Artstra is still accepting submissions for Season 12 of its Poetry Moves program, for a new group of poems to be showcased on C-Tran buses. The program welcomes poets of any age living in the Vancouver-Portland regional area served by C-Tran. A maximum of two poems may be submitted, each of which must not exceed [...]
The Clark County Arts Commission cordially invites you to an exhibit of art works by local artists Kelly Neidig and Steven Stoltenberg on display at the Rebecca Anstine Gallery through July 31, 2022. Art has been missing in the Anstine Gallery for two years as we all dealt with the pandemic. These paintings were chosen as a [...]
This year's jurors, Michele Hanlon, Tom Anderson, and Nancy Morrow, have selected 50 artists for the ninth annual Clark County Open Studios Tour. See examples of the artists' work on the Artstra website. The selected 2022 Open Studios artists are Jungmoo Ahn, Sharon Agnor, Claire Bandfield, Valerie Blessley, Richard Britschgi, Stephanie Burton, Ann Cavanaugh, Kathleen Cosgrove, Robin Damore, Wendy Davis, [...]
After a one-year pause, the popular self-guided tour of artists’ studios returns the first weekend in November. In its eighth year, Clark County Open Studios Tour celebrates the creativity of local artists and artisans as they open their doors to the public. Art lovers, treasure seekers, holiday shoppers, and the art-curious will get a rare [...]
Please join us at Esther Short Park on October 30 from 5 to 8 p.m. for a Day of the Dead ancestral celebration when we remember and honor our departed. Día de Muertos is truly a celebration of life and this year it is also a time of healing after two difficult years of the [...]
Please consider donating to Artstra on southwest Washington's day of giving, Give More 24! on September 23, 2021. The mission of our all-volunteer organization is to elevate the arts, build greater arts awareness, reward creative excellence, and expand arts accessibility. Your generous donation will help fund Artstra's ongoing activities and programs: Clark County Open Studios [...]
Vancouver Ballet Folklorico (VBF), Fourth Plain Forward, and Artstra have collaborated to launch a new program, Espacio de Arte en el Parque, spearheaded by Anna Cruz, Artstra board member and founder of VBF. The program is also a natural extension of Artstra's Creative Relief Clark County. Cruz's idea was inspired by fond memories of her [...]
Jurors Steven L. Grafe, Leith Gaines, and Judith Schlicting have selected the following artists for participation in this fall's Clark County Open Studios Tour: Stefanie Adams, Sharon Agnor, Michelle Allen, Christian Barrios, Robert Bickel, Stephanie Burton, Anne Cavanaugh, Kathleen Cosgrove, Robin Damore, India de Landa, Erin Dengerink, James DeRosso, Kathleen Duncan, Adrienne Eliades, Ann Fleming, [...]
A hybrid approach — with COVID safety in mind The Clark County Open Studios Tour is back on the calendar for this November 6–7. The tour will return after a year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This fall will mark the eighth year of the free, self-guided tour of local artists’ studios. “What’s new [...]
Vancouver poet Armin Tolentino has been selected as Clark County Poet Laureate, 2021-2023. Armin is the author of the poetry collection We Meant to Bring It Home Alive (Alternating Current Press). He earned an MFA in Creative Writing at Rutgers Newark and his work has been published in numerous literary journals including Common Knowledge, Arsenic [...]