Our thoughts are with those in our community whose lives have been devastated by the fires sweeping through Oregon.
MESSAGE FROM SANDRA BURNETT,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Our thoughts are with those in our community whose lives have been devastated by the fires sweeping through Oregon. We wish you strength and perseverance through this latest disaster, and the tenacity to keep on going. To lose everything is an overwhelming challenge but these are the moments when a community can come together in support.
The Bush Barn Art Center was born out of a fire back in 1963. That fire, that saw the destruction of a functioning city asset, led to a unified community effort to restore the structure into an art center that would, in turn, nourish the soul of the community into the future. This was the big step for the Salem Art Association and to this day the Bush Barn provides a gathering place for the expression of creativity and community building through the arts.
The Bush Barn devastated by fire - 1963
We have already heard that a some of our community artists have been devastated by the fire and have lost their homes. Our hearts go out to you, for we cannot imagine how heartbreaking that must be. If you would like to share your stories please do contact us at Connect@SalemArt.org
To support general statewide emergency relief:
Red Cross: Choose Disaster Relief on the drop-down menu.
Wildland Firefighter Foundation: Help families of firefighters killed in the line of duty and assist injured firefighters and their families.
To support to local relief efforts:
Keizer Chamber of Commerce Fire Evacuation Relief Efforts: All funds received through the Evacuation Relief Fund will be used to provide necessary supplies such as water, doggy poop bags, and masks to families and individuals who have evacuated from our surrounding areas.
