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Northwest Artists Workshop records, 1970-1989
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Northwest Artists Workshop (Portland, Or.)
- Title
- Northwest Artists Workshop records
- Dates
- 1970-1989 (inclusive)19761989
- Quantity
- 10.9 cubic feet, (22 letter document cases; 1 slim letter document case; 1 card file box (12x3x5); 1 flat box (14x18); 1 flat box (20x24); 1 flat box (25x31))
- Collection Number
- Mss 2856
- Summary
- Records of the Northwest Artists Workshop, including materials relating to exhibitions and events, such as programs, posters, and press releases; materials relating to artists; arts publications; and administrative records, including grant applications. The Northwest Artists Workshop was a non-profit organization for contemporary and experimental visual and performing arts based in Portland, Oregon. It operated from 1976 to 1989.
- Repository
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Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org - Access Restrictions
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Materials in Box 23 are restricted until 2040. All other materials are open for research.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Northwest Artists Workshop was founded as a non-profit organization in 1976 in Portland, Oregon, by artists seeking space for exhibits and performances outside conventional gallery and theater contexts. The organization was located at 117 NW 5th Avenue from 1976 until 1981, and from 1982 to 1989 at 522 NW 12th Avenue. The workshop participated in the annual Artquake festival, and in 1984 co-sponsored the exhibition "Interaction: Art and Science" with the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. In addition, the workshop maintained a public reading room, and a library of local, national, and international arts periodicals. The workshop also operated the Oregon Artists Slide Bank, which housed photographic slides of artists' works. The Northwest Artists Workshop dissolved in 1989.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection consists of the records of the Northwest Artists Workshop, a non-profit alternative arts organization based in Portland, Oregon. The collection includes materials relating to exhibitions and events at the workshop and artists affiliated with the workshop, such as advertisements, posters, press releases, correspondence, and planning documentation. The collection also holds art and poetry books by artists, and issues of arts publications. Administrative records include guestbooks, board and committee records, financial records, grant proposals and documentation, membership and staffing records, and records concerning the workshop's dissolution in 1989.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Preferred Citation
Northwest Artists Workshop records, Mss 2856, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Collection is arranged in four series: Series 1. Exhibitions, performances, and events; Series 2. Artists; Series 3. Serial publications; Series 4. Administrative records.
Acquisition Information
Gifts of the Northwest Artists Workshop, care of Michael Howley, made in February 1990 and December 1992 (Lib. Acc. 19777 and Lib. Acc. 21040).
Related Materials
Additional materials from the Northwest Artists Workshop are located in the Moving Image Collections and Oral History Collections, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Separated Materials
Northwest Artists Workshop photographs are designated Org. Lot 664, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series 1: Exhibitions, performances, and events, 1976-1989Return to Top
Arranged in chronological order by the date that the exhibition, performance, or event took place.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Catalog of events |
1976-1984 |
| 1 | 2 | Exhibition proposals and possibilities |
1976-1978 |
| 1 | 3 | Private collection exhibition |
1976 May-June |
| 1 | 4 | Work in Progress |
1976 October-November |
| 1 | 5 | Performance correspondence |
1976-1977 |
| 1 | 6 | Videotape and music performances |
1977 April-May |
| 1 | 7 | Exhibition for May 1977, "Southern Exposure" |
1976 December-1977 May |
| 1 | 8 | Exhibition for September 1977, "Rhythms, Cycles, Periods," by Maryanne Caruthers-Akin and Michael McCafferty |
1977 July-1978 January |
| 1 | 9 | Performance possibilities |
1977-1978 |
| 25 | 1 | Exhibition and event advertisements and posters |
1978 |
| 27 | Exhibitions scrapbook |
circa 1978-1985 | |
| Folder | |||
| 1 | 10 | Exhibition of four artists |
1978 January |
| 1 | 11-12 | Exhibition for February-April 1978, "Women in the Arts" |
1977 May-1978 April |
| 1 | 13 | Ken Butler and Seth Tane exhibition for June 1978 |
1978 May-June |
| 1 | 14 | Nude photograph workshop for August 1978 |
