ArtReach Gallery Committee:
Elaine Molskness: Elaine was introduced to visual art and music by her dad. She was a Docent at the Portland Art Museum for 20+ years, learning about all kinds of art and leading tours for many exhibits. Elaine was coordinating for the ArtReach Gallery at First Congregational UCC for 10 years, securing artists and changing exhibitions.
Lindsay Fulmer: Rev. Lindsay Fulmer is a recently retired UCC pastor who developed arts ministries in the churches she served. She has a degree in Art History from UC Berkeley, studied art in Rome, Italy and has a passion for involving all ages in creating art. She’s a professional painter and mixed media artist.
Andrea Heid: Andrea Heid’s arts journey begins in Hawaii: she is the “baby boomer” daughter of educators, but both extended families had artistic genes. Though she majored in art in college, and eventually received a Masters in Art Education at the University of Oregon, teaching art was not her calling. However, she remains interested in Japanese ceramics, western and Chinese calligraphy, watercolor, nature journaling, and architecture. She sees the ArtReach Gallery committee as an opportunity to explore and celebrate creative endeavors as part of a faith community.
Vision for Gallery Exhibitions
To always look for new ways to see.
The exhibitions in the ArtReach Gallery ask viewers to consider ways in which art connects and interacts with:
Inter-Cultural and Inter-Spiritual Relationships;
Justice, Peacemaking and Social Concerns;
Poetry/Music/Performance;
Identity Narratives.