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9th Annual Angels Show is here!

9th Annual Angels Show : Angels on High II, 16 x 20 watercolor by Katherine Bird

9th Annual Angels Show hosted again by Art Presence Art Center! Gallery is open 11am–5pm every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to shop for creative holiday gifts!

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Call to Artists for the Seventh Annual Angels Show

"Angel on High," by Katherine Bird, from the 2018 Angels show.

Call to Artists for the Seventh Annual Angels Show at Art Presence Art Center, December 2019 View this email in your browser Important Changes!

We have decided that, because our call to artists went out later than intended, we needed to make sure we allow artists more time to prepare their works for the show. Therefore, we will return to last year’s format, exhibiting the Angels Show in December only.

Here are the changes to several important dates:

Submission Deadline is now November 18th. Artwork drop-off dates are now November 23, 24 and 25th. We will hang the show on Thursday, December 5th. The show opens on Friday, December 6th. Reception is now Saturday, December 7th, from 1–3 pm. Closing date is still Sunday, December 29th.

We thank the artists who have already submitted their entries and apologize for the sudden change. “Angel on High,” by Katherine Bird, from

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News and Call to Artists ~ Art Presence Art Center

Art Presence Art Center News March April 2019

Art Presence Art Center News Excerpts:

Author Reading

Art Presence Art Center invites you to join Susan Wrona as she reads from her book of poetry, “Radiant Cup”. This is on June 14th at 5:00 in the classroom at Art Presence Art Center at 206 North 5th Street in Jacksonville. Refreshments will be served. Call 541-941-7057 for more information.

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ART PRESENCE 2019 CALL TO ARTISTS

Art Presence Art Center’s 2019 call to artists for October Imaginarium show is on! This year’s theme is Mischief & Magic. Both 2D and 3D artwork welcome for the main gallery show and artisan pieces in the same theme for the Galleria. Application fee is $30, and the deadline is Thursday, August 1, 2019. This […]

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Art Presence March- April 2019 Newsletter

March – April 2 0 1 9 N E W S L E T T E R A R T E N H A N C I N G C O M M U N I T Y Shining Mountains by Andre Satie Balloons Over Began by Susan Quinn Sundial Courtyard by Katharine Gracey Hand Woven Basket by John Campbell Shadow by Tom Glassman Air Mail by Nancy Bardos Floating by Bill Stanton Unraveled by Brenda Mills Branan California Dreaming by Patrick Beste Wooden Bowl by Bruce Millbank Tommy by Anne Brooke Landscape Platter by Debra Earley Come and Visit Jacksonville Art Presence Art Center on the grounds of the Historic Courthouse 206 Fifth Street, Jacksonville, OR 97530 Like +1 Forward to Friend Facebook Website Email Google Plus

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Join Anna Elkins at The Miner’s Bazaar this Saturday from 5-7pm

Wholehearted: An Art Reception & Book Launch

Hello, Rogue Valley friends! Fun event alert for this weekend! Join me for a combo art reception of milagro paintings and a book launch for a mother-daughter book:Blessings: A Children’s Book for Grown-ups. I had the joy of working with my mom to craft the simple blessings inside–and to create the simple illustrations for them, too. It’s a wholehearted eve’, indeed. Join us this Saturday, 26 January, from 5-7 pm at Jacksonville’s delightful new project cafe, The Miners’ Bazaar {235 E California St.}. Owner Rosie will be selling a range of local wines, beer, tea & coffee. Bring a friend or a love or both! (The reception would make a great start to an evening in Jacksonville–consider heading out for dinner after. We love to support our local businesses!) Bonus: the blessing book is a coloring book, and we’ll be including little bundles of colored pencils with purchase. You can

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Poetry, Plaisance, and a Present for You!

anna elkins holiday love to enjoy

Poetry

This week, we officially celebrate gratitude—though we unofficially celebrate it year-round, of course! So another big Thank You to all who helped me get to Vermont Studio Center in October. It was a dream come true—with the bonus of crimson-and-gold foliage and many new friends. I spent entire days in what I call Poetry Land, looking up from the page or screen to watch the Gihon River run past outside my studio window. It was a bit of heaven on earth. In addition to mostly finishing my poetry manuscript, I created and posted little bits of micropoetry and watercolors each day to share the journey. When I gathered those daily lines together, I was happy to see that they had shaped a single poem that celebrates beauty and community. You can find it here along with a few of the paintings. (In the photo, courtesy of Howard Romero,

