| 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.  As part of our mission to nurture and promote the visual arts in the region, the Rogue Gallery & Art Center is presenting a Visual Art Studio Tour (VAST). Artists with studios located in Medford, Oregon will open their doors to art-interested visitors during this unique weekend event. Maps of participating artists’ studio locations will be available at the Rogue Gallery & Art center and online at www.roguegallery.org in late May. The VAST event will bring exposure to Medford’s artistic community, build awareness of visual artists and their working processes and stimulate and grow the arts community throughout the Rogue Valley. Continue reading Rogue Gallery and Art Center Visual Art Studio Tour – June 2 & 3  visit us on facebook Upcoming May 13th Mother’s Day May 18 – 20th Ashland Merchants Sidewalk Sale. Loose prints, posters and small framed photos up to 50% off plus ready-made mat kits, frames and glass in popular sizes on sale. June Photography showcase featuring work by: Sean Bagshaw, Peter Stanley, Ann-Britt Malden, David Lorenz Winston and Zach Ehlert. July New paintings by Robert Beckmann. August Transitions: paintings by Robert Beckmann and Clifford Wilton. September New paintings by Clifford Wilton. May 2012 Continental Divide: Borderlands Wildlife, People and the Wall. Sponsored by the Sierra Club Borderlands Team Join us for a special opening reception this Friday from 5 – 8 pm featuring complimentary wine from Roxy Ann Winery and appetizers from Buttercloud Bakery. Continental Divide is an exhibit of 30 large canvas photo prints that depict the land, wildlife and people of the borderlands of the United States and Continue reading What’s the Impact of a 600 Mile Wall in the Desert? Find out at Bohemia Gallery Friday Night! By Michelle Anderst (MichelleAnderst), 26 contributed posts About the author: Michelle is a professional scientific illustrator and fine artist. Her artistic work draws on anatomical, etymological, botanical and electronic elements to create “fictional but plausible unions of biological and man-made structures on canvas.” Find links to her website on gallery shop as well as contact information in her listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource  My very first visit to Liquid Assets consisted of delicious bacon wrapped dates, a lovely 12 year scotch and artwork by noticeably talented artists…Curator Marsa Morse, who follows museum guidelines and standards, has an excellent eye for picking original, intriguing paintings and photographs which perfectly complement the space. I am honored to be part of her selection for the months of May and June! Please join me this Friday, May 4th during Ashland Artwalk from 5-8pm to see the newest paintings from my body of work “Artificial Plant Form”. Continue reading Opening Reception for Michelle Anderst at Liquid Assets tomorrow! By Katy Cauker, 24 contributed posts About the author: I paint in an effort to give solid form to feelings and ideas that increase the depth of my experiences in the process of living. American Modernists and their quest to discover a history of art particular to the country they lived in connect me in my personal exploration with European impressionist and post-impressionist artists. I strive to continue their work and further my own understanding of how art concurrently creates and connects us to our culture.  This watercolor is available through the Coos Art Museum’s Rental Sales gallery. www.coosart.org I particularly enjoy working with watercolors on location because of their flowing spontaneous nature and rich color. The paintings become visual memories that remind me of the day and friends I was with. A more personal memento than photographs, holding in each brushstroke and color choice a bit of the emotions and pleasures of the day. Continue reading “Warm and Cool” watercolor 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.  Review the Ashland Gallery Associations featured Gallery exhibits for May 2012 before Ashland’s First Friday ArtWalk! “Continental Divide: Borderlands Wildlife, People and the Wall ” at Bohemia Framing & Fine Art Gallery, “Leaves of Gold” works by SF Bay Area artist and photographer Susan Goldsmith at Davis & Cline, “Husbands, Wives and Lovers: A Reflection of Love” at Gallerie Karon, “Heads Up” 2- and 3-D works depicting the human face, head and masking. Features Sculptural works by Ernie Stedman of Jacksonville. Continue reading Ashland Gallery Association Featured Exhibits for May 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.  Join us at Illahe Studios and Gallery for this dynamic double artist exhibit with painter, Shan Lollis and ceramic sculptures by Susan Springer, exploring the human form inspired by movement, travel and memory. In this exhibition of new work, Shan Lollis brings us brilliant and lively paintings drawing from her memories of journeys near and far and gallery owner, Susan Springer explores the beauty of the human body in movement in the three dimensional form with this new work consisting of ceramic sculpture in the round and relief. Continue reading Illahe Studios & Gallery May Featured Exhibit and Workshop By The Huffington Post, 165 contributed posts About the author:  For a second day in a row, the director of a contemporary art museum in a small Italian town near Naples has burned a painting to protest a shortage of funds. Continue reading Italy: Funds-short Museum Burns Art In Protest 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.  Contributing close to 2 million visits and counting, thousands of artists and art lovers are participating in the global phenomenon that is Art Takes Times Square, a call for art, design and photography awarding an exhibition on the gigantic, glittering screens in the heart of NYC. Join this extraordinary project and maybe you will be the phenomenon. Continue reading Enter/Participate in the Judging of the Art Takes Times Square Exhibition 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.  Illahe Studios & Gallery with Gallery DeForest invite you to an evening of Poetry in the Neighborhood Thank you for supporting another inspiring season of Poetry in the Neighborhood! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Special Gallery Events Artist Book Talk by Cathy DeForest & Sabina Nies Wednesday, April 25th Bridging Art and The Book; The Artist Book, A Collectors’ Heart Song Cathy DeForest and Sabina Nies will present a digital slide show and talk on the vast world of artists’ books and the pleasure of collecting them. Their talk will be based on interviews of artist book collectors as well as their own experience as bookmakers and collectors. Using Illahe Gallery’s Fourth Annual Artist Book Exhibit as the backdrop to their talk, Sabina and Cathy will encourage dialog and comments from the audience. Cathy DeForest is a book artist and letterpress printer whose work was recently purchased Continue reading Illahe Studios and Gallery Events 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.  Danna Tartaglia is a beautiful artist whom for years we could always see painting just inside the Carefree Buffalo in Jacksonville. Last year she moved, rather suddenly, to Ojai, California, bought a gallery and started a new life. I’m sure there are many who miss her…I sure do. But I had the occasion to speak with her the other day and later she sent me come photos of what’s she’s working on right now… Continue reading Missing Danna – News from a Friend of Many |  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.  |