1978 March-August |
| 1 | 15 | Photography workshops |
1978 August |
| 1 | 16 | Portland Poetry Festival |
1978 August |
| 1 | 17 | Darkening Songs |
1978 September |
| 1 | 18 | Performance for December 1978, "Down at the Traps" |
1978 November-December |
| 1 | 19 | Artists of Oregon 1978 |
1978 December |
| 26 | 1 | Exhibition and event posters |
1979 |
| 1 | 20 | Video exhibitions |
1979 |
| 1 | 21 | A Celebration of Women's Art |
1979 March |
| 1 | 22 | Installations of works by D. W. Bowen, Robert Novick, and Mike Walsh for April 1979 |
1978-1979 |
| 1 | 23 | Jazz Collaborations |
1979 April |
| 2 | 1 | Exhibition for May 1979, "Copy Machine Art" |
1979 February-July |
| 2 | 2 | Exhibition for June 1979, "Axolotl" |
1978 June-1979 May |
| 2 | 3 | Publicity for July 1979 events |
1979 June-July |
| 2 | 4 | Exhibition for September 1979, "Two Installations" |
1979 August-September |
| 2 | 5 | Exhibition for October-November 1979, "An Animation Celebration" |
1979 April-November |
| 2 | 6 | Disbursements for "An Animation Celebration" |
1979 October-November |
| 2 | 7 | Poets Space events |
1979-1980 |
| 25 | 2 | Exhibition and event advertisements and posters |
1980 |
| 26 | 2 | Exhibition and event posters |
1980 |
| 2 | 8-9 | Artquake |
1980 |
| 2 | 10 | Summer artist residencies |
1980 |
| 2 | 11 | Exhibitions for February 1980, films; group show, "The Secret Side" |
1979 December-1980 February |
| 2 | 12 | Exhibition for March 1980, "Lightsoft," by Ed Mellnik and Joseph Reesha |
1978 May-1980 March |
| 2 | 13 | Found Objects |
1980 May |
| 2 | 14 | Exhibition for July 1980, "Heads to the North Is Correct" |
1980 June-July |
| 2 | 15 | Exhibition for August 1980, "Fireplay" |
1980 June-August |
| 2 | 16 | Exhibition for October 1980, "The Girl Artists" |
1980 September-October |
| 2 | 17 | Materials for November 1980 grant writing workshop |
1978-1980 |
| 2 | 18 | Exhibition for November 1980, "Scores" |
1980 October-December |
| 2 | 19 | Presentables |
1980 December |
| 25 | 3 | Exhibition and event advertisements and posters |
1981 |
| 26 | 3 | Exhibition and event posters |
1981 |
| 3 | 1 | Flyer and booklet for Artquake 1981 |
1980 September-1981 |
| 3 | 2 | "Abnormal Art and Borderline Cases," by Bill Will and Charles Schmidt |
1981 February |
| 3 | 3 | Event for March 1981, "Artists' Books" |
1981 March-June |
| 3 | 4 | Drawing show |
1981 April |
| 3 | 5 | Exhibition for June 1981, "Trails to Treasure (It Could Be You)" |
1981 April-May |
| 3 | 6 | Calendar of events |
1981 October |
| 3 | 7 | Readers' Series with Katherine Dunn, Sandra McPherson, and Lynn Daroch |
1981 November |
| 3 | 8 | Studio tours |
1981 November |
| 3 | 9 | Suitcase Full of Art |
1981 November-December |
| 3 | 10 | The Toaster Show |
1981 December |
| 3 | 11 | "Off the Wall" series |
1981-1982 |
| 25 | 4 | Exhibition and event advertisements and posters |
1982 |
| 26 | 4 | Exhibition and event posters |
1982 |
| 3 | 13 | Seminar for February 1982, "Awakening Creativity" |
1982 January-February |
| 3 | 12 | Show at Portland Community College for January 1982 featuring Fraeda Kosh, Nancy Cuskwa-Blake, and Mar Gorman |
1981 December-1982 January |
| 3 | 14 | State of the Art |
1982 March-April |
| 3 | 15 | Audio exhibition for May 1982, "Art/Sound" |
1982 April-June |
| 3 | 16 | Exhibition for June 1982, "Video Documents: Alternative Spaces" |
1982 May-July |
| 3 | 17 | Exhibition for September 1982, "Art Wave" |
1982 June-September |
| 3 | 18 | Exhibition for September 1982, "The Girl Artists" |
1982 September-1983 March |
| 3 | 19 | Competition, "New Spaces for Art" |
1982 October |
| 3 | 20 | Love Kamp |
1982 October |
| 3 | 21 | Exhibition for November 1982, "Calyx" |
1981 January-1982 November |
| 3 | 22 | Art Bizarre |
1982 December |
| 3 | 23 | Federal Building exhibition, "An Eclectic Selection" |
1982 December |
| 25 | 5 | Exhibition and event advertisements and posters |
1983 |
| 26 | 5 | Exhibition and event posters |
1983 |
| 3 | 24 | Music and visual installation for January 1983, "Baby Grand" |
1982 March-May; undated |
| 3 | 25 | Performance piece for February 5, 1983, by Kathy Bobula and Robert Ferry, "A Guided Tour to Elsewhere" |
1982 June 26-1983 February 5 |
| 3 | 26 | Project Space Exchange Show |
1983 April |
| 3 | 27 | Exhibition for May 1983, "Art at Work" |
1983 January-June |
| 3 | 28 | Performance for June 1983, "I Am, You Are, We Are M.A.D." |
1983 February-June |
| 3 | 29 | Performances, "Minimum Plus" and "Corporate Rome" |
1983 June-July |
| 3 | 30 | Exhibition for August 1983, "Farewell America Tour" |
1983 May-August |
| 3 | 31 | Artquake |
1983 August-October |
| 3 | 32 | The New City: Urban Prospects and Perils |
1983 August-September |
| 3 | 33 | Generic Art Show |
1983 September-October |
| 3 | 34 | Description/Portrayal |
1983 October-November |
