| By Rogue Gallery & Art Center, 91 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.  The Rogue Gallery & Art Center wants to draw your name to win a free adult class or workshop this fall! #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } It’s easy: 1. Stop by the Rogue Gallery & Art Center, 40 S. Bartlett St. in Medford by 5 PM Friday October 7th. 2. Fill out a green drawing slip with your name, contact info and your choice for a free class 3. WIN the class/ workshop of your choice! Pastel, Drawing, Painting, Life Drawing and MORE! Call (541)772-8118 for more info www.roguegallery.org Ignite the Mind, Stir the Soul, Open the Heart… Boldly Create! Win a free adult class of your choice this fall Continue reading Win a FREE Class of your choice at the Rogue Gallery & Art Center!! By soar, 592 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.  News, updates, upcoming workshops and reviews on past workshops, calls to artists and more from Paulette Shanklin of Art Workshops by the Sea in beautiful Florence, Oregon! Continue reading Update from Art Workshops by the Sea By The Huffington Post, 165 contributed posts About the author:  With the annual August presence of Jan Vogler’s Moritzburg Festival and Academy, Moritzburg has become a place for music lovers to refresh their souls. Continue reading Laurence Vittes: Music and Magic in Moritzburg 2011 By soar, 592 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.  Fall grant application deadlines approaching: new online application process; Call for Artist Qualifications for 1% Project at Oregon Institute of Technology; Institute of Technology: Village for Sustainable Living – National and international artists are invited to submit qualifications; Oregon Arts Summit 2011: The Currency of Connection – further details; Oregon Days of Culture 2011: Bigger and Better – Photo contest and chance to win $1000! Read on… Continue reading News from the Oregon Arts Commission, August 12, 2011 By Ashland Art Center, 20 contributed posts About the author: Ashland Art Center is an artists' support hub that fills its 9000 square feet to the brim with two fine art galleries, 19 private artist's studios, a Cooperative Clay Studio, Central Art Supply satellite store, Rowan Design and a Community Classroom for classes and meetings. Come visit and be inspired, pick up an amazing gift or join the Artist Member family. Open 7 days a week, 10-6pm. See the AAC's listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource to find more information and make contact.  Paint beautiful Andean landscapes and people, visit Machu Picchu, the Sacred Valley, Pisac and the city and museums of Cuzco and Lima with Artist Galina Milton. 11 days – September 13 – 24 $1597, includes accomodations, breakfasts, some lunches and class fee. (Airfare and materials not included.) For adults of all ages and experience levels Contact Galina at 775-813-4331 or galinagalinamiltonartcomemobascript(‘%67%61%6C%69%6E%61%40%67%61%6C%69%6E%61%6D%69%6C%74%6F%6E%61%72%74%2E%63%6F%6D’,'<span class=”emoba-em”>galina<img src=”http://blogs.soartists.com/ArtMatters/wp-content/plugins/emoba-email-obfuscator-advanced/at-glyph.gif” alt=”at” class=”emoba-glyph” />galinamiltonart<img src=”http://blogs.soartists.com/ArtMatters/wp-content/plugins/emoba-email-obfuscator-advanced/dot-glyph.gif” alt=”dot” class=”emoba-glyph” />com</span>’,'emoba-1248′,”,”,’0′); By soar, 592 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.  Art Workshops by the Sea of Florence announces June and July workshops for artists and residents in a variety of artistic disciplines from stretching canvas and painting trees to sign language and mime. Group discounts are available – plan a trip with creative friends and learn together in inspiring environments on the Oregon Coast! Continue reading June/July Workshops Presented by Art Workshops by the Sea By Stefan Baumann, 37 contributed posts About the author:  Artists paint by placing strokes of color on their canvas to recreate the subject they have chosen to paint. Then, there comes a moment when the focus shifts and the image becomes three-dimensional. This is when we are connecting with our art. It only happens when the right side of the brain relies on what it knows, rather than how to do it. Continue reading Connecting with Your Art, by Stefan Baumann By soar, 592 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.  Art Workshops By The Sea offers immersion opportunities in Modern, Contemporary & Traditional Art Classes. Affordable small class sizes allow artists and curious individuals the opportunity to develop their ideas, vision and skills by bringing them together with today’s top teaching artists from around the world in an environment that is uniquely inspiring. Continue reading SOAR Welcomes Art Workshops by the Sea to the Art Education category! By RACC News & Announcements, 630 contributed posts About the author: Through vision, leadership, and service, the Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) works to integrate arts and culture in all aspects of community life. RACC has served the Portland tri-county area since its inception in 1995, when the city’s Metropolitan Arts Commission transitioned into a separate not-for-profit organization based upon the recommendation of ArtsPlan 2000+.  ‘Campus’ is a temporary, free and non-credited art school, a pilot project devoted to the reflection and exchange of ideas, experiences and knowledge. During July, the Espai Cultural Caja Madrid, Barcelona, will become a hybrid academy in which four on… Continue reading 6/27-8/28 Free summer art school in Barcelona By soar, 592 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.  Included in the $25 ticket price is a facial and a delicious Organic Nation Martini. Don’t miss this one! The last group of women had a organically hysterical time! Space is limited, call the Spa today! Continue reading ORGANIC NATION MARTINI & WATERSTONE FACIAL NIGHT |  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 hereNow thru April 30: 
Delphi's Annual Glass Bevel Sale - Save up to 40% OFF retail price! 1/2 OFF standard bevels when you buy the 60-piece box. 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. Check them out in SOAR's bookstore, then make one yourself!  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.  |