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Contact: Bart Eberwein, Portland, (503) 221-8959 , bart-eberwein@hoffmancorp.com Governor Ted Kulongoski has appointed Bart Eberwein of Portland and Royal Nebeker of Gearhart to four-year terms on the Oregon Arts Commission. The Governor also reappointed Commission Chair Cynthia Addams of Keizer to a four-year term. Bart Eberwein is Vice President for Hoffman Construction Company, a general contractor headquartered in Oregon with annual sales of approximately $1 billion. He is the current president of the board of the Architecture Foundation of Oregon and a current member of the board of Cycle Oregon. He is a past president and 10-year board member of Literary Arts and Portland Arts & Lectures, and served on the boards of the Oregon Symphony and PICA. Eberwein was the first “outside” Allied Board Member of the American Institute of Architects. He received a B.S. in Journalism as well as an M.B.A. from the University of Oregon. "From world-class architecture to Shakespeare, from bronze sculpture to high desert-poetry to a weeklong festival of Time Based Art, art helps build a vital, vibrant economy. I hope I can offer some business skills and ideas to help grow what we have and to help create more world-class artists and arts organizations," said Eberwein. Royal Nebeker of Gearhart is an internationally exhibited painter and printmaker. He has been committed to arts education both locally and abroad throughout his career. He was a full time member of the art faculty at Clatsop Community College from 1978 through 2004. In Oregon, Nebeker has been a visiting artist-teacher, and guest lecturer at Pacific NW College of Art, Portland State University and the University of Oregon, among others. As director of the art department at Clatsop Community College, he oversaw the growth and development of the art program and gallery. Through his Sami heritage, he has a keen interest in the art of indigenous and northern people. He received an M.F.A. from Brigham Young University and a Meisters Grad (an M.F.A. equivalent) from the National School of Fine Arts in Oslo, Norway. He is represented by Augen Gallery in Portland where a show of his work will be exhibited through the month of May 2006. “I intend to bring to the Oregon Arts Commission awareness of the needs of at least three populations in the state – artists themselves, the non-urban arts audience and the indigenous population. I look forward to sharing my ideas about the Oregon artists’ condition and how it can be nourished,” said Nebeker when his appointment was announced. Eberwein fills the Arts Commission seat previously held by Norm Smith of Roseburg. Nebeker succeeds Tom DeWolf of Bend who was not eligible for reappointment. * * * * * * * * The Oregon Arts Commission believes that the arts and culture are touchstones of community and civic life and that it is essential to preserve, stabilize and develop their central role in Oregon. The Commission provides leadership, funding and arts programs through its grants, special initiatives and services. Nine Commissioners, appointed by the Governor, determine arts needs and establish policies for public support of the arts. The Arts Commission became part of the Economic and Community Development Department in 1993 in recognition of the expanding role the arts play in the broader social, economic and educational arenas of Oregon communities. In 2003, the Oregon Legislature moved the operations of the Oregon Cultural Trust to the Arts Commission, streamlining operations and making use of the Commission’s expertise in grantmaking, arts and cultural information and community cultural development. More information about the Oregon Arts Commission is available at www.oregonartscommission.org. The Arts Commission is supported with General Funds appropriated by the Oregon Legislature, federal funds from the National Endowment for the Arts and funds from the Oregon Cultural Trust.
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