| 3 | 35 | Exhibition for December 1983, "Doodle Art Show" |
1983 November-December |
| 4 | 1 | Exhibition and events correspondence |
1983-1984 |
| 4 | 2 | 1983-1984 exhibition, "Public Views in Private Spaces" |
1982-1984 |
| 25 | 6 | Exhibition and event advertisements and posters |
1984 |
| 26 | 6 | Exhibition and event posters |
1984 |
| 4 | 3 | Installation for January-February 1984 by August Encalada and E. J. Haar, "Stages" |
1983 December-1984 February |
| 4 | 4 | Performance by Jeremy Kassen and Erik Derkatsch for January 1984, "Uncertainty Principle" |
1983 December-1984 January |
| 4 | 5 | Exhibition for February-March 1984, "Erotic Art" |
1984 January-February |
| 4 | 6 | Exhibition of works by Anne Perrigo and Faylinda Kodis for February 1984 |
1984 January-April |
| 4 | 7 | Public Image Gallery exhibition for February 1984, "The Coast Show" |
1981 September-1984 July |
| 4 | 8 | Show at Federal Building for March 1984 |
1983 September-1984 March |
| 4 | 9 | Justice Department display case show |
1983 March-May |
| 4 | 10 | Performance for May 1984, "Paolo and Francesca" |
1984 April-May |
| 4 | 11 | Performance for July 21, 1984, "Project Secret" |
1984 June-August |
| 4 | 12 | Exhibition of works by Philip Sylvester and David Inkpen for July-August 1984 |
1984 June-July |
| 4 | 13 | Women's show at the Federal Building |
1984 August |
| 4 | 14 | Exhibition for October-November 1984, "Interaction: Art and Science," corporate contributors |
1984 |
| 4 | 15 | Exhibition for October-November 1984, "Interaction: Art and Science," general correspondence |
1984 |
| 4 | 16 | Exhibition for October-November 1984, "Interaction: Art and Science," correspondence between Northwest Artists Workshop and Oregon Museum of Science and Industry |
1984 |
| 4 | 17 | Exhibition for October-November 1984, "Interaction: Art and Science," finances |
1984-1985 |
| 4 | 18 | Exhibition for October-November 1984, "Interaction: Art and Science," foundations |
1983-1984 |
| 4 | 19 | Exhibition for October-November 1984, "Interaction: Art and Science," participants |
1984 |
| 5 | 1 | Exhibition for October-November 1984, "Interaction: Art and Science," participants |
1984 |
| 5 | 2 | Exhibition for October-November 1984, "Interaction: Art and Science," press articles |
1984 |
| 5 | 3 | Exhibition for October-November 1984, "Interaction: Art and Science," publicity |
1984 |
| 5 | 4 | Exhibition for October-November 1984, "Interaction: Art and Science," statement of intent |
1984 |
| 5 | 5 | Exhibition for October-November 1984, "Interaction: Art and Science," visitors comments |
1984 |
| 5 | 6 | Exhibition for October-November 1984, "Interaction: Art and Science," unsorted materials |
1984 |
| 5 | 7 | Group show for November-December 1984 |
1984 January-November |
| 5 | 8 | Event for December 1984, "Tropical Beach Party" |
1984 November-1985 January |
| 26 | 7 | Mockup for Tropical Beach Party flyer |
1984 December |
| 25 | 7 | Mockups of advertising for exhibitions and events |
1984-1985 |
| 5 | 9 | Artist talks |
1985 |
| 5 | 10 | Events calendar |
1985 |
| 25 | 8 | Exhibition and event advertisements and posters |
1985 |
| 25 | 9 | Photographs taken for exhibition advertisements |
1985 |
| 5 | 11 | Exhibition and events correspondence |
1985 |
| 5 | 12 | Exhibition proposals |
1985 |
| 5 | 13 | Materials from artist exhibitions for grant documentation |
1985 |
| 5 | 14 | Exhibition for February-March 1985, "Erotics" |
1985 January-March |
| 5 | 15-16 | Exhibition for May 1985 by Lena Lencek and Gideon Bosker, "1-800 Museum and Psychomachia" |
1983 January-1985 May |
| 5 | 17 | Artquake |
1985 May-September |
| 6 | 1 | Exhibition for June 1985 by Raymond Ghirardo and Megan Roberts, "Paradise 4" |
1982 July-1985 June |
| 6 | 2 | Computer workshop for August 1985 |
1985 May-August |
| 6 | 3 | Performance by Jeremy Kassen and Erik Derkatsch for July-August 1985, "Red Tape" |
1985 February-July |
| 6 | 4 | Performance Art Month |
1985 August |
| 6 | 5 | Benefit, "Walter Mitty Full Moon Masked Ball" |
1985 September |
| 6 | 6 | Exhibition and sale for December 1985, "Artists Pay the Rent" |
1985 November-December |
| 25 | 10 | Exhibition and event advertisements and posters |
1986 |
| 6 | 7 | Exhibition and events correspondence |
1986 |
| 6 | 8 | Performance possibilities |
1986 |
| 6 | 9 | Proposals on hold |
1986 |
| 6 | 10 | Rejected proposals |
1986 |
| 6 | 11 | Christine Clark and Jonathan Dukehart exhibition for January-February 1986 |
1985 December 30 |
| 6 | 12 | Exhibition for February-March 1986, "Erotic '86" |
1986 January-March |
| 27 | Poster for "Erotic '86" |
1986 February | |
| Folder | |||
| 6 | 13 | Performance by Jeremy Kassen and Erik Derkatsch for April 1986, "Corpus Cartesian (The Black Box)" |
1986 January-May |
| 6 | 14 | An Evening of Native American Spirits |
1986 April |
