 |  It may seem odd that in May, I’m posting about Thanksgiving, but in my heart, I’d like every day to be a day of giving thanksgiving. So perhaps this will remind me in May, to continue being grateful for all our blessings.Our Thanksgiving in November wa… Continue reading There’s Always Time For Thanksgiving & Wild Animals  Ignite the Mind, Stir the Soul, Open the Heart- Boldly Create!
The Rogue Gallery & Art Center is offering a variety of inspirational art classes & workshops for adults this summer! For youth ages 4-7, 7-12 and 13-17, please check out our summer art camps. Please visit our website: www.roguegallery.org for detailed class descriptions and to register. For more information, please call (541)772-8118, email rgaceducationroguegalleryorg (rgaceducationroguegalleryorg) emobascript(‘%72%67%61%63%65%64%75%63%61%74%69%6F%6E%40%72%6F%67%75%65%67%61%6C%6C%65%72%79%2E%6F%72%67′,’<span class=”emoba-em”>rgaceducation<img src=”http://blogs.soartists.com/ArtMatters/wp-content/plugins/emoba-email-obfuscator-advanced/at-glyph.gif” alt=”at” class=”emoba-glyph” />roguegallery<img src=”http://blogs.soartists.com/ArtMatters/wp-content/plugins/emoba-email-obfuscator-advanced/dot-glyph.gif” alt=”dot” class=”emoba-glyph” />org</span>’,'emoba-6227′,”,”,’0′); or stop by 40 South Bartlett Street in Medford, OR.
Adult Summer Art Opportunities at RGAC: May 19, 12-3pm: Ikebana: The Art of Japanese Flower Arrangement- Barbara Longhurst June 15-16, 5-8pm & 9am-12pm: Paste Paper Art Bookmaking- Denise Kester June 23-24, 10am-4pm: Encaustic: Experiment in Layers & Creativity- Cathy Valentine July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Sundays, 1-5pm: Oil Painting Basics- Roni Marsh July 6, 1-5pm: Basketry: As crispness invades our bones and surroundings, focus often moves inward. But I tend to alternate back ‘n forth between still lovin’ being outdoors and hugging the warmth of inside cozieness. My rich interior came from the opportunity to see a fr…  Illahe Studios & Gallery with Gallery DeForest invite you to an evening of Poetry in the Neighborhood
Thank you for supporting another inspiring season of Poetry in the Neighborhood! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Special Gallery Events
Artist Book Talk by Cathy DeForest & Sabina Nies
Wednesday, April 25th
Bridging Art and The Book; The Artist Book, A Collectors’ Heart Song
Cathy DeForest and Sabina Nies will present a digital slide show and talk on the vast world of artists’ books and the pleasure of collecting them. Their talk will be based on interviews of artist book collectors as well as their own experience as bookmakers and collectors. Using Illahe Gallery’s Fourth Annual Artist Book Exhibit as the backdrop to their talk, Sabina and Cathy will encourage dialog and comments from the audience. Cathy DeForest is a book artist and letterpress printer whose work was recently purchased  As September 2011 approaches, there’s a nip of Autumn in the air. Leaves begin to change and fall traditions come to mind.One of my favorite is seeing my beloved Aspen trees coming into their full golden regalia. In our area they exist only at higher e…  We’d nearly exhausted our visiting Mexican artist and friend, Efren Gonzalez, with touring him around Southern Oregon, and finally mid-week, we delivered him to his Ashland home stay family. He’d be closer now to be able to teach his upcoming Ceramic … Continue reading Mexico Artist’s Ceramic Mural Class & School Tour  Ignite the Mind, Stir the Soul, Open the Heart – Boldly Create! Please visit the Rogue Gallery & Art Center website for complete listing of summer art camps and to register: www.roguegallery.org. 2012 SUMMER ART CAMPS FOR CHILDREN & TEENS CREATIVE ● INSPIRING ● FUN! Summer Art Camps are designed to nurture creativity and youth ages 4-17 will have fun, explore, and learn foundational art skills. Each camp is taught by an experienced artist educator and students use quality materials to create their art. All this takes place in a real art making environment-our professional art studio. Rogue Gallery & Art Center Summer Art Camps provide quality art education to inspire and build life-long interest in the arts. Weekly, themes include: New! Ages 4-7: RECYCLED ART Ages 7-12: WORLD ART, PAPER CREATIONS, YOU CAN DRAW!, MIX IT UP- ART Continue reading Summer Art Camps for ages 4-7, 7-12, 13-17! – Rogue Gallery & Art Center  Of course, we had to show off to Efren, our visiting Mexican artist, the amazing beauty of Southern Oregon. First on the list, of course, is heading to Crater Lake. But some of our favorite spots are sprinkled along the route – so naturally, we stop th… Continue reading Showcasing Oregon’s Beauty for Mexican Guest  April Art exhibits at the Ashland Gallery Association’s Featured Galleries Continue reading Ashland Gallery Association April Featured Exhibits  A bittersweet morning as the final remaining “retreat” family diverges in different directions. Up with the glorious sunshine, we breakfast on the porch and chatter as we begin packing cars. Cookie identifies one more bird for us, a Black-throtted Spa… Continue reading Retreat Farewells & Fabulous Mexican Artist’s Arrival |        DISCLOSURE: SOAR/Art Matters! has affiliate relationships with the providers of great products and services below. If you make a purchase from one of the sites below, it helps defray the cost of promoting Southern Oregon Artists, so please use our links!  Utrecht's online discounts have been updated, though the graphics remain the same. The link above saves 40% off your highest priced item (coupon code AP1), the one below gets you 15% off any order of $100 or more AND Free Shipping! (coupon code AP3) 
 Ashland artist Pegi Smith sells her art on Yessy.com - View her Yessy gallery here Now thru April 30:  ImageKind, a Cafepress company, now has an artist shop site you can join for free to sell your art online. Join the Imagekind community and start selling your art today CafePress lets you design a huge variety of products with your own art and sell them for a profit! A great way to gain more exposure for your work and make a few extra bucks. Janet London of London Hummingbird Arts and Hannah West, the founder of SOAR and Art Matters!, use CafePress to sell products with their own designs. 
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