Coming soon to the Art Presence Art Center in Jacksonville! Read on for more information about our art exhibitions and events scheduled through July 2013.
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From March 27th through May 8th at South Stage Cellars in Jacksonville, the featured guest artist will be renowned artist/activist Betty LaDuke in “Celebrating Local Farms and Farmworkers.” There will be a ‘meet the artist’ reception on Sunday April 7th from 1-3. Through detailed sketches, Betty captures imagery of local farmworkers performing various tasks as they work with the land. Betty later takes those field sketches, and in her studio, transfers the images onto large scale wooden panels which she sculpts and paints, similar to those found locally in the Medford International Airport. Featured in this show will be giclee prints of scenes from a variety of local farms such as La Mera Gardens, Fry Family Farms, and even South Stage Cellars’ own Quail Run Vineyard. Her show will benefit La Clinica along with The Rising Stars. http://www.bettyladuke.com/ Continue reading Meet Betty LaDuke “Celebrating Local Farms and Farmworkers” at South Stage Cellars 
(Ashland, OR—February 1, 2013) — The Ashland Art Center will host a special exhibit featuring local artist Dana Feagin and staff from Ashland’s Equamore Foundation Horse Sanctuary during Ashland’s First Friday Art Walk on March 1st, 5PM – 8PM, to raise awareness for National Horse Protection Day. The First Friday exhibit will feature five of Feagin’s horse paintings—all of the horses are residents of the Equamore Foundation Horse Sanctuary—and staff from Equamore will be there to talk about the sanctuary’s rescue efforts, to share success stories, and to let people in the community know how to help. The paintings will remain on exhibit during the month of March in the upstairs Artists’ Gallery; 10% of the sales from these paintings will be donated to Equamore Foundation to assist with horse rescue and care. With more than 170,000 unwanted horses in the United States, and with economic stress putting more 
The Studio at Living Opportunities is hosting its Holiday Art Show and Sale Thursday, December 6 from 4:30 – 7:00pm. Please join us for an evening of music and refreshments! One of a kind art, calendars and note cards will be available for purchase. The Studio is located at 32 S .Central Avenue, Medford (directly across from the Craterian Theater). Please call 541-261-5289 for further information. Continue reading Studio at Living Opportunities Announces Upcoming Holiday Art Show and Sale! 
Not getting away from my computer as much as I should, it was my great pleasure to step out and attend the annual awards banquet of the Southern Oregon Society of Artists on Saturday. This is the first time they held their year-end event at the Rogue Valley Country Club; around a hundred artists and their guests were seated at tables in the Country Club’s ball room where we enjoyed a beautiful luncheon with wine while waiting with bated breath for the Painting of the Year awards to be announced. Continue reading Southern Oregon Society of Artists Annual Award Banquet 
The sixth Empty Bowls event in Grants Pass, Oregon will again be held at Parkway Christian Center located at 229 NE Beacon Drive in Grants Pass on Monday, October 8th from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Guests choose a handcrafted bowl and are then served a simple meal of soup and bread in a handmade bowl they select and keep as a reminder of hunger in our community. Please read the post for more information about the event. Continue reading Empty Bowls Announces Sixth Annual Event in Grants Pass 
The Rogue Gallery & Art Center (RGAC) is hosting its 50th Annual Benefit Auction and Dinner on Saturday, September 29, 2012. This evening of fun and fantastic food from local farms will take place at Kids Unlimited in Medford, Oregon beginning at 5PM. All proceeds raised will support visual arts education for all ages and art exhibitions for artists in the Rogue Valley and beyond. This year’s auction theme, Farm + Fork & Art, will feature a locally sourced seasonal dinner by Figgy’s Food Truck, wine by Weisinger’s of Ashland, and bluegrass music by Foxfire Trio. Each table will be decorated by a local artist who will create a unique centerpiece. Continue reading ARTrageous Benefit Auction: FARM + FORK & ART 
Caprice Vineyards will become the setting for “Chopin by the Vine” on Sunday October 7th. They will bring the Concert Piano sounds of Anna K. Rose performing selections of Frederic Chopin, the fine art of Pegi Smith, the fine cuisine of Chef Jay, and Caprice Vineyards fine wines together for an evening of sensory entertainment. The event, benefiting the International health-care/health-education organization “Project Helping Hands” (PHH) will also feature a short presentation by PHH Founder/Executive Director Jeff Solheim. Continue reading Caprice Vineyards Announces “Chopin by the Vine” Benefit Event |
    
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