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  • Kids Create!
    Kids Create!
    Multiple Dates
    Nov 02, 2024, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Nov 02, 2024, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Every Saturday, young artists of all skill levels have the opportunity to unleash their imagination and explore various forms of artistic expression. This drop-in class emphasizes the significance of creativity in childhood development.
  • Witches Walk Pumpkin Painting
    Witches Walk Pumpkin Painting
    Oct 19, 2024, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Oct 19, 2024, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Swing by the Art Center during the annual Witches Walk to paint some pumpkins!
  • Artist Talk: Mary Rollins and Peggy Ohlson
    Artist Talk: Mary Rollins and Peggy Ohlson
    Oct 10, 2024, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
    Oct 10, 2024, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
    Join Ellen Potter as she interviews Mary Rollins and Peggy Ohlson.
  • Mary Rollins and Peggy Ohlson Opening Night Reception
    Mary Rollins and Peggy Ohlson Opening Night Reception
    Oct 03, 2024, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Over their accomplished careers, Mary Rollins and Peggy Ohlson have been pursuing joy in their work and have brought joy to many through their compositions. Sponsored by Devco Mechanical.
  • Mary Rollins and Peggy Ohlson
    Mary Rollins and Peggy Ohlson
    Oct 03, 2024, 11:00 AM – Nov 07, 2024, 5:00 PM
    Oct 03, 2024, 11:00 AM – Nov 07, 2024, 5:00 PM
    Pursuing Joy: an exhibit of new work by two well-known and celebrated Mid-Columbia Gorge area artists. Opening Night Reception: Thursday, October 3, 5 - 7 pm. Free.
  • Artist Talk: Nika Blasser
    Artist Talk: Nika Blasser
    Sep 12, 2024, 7:00 PM – Sep 13, 2024, 8:30 PM
    Sep 12, 2024, 7:00 PM – Sep 13, 2024, 8:30 PM
    Join Ellen Potter as she interviews Nika Blasser.
  • Anniversary Raffle: Andy Nichols Glass Salmon (2)
    Anniversary Raffle: Andy Nichols Glass Salmon (2)
    Sep 07, 2024, 11:53 AM – 12:10 PM
    Sep 07, 2024, 11:53 AM – 12:10 PM
    Enter to win an original Andy Nichols Glass Salmon
  • Anniversary Raffle: Andy Nichols Glass Salmon (1)
    Anniversary Raffle: Andy Nichols Glass Salmon (1)
    Sep 07, 2024, 11:53 AM – 12:08 PM
    Sep 07, 2024, 11:53 AM – 12:08 PM
    Enter to win an original Andy Nichols Glass Salmon
  • TDAC 65th Anniversary and School of Fish Party
    TDAC 65th Anniversary and School of Fish Party
    Sep 07, 2024, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
    Sep 07, 2024, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
    Celebrate 65 years with The Dalles Art Center as we display the student artwork from our School of Fish project
  • Nika Blasser Opening Night Reception
    Nika Blasser Opening Night Reception
    Aug 22, 2024, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Aug 22, 2024, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Swimming in Saltwater delves into the interplay of positive and negative spaces, the forms created by shadows and their absences, and the abstractions arising when bodies are removed from their usual context. Sponsored by Urness Motors.
  • Nika Blasser
    Nika Blasser
    Aug 22, 2024, 11:00 AM – Sep 26, 2024, 5:00 PM
    Aug 22, 2024, 11:00 AM – Sep 26, 2024, 5:00 PM
    Swimming in Saltwater: Exploring the interplay of positive and negative spaces. Opening Night Party, Thursday, August 22nd, 5 - 7 pm. Sponsored by Urness Motors.
  • Going Bananas for TDAC
    Going Bananas for TDAC
    Aug 21, 2024, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Aug 21, 2024, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Join us for a meet & greet with the new Executive Director, live music, and Bananas Foster by Andy Nichols
  • Crossroads Forged Together Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
    Crossroads Forged Together Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
    Aug 08, 2024, 5:15 PM – 5:40 PM
    Ribbon cutting to unveil the new location of Crossroads
  • Summer Art Camp Week 6: Portraits
    Summer Art Camp Week 6: Portraits
    Aug 06, 2024, 9:00 AM – Aug 09, 2024, 4:30 PM
    Aug 06, 2024, 9:00 AM – Aug 09, 2024, 4:30 PM
    Create lifelong memories for your child! The Dalles Art Center Summer Art Camp is a week of exploration, creativity and fun. No experience is necessary. This is a supportive environment for kids entering grades 2 - 6 to engage with art and make new friends.
  • Sun Catchers with Stephanie Johnston
    Sun Catchers with Stephanie Johnston
    Aug 03, 2024, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Aug 03, 2024, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Learn to make a glass sun catcher!
  • Anniversary Raffle: Andy Nichols Glass Salmon
    Anniversary Raffle: Andy Nichols Glass Salmon
    Aug 02, 2024, 12:00 PM – Sep 07, 2024, 12:00 PM
    Aug 02, 2024, 12:00 PM – Sep 07, 2024, 12:00 PM
    Enter to win an original Andy Nichols Glass Salmon
  • Summer Art Camp Week 5: Paint Play
    Summer Art Camp Week 5: Paint Play
    Jul 30, 2024, 9:00 AM – Aug 02, 2024, 4:30 PM
    Jul 30, 2024, 9:00 AM – Aug 02, 2024, 4:30 PM
    Create lifelong memories for your child! The Dalles Art Center Summer Art Camp is a week of exploration, creativity and fun. No experience is necessary. This is a supportive environment for kids entering grades 2 - 6 to engage with art and make new friends.
  • Summer Art Camp Week 4: Wood Toys
    Summer Art Camp Week 4: Wood Toys
    Jul 23, 2024, 9:00 AM – Jul 26, 2024, 4:30 PM
    Jul 23, 2024, 9:00 AM – Jul 26, 2024, 4:30 PM
    Create lifelong memories for your child! The Dalles Art Center Summer Art Camp is a week of exploration, creativity and fun. No experience is necessary. This is a supportive environment for kids entering grades 2 - 6 to engage with art and make new friends.
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2022 Student Art Exhibit

