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May World Art Classes at Kindred Spirits – Indonesian Elephant Rattle

Indonesian elephant Rattle, next workshop at Kindred Spirits withCathy dorris, Talent, Oregon, May 2016

May World Art Classes at Kindred Spirits with Cathy Dorris: Indonesian Elephant Rattle 4-5 inch round shaker (a mixed media sculpture with clay). A two part class: Wednesday, May 4th and Wednesday, May 11th. Read on for more details!

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Shop Small, Paint Small Mini Art Contest Call to Artists

Shop Small, Paint Small Mini Art Contest Call to Artists

Central Art is hosting a Mini Art Contest! Get creative, show off your mad art skills, and show the world that good things do come in small packages!

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RCC exhibits feature student art and Chicago artist

RCC exhibits in Grants Pass and Medford: student art, photography by Robert Newman, and “…if they could not defend themselves they were bound to be conquered…” by Chicago artist M.A. Papanek-Miller. Read on for further details…

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Why the Arts Matter in Medford, Oregon and Beyond

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You are invited to attend the free Art Salon and Panel Discussion on May 21 from 6:30 – 8pm, Rogue Gallery and art Center, 40 Bartlett Street, Medford, Oregon.

“Art is life, art is beauty, art makes you think, art changes people, art transforms communities, art opens your mind, life imitates art” -BNG

Join an informal alliance of southern Oregon arts leaders from the Ashland Art Center, Grants Pass Museum of Art, Jacksonville’s Art Presence Art Center and Rogue Gallery and Art Center, the Southern Oregon Artists Resource and more for the first in a series of discussions about the many reasons why the arts matter to our communities. Learn why the arts are vital to our quality of life, education, economy and let your own voice be heard by people who influence local arts policy and funding at this informal FREE public gathering!

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Art Presence Art Center Upcoming Events

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Coming soon to the Art Presence Art Center in Jacksonville! Read on for more information about our art exhibitions and events scheduled through July 2013.

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Spring Events at Art Presence

7th Annual Masterpiece Christian Artists Conference Coming May 2013

Join us for the 8th Annual Masterpiece Artists Conference “The Creator – Made in His Image…Designed to Create” May 16 – 19th, 2013 click for Information/registration Artists of faith from across the country will be sharpening their vision and purpose, refining their skills and pursuing excellence in their craft, while equipping themselves for the calling as ambassadors for Christ in the culture of the arts. Join us for 4 days of painting and instruction with master artists of our day whose works have attracted the attention of a generation. Three workshops tracks to choose from: Plus One day open session samplers TRACK 1:

Painting Foundations through Value/Color/Design/Composition

with Resident artist Chris Hopkins www.chrishopkinsart.com

Co-instructor Dennis Lewis. dlewisart.com Brush up on the fundamentals , concentrating on value, design, and paint application techniques and centrality of focus which controls the viewer, which is the task or every artist. Additional

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Talent's Second Friday Art Walk: Mothers and Daughters at Harmonic Imaging and Design

Join Harmonic Designs & Imaging in welcoming Mother and Daughter artists and a new exhibition of their works at an opening reception during Talent’s Second Friday Art Walk May 11 from 5-8 pm.

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Ashland Gallery Association Featured Exhibits for May

Bird Mask by Richard Newman, digital montage

Review the Ashland Gallery Associations featured Gallery exhibits for May 2012 before Ashland’s First Friday ArtWalk! “Continental Divide: Borderlands Wildlife, People and the Wall ” at Bohemia Framing & Fine Art Gallery, “Leaves of Gold” works by SF Bay Area artist and photographer Susan Goldsmith at Davis & Cline, “Husbands, Wives and Lovers: A Reflection of Love” at Gallerie Karon, “Heads Up” 2- and 3-D works depicting the human face, head and masking. Features Sculptural works by Ernie Stedman of Jacksonville.

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