| By rgac, 84 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.  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 Continue reading Start with Art- Making Art Together Class for ages 3-6 at the Rogue Gallery & Art Center By rgac, 84 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.  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 By rgac, 84 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 is offering monthly Afterschool Art Studio I and Afterschool Art Studio II this Winter! Register online: www.roguegallery.org STUDIO 1: For children in grades 1 – 6: Wednesdays 2 to 5PM (Corresponds with Medford School District’s early-release Wednesdays) Paint, draw, sculpt, print, explore, create, and be inspired by introductory art lessons in our spacious & fully-equipped art studio! February 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 $72 members/ $85 non-members March 7, 14, 21 $46 members/ $55 non-members April 4, 11, 18, 25 $59 members/ $70 non-members May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 $72 members/ $85 non-members STUDIO 2 (intensive): For youths in grades 4 – 9: Tuesdays 4:30 to 6PM Draw and paint from life and the imagination Continue reading Afterschool Art Studios I and II offered for youth in 1st – 9th grades! By rgac, 84 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 (RGAC) is looking for creative, imaginative, enthusiastic, and inspirational art instructors to teach our 2012 Summer Art Camps. RGAC will be offering 10 weeks of camps (each camp session will run for four days, three hours per day), from June 19 — August 31. The ages of youth vary but generally are ages 6-12 (proposals for teen art camps and ages 3-6 may be considered). Instructors are usually hired to teach one — three sessions of camp. Our vision: Ignite the Mind, Stir the Soul, Open the Heart… Boldly Create! Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in art, education or related field preferred. Experience working with youth is mandatory! Successful candidates should have experience developing and implementing fun and engaging hands-on activities. A background check is required. Please note that these are highly competitive positions. To apply, please submit a cover letter, Continue reading RGAC is now hiring Summer Art Camp Instructors By rgac, 84 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.By rgac, 84 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 offers a variety of classes and workshops for artists of all ages and abilities! Continue reading Drop In and Draw Art Class for youth ages 6-12 at the RGAC By rgac, 84 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.  This two day workshop will focus on techniques for painting water and skies in watercolor. Participants will be guided in unveiling the mystery behind realistically rendering sea and sky. Some experience required. Space is limited! Register to reserve your space today! Continue reading Rogue Gallery and Art Center presents Lane Hall teaching Intermediate/ Advanced Watercolor: Water and Sky Workshop By rgac, 84 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.  This March, RGAC is offering an Artist Professional Development Series! Each class is just $35 for members and is jam packed full of useful information, ideas, and skills to help you bring your art career to the next level. Whether you want to develop an art marketing strategy, better utilize online resources and social networking, or learn to make digital images of your work stand out for exhibition opportunities- we’ve got you covered! With four amazing workshops led by outstanding artist and artist advocates Hannah West and Nikolas Allen, the Rogue Gallery & Art Center wants to help YOU develop your art career! Continue reading Artist Professional Development Series at RGAC this March! By soar, 516 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.  This group exhibition features abstract watercolor paintings by Virginia Andrade of Grants Pass, OR; the vibrantly-hued chromogenic photographs by Robert Buelteman of Montara, CA; and the found object/mixed media installation by April & Wendy Hill from Medford and Sunriver, OR, respectively. These are artist share an interest in using unusual processes and/or materials in the creation of their work. Continue reading TRIO: ANDRADE, BUELTEMAN & HILL By rgac, 84 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 will host Elvis Emporium, a non-juried community exhibition, in conjunction with the Heart of Medford Association’s Elvis Week. 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