Alleyway Activation Project Application

Alleyway Activation Project

Thank you for your interest in the alleyway activation project.

A partnership between Healthy Klamath and Virtuosa Society

The Project

This will be phase 3 of the alleyway activation project. We are excited to be partnering with the Virtuosa Society for the third iteration of a project that has made a big splash in the downtown corridor of Klamath County. For phase 3, artists will be asked to submit an application that will provide information about themselves and a mockup drawing. This mockup drawing will be your selection of 1 of the 6 women below. We encourage artists to be creative in how they reiterate the photos of each woman.

Phase 3 will be an homage to historical female figures of Klamath County, and bringing history out in the streets. Each woman has a story to tell, and we hope that your art will help accomplish that. Artists are invited to do their research on each woman and select the one that most resonates with them. If an artist is selected but that historical female has already been allocated you may be asked to select another one.

Application:

APPLICATION MATERIALS TO BE SUBMITTED

Please submit one (1) copy of the following materials:

• Letter of intent outlining any accomplishments as an artist, your interest in this project, and a narrative description of your proposed design. (Maximum of 2 pages)

• One full-color concept image drawn, painted, or printed on the form at the end of this proposal request.

Submissions must be complete or will not be reviewed. The Alleyway Activation Project is not responsible for lost or damaged artist materials. Materials will not be returned. Please fill out this form and include it with your application materials.

All applications will be reviewed by a committee that is composed of community members, the building owners, the project manager, and other community partners.

Project Scope:

Applicants will be asked to paint the portraits on a 4x8 piece of plywood. Each painting will be installed in a frame made of Corten steel that will be mounted to the brick wall on the exterior of a downtown building. Artists will be responsible for purchasing materials and will be reimbursed at the end of the project. Each artist will be allowed up to $450 in reimbursable expenses. Artists will be paid $700 as a stipend for their time and effort. Artists will be paid upon delivery of the art. Artists will be required to paint 3 coats of marina varnish on the entire painting, including the sides.

Healthy Klamath will be responsible for the installation of each painting, but artists are responsible for delivery on or before October 24, 2024, by 5:00 pm. Artists who fail to deliver the final product by the deadline will forfeit their stipends.

Timeline:

Application Due: August 22, 2024

Applicants Selected: August 28, 2024.

Selected Applicants Notified: August 30, 2024

Mandatory Meeting with Selected Artists by: September 10, 2024

Final Product to be Delivered: October 24, 2024

Installation of Paintings: October 25, 2024

Thank you for your interest in our project! For questions about the project, please reach out to Kelsey Mueller Wendt at Kelsey.mueller@healthyklamath.org

“THE CHIEFTESS”
**WINEMA**
(AKA: TOBY RIDDLE)

(d. Feb. 18, 1920) Cousin to Captain Jack, a Modoc Chief, she was also known as Kaitchkana and Nanooktowa. Winema was born near Link River around 1850. Both she and her husband, a white settler by the name of Frank Riddle, acted as interpreters during the Modoc War, arranging meetings and facilitating negotiations between the Modoc and the U.S. Army. She advised Gen. E.R.S. Canby against meeting with Captain Jack. Ignoring her advice, Canby became the first U.S. general to die in conflict with Native Americans.

“THE INTREPID PHOTOGRAPHER”
**MAUD BALDWIN**

(1878-1926) A pioneer photographer in the early twentieth century, who captured the growth of Klamath County in images of Native Americans, loggers, ranchers, Crater Lake, street scenes, paddlewheel steamboats, school children, wildlife, reclamation projects, and automobiles. *(*Listen to Virtuosa Society Podcast Episode 5 for a thorough account of Maud’s fascinating life.)*

“THE OLYMPIAN”
**JANICE-LEE YORK ROMARY**

(1927-2007) U.S. women's Olympic foil fencer who was the first woman to appear at six consecutive Olympic Games: 1948 London, 1952 Helsinki, 1956 Melbourne, 1960 Rome, 1964 Tokyo, 1968 Mexico City. At the 1968 Mexico City games she was honored by being the first woman to carry the flag for the United States. She was inducted into the United States Fencing Association Hall of Fame in the 1970s. Upon retiring from fencing, she moved to Klamath Falls with her husband, where they ran a water purification business.

“The Activist”

Marie Norris

(1920-1981) Marie Norris pursued a life of active service for her Klamath community. In addition to founding the Organization of Forgotten Americans in 1969 to address the effects of tribal termination, Norris served on the Klamath Tribal Executive Committee on Claims, the Klamath Indian Game Commission, the Civil Rights Committee for the state of Oregon, the Klamath County Juvenile Advisory Council, and the Committee of Oregon Rural Opportunities. Norris spoke frequently about Native American culture and was one of the last people able to speak the Klamath language. Oregon Governor Vic Atiyeh declared Norris as one of the most outstanding women in Oregon history. Marie G. Norris was born on January 15, 1920 in Modoc Point, Oregon; she died on August 16, 1981 in Klamath Falls, Oregon.

“THE PRESIDENT”
**MARTHA ANN DOW**

(1939-2007) The fifth president of the Oregon Institute of Technology (Oregon Tech) from 1998–2007 and the first female president of the school. Dow's leadership helped the school transition from its vocational roots into the future. Some of the many positive outcomes include the establishment of the Oregon Renewable Energy Center and the Oregon Center of Health Professions. The Martha Anne Dow Center for Health Professions, which houses Oregon Tech's health sciences programs, is named in her honor. Dow died from breast cancer in 2007.

“THE PHILANTROPISTS”

NANCY WENDT, JEAN PINNIGER & JOAN BALIN STAUNTON

Philanthropists Nancy Wendt (1932-2024), Jean Pinniger & Joan Staunton together raised millions to help sustain and grow many of the community assets we all enjoy today, including the Ross Ragland Theater, Klamath Community College, The YMCA, Mike’s Field House, The Martha Anne Dow Center for Health Professions, the Sky Lakes Cancer Treatment Center, The United Way, and more.

Background of Project:

In 2022 and 2023 Healthy Klamath was able to install 8 beautiful pieces of art on the exterior wall of a building downtown thanks to the AARP 2022 Community Challenge grant. Due to the success of this initial project, we are excited to announce that in 2023 we plan to continue these beautification efforts!

The Alleyway Activation Project is designed to beautify our alleyways in the downtown corridor of Klamath Falls. Recruiting from our abundantly creative regional community, a selected artist’s work will be mounted to one of the historical buildings off the main street. This is an opportunity to be a part of the effort to make Klamath Falls a livelier and beautiful place.

If you take the time to take a photo with the murals that are currently up please tag us on your Instagram. @Healthyklamath

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