Columbia Center for the Arts

Obsessed with Light is a meditation on light and the enduring obsession to create. The film pulls back the curtain on Loïe Fuller, a wildly original performer who revolutionized the visual culture of the early 20th century.

Luther: Never Too Much, the documentary film, chronicles the story of a vocal virtuoso. Using a wealth of rarely seen archives, Luther tells his own story with assistance from his closest friends and musical collaborators including Mariah Carey, Dionne Warwick, Valerie Simpson and Roberta Flack.

Creating your custom candle experience takes about 20-30 minutes and then an additional hour for the candle to solidify to be taken home. During this hour you will be able to shop the gallery, grab a glass of vino or other tasty beverage and listen to Precious, the owner of Mister OK's Essentials and teacher of this incredible experience, share her story about her journey from Nike to entrepreneur as a black woman and mother.

Creating your custom candle experience takes about 20-30 minutes and then an additional hour for the candle to solidify to be taken home. During this hour you will be able to shop the gallery, grab a glass of vino or other tasty beverage and listen to Precious, the owner of Mister OK's Essentials and teacher of this incredible experience, share her story about her journey from Nike to entrepreneur as a black woman and mother.

This show is all about showcasing the incredible diverse talent of our BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, people of color) through various mediums, from paintings, pyrography, ceramics, sculpture, textile art, jewelry, intricate quilts, and more.

Columbia Arts hosts over 35 artists with affordable gifts for the holidays (under $200). The gallery will showcase art based items opening Nov. 22nd from 12 till 7pm for Shop Early/Shop Local.

Columbia Center for the Arts is honored and thrilled to join Gorge Impact Film Festival this year as a venue and host for the festival on Nov. 9th and 10th in Hood River. The 2nd annual Gorge Impact Film Festival runs Nov. 8, 9 and 10. Over the weekend Columbia Arts and The Ruins will be the venues. Columbia Arts will present 4 blocks of films, three on Saturday Nov. 9th beginning at 11am.,snacks, wine, beer and non-alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase. Additionally CCA will host a Stop Motion Animation Workshop sponsored by Arts and Education of the Gorge from 1 to 5 pm on Saturday in the gallery. The workshop is free and open to the public. 

The Last 100 Miles: The Fight for the Lower Deschutes River portrays the degradation of one of the world's finest trout and salmon sanctuaries. The Deschutes River is fed by rain and snow from the rugged mountains of central and eastern Oregon.

Ibsen's 1879 classic, A Doll's House, famously ends with Nora Helmer's choice to walk out on her family, shocking audiences with what has become known as "the door slam heard around the world." The modern sequel picks up fifteen years later, as Nora returns to knock on that same door.

Ibsen's 1879 classic, A Doll's House, famously ends with Nora Helmer's choice to walk out on her family, shocking audiences with what has become known as "the door slam heard around the world." The modern sequel picks up fifteen years later, as Nora returns to knock on that same door.

Ibsen's 1879 classic, A Doll's House, famously ends with Nora Helmer's choice to walk out on her family, shocking audiences with what has become known as "the door slam heard around the world." The modern sequel picks up fifteen years later, as Nora returns to knock on that same door.

Ibsen's 1879 classic, A Doll's House, famously ends with Nora Helmer's choice to walk out on her family, shocking audiences with what has become known as "the door slam heard around the world." The modern sequel picks up fifteen years later, as Nora returns to knock on that same door.

Ibsen's 1879 classic, A Doll's House, famously ends with Nora Helmer's choice to walk out on her family, shocking audiences with what has become known as "the door slam heard around the world." The modern sequel picks up fifteen years later, as Nora returns to knock on that same door.

Ibsen's 1879 classic, A Doll's House, famously ends with Nora Helmer's choice to walk out on her family, shocking audiences with what has become known as "the door slam heard around the world." The modern sequel picks up fifteen years later, as Nora returns to knock on that same door.

Join us this Friday, February 2nd from 5pm - 7pm for the opening reception for our two February exhibits featuring the work of Genevieve Scholl and Cate Hotchkiss. Both exhibits will be displayed through February 28th.