Organization: ARTS COUNCIL OF LAKE OSWEGO
Mission: TO ENSURE THE ARTS ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF LIFE IN LAKE OSWEGO. THROUGH OUTDOOR SCULPTURE EXHIBIT, WE SUPPORT ARTS EDUCATION WITH FREE DOCENT-LED SCHOOL TOURS. WE OFFER EXHIBITIONS, ARTIST PRESENTATIONS AND SPECIAL EVENTS IN 510 MUSEUM SPACE AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC ART COLLECTION.
Activities: GALLARY WITHOUT WALLS: ON BEHLAF OF CITY OF LAKE OSWEGO, MANAGED OUTDOOR SCULPTURE ON THE STREETS; INSTALLED AND DEINSTALLED SCLUPTURES ON LOAN FROM ARTISTS; HELD PUBLIC VOTE FOR FAVORITE SCULPTURE TO PURCHASE FOR CITYS PERMANENT COLLECTION; HELD CELEBRATION AND DOCENT LED TOURS OF THE 30 PUBLIC SCULPTURES IN THE ROTATING GALLERY WITHOUT WALLS; OVERSIGHT, MANAGEMENT & MAINTENANCE OF CITY OF LAKE OSWEGO PERMANENT PUBLIC ART COLLECTION.
GATEWAY PROJECT: THE GATEWAY SCULPTURE WILL BE A MARKER OF BOUNDARY AS PEOPLE CROSS FROM ONE PLACE INTO ANOTHER AND SHALL INVOKE A SENSE OF PLACE AND BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE IDENTITY OF LAKE OSWEGO. THIS PROJECT WILL PRODUCE A PUBLIC ART WORK TO DEFINE THE NORTHEASTERN GATEWAY (ENTRANCE) INTO LAKE OSWEGO. THIS ART WORK WILL BE A MARKER OF BOUNDARY AS PEOPLE CROSS FROM ONE PLACE INTO ANOTHER AND SHALLINVOKE A SENSE OF PLACE AND BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE IDENTITY OF LAKE OSWEGO.
MUSEUM 510 & ART SPACE: INDOOR EXHIBITION PROGRAM HOSTING TEN ROTATING MONTHLY EXHIBITIONS FEATURING THE WORK OF LOCAL & REGIONAL ARTISTS OF ALL MEDIA.
NTEE category: Arts, Culture & Humanities
Secondary category: Education