McMinnville Center for the Arts - MECA

06/06/2024

You may know Joe from around town, or remember seeing him at MECA back in the day! What exciting news!

Come celebrate the release of Joe Wilkin's newest book! July 6 at Grain Station in McMinnville.

Called "profound, lyrical, [and] devastating" in a starred review at Booklist, The Entire Sky tells the story of a young runaway who bears a striking resemblance to Kurt Cobain; an elderly, grieving sheep rancher; and a woman in the middle of her life not knowing which way to go.

07/21/2021

Calling all local Oregon Artists! This is a great opportunity to connect!

Call to Oregon artists: Please join our new statewide Artist Registry!

To ensure artists’ access to funding opportunities and build a case for more artist resources, the Oregon Arts Commission partnered with The Ford Family Foundation to create a new Oregon Artist Registry.

Professional artists are strongly encouraged to sign up for the registry by completing a brief survey about themselves and their artistic practice here: https://development.oregon4biz.com/acton/media/14786/artistregistrysurvey.

The hope is to reach and connect with as many Oregon artists as possible, including those who haven’t previously accessed funding programs.

“We know there are many more working artists throughout the state than we currently have in our database,” says Eleanor Sandys, the Arts Commission’s Interim Visual Arts Coordinator. “Our hope is to update and expand our artist network so that we can better support the diverse artists in Oregon’s many communities.”

“We’re pleased to continue a longstanding partnership with the Arts Commission to reach and support the growth of the artists of Oregon,” says Anne Kubisch, president of The Ford Family Foundation.

Read the full release: https://bit.ly/3efxDuK

Pictured: Oregon artist Sam Hamilton (foreground) with the Camas High School Choir following a 2019 performance of “THIS IS A CHOIR” at Portland Art Museum. Hamilton recently received a Career Opportunity grant award from the Arts Commission and The Ford Family Foundation to support production of video and visual artworks for a solo exhibition at the Transmediale Festival in Berlin. Photo by DJ.

09/15/2020

Calling all film makers... open call for entries!

Early Bird Deadline is Oct 1 so submit today via FilmFreeway!

07/22/2020

Have you been eating downtown on the weekends? Street dining! Our little city activated quickly to help our restaurants expand their seating as COVID shrunk it!

And no, they did not forget the art! How wonderfully creative!

Love, food, wine and art! ❤️🥗🍷🎨

Don’t forget the mask 😷

07/18/2020

Look who is hanging out and watching us say goodbye to artists and their work... 💕