| 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 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 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 will host Really Rogue, an exhibition of contemporary art by area artists Eileen M. Bowie, Peter Van Fleet, and David Lorenz Winston. This exhibition features surrealist oil paintings by Eileen M. Bowie, abstract wood constructions by Peter Van Fleet, and offbeat documentary photographs by David Lorenz Winston. Continue reading REALLY ROGUE:
AN EXHIBITION AT ROGUE GALLERY & ART CENTER 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.  Professional or amateur, young or old – there’s a class for everyone who wants to explore art through the Rogue Gallery & Art Center this Winter. Diverse art classes and workshops feature traditional and new art techniques taught by professional artist/educators at affordable prices. Continue reading ROGUE GALLERY & ART CENTER WINTER/ SPRING 2012 ART CLASSES 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 Rogue Gallery & Art Center’s (RGAC) Artist Professional Development Series this March features four Saturday workshops with valuable information for all artists wishing to jump-start or refresh their creative careers. Read on to learn more… Continue reading Rogue Gallery and Art Center Career Development Workshops in March 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.  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 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.  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 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 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 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 (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 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.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 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 |  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: 
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