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Seeking Clay Artists for Art in the Pearl! OPA is looking for 5 volunteer clay artists to demonstrate their craft for the public during Art in the Pearl in September 2021. This is a wonderful opportunity to represent OPA and share your passion for clay, your excellent skills and creative vision. For further information and to apply, please contact Meg Turner at heartsongceramics@gmail.com. Call for Clay Artists for Fall 2021 Artist Residencies OPA has received a grant from the Autzen Foundation to support 10 clay artist residencies in K-12 Title I schools in the Portland Area. Would you like to demonstrate your awesome clay skills and share your passion for making with a class of students? Each residency lasts 40 hours - thats one week full time or several weeks part time. You will be required to take a short training, and submit a final report describing your work and experience with the students at the end. Artist stipend is $25/hr which equals $1000. For further info or to apply, please contact Miranda/ secretary@oregonpotters.org. ON-DEMAND ONLINE Demonstration RECORDINGS available for purchase!If you missed our live online demonstrations, you can now purchase the video recordings, which will be emailed to you immediately upon registration.
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The OPA Clayworks for Community operates a booth at the Waterfront Blues Festival. Potters and ceramic students of all ages donate their art to be sold at the booth, benefitting the Portland Sunshine Division, which in turn provides food assistance to over 1200 families a month. The Waterfront Blues Festival is held every summer during the July 4th weekend at the Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland. | Clay in Ed The OPA "Clay in Education" program was created to provide clay instruction by professional potters in the community, and has grown to include clay making activities at Art and Maker Fairs, and to provide support in the form of scholarships for high school students excelling at ceramics. LEARN MORE | OPA and MCAA
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