Johnson Creek Watershed Council 1900 SE Milport Rd, Suite B Milwaukie, OR 97222 Phone: 503-652-7477 Fax: 503-652-7188 info@jcwc.

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Johnson Creek Watershed Council Art Show CALL TO ARTISTS

The Johnson Creek Watershed Councils Art Show aims to provide participating artists an opportunity to display and share their Johnson Creek inspired artwork during the month of October 2011. The Show is part of the Councils larger, month-long Johnson Creek Days watershed awareness event. The theme of the show is artwork inspired by Johnson Creek and its watershed. Our goals are to educate the public through art about what a watershed is, to engage people in an appreciation of the watershed, and to inspire artists and non-artists to look at the watershed from a di erent perspective. Artwork may be any medium or style, including but not limited to painting, sculpture, ceramics, photography, ber, glass, drawing and mixed media. Limited space is available for three dimensional pieces. The Art Show will be held October 1-31, 2011 at Spring Creek Co ee House located at 10600 SE McLoughlin Blvd., Milwaukie, Oregon. Artists are responsible for delivering their piece(s) to Spring Creek Co ee House at 1pm on Saturday, October 1st. Artists are responsible for picking up their piece(s) at the conclusion of the show at 9am on Monday, October 31. Artists are encouraged to attend the First Friday, Art a la Carte, Artists Reception on Friday, October 7 from 4-8pm. A binder will be available to the public for artists statements and contact information. All art sales will be handled by Spring Creek Co ee House. The Johnson Creek Watershed Council will not handle or be in any way involved in any sales of artwork. Spring Creek Co ee House charges 20% sales commission. Though not required, artists are requested to make a contribution equaling 10% of sales to the Johnson Creek Watershed Council. There will be three plein air sessions as part of the Johnson Creek Days. Artists are encouraged to submit pieces created during these sessions, and are also encouraged to work in other locations. Plein air sessions will be held Saturday mornings from 10-12am at Tideman Johnson Natural Area (Sept. 3), Powell Butte Nature Park (Sept. 10) and Brookside Wetlands (Sept. 17). Please see the supplemental information for other areas of interest within the Johnson Creek Watershed. To participate in the Art Show, you must submit a signed agreement along with digital images of up to two pieces of work with size dimensions to marty@jcwc.org by Friday, September 23. There is a $10 entry fee per piece for up to two pieces. Maximum dimension is 3x3. Space is limited; the Council may be required to limit the number of art works in the show, which will be determined by order of receipt of signed Agreements.

Supplemental Information for Artists

What is a watershed anyway?? A watershed is the area of land that water ows across, under, and through, on its way to a particular body of water. Another way to look at it: an area of land where all precipitation drains to a common water body, such as a river or lake. Watersheds are not made of water, but of land. This means that the boundaries of a watershed are determined by the shape of the land that surrounds them. Since water runs downstream, buttes and mountain ranges often form the boundaries of watersheds. Johnson Creek Watershed fast facts: Johnson Creek is 26 miles long The watershed is 52 square miles Its headwaters are in Damascus, and its con uence with the Willamette River is in Milwaukie Johnson Creek ows through 5 cities (Portland, Gresham, Milwaukie, Happy Valley and Damascus) and 2 counties (Multnomah and Clackamas) Johnson Creek is home to threatened sh species including steelhead trout and coho and chinook salmon. Many bird species live in the watershed. Other wildlife include varieties of salamanders, turtles and frogs. The Johnson Creek Watershed Council was originally formed in the 1980s by a group of citizens concerned about the health of the creek, then later incorporated as a 501(c)3 non pro t in 1994. Locations of interest in the Johnson Creek Watershed: Tideman Johnson Natural Area (Paint Out September 3) Powell Butte Nature Park (Paint Out September 10) Brookside Wetland (Paint Out September 17) Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden Reed Lake at Reed College Campus Leach Botanical Garden Johnson Creek Park Crystal Springs Creek Westmoreland Park Eastmoreland Golf Course Main City Park in Gresham Springwater Corridor Trail, 15 miles from SE 17 Avenue in Sellwood to Boring Beggars Tick Wildlife Refuge Tributary creeks such as Kelley Creek, Sunshine Creek, Veterans Creek, Hogan Creek Neighborhoods, including Woodstock, Lents, Sellwood Industrial areas, near our o ce in Milwaukie To learn more about Johnson Creek, the Council and Johnson Creek Days, please visit our website at www.jcwc.org.

Discover Johnson Creek Watershed

Photos by Bruce MacGregor Photography

Johnson Creek Park

Sunset Tideman Johnson Natural Area

Reed Lake at Reed College

East Powell Butte - Schweitzer