Originally published 10/26/2012 ~ Updated 11/4/2012.
Inspirational Presentations, GALA and workshops
On November 9th and 10th in Ashland, Oregon an event will take place that may change the
face of Ashland’s highly-acclaimed art scene. Art Inspires Ashland will bring together some of the world’s most
creative minds from various schools of artistic expression for a weekend of presentations, discussions and workshops.
This event has been designed to inspire people from all walks of life. Inspiration motivates everything we
do on a daily basis. Think “TED” talks with hands-on workshop.
In the highlight of the weekend, featured artists will talk about their skills, inspirations, and accomplishments in 30-minute Inspirational Presentations held at the Historic Ashland Armory on Saturday, November 10th. Prior to the presentations,
there will be a catered Gala where the community can meet the artists. These same artists will lead workshops during the day on Saturday,
aimed at inspiring regional art students and adult artists to reach beyond anything they dreamed of creating.
“We wanted to create a unique event that is meant to inspire both artists and non-artists in the region.”
said Denise Baxter, Director of the Ashland Art Center.
The three artists are Eric Drooker, (drooker.com) New
Yorker cover illustrator, Tracy Lee Stum, (tracyleestum.com) world-renowned 3D street painter and teacher, and
Georgina Hayns, (laika.com) LAIKA, Inc. Creative Supervisor and Puppet Fabricator. LAIKA, Inc. recently
released the stop-action movie “ParaNorman” in theaters in August. “Bringing these three amazing artists to
Ashland to present workshops and talk about their inspirations, we hope will inspire our arts community to even
greater things,” added Baxter.
Along with the Gala and Inspirational presentations, each artist will be giving workshops to teach their
skills to the community. Mr. Drooker will be giving a political poster creation workshop and Ms. Hayns will
presenting puppet fabrication at the Ashland Art Center. Ms. Stum will be leading a 3D street painting workshop
at the Historic Ashland Armory in which artist will create a 12 foot x 24 foot 3D street painting on plywood.
Tickets for the Gala, Inspirational Presentations and workshops are available now on-line at www.artinspiresashland.org or at the Ashland Art Center. Please review the Art Inspires Ashland schedule of events with prices (below) and plan to attend them all! Proceeds from the event will support the Ashland Art Center, 357 E Main St. Ashland OR. AAC is a non profit 501(C)(3) organization.
Eric Drooker: internationally recognized painter/illustrator and TED talk presenter. Best known for his many New Yorker magazine covers since 1994. www.Drooker.comTracy Stum: internationally recognized American chalk artist/street painter and TED talk presenter. A visionary and master in the world of chalk art. www.tracyleestum.comGeorgina Hayns: highly recognized as a master in the field of puppet fabrication for stop-motion films; including her role as Supervisor of Puppet Fabrication on the films “Coraline” and “ParaNorman”.
Georgina Hayns Puppet Fabrication Class
$50 from 10am to 12pm at Ashland Art Center
Tracy Stum 3D Illustration Class
$30 from 10am to 2pm at the Historic Ashland Armory
Eric Drooker Art as a Means of Communication Class
$50 from 2pm to 4pm at Ashland Art Center
Gala Plus Presentations
Join us for a delightful hors d’oeuvres & wine reception, then prepare to be inspired by our featured artist presenters.$50 from 6pm to 7:30pm is the Gala and 7:30pm on is the Presentation at the Historic Ashland Armory
Presentations Only
Prepare to be inspired by our featured artist presenters: Eric Drooker, Tracy Stum, and Georgina Hayns.$15 beginning at 7:30 pm at the Historic Ashland Armory
The main sponsor of Art Inspires Ashland is Mercedes-Benz of Medford.
For more information about Art Inspires Ashland, go to www.artinspiresashland.org.
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