| 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.  In one of the most extraordinary new music documentaries to come in recent memory, Academy Award-winning director Kevin Macdonald (“One Day In September” and “The Last King of Scotland”) is tackling the life and times of Jamaica’s best-known singer in “Marley.” Released today, 4/20, the legend of one of the finest reggae artists continues through interviews, never-before-seen footage and unreleased songs in this full-length film. Stunning revelations make this a must-see for fans and newcomers alike. Continue reading Bob Marley Documentary Debuts on 4/20 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 The Huffington Post, 165 contributed posts About the author:The mythical view of artists has placed them in their studios or garrets, waiting for the Muse to inspire some great new idea or image. Were that the case, the wait could be a long one, leaving artists with little to do between brainstorms. In fact, most artists rely on good work habits to solve technical, aesthetic or intellectual problems. These include maintaining a regimen of drawing or painting for a certain amount of time every day as well as pursuing certain ideas to their completion in the hope that they might lead to other, new and interesting concepts. In the mostly hands-on profession of art, inspiration comes from doing. Continue reading What Artists Do While Waiting for the Next Inspiration By The Huffington Post, 165 contributed posts About the author:While the genres of punk and metal may seem like the unlikeliest of bedfellows for a musical tradition born out of religious practice, their common American music ancestry may help to explain Sacred Harp’s cultural staying power. Continue reading Daniel J. Kushner: The Color and the Shape: Where the Brooklyn Youth Chorus Meets Sacred Harp By The Huffington Post, 165 contributed posts About the author:  Born in 1943, Elaine Reichek studied under Modernist icon Ad Reinhardt at Brooklyn College as an undergraduate. She isn’t exactly the kind of artist that… Continue reading ARTINFO: Discovering Elaine Reichek’s Sharp Conceptual Embroidery at the Whitney Biennial and Nicole Klagsbrun By The Huffington Post, 165 contributed posts About the author:LONDON — Three top works from the late Hollywood star Elizabeth Taylor’s art collection have sold at a London auction for nearly 14 million pounds… Continue reading Elizabeth Taylor’s Art Goes For Millions By The Huffington Post, 165 contributed posts About the author:By AYA BATRAWY, Associated Press CAIRO — The conflict between Egypt’s ruling military and pro-democracy protesters isn’t just on the streets of Cairo, it’s on… Continue reading PHOTOS: Egypt’s Graffiti Wars By The Huffington Post, 165 contributed posts About the author:The weather is always unpredictable and this winter, the freezing rain, snow and storms have left particularly dramatic scenes in their wake. In the month… Continue reading Wild Winter Weather Photo Contest: Submit Your Own By The Huffington Post, 165 contributed posts About the author:  Coffee has always seemed to facilitate thinking and catching ideas. Not only that, but the flavor of coffee is beyond the beyond good. Even bad coffee is better than no coffee at all. For many years, I drank probably 20 cups of instant coffee per day. Continue reading David Lynch: Obsessed: Coffee |  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.  |
