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Quiet Serenity

Roxanne Evans Stout - River Garden Studio, December 2022

Hello you lovely friends and artists!

May this newsletter find you enjoying yourself in everything you do! I have been taking time to reflect on the quietness of winter and wanted to share some worktable photos from my studio, so you can perhaps feel my quietness and this sweet creativity that has taken over my afternoons.

The winter light illuminates my quiet place. River Garden Studio in the Snow

I have really been feeling the quietness of winter lately. It may be due to the freezing temperatures and the cold fog that has frozen the river and covered every bush and tree in our garden in thick, intricate frost. Or it may also be my heart, resting before Christmas and joyfully anticipating our celebration with my whole family.

Time for quiet reflection here at River Garden Studio. Gifts from Nature and Gifts for You

While nature and

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December Memory Box Workshop Cancelled

Call to reserve your space in Lauren Card’s December Memory Box workshop, where you can decorate a provided cigar box, making it a memory!

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Art du Jour December 2022

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December 2022 Main Gallery Exhibit

The closing exhibition of 2022 is a particularly beautiful collection of works by our member artists. The show opens Friday, December 2, and closes Sunday, January 1, with a reception on Saturday, December 3, from 1–3 pm. Enjoy this sneek peek at a few of the works in this show and plan to visit the […]

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December Guest Artist: The 10th Annual Angels Show

We are delighted to host the Angels Show in our gallery for the 5th year and tremendously happy with this year’s collection of angel art. The show opened on December 2 and continues through Sunday, January 1. Please joins us for a reception where you can meet many of this year’s angel artists on Saturday, […]

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Member Artist of the Month, Chris Anderson

Meet our December 2022 Member Artist of the Month, Chris Anderson! A newer member of the Art Center, Anderson moved to Jacksonville in August 2020. Having grown up in Ashland and after living in San Francisco, Seattle, and Beijing, he once again calls southern Oregon home. Anderson’s work is most easily defined as sculptural pieces […]

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Angels Show 2022 Call to Artists

The holidays are coming soon, and this Angels Show 2022 Call to Artists announces that it’s time to start creating your angel art for this year’s show. They don’t have to be traditional or religious, though these are welcome, too. But what we love to see most are interpretations of angels that make people think […]

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Palm Springs Art Museum Trunk Show in December ’22

I just got back from a short visit to Palm Springs. While I was there, I visited the Palm Springs Art Museum, and after seeing my recent work, they invited me to have a trunk show in the Museum Store! I’m so excited! Please join me on December 2-4, 2022 in this beautiful city […]

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