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Honors for Art Presence Member

Congratulations to Desmond Serratore, whose painting, “New City Hall,” won the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce art contest and is featured on their new postcards, available in time for the holidays!

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Art Deadlines List Fall 2018

Art Deadlines List.

December 03, 2018 SPLASH 21 COMPETITION In painting, mood is the general atmosphere, state of mind or emotion that a work of art evokes. Artists have many compositional elements at their disposal for creating mood and drama in their paintings–from value and light, to color, to perspective and depth. Every painting strives to capture some sort of mood, whether it is disturbing or tranquil, melancholy or energetic. Entry Fee. Details: http://bitly.com/2wPDCzU October 31, 2018 SLOWART PRODUCTIONS | EMERGING ARTISTS 2019 SlowArt Productions presents Emerging Artists 2019, the 27th annual competition for exhibition and Artist of the Year Award. Open to all artists working in any media. This event is devoted to the discovery, introduction and promotion of Emerging Artists. The exhibition will be held February 27 – March 23, 2019, at the Limner Gallery. Entry Fee. Details: http://bitly.com/2wYpkPW OR [email protected]

October 28, 2018

50 WORD HORROR STORY HALLOWEEN CONTEST

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Umpqua Plein Air 2018 at the Umpqua Arts Association in Roseburg, Oregon

Call to Artists for Umpqua Plein Air 2018 UVAA’s Umpqua Plein Air is a three-day annual painting event and competition for artists working en plein air. During the event, artists will capture Douglas County’s wild and stunning landscapes including the breathtaking, emerald waters of the North Umpqua River and the peaceful, golden hills at Doc Bailey’s Farm.

Cash prizes offered, along with 40 awards of distinction! Learn more here: http://uvarts.com/umpqua-plein-air/

 

Southern Oregon Plein Air 2018 Is Coming! Plan Your Life Accordingly.

Southern Oregon Plein Air 2018 Is Coming!

*For full schedule of events and to Register Online, be sure to visit

www.soartistsworkshop.com VISIT CENTRAL ART!

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Award at Watercolor Society Of Oregon’s Spring Experimental Exhibition

Award, that is to say a special recognition of achievement.  Good News! Greetings!  I am pleased to say that my painting Three Minute Egg V11 earned the Fourth Place “High Desert” award in the Watercolor Society of Oregon (WSO) Spring Experimental Exhibition, Florence OR. (Yay!). The exhibition opened on Saturday, April 7th at the Florence […]

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Love of Art!  from Art Deadlines List

The Earth without Art is just "Eh"

Love of Art! from Art Deadlines List February 2018 Art Deadlines List March 01, 2018 – ACRYLICWORKS Creative energy is the driving force of what it means to be an artist, and how an artist chooses to use that energy is what sets one apart from the others. Some may choose energetic brush strokes creating movement that seems to dance across the canvas. Others may select colors that represent a feeling behind their emotional energy for a particular work. Entry Fee. Details: http://bitly.com/2jynURZ February 28, 2018 – FREE WEBINAR ON HOW TO GET A PATRON OR SPONSOR Ongoing – A Free Online webinar that will teach you methods to find Patrons and Sponsors for your art. You will learn how one artist got Apple Computers and Bose Sound to sponsor art work and art projects and also how individual donors and Patrons can be solicited. There is also an option

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“One Artist Changes His Art & Saves His Life” Interview, Video and Discount Codes!

natural Eaerth Paints Wins 2016 Cribsie Awards!

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Sue Bennett Painting Honored with Museum Purchase Award

Yasek Loop Barn, Oil by Sue Bennett

Sue Bennett’s painting “Yasek Loop Barn” has been chosen for the Permanent Collection Purchase Award from the Yaquina River Museum of Art, Toledo, Oregon. Congratulations Sue!

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eARTh Day News from Leah Mebane!

Earth Day Painted Hands

eARTh day 2013 news from Leah Mebane

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Au Naturel Awards Highlight Artists’ Reception

The opening reception of Clatsop Community College’s seventh annual juried art exhibit, Au Naturel: The Nude in the 21st Century, was held Thursday, March 7, in the CCC Art Center Gallery.

 

Artists pictured left to right: Denise Weir (Edmonds, WA), Jim McComas (Superior, CO), John Whitehouse (West Linn, OR), Bethany Rowland (Portland, OR), Sebastian Hyde (Oakland, CA), Lisa Ackerman (Astoria, OR), Jessica Marshall (Corvallis, OR), Paul Rutz (Portland, OR), Alexandra Eyer (Gold Beach, OR), Rhoda Draws (Mill Valley, CA), Ted Chilles (Portland, OR), Patrick Kernan (Portland, OR), Jessica McCoy (Claremont, CA), Rob Bibler (Salem, OR) with CCC’s Kristin Shauck, Founding Director of the Au Naturel international competition. Photo by David Homer.

This year, over 600 images were submitted for consideration by artists from 26 states and Canada, Mexico, China, Morocco and the United Kingdom. The 2013 show includes 52 works by 47 artists from 16 states and

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