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Art Center East launches Little Pinecones Book Club

Monday, 03 January 2022 by Abigial Raasch
Go! Staff – January 3, 2022 (Click here for original article) LA GRANDE — Art Center East is launching Little Pinecones Book Club, a new free activity for children age
  • Published in ACE in the Press

Annual exhibit ‘The Big’ open now at Art Center East

Monday, 03 January 2022 by Abigial Raasch
Go! staff – December 14, 2021 (Click here for the original article) LA GRANDE — “The Big,” Art Center East’s annual open exhibit, opened Friday, Dec. 3, and will be
  • Published in ACE in the Press

Fiddler Finds Calling

Wednesday, 29 December 2021 by Abigial Raasch
By VICTORIA HAMPTON December 1, 2021   Dressed in a cowboy hat, tie-dye button-down shirt and boots, fiddler Kelly Thibodeaux transforms the classroom into a stage.  As he runs the
  • Published in ACE in the Press

Local organizations awarded grants from Oregon Cultural Trust

Tuesday, 28 December 2021 by Abigial Raasch
By DAVIS CARBAUGH Published in The Observer – Oct 20, 2021 (Access original article here) UNION COUNTY — Two local organizations are hoping grant money will help with crucial upcoming
  • Published in ACE in the Press

New after-school program off to a promising start

Tuesday, 28 December 2021 by Abigial Raasch
By DICK MASON Published in The Observer – Oct 19, 2021 Updated Oct 19, 2021 (Access original article here) LA GRANDE — This after-school classroom lacks walls but not inspired students who
  • Published in ACE in the Press

Five nonprofits receive grants from Oregon Humanities

Tuesday, 28 December 2021 by Abigial Raasch
Published in The Observer – Nov 17, 2021 Updated Nov 19, 2021 PORTLAND — Five nonprofits — four in Wallowa County and one in Union County — were among 60 statewide to
  • Published in ACE in the Press

The Big Read

Monday, 15 January 2018 by artseastadmin
The Big Read is coming to Union County in 2018! In conjunction with Fishtrap and other key community partners, Art Center East will host Big Read events right here in La Grande this coming March. The Big Read is a nationwide program initiated by the National Endowment for the Arts in which communities organize and host a variety of enriching events around a featured book. Big Read events are designed to inspire conversation and discovery through the joy of sharing a good book.
  • Published in ACE in the Press
Tagged under: Emiliy St. John Mandel, Station Eleven, The Big Read, Union County

The Evolution of Art Center East

Tuesday, 19 September 2017 by artseastadmin
In a recent My Voice column, columnist Mary McCracken made note of several art and cultural organizations in La Grande that function without support from the City or County, and that it’s a shame to let these resources flounder when they have the potential to increase the value of our community on multiple levels. We couldn’t agree more and would like to add another organization to her list: Art Center East!
  • Published in ACE in the Press
Tagged under: Arts Commissions, La Grande, Museums, Union County

Who is an Artist?

Tuesday, 18 July 2017 by artseastadmin
When you hear the word art, you might think of a painting hung in a gold frame, a sculpture on a pedestal, the echoing halls of a museum. We tend to lump art with high culture – galleries, museums, ornate theaters and towering concert halls. While these places help us to celebrate and preserve art, they’re not the whole story.
  • Published in ACE in the Press
Tagged under: art, creativity, miles davis

Carnegie Legacy Lives on at Art Center East

Sunday, 18 June 2017 by artseastadmin
The Art of Community By Sarah West, ACE staff member   Welcome to our new column! Art Center East is a non-profit supporting the arts, culture and heritage of the
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Tagged under: art center east, carnegie, library
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