jeff Samples

Many cities throughout the country have an outdoor sculputure program. Puyallup and Port Angeles in Washington and Cannon Beach and Lake Oswego in Oregon have developed successful programs. Following the examples of these cities, the Longview Outdoor Gallery task force has announced a kick-off event scheduled for the Fall of 2011. The idea stems from […]

Columbian Artists’ Association 35th Annual Show

Columbian Artists Association 35th

Many of the gallery artists are also members of the Columbian Artists’ Association. Holding an annual show is part of the association’s tradition. This year’s show is the best to date. The show runs through Friday, April 1, at the Lower Columbia College Art Gallery in the Rose Center for the Arts. Everyone agrees the […]