Since its founding in 1977 as the Eastern Oregon Regional Arts Council, Art Center East has developed and coordinated arts learning programs in rural schools and communities throughout Northeast Oregon. In the years since, we've grown into a thriving community art center. Housed in a historic Carnegie Library building, Art Center East shows over a dozen annual exhibits (free admission!), offers hu
ndreds of hands-on art classes and music instruction, hosts monthly community events (also free!), provides rental studio space, and promotes the value of art and the arts economy in our region, bolstering the living wage local artists can earn from their work. We continue our work in bringing art instruction to Eastern Oregon through our Artists in Rural Schools program. As a member-based organization, community is at the chore of our work. Our members get fun perks, and they are central to building a thriving and diverse art scene in our rural home.
