About
Sascha Gordon-Manning founded Fine Art Starts in 1997, which was located in West Linn until 2002. She moved to Oregon City and in 2005 the historic Carnegie Center became Fine Art Starts' home for three years. Sascha and her husband, Randy Manning, directed and ran arts and cultural events for the city, collaborated with Concerts in the Park, and curated a professional gallery and coffee shop which exhibited local and nationally-recognized artists.
Fine Art Starts is an approved 501(c)3 organization as well as a Foundation 11 school and relies on tuition and donations to operate programs. Over the past couple years the program has become more mobile and accessible to schools in the Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington Counties. Sascha and other professional artists and teachers go directly out to schools and outdoor locations to share the joy of art with kids.
Fine Art Starts offers after school classes during the school year, fine arts camps in the summer, artist residencies and collaboration with public, private and charter schools.
Our Board of Directors includes: Sascha Gordon-Manning (President), Randy Manning (Treasurer), Jessie Weitzel (Board Member), and Kate Kelley (Secretary).
Fine Art Starts is an approved 501(c)3 organization as well as a Foundation 11 school and relies on tuition and donations to operate programs. Over the past couple years the program has become more mobile and accessible to schools in the Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington Counties. Sascha and other professional artists and teachers go directly out to schools and outdoor locations to share the joy of art with kids.
Fine Art Starts offers after school classes during the school year, fine arts camps in the summer, artist residencies and collaboration with public, private and charter schools.
Our Board of Directors includes: Sascha Gordon-Manning (President), Randy Manning (Treasurer), Jessie Weitzel (Board Member), and Kate Kelley (Secretary).
It is a policy and priority of Fine Art Starts that there is no discrimination or harassment on the grounds of race, color, sex, marital status, religion, national origin, age, disability or sexual orientation in any educational programs, activities or employment.
