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First Friday of 2020! Ashland Gallery Association Exhibit Openings & Artist Receptions

Wendy Red Star, "Winter", from "The Four Seasons", Archival pigment print on Museo silver rag, 35.5 X 40 inches, Courtesy of the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Eugene, OR

Join us for the January First Friday Art Walk festivities! January 3rd from 5 to 8 pm

Ashland Gallery Association Exhibit Openings & Artist Receptions

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

January Spotlight Exhibits

Art & Soul Gallery

What a Difference a Frame Makes!

The gallery’s First Friday show also features wine and light refreshments; live music by pianist Anthony Bock, and will be on display from December 31 – February 2.

Peter Stone has been a professional picture framer for more than twenty-three years. He owned the popular Arrowhead Framing shop in Half Moon Bay, CA before moving to Ashland and Art & Soul

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Rogue Gallery Third Friday Reception and Christmas Caroling

www.roguegallery.org 40 South Bartlett Street Medford Oregon 97501 541-772-8118

Third Friday Activities Exhibit Reception – The Natural Perspective: Photographs by Judy Benson LaNier Pat O’Scannell and the ‘More Fools Than Wise’ Madrigal Group Christmas Carols December 20, from 5:30 – 8:00 pm

The Natural Perspective: Photographs by Judy Benson LaNier

Community Gallery

November 29, 2019 – January 17, 2020

White-throated Bee-eater

Explore the birds of Africa through the lens of photo safari leader Judy Benson LaNier. Come and share her fascination for the grandeur and variety of these exotic creatures.

Ashland artist, Judy Benson LaNier captures the essence of the natural world through her camera lens. She has travelled extensively in Africa and photographed beautiful and exotic birds in her travels. She describes her photos as “My work is the product

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Adult Art Classes Winter 2020 at GPMA

Thank you for a great 2019 Grants Pass Museum of Art

Adult Classes

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Click on any picture to reach our website class signup page. Museum members receive a $5 discount on all adult art classes. To become a member or to renew a membership: Click here

Photography 101: How to Use Your New DSLR with Adam Marland Saturday, January 11 1 – 4 pm Learn the principals of photography How to shoot in Manual modes Most important settings to understand your digital camera $45 for members/$50 non-members Bring your own DSLR camera.

Get Social Media Fit! with Kelli Matthews Friday, January 24 New date! 1 – 5 pm Join us for an interaction workshop to build your social media muscles! Building healthy social media for your business or non-profit doesn’t have to

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Ashland’s First Friday Art Walk, December 6th, 2019 from 5 to 8 pm

Pat Moore, “Deadfall Lake Reflection,” photograph

Join us for the First Friday Art Walk festivities!

Ashland Gallery Association Exhibit Openings & Artist Receptions

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

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

December Spotlight Exhibits Ashland Art Center Art with a Heart

Ashland Art Center, December’s Spotlight Gallery will be featuring Susanne Petermann, Collage Artist, Marcy Greene, Mixed Media Art and Jo Ann Manzone, Fiber Artist. Musical guest is Jennifer Davis and Darcy Sternenberg with be featured in the photographers co-op.

Ashland Art Center is the number one spot where the community comes together to meet our local artists, shop

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November 2019 Art Deadlines List- Call for Art!

Art Deadlines List.

Calls to Artists: December 30, 2019 – SPLASH 22 Showcase your talent by entering this exciting competition, brought to you by Artists Network. We have dedicated the 22nd edition of Splash to The Creative Spark! Top award winners will be published in a special edition of Watercolor Artist magazine. Entry Fee. Details: http://bitly.com/2wPDCzU December 02, 2019 – LACDA “SNAP TO GRID” OPEN CALL, EVERY ENTRY SHOWN! The Los Angeles Center for Digital Art seeks artists for an un-juried international exhibit featuring digital art and photography December 12, 2019-January 4, 2020. All entries will be printed (8.5“x11” on heavyweight paper) and shown in the gallery arranged in a grid. Entrants submit JPEG files of original work. Entry Fee. Details: http://bitly.com/2CI03Kz November 30, 2019 – SLOWART PRODUCTIONS | EMERGING ARTISTS 2019 Deadline Extended – This is the 28th annual competition for gallery exhibition and “Artists of the Decade Publication Award.” This

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Art Du Jour News – December 2019

Homeward Bound by Marilyn Zupan. Image courtesy of the artist

Homeward Bound by Marilyn Zupan. Image courtesy of the artist

Advance Release for December 2019:

Art du Jour Gallery, 213 E. Main Street in Medford will continue it’s seasonal exhibit with a transition to winter. For Third Friday (December 20th, 5pm-8pm) we are planning a special Christmas event presented by harpist Kathy Yeoman. Please go to our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/ArtduJourGallery) for any further updates.

