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About the author: Founded by artist Anne Brooke, Art Presence is an art organization operating as a non-profit under the Arts Council of Southern Oregon. We've grown from a small group of Jacksonville artists with our board meeting at the GoodBean Cafe to over 100 artists with an art center and gallery in the historic core of our charming town. Our mission is to encourage and develop a growing art presence in the city of Jacksonville, to provide venues for artists which will enhance their work and encourage patronage, to work with the merchants of Jacksonville to promote a variety of outstanding events and displays to draw visitors downtown, to inspire and educate and provide additional beauty to our city. For contact information and web links, please visit our listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource  July 4 – 28: “Luminosity” Member Exhibition ~ Arts Alliance of Southern Oregon Meeting July 10 at 2pm ~ Meet the Artists! Reception July 12, 5-7pm ~ “Luminosity” Art Talk: July 13, 1-2pm ~ Art Presence Curated Exhibits at the Jacksonville and Medford Libraries Continue reading July Events at Art Presence By Southern Oregon Artists Resource, 1954 contributed posts
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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. July 13, 1-2pm at Art Presence Art Center in Jacksonville, activist/artist Catie Faryl will talk about “luminosity” in light of the need for transparency and truth and what art and satire can reveal. “Afterglow,” by Catie Faryl The aspect of creating art as political and social satire is one of many paths to truth since it can reveal hidden or unacknowledged aspects of society and what is communicated or not, as well as what we need to consider and change. Art can also serve as a relief to the stress of political and economic anxieties by reducing the grandiosity of our problems and looking at things with fresh eyes and light. Two of the paintings Catie will exhibit in the July “Luminosity” show at Art Presence are from her short written piece – “A Trip to Cynbalta: A Story of Community.” After a presentation of this body of Continue reading Catie Faryl “Luminosity” Art Talk By Art Works, 329 contributed posts
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About the author: Art Works is the official blog of the National Endowment for the Arts August 1, 2012 by Paulette Beete Johanna Warren. Photo by Monik Geisel “I used to do a lot of waiting…for inspiration and luck, but then I realized both of those things are like lightning, and you can either sit at home wondering, ‘Why haven’t I been struck by lightning yet?’ or you can cover yourself […] Continue reading Art Talk with NEA Literary Translation Fellow Johanna Warren By Art Works, 329 contributed posts
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About the author: Art Works is the official blog of the National Endowment for the Arts July 30, 2012 by Whitney Dail Marguerite Perret working at the Grant Museum, University College London. Photo courtesy of the artist. “At different times I am some combination of colleague, collaborator, educator, mentor, facilitator, archivist, witness, and activist. And all of those roles are part of my way of being an artist.” —Marguerite Perret Marguerite […] Continue reading Art (& Science) Talk with Marguerite Perret By Art Works, 329 contributed posts
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About the author: Art Works is the official blog of the National Endowment for the Arts July 23, 2012 by Whitney Dail Michael Hearst. Photo by Chris Smith/Photography, courtesy of Michael Hearst/One Ring Zero (Michael Hearst & Joshua Camp). “On a fundamental level, music is science… But for me, they really just happen to be two big interests of mine.” — Michael Hearst Michael Hearst has a taste for the unusual. […] Continue reading Art (& Science) Talk with Michael Hearst of One Ring Zero By Art Works, 329 contributed posts
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About the author: Art Works is the official blog of the National Endowment for the Arts July 18, 2012 by Paulette Beete Vijay Iyer. Photo by Hans Speekenbrink “[Art] has to do those things that nothing else can do. It has to take us to places where nothing else can take us. It has to connect us in ways that nothing else can.” — Vijay Iyer Grammy-nominated musician Vijay Iyer didn’t […] Continue reading Art Talk with jazz pianist and composer Vijay Iyer By Art Works, 329 contributed posts
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About the author: Art Works is the official blog of the National Endowment for the Arts June 27, 2012 Art by flickr user Swrobski When interviewing artists and culture mavens for our Art Talk blog series, we often pose the question, “What do you think is the role of the artist in the community?” Below are a few of our favorite answers from a collection of incredible individuals. Don and Mera […] Continue reading In Their Own Words: Artists and Community By Art Works, 329 contributed posts
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About the author: Art Works is the official blog of the National Endowment for the Arts June 20, 2012 Text by Paulette Beete with all images courtesy of Greg Mort “I think, ultimately, science and art ask the same question. They both seek a kind of beauty.” —Greg Mort For painter Greg Mort, his art is grounded in the stars. His watercolors and oils reflect not just a deep fascination with […] Continue reading Art (and Science) Talk with Greg Mort By Art Works, 329 contributed posts
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About the author: Art Works is the official blog of the National Endowment for the Arts June 8, 2012 by Don Ball Shakespeare Theatre Company Artistic Director Michael Kahn, photo by Scott Suchma “[Y]ou have to be as uncompromising as you possibly can about who you think you are, and to fight for that, in bad times and good times.” — Michael Kahn Having established himself as a premier artistic director […] Continue reading Art Talk with Michael Kahn, Artistic Director, Shakespeare Theatre Company By Art Works, 329 contributed posts
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About the author: Art Works is the official blog of the National Endowment for the Arts May 30, 2012 By Rebecca Gross David Henry Hwang. Photo by Lia Chang While an undergraduate at Stanford University, David Henry Hwang’s first play, FOB, was produced in the glamorous setting of his dormitory. The play, whose title is shorthand for “fresh off the boat,” examined the lives of recent Chinese immigrants. Though Hwang’s stages […] Continue reading Art Talk with David Henry Hwang | |
Catie Faryl “Luminosity” Art Talk
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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.
July 13, 1-2pm at Art Presence Art Center in Jacksonville, activist/artist Catie Faryl will talk about “luminosity” in light of the need for transparency and truth and what art and satire can reveal.
“Afterglow,” by Catie Faryl
The aspect of creating art as political and social satire is one of many paths to truth since it can reveal hidden or unacknowledged aspects of society and what is communicated or not, as well as what we need to consider and change. Art can also serve as a relief to the stress of political and economic anxieties by reducing the grandiosity of our problems and looking at things with fresh eyes and light.
Two of the paintings Catie will exhibit in the July “Luminosity” show at Art Presence are from her short written piece – “A Trip to Cynbalta: A Story of Community.” After a presentation of this body of
Continue reading Catie Faryl “Luminosity” Art Talk