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4/30/2020

7 Surprisingly Fun Things You Can Still Do To Build Your Artist Community During Quarantine

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Here's a big list of 7 wonderful ways to still connect and build your artist community during quarantine.  You can still be part of the hub of creativity with all these fun online gatherings and artist groups.

A special thanks to our lovely employee, 
Kristie Winther of Marigold Mural Studios for gathering all these links and resources.  We are so grateful to have you on our team, Kristie! 

Fun Opportunities and Projects for Artists and Art Community Building

 1- Stay at Home Mural Festival 
S ign up as an artist or watch other artists. April 21-26, in addition to call for artists there will be diversified virtual programming, including live streaming from artists’ homes, panel discussions, and webinars.
https://seawalls.org/activation/home/

2- Elizabeth Jones Art Center (Portland) “The View from here” Project. 
"Elisabeth Jones Art Center is sponsoring an international collaboration that makes and nurtures connections between artists, in a creative re-interpretive challenge. We are pairing up artists all over the world, from Spain to South Korea to Russia, to share with one another something of “The View from Here” —the world as they are experiencing it in this chaotic time of COVID-19.” 
      https://bit.ly/3eK6K0K

3- Artist Office Hours
is an opportunity for artists to gather virtually and talk, mourn, laugh and share music. The event takes place each day at 5pm PST. Download the meeting invite: 

https://bit.ly/3cMop6a

 4-Online Studio Tours
You can Apply to be on the list or check out other artists that have signed up! 
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5-“Art Interupted” Video Series
To participate, you can record a one-to-five minute video of yourself sharing work you would otherwise be promoting in person were it not for social isolation; share new work you're creating; and/or talk about how quarantine has impacted you as an artist. Artists can send their videos via WeTransfer to kristina@20summers.org 
More Info: https://www.20summers.org/art-interrupted

6-Corona Art Challenge 
Each week has a  theme. Create art inspired by the prompt for that week. Then share it. You can create one a week or several.

https://bit.ly/2VxAG8p

7- Skillshare 
Take classes online, all kinds!
They have a 2 month trial of free unlimited classes. Nice. 
https://skl.sh/3eM0OUP

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4/30/2020

Spring Bouquet Coloring Page---Free Download

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We told you to stay tuned for a series of free downloadable coloring pages.  Here is the 2nd one.  It's also by local Portland artist, Melissa Kojima.  It's a beautiful, big spring bouquet and behind it is a cute kitty girl who is peeking out at you.  We hope it will give you some fun things to do during the pandemic. 

If you need anymore art supplies to color it like crayons, colored pencils, pens or markers, please place an order with our Curbside Ordering Form.  It is our way to still serve you during the pandemic with no-contact and staying safe.  Thanks so much for supporting us.  We love you Portland!
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4/30/2020

How to Make a Clay Pencil Holder!  Art With Expert Kid Artist Gabriel!

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One of our favorite kid artists, Gabriel, is back with another great episode of art making.  This time, he shows you how to make a clay pencil holder out of Sculpey.  Here's what he says about this latest video.

Hi everyone! Gabriel here, thank you so much for all of the love on my last video, I’m so glad you all enjoyed it so much because I really enjoyed making it. Today, my brother and I show you how to create a one of a kind pencil holder using oven bake clay!

All of my supplies were purchased at I’ve Been Framed in Portland, OR. You can currently order supplies through their website and arrange for curbside pickup at the link below:
http://www.ivebeenframedpdx.com

I also wanted to share a link to Sculpey’s website where you can find many other project tutorials:
https://www.sculpey.com/create/projec... Thanks for watching Be sure to subscribe for more!

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4/23/2020

Long List of 17 Financial Relief Resources for Oregon Freelance Visual Artists

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We are artists serving our artist community, here at "I've Been Framed".  Our hearts go out to so many of you who have been hit hard financially by this pandemic.  We help by always offering you discount art supplies (which you can order online & pick up curbside if you are local to Portland, Oregon, as well as, a few online item art supplies we can ship to you).  Plus, we now have gathered a long list of 17 resources to assist you with financial relief.  We hope it helps you and we wish you the best.  You mean so much to us!

A special thanks to our lovely employee, Kristie Winther of Marigold Mural Studios for gathering all these links and resources.  We are so grateful to have you on our team, Kristie! 

