Village Gallery of Arts

Gallery Hours:
Tues. - Sat. 10 am to 4 pm
Sun. - 12 noon to 4 pm
Currently closed Mondays
Phone (503) 644-8001
See map at bottom of page

Village Gallery On-Line Show
click this link to view current show

We have been here a long time!
Over Forty Years!

The Village Gallery Of Arts was founded in 1963 by a group of 10 artists who shared the idea of having a working, teaching gallery, a place for exihibition and instruction. Today, we are home to more than 200 Oregon artists. Several of our artists have been with the gallery for many years. We enjoy a diverse group of artists and artisans, who create fine works of art in virtually every area.

The Gallery has grown with the community and has occupied several locations in the Cedar Mill area. In summer 2001 we moved into our space next to the Cedar Mill Community Library. We hope this space will serve our needs for a long time to come. We offer a nice variety of classes and workshops for all ages and abilities (see Classes) which change according to community interest and needs.

The Gallery is a nonprofit organization (501c3) and receives no tax-payer money. We support the Gallery through fees for classes, workshops, membership dues, sales from the Gallery, and tax-deductible donations. If you would like to help support the Gallery and the arts please mail your contribution to the Gallery or send an email through the Contact page and let us know.

Our Mission

The primary goals of the Gallery are to provide high quality instruction at reasonable prices in a variety of classes and to give emerging artists the opportunity to show their work. We are a mentor gallery and are here to help and support art and artists.

Toward these goals our function is to:
1) Serve as a teaching facility for the community. Affordable classes and workshops are available to adults and children in a wide variety of arts and crafts.

2) Provide a place for member artists to show their works. The Gallery provides an outstanding opportunity for members to show their work in the main gallery We provide a large selection of affordable artwork by Oregon artists for exhibition and purchase.

3) Provide a variety of locations, outside the Gallery, in which our artists may exhibit and sell artwork. These include various stores, restaurants, banks and businesses. These locations are listed on the Shows page.

4) Support education in the arts at local schools.

Other Activities and Information
Because we are nonprofit, we hold different fundraising events such as a rummage sale (often in the spring), a gently-used art supplies/book/frames sale, and a special Holiday Show Craft Sale for holiday gift-giving (in November and December each year).

We hold various social functions each year and encourage our members to come and meet each other.

We have a Board of Directors who meet on the first Monday of each month at the gallery. The Executive members of this board are elected in March of each year by a vote of the membership and serve a term of one year. All members are welcome to attend the meetings. We encourage members to volunteer to help with the many tasks involved in running a gallery. All "Active" members volunteer to work the desk and/or serve on the board or various committees.

LEARN MORE

To find out what it takes to become a member of the Gallery, we encourage you to visit the gallery. A map is provided on the CONTACT page, or visit the MEMBERS page and choose the type of membership that best fits your expectations and level of commitment both in time and effort that you feel most comfortable with. An application is available at the gallery and on the Members page under DOCUMENTS.

If you need help in making that decision, please feel free to call us at: 503-644-8001, email us from the Contact page, or stop by for a chat and to view the works that are always on display.

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