Columbia Gorge Arts & Culture Alliance

Columbia Center
for the Arts

215 Cascade Street

PO Box 1543

Hood River, OR 97031

541-387-8877

Your Home for the Arts in the Columbia Gorge

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June Art & Soles School's Out-Art's In Circle Mirror Transformation Aimee Erickson

Mt.Hood Independent Film Series

 

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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Events Calendar

Art Gallery

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

June 7th-30th

The Nook Gallery: Carolyn Crystal

CCA is proud to present Carolyn Crystal as our Nook Gallery artist. Carolyn is a glass maker from Hood River, OR. This June, Carolyn will be displaying fine glass beads, servingware, and jewelry.

Learn More: Carolyn Crystal

Deadline: August 2nd

Pacific Northwest Plein Air
Writer Call

Columbia Center for the Arts is inviting writers to participate in its annual Plein Air Writing Exhibition. Participants join visual artists in five sites around the Columbia River Gorge for creative inspiration.

Learn More: Writer Exhibition

July 5th-28th

"The Earth Laughs in Flowers"

This July, Columbia Center for the Arts Gallery presents our annual photography show, titled “The Earth Laughs in Flowers.” The show features scenic, close-up, and artistic renderings of wild flowers from the Columbia Gorge area.

Learn More: The Earth Laughs in Flowers

July 5th -28th

The Nook Gallery: J. Neils Harvey

This July, Columbia Center for the Arts Gallery presents J. Neils Harvey, acrylic painter. Inspired by the pointillist paintings of Georges Seurat, and a fascination with mosaics, J. Neils Harvey has pioneered a unique style.
Learn More: J. Neils Harvey

July 25th

"The Earth Laughs in Flowers" Photography Presentation

Columbia Center for the Arts Gallery and Friends of the Columbia Gorge invite you to a special presentation by Jason Waicunas of Outdoor Viewfinder. Jason will share inspiration to enhance your gorge photography experience.
Learn More: Jason Waicunas

July 13th & 14th

Trout Lake Festival of the Arts

In Partnership with Trout Lake Festival of the Arts, Columbia Center for the Arts invites you to enjoy "Fine Art, Music and Food with a Mountain View" on July 13th and 14th.

Learn More...

August 30th-September 29th

Pacific Northwest Plein Air

Mark your calendar, the 9th Annual Pacific Northwest Plein Air begins August 30th.

Learn More: Pacific Northwest Plein Air

Theatre

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

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.

Learn More: Karen Watson

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.

Learn More: Thomas Kitts

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

Theatre

February 1st

Submissions Open for the 2nd Annual Mt. Hood Independent Film Festival

Learn More: Film Festival

June 21st & 22nd

The Clean House

Columbia Center for the Arts Stage Troupe 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.

Learn More: The Clean House

June 26th

Mt. Hood Independent Film Series:
The Crime of the d’Autremont Brothers and Brightwood

Columbia Arts Presents invites you to the June, Mt. Hood Independent Film Series films: The Crime of the d’Autremont Brothers and Brightwood on June 26th at 7:30pm.

Learn More: June Films

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

Columbia Center for the Arts Stage Troupe 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

July 14th

2nd Annual I Hate Cancer Concert

Do you hate cancer too? Do you like good music? Columbia Center for the Arts invites you to join us for a performance by local talent, Molly Schwarz and friends.
Learn More: I Hate Cancer

July 24th

Mt. Hood Indepedent Film Series:
Eve and Emily

CCA presents a preview screening of local filmmaker Daniel McCabe’s first feature length film: “Eve and Emily”. Two couples learn the REAL truth about their relationships, over the dinner.
Learn More: Eve and Emily

July 26th & 27th

Romancing the West: How the West was Sung

CCA presents Romancing the West: How the West was Sung. An all Star Line Up Brings to Life 240 years of the American West decade by decade in the music of every era in this time traveling documentary concert.

Learn More: Romancing the West Concert

July 28th, 29th and 30th

Auditions for Macbeth

Columbia Center for the Arts Stage Troupe invites you to audition for William Shakespeare's Macbeth, one of his darkest and most powerful tragedies,
directed by Lisa Roth.

Learn More: Macbeth

October 6th

Dar Williams in Concert with
Anne Weiss

Columbia Center for the Arts is proud to present nationally and internationally acclaimed singer songwriter and author Dar Williams in concert with Anne Weiss on Sunday Oct. 6th at 7:30 p.m.

Learn More: Dar Williams