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Art Du Jour December 2019 Newsletter

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October Third Friday at Art du Jour

Art du Jour’s featured wall for October 2019 is a collaboration of participating member’s work focused on the theme “Celebrating Fall Colors”. -Roy Musitelli photo 10/2/19

October Third Friday:

Art du Jour Gallery, 213 E. Main Street in Medford is featuring Jeanne LaRea-Lagano in our salon for September through November. Our monthly exhibit on the featured wall we will be offering a mix of work in recognition of the glorious colors of fall. For Third Friday (October 18th, 5pm-8pm) classical guitarist Rod Petrone is scheduled to perform. Please see our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/ArtduJourGallery) for updates.

Guest Artist Jeanne LaRae-Lagano in Salon through November

Jeanne LaRae-Lagano has a resume listing many accomplishments as an exhibiting and published artist. Her current duties with the Ashland Art Center includes gallery curator and manager, studio artist, window display, and instructor. She is also a board member “Artist Liaison” with the Ashland

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Big Weekend! 3rd Friday and THE AUCTION!

Rogue Gallery and Art Center's annual auction is our most important fundraiser of the year. Please join us. Rogue Valley Country Club 2660 Hillcrest Road, Medford 5:00 p.m. Evening includes silent auction, cocktail hour, dinner, live auction, and live music by "Band du Pays Swing"

Detail of Home Invasion, woodblock print by Stefan Wolf 3RD FRIDAY RECEPTION Meet the artist!

IN THE COMMUNITY GALLERY

Deep Impressions: Handmade Prints by Stefan Wolf

October 11 – November 22, 2019

Reception: Friday, October 18, 5:30-8:00 pm

Stefan Wolf demonstrates his passion for relief printing with his striking hand carved linoleum and woodblock prints. His work reflects on universal themes inspired by orthodox Christianity and Western tradition. . . . . IN THE MAIN GALLERY

THE CUTTING EDGE: Ceramics by Baba Wagué Diakité & Collages by Penda Diakité

September 27–November 8, 2019

Baba Wagué Diakité, Mami Wata with Turtle, ceramic; PendaDiakite, CabaKo, collage on board This exhibit features a collaboration of father and daughter artists, Baba Wagué Diakité and Penda Diakité. Ceramic artist Baba Wagué Diakité and collage artist Penda Diakité create vibrant work featuring expressive narratives. Each artists has a unique approach, embracing styles and

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Art du Jour Gallery- Fall Colors, Jeanne LaRea-Lagano, and More for October 18, 2019 Third Friday

"Autumn Casting Color", 24 X 24 oil painting by Jeanne LaRae-Lagano. Image provided by the artist

Art du Jour Gallery News October 2019: Art du Jour Gallery, 213 E. Main Street in Medford will be featuring Jeanne LaRea-Lagano in our salon for September through November. Our monthly exhibit on the featured wall we will be offering a mix of work in recognition of the glorious colors of fall. For Third Friday (October 18th, 5pm-8pm) classical guitarist Rod Petrone is scheduled to perform. Please go to our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/ArtduJourGallery) for updates.

 

“Autumn Casting Color”, 24 X 24 oil painting by Jeanne LaRae-Lagano. Image provided by the artist

Guest Artist Jeanne LaRae-Lagano in Salon through November

Jeanne LaRae-Lagano has a resume listing many accomplishments as an exhibiting and published artist. Her current duties with the Ashland Art Center includes gallery curator and manager, studio artist, window display, and instructor. She is also a board member “Artist Liaison” with the Ashland Gallery Association.

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Third Friday January 2019 Art du Jour

Visitors to Medford's Art du Jour Gallery will find a warm and friendly atmosphere on the third Friday of each month.

Visitors to Medford’s Art du Jour Gallery will find a warm and friendly atmosphere on the third Friday of each month.-Roy Musitelli photo 2/19/16

Art du Jour Gallery, 213 E. Main Street in Medford is exhibiting the watercolor work of Bruce Barnes as guest artist in the Salon through January, while outgoing AdJ member Linda Meerten is graciously fulfilling a commitment to being our January featured artist. Join us for our Third Friday reception 1/18/19, 5:00-8:00 pm. Musical entertainment will be announced on our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/ArtduJourGallery).

Calling All Artists!!!

As one of downtown Medford’s premiere art galleries, we are now actively seeking new artists living in the Rogue Valley region who would like to join our cooperative and display their work to the Medford community. Membership includes an active role the Art in Bloom festival in May, as well as our monthly Third Friday event.

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Don't Fence Me In: Annual Members' Exhibition at Rogue Gallery

Claudio Harlow, “Somebody Get the Gate”, photograph

Rogue Gallery Main Gallery Exhibit

Don’t Fence Me In: Annual Members’ Exhibition

November 9 – December 21, 2018

Reception: Friday, November 16, 5:00 -8:00 pm

In the 2018 Rogue Gallery Annual Members’ Exhibition, over sixty artists interpret the theme of “Don’t fence Me In”. The Annual Members’ Exhibition features work by Rogue Gallery and Art Center members, and is always one of the most popular of the year. The Rogue Gallery has had a long history of supporting local and regional artists. This exhibit gives Rogue Gallery members an opportunity to exhibit one piece of their work on the central theme of “Don’t Fence Me In”. Over 80 artists are participating in this non-juried exhibit. Artists submitted artwork that reflects their personal interpretation of the theme. The exhibit includes watercolors, acrylic, and oil paintings as well as sculptures, photography, and pastels.

