 |  Independent in your use of clay and just need some work space and tools? Host Bonnie Baker will be available to answer questions about the workspace, tools and materials. Sundays from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm $8 per session – Clay and firings available for purchase Drop in! Ages 16 – Adult Youth ceramicists under …
Continue reading Uninstructed Clay Open Studio – with Bonnie Baker  Ignite the Mind, Stir the Soul, Open the Heart – Boldly Create! Please visit the Rogue Gallery & Art Center website for complete listing of summer art camps and to register: www.roguegallery.org. 2012 SUMMER ART CAMPS FOR CHILDREN & TEENS CREATIVE ● INSPIRING ● FUN! Summer Art Camps are designed to nurture creativity and youth ages 4-17 will have fun, explore, and learn foundational art skills. Each camp is taught by an experienced artist educator and students use quality materials to create their art. All this takes place in a real art making environment-our professional art studio. Rogue Gallery & Art Center Summer Art Camps provide quality art education to inspire and build life-long interest in the arts. Weekly, themes include: New! Ages 4-7: RECYCLED ART Ages 7-12: WORLD ART, PAPER CREATIONS, YOU CAN DRAW!, MIX IT UP- ART Continue reading Summer Art Camps for ages 4-7, 7-12, 13-17! – Rogue Gallery & Art Center  Learn four pen and ink drawing techniques: contour lines, parallel lines, cross hatching and stippling from author, illustrator and graphic artist Tom Romano. April 14, 15, 21, 22 from 1:00 – 3:00 pm $80, additional materials list Contact Tom at tom Continue reading Pen and Ink Drawing Techniques with Tom Romano  ARTIST TEEN MENTORING PROJECT ATMP 2012 – Silvia Trujillo's students and their project March 30–April 13, 2012 Reception: Friday, April 6, 5:00–7:00pm roguegallery.org/exhibits This exhibition is a culmination of RGAC’s annual project that brings local artists together with teens to nurture their artistic growth. The Artist Teen Mentoring Project (ATMP)—now in its seventh year at the Rogue Gallery & Art Center (RGAC)—offers local teens, ages 16 to 18, a realistic look at the life of a professional artist. These aspiring artists have the opportunity to work with established artists to create art in a variety of materials and styles, including those seldom available to high school students. This exhibition, presented in RGAC’s prestigious Main Gallery, is the culmination of the project which displays creative work by both teens and artists. This year’s exhibition—made possible through sponsorship by Rogue Disposal and Recycling, and Lithia Motors—runs from March 30 through April  Spring has arrived and inspiration grows like the sunlight as the Rogue Gallery & Art Center (RGAC) offers more for Rogue Valley artists and artists-in-the-making. Professional or amateur, young or old – there’s a class for everyone who wants to explore art through the Rogue Gallery & Art Center this spring and all year-round. Diverse art classes and workshops feature traditional and new art techniques taught by professional artist/educators at affordable prices. Advance registration is required for all classes and workshops and space is limited- students can easily enroll online: www.roguegallery.org. Continue reading NEW SPRING ART CLASSES & WORKSHOPS AT THE ROGUE GALLERY & ART CENTER  We were delighted to hear from Jeanne Randall of the Masterpiece Christian Fine Arts Foundation last week and just posted new listings for the non-profit organization she heads, the Masterpiece Christian Fine Arts Foundation, and its annual artists retreat and conference, with a 2012 theme “Envision” for its May 30 – June 2 meeting. Please note that registration for their 2012 conference is now underway and visit their listings for a complete collection of links and contact information.  Artists of faith are uniquely qualified to literally give our culture vision. At the 7th annual conference, artists of faith from across the country will be sharpening their vision and purpose, refining their skills and pursuing excellence in their craft, while equipping themselves for the calling as ambassadors for Christ in the culture of the arts. Join us for 4 days of painting and instruction with master artists of our day whose works have attracted the attention of a generation. Continue reading “Envision” Masterpiece Christian Artist Conference May 30 – June 2 
The Rogue Gallery & Art Center presents Earth Paints and Nature Inspired Art with Leah Mebane for ages 8-13 Saturday, March 17th from 10 AM – noon Advance registration is required! Please register online: www.roguegallery.org “Go green” in the art studio for St. Patty’s Day and for the Earth and learn how to make earth paints from natural pigments and colored clay. Create your own brushes from plant stalks and use your new artist tools to create unique and natural art projects including eco-stationary with leaf and vegetable prints, glue batik designs with earth paints, and painting smooth river stones for your garden or home. All materials included: includes Earth Paint Kit to take home (retail value $29.99)! $42 members/ $50 non-members Member Discounts and Scholarships available: Call (541)772-8118 for more information. Advance Registration is required!
Ignite the Mind, Stir the  The Rogue Gallery & Art Center presents two March 2012 Artist Professional Development workshops designed for Beginners and and for those wishing to freshen up on their Photoshop skills to improve and modify their digital photos to meet the needs for exhibition opportunity submissions, for websites, blogs, and more! Advance Registration is required! http://www.roguegallery.org/register.pl
THRIVE as an artist in 2012 and beyond with RGAC’s Artist Professional Development Workshops by artist advocate, web designer, and arts marketing whiz/ digital images and computer expert Hannah West! Beginning Working with Images and Photoshop for Artists with Hannah West Saturday • March 17 • 10:30 AM – 12 PM As an artist, images of your work seen online and submitted for exhibition opportunities must look professional and do justice to your art! Learn a foundation of basic skills in Continue reading Working with Images (Photoshop) for Artists with Hannah West: this Saturday 3/17 Shan Lollis shares her experience of over 30 years of drawing. Learn some shortcuts to drawing from life, drawing on location, and materials to use. Rekindle an appreciation of your surroundings. See the world with an artist’s eye. Part of the day will include drawing a live model, practicing proportion, light and shadow, and some color theory. |        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 here Now thru April 30:  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. 
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