Columbia Gorge Arts & Culture Alliance

Columbia Center
for the Arts

215 Cascade Street

PO Box 1543

Hood River, OR 97031

541-387-8877

Arts & Culture in the Columbia Gorge

April Aimee Erickson Circle Mirror Transformation School's Out-Art's In Art & Soles

Aimee Erickson

Summer Art Experiences

Amarillo

Doug Ammon

Woodsong

Who We Are

Columbia Center for the Arts' is a non-profit community arts center that offers both art and entertainment — theatrical performances, visual arts, dance, concerts, lectures, film, and more.

Our mission is to promote an arts-rich environment in the areas surrounding the Columbia River Gorge, where novices as well as established artists and performers, can discover and develop their full creative potential.

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Events Calendar

Art Gallery

Deadline: May 27, 2013

Artist Call:

The Earth Laughs in Flowers

CCA Gallery with Pro Photo Supply and Friends of the Columbia Gorge invites all professional and amateur photographers to submit your finest scenic, close-up, and artistic renderings of wild flowers  from the Columbia River Gorge area.

Learn More: The Earth Laughs in Flowers

May 3rd-June 2nd

Art & Soles

This May, thirteen artists share their fetish for shoes in an amazing display of creativity! Explore porcelain wedding slippers, sexy recycled metal stilettos, botanical pumps and more!
Learn More: Art & Soles

May 3rd - June 2nd

The Nook Gallery: Donna Van Tuyl

This month, CCA Art Gallery is proud to present Donna Van Tuyl as our Nook gallery artist. Donna is an oil and pastel landscape painter from Goldendale, WA. Inspired by the Pacific Northwest, she is often found painting outdoors around the Columbia Gorge. Her work captures not only the beauty of the Gorge but the light and atmosphere that surround it as well.

Learn More: Donna Van Tuyl

June 7th-30th

Art-A-Day

This June, six artists will be debuting 30 new pieces that they created over the course of a month. Most pieces are small in scale and proportionally priced.
Learn More: Art-A-Day

June 7th-30th

The Nook Gallery: Carolyn Crystal

CCA is proud to present Carolyn Crystal as our Nook Gallery artist. Carolyn is a glass maker from Hood River, OR. This June, Carolyn will be displaying fine glass beads, servingware, and jewelry.

Learn More: Carolyn Crystal

Deadline: June 15, 2013

Pacific Northwest Plein Air
Artist Call

Now in its 9th year, Pacific Northwest Plein Air has become one of the premier artist opportunities in the Pacific Northwest. Don't miss out. Register for this juried event early. For More Information: 2013 Plein Air

Theatre

Summer 2013

Summer Art Experience k-12

CCA Education + Outreach is offering Summer Art Experiences for kids k-12. From silk painting to advanced theatre classes, there are fun and innovative art experiences to be had.
Learn More: Summer Art Experience

May 31, June 1, June 2

Color and Landscape with Aimee Erickson

Explore what makes good color in landscape painting. We'll look at some good examples, do exercises and paint from photographs and sketches. This workshop will get you ready for Plein Air season!

Learn More: Aimee Erickson

June 12

Botanical Watercolor Journaling with Rene Eisenbart

CCA Education and Outreach proudly offers a day of Botanical Watercolor Journaling at Good News Gardening instructed by Rene Eisenbart. This class will consist of instruction, demonstration of technique, plus working time.

Learn more: Botanical Watercolor Journaling

June 29 & 30

Creative Color & Composition in Pastel with Karen Watson

Columbia Center for the Arts invites you to join Karen Watson as she explores "playing" with pastels. This class is open to all levels. Karen will teach a variety of application techniques to aid students in creating their own expressive imagery.

Learn More: Karen Watson

July 31 - August 2

3 day Essential Plein Air Techniques Workshop with
Thomas Jefferson Kitts
July 31st – August 2nd

CCA Education and Outreach proudly presents award winning plein air artist Thomas Kitts. He will be leading
demonstrations, brief lectures, and one-on-one assistance to participants.

Learn More: Thomas Kitts

2nd & 4th Fridays

Open Studio Classes Return! 

Join Columbia Center for the Arts for open studio sessions to paint or draw a live model.  All skill levels are welcome.  Easels and tables are provided; please bring your own supplies. 
Learn more: Open Studio

Theatre

February 1st

Submissions Open for the 2nd Annual Mt. Hood Independent Film Festival

Learn More: Film Festival

Registration Open

48 Hour Film Project Registration

To all you Filmmakers out there!
Registration for the 2nd Annual Columbia Gorge 48 Hour Film Project is now underway.

Learn More: 48 Hour Film Project

June 5th

Amarillo

Columbia Center for the Arts proudly presents TEATRO LÍNEA DE SOMBRA’S: AMARILLO, an innovative theatre performance film and discussion on the topic of immigration to Oregon and Washington.

Learn More: Amarillo

June 8th

Riverscapes: How Environment Changes our Perception

CCA proudly presents Emmy Award winning author and world class kayaker Doug Ammons as he presents Riverscapes. Join Doug as he explains in word and picture how environment shapes how we view the world. Learn More: Doug Ammons

June 14th & 15th

Woodsong Acoustics Group: Hawaiian Slack Key and American Fingerstyle Guitar
Performance + Workshop

Columbia Center for the Arts presents Woodsong with Chris Yeaton and Adam Werner in concert with their Hawaiian Slack Key and American fingerstyle guitar. Chris and Adam are noted to be innovative and refreshing in their dreamy guitar style.

Learn more...Woodsong

June 21st & 22nd

The Clean House

CCA's CAST Theater presents a staged reading of The Clean House directed by Tom Burns. Sarah Ruhl’s The Clean House is a comedy that takes place in the home of a married couple who are both doctors. They have hired a Brazilian housekeeper named Matilde, an aspiring comedian who's more interested in writing the "perfect joke" than in house-cleaning.

Learn More: The Clean House

June 26th

Mt. Hood Independent Film Series:
The Crime of the d’Autremont Brothers and Brightwood

Columbia Arts Presents invites you to the June, Mt. Hood Independent Film Series films: The Crime of the d’Autremont Brothers and Brightwood on June 26th at 7:30pm.

Learn More: June Films

June 28th & 29th

REEL Paddling Film Festival
World Tour 2013

Join Wet Planet & CCA for two nights of the REEL Paddling Film Festival World Tour-best paddling films of the year!

Learn More: REEL Paddling Film Festival

July 11, 12, 13, 14, 18,19, 20

Love, Loss and What I Wore

CCA's CAST Theater presents Love, Loss and What I Wore, a play written by Nora and Delia Ephron based on the book of the same name by Ilene Beckerman. Love, Loss and What I Wore delves into women’s relationships using the female wardrobe as a time capsule of a woman’s life.

Learn More: Love, Loss and What I Wore