| By soar, 527 contributed posts About the author: SOAR: The Southern Oregon Artist's Resource is a directory of Southern Oregon artists, artisans and those who serve them and calendar of their art events, and Art Matters!, our blog posting Southern Oregon art events and matters of interest to artists and patrons of the arts near and far. SOAR was created and is maintained by art advocate and web designer Hannah West in Jacksonville, Oregon to promote our diverse and talented arts community to our visitors and the rest of the world.  From the Editor: I joined this cause because publishing many articles over the past two years has opened my eyes to how important the arts are in conjunction with a well-rounded education. Children whose early education includes the arts experience greater development in their brains, are better at creative problem solving and any kind of collaborative effort, are more likely to attend classes regularly, get better grades, are more likely to complete higher education, are more likely to be hired when they enter the workforce and are more creative, innovative and proficient in whichever field they choose to pursue. Despite budgetary constraints, I firmly believe that stripping arts education from the curriculum in public schools is a huge step backward for our children and the future of our country. I hope you’ll join us! Cause: Keep the Arts in Public Schools 1,231,917 MEMBERS (Follow the link to read Continue reading Help Keep the Arts in Public Schools | Keep the Arts in Public Schools | causes.com By soar, 527 contributed posts About the author: SOAR: The Southern Oregon Artist's Resource is a directory of Southern Oregon artists, artisans and those who serve them and calendar of their art events, and Art Matters!, our blog posting Southern Oregon art events and matters of interest to artists and patrons of the arts near and far. SOAR was created and is maintained by art advocate and web designer Hannah West in Jacksonville, Oregon to promote our diverse and talented arts community to our visitors and the rest of the world.  The Japanese Association of Southern Oregon is looking for Artists to donate their work to our JAPAN NIGHT silent auction. All proceeds will go directly to fund children in Fukushima, Japan, who are still affected by radiation poisoning. We invite all interested people to attend JAPAN NIGHT for an evening of Japanese Cuisine and Culture on Sunday March 11, 2012. Continue reading Call to Artists: Donations to JAPAN NIGHT Auction to Benefit Fukushima Children By soar, 527 contributed posts About the author: SOAR: The Southern Oregon Artist's Resource is a directory of Southern Oregon artists, artisans and those who serve them and calendar of their art events, and Art Matters!, our blog posting Southern Oregon art events and matters of interest to artists and patrons of the arts near and far. SOAR was created and is maintained by art advocate and web designer Hannah West in Jacksonville, Oregon to promote our diverse and talented arts community to our visitors and the rest of the world.  In this message: Cultural Tourism and Capacity Grant Deadlines Approaching GO Training Webinars Set Spring Grant Training + Outreach Oregon State Capitol Foundation Wants Input on a History Center in State Capitol Like Oregon Arts Commission on Facebook Poetry Out Loud School Contests, Regional Competitions Set Continue reading News from the Oregon Arts Commission By Rogue Gallery & Art Center, 85 contributed posts About the author: The Rogue Gallery & Art Center is the Rogue Valley’s premier non-profit community art center, founded in 1960 to promote and support the arts in the Rogue Valley. The Gallery offers local artists an opportunity to display their work, and because of its non-profit status can display a wide range of artistic styles and mediums not seen in commercial galleries. Aspiring artists, both children and adults, take classes from local artists and are exposed to a wide variety of artistic mediums. Our mission is to promote and provide for the study, development, exhibition, and appreciation of art. Our vision: Ignite the Mind, Stir the Soul, Open the Heart…Boldly Create! Learn more with web links and contact info in RGAC's listing at SOAR.  