Columbia Center
for the Arts
215 Cascade Street
PO Box 1543
Hood River, OR 97031
541-387-8877
Who We Are
Columbia Center for the Arts' is a non-profit community arts center that offers both art and entertainment — theatrical performances, visual arts, dance, concerts, lectures, film, and more.
Our mission is to promote an arts-rich environment in the areas surrounding the Columbia River Gorge, where novices as well as established artists and performers, can discover and develop their full creative potential.
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Opportunities
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Events Calendar
Deadline: May 27, 2013
Artist Call:
The Earth Laughs in Flowers
CCA Gallery with Pro Photo Supply and Friends of the Columbia Gorge invites all professional and amateur photographers to submit your finest scenic, close-up, and artistic renderings of wild flowers from the Columbia River Gorge area.
Learn More: The Earth Laughs in Flowers
May 3rd-June 2nd
Art & Soles
This May, thirteen artists share their fetish for shoes in an amazing display of creativity! Explore porcelain wedding slippers, sexy recycled metal stilettos, botanical pumps and more!
Learn More: Art & Soles
May 3rd - June 2nd
The Nook Gallery: Donna Van Tuyl
This month, CCA Art Gallery is proud to present Donna Van Tuyl as our Nook gallery artist. Donna is an oil and pastel landscape painter from Goldendale, WA. Inspired by the Pacific Northwest, she is often found painting outdoors around the Columbia Gorge. Her work captures not only the beauty of the Gorge but the light and atmosphere that surround it as well.
June 7th-30th
Art-A-Day
This June, six artists will be debuting 30 new pieces that they created over the course of a month. Most pieces are small in scale and proportionally priced.
Learn More: Art-A-Day
Deadline: June 15, 2013
Pacific Northwest Plein Air
Artist Call
Now in its 9th year, Pacific Northwest Plein Air has become one of the premier artist opportunities in the Pacific Northwest. Don't miss out. Register for this juried event early. For More Information: 2013 Plein Air
Summer 2013
Summer Art Experience k-12
CCA Education + Outreach is offering Summer Art Experiences for kids k-12. From silk painting to advanced theatre classes, there are fun and innovative art experiences to be had.
Learn More: Summer Art Experience
April 29, May 1, 6, 8,13, 15, 20, 22
School's Out-Art's In
CCA Education and Outreach is offering 3rd-5th graders an exploration of native plants using technology and artistic processes. Scholarships are available.
Learn more: School's Out-Art's In
May 31, June 1, June 2
Color and Landscape with Aimee Erickson
Explore what makes good color in landscape painting. We'll look at some good examples, do exercises and paint from photographs and sketches. This workshop will get you ready for Plein Air season!
June 12
Botanical Watercolor Journaling with Rene Eisenbart
CCA Education and Outreach proudly offers a day of Botanical Watercolor Journaling at Good News Gardening instructed by Rene Eisenbart. This class will consist of instruction, demonstration of technique, plus working time.
Learn more: Botanical Watercolor Journaling
June 29 & 30
Creative Color & Composition in Pastel with Karen Watson
Columbia Center for the Arts invites you to join Karen Watson as she explores "playing" with pastels. This class is open to all levels. Karen will teach a variety of application techniques to aid students in creating their own expressive imagery.
July 31 - August 2
3 day Essential Plein Air Techniques Workshop with
Thomas Jefferson Kitts
July 31st – August 2nd
CCA Education and Outreach proudly presents award winning plein air artist Thomas Kitts. He will be leading
demonstrations, brief lectures, and one-on-one assistance to participants.
2nd & 4th Fridays
Open Studio Classes Return!
Join Columbia Center for the Arts for open studio sessions to paint or draw a live model. All skill levels are welcome. Easels and tables are provided; please bring your own supplies.
Learn more: Open Studio
February 1st
Submissions Open for the 2nd Annual Mt. Hood Independent Film Festival
Registration Open
48 Hour Film Project Registration
To all you Filmmakers out there!
Registration for the 2nd Annual Columbia Gorge 48 Hour Film Project is now underway.
Learn More: 48 Hour Film Project
May 13th and 15th
Audition Notice for
THE CLEAN HOUSE
CCA's CAST Theater announces auditions for the staged reading of THE CLEAN HOUSE, a Comedy of Fun & Games, Love & Life. A Pulitzer Prize finalist, Sarah Ruhl’s The Clean House is a comedy that takes place in the home of a married couple who are both doctors.
Learn More: The Clean House Auditions
May 15th
Historic Secrets of the Gorge with
Scott Cook
Columbia Center for the Arts proudly presents Scott Cook as he presents Historic Secrets of the Gorge. Bring an adventurous spirit and learn intriguing secrets of the Columbia River Gorge.
May 9, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18
Circle Mirror Transformation
CCA's CAST Theater presents Circle Mirror Transformation directed by Tom Burns. In this funny, curiously potent play, four people enroll in an adult creative drama class at a small-town community center. Leading the class through acting games and exercises is Marty, who has had success with her creative drama class for children, but who seems in over her head with these adults who have fully formed neuroses.
Learn More: Circle Mirror Transformation
May 21st
The Last Voyageur
CCA with Waucoma Books present a book talk and slideshow with author Vince Welch on his new book, The Last Voyageur: Amos Burg and the Rivers of the West. Welch, himself a river guide, weaves a passionate and well-researched narrative using extensive material from Burg’s own rich archives. History buffs, paddlers, and adventure readers alike will delight in this remarkable man.
May 22nd
Mt. Hood Independent Film Series: Rumblestrips
Join CCA for Rumblestrips. Broke and emotionally blistered after the death of her husband, Toby turns to a beloved pastime, growing marijuana, to provide for her family. When she is arrested and convicted, she packs up the RV and takes her two young daughters on a road trip while uneasily awaiting sentencing.
June 5th
Amarillo
Columbia Center for the Arts proudly presents TEATRO LÍNEA DE SOMBRA’S: AMARILLO, an innovative theatre performance film and discussion on the topic of immigration to Oregon and Washington.
June 8th
Riverscapes: How Environment Changes our Perception
CCA proudly presents Emmy Award winning author and world class kayaker Doug Ammons as he presents Riverscapes. Join Doug as he explains in word and picture how environment shapes how we view the world. Learn More: Doug Ammons
June 14th & 15th
Woodsong Acoustics Group: Hawaiian Slack Key and American Fingerstyle Guitar
Performance + Workshop
Columbia Center for the Arts presents Woodsong with Chris Yeaton and Adam Werner in concert with their Hawaiian Slack Key and American fingerstyle guitar. Chris and Adam are noted to be innovative and refreshing in their dreamy guitar style.
June 21st & 22nd
The Clean House
CCA's CAST Theater presents a staged reading of The Clean House directed by Tom Burns. Sarah Ruhl’s The Clean House is a comedy that takes place in the home of a married couple who are both doctors. They have hired a Brazilian housekeeper named Matilde, an aspiring comedian who's more interested in writing the "perfect joke" than in house-cleaning.
June 28th & 29th
REEL Paddling Film Festival
World Tour 2013
Join Wet Planet & CCA for two nights of the REEL Paddling Film Festival World Tour-best paddling films of the year!
Learn More: REEL Paddling Film Festival
July 11, 12, 13, 14, 18,19, 20
Love, Loss and What I Wore
CCA's CAST Theater presents Love, Loss and What I Wore, a play written by Nora and Delia Ephron based on the book of the same name by Ilene Beckerman. Love, Loss and What I Wore delves into women’s relationships using the female wardrobe as a time capsule of a woman’s life.
Learn More: Love, Loss and What I Wore