Gorge Soup will be returning this fall with a new focus:  the arts.  The Hood River based group is seeking presenter applications from individuals or teams from throughout the Gorge who are starting a new artistic endeavor or community initiative centered on the arts.  Selected applicants will have a chance to present their project to attendees for funding consideration during a community soup dinner hosted by Columbia Center for the Arts on September 20.  New or developing projects in the visual arts, literary, media arts, theater, dance, music or other forms of artistic expression are all eligible for consideration.  The competition is open to all age groups.  Applicants must be residents of Hood River, Wasco, Skamania, or Klickitat counties and the project must take place in the Gorge.  Applications are available for download at gorgesoup.wordpress.com, and must be submitted by August 20.