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By Southern Oregon Artists Resource, 1855 contributed posts
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The Southern Society of Artists (SOSA) meeting will be held at the Medford Public Library on September 23, at 7 PM.
Library doors close at 7 so we suggest 6:45 pm. Our Guest Speaker will be Tony Antonides talking about the Dutch Masters, Camera Obscura and other tools. Refreshments will be served. Guests welcome. Well behaved young people included.
Questions call Judy Grillo at 541-625-3285 or Mindy Wallace at 541- 423-5122
By Southern Oregon Artists Resource, 1855 contributed posts
View all Southern Oregon Artists Resource's 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, enthusiasts 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.
Josephine County Artists Association 2019 Membership Show
Best of Show Award…..$50 Cash Award Members Choice Award…..$25 Gift Certificate for Central Art
Members- Get your artwork ready for our Membership Show
October 3, 2019
Dinner and Show at the Taprock Northwest Grill Cost: $20 – includes Buffet Dinner and gratuity
Money for tickets must be received by September 21st and will be available at our September 5th Meeting or by mail to the
JCAA PO Box
No entry fee for this show….only JCAA Members can enter Guests are welcome to attend the dinner and critique – Cost $20
Judge: Charlotte Peterson
Registration: 5:30 – 6:00 PM No paintings will be accepted after 6:00 PM Dinner: 6:00 – 7:00 PM Buffet
Awards and Critique: 7:00 – 8:30 PM
Each member can enter one painting that has not been previously entered in any JCAA Show. Paintings entered in this show will not be eligible for entry in the Spring Show.
The following are the categories for this show:
Advanced Intermediate Beginner/Classwork
The judge will determine the first, second, third and honorable mention awards for each category. The judge will also select Best of Show.
The JCAA membership will select the award for Members’ Choice.
Fruitdale Grange
1440 Parkdale Drive, Grants Pass, OR
Promoting the interest and development of the arts for its members and the community. Monthly meetings include guest artist demonstrations. Activities include the annual Spring Show, Luncheon and Critique, the Fall Membership Show and Plein aire outings. Monthly meetings on the first Thursday of each month except July & August. Time: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec 1:00PM–3:00 PM; Apr, May, Jun, Sept, Oct, Nov 6:30PM–8:30PM.
By Southern Oregon Artists Resource, 1855 contributed posts
View all Southern Oregon Artists Resource's 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, enthusiasts 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.
Be inspired and start writing.
Find space for your creative voice at the new Writers’ Room studio in Jacksonville. Only a few spots left in the Spring Writing Groups.
Monday Evenings, April 15 – May 13
6:30 – 9 pm
OR
Wednesday Mornings, April 17 – May 15
9:30 am – 12 noon
* Explore writing in a supportive environment and creative space.
* Write together, study craft, and receive useful feedback.
* New to writing? Beginning again? Established in your writing practice and looking for community? Writers’ Room welcomes all experience levels and genres.
By Southern Oregon Artists Resource, 1855 contributed posts
View all Southern Oregon Artists Resource's 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, enthusiasts 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.
Just a heads-up! Due to library availability, Southern Oregon Society of Artists first meeting of 2019 will be the THIRD Monday.
Don’t forget this will be a juried critique and the President’s challenge will be black and white drawings for the 2019 directory. All SOSA members are invited to submit entries and all attendees will be asked to vote for their favorite. Number one drawing will be used for the front of the directory and number two will be used for the back.
SOSA invites all two-dimensional visual artists to attend meetings held on the fourth* Monday of each month, January – October at the Medford Public Library at 7:00 pm. Be early – library doors lock at 7:00 pm!
*Due to library availability, Southern Oregon Society of Arts January 2019 meeting will be the THIRD Monday.
By Southern Oregon Artists Resource, 1855 contributed posts
View all Southern Oregon Artists Resource's 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, enthusiasts 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.
By Southern Oregon Artists Resource, 1855 contributed posts
View all Southern Oregon Artists Resource's 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, enthusiasts 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 Southern Oregon Society of Artists ( SOSA) April 23, 2018 meeting is a Juried Critique at 7 PM at the Medford Public Library.