Artwork by Middle, High and Elementary School students, plus a celebration of the life of Doug Leash.

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GAOS 2022

Presenting the art of Stephanie Johnson and Daiva Harris.

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Contemporary Native Voices

A collection of prints from the Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts' permanent collection presented as a collaborative exhibit with the Columbia Center for the Arts.

photography by Ernesto Méndez

the Other lens:
photography by Ernesto Méndez

"This exhibition is a glance at what a common laborer lives during cherry season, it’s just a small slice of the story, but a story that not everyone in the Columbia RiverGorge is aware of."

- Ernesto Méndez

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Gorge Artists Create: Now What!?!

In 2020, we explored what was happening during the pandemic and unrest of the summer. Now What!?! asks artists to reflect on the past year and how it influenced the direction of their work. 

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Art of the Zoom: Unmute Yourself

Two instructors seized the opportunity to work with students and create individual communities of artists on a new platform.

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Beyond the
construct

Featuring awe-inspiring ceramic works from all over the Pacific

Northwest. Explore the capabilities of clay.

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Art
Revival!

A showing of ALL donated pieces! Generous contributions from our community make it possible to help us raise money :)

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Elementary school art competition

Local students compete to win prizes donated by participating sponsors. Partnered with The Dalles Main Street.

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Contemporary printmaking in oaxaca

Experience prints created by artists from all over the world who collaborate together in a studio in Oaxaca, Mexico.

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Holiday Show 2020

Gifts and goodies crafted by local artists. 

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boundaries

Christopher St. John, Anne Bujold, Carolyn Hopkins, and

Bill Rutherford

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next phase

Rachel Harvey, Laurie Balmuth, and Peny Wallace

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made in confusion

Featuring local artists and community members.

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Human : Animal

Christopher St. John & 

Rachel Denny

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