The 2023 Clark County Open Studios artists have been chosen. This year's jurors, Mark Tindle, Lisa Conway, and Mike Baggetta have selected artists to be included in Arstra's tenth annual Clark County Open Studios Tour. See examples of the artists' work. (Pictured above is the studio of Open Studios artist Jason Litts.) The 2023 Clark [...]
For the past fourteen years Artstra has occupied a good portion of my life. Now as I transition from the role of board chair and back to my studio, I want to express how thankful I am to have been a part of this collaborative effort. I am grateful for everyone who keeps the faith [...]
If you have a studio and an art-making practice that you would like to share, check out our call for artists to see if the Clark County Open Studio tour is right for you. WHO Visual artists and artisans in Clark County, working in all media WHAT Clark County Open Studios is a juried art [...]
Clark County Employees not only serve our county, they also contribute to the creative and cultural community of Southwest Washington. Come visit the Rebecca Anstine Sixth Floor Gallery to visit an exhibition of photography, painting, fiber art, and mixed media on display through the end of January 2023. Participating artists include Angelina Kotchetova, Leigh Radford, [...]
The Clark County Open Studios Tour is back on the calendar for this fall, Saturday and Sunday, November 5-6. Now in its ninth year, the free self-guided tour continues to build connections as local artists open their studio doors to inquisitive visitors from near and far. Open Studios is an annual juried art event designed [...]
Clark County artists invite the public into their creative sanctuaries Artists across Clark County are deep in preparation for the 9th annual Open Studios tour, set for November 5 and 6. The popular self-guided tour explores the work and workspaces of 50 juried artists from the community, representing a varied selection of illustrators, painters, sculptors, [...]
The 2022 Sitka Art Invitational takes place October 14-16, 2022 and will be at a new venue this year, Oregon Contemporary, a non-profit organization and exhibit space in North Portland's Kenton neighborhood. The Art Invitational Exhibition + Sale brings together 100 nature-inspired Northwest artists and showcases 300 pieces of art including sculpture, paintings, ceramics, fiber [...]
Arts Alive! celebrated second year presenting local arts organizations Saturday, September 17 brought creative types from across Clark County together for the second annual Arts Alive! festival at the Public Service Plaza in downtown Vancouver. The event, produced through the collaboration of Artstra, the Clark County Arts Commission, the Columbia Arts Network, and the Southwest [...]
Printed guidebooks will be available at this fall's Open Studios Tour. Beginning in October they can be picked up for free at our sponsor locations including Art at the Cave and Aurora Gallery in downtown Vancouver, Vancouver Art Space at Vancouver Mall, and the Attic Gallery in Camas. Learn more
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 [...]