Caldera

Caldera Student Wins Award at Bend Film Festival
October 12, 2011

At the Future Filmmakers Festival of the Bend Film Festival, Caldera student Motown received a third-place Audience Award for his film Katrina. Along with Motown’s work, three other of our students showed their films made during the Immersion camp this summer: My Labyrinth Heart by Anaxshi, Who Do I See? by Bootz, and Untitled by Cheesy. In addition, White Flower shared an introduction to Caldera documentary. All of the films played to a sold-out audience at the Regal Cinemas in Bend.

Thanks to all of our mentors from camp for the support to our students. And thanks to the Bend Film Festival for this opportunity.

We hope to share these films, and other student work, online in the near future.

We’ve Moved!
September 21, 2011

Caldera has moved its Portland offices to a new location!  We are in the same building, but now located in a storefront space that offers an interesting, new street presence.  Our mailing address remains the same except for a slight change (room number becomes a box number):

224 NW 13th Avenue, Box 304
Portland, OR 97209

For visits to our office, please note our new physical address:

216 NW 13th Avenue
Portland, OR  97209

National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Finalist
August 15, 2011

The President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities recently selected Oregon nonprofit Caldera as a finalist for the 2011 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program (NAHYP) Award. The committee selected the top 50 organizations out of 471 applications from 48 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

Caldera’s nomination is now being reviewed by the 2011 NAHYP Award national jury which is composed of arts and humanities field experts. The committee is expected to notify winners of the award later in the year. If selected, Caldera will receive a one-time $10,000 grant and an invitation to attend the White House awards ceremony hosted by First Lady Michelle Obama.

“This is truly a great honor for our organization,” says Tricia Snell, Caldera’s Executive Director, “and hopefully it will bring much needed attention to how the arts and humanities can transform lives and build strong, future leaders.”

Founded in 1996 by Dan Wieden, President of the Portland, Oregon-based international ad agency Wieden+Kennedy, Caldera is a nonprofit arts organization that provides long-term, standards-based arts education and mentoring to underserved Oregon youth. In addition, Caldera provides subsidized residencies to professional artists.

Caldera Welcomes Its Two Newest Board Members
August 12, 2011

We are glad to welcome our two newest members to our Board of Directors: Chris Van Dyke and Barbara McDougall.

Chris Van Dyke, a Bend resident and former president & CEO of Nau, has been a product creation and marketing professional in two of the most successful sports apparel companies in the world, Nike and Patagonia. He began his career at Nike in 1984 after eight years of service to the state of Oregon. In 1999, Chris accepted a position as the VP of Marketing and Product Development for Patagonia and co-founded the consulting firm of Van Dyke & Zilligen in 2004 to help corporations become financially stronger by making social and environmental responsibility a core value of their business and a key component of their branding message.

Chris has managed teams of professionals for the last 25 years, and will provide the guidance and leadership required of a Chief Executive Officer to ensure that Nau becomes a leader in the outdoor apparel marketplace. His personal interests — sailing, surfing, cycling, adventure travel and rock climbing — will continue to provide him inspiration. His commitment to performance will be a hallmark of his leadership style and his commitment to corporate achievement in the context of environmental and social responsibility will help guide the company into a successful future.

Barbara McDougall is a Portland native and Portland State University alumna, class of 1975.  She has led a diverse career in volunteer public service and fundraising, with a focus on organizations that involve children, education, youth summer camps, and healthy recreational activities.  She currently volunteers with Pathfinder Ranch Summer Camp (in Rancho Mirage, CA), which is dedicated to providing children from diverse social and economic backgrounds a fun, safe and memorable summer experience.   Her work with Pathfinder specifically benefits children in the Boys and Girls Club of Palm Springs.  The Boys & Girls Club is dedicated to providing after-school activities for children who would otherwise be left alone on the streets or in their homes.

Barbara has been a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society’s Camp UKANDU, a week-long overnight camp in Oxbow Park, Gresham, OR, for children living with cancer.  Other of Barbara’s volunteer work has focused on the schools her children attended and on the Tualatin Country Club.

Barbara has served on a variety of boards and foundations, including the PSU Foundation and the Oregon Women’s Golf Association (where she served as President).   Her early career included work in software development for Timberline Software.  Barbara has been married for 36 years to Duane McDougall, the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Willamette Industries, Inc., and current Chairman of the Board of Boise Cascade, LLC , among many other distinctions.  Together Barbara and Duane recently endowed special scholarships to help high school students in Tualatin and Tigard attend Oregon State University.

We welcome them to the Caldera family!

