We are coming up on what should have been Open Studios weekend and many will miss that special opportunity to connect with artists. To say this year has been challenging is an understatement. Many local businesses and artists continue to struggle. Although our annual Open Studios Tour is cancelled this year, we can still enjoy [...]
Artstra thanks all who contributed to supporting the arts during the Community Foundation for Southwest Washington's Give More 24! day of giving. It was gratifying to see so many local arts organizations supported by our community. The arts have had to adjust and take new approaches to reaching out and to surviving during this stressful [...]
Congratulations to Maestro Salvador Brotons, Music Director of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Brotons received Clark County Arts Commission's Lifetime Achievement Award for 2020 in an announcement on Sunday September 20 at VSO's Gala 2020 celebrating Maestro Brotons' 30 years leading the Orchestra. At the virtual event, a statement read in part, "Maestro Salvador Brotons has [...]
All artists currently living in Clark County and who participated in the Clark County Open Studios Tour in any of the past seven years are eligible to apply for $500 in relief due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. PLEASE NOTE: The application period for COVID relief ended August 15, 2020. * Note that [...]
The weekend of November 2-3, 50 local artists will open their doors to the public as part of a free, self-guided tour of artists’ studios in Clark County. Artists will share how, why, and where their art is created. The tour provides a rare opportunity for the public to visit artists and artisans in their [...]
Two local professional concert pianists in collaboration with other art organizations in Vancouver are launching Musica Lanterna in October, a Classical Concert Series Project, to challenge the perception of how classical music is viewed by taking it out of the concert hall and into the community. "Our vision embodies and transcends the listening experience," said [...]
Please join us at Shangri-La Farm in Camas for a country style fund-raising event to benefit Artstra. Wear your cowboy attire and try your luck at a game of chicken poop bingo! Suggested minimum donation: $50 per adult. Kids are free! Your donation is tax deductible. All proceeds will benefit Artstra programs in our community. [...]
Like nothing else, art can reach across boundaries that divide us. Art, inherently, is an experience that is bigger than all the clutter and noise in our lives. Art doesn't actually need to have "meaning," narrative, message, or an agenda. In fact, some of the best art just asks us to "look at this" or [...]
Jurors Bonnie Meltzer, Donna Guardino, and Eleanor Erskine have selected 50 artists for this fall's Clark County Open Studios Tour. Each year, new artists apply to join the tour so the mix of artists continually changes. See the complete list of artists and samples of their work. Learn more about the Clark County Open Studios [...]
Season 8 poems are now being installed on C-Tran buses and will be on display July through December. Congratulations to all Season 8 poets! Artstra thanks Clark County Poet Laureate Gwendolyn Morgan and poets Gay Garland Reed and Morgan Hutchinson for their work in selecting nine poems from more than 70 submissions from K-12 students [...]