This March, RGAC is offering an Artist Professional Development Series! Each class is just $35 for members and is jam packed full of useful information, ideas, and skills to help you bring your art career to the next level. Whether you want to develop an art marketing strategy, better utilize online resources and social networking, or learn to make digital images of your work stand out for exhibition opportunities- we’ve got you covered! With four amazing workshops led by outstanding artist and artist advocates Hannah West and Nikolas Allen, the Rogue Gallery & Art Center wants to help YOU develop your art career! Continue reading Artist Professional Development Series at RGAC this March! By soar, 527 contributed posts About the author: SOAR: The Southern Oregon Artist's Resource is a directory of Southern Oregon artists, artisans and those who serve them and calendar of their art events, and Art Matters!, our blog posting Southern Oregon art events and matters of interest to artists and patrons of the arts near and far. SOAR was created and is maintained by art advocate and web designer Hannah West in Jacksonville, Oregon to promote our diverse and talented arts community to our visitors and the rest of the world. During the 2011 Legislative Session, the CAC stopped a back door assault on Oregon’s Percent for Art law—buried deep in the higher education restructure bill. We fought for protections for the Cultural Trust and ensured budgets for the Art Commission, Heritage Commission and others were not gutted when legislators went looking for money to balance the budget. Despite the political challenges presented by a 30-30 split in the House and continued budget shortfalls, the 2011 session was a productive one for arts, heritage and humanities. Continue reading Cultural Advocacy Coalition of Oregon Year in Review By Rogue Gallery & Art Center, 85 contributed posts About the author: The Rogue Gallery & Art Center is the Rogue Valley’s premier non-profit community art center, founded in 1960 to promote and support the arts in the Rogue Valley. The Gallery offers local artists an opportunity to display their work, and because of its non-profit status can display a wide range of artistic styles and mediums not seen in commercial galleries. Aspiring artists, both children and adults, take classes from local artists and are exposed to a wide variety of artistic mediums. Our mission is to promote and provide for the study, development, exhibition, and appreciation of art. Our vision: Ignite the Mind, Stir the Soul, Open the Heart…Boldly Create! Learn more with web links and contact info in RGAC's listing at SOAR.  www.roguegallery.org Register online for adult, teen and children’s classes in the Rogue Gallery & Art Center studio! Discover the Class or Workshop that’s Right for You Professional or amateur, young or old – there’s a class for everyone who wants to explore art through our diverse art education programs. Our classes and workshops feature traditional and new art techniques taught by professional artist/educators. In addition to hosting classes with well-known local artists, we offer workshops with nationally-recognized educators from the Northwest, and beyond. Our 1100 square foot studio is located in the heart of downtown Medford. We occasionally offer satellite classes at local artists’ studios allowing us to offer more specialized mediums in an intimate setting. We also host “local travel” workshops for some location inspiration. For more information, please visit our website with online class registration! www.roguegallery.org Member discounts, scholarships, and financial aid is available- just call (541)772-8118 for Continue reading Rogue Gallery & Art Center announces Winter 2012 Classes & Workshops By Rogue Gallery & Art Center, 85 contributed posts About the author: The Rogue Gallery & Art Center is the Rogue Valley’s premier non-profit community art center, founded in 1960 to promote and support the arts in the Rogue Valley. The Gallery offers local artists an opportunity to display their work, and because of its non-profit status can display a wide range of artistic styles and mediums not seen in commercial galleries. Aspiring artists, both children and adults, take classes from local artists and are exposed to a wide variety of artistic mediums. Our mission is to promote and provide for the study, development, exhibition, and appreciation of art. Our vision: Ignite the Mind, Stir the Soul, Open the Heart…Boldly Create! Learn more with web links and contact info in RGAC's listing at SOAR.  CALL TO ARTISTS Elvis Emporium Exhibition January 10 — January 27, 2012 In celebration of Elvis Presley’s 77th birthday, and in conjunction with the Heart of Medford “Elvis Week,” the Rogue Gallery & Art Center will host a non-juried art show of work inspired by “The King.” Artists of all ages are invited to bring in one work for display in our Community Gallery. Open to all 2 & 3-dimensional media. Display space is limited, however, so only the first 35 works to be dropped-off will be included in the display. Installation work will be considered with prior approval. NO work larger than 24” in any direction will be accepted. NO work with a sale price more than $250 will be accepted due to insurance considerations. Contact Jules Masterjohn at julesroguegalleryorg (julesroguegalleryorg?subject=Re%3A%20Elvis%20Emporium%20Call%20to%20Artists) emobascript(‘%6A%75%6C%65%73%40%72%6F%67%75%65%67%61%6C%6C%65%72%79%2E%6F%72%67?subject=Re%3A%20Elvis%20Emporium%20Call%20to%20Artists’,'<span class=”emoba-em”>jules<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” Continue reading Call to Artists- Elvis Emporium at the Rogue Gallery & Art Center! By soar, 527 contributed posts About the author: SOAR: The Southern Oregon Artist's Resource is a directory of Southern Oregon artists, artisans and those who serve them and calendar of their art events, and Art Matters!, our blog posting Southern Oregon art events and matters of interest to artists and patrons of the arts near and far. SOAR was created and is maintained by art advocate and web designer Hannah West in Jacksonville, Oregon to promote our diverse and talented arts community to our visitors and the rest of the world.  To give you a little help planning your itinerary for today, here’s a summary of the holiday sales events being held by local artists and gallery members of the Southern Oregon Artists Resource. You can also check our Art Event Calendar at http://www.soartists.com/calendar.html to add them to your desktop or iPhone calendar. Remember that tonight is Ashland’s First Friday ArtWalk, and the galleries will be celebrating the season with a festive atmosphere and lots of artistic creations suitable for gift-giving! Continue reading Shop Local & Support Local Artists this Holiday Season! By soar, 527 contributed posts About the author: SOAR: The Southern Oregon Artist's Resource is a directory of Southern Oregon artists, artisans and those who serve them and calendar of their art events, and Art Matters!, our blog posting Southern Oregon art events and matters of interest to artists and patrons of the arts near and far. SOAR was created and is maintained by art advocate and web designer Hannah West in Jacksonville, Oregon to promote our diverse and talented arts community to our visitors and the rest of the world.  If you’re looking to find holiday gifts that also support a great cause, visit my paintings at RevivalArtists.com. I am one of many artists featured on this new site whose beautiful, dual purpose is to both feed revival and break the stereotype of the starving artist (hurray on both counts!). You can buy museum-quality reproductions of any piece you see. And whether you order a set of 4 cards or a Giclée print canvas wrap, 10% of all the proceeds go to support Iris Ministries in Africa. Continue reading Update from Anna Elkins By Charu Colorado, 10 contributed posts About the author: Charu Colorado is a professional artist who has won many awards and whose art has been shown internationally and is in many private collections. She is a published poet and art/dream coach. Here in Ashland she has been teaching drawing in her private studio and at SOU Extended campus. Her central interest in art teaching over the past 20 years has been with emphasis on the development of right brain seeing abilities. Her work with children and adults in expanding their cognition and other discerning abilities has received recognition in the teaching community in Los Angeles where she began this work and in Ashland in her drawing classes at SOU. Learn more or make contact with the information in her listing at SOAR  Charu Colorado announces an Open Studio Sale and Fundraiser ~ Light up your Love of Art ~ contribute to art education in the Ashland schools and Charu’s medical copays! Come to Charu’s art studio at 1026 Henry St #6 in Ashland on December 3rd and 4th from 2:00 to 6:00 PM to partake in her OPEN STUDIO FUNDRAISER, featuring paintings, drawings and other one of a kind special-created-pretty-crazy-wonderful things. For this sale only, less than half price, many pieces under $25 and $50. PHONE: 541-482-6319 Continue reading Browse and Buy at Charu’s Open Studio Fund Raiser | DISCLOSURE: SOAR/Art Matters! has affiliate relationships with the providers of great products and services below. Purchases made through our links give us a small commission. This helps to defray the cost of promoting Southern Oregon Artists through our sites, so please use our links!   NOW - Monday 2/20 - Save 40% Off Your Highest Priced Item AND Get FREE Shipping with Coupon code VDAY40! Utrecht's Special Discounts have been updated for 2012 though the graphics remain the same. Use the link above to save 40% off your highest priced item (Use coupon code AP1), the one below to get 15% off any order of $100 or more AND Free Shipping! (Use coupon code AP3)    Ashland artist Pegi Smith sells her art on Yessy.com - View her Yessy gallery here Make a beautiful art book yourself with Blurb's online service. Artists Danna Tartaglia and Olivia Schemanski both self-published books featuring their art using Blurb.  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.  |
