“Japanese Panoramas” by Steve Gildea at Hilltop Gallery, Ashland, from February 26th – April 2nd Artist reception Sunday, March 4th 1:00-4:00pm
Continue reading Hilltop Art Gallery Showcases “Japanese Panoramas” by Steve Gildea
 |  The Rogue Gallery & Art Center will host Really Rogue, an exhibition of contemporary art by area artists Eileen M. Bowie, Peter Van Fleet, and David Lorenz Winston. This exhibition features surrealist oil paintings by Eileen M. Bowie, abstract wood constructions by Peter Van Fleet, and offbeat documentary photographs by David Lorenz Winston. Continue reading REALLY ROGUE: AN EXHIBITION AT ROGUE GALLERY & ART CENTER  Illahe Studios & Gallery with Gallery DeForest invite you to an evening of Poetry in the Neighborhood, Thursday, February 16th at 7:00 pm. Please read on for more information about the poets! Dave Harvey, Morgan Hunt and Ashland High School Voices of the Young: Maureen Page, Paige Whitaker and Christina Chow. Continue reading Poetry in the Neighborhood at Illahe Studios and Gallery  Last year I spoke with Tami Lohman, art teacher to the elementary students at St Mary’s School, about a show of her student’s work at the GoodBean. When it came down to the final preparations, she had to step aside as her kids got the gig to create dragons for this year’s parade, and Betsy Moore, who teaches the kids in grades 8-12, got the space for her St Mary’s High School art students instead. Naturally I was thrilled to see beautiful hearts galore from Betsy’s students come in to hang on the walls, and was really looking forward to seeing the dragons created and performed by Tami’s younger kids. Continue reading Dragons and Art for Chinese New Year 2012 in Jacksonville  I spoke with Mary on the phone this morning. She was beside herself, delighted with the new show of art by Betsy Moore’s students at St. Mary’s School (grades 8-12), saying “We’re immersed in Love!”  The Great Metal Works Metal Art by Cheryl D. Garcia February 2nd, 2012 Celebrating Chinese New Year in Jacksonville The Chinese New Year has arrived! Come celebrate the ‘Year of the Dragon’ with us in Jacksonville Saturday, February 4th starting with the parade at 10:30 AM. Cheryl will be displaying her latest creation, the five foot long metal dragon (above) at the corner of Third and East California Streets in honor of the deep Chinese cultural ties in Southern Oregon. Cheryl created this dragon as part of an art trade with fellow Jacksonville artist Katharine Gracey, you can help name him by participating in our online poll. We hope you can join us for the festivities, there will be diverse demonstrations of art, cooking and dance throughout town after the Lion and Dragon Dance Parade beginning at 10:30. Be sure to stop by and say hello to us and see the 
Start with Art- Making Art Together with Amy Godard-Navickas For ages 3-6 and an adult Rogue Gallery & Art Center www.roguegallery.org Tuesdays, February 7th 10:30-11:30 AM and March 6th 10:30-11:30 AM $10 per day—introductory price! This is an interactive art class for parent and young child. As a team, the parent/caregiver and child will make art together, learning about color, shapes, and lines helping to develop your child’s imagination while strengthening fine-motor skills and hand-eye coordination. Be prepared to get a little messy, paint, sculpt, print, draw, make crafts and to learn songs and finger plays to enhance each project. REGISTER ONLINE or call (541)772-8118 for more information! Have a creative day!
Ignite the Mind, Stir the Soul, Open the Heart… Boldly Create! The Rogue Gallery & Art Center, 40 S. Bartlett Street, Medford, Oregon 97501 www.roguegallery.org
 News on a number of different fronts from Leah Fanning Mebane’s email newsletter  Our February Exhibit features 8 extraordinary local artists showing their figurative works in a variety of media, including oils, acrylic, ink, graphite, charcoal, pastels and watercolor. Featured artists include: Rachel Barrett, Sarah Burns, Ann DiSalvo, Rebecca Gabriel, Shan Lollis, Karen Staal, Daniel Verner, and Nancy Zufich. Gallery owner Susan Springer will also exhibit new figurative works in clay. This show promises to be an interesting study of the artistic human form in all of its diversity! Continue reading Illahe Studios & Gallery First Annual Figurative Invitational  Ted Helard will teach Cartooning & Maquettes for Beginners Saturday mornings in February at the Rogue Gallery & Art Center! For youth ages 6-12 (Also offering Visual Storytelling through Cartoon & Comics for ages 13 and up in March!!) Saturdays, 2/4, 11, 18, 25: 10-11:30AM $51 members/ $60 non-members REGISTER ONLINE: www.roguegallery.org
Learn to construct creative and unique comics with the basic concepts of cartooning through the manipulation of three basic 3D shapes: the sphere, the cube, and the cylinder. Participants will learn to transform these shapes into simple cartoon figures and characters, ready to be brought to life by young artists’ stories, expression, and creativity! Ted Helard is a lifelong illustrator, cartoonist, and creator. He has an MA in Sequential Art from the Savannah College of Art and Design and his cartoons and illustrations have been included in many anthologies, publications and Continue reading Cartooning & Maquettes for Beginners for ages 6-12 |       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. 
| |
Copyright © 2012 Art Matters! - All Rights Reserved | |||
