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For Immediate Release Contact: Meagan Atiyeh, Oregon Arts Commission, (503) 986-0084 Ron Cronin Photographs Exhibited in the Governor’s Office
An exhibition of photographs by Portland, Oregon artist Ron Cronin is on display in the office of Governor Ted Kulongoski through August 28, 2007. The stunning large-scale color images are representative of Cronin’s long-time interest in the ecology of the north Oregon coast. A self-taught photographer and Vietnam veteran, Cronin lived in a van at Ecola State Park on the north Coast for a time in the 1970s. His return journeys to remote intertidal locales along the coast capture vibrantly colored starfish, mussels and seaweed as well as rare glimpses of geography and vantage points only accessible at minus tides. Cronin considers this series documentation of an environment at threat from rising sea levels. Cronin’s work has been exhibited throughout Oregon and published in a number of books and periodicals including, with Jonathan Nicholas, On the Oregon Trail (Graphic Arts Publishing, 1992). Cronin is represented by Augen Gallery in Portland. The Art in the Governor’s Office Program honors selected Oregon artists with exhibitions in the reception area of the Governor’s Office in the State Capitol. The program considers only professional, living Oregon artists, and an exhibit in the Governor’s office is considered a lifetime honor. Artists whose work has been shown there include Gordon Gilkey, Yuji Hiratsuka, Manuel Izquierdo, James Lavadour, Henk Pander, Michele Russo and Margot Thompson. - - - - - - - - - The Oregon Arts 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 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. 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. - 30 -
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