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October 2018 Art Presence Newsletter

October 2018 Art Presence Art Center

OCTOBER 2018 NEWSLETTER A R T E N H A N C I N G C O M M U N I T Y Pumpkin Field by Walt Wirfs Pear by Carol DeKorte Abstract by Patrick Beste Barn Owl by Katharine Gracey Cornfield by Judy Buswell The Cuckoo Oracle by Leona Sewitsky Hunter Moon by Phillip Young Vampy Moon by Katharine Gracey Witch by Tom Glassman Light by Sue Bennett The Perfect Day by Mark Daucher Witch Quilt by Charlotte Wirfs Raven by Tony Laenen Bewitched Garden Handbook by Leona Sewitsky Self-Portrait by Dan Mish Come and Visit Jacksonville Art Presence Art Center on the grounds of the Historic Courthouse 206 Fifth Street, Jacksonville, OR 97530 Like +1 Forward to Friend Facebook Website Email Google Plus Copyright © 2018 Art Presence Art Center, All rights reserved. www.art-presence.org.

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Artists Workshop 34th Annual Show & Sale

‘LITHIA WATER’ Pastel By Steve Bennett

THE ARTISTS’ WORKSHOP ANNUAL SHOW & SALE AUGUST 3-26, 2018

‘LITHIA WATER’ Pastel By Steve Bennett

The Artists’ Workshop 34th Annual Show and Sale opens Friday, August 3, at 10 am at the Art Presence Center, corner of 5th and D in Jacksonville.

A special Reception with the Artists will be held on Saturday, August 4, from 2-5 pm. Admission to the show and the reception is free.

The group is comprised of passionate, accomplished artists who capture local landscapes, historical buildings, flowers, still lifes, abstracts, and other subjects using oil, pastel, watercolor, acrylic, print-making, encaustic, mixed media, ink, etc. Members include award-winning collected artists who may also teach art classes and workshops.

Participants in this year’s show are Raye Aubin, Susan Austin, Steve Bennett, Sue Bennett, Katy Cauker, Peter Coons, Susan DeRosa, Rick Evans, Kim Faucher, Marilyn Hurst, Jeanne LaRae, Jean Mailander, Kirsten Meriwether, Carolyn Roberts, Desmond

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Harvest a Change of Season at Art Presence Art Center, Jacksonville, Oregon

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S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 7 N E W S L E T T E R A R T E N H A N C I N G C O M M U N I T Y Our SHOWS change Bi-Monthly, please come and join us to view our new art and meet the artists.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATRONAGE & SUPPORT RAKU URN SAGE by John Dodero OREGON GREEN & WHITE by Tom Glassman THE COTTAGE by Delores Ribal IMAGE by Charlotte Wirfs TALL RAKU URN by John Dodero ARCHES by Tom Glassman FOREST PATH by Jessica Carrara RAKU URN PERSIMMON by John Dodero ENCHANTED STAIRWAY by Tom Glassman CHINA TOWN by Delores Ribal DRAWING 2 by Walt Wirfs Come and Visit Jacksonville Art Presence Art Center on the grounds of the Historic Courthouse

OPEN EVERY FRI, SAT, SUN FROM 11-5PM

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May Exhibit - ART'Clectic Garden Party Group Show at Art Presence

ART’Clectic Garden Party Group Show

Quilts by Charlotte Wirfs, garden furniture by Lisa St Arnold, Oils by Walt Wirfs

ART’Clectic takes over the gallery at Art Presence with a Garden Party group show for May 2017! The group offers original pieces created by sixteen of the group’s artist and artisan members, an eclectic mix of framed fine art, giclée prints, home and garden decor items and furniture, photography, pine needle baskets, textile art, jewelry, and pottery. The show opens at 11:00 am on Friday, May 5, continuing every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 am–5:00 pm through May 28.

Glass Art by ART’Clectic member Sheri Croy

Featured in the Garden Party group show is the glass art of Sheri Croy. Sheri combines color and movement into intricate original designs which express her love of the ocean. She achieves her art by layering cut or torn

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