| 6 | 15 | Performance and music series |
1986 April-May |
| 6 | 16 | Exhibition for May-June 1986, "Now and Then" |
1986 April-July |
| 6 | 17 | Art Criticism in Portland; Theatre of Sheep |
1986 June 11; 1986 July 25 |
| 6 | 18 | Exhibition for June 1986, "Scrapbook" |
1986 June-July |
| 6 | 19 | Exhibition for September 1986, "On the Job" |
1986 August-1987 May |
| 6 | 20 | Videos, multimedia, and workshop events |
1986 October |
| 6 | 21 | Poetry Alive |
1986 November 20 |
| 6 | 22 | Exhibition for November 1986, "State of the Union" |
1986 January-November |
| 6 | 23 | Exhibition and sale for December 1986, "Artists Pay the Rent" |
1986 November-1987 February |
| 25 | 11 | Exhibition and event advertisements and posters |
1987 |
| 6 | 24 | Soloist proposals |
1987 |
| 6 | 25 | Exhibition for February-March 1987, "Erotic '87" |
1987 January-April |
| 7 | 1 | "Erotic '87" artists |
1987 February-July |
| 7 | 2 | Improvisers and Explorers |
1987 March |
| 7 | 3 | Joint exhibitions of Jayce Salloum and Elisha Shapiro works for April 1987, "Ascent of Man" and "Beneath the Surface" |
1986 June-1988 June |
| 7 | 4 | Computer art workshop for May 1987 |
1987 February-May |
| 7 | 5 | Naugahyde Hero Journeys |
1987 June |
| 7 | 6 | ART/AIDS |
1987 July |
| 7 | 7 | December 1987 exhibition of New Zone artists |
1987 April-December |
| 25 | 12 | Exhibition and event advertisements and posters |
1988 |
| 7 | 8 | Joint exhibition of works by Linda Spring and Alice Mahler for January 1988, "Tube Foot" and "Shatter/Illusion Dream" |
1987 December-1988 January |
| 7 | 9 | Exhibition for February 1988, "Erotic '88" |
1988 January-March |
| 7 | 10 | Exhibition by Linda Wysong and Barbara Bernstein, "Resistance" |
1988 April |
| 25 | 13 | Exhibition and event advertisements and posters |
1989 |
| 25 | 14 | Exhibition and event advertisements and posters |
undated |
| 25 | 15 | Mockup of advertisement for Mark Fessler exhibition |
undated |
| 26 | 8 | Exhibition and event posters |
undated |
| 7 | 11 | Publicity for exhibitions and events |
undated |
| 7 | 12 | Schedule for unidentified event |
undated |
| 26 | 9 | Display board thanking sponsors of unidentified exhibition |
undated |
Series 2: Artists, 1975-1989Return to Top
Arranged in alphabetical order by artist's surname.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 7 | 13 | Michael Andreen |
1986 April |
| 7 | 14 | Barbara Anello |
1977 January |
| 7 | 15 | Michael Arata |
1983 December-1984 April |
| 7 | 16 | Archon Players performances |
1984 August |
| 7 | 17 | Ivan Argüelles poetry volume, "Pieces of the Bone-Text Still There" |
undated |
| 7 | 18 | Mario Azzopardi poetry volume, "Only the Birds Protest" |
1980 |
| 7 | 19 | Back-to-Back Theater Troupe |
1984 June-July |
| 7 | 20 | J. A. Banish book, "& Letters" |
undated |
| 7 | 21 | Philip Barasch |
1986 June-July |
| 7 | 22 | Lynda Barry |
1984 April-May |
| 7 | 23 | E. B. Beery book, "A Nice Printing Book" |
undated |
| 7 | 24 | Linda Bellon |
1984 February-1985 February |
| 7 | 25 | Paul Berger |
1985 February-September |
| 7 | 26 | Wendy Brawer |
1983 October-November |
| 8 | 1 | Ken Butler |
1979; undated |
| 8 | 2 | Ken Butler - "Porteous Insect Test" |
1980 |
| 8 | 3 | Ken Butler - "Hybrid Visions"; "Hybrid Antics" |
1986 February; 1987 April |
| 8 | 4 | Thomas M. Cassidy |
1979 |
| 8 | 5-6 | Sam Churchill, "Videotex" |
1983 |
| 8 | 7 | Christine Clark |
1985 June-1986 March |
| 8 | 8 | Ross Coates |
1984 June-1985 March |
| 8 | 9 | Helen Cohen |
1985 March-December |
| 8 | 10 | Richard Cook |
1984 August-1985 December |
| 8 | 11 | John A. Coutant postcard, "Portrait Drawing" |
1980 |
| 8 | 12 | Marilyn Curry book, "Science-art" |
1978 |
| 8 | 13 | Michael Curry |
1985 June-August |
| 8 | 14 | Walt Curtis book, "Journey Across America" |
1979 |
| 8 | 15 | Nancy Cushwa-Blake |
1984 November-1985 April |
| 8 | 16 | The Dark Bob |
undated |
| 8 | 17 | Lowell Darling |
1977 February-March |
| 8 | 18 | David Dashiell |
1987 May-November |
| 8 | 19 | Joel Alabama Deese |
1980-1981; undated |
| 9 | 1-3 | Joel Alabama Deese |
1980-1981; undated |
| 9 | 4 | Lise Drost |
1984 December-1985 August |
| 9 | 5 | Jonathan Dukehart |
1985 December-1986 January |
| 9 | 6 | Eccentric (band) |
1983 October-November |
| 9 | 7 | X. J. Elliott book, "Manifesti" |
1983 |
| 9 | 8 | Amy Estrin |
1984 October-1985 October |
| 9 | 9 | Anita Fisk |
1977 February-1978 March |
| 9 | 10 | Margaret Fisher |
1976 June-1978 April |
| 9 | 11 | Ken Friedman |
1978 March-October |
| 9 | 12 | Rob Gischer |
1984 June-September |
| 9 | 13 | Mar Goman |
1985 September-1986 September |
| 9 | 14 | Mar Goman book, "Great Ladies" |
1980 |
| 9 | 15 | Mar Goman book, "Support for Women Artists" |
1980 |
| 9 | 16 | Gary Hammer |
1984 May |
| 9 | 17 | J. Harris postcard, "Otter Space" |
1980 |
| 9 | 18 | Tim Harvey |
