Call to Volunteers
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Be of Good Cheer and Volunteer!
Fostering Harmony, Dec. 9th and 17th, 6-8 pm -- Help out at one of the evening events for our new juried art show.
Walking Tour Program -- Our new program still could use a few committed volunteers to lead walking tours in 2011. Training provided.
AHC Lobby Hosts -- Greet our guests, answer phones -- just a few hours, twice a month. Training provided.
Marketing and Graphic Design Volunteers -- needed to assist with upcoming projects in 2011.
For details about current volunteer opportunities, please contact
Ita Lindquist, Events & Volunteer Manager, ital@visitahc.org or 503-231-7264. |
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Donation wish list
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-Three nice serving spoons
-One Cake server/platter
-Ground coffee
-Cooler/Ice Chest
Office/Technology
-Plain white printer paper
-Large Foam core sheets
-Windows PC Desktop computers. [Windows XP or Vista.]
-Rolling Computer Rack
If you have donations that we can use in our kitchen and offices, please call or email Philip at 503.234.7264 or philipa@visitahc.org.
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Internship Opportunities
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We have an ongoing program and offer internships each term. Applications are always accepted via the submission of cover letters and resumes to the appropriate hiring manager.
NEW- posting for Website Maintainence intern
For details of all positions offered each term, see the
internship page
on our website.
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Rent the AHC for your next meeting or event!
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Let us help make your next event even more memorable. Besides our beautiful, historic building, we offer affordable rates, a relaxed staff, kitchen facilities, equipment, and more. For information about our building rentals, check out the rental page on our website or contact Ita Lindquist at 503.231.7264.
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AHC Monthly Art Exhibits are open to Portland artists .
| AHC Art exhibits are open to artists in the community. We give priority to our business members, their employees, and our general membership, but we are accepting applications from artists who are not members.
Our beautiful building offers an ideal location for presentation of 2 dimensional art and is a great place to invite your clients, family, and friends for an opening reception.
We are currently booking shows for 2011 and 2012 and invite our artist community to apply for a show.
Corporate members: please pass this invitation along to painters, photographers and other 2d artists within your organization so everyone can enjoy the benefits of your membership.
To receive an information package and application, send an email to barbarap@visitahc.org.
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Help the AHC be more environmentally sustainable by renewing your membership promptly! Timely responses make your membership contributions go farther because they save paper, postage, and volunteer and staff time. You can even send in your dues or renew on-line prior to receiving a mailed notice by checking the renewal date noted on your newsletter mailing label. If you have any questions or feedback regarding your membership, email Holly Chamberlain at hollyc@VisitAHC.org. Thank you so much for your contributions and participation. Every membership matters! |
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About the AHC... |
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The Architectural Heritage Center is a non-profit resource center for historic preservation in the Portland area. Owned and operated by the Bosco-Milligan Foundation, we offer a range of education programs to help people appreciate, restore, and maintain vintage properties. Over 40,000 people have participated in our talks, home tours, workshops, and gallery exhibits. 701 SE Grand Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97214
Open Wed - Sat
10:00AM - 4:30PM
503 231-7264
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Thank you to everyone who has written in to let us know how much you enjoy the weekly enews. We like hearing from you! Many of you use this newsletter as a reminder for program registrations, to check out volunteer opportunities, and to find resources for your home projects. Thank you.
Do you have feedback or suggestions you would like to share? If so, please send them to marketing@visitahc.org. We will do our best to listen to all ideas.
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Free Admission in December!
Admission to the AHC galleries is free to the public in December. If you are not a member, it is a great time to come in and see the Fostering Harmony Art Exhibit and ReBuilding South Portland in our main exhibit gallery.
Members, if you have friends that you have been wanting to see the AHC, let them know that this month is a great time to visit!
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Happy Holidays from the AHC!
The AHC is a great place to find the perfect gift. By giving these gifts you support the AHC and our mission while also supporting researchers, artists and craftspeople in our community.
 Architects of Oregon A Biographical Dictionary of Architects from the 19th and 20th Centuries
by Richard Ritz- An Architect Looks at Downtown Portland by Richard Ritz
- Vintage Bungalow Tomato Label
For details on all of our books and posters, click here.
- Find the perfect piece of affordable fine art in our current exhibit, Fostering Harmony (details below).
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Don't miss the remaining
Artist Insight Talks
and Community Conversations
All talks begin at 6pm and are free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
This Week!
Thursday, December 9th
 Informed by her observations as a painter as well as her studies of the Dharma and practice with Vipassana (Insight Meditation), Danila Rumold, painter, will speak about how the built and natural environments complement one another, how architecture and the natural environment successfully coexist, how nature influences architecture and the built
environment, and how these ideas are present in her work.
Friday, December 17th
Jeff Schnabel, artist and assistant professor of Architecture, PSU
Special Guest William C. Tripp, Architect, will speak on Architecture and Nature: The Role of Ritual Space
More information on December 17th events here.
