3/13/10 RACC Workshop: The Artist's Statement

Learn to convey the ideas behind your work with a compelling and clear artist statement. Participants will discuss the elements needed to write a successful artist statement that describes their work and ideas.

Prerequisite(s): None.

Location: PNCA, 1241 NW Johnson St., Portland, OR 97209

Instructor: Chas Bowie
Bio: Chas Bowie is a Portland-based arts writer. Formerly the arts editor of the Portland Mercury and the assistant director of Quality Pictures Contemporary Art, he is now a critic at the Oregonian and a contributor to numerous art and culture publications. Bowie?s essays and reviews about contemporary art have appeared in Art Papers; Anthem; Textile: The Journal of Cloth and Culture; Glasstire: Texas Visual Art Online; 1000 Words Photography Magazine; X-TRA Contemporary Art Journal; Res; SPOT: The Journal of the Houston Center for Photography; Portland Monthly; and The Stranger. Bowie currently teaches Art and Design in Contemporary Society at the Pacific Northwest College of Art, in addition to Art Criticism and Journalism.

RACC is offing partial scholarships to this workshop. Workshop regular fee $50, with RACC scholarship, $25. Must call Tonisha Toler 503-823-5866 to receive scholarship information.