Josette Melchor is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of Gray Area Foundation For The Arts (GAFFTA), a San Francisco non-profit dedicated to building social consciousness through digital...
Workshops/Lectures
A listing of local and some national professional development workshops open to artists, educators, and organizations. Most of the workshop notices are listed according to start date, however some workshops spead over a period of time, with an end date listed, so they won't fall off the listing. Best to peruse the entire listing. To find out more about listed items, please use the contact information for that notice. Do not contact RACC. To submit a notice for this page, email the listing to mbauer@racc.org.
2012 RACC Artists Workshops series: From January through June 2012, RACC will present 10 professional development workshops for local artists in all disciplines. Each workshop is offered at an affordable price as part of RACC’s commitment to providing learning opportunities that help artists become more successful in their careers. For more detail and to register starting December 1, 2011, visit www.racc.org/workshops.
2/3/12
2/3/12
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Event date 2/6/12
1/27/12
1/27/12
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Study with Peabody-winning producer Dmae Roberts and engineer Clark Salisbury who have on award-winning feature stories and documentaries. Great opportunity for bloggers, writers, podcasters,...
Register by: 2/7/12
1/23/12
1/23/12
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This lecture investigates the fact that Cezanne's earliest viewers evaluated his "Card Players" as if they were abstractions, and by this interpretive route, the paintings gained a...
Event date 2/7/12
1/19/12
1/19/12
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Securing funding to support your organization and its programs is becoming more competitive by the day. With so many nonprofits competing for limited funds, applying for grants is becoming...
Workshop Date 2/8/12
1/10/12
1/10/12
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Cultural differences among participants in meetings, focus groups, training sessions, and classrooms create special challenges for facilitators. The approach that encourages dialogue among some...
Event Date 2/9/12
1/23/12
1/23/12
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A workshop covering writing issues from identifying yourself as a writer, community of writers, revision, and publishing vs. self-publishing. Did you make a New Year’s resolution to...
Event Date: 2/10/12
1/23/12
1/23/12
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Laura Russo Gallery will present an exhibition of work by well-known Oregon artists, Mel Katz and Henk Pander from Feb 2-25.
The two artists will give an Artist Talk on Feb 11 at 11am at...
Event date 2/11/12
10/27/11
12/12/11
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Learn how to organize, fund and navigate two distinct paths for creating murals in the City of Portland. Artists Joe Cotter and Robin Corbo will join ...
Event Date: 2/11/12
2/2/12
2/2/12
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Portland Community Media, through its Youth Media Program is offering a free 12-week program to help teens and young adults get started on a career in film making and media production....
Course Starts: 2/14/12
2/2/12
2/2/12
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Miracle Theatre Group is pleased to offer a free 8-week class in “danzón” on Tuesday evenings in February and March at El Centro Milagro in Southeast Portland.
Danz...
Event start date: 2/14/12
2/2/12
2/2/12
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John Cage is an old instrument. Sensitive, unpredictable, and belovedly dead, but hoping the instrument might make new utterance, we celebrate its 100th birthday. Please join YU & Fear No...
Event date 2/17/12
1/23/12
1/23/12
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Americans for the Arts has officially opened registration for the...
Deadline: 2/24/12
10/27/11
11/30/11
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Audience behaviors have changed more in the past five to ten years than the last thirty to forty years. It seems the only consistency in audience behavior is inconsistency. Fewer people are buying...
Event Date: 2/25/12
1/9/12
1/9/12
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Interested in networking and connecting with other local arts and culture organizations? Looking for ways that your business can collaborate with arts and culture groups? Want to get involved with...
Event Date: 2/29/12
1/27/12
1/27/12
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Study with Peabody-winning producer Dmae Roberts and engineer Clark Salisbury who have on award-winning feature stories and documentaries. Great opportunity for bloggers, writers, podcasters,...
Workshop Date 3/3/12
10/27/11
11/30/11
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This informative and interactive workshop will focus on copyrights, providing practical information on various legal topics related to the protection of artwork and the related rights and...
Event Date: 3/3/12
1/19/12
1/19/12
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Securing funding to support your organization and its programs is becoming more competitive by the day. With so many nonprofits competing for limited funds, applying for grants is becoming...