Financial Relief  for Freelance Visual Artists

1--Oregon Community Recovery Fund (For Non profits) https://oregoncf.org/grants-and-scholarships/grants/oregon-community-recovery-grants

2--Precipice Fund Emergency Relief for Portland Artists. Applications Live on May 4th. $500 grants. 
https://www.pica.org/precipice-fund/home/?dm_i=5AJ2,AC7P,3NYB5M,12UDS,1

3--RACC Arts Impact Fund   +  Other arts resources 
https://artsimpactfund.racc.org/covid-19-relief-resource-listings/

4--3 Arts List of arts resources https://3arts.org/resources/funding/?fbclid=IwAR1iHGiTYEV1zzSQoo4eWRoiQMqMX8D4A4jxiq05B9ZbKk7QCXqrZuTZEUM

4--Artist Communities Emergency Relief https://www.artistcommunities.org/emergency-relief-programs

6--Financial Relief for Arts and Culture Leaders of Color - Emergency Fund. For US based BIPOC artists and administrators. $200 per person. 
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfv4AazvLFVUNAgXoxqBqfZ7jJVkrMroa-CET6Vt6XygR-CaQ/viewform?fbzx=3921934041473436626

7--Another list of financial resources for artists - https://www.artworkarchive.com/guides/covid-19-artist-resources?utm_campaign=covidhub&utm_source=instagram

8--$5000 grant for artists impacted by Covid-19 
https://www.artistrelief.org

9--Financial Relief for artists in Washington State, any art discipline. 
https://artisttrust.submittable.com/submit/162977/covid-19-artist-trust-relief-fund
10--Emergency relief fund Grant for painters, printmakers, and sculptors
($5000 - $15,000)
https://www.gottliebfoundation.org/emergency-grant

11--NYFA Rauschedberg Emergency Grants -
One time grant up to $5000 for unexpected medical expenses. Available for Visual/media artists in the US. New Grant cycle opens May 18th 2020 and closes June 15th, 2020
www.nyfa.org/Content/Show/Rauschenberg-Emergency-Grants

12--Maurice Sendak Emergency Relief Fund. 
Grants of up to $2500 for children’s picture book artists and writers. Application opens April 23rd and closes once 600 applications have been received.
https://www.nyfa.org/Content/Show/Maurice-Sendak-Emergency-Relief-Fund

13--For Creatives in Children’s Publishing (Illustrators/writers, etc.) Grants of $500
https://diversebooks.org/wndb-emergency-fund-for-diverse-creatives-in-childrens-publishing/
14--CERF+ Emergency Assistance Inquiry - Financial relief for  those infected with the virus that require intensive medical care.
https://www.tfaforms.com/4660308

15--Twenty Summers Emergency Arts Fund - An Emergency Arts Fund for artists (up to $500) and arts organizations (up to $1k) suffering from unexpected and unmanageable financial loss as a result of the Coronavirus. (**NOTE: Not yet set up, but keep an eye on it.) 
https://www.20summers.org/eaf

16--Patreon “What the Fund” Grant for Creatives 
https://go.patreon.com/what-the-fund
**NOTE: Round one of funding has closed, may reopen. 

17--PDX Emergency Relief fund (  **NOTE: Now PAUSED / Might not be accepting more applications? Keep an eye on it!)
https://www.pdxartistrelief.com

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4/23/2020

Stay Home, Stay Safe & Go On Virtual Art Tours In Oregon

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We know you can't get out and visit art studios at this time, but you can stay at home and take an online virtual tour!  Below is a large source of Oregon art studios visits that you can enjoy while staying safely at home during the pandemic.  There's also podcast and interviews with Oregon artists and institutions.

We would like to send a special thanks to our lovely employee, Kristie Winther of Marigold Mural Studios for gathering all these links and resources.  Enjoy.

Be Inspired by other Artists!
Online Arts Interviews, Studio Tours and Podcasts 

  • List of artists that have online studio tours to check out: https://www.google.com/url?q=http://bit.ly/osv_list&sa=D&ust=1587502733639000&usg=AFQjCNFB9AcQumQ_jVSDtIznIzqQiH51YA
  • In the Studio (podcast that interviews professional artists)https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04vfd0x
  • Beyond the Studio - podcast that interviews professional artists https://www.beyondthe.studio
  • Art21 PBS “Art21 produces features focusing exclusively on contemporary visual art and artists throughout the world, including the Peabody Award-winning biennial series "Art in the Twenty-First Century." Intimate footage allows the viewer to observe the artists at work and watch their process as they transform inspiration into art.”https://www.pbs.org/show/art-21/
  • Oregon Art Beat.  Really cool video Interviews with Oregon based artists! Large archive of past videos to check out. Inspiring! https://www.opb.org/television/programs/artbeat/
  • Walters Art Museum Online Art Collection.  Impressive digital collection of art in the museum https://art.thewalters.org
  • Portland Art Museum Online Art Collection http://portlandartmuseum.us/mwebcgi/mweb.exe?request=favorites;owner=public
  • Article - Why art matters https://www.fastcompany.com/90485311/art-matters-more-than-ever-during-the-covid-19-crisis?utm_campaign=Goodness%20Zine%20aka%20Multiverse%20Memo&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=86478501&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8YPcFiwzUaDBH3mniCbpRJ4dyK4DbssnWFgxImryTqtdp3BvxOGnYBqHPwEx6pH9ZR5pVv3FkhApFJMaU-CPcVQg3CanXYwBBw0Uz5tL6VvQYh5CA&_hsmi=86478501
  • Oregon Society Of Artists - Online Art Gallery:  www.osagallery.org/about-1
  • The Queer Creative Podcast:                                       https://thequeercreative.com/?dm_i=5AJ2,ACJE,3NYCU8,12VUZ,1

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4/23/2020

Shop Online Now: Large Selection of Tabletop & Floor Easels

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We're so happy that so many of our post can bring you good news!  We've just added a new category to our online shop:  EASELS!  We have a large selection of tabletop, traveling and floor easels.  Use the button below to start shopping now. 

