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New Adventure & Farewell

Two Brushes One Hand - Watercolor classes with Elaine Frenett

New Adventure & Farewell The Move

Trumpets! Drum roll! My new adventure has started … I’m moving to Mexico! For a tour of the Lake Chapala, Jalisco sample this video. In above journal entries you’ll see reflected my new home’s brilliant colors, relaxed attitudes, soaring swallows, buzzing art community – and a painting around EVERY corner. I intend to resume teaching classes and … revive my women’s retreats. When things are more stable, I hope you’ll travel down to join me. The Sale

I’ll be hosting a sale of ALL my remaining fine art work, handcrafted books, prints at half price as well as art supplies and studio furnishings to purchase. A great opportunity to take home my artwork or add to your studio at a good price. And … I’d love to say “g’bye” if you can drop by.

DATE : July 11th-12th, Saturday & Sunday TIME :

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AGA First Friday Art Walk, April 6th from 5 to 8 pm

Ashland Gallery Association Art Exhibit Openings & Artist Receptions First Friday Art Walk, April 6th from 5 to 8 pm

Stroll the galleries and take in the visual delights in downtown Ashland and the Historic Railroad District. Enjoy this free year-round community event, filled with a diverse array of artwork, live music, artist demonstrations, refreshments and lively conversation!

For more information about all of our exhibits and to download the April Gallery Tour map, please visit: www.ashlandgalleries.com

April Spotlight Exhibits

A Taste Of Ashland Pop-up Show

Meyer Memorial Gallery in the Marion Addy Building, Southern Oregon University

Show on display April 24 – 29th

Art Sales during “A Taste of Ashland,” April 28 & 29, 12:00–4:00 PM

As an added attraction to A Taste of Ashland wine, food, and art festival, we have 15 Ashland Gallery Association artists that are participating in

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Ashland Gallery Assn November Featured Exhibits

Ashland Gallery Association Ashland First Friday ArtWalk : Ashland Gallery Association aga logo

Come out for the AGA First Friday Art Walk, November 7th, from 5 to 8 pm! Stroll the galleries in downtown Ashland and the Historic Railroad District. Enjoy this free community event filled with spectacular artwork, live music, artist demonstrations, refreshments and conversation with other visual art enthusiasts!

Pick up a Gallery Tour Map at any member gallery, the Ashland Chamber of Commerce, or download off of our website. For more information about all of the exhibits visit: www.ashlandgalleries.com

Most exhibits run throughout the month of November!

Ashland Art Center “New Directions: Perhaps dimensional, Perhaps intuitive” Watercolors by Elaine Frenett

This gathering of newer pieces swerves strongly from Elaine’s usual approach. An inner yearning to move into a new way of expressing hatched from the play and process she has so come to love: visual art journaling. With no agenda, the pigment, be it wax or watercolor, was slathered onto

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AAC’s First International Workshop with Mexican Artist Efren Gonzalez

Ashland Art Center is holding its first International Workshop with Mexican artist Efren Gonzalez in September. Read on to learn more about the artist and his spectacular art, as well as details on his upcoming Mayan clay mural and oil painting workshops!

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