Calls for artists, July 21

Music

Columbia River Sweet Adelines Chorus seeks women 16 and older for four-part harmony. The ability to read music is not required. Auditions will be at rehearsals, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Mondays, Clark College, Beacock Music Hall, 1933 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver. 360-887-4927, 951-313-6969 or www.columbiariverchorus.com

Vancouver Community Concert Band seeks all brass, woodwind and percussion players, active and retired. All abilities welcome, no audition required. The volunteer community band, along with its polka band, Dixieland Jazz Band and chamber ensembles, performs regularly around the area. Rehearsals are from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 11005 N.E. Highway 99, Vancouver. Beginning band will be offered 6 to 6:30 p.m. www.facebook.com/VCCB and or vanccband@gmail.com

Vancouver Pops Orchestra seeks musicians who play orchestral instruments. The ensemble plays 20 assemblies each year in local grade schools. Rehearsals are from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesdays. Call or email for information on auditions. Vancouver Heights United Methodist Church, 5701 MacArthur Blvd., Vancouver. 360-253-9557 or davidkinch62@gmail.com

Vancouver USA Singers seek applicants to join the 90-member community choir for its upcoming season of performances, featuring four concerts that will include Brahms’ “Requiem” and “The Music Man.” Auditions will consist of a short song; reading music is required. Email choir director Jana Hart, janahart2007@gmail.com, to schedule an audition.

Art

Friends of Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge seek submissions for its annual Refuge Photography Contest. Photographers can submit up to six nature images taken within the boundaries of the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge. Prizes will be awarded to both adult and youth entries. The deadline is Sept. 5, with entries submitted online at prophotosupply.com/contests

Second Story Gallery seeks applications from artists interested in display their work during 2018 in a monthly exhibit. Open to all mediums and styles, guidelines and an application form are available on the gallery’s website under “How to Exhibit.” Application deadline is 6 p.m. Sept. 8. Forms are also available at the service desk during regular hours at the Camas Library, 625 N.E. Fourth Ave., Camas. www.secondstorygallery.net

Stevenson Community Library seeks submissions for its annual Artists of the Gorge juried exhibition. Open to all artists ages 18 and older of the Columbia Gorge, from the Dalles, Ore., to Washougal. Entries must be recent, original works, with a maximum of two entries. Submit entries by Sept. 16. 509-427-5471 or www.fvrl.org/artists-gorge