Linn-Benton Community College

The LBCC Benton Center will hold a dedication for the new art installation “inspired” Friday, May 16 from 6 to 7 p.m. in the centers’ south hallway, 757 NW Polk Ave., Corvallis. Designed and created by LBCC ceramic instructor Cynthia Spencer's winter term “Site Specific and Multi-Part Ceramics” class, “inspired” welcomes viewers with a dance of color. The piece will be dedicated in honor of Jay Widmer, retiring LBCC ceramics faculty member. For more information, contact LBCC Benton Center at 541-757-8944.

Corvallis ceramic artist and instructor Cynthia Spencer will hold an evening slide show and presentation on Friday, May 18 at 7 p.m. at the LBCC Benton Center, BC-244, 757 Polk Ave. NW, Corvallis. Spencer’s presentation includes hand-building construction ideas and ways to show and sell your art. This free presentation will be part of a reception fundraising event for the ceramics studio beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the center. Take a tour of the ceramics studio, and join in for a silent auction. Proceeds form the auction will be used to build new display cases for student and community work. Spencer also will offer a studio workshop on Saturday, May 19 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Benton Center ceramics studio, which includes hands-on demonstrations and a no-host potluck. Cost for workshop is $35. Spencer sold her first pot from a Benton Center holiday pottery sale in 1985 and went on to become the lab and firing assistant and also an instructor, while pursuin...