Workshop Date 3/8/12
10/27/11
11/30/11
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Nearly every contract relating to the business of selling or licensing art, or providing creative services, necessarily involves federal Copyright law. It is crucial that artists and creative...
Event Date: 3/10/12
2/2/12
2/2/12
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Come to the 2nd Annual Creative Renewal Weekend at the historic Balch Hotel in Dufur, Oregon. This energizing weekend is open to all writers of all levels and promises to lift your creative...
Event starts 3/13/12
1/24/12
1/24/12
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The online Juried Showcase application is now open at ...
Deadline to apply: 3/19/12
1/23/12
1/23/12
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Portland Folkmusic Society presents the 28th annual SingTime Frolics at Camp Adams in the foothills of the Cascades. It is a gathering of singers and musicians of all ages and abilities....
Register by: 3/19/12
1/31/12
1/31/12
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Put your practice into words. Through your words, deepen your practice in a weekend non-residential retreat with Sandt Boucher, 2006 United Nations Outstanding Woman in Buddhism...
Event date 3/24/12
1/9/12
1/9/12
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WINTER CLASS SCHEDULE
SKETCHING
Life Drawing Studio
Jan. 9 & 23, 2-5
Feb. 13 & 27, 2-5
March 12 & 26, 2-5
CREATIVE TIME
Open Door Studio...
Event End Date 3/25/12
1/27/12
1/27/12
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All of the Oregon Arts Commission’s FY13 grant applications will be submitted online using WESTAF’s Grants Online (GO!) system. Sign up for one of the three orientation webinars [they...
Final webinar: 4/10/12
10/27/11
11/30/11
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This workshop is for those who are new to grant writing or want a fresh perspective on it. This hands-on, interactive workshop will explore how you can find good funding matches for your work...
Event Date: 4/14/12
10/27/11
12/29/11
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So, you basically know how to book a gig. You’re doing the usual things to promote and build a fan base and increase your level of work, but you seem to be stuck. How do you move your career...
Event Date: 4/22/12
1/9/12
1/9/12
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Willamette Valley Development Officers will host their 4th Regional Conference May 17th & 18th 2012 at the Historic Governor Hotel in Portland Oregon. Non-profit professionals attending the...
Early Deadline to Register: 5/1/12
10/27/11
11/30/11
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The internet is exploding with creative ways to connect with people. Whether you’re a painter, sculptor, dancer, or musician, the internet can be a powerful tool for building an audience and...
Event Date: 5/5/12
1/11/12
1/11/12
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Tour includes:
R/T air from Portland
7 days/6 nights first class hotel
welcome dinner
full English breakfast daily
guided walking tours
4...
Event Start Date: 5/6/12
10/27/11
11/30/11
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This interactive workshop will provide musicians, songwriters and anyone interested in the inner workings of the music industry with simplified and practical information on various legal topics,...
Event Date: 5/15/12
2/2/12
2/2/12
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Willamette Valley Development Officers (WVDO) will host their 4th Regional Conference May 17th & 18th 2012 at the Historic Governor Hotel in Portland Oregon. Non-profit professionals...
Conference Starts 5/17/12
1/9/12
1/9/12
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Internationally known artist, Aithan Shapira, recently arrived in Portland. His background includes a Ph.D. in Painting (Royal College of Art), three years painting in the N. Territories of...
End Date: 5/31/12
12/9/11
12/9/11
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Join more than 1,100 arts and community leaders from across the nation! Learn how your organization can adapt to the shifting economic climate and changing demographics and prepare your community...
Event Start Date: 6/8/12
10/27/11
11/30/11
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In this lively, hands-on workshop, artists learn 10 tips for giving an outstanding presentation whether it’s to one person or a crowd. From formal, public talks, to informal, social...
Event Date: 6/9/12
12/5/11
12/5/11
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In recognition of the Toledo Museum of Art's role as the cradle of the American Studio Glass Movement, the Glass Art Society will be holding its 2012 conference in Toledo, Ohio.
Toledo,...
Event Start Date: 6/13/12