1977 February; undated |
| 9 | 19 | Jim Hirschfield |
1983 March; undated |
| 9 | 20 | Bill Hoppe |
1977 May-December |
| 9 | 21 | Tom Hosier booklet, "Adventures in Pathology" |
1980 |
| 9 | 22 | Kanetaka Ikeda |
1984 July-October |
| 10 | 1 | Dean Johnson |
1984 March-1986 August |
| 10 | 2 | Loran Jordan |
1987 January-April |
| 10 | 3 | David Joyce |
1985 May-1986 January |
| 10 | 4 | Kuiz Kolkoatl |
1986 February-1987 June |
| 10 | 5 | Mel Katz booklet, "Drawings, 1973-1981" |
1981 March |
| 10 | 6 | Steve Kleier, agreement on loan to Willamette Week |
1986 June 6 |
| 25 | 16 | Cheryl Kolander book, "Lem'me Help - With Love, Cheryl" |
undated |
| 10 | 7 | Richard Kostelanetz book, "Foreshortenings and Other Stories" |
1978 March |
| 10 | 8 | Bob Kovel |
1984 April-1985 April |
| 10 | 9 | Eva Lake booklets |
undated |
| 10 | 10 | Richard Lerman |
1977-1980 |
| 10 | 11 | Charles McCracken |
1986 December-1987 May |
| 10 | 12-13 | The Maestro |
1975-1984 |
| 10 | 14 | Jim Manolides |
1976-1977; undated |
| 25 | 17 | Jerry Mayer |
undated |
| 10 | 15 | The Miracle Workers (band) |
1985 January-April |
| 10 | 16 | Mobius Performing Group |
1980-1986 |
| 10 | 17 | Eric Moore |
1983 September-1985 March |
| 10 | 18 | Glen Moore |
1987 April-May |
| 10 | 19 | Musicmaster |
1978 June-July |
| 10 | 20 | Maxine Nelson |
1979 October-1980 July |
| 10 | 21 | David Nechak |
1985 June-1986 September |
| 10 | 22 | Ronna Neuenschwander postcard, "Hieroglyphics" |
1980 |
| 10 | 23 | Gary O'Brien |
1984 September-November |
| 10 | 24 | Jerry Pfaffl book, "Primus Rota" |
1975 |
| 10 | 25-26 | John Posa |
1985 November-1986 July |
| 11 | 1 | Dan Raphael book with illustrations by Anderson, "Attention Spotcheck" |
undated |
| 11 | 2 | Carlos Reyes book of poems, "The Orange Letters" |
1976 |
| 11 | 3 | Andrew Rodman booklet, "Astroturf" |
undated |
| 11 | 4 | Jan Ross postcard of untitled work |
1980 |
| 11 | 5 | James M. Sahlstrand |
1978 March-April |
| 11 | 6 | Tad Savinar |
1976 June-September |
| 11 | 7 | Isaac Shamsud-Din |
1979-1980 |
| 11 | 8 | Adrian Sidney book, "The Mind Which Creates the Man Who Suffers" |
circa 1980 |
| 11 | 9 | So and So and So and So (dance troupe) |
1976 October-1977 August |
| 11 | 10 | David Strough |
1983 November-1984 May |
| 11 | 11-12 | Paul Sutinen |
1976 May-December; 1978 March-September |
| 11 | 13-14 | Peter Teneau |
1978 November-1985 April |
| 11 | 15 | Thringst (performance group) |
1985 December-1986 October |
| 11 | 16 | G. Tooley greeting card, "Death, Where Is Thy Thing?" |
undated |
| 11 | 17-18 | Richard Tuttle |
1976 April-May; 1980 February-March |
| 11 | 19 | Richard Tuttle exhibition book, "Portland Works 1976" |
1988 April-May |
| 11 | 20 | Tu-Tu Band |
1987 July |
| 11 | 21 | The Unfortunate Diving Duck Repertory Company |
1977 February-June |
| 11 | 22 | Vibraband |
1986 December-1987 March |
| 11 | 23 | Hugh Webb |
1980 August-September |
| 11 | 24 | David Wheeler |
1984 June-1985 April |
| 11 | 25 | Sara Whiteley |
1987 August-September |
| 11 | 26 | Bill Will |
1979; 1984-1985 |
| 11 | 27 | Steve Winkenweder booklets |
undated |
| 11 | 28 | Roberta Wong |
1984 April-June |
| 11 | 29 | Jon Zimmers |
1976 September-October |
| 11 | 30 | Book by unattributed artist, "Bile" |
undated |
| 12 | 1 | Book by unattributed artist, "Drapery Fragments" |
undated |
| 12 | 2 | Book by unattributed artist, "Fine Art, No. 49 of 50" |
undated |
| 12 | 3 | Booklet by unattributed artist, "Teacher's Plan Book #14" |
undated |
| 12 | 4 | Booklet by unattributed artist with mittens for covers |
undated |
| 26 | 10 | Unattributed artist, Charcoal sketch of Kafka's portrait |
undated |
Series 3: Serial publications, 1970-1987Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 12 | 5 | AZ |
1979; circa 1980 |
| 12 | 6 | Boom |
1984-1985; undated |
| 12 | 7 | Impossible |
1984; undated |
| 12 | 8 | Local Earth |
1970-1971; 1981; 1987 |
| 12 | 9 | Mr. Cogito |
1978 |
| 12 | 10 | NRG, issues 11 and 20 |
undated |
| 12 | 11 | Towndowner |
1984-1985 |
| 12 | 12 | Zaza |
1980 |
| 12 | 13 | Single issues of 3is etc.; Artseye; Assemblage; Bitchrock |
1987; undated |
| 12 | 14 | Single issue of Bombay Gin |
1978 |
| 13 | 1 | Single issues of Musical Comedy; Sub/Pop |
undated |
Series 4: Administrative records, 1974-1989Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
Subseries 1: General records |
1974-1989 | ||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 13 | 2 | Appointment book |
1987 September-1989 November |
| 13 | 3 | Archon lawsuit trial |
1985 |
| 25 | 18 | Artist contract template |
undated |
| 13 | 4 | By-laws and amendments to by-laws |
1977-1981; undated |
| 13 | 5 | Cherry Flat controversy |
1978 |
| 13 | 6 | Computer acquisition |
1984-1985 |
| 13 | 7 | Corporate certificate and articles of incorporation |
1976 |
| 13 | 8 | Incoming correspondence |
