After the hyperlocal Howland Community Open and months of highlighted Oregon State University artists – a wider net pulls new voices and visions into The Arts Center this month. In the Main Gallery, artist Steve Ehret’s intimate struggles meet with industrial Midwest imagery, and the Corrine Woodman Gallery becomes a reading room for a nationwide collection of zines.
Classes for adults, teens, and tweens are also on deck. So, without further ado, here’s what happening at The Arts Center, or TAC, this month…
MAIN GALLERY: Resting My Bones, Steve Ehret
With Resting My Bones, Ohio artist Steve Ehret explores intimate struggles with death, separation, and fatherhood. Ehret’s paintings and drawings magnify the beauty of the mundane through imagined landscapes inspired by the industrial Midwest. Ehret presents creatures and personified emotions who distract and impeach his personal growth while continually embracing the humor, beauty, and magic found in everyday life. Click here for more information.
Ehret will be working on a mural in the gallery at the opening reception, and he welcomes questions about his practice.
- March 20 – May 3, 2025
- Thursday, March 20, 5:30 – 7 pm | Artist Reception
CORRINE WOODMAN GALLERY: Potential Spam, a Zine Exhibit
The Potential Spam exhibition will transform the Corrine Woodman Gallery into a zine reading room, while allowing community members to read 50+ zines collected from around the nation. Juror Evan Baden, owner and operator of Push Pull Editions, has chosen his favorites, and now you can too! For more information, click here.
- March 4 – April 5, 2025
2nd SATURDAYS at TAC
Use vibrant imagery to bring your imagination to life through a mixed-media booklet and various collage materials. Your finished booklet will be a unique space to capture your thoughts, ideas, and exciting adventures. Click here for more info.
- Saturday, March 8, 1 – 4 pm
CLASSES…
ARTIST RESOURCES: Figure Drawing, for ages 18 – Adult
Featuring a live model, refine your drawing skills in our Figure Drawing Sessions. Open to artists 18 and older, each session provides a quiet, focused environment for practicing gesture, proportion, and form. Bring your own materials and enjoy a mix of short and long poses. Mark-making tools and metal student easels are available in limited quantities. The sessions are independent of each other, and there is no instruction—just time to create. Space is limited. To signup, click here.
- Session I: Tuesday, April 8, 2025 | 6 – 8 pm
- Session II: Tuesday, April 15, 2025 | 6 – 8 pm
- Registration: $25
FOR KIDS: Adventures in Comics with Jen Hernandez
Students who love to create stories, tell jokes, and craft characters will love this class. Participants will create their own comic characters, comic strips, zines, digital comics, and stickers. They will practice character design, comic story planning, and world-building to create original or fan comics. For more information and registration, click here.
- March 24 – 28, 9 am – 12 pm | Grades 4 – 8
- Location: Corvallis Museum | Cost: $225
FOR OLDER KIDS: Intro to Darkroom, The Art of Silver-Gelatin Photography with Koa Tom
Perfect for beginners and those with some experience, this hands-on course will introduce students to the magic and timeless art of black-and-white analog photography. In five lessons, students will dive into the world of silver-gelatin photography and learn how to use a 35mm film camera to capture light and images. Click here for more information and registration.
- March 24 – 28, 1 – 5 pm | Grades 8 – 12
- Location: Light Rider Studios | Cost: $250
A CALL FOR TEACHERS
The Arts Center says they are always seeking dynamic teaching artists for our youth and adult classes. Click here to make your pitch.
A CALL FOR BOARD MEMBERS
Finally, if you have considered turning your love of TAC into an act of service, applications for their Board of Directors will soon be available on our website.
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