Oregon Investment Board (2001) - Communications
Hood River Lions Club (2001) - Communications
Sponsors of monthly shows (recent examples):
Realty Companies (REMAX, Glenn Taylor Windermere)
Hotels/Motels (Hood River Hotel, Columbia Gorge Hotel, Hood River Inn, Comfort Suites)
Restaurants (Riverside Grill, Caldwell Restaurant Gp)
Waucoma Bookstore
Hood River Stationers
At Home on Oak
Columbia Photo
Ikote gifts
Mt. Hood Railroad
In-kind donations (recent examples):
Beverages (Hood River Coffee Co., Winesellers, Full
Sail Brewing Co, Hood River Vineyards)
Food ( Safeway, Rosauers)
Gallery Operations
The Gallery is non-profit and supported by
memberships and numerous volunteers from the many
mid-Columbia communities.
Sales Of Artwork
1. Retail Gallery Sales
Artists' work is submitted to a jury committee
Displaying artists must be Gallery members
Retail manager selects works for display and rotates
selections regularly
The work of each artist is inventoried separately
2.Monthly Show Sales
A show selection committee determines the exhibition
schedule for the year. Artists are encouraged to
submit show suggestions to the committee.
There is a coordinator and/or curator(s) for each show
A community sponsor is sought for each show
Each show is advertised with announcement cards (to
Gallery members and to show artists’ submitted lists),
posters, a banner, and via newspapers and radio
There is an evening reception, usually the first
Friday of the month, to open the show. It features
food and beverages and sometimes musical
entertainment.
Fund-Raising
1. Mother's Day Plant Sale
2. Under $100 Fall Art Sale
Memberships
1. Family, Couple or Individual memberships at various
donation levels
2. Senior and student memberships
3. Business memberships
Education/ Community Outreach
1. Member of HR Downtown Business Association - help
coordinate First Friday "Art Walk"
2. Member of Regional Arts and Culture Council
3. Sponsor art workshops in gallery's Bobby Rosemont
Annex and elsewhere
4. Host art classes in Bobby Rosemont Annex
5. Offer art experiences for children
6. Coordinate Christmas Tree Ornament Project
(national Christmas tree)
7. Produce quarterly newsletter to inform members of
Gallery and Community events
