Musings of an Artful Mind

Hello Friends and Fellow Revelers! I am pleased to announce The Dark Bohemian Carnival is opening first Friday January 2nd 2009. This event will be held at Vino Vixens, a wine bar on SE Powell in Portland, and will run through April 2nd 2009. The Dark Bohemian Carnival, is a multi-media show with 20 artists contributing original works of art, is revelry in mesmerizing art and music that fosters the spirit of community and creativity. Participants are predominately from the Portland metro area but some of the contributors such are also sending their work from abroad, such as Zach Bohenkamp (Seattle, WA), Jesse Schafer (Vancouver, WA), and Kristen Katz (Las Vegas, NV) especially for our celebration. We are all coming together for The Dark Bohemian Carnival, to ring in the New Year with open hearts and foster lasting ties among our community at large. Come join us for the opening festivities that will reflect the mission of this salon style exhibition: showcase works of art by establish

I am deeply saddened to have found out one of my colleagues at the Portland Art Museum , Terry Toedtemeier Curator of Photographer died last night. He was one of the all time sweetest men I've ever met. He was jovial, kind, intelligent, passionate about photography, and just an all around exceptional human being. He will be sorely missed by all who knew him. His legacy exhibition features rare photographs from the Columbia River Gorge many of these photographs have never been displayed publicly.

MURALS TOWN HALL: DEC 16, 2008 - I am going to this meeting because I think its ridiculous we live in a city that is lauded for its art community and yet has such strict guidelines for creation of public works. Join a discussion to help create a permitting process exclusively for murals. This discussion will interest neighborhood leaders as well as artists. This new opportunity could transform Portland’s visual landscape. 5:30-7:00 PM, Council Chambers, Portland City Hall, 1221 SW 4th, Portland, Oregon 97204. For more information, download Murals Town Hall Invite.pdf Regional Arts & Culture Council 108 NW 9th Avenue, Suite 300 Portland, Oregon 97209 info@racc.org www.racc.org