The Spray General Store

The Spray General Store is a community gathering space focusing on arts: music, visual, textiles, writing and culinary. This space also is a working studio of various artists creating new art and garnering support for each other’s endeavors.

 

We believe music, art and culinary gatherings bring people together regardless of commonly found divisions. Through song, dance, visuals, textiles or tasty delights, spirits are uplifted by our shared experiences.

 

The General Store is a place where creations can be explored, either by making them or experiencing them through workshops, events and small group gatherings.

 

Read more about the history of Spray here.

 

We welcome your suggestions, so please drop by or send us an email to offer ideas regarding programming or space development.

 

Happy trails,
The Spray General Store Community

Board Members

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Joni Kabana, Founder

Joni has an extensive background in visual arts and communications, initiating and managing large scale projects in various global locations such as Ethiopia, Madagascar, Morocco, Tanzania and Uganda. Prior to working as a visual artist, she managed high tech projects. She is the Spray Ambassador for the Oregon Frontier Chamber of Commerce and writes for various publications and newspapers including 1859/1889 Magazines and the Times-Journal newspaper. She also manages the social media channels for the John Day River Territory and Statehood Media.

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Jalet Farrell

Jalet and her husband Patrick operate Spoke'n Hostel, a five-star donation-based travelers hostel, in addition to serving on the Oregon Frontier Chamber of Commerce board and participating in numerous committees and events. She won a Travel Oregon Governor award for innovative business model and currently serves on the Rural Development Intuitive Cohort of Rural Women Leaders. She is a fifth generation Oregonian and is a co-pastor of the community church, Mitchell Praise. Jalet is an ambassador for the Eastern Oregon Visitors Association.

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Lisa Smith

Lisa Smith is a retired consultant in higher education and government relations, most recently employed by New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD). She is the former Assistant Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives at NYUAD.  She currently serves on the governing board of Astoria Visual Arts (AVA). Lisa and her husband, the writer Buzz Bissinger, are co-sponsors with the University of Pennsylvania of the Clearman Cottage Writer's Residency as well as AVA’s North Coast Writers' Residency.
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Lincoln Miller

Lincoln is the owner of PushDot Studio, a fine art printing and digital art studio in Portland, Oregon in addition to managing his own gallery. He also serves as a consultant for community art displays and has extensive art show installation skills. He and his partner Dardi Troen have worked on numerous visual art projects such as the Addis Foto Fest in Ethiopia and have installed many domestic art shows. Lincoln makes archival prints for notable artists and works with the community to honor and promote visual arts. He has a high affinity for music and also possesses creative construction skills, as well as being an avid fisherman.