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Pittock Mansion Issues Call to Artists
Artists invited to create items for Mansion's Museum Store
The staff of Portland’s historic Pittock Mansion is looking for fresh ideas for items to sell in the mansion’s popular, newly remodeled Museum Store. “We want visitors to take home unique and creative gifts that reflect the style and history of this landmark home,” said Marta Bones, the mansion’s Interim Executive Director.
The Pittock staff is issuing an “open call” to Pacific Northwest artists and craftspeople, inviting them to create custom designs in media such as wood, ceramic, glass, metal and fiber. Of particular interest are pieces that are based on or are a reflection of the mansion’s architectural features and furnishings.
Pittock Mansion managers will review product samples or sketches with examples of the artist’s work, along with proposed wholesale prices in early September.
Artists are invited to tour the mansion with Joyce Kelly, Buyer and artist liaison, at 10 a.m. on one of the following dates: Tuesday, May 27; Thursday, May 29; or Wednesday, June 4.
Submission forms and additional information will be available at the artist tours or by contacting Kelly at pittockartists@gmail.com or 503-701-7151.
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Pittock Mansion Welcomes $390,000 from Estate of Eric Ladd
Timely “windfall” will help boost Mansion’s new fundraising, public awareness efforts
Portland’s historic Pittock Mansion, received a $390,000 bequest from the estate of noted Portland preservationist Eric Ladd. Presenting the check were Harvey Freer and Steve Maker, close friends of Ladd.
Eric Ladd, interested throughout his lifetime in preserving Portland’s historic homes and buildings, was a close friend of Peter Gantenbein, a Pittock family descendant and heir to the Mansion. Gantenbein was the last family member to live in the Mansion. Ladd encouraged the family to entrust the care of the Mansion to the City of Portland when they decided to sell it in 1964. The City bought the Mansion for $225,000.
Later this year, Pittock Mansion Society will take over the historic home’s staffing and day-to-day operations from the City of Portland’s Parks and Recreation Department.
“Eric Ladd’s generous bequest could not have come at a better time,” a Pittock representative said. “This windfall gives us a financial cushion that will help us as we expand our fundraising and community awareness programs during this crucial transition year.”
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