1977-1989 |
| 13 | 9 | Outgoing correspondence |
1981-1989 |
| 13 | 10 | Unsorted correspondence and documents |
1976-1989 |
| 13 | 11 | Crime report |
1983 |
| 13 | 12 | Ethical Practices for Artists and Art Organizations |
1978 |
| 13 | 13 | General information about Northwest Artists Workshop |
undated |
| 13 | 14-15 | Guestbooks |
1980-1984 |
| 13 | 16 | Guestbook |
1986 |
| 14 | 1-2 | Guestbooks |
1986-1989 |
| 14 | 3 | Letterhead originals |
undated |
| 14 | 4 | Logo and mission statements |
undated |
| 14 | 5 | Miscellaneous material from artists |
1986-1987 |
| 14 | 6-8 | Newsletters |
1981-1982; 1986; 1988-1989 |
| 27 | Full-page newspaper advertisement |
undated | |
| Folder | |||
| 14 | 9 | Newspaper clippings |
1982-1984 |
| 26 | 11 | Newspaper clippings |
1984; undated |
| 14 | 10 | Submissions to Northwest Magazine |
1984 |
| 14 | 11-13 | Press releases |
1977; 1979-1987 |
| 14 | 14 | Oregon Artists Slide Bank membership correspondence |
1985 |
| 14 | 15 | The New Oregon Artists Slide Bank |
1989 |
| 14 | 16 | Oregon Liquor Control Commission applications |
1986-1989 |
| 14 | 17 | Performance contract template |
undated |
| 14 | 18 | Phone memos |
1988-1989 |
| 15 | 1 | Report, "The Arts in Central City" |
1985 |
| 15 | 2 | Research on women in the arts |
1974-1978 |
| 15 | 3 | Rolodex cards |
undated |
| 15 | 4 | Statement of purpose |
1976 |
| 15 | 5 | Stationery and envelopes |
undated |
| 15 | 6 | Sunset Magazine articles |
1984; 1988 |
| 15 | 7 | Unsorted materials |
undated |
Subseries 2: Board and committee records |
1976-1989 | ||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 15 | 8 | Board applications and resumés |
1982-1985 |
| 15 | 9-15 | Board minutes |
1976-1985 |
| 16 | 1-4 | Board minutes |
1986-1989 |
| 16 | 5 | Board recruitment packet |
undated |
| 16 | 6 | Board resignations |
1980-1989 |
| 16 | 7 | Board retreat |
1988 October |
| 16 | 8 | Board retreat |
1989 May |
| 16 | 10 | Development Committee records |
1988-1989 |
| 16 | 11 | Executive Committee minutes |
1982-1985; 1987-1989 |
| 16 | 12 | Exhibition Committee records |
1983; 1988 |
| 16 | 13 | Exhibition Committee correspondence |
1988-1989 |
| 16 | 14 | Fundraising Committee records |
1983-1986 |
| 16 | 15 | Newsletter Committee records |
undated |
| 16 | 16 | Performance Committee records |
1986-1987; undated |
| 16 | 17 | Planning and Management Committee |
1981 |
Subseries 3: Financial and property records |
1976-1989 | ||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 16 | 18 | Art for Advertisements agreement with Willamette Week |
1986 |
| 16 | 19 | Capital improvements |
undated |
| 25 | 19 | Cash ledger |
1981-1985 |
| 26 | 12-13 | Cash receipts and disbursements |
1976-1979 |
| 16 | 20 | Contracts for temporary services |
1982-1985 |
| 16 | 21 | Facility development |
1981 |
| 16 | 22 | Fundraising |
1976-1988 |
| 17 | 1 | Fundraising |
1976-1977 |
| 17 | 2 | Fundraising activities |
1983-1985; 1987 |
| 17 | 3 | Fundraising, art and science |
1985 |
| 17 | 4 | Fundraising benefits |
1976 November; 1978 April |
| 17 | 5 | Fundraising benefits |
1982 |
| 17 | 6-7 | Fundraising correspondence |
1977-1989 |
| 17 | 8 | Gallery floor plan |
undated |
| 17 | 9 | Honoraria payments |
1981-1987 |
| 17 | 10 | Insurance bill |
1985 |
| 17 | 11-12 | Exhibitions insurance |
1985-1989 |
| 17 | 13 | Health insurance |
1982 |
| 17 | 14 | Liability insurance |
1983-1988 |
| 17 | 15 | Insurance with Western Association of Art Museums |
1976-1982 |
| 17 | 16 | Lease |
1981-1987 |
| 17 | 17 | Arrow Leasing Company agreement |
1980 |
| 17 | 18 | Loan agreements |
1982-1988 |
| 17 | 19 | Library subscription costs |
undated |
| 17 | 20 | Payments to artists |
1987 |
| 17 | 21 | Payroll |
1979-1987 |
| 18 | 1 | Financial reconciliations |
1988 |
| 18 | 2-3 | Financial reports |
1976-1988 |
| 23 | 1 | State Accident Insurance Fund (SAIF) records |
1977-1978 |
| 23 | 2 | SAIF records, Mara Nesbitt claim |
1981-1984 |
| 18 | 4 | Unsorted financial data |
1982-1989 |
Subseries 4: Grant records |
1976-1989 | ||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 18 | 5 | Grant application to Lannan Foundation |
1988 |
| 18 | 6 | Grant applications to Metropolitan Arts Commission |
1976-1978 |
| 18 | 7 | Grant application to Metropolitan Arts Commission for photography workshop |
1978 |
| 18 | 8 | Grant applications to Metropolitan Arts Commission |
1979 |
| 18 | 9 | Grant application to Metropolitan Arts Commission for brown bag talks |
1979 |
| 18 | 10 | Grant application to Metropolitan Arts Commission for Fusion of the Arts project |
1980 |
| 18 | 11 | Grant application to Metropolitan Arts Commission for Oregon Artists Slide Bank and library of alternative publications |
1980-1981 |
| 18 | 12 | Grant applications to Metropolitan Arts Commission |
1981-1983 |
