By Cathy Rowe, TRAG Co-Vice-President The Oregon City Library recently received the Arch Bridge Community Mural again after being displayed at eh West Linn Library for several months. This mural was designed by three local artists from the surrounding Arch Bridge connected area. The left portion was designed by TRAG artist, Cathy Rowe. The middle…
Read MoreBy Cathy Rowe, TRAG Co-Vice-President There has recently been some movement towards getting an Arts and Culture Center in Oregon City. A small group of arts and community leaders has come up with a business and financing plan to work towards making this dream a reality. The property that the group is currently hoping to…
Read MoreBy Cathy Rowe, TRAG Co-Vice-President Cathy Rowe will be giving a presentation about the current state of Oregon City’s Public Art Collection to the Oregon City Arts Commission on Thursday, February 15 at the Oregon City City Hall at 7 pm. Cathy will be discussing the murals, sculptures, and other public art items at the…
Read MoreBy Lynda Orzen, TRAG Co-President The Friends of the Oregon City Public Library and the Library Foundation are hosting a fundraising event for the Oregon City Library. We are requesting donations of artwork with a value of $50 or more for a raffle. Donations are due by November 17. The funding raised will enable the…
Read MoreBy Trieste Andrews A Community Interactive Art Piece from the Arch Bridge Celebration The 3-piece mural that was created by three artists and our communities was installed in the Oregon City Library on Thursday November 10th. Thank you, Cathy Rowe from Oregon City (and a member of TRAG), Brian Krehbiel from the Confederated Tribes of…
Read MoreBy Lynda Orzen On Saturday, October 29, Indigenous artist, Brian Krehbiel of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde, signed the mural “Reflections of the Falls”. It tells the story of how Coyote and Meadowlark created the Willamette Falls. The mural is an interactive piece that can allow the viewer to be a part of…
Read MoreArch Bridge Celebration on October 1stCommunity Art Project The Arch Bridge Celebration takes place on October 1st. One of the events is a Community Art Project which TRAG members Trieste Andrews and Cathy Rowe are involved in. Carrie Gilbert from the West Linn Art Commission and Brian Krehbiel from the Confederated Tribes, who painted the…
Read MoreBy Lynda Orzen, OCFOTA Coordinator The community mural Friends on a Shelf is now official! We had the grand ribbon cutting ceremony on July 23. Thank you to our Chamber of Commerce for letting us borrow their scissors! There was a small group of our friends that attended the ceremony. Lynda said a few words…
Read MoreBy Trieste Andrews, The Board of Directors for the Downtown Oregon City Association has nominated TRAG for outstanding partnership. A draft of the nomination written by Liz Hannum the Director of DOCA is attached. The nomination is for 2021-22. It focuses on our work in reinstituting the mural code and the Restoration mural of the…
Read MoreBy Lucas Nickerson, TRAG’s very own muralist “A muralist? Me? Not really.”, I told Lynda when she approached me with the idea of creating a piece to adorn the entrance of her bookstore. I’ve been wrong too often. After the dust has settled, and the varnish dried, I can finally be at ease with some…
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