Collage Laboratory
Dec
14
12:00 PM12:00

Collage Laboratory

Greg Bee is hosting a paper collage day every 2nd Saturday from 12-5pm

Bring some supplies or don’t - all are welcome

This is a stress free, social and creative opportunity. Minors must be accompanied by adults. Please no glitter or paint. This event is free and open to the public.

Contact Greg at greggybee@gmail for more information

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Collage Laboratory
Apr
13
12:00 PM12:00

Collage Laboratory

Greg Bee is hosting a paper collage day!

Bring magazines, scissors, adhesives, support (to put your art on), and other materials. There will be some supplies provided. Bring your own snack and beverages, or a mug for tea! Chat about art opportunities, ask questions or show off your projects.

This is a stress free, social and creative opportunity. Minors must be accompanied by adults. Please no glitter or paint. A.C.M.E. events are free and open to the public.

Contact Greg at greggybee@gmail for more information

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Artist Talk with Chas Martin and Don Gray
Sep
16
1:00 PM13:00

Artist Talk with Chas Martin and Don Gray

Join us every 3rd Saturday of the month for an Artist Talk!

In their upcoming discussion at the gallery, Martin and Gray will share stories of their processes and notes on their journeys. The artists have a similar palette and somewhat similar approach to applying color. Both title their works to encourage viewer interpretation. Several of the pieces exhibited even have similar titles. As the show took shape, the interplay of their thoughts and themes became very apparent.

The nearly 60 pieces exhibited range from intimate to monumental. One of Gray’s ongoing themes is his exploration of the urn, a portrait-like treatment of a simple vessel shape. It is a theme he has returned to for years. Additional works include figurative paintings in varying stages of abstraction. These pieces are an intriguing complement to the dynamic gestures of Martin’s figurative sculptures. Viewers can make their own associations or conclusions about the pairings.

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Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic with guest Josh Gaines
Jul
13
7:00 PM19:00

Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic with guest Josh Gaines

Open Mic Poetry Night

Josh Gaines ditched a promising military career to write books, run a profitless press, and build blanket forts with his daughter. He earned his writing MFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His poetry and short fiction appears in numerous anthologies and journals, as well as in his own books of poetry and flash fiction: Cigarette Sonatas and little bones from Thoughtcrime Press (https://thoughtcrimepress.com/). His latest chapbook is Day of the New Windows.

$5 suggested donation, no one turned away
Visit the Ghost Town website for more information.

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Artist Talk with Anne Ruttan, Sarah Grew and Apricot Irving
Jun
17
1:00 PM13:00

Artist Talk with Anne Ruttan, Sarah Grew and Apricot Irving

Join us every 3rd Saturday of the month for an Artist Talk! This June, we’ll hear from three creatives with an interdisciplinary show reflecting on the wildfires of 2020. Each artist draws from personal experience with the fires in this show featuring paintings from Ann Ruttan, photography from Sarah Grew and writing from Apricot Irving.

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Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic with Guest A. Molotkov
Jun
8
7:00 PM19:00

Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic with Guest A. Molotkov

Open Mic Poetry Night

$5 suggested donation, no one turned away

A. Molotkov is an immigrant writer. His poetry collections are The Catalog of Broken Things, Application of Shadows, Synonyms for Silence and Future Symptoms. His novel A Slight Curve and his memoir A Broken Russia Inside Me are forthcoming; he co-edits The Inflectionist Review. His collection of ten short stories, Interventions in Blood, is part of Hawaii Review Issue 91; his prose is represented by Laura Strachan at Strachan Lit. Please visit him at AMolotkov.com


Visit the Ghost Town website for more information.

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Artists' Reception with Ann Ruttan, Sarah Grew and Apricot Irving
Jun
2
4:00 PM16:00

Artists' Reception with Ann Ruttan, Sarah Grew and Apricot Irving

Join us in celebrating the work of Ann Ruttan, Sarah Grew and Apricot Irving. This interdisciplinary exhibit will feature paintings, photographs and language as vehicles for processing the wildfires of 2020 which now visit us annually along the West coast. Meet the artists on First Friday, June 2 from 4-8pm.

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Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic with Guest Joanne Renee Boswell
May
11
7:00 PM19:00

Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic with Guest Joanne Renee Boswell

Open Mic Poetry Night

$5 suggested donation, no one turned away

Joann Renee Boswell is a poet, photographer, teacher, director, mystic, mother who lives in Camas, WA with her husband (a Quaker minister) and her three young children. Joann’s first book, Cosmic Pockets (Fernwood Press, 2020), is a full-length collection of poetry and photography. Her chapbook, breath so hungry, is a love letter. Her second full-length collection is a forthcoming coloring poetry book in collaboration with two illustrators called Meta-Verse. Joann has been a poetry editor for Untold Volumes and VoiceCatcher. She has been published in places such as CIRQUE, otoliths, VoiceCatcher, Tiny Seed Literary Journal, Not a Pipe Publishing, and Soul Forte. You can read more at joannrenee.com


Visit the Ghost Town website for more information.

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