| 18 | 13 | Grants applications to Metropolitan Arts Commission for Alternatives project and Poets Space events |
1981-1982 |
| 18 | 14 | Grant application to Metropolitan Arts Commission for Consortium |
1981-1982 |
| 18 | 15 | Grant application to Metropolitan Arts Commission for Bilalian Martial Arts classes |
1982 |
| 18 | 16 | Grant application to Metropolitan Arts Commission for Calyx exhibition |
1982 |
| 18 | 17 | Metropolitan Arts Commission Multi-Arts Technical Assistance Program |
1982 |
| 18 | 18 | Grant applications to Metropolitan Arts Commission for Poets Space events and two installations |
1982-1983 |
| 18 | 19 | Grant application to Metropolitan Arts Commission for Bruce Smith |
1982-1983 |
| 18 | 20 | Application to Metropolitan Arts Commission for Multi-Arts grant |
1983 |
| 18 | 21 | Correspondence with Metropolitan Arts Commission |
1984-1989 |
| 22 | 22 | Grant application to Metropolitan Arts Commission for "Interaction: Art and Science" exhibition |
1984 |
| 18 | 23 | Grant application to Metropolitan Arts Commission for Jackie Gabel |
1984-1985 |
| 18 | 24 | Grant application to Metropolitan Arts Commission for Charlene Touchette |
1984 |
| 19 | 1 | Application to Metropolitan Arts Commission for Multi-Arts grant for Tan Truong |
1984 |
| 19 | 2 | Grant application to Metropolitan Arts Commission for general support |
1985 |
| 19 | 3 | Grant application to Metropolitan Arts Commission for support for Pioneer Courthouse Square as site for visual arts |
1985 |
| 19 | 4 | Grant application to Metropolitan Arts Commission for tenth anniversary program |
1985 |
| 19 | 5 | Grant application to Metropolitan Arts Commission for winter and spring programs |
1985 |
| 19 | 6 | Grant application to Metropolitan Arts Commission for exhibition and events program |
1986-1987 |
| 19 | 7 | Metropolitan Arts Commission final grant report |
1987-1988 |
| 19 | 8 | Metropolitan Arts Commission final grant report |
1988-1989 |
| 19 | 9 | Grant application to Metropolitan Arts Commission |
1989 |
| 19 | 10 | Grant applications to National Endowment for the Arts |
1976-1978 |
| 19 | 11 | Application to National Endowment for the Arts for Alternative Spaces grant |
1978-1979 |
| 19 | 12 | Grant applications to National Endowment for the Arts |
1980-1981 |
| 19 | 13-14 | Application to National Endowment for the Arts for Services to the Field grant |
1980-1981 |
| 19 | 15 | Grant application to National Endowment for the Arts for artists spaces |
1981-1982 |
| 19 | 16 | Application to National Endowment for the Arts for Expansion Arts Program grant |
1981 |
| 19 | 17 | Application to National Endowment for the Arts for Services to the Field grant |
1981 |
| 19 | 18 | Grant application to National Endowment for the Arts |
1982 |
| 19 | 19 | Grant application to National Endowment for the Arts for artists spaces |
1982 |
| 19 | 20 | Grant applications to National Endowment for the Arts |
1983-1984 |
| 19 | 21 | National Endowment for the Arts records and correspondence for 1984-1985 grant year |
1976; 1983-1985 |
| 19 | 22 | National Endowment for the Arts final grant reports |
1983-1986 |
| 20 | 1 | National Endowment for the Arts correspondence |
1985-1987 |
| 20 | 2 | Grant application to National Endowment for the Arts for exhibition and event programs |
1985-1988 |
| 20 | 3 | National Endowment for the Arts signatures |
1985-1988 |
| 20 | 4 | Documentation for National Endowment for the Arts |
1986-1987 |
| 20 | 5 | Grant application to National Endowment for the Arts for performances and exhibitions |
1986-1987 |
| 20 | 6 | National Endowment for the Arts final grant report |
1986-1987 |
| 20 | 7 | National Endowment for the Arts final grant reports for 1981-1983 grants |
1987 |
| 20 | 8 | National Endowment for the Arts documentation |
1987-1988 |
| 20 | 9 | National Endowment for the Arts notice about Drug-Free Workplace Act |
1988 |
| 20 | 10 | Grant application to National Endowment for the Arts |
1988-1989 |
| 20 | 11 | Grant application to National Endowment for the Humanities |
1987 |
| 20 | 12 | Grant application information for Oregon Arts Commission |
circa 1977 |
| 20 | 13-14 | Grant applications to Oregon Arts Commission |
1977-1978 |
| 20 | 15-16 | Grant application to Oregon Arts Commission for Animation Celebration exhibition |
1979 |
| 20 | 17 | Grant application to Oregon Arts Commission for Publications Resource Center |
1979 |
| 20 | 18 | Grant application to Oregon Arts Commission |
1980-1981 |
| 20 | 19 | Grant application to Oregon Arts Commission for public and personal work of Isaac Shamsud-Din |
1980 |
| 20 | 20 | Grant application to Oregon Committee for the Humanities for the Saga of Souli exhibition |
1980-1981 |
| 20 | 21 | Application to Oregon Arts Commission for Works in Progress grant |
1980 |
| 20 | 22 | Grant application to Oregon Arts Commission for artists' honoraria |
