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Eugene artists receive Career Opportunity grants to fund projects
In the second and final round of the Oregon Arts Commission and Ford Family Foundation’s “Career Opportunity Program” grant awards, 31 Oregon artists were allotted $83,321 for career development projects.
The awards, ranging from $880 to $7,500, include stipends for local artists Mika Aono and Kathleen Caprario.
Career Opportunity Grants are meant to enable individual Oregon artists to take advantage of timely opportunities to enhance arts careers. The Ford Family Foundation funds are available to established Oregon visual artists producing new contemporary art and craft. Most grants support the artists’ participation in residencies, exhibitions or performance opportunities.
BAKER CITY â The Baker County YMCA will open a child care center at the Baker Early Learning Center in September.
The center will have space for 40 children â 12 from age six weeks to two years, and 28 three-, four-or five-year-olds.
In a press release announcing the facility, Rob Wilkinson, CEO of the Baker County YMCA, said the center is a collaborative effort to address a critical need for families and employers.
âWe look forward to providing high-quality, dependable child care to local families who need it,â Wilkinson said in the press release. âParents and other caregivers will be able to work productively throughout the community without worrying about the care of those most precious to them.â
The Ucross Foundation, the renowned artist residency program, today announced its Ucross Spotlight spring calendar, featuring virtual events with acclaimed artists, authors, and journalists, including visual artist Karen Kitchel; art writer Leah Ollman(The Los Angeles Times, Art in America); acclaimed authors Joshua Ferrisand Ottessa Moshfegh. Aura Estrada Prize Founder, Co-Director, and New Yorker contributing writer Francisco Goldman; writer and Aura Estrada Co-Director Gabriela Jauregui; and 2019 Aura Estrada Prize winner Natalia Trigo kicked off the spring series on April 22. The Aura Estrada Prize is given biannually to young female writers living in Mexico or the U.S. whose work is written in Spanish.
ENTERPRISE â A single medical facility that integrates physical, mental, behavioral and dental health care has long been a dream of both Winding Waters Community Health Center and the Wallowa Valley Center for Wellness. That dream will come true when the new Hearts for Health Integrated Care Center opens Sept. 10, in Enterprise.
The $7.4 million, 18,932 square-foot facility has been taking shape on Medical Parkway since construction began last year. Now, the interior walls and electrical and communications wiring are nearing completion, and floors and ceilings are mostly in place. Itâs ready for the interior and exterior finishing followed by installation of equipment. The center will host a ribbon cutting in September.