​Thank you again for shopping local with us.  We are so grateful for your support.  
Yes, Shop Online for Easels Now!

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4/21/2020

How to Draw a Tree!  Art with Expert Kid Artist Gabriel!

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How to Draw a Colorful Tree!

Hey friends! My name is Gabriel and i've been shopping at I've Been Framed since I was just a little sprout inside my mom's tummy! Growing up around so many great art supplies, i've developed a love for art of all kinds!

Being as we are all sheltering at home right now, I thought it'd be fun to share my love of art with everyone by creating video tutorials. 

All of the supplies I use are available at I've Been Framed. Visit the curbside order forms to order your supplies and create along with me! 

"It's Art time everyone!"

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4/20/2020

Cat Masquerade Coloring Page---Free Download

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We know you love coloring, so we are starting a blog series of FREE coloring pages.  You can download the PDF here from our blog (see the downloadable file below). 

Coloring isn't just for kids anymore, so don't be afraid to get out all your colored pencils, crayons and markers to make your coloring page master piece!

First up is a cat masquerade coloring page by Melissa Kojima, a local Portland artist.  She calls this picture "Kindred Kats".  Her coloring page provides 2 of the same image so you can try different colors to see how different each image can be from each other.
​She suggests trying to color one image in cool colors and the other in warm.  How about trying to make one black and white and the other crazy, psychedelic colors?  It's your choice.  Have fun.
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4/19/2020

Good News!!!  Online Shop Is NOW Open!  Get Your Art Sets Here!

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This watercolor art set, seen above, along with other art sets are NOW available to purchase online! Click on photo link to check out all that we offer you.
Guess what?  We have exciting news!  We have just added our first online art supplies to keep you creative and happy through this pandemic.  There are 7 different kinds of art set that you can choose to have shipped to you or to pick-up during our store hours (11-4 M-F).  Click on this link to see all the art sets we have made for you.  Happy shopping!  We love you!

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4/8/2020

Update:  Still Not Opened, But Online Ordering & Curbside Pickups Available Now To Help You Still Make Art

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It's Not Over Yet, But We Have Ways to Still Help

We were planning on re-opening on April 8th, but as you can see, we're still on lockdown. To adapt to the situation, we have been actively working hard to find new ways to serve you during this time. 

No-Contact Curbside Pickup Art Supplies- Find our updated order form "Curbside Pickups" and let us know what you need.  We will gather your supplies as fast as we can then give you a call to finalize things personally. We can take your payment over the phone, or email you an invoice to pay, and then set up a time for you to pick your order up. This is the best way for us to continue getting you the supplies you need while keeping us all safe. We started with only a few people ordering and now it's become quite popular. We have made many adjustments along the way to our order form so let us know if something is difficult to navigate- we appreciate the feedback.

Coming Soon, Stay tuned... We hope to implement an easier way to schedule your appointments soon. We also plan to start putting more of our items online in the coming weeks. You may see some things shift or change on our website as we work but please use the Curbside Pickups until we announce that our online store is ready to go. This will ensure no orders are lost before it is set up right. Stay tuned.... we will roll more out soon!

If you have a current order for custom framing and are wondering the status- please email us at ibf.art@gmail.com or call and we will get right back to you. We do have one framer at each location actively working very hard to catch up on all the unfinished orders. Feel free to touch base with us at anytime to check in on yours. We promise they are all safe and will be finished up soon!

If you are Interested In placing a new custom frame order- Unfortunately, we are not quite able to take those but are hoping to soon. In the meantime, we can get you ready made frame kits, hardware, mats, and other DIY framing supplies in the meantime that can be ordered using our Curbside Pickups form as well. We are working on setting up a way to do appointments soon to take new orders for custom framing and will keep you posted as soon as that is available. We know that many of you are excited and ready to bring us your next projects. Feel free to fill out the order form expressing that interest and we will put you on our waiting list for new orders.
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Thank you for your patience with us as we learn to adapt and adjust our business to serve you during these strange days. We're working on streamlining this process and look forward to getting through this together someday soon.

​Thank you so much for your immense patience and loyal support. The amount of love and support you all have shown us lately is incredible. We truly would not be here without you all! We love you Portland and hope you're doing well during the pandemic.

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