| By Geneva Miller, 38 contributed posts About the author: Geneva Miller writes to connect artists with the communities they serve. Enquire about news and feature articles, web content, business writing and more. Note: Ms. Miller regularly contributes to SOAR's blog, Art Matters!. Click here to read Geneva's posts. See her listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource to learn more and make contact.  Bandon photographer Wanda Young believes photography should be fun. So she organized a photography contest and exhibit for the 2011 Bandon Cranberry Festival. Amateur photographers displayed their work alongside the pros for an colorful showcase at Bandon Harbortown Event Center. Continue reading 2011 Bandon Cranberry Festival Photography Contest Winners By artistjillian, 16 contributed posts About the author: "An artist is who I am, not what I am." ~ Jillian Crider (artistjillian) grew up in the beach-side suburb of Grange, in Adelaide, South Australia. She has lived in Australia, England, Germany, and the USA, currently making her home in Southern Oregon, USA. She works in a multiple of mediums and sizes, including some very tiny miniatures. Her work is collected world-wide; she has won awards in notable exhibitions and been juried into numerous art shows. 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 Stefan van Drake, 78 contributed posts About the author: Stefan van Drake, the ArtTraveler(TM), is an American expatriate artist living in Andalusia on the Costa del Sol, Spain, in Canillas de Albaida, a tiny mountain village and artists' colony. An award-winning print journalist and photographer, published poet, lyricist and musician (blues & rock harmonica), a retired public interest trial lawyer and activist, he also paints in oils and sculpts in alabaster and collects and showcases the works of Spanish, Latin American, European and other international emerging artists with special emphasis on independent artists living in south Spain. He has resided in 5 countries, traveled in 32 others and curates a restaurant gallery. Art Matters! is pleased to syndicate Stefan's blog as we find substantial value in his observant perspective from outside the US.  Dutch contemporary artist Jeanne van Heeswijk wins 2011 Leonore Annenberg Prize for Art and Social Change, Creative Time Summit, New York on 25 September. Continue reading Dutch digest: Jeanne van Heeswijk wins $25,000 prize for art activism By The Huffington Post, 165 contributed posts About the author:A man died recently that I want you to know about. In his own very unique way he developed an expertise that helped bring justice to those who would otherwise never get it. His name was Frank Bender and he was the best known of a rare breed of forensic sculptors. Continue reading Diane Dimond: Frank Bender, The ‘Re-composer’ of the Decomposed 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.  Southern Oregons’ World of Wine Festival supports both local art as well as a growing wine industry. This year the Southern Oregon World of Wine Festival released its first open call to Southern Oregon artists, seeking wine-themed visual art to be considered for its 2012 festival poster. Please join the World of Wine festival in congratulating Jaime Bryn from Williams, Oregon on her winning oil on canvas piece, titled “Ladybug”. Continue reading World of Wine Festival Supports Local Art & Thriving Wine Industry 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.  Artist Alx Fox just got word that her painting “Bliss” has been juried into her fourth national show this year! Congratulations, Alx! Continue reading Congratulations to Alx Fox! By The Huffington Post, 165 contributed posts About the author:In the video below, BBC’s Tom Wilson speaks to contemporary Romanian artist Ion Barladeanu. Though important today, Barladeanu lived in the trash room of an… Continue reading WATCH: Romanian Artist Lived Years Of His Life In Trash 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. The legislation which would have hacked a further $10.6 million in funding for the National Endowment for the Arts from the FY 2012 Interior Appropriations bill was soundly defeated with a 240 – 181 vote yesterday, and Congressional District #2 Representative Greg Walden did his part to help! We sent Rep. Walden strong admonishments letting him know this was what we wanted him to do. Won’t you join us now in sending him a nice thank you through the NEA’s “Advocate for the Arts” system? NICE WORK EVERYONE! Thanks to all the arts advocates of the State of Oregon and across the country for working SO HARD for this victory! You ROCK!! Continue reading We Did It!! 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. Congratulations to Jaime Byrn of Williams, Oregon for winning the 2012 World of Wine Poster Competition! View the field of entries and vote for your own favorite by leaving a comment! Continue reading Congratulations to the winner of the 2012 World of Wine Poster Competition! |  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.  |
