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Staff Art Show at Central Art!

December Art Show at Central Art GalleryFEATURING: CENTRAL ART STAFFDuring Medford’s 3rd Friday Art WalkDecember 17th, 2021 5-8pm

Central Art Gallery announces its December 3rd Friday art show, spotlighting the works of Featured Artists -the Employees of Central Art!

Comprised of diverse pieces in both traditional and digital mediums, this exhibition showcases the individual talents of our artistic team members – each with their own unique creative background and signature style, from printmaking to acrylic painting and even digital art!

Exhibiting artists include Leland Struebig, Yasmine Lentfer, Paul Bunch, Anne Dochez, Alex Fisher, Adam Bunch, Jonathan Alim, and Jason Bell-Bechtol.The exhibit will be from 5-8pm during Medford’s Art Walk Friday, December 17th. *FACE MASKS REQUIRED* Social distancing is strongly encouraged. We are strictly following CDC’s COVID-19 guidelines – click here for more info. Central Art Gallery is located in downtown Medford at 101 N. Central.

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JAY GORDON at Central Art for Third Friday Show TODAY!

Art Show at Central Art Gallery with Featured Artist – JAY GORDONDuring Medford’s 3rd Friday Art Walk October 15th, 2021 5-8pm

Central Art Gallery announces its October “3rd Friday” art show, showcasing the works of Featured Artist Jay Gordon. This series draws its inspiration from the popular “Inktober” drawing prompts challenge on Instagram. 

Bio –After extensive forays into music (as a professional bassist) and medicine (as a pediatrician), Jay was living in Washington, D.C. and was so deeply affected by the art in the city’s amazing museums that in 2014 she became fully devoted to drawing and painting. Since then Jay has been experimenting with all kinds of art, including portraiture, illustration, still life, figure drawing and printmaking. After moving to the beautiful Rogue Valley in 2017, Jay has been affiliated as a painter and illustrator with Enclāve Gallery & Studios in Ashland, Oregon, and has been exhibiting and selling work throughout the Pacific Northwest.

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November 2019 Art Deadlines List- Call for Art!

Art Deadlines List.

Calls to Artists: December 30, 2019 – SPLASH 22 Showcase your talent by entering this exciting competition, brought to you by Artists Network. We have dedicated the 22nd edition of Splash to The Creative Spark! Top award winners will be published in a special edition of Watercolor Artist magazine. Entry Fee. Details: http://bitly.com/2wPDCzU December 02, 2019 – LACDA “SNAP TO GRID” OPEN CALL, EVERY ENTRY SHOWN! The Los Angeles Center for Digital Art seeks artists for an un-juried international exhibit featuring digital art and photography December 12, 2019-January 4, 2020. All entries will be printed (8.5“x11” on heavyweight paper) and shown in the gallery arranged in a grid. Entrants submit JPEG files of original work. Entry Fee. Details: http://bitly.com/2CI03Kz November 30, 2019 – SLOWART PRODUCTIONS | EMERGING ARTISTS 2019 Deadline Extended – This is the 28th annual competition for gallery exhibition and “Artists of the Decade Publication Award.” This

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Rogue Gallery Special Reception Sept. 27: The Cutting Edge

B Wague Diakite bowl

Rogue Gallery & Art Center Special Reception on September 27, 5:30 – 8:00 pm

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The Cutting Edge: Ceramics by Baba Wagué Diakité & Collages By Penda Diakité September 27 – November 8, 2019

Main Gallery Exhibit

Opening reception to meet artist Baba Wagué Diakité and Penda Diakité, September 27, 5;30 – 8:00 pm

This exhibit features a collaboration of father and daughter artists, Baba Wagué Diakité and Penda Diakité. Ceramic artist Baba Wagué Diakité and collage artist Penda Diakité create vibrant work featuring expressive narratives. Each artists has a unique approach, embracing styles and influences from contemporary to traditional, from Mali, Africa to Portland, Oregon.

Baba Wagué Diakité is an artist, author, illustrator and storyteller. He was raised in Mali, West Africa and is now based in Portland, Oregon. His work

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Deanna St Martin Weisinger Show Reception

Vibrating Tutu, watercolor by Deanna St. Martin

You are invited to the Deanna St Martin Weisinger Show reception tonight from 6–8 pm at Weisinger Family Winery, located at 3150 Siskiyou Blvd in Ashland.

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New Exhibit, Call for Celtic Art, and Life Study Classes at Rogue Gallery

At Rogue Gallery Ravindra C. Vasavada, Virginia Canyon, Emigrant Wilderness, CA

Ravindra C. Vasavada, detail of Mt. Everest from Pang La, Tibet China NEW EXHIBIT IN THE BERRYMAN GALLERY IN THE BERRYMAN GALLERY

Exotic and Remote: Photography of RC Vasavada

January 31 – April 2, 2019

Ravindra C. Vasavada, Virginia Canyon, Emigrant Wilderness, CA Ravindra C. Vasavada photographs nature on his hikes in Alaska, Chile, California, Colorado, Nepal, Norway, Oregon, and Tibet. His photographs capture the mood of each region, its simplicity, beauty, grandeur, and immensity. The Berryman Gallery is located upstairs at the Craterian Theater. Visit before performances or during their normal office hours. See their website for performance dates: www.craterian.org/calendar. 4TH ANNUAL CELTIC CELEBRATION SUNDAY, MARCH 17, 5:30-7:30 PM Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at the Rogue Gallery!

The Rogue Gallery celebrates the Art of Celtic Tradition with art, food and traditional Irish music. The evening includes: Irish food and beer Musicians performing traditional Irish music including

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Painting & WSO Traveling Exhibition In Carlton, OR

Wallow Gallery, Carlton OR Greetings!  I am pleased to say that my watercolor painting “Three Minute Egg V11”, is now showing in the Wallow Gallery, Carlton, OR. You see, it is one of the 20 award winning paintings from the Watercolor Society of Oregon’s (WSO) Spring 2018 Experimental Exhibition.  And, WSO has a traveling show consisting […]

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Paintings Showing At Linda Vista and Two Spring Daffodil Drawings

The daffodil: an early flower and symbol of hope; a nice way to end the month of March and start the month of April. Intentions. Greetings! I would like to share with you an announcement about my latest art show. Plus, I have a couple of daffodil drawings to show you. You see, I thought […]

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Heartened: WSO Spring Exhibition and Day 14 “The Heart Is Complicated”

Heartened, as in feeling encouraged, elated and (nearly always) cheerful. Happy Valentine’s Day! Good News. I am so pleased to say that my watercolor painting “Three Minute Egg V11” was juried in to the Watercolor Society of Oregon (WSO) Spring Experimental Exhibition.  The Juror is Ms. Fran Larsen, an artist I have long admired. Its […]

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Artwork At Ashland Parks & Recreation; Days 12 & 13 #30paintingsin30days Challenge

Its cheerful; its colorful; and its Stermer-Cox artwork at the Grove Building, Ashland Parks and Recreation. Art Show. Greetings!  I am pleased to announce that my husband Robert and I hung fourteen of my paintings yesterday at the above mentioned Grove Building, 1195 East Main St., Ashland OR.  You may see the artwork during business […]

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