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Community Outreach is presently engaged in a Capital Campaign
to raise funds for a new facility. The new facility will expand
the medical clinic, include a shelter for families, build a shelter
for single women, an additional shelter for homeless men, an
on-site classroom. In short it will be a facility designed to
efficiently serve as a social service agency.
Empty Vessels is based on Empty Bowls, an initiative of ceramists
(the Imagine/Render Group) to fight hunger. Groups serve a simple
meal of bread & soup to paying customers, who keep their
bowls as a reminder of all the empty bowls in the world. Proceeds
from the event fund a food provider designated by the hosting
group. Empty Bowls events are held in all fifty states and several
other countries.
The Corvallis Arts Center's exhibit, Empty Vessels has broadened
the spectrum from ceramic vessels into an array of media. The
Center invited artists who work in a variety of media to participate
in the exhibit. Metal work and basketry; ceramic and wood; glass
and even fabric, a variety of shapes and forms, will be on display.
A number of the vessels are functional, and can be used on a
day to day basis, reminding you of its origin. Others will be
purely decorative and remind you in a metaphorical way of its
meaning.
The opening reception will be held, Wednesday, June 14, 5:30
- 7:30 p.m. and will be celebrated in a festive manner; Jason
Saunders, a ceramist himself will auction selected pieces off
to people present. Another selection of pieces will be offered
in a silent, blind auction, which means one can bid on the work,
without knowing what the previous bids were. One need not be
present the entire evening to win the highest bid. The majority
of pieces are directly for sale during the evening of the reception
and during the remainder of the exhibit. All purchases can be
picked up at the end of the show.
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art studio from Corvallis will help us stage a "Paint-your-own-bowl"-party.
The Arts Center opens its doors Friday evening, June 30, 7 -
9 PM to those who want to create their own memory of Empty Vessels.
It is a great activity for parents and children, where in the
process of creating something beautiful, we learn about the world
around us. For $12 each participants can decorate a six-inch
bowl with colorful glazes. Bowls will be fired and can be picked
up at the Arts Center in two weeks. All materials are microwave
and food save. Registration by May 30 required. To register send
a check to the CAC under EV Paint Party and indicate the number
of bowls you want decorate, or drop by the Arts Center in person.
Sorry, checks or cash only.
The Corvallis Arts Center is located at 700 SW Madison, at
Central Park, Corvallis. The exhibit runs June 8 - July 6, 2000.
Gallery hours are Tuesday - Sunday, noon - 5 p.m. There is a
Reception & Auction on Wednesday, June 14, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
There is a "Paint-your-own-bowl" party on Friday, June
30, 7 - 9 p.m.
For more information call Hester Coucke, CAC Curator, (541)
754-1551.
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