An exhibit reception will

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Art Receptions 3rd Friday Rogue Gallery & Art Center September 21, 2018

What is the Question: Lewis Anderson & Darcie Sternenberg September 14–November 2, 2018 Anderson Sternenberg Left: Lewis Anderson, Does The Boatman Come For You Right: Darcie Sternenberg, Does Nature Acknowledge Time Reception: Friday, September 21, 5:00-8:00 pm

detail of Lewis Anderson’s “Is the Map the Territory” THIRD FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 5-8PM IN THE MAIN GALLERY

Meet the artists!

What is the Question: Lewis Anderson & Darcie Sternenberg September 14–November 2, 2018

Left: Lewis Anderson, “Does The Boatman Come For You” Right: Darcie Sternenberg, “Does Nature Acknowledge Time”

Reception: Friday, September 21, 5:00-8:00 pm

Southern Oregon photography artists Lewis Anderson and Darcie Sternenberg both create dreamlike landscape images. Anderson’s Asian inspired pieces are large multi-paneled images while Sternenberg’s smaller, intimate pieces are in black and white. In this exhibit, each image is titled with a question, which invites the viewer to establish a stronger connection to the art.

Lewis Anderson’s images are layered photographic images on elongated canvases. His use of layered images creates mystical and deeply spiritual landscapes, which are reminiscent of ancient Chinese landscapes. The artwork reflects his own spiritual journey. Having survived a

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New Members’ Gallery Exhibit for 3rd Friday at Rogue Gallery

Detail of “Going Rogue” by Valerie Dann FRIDAY, August 17 3rd Friday Reception, 5-8pm Meet the artist! IN THE MAIN GALLERY

Stories From Around the Ring Doug Anderson

Reception: Friday, August 17, 5:00-8:00 pm

July 27–September 7, 2018

ACROBAT BY Doug Anderson Doug Anderson teaches painting and drawing at Pacific University in Forest Grove, OR. The paintings and drawings in this exhibit use provocative and sometimes humorous imagery set in carnival-like environments to expose the absurdity in our lives and in our times. sponsored by: the Rogue Gallery & Art Center’s Founders Circle

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New Exhibit!

In The Members’ Gallery August 17 – December 20, 2018

Seattle Japanese Garden III by Tom Ommen Over 30 member artists’ new works in various media including acrylic, assemblage, clay, mixed media, mosaic, oil, paper collage,

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Rogue Gallery July 2018 New exhibit – 3rd Friday, Classes & Grant Deadline

Julia Janeway,WESTCLIFFE SANTO, ceramic

New Exhibit -THIS FRIDAY, JULY 20 3rd FRIDAY ART RECEPTION 5-8pm IN THE COMMUNITY GALLERY Sanctuary: Ceramics by Julia Janeway July 20–August 24

Julia Janeway,WESTCLIFFE SANTO, ceramic Reception: Friday, July 20, 5:00-8:00 pm Ashland artist, Julia Janeway explores the meaning of “sanctuary” in her new ceramic works. She creates ceramic “retablos” which traditionally are paintings of saints. In her artistic interpretation, the saints are depicted as owls, birds, and other animals. Her inspiration for this exhibit from the time she spent living in Taos, New Mexico where retablos commonly adorn homes and churches. Julia Janeway is known for her colorful and whimsical ceramic art pieces that depict animals, geometric shapes, and botanically images. Last day to see Heat Wave IN THE MAIN GALLERY

Heat Wave: The Works of the High Fiber Diet Artists

June 8 – July 20, 2018

Elizabeth Bamberger WHERE THE CITY MEETS THE HIGH

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Art du Jour July 2018

Selfie Exhibit by Cheryl Magellen Running through July 28, Cheryl Magellen will have an exhibition of portrait paintings that were inspired by selfie photo submissions from around the world.

Art du Jour Gallery features Ginny Matheson, Judy Benson LeNier, Cheryl Magellen in Medford this month. Featured Artist Ginny Matheson

Mont Blanc by Ginny Matheson. -Submitted by the artist

Ginny Matheson presents’’a body of work themed “Mixed Media Landscapes”. Ginny lives and works in Southern Oregon but her earliest art training was in Michigan where she worked primarily in stone and wood carving. After moving to Indiana, Ginny began to focus on two-dimensional media and took more training in drawing, painting, and collage. By 2004 she had begun to exhibit her work at art festivals across the Midwest. Upon arrival in Oregon soon thereafter she began exhibiting at art festivals, galleries, and restaurants across Oregon. Her work often focuses on the breathtaking scenery of the Pacific Northwest and also includes still life, abstracts and figurative pieces. Guest Artist Judy Benson LaNier

Photography by Judy Benson LaNier

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