Guest Artist Nancy Graham Returns to Help Art du Jour Usher in a New Year

Nancy Graham has always been passionate about art in all its forms and styles, as evidenced by the variety of subjects she likes to paint and the varied approach to each. She was always encouraged by her mother, who was a well-known artist in California and an art instructor at Dominican College in San Rafael a number of years ago. She paints only with watercolor these days and

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Ashland Gallery Association First Friday Art Walk, November 1st 2019 from 5 to 8 pm

Lindy Kehoe, “Durgalina,” mixed media painting

Join us for the First Friday Art Walk festivities! Ashland Gallery Association Exhibit Openings & Artist Receptions First Friday Art Walk, November 1st from 5 to 8 pm

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

November Spotlight Exhibits

Art & Soul Gallery “Color Notes” oil painting on linen by Jenay Elder

Artist Jenay Elder resides in Southern Oregon. Her impressionistic oil paintings are known for their textured notes of color, representational quality and their sensitive subject matter. Jenay sold her first Monet inspired, impressionistic landscape online at the age of fifteen in 2001 and has been making and selling art ever since. Her artwork can be found

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Join us for Ashland’s First Friday Art Walk festivities October 4th! 

Michael Gibson, painting

Join us for the First Friday Art Walk festivities! Ashland Gallery Association Exhibit Openings & Artist Receptions First Friday Art Walk, October 4th from 5 to 8 pm

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

Ashland Gallery Association October Spotlight Exhibits Ashland Art Center Autumn Art in Multiple Mediums

Our theme for October is autumn and all it brings with color, texture, warmth in layering and the merging of foliage with art. Our featured artists include Jeanne La Rae in our main gallery. Her show, ” Color Reflected,” showcases Jeanne’s favorite subjects, water and autumn color. Katherine Dron will be showing her work in the upstairs lounge. Her show, ” Fragmenting Flowers explores our local, natural environment by marking paper with ink and watercolor. In our Photographers Co-op, Diana Standing is featured. Her show,

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September 20th Rogue Gallery Exhibits for Downtown Medford’s Third Friday

Desmond Serratore, Jacksonville

Rogue Gallery exhibits for Downtown Medford’s Third Friday Friday, September 20, 5:30 – 8:00 pm

In the Community Gallery

Exhibit Reception: Scenes from the City: Paintings by Desmond Serratore

August 30 – October 4, 2019

Rogue Valley artist Desmond Serratore is a plein air painter working in oil, capturing urban and rural landscapes in his impressionistic style. This exhibit showcases familiar scenes from southern Oregon, from around town and out to the coast.

Desmond Serratore learned to paint working as a commercial artist. He is a member of the Artists Workshop, the Southern Oregon Artists Guild, the Rogue Gallery & Art Center, Art Presence in Jacksonville, the Southern Oregon Society of Artists and the Ashland Gallery Association. This year he was awarded a Grant from The Haines & Friends Fund. His

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Art du Jour September 2019 Third Friday Art Walk

Portrait Slam exhibit at Art du Jour through September. Roy Musitelli photo 9/10/19

Art du Jour Gallery 213 E. Main Street Medford, OR 97501 (541) 770-3190 OPEN Tues – Sat., 10AM – 4PM

Portrait Slam exhibit at Art du Jour through September. Roy Musitelli photo 9/10/19

Art du Jour Gallery, 213 E. Main Street in Medford is currently featuring a black & white exhibit of portraiture from Portrait Slam, a group of local photographers who have collaborated to create “Bridging Generational Perspectives” to be our featured wall exhibit through September. In our Salon Sheri Dinardi’s two-month exhibit continues to the end of the month. For Third Friday, September 20th, 5pm-8pm we are happy to welcome back harpist Kathy Yeoman to entertain with some new material a mix of soothing sounds. Snacks and beverage will be served. For further updates go to our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/ArtduJourGallery).

Featured Exhibit Portrait Slam

Based in Medford, Portrait Slam is an event-based organization fostering

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