The Artists' Insight Talks and Community Conversations are made possible by our Community Conversations Presenting Partner:
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Grant News!
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the Spirit Mountain Community Fund for awarding the AHC a grant of $10,000 for our "Partners in the Field" advocacy work! This significant gift greatly increases our ability to provide services, and helps us match a grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
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Events We Recommend
 Albany, Oregon Annual Christmas Parlour Tour; Sunday December 12th 2-7pm.
Enjoy the sights & sounds of an old-fashioned Christmas while touring the parlours of several historic homes. Horse drawn wagon, vintage trolley, refreshments and entertainment included in the ticket price. $10 for adults and $8 for seniors. Call 541-928-0911 for more information or check online.
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Our Members in the News!
Local designer and AHC member Bo Sullivan, owner of Arcalus Period Design and historian at Rejuvenation, has been writing a regular feature for Old-House Journal during 2010, and it will continue through 2011. "A Page from History" is a series that takes an informative and often humorous look at a single page drawn from one of the thousands of original period trade
catalogs in the Arcalus Archive. Topics are usually related to article themes in each issue and have recently included colorful shutter treatments from 1940, elaborate parquet floors of the 1890s, and the use of nudity to sell Victorian bath tubs. The February-March issue will look at Arts & Crafts wallpapers and include a special feature on Portland old-house
neighborhoods.
 Hammer and Hand's historic bungalow remodel in Alameda, designed by Emerick Architects, was recently featured in Portland Monthly Magazine's Portland Spaces.
In "Home, Grown: A charming Alameda fixer-upper slowly evolves into one family's dream home", writer Amara Holstein charts the remodel process and the clients' desire to pay homage to the architectural heritage of their bungalow and the surrounding neighborhood.
The article includes a nice slideshow showcasing the home and the active family scene that it supports. Hammer and Hand also features some beautiful shots of the remodel in the project portfolio section of their website.
Photos for the article were taken by long time AHC supporter, Lincoln Barbour!
If you are an active member or business member of the AHC, we want to hear about it when you win a preservation related award, have your work honored in an exhibit, have your restored home featured in a magazine. Share your news with us at marketing@visitahc.org.
In the body of your email, please provide the following information:- a brief summary of the project, article, award, etc.
- full website address of any links you wish to share regarding your recognition
- Business members only - a link to your website and an attached logo (72dpi, 1"max)
We will do our best to recognize everyone, but we do edit content in our newsletter as necessary.
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Information sought on WPA, CWA, and PWA projects around the country
A graduate student in New Jersey is beginning a large scale research project on American historic preservation efforts of the 1930s and needs your help! The proposed research project will focus primarily on historic sites that were reconstructed or restored using federal funds tied into New Deal work
relief programs such as the Civil Works Administration (CWA), Public Works Administration (PWA), and Works Progress Administration (WPA). For example, in 1936 a project was undertaken in Trenton, NJ to restore the William Trent
House, the 1700s home of the founder of Trenton, and this project was completed in part by WPA and PWA funds. Historic sites across America were preserved using these types of federal funds during the mid to late 1930s. If you know of any sites in your area that were reconstructed or restored using New Deal funds please email Lynne Calamia at L.calamia@gmail.com.
Your information will be helpful to her research and we will all look forward to her completed project!
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Holiday Community Help Project
The AHC is accepting donations of gently-used household items such as kitchenware, bedding, and bath towels to be given to the Community Warehouse "Home for the Holidays" project. Bring your contributions to the AHC through December 17 during any open hours (Wednesday - Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.) or special events and we will gladly add them to our staff and board donations. Items will be used by the Community Warehouse to help set up households for people in need. Thank you!
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Does Your Company "Match"
Charitable Gifts?
Increase your giving potential by finding out whether your employer matches contributions to non-profit organizations. Your donation to the AHC (including membership) can often be doubled taking your donation to the next level and getting greater results for your efforts! |
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QUOTES & FACTS
"[W]hatever may be the future of architecture, in whatever manner our young architects may one day solve the question of their art, let us, while waiting for new monuments, preserve the ancient monuments. Let us...inspire the nation with a love for national architecture."
-Victor Hugo
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Portland Preservation Blog
Keep up with our advocacy efforts and stay informed of preservation issues in Portland. This is also a great way to learn more about the technical assistance we are providing in the community.
http://portlandpreservation.wordpress.com/
Recent Posts:
- New Development Proposals Would Mean Loss of More Historic Urban Fabric
- LUBA Ruling Re-Affirms Historic Design Review Process
- Current Thinking on Historic Preservation - Insights from the 2010 National Preservation Conference
- Irvington Gains National Register Designation
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Making a Future for the Past
Would you like to see your commitment to the Architectural Heritage Center continue into the future? Consider including the organization in your estate planning. For more information on how you can leave a legacy to the Bosco-Milligan Foundation, please contact Holly Chamberlain, Deputy Director, at 503-231-7264 or hollyc@VisitAHC.org.
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