5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (745+ words) Charlie-Anne Hopkins (left) and Epiphany Couch (right), the creative duo behind “Belonging Otherwise” at CCA. Kristie Strasen points to a section of her fragmented woven tapestry, “Columbia River in VI sections.” HOOD RIVER — Two new art exhibitions, each confronting the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (208+ words) By Columbia Center for the Arts HOOD RIVER — Columbia Center for the Arts will open two exhibitions Friday, Sept. 4, that converge around identity, ecology, and the layered histories of the American West as well as the geological, cultural, and political…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (708+ words) an Arts in Education of the Gorge teaching artist, Chris Cazares visits a classroom one-on-one instruction with a teaching artist. HOOD RIVER — When we think of the arts, we think of a limitless range of human expression: bright colors, abstract…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (299+ words) THE DALLES — The week of Aug. 31, contractors for The Dalles Art Center will begin to refresh the five sun faded murals showcased on The Dalles roundabout located at the convergence of E Third Street, E Second Street and Brewery Grade....

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (535+ words) Originally from Mexico, Ayla first arrived at the Gorge with her husband 17 years ago. She noticed shortly after that she had none of the connections to the local art scene the way she did before. Ayla then began selling her…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (269+ words) Columbia Gorge News HOOD RIVER — Deke Dickerson & the Whippersnappers brought their West Coast tour to The Ruins in Hood River Aug 13, providing an entertaining two hours of “blistering honky-tonk, hot rockabilly and wild hillbilly.” The Los Angeles-based…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (573+ words) For years, Yvonne has opened her studio to young people in crisis through her work with Youth Empowerment Shelter (YES). The individuals are given the rare opportunity to be seen as emerging artists, not simply a youth in crisis. She…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (573+ words) For years, Yvonne has opened her studio to young people in crisis through her work with Youth Empowerment Shelter (YES). The individuals are given the rare opportunity to be seen as emerging artists, not simply a youth in crisis. She…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (838+ words) Chuck Rollins, president of Crown Point Historical Society, shows artwork created by undergraduate students at the Pacific Northwest School of Art in collaboration with the museum’s indigenous committee, led by Ken Katchia Smith. CORBETT — The Crown Point Country Museum opened…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (221+ words) HOOD RIVER — Two big bands. One stage. On Sept. 10, the Jazz Collective Big Band of Hood River joins forces with Portland’s acclaimed North Portland (NoPo) Big Band for the End of Summer Big Bands Royale, a showcase concert at The…...