Trout Lake Festival of the Arts

The Trout Lake Arts Council event that was scheduled to happen today from 6-8 pm has been postponed due to the extreme heat and lack of AC at the Grange. The event will now take place on Thursday, August 4 from 6-8 pm at the TL Grange. Come see the work of Carolyn Wilhelm’s summer painting class, as well as the work of other emerging Trout Lake artists. There will be readings from local youth and visual art. Light snacks and beverages. Hope to see you there!

If you are interested in being a vendor at this year’s Artist’s Marketplace, please follow the link below.  We are experimenting with using Google Forms this year for our submissions, so please be patient.  If you are having trouble with the link or submitting your information, please feel free to leave a comment on this post.

Vendor Registration

The Trout Lake Art Council would like to announce a new committee. ArtSmart Trout Lake will focus on arts education for students of all ages in the Trout Lake community.

ArtSmart Trout Lake fosters investment in the visual, literary, media, and performing arts by managing a fund that is allocated to artists and art educators through a semiannual grant cycle. The committee pursues funding through the generous support of donors and local businesses, as well as grants and fundraising events. The fund allows the committee to meet the needs of local artists and art educators, and expand integrative arts education opportunities in the Trout Lake community.

With a simple ArtSmart Trout Lake grant application, funding will be allocated to art education initiatives based on mission alignment, feasibility, matching funds, reach, and creativity. To learn more about the grant application process please visit the Grants page.

The ArtSmart Trout Lake committee is composed of local educators, business owners, artists, art enthusiasts, and parents. Members include Abby Furholm, Rick Allen, Corinne Ilvedson, Nikki Gilchrist, Laura Cary, Carolina Pfister, Jennifer Harty, Sarah Burr Arnold, and Laurie Sherburne (Arts Council Liaison).

Please visit the ArtSmart Trout Lake website for more information and opportunities for support. All donations to ArtSmart Trout Lake are tax deductible.

Come take look at the website for more information on next summer’s Fiber Arts Festival.

If you are a fiber artist consider an application.  Information for submission can be found on the Call for Artists page.

In spite of the fact that the Arts Festival is still on hold, the Art Council has been working to bring you opportunities to experience the arts in Trout Lake.  Here is the first of these events:

Concert in The Park:

July 29, 6:30, Hollenbeck Park, featuring the Hood River String Quartet. 

They will be doing an assortment of classical and light music for everyone’s enjoyment.  It is free and everyone is welcome, a great time to visit with neighbors and friends.

You are encouraged to bring a picnic dinner so that you can enjoy the music while having one of the best views of Mt. Adams in the valley.  You might also like to bring a blanket, or chair, but please do not bring your dog.
Parking will start at 6:00 pm and music at 6:30 pm.

If you are interested in applying for the 2015 Trout Lake Festival of the Arts, please go to our Call for Artists page and download the new application.  Please note that there will be a late fee this year for applications turned in after April 8, 2015.

This Year the Festival will include a Literary Corner where local authors will share their work.  Authors can be found at the Hospitality Center according to the following schedule.  Go by and take a minute to chat with these talented individuals about their literary art.  Copies of their work will be for sale throughout the festival.

Saturday, July 12, 2014:

12-2 p.m. Bijee Burns “Cataclysms on the Columbia—The Great Missoula Floods.”

2-4 p.m. Bill Weiler “Don’t Run From Bears,” “Secrets of Scrub-Steppe Home,” “The Earth Speaks.”

Sunday, July 13, 2014:

12-2 p.m. Debbie Faast “Valley Barns” (Debbie can you please provide the correct title of your book(s).

2-4 p.m. Katy McKinney “Fireproofing the Woods”

The Trout Lake Festival of the Arts is now on Facebook.  Find us there and help us get out the word.  Invite anyone who may be interested to check us out as well.  Thanks!

The 2014 artist list is up and the Festival is close at hand.  The music schedule is up as well.  Check out what waits for you this year.  We also have a special guest this year.  John Durham, from Vancouver, WA, will be bringing his portable glass studio.  He will be there to show his process in action.  So come see, hear and taste what the 2014 Trout Lake Festival of the Arts has to offer to you.