1981-1982 |
| 20 | 23 | Grant application to Oregon Arts Commission for arts library subscription program |
1982-1983 |
| 20 | 24 | Grant application to Oregon Arts Commission for renovation and lease support |
1982-1983 |
| 20 | 25 | Grant application to Oregon Arts Commission for "Interaction: Art and Science" exhibition |
1983 |
| 20 | 26 | Grant applications to Oregon Arts Commission |
1984 |
| 21 | 1 | Grant application to Oregon Arts Commission for exhibition and events program |
1984 |
| 21 | 2 | Grant application to Oregon Arts Commission for exhibitions, events, and publications |
1985-1986 |
| 21 | 3 | Grant application to Oregon Arts Commission for tenth anniversary program |
1985 |
| 21 | 4 | Grant application to Oregon Arts Commission for exhibitions and events |
1986 |
| 21 | 5 | Grant application to Oregon Arts Commission for Portland Composers in Concert event, exhibitions, and other events |
1987-1988 |
| 21 | 6 | Oregon Arts Commission correspondence |
1987-1988 |
| 21 | 7 | Grant applications to Oregon Arts Commission |
1989 |
| 21 | 8 | Grant application to Oregon Committee for the Humanities for Women in the Arts exhibition |
1978 |
| 21 | 9 | Grant application to Oregon Committee for the Humanities for Artists' Books event |
1981 |
| 21 | 10 | Grant applications to Oregon Committee for the Humanities |
1981-1985 |
| 21 | 11 | Grant application to Oregon Committee for the Humanities for Ed Mellnik exhibition "Thirty Frames per Second" |
circa 1982 |
| 21 | 12 | Grant applications to Oregon Community Foundation |
1981-1985 |
| 21 | 13 | Grant application to Rose E. Tucker charitable trust |
1986 |
| 21 | 14 | Grant application to Visual Arts Resources |
1982 |
| 21 | 15 | Miscellaneous data about grants |
1983 |
Subseries 5: Membership records and mailing lists |
1976-1989 | ||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 21 | 16 | General membership information and form letters |
undated |
| 24 | Membership cards |
1983-1988 | |
| Folder | |||
| 21 | 17 | Membership records |
1978 |
| 21 | 18 | Letter to prospective members |
1977 |
| 21 | 19 | Co-Op mailing list |
1981 |
| 21 | 20 | Membership mailing list |
1988 |
| 21 | 21 | Performance mailing list |
undated |
| 21 | 22 | Schools mailing list |
undated |
Subseries 6: Interactions with other organizations |
1976-1989 | ||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 21 | 23 | Correspondence with other alternative spaces |
1985 |
| 21 | 24 | Artists Equity Foundation |
1983-1984 |
| 21 | 25 | Correspondence about Metropolitan Arts Commission's proposed gallery |
1978 |
| 22 | 1 | Metropolitan Arts Commission planning and management conference |
1981 October |
| 22 | 2 | Membership in National Association of Artists Organizations |
1988-1989 |
| 22 | 3 | Correspondence with Oregon Arts Commission |
1983-1986 |
| 22 | 4 | Oregon Arts Commission Arts Resource Library materials |
1984 December 6 |
| 22 | 5 | Oregon Artists Equity Foundation proposal |
1980 |
| 22 | 6 | Records and correspondence about joint space with Portland Center for the Visual Arts |
1985 |
| 22 | 7 | Portland Cultural Alliance records and correspondence |
1984-1986 |
| 22 | 8 | Portland State University Gerontology Center, Folk Arts program |
1977 |
| 23 | 3 | Portland State University, work study program |
1977-1978 |
Subseries 7: Staffing records |
1976-1988 | ||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 23 | 4 | Comprehensive Employment Training Act (CETA) records of Mara Nesbitt |
1981 |
| 23 | 5 | Apprentice director |
1978 |
| 23 | 6 | Assistant director |
1976-1977 |
| 23 | 7 | Applications for executive director |
1977 |
| 22 | 9 | Executive director's file |
1982; 1984-1986 |
| 22 | 10 | Executive director applications |
1988 |
| 22 | 11 | Joint management |
1981 |
| 22 | 12 | Records and correspondence about office manager and executive director positions |
1979-1988 |
| 22 | 13 | Office manager records |
1987 |
| 22 | 14 | Office manager's reports |
1984-1985 |
| 22 | 15 | Volunteer hour sheets |
1984-1986 |
| 22 | 16 | Volunteer records |
1988 |
Subseries 9: Dissolution of Northwest Artists Workshop |
1989 | ||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 22 | 17 | Records relating to board meeting to decide whether to dissolve organization |
1989 June 28 |
| 22 | 18 | Records and correspondence about workshop's dissolution |
1989 June-December |
| 22 | 19 | Auction list of assets sold |
1989 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Artists--Northwest, Pacific
- Arts--Northwest, Pacific
- Arts--Oregon--Portland--Exhibitions
- Poets--Northwest, Pacific
Corporate Names
- Northwest Artists Workshop (Portland, Or.)
Form or Genre Terms
- administrative records
- correspondence
- financial records
- grant proposals
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