Grant from Oregon Cultural Trust
August 11, 2011

We are pleased to announce that we have received a grant of $15,000 for our Artists Residency program from the Oregon Cultural Trust! We are excited and proud to receive one of the 60 grant awards given this year. The Oregon Cultural Trust represents Oregonians sustaining, developing, investing in, and participating in our arts, heritage, and humanities.

Since 2003, the Trust has invested more than $11 million dollars in Oregon’s culture. Projects  supported by the Trust have had significant impact on communities all over the state. As you experience Caldera’s programs and hear people talk about the Cultural Trust, we hope you’ll take pride in knowing that as a cultural donor who matches your donations with a gift to the Cultural Trust you have a direct hand in making projects like our Artist Residency program possible for thousands of your fellow Oregonians.

Thank you to the Oregon Cultural Trust for supporting our program, and thank you to all of the Oregonians who support our culture and heritage by making donations to the Cultural Trust. Congratulations to our fellow grant recipients as well.

CALDERA RECEIVES DONATION FROM JOSH GROBAN’S FIND YOUR LIGHT FOUNDATION

Groban to Recognize Caldera from Stage During Concert at the Rose Garden Arena

Portland, OR – Caldera today announced that it has been selected by multi-platinum singer-songwriter Josh Groban to receive a donation from his new Find Your Light Foundation, which is dedicated to enriching the lives of young people through arts, education, and cultural awareness. Caldera is one of several arts education nonprofit organizations selected by Groban to receive funds from The Find Your Light Foundation during his “Straight to You” tour.

“We are honored to be chosen by the Find Your Light Foundation!” said Tricia Snell, Caldera’s Executive Director. “Essentially, Caldera’s mission is to nurture Oregon’s underserved children so they can ‘find their light,’ so the award is especially apt and exciting. We are proud of our students’ light: 93% of our kids graduate high school, compared to the general average of 58% in the Oregon school districts we work within, and the creativity they show in their art shines out. They are the leaders of tomorrow!”

“Ensuring every child has the opportunity to experience an arts education is very important to me,” said Groban. “Caldera shares this goal with me, and it gives me great pleasure to highlight the work they do.”

While Groban tours the U.S. on his “Straight to You” tour, his Find Your Light Foundation will make a cash donation to a nonprofit arts education organization that operates in each locale in which the tour stops. In addition, Groban is inviting the head of that nonprofit; the artists, students and/or teachers who provide services for the nonprofit; and the children and young adults who receive services from the nonprofit to attend his concert and be recognized from the stage. They will also have the opportunity to meet Groban prior to the performance.

Taking the foundation’s mission one step further, Groban is partnering with Americans for the Arts, the nation’s leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts and arts education, to launch a joint text-to-give campaign, which will run for the duration of his “Straight to You” tour in 2011. Proceeds from the campaign will go to support both The Find Your Light Foundation and Americans for the Arts as they work to ensure every child and young adult in America has access to quality arts education experiences. Text ART to 50555 to make a $10 donation to support the cause.

Cover Story on Caldera
August 4, 2011

Announcing Our New Education Director
August 4, 2011

We are absolutely delighted to announce that Caldera has hired Turiya Autry as our new Education Director.

Turiya has a long history with Caldera, as a teaching artist (she is a writer and performer) and a Caldera parent (her son has come through the Caldera program, and her daughter will be out at camp this summer).

A firm believer in the power of art to heal, transform and inspire, Turiya works with students of all ages. As part of Portland State’s faculty, she’s taught coursework in Black Studies and Women’s Studies for a decade and managed a PSU media lab with 12-20 staff members.  She has also conceived of and managed a variety of multi-organizational events and facilitated many workshops.

As a writer and performance artist, she’s visited more than twenty universities and over fifty K-12 schools providing workshops, residencies, presentations and performances. She’s opened for well known figures like Angela Davis, bell hooks, Nikki Giovanni, Ursula Le Guin, Spearhead, Saul Williams, Kevin Garnett and Hillary Clinton. Turiya is excited to bring her unique combination of experience, in arts and education, to the position of Education Director.

Turiya has a Master of Arts in Writing and a B.S. in Communications (minor in Professional Writing).

Please join us in welcoming her to Caldera’s year-round staff in this important leadership role!

Caldera receives Ford Family Foundation Golden Spot Award

Jun 1, 2011

Stories of Change

Sep 24, 2010

Caldera’s Stories of Change event with Myrlie Evers-Williams was a great success!

Footwear Design

Jul 2, 2010

Caldera student, Sade, joined aspiring designers from all over the world in the Pensole footwear design camp…

Caldera Chai

Apr 9, 2010