Public is welcome but only members may bring art to be adjudicated.
Artwork to be evaluated must be there by 6:30 pm Snacks will be available.
Our Judge will be Catie Faryl.
Earth Bridge by Catie Faryl
Catie Faryl is a well-known West Coast artist who has lived in the Rogue Valley for 30 years. Her artwork is about the human condition and the times in which we live. Her explorations, ideas and feelings about social, environmental and political topics are sources for etchings, oils, watercolor paintings. She has served on the Board of S.O.U.’s Schneider Museum of Art, taught and shown work in innumerable venues and helped form the Ashland Gallery Association. As a teacher, activist and artist she is known for her sense of humor, her curiosity and her work to defend the rights of nature. Catie recently re-opened her Center for Creative Change gallery in a partnership with Pollinator Project Rogue Valley and Beyond Toxics at 107 W. First Street in Phoenix,Oregon. Please visit her website at www.catiefaryl.net
By Southern Oregon Artists Resource, 1855 contributed posts
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Painting by Barbara Burnett
SOSA September 2017 Meeting, Work in Progress Critique
The Southern Oregon Society of Artists ( SOSA) September 25 meeting takes place at the Medford Public Library at 7 pm and will be a “Work in Progress” Critique. Barbara Burnett will be advising members on their active works. Guests are always welcome and, if time allows, their works will be looked at as well.
For more information call BJ Mathis at 541-414-4993 or Judy Grillo at 541-625-3285.
By Southern Oregon Artists Resource, 1855 contributed posts
View all Southern Oregon Artists Resource's 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, enthusiasts 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 Southern Oregon Socity of Artists ( SOSA) July 24 meeting will be a juried critique by renowned artist Gabriel Lipper at 6:30 pm at the Medford Public Library. While everyone interested in art is welcome, only members may submit their art to be juried.
For more information call Judy Grillo at 541-625-3285 or BJ Mathis at 541-414-4993 or [email protected] .
By Southern Oregon Artists Resource, 1855 contributed posts
View all Southern Oregon Artists Resource's 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, enthusiasts 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.
SOSA January 2017 Meeting – The Southern Oregon Society of Artists (SOSA) will start the 2017 Season on January 23, at 6:30 pm at the Medford Public Library.
The SOSA January 2017 Meeting opening program is a Membership Art Critique with Kim Hearon, Executive Director of the Rogue Gallery & Art Center, acting as Juror.
Also at the SOSA January 2017 Meeting, the President’s Challenge will be B&W drawings, no bigger than 8×10 and hopefully incorporating “SOSA” and “2017” but not required. The winner will be used for the 2017 Directory/yearbook cover.
By Southern Oregon Artists Resource, 1855 contributed posts
View all Southern Oregon Artists Resource's 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, enthusiasts 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 Southern Oregon Society of Artists (SOSA) October meeting will be the group’s last regular season meeting of 2016. The meeting takes place on October 24, 2016 at the Medford Public Library at 6:30 pm. This is a critique meeting, which means all members are welcome to bring their completed, gallery-ready works to be critiqued by guest artist Lucy Warnick.
Non-members are welcome to come and observe. The meeting starts at 6:30 with refreshments and social time. Then the critique starts at 7 pm.
Lucy Warnick Bio
Lucy Warnick was born in the Chicago area and began her art education at the University of Illinois before moving to the northwest.
While studying at Oregon State University under Nelson Sandgren, Warnick was introduced to painting outdoors, which is still the foundation of her work.
Lucy received a BFA in painting from the University of Oregon in 1974. She has worked as a teacher and arts administrator in Southern Oregon and Houston, Texas, as well as exhibiting her work throughout the country.
Nature is the source of inspiration for Lucy’s paintings and prints. She paints outdoors year-round as well as working from models and painting still life. Lucy’s workis currently on display in the showroom of Cabinet Solutions at 315 N. Bartlett in Medford.
For more information please call Judy Grillo at (661 )609-5837 or BJ Mathis at (541) 414-492.
SOSA January 2017 Meeting – The Southern Oregon Society of Artists (SOSA) will start the 2017 Season on January 23, at 6:30 pm at the Medford Public Library.
