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SOSA Year-End Banquet Invitation!

Due to library availability, Southern Oregon Society of Arts first meeting of 2019 will be the THIRD Monday.

This year, the Southern Oregon Society of Artists (SOSA) year-end banquet is open to the public. After two years of being unable to gather to celebrate each other’s art and accomplishments, the organization invites all art enthusiasts to join them. View the showcase of SOSAs winning paintings from 2020 and 2022 art critiques. Vote for the People’s Choice Award and be there as they announce their 2022 Painting of the Year award winners. Enjoy a no-host bar and buffet lunch at Rogue Valley Country Club. Support scholarships for local art students with their silent auction and raffle. All for the modest price of $30, which includes a gratuity. Sign up now! Or before the October 28 deadline.

SOSA Meetings Resume!

SOSA May 2018 meeting : sosa logo southern oregon society of artists

Our first SOSA meeting in over a year will be August 23rd, 7 pm, at the Medford Public Library!

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SOSA June 2020 Newsletter

Due to library availability, Southern Oregon Society of Arts first meeting of 2019 will be the THIRD Monday.

SOSA Meets August 26th in Medford

The SOSA , Southern Oregon Society of Artists, August 26 meeting will be held August 26 at the Medford Public Library at 7 P.M.

Southern Oregon Society of Artists August 26, 2019 Meeting The SOSA , Southern Oregon Society of Artists, August 26 meeting will be held August 26 at the Medford Public Library at 7 P.M. Debbie Orr, Botanical Artist will be the guest Artist. She will be demonstrating Botanical Art done in Gouache. Everyone is welcome. Library doors close at 7 so arrive 10-15 minutes early to grab a cookie and say ‘Hi to fellow artists. Any questions call Judy Grillo at 541-625-3285 or BJ Mahtis at 541-414-4993.Call and leave message and we’ll call you back! Debbie Orr Bio:

Having lived in NY, I am very familiar with many museums and galleries and major artist.

I Studied art at the Art Students League, and I have a degree from the Fashion Institute of Technology.

Not only did I study the technology of how textiles are made and printed, but

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Acrylics or Watercolor? Choose Your Own Art-venture with 2 FREE Art Demos this April!

2 FREE Painting Demos this April!Presented by Jeanne LaRae Acrylic Demo - Monday, April 8th - 10am-NoonWatercolor Demo - Wednesday, April 10th - 2pm-4pmWhere: Central Art

 

2 FREE Painting Demos this April!

Presented by Jeanne LaRae

Acrylic Demo – Monday, April 8th – 10am-Noon

Watercolor Demo – Wednesday, April 10th – 2pm-4pm

 

Where: Central Art

Fee: Both Demos are FREE (limit 20 participants per day)

*Pre-registration is required. Seating is limited. Call or visit Central Art to reserve (One reservation per individual, please. No group reservations will be accepted). 541.773.1444

Jeanne LaRae uses light and shadow to create and tell a story she relates throughout her paintings of nature, landscapes, architecture, people, and animals.

 

Organizations –

American Impressionists Society, California Art Club, Intermountain Society of Artists, Oil Painters of America, Southern Oregon Society of Artists, Laguna Plein Air Painters Association – Artist Members

 

For more information on demos and upcoming classes, contact:

Jeanne LaRae

(714)743-3622

www.jeannelarae.com VISIT CENTRAL ART! Inspiration Center Get your creative juices flowing!

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Southern Oregon Society of Artists February 2019 Newsletter

SOSA Meeting Monday, February 25th, 7PM Demonstration by Artist Lynda Hoffman-Snodgrass Call to Artists and more:

Southern Oregon Society of Arts meets January 21st

Due to library availability, Southern Oregon Society of Arts first meeting of 2019 will be the THIRD Monday.

Just a heads-up! Due to library availability, Southern Oregon Society of Artists first meeting of 2019 will be the THIRD Monday.

Don’t forget this will be a juried critique and the President’s challenge will be black and white drawings for the 2019 directory. All SOSA members are invited to submit entries and all attendees will be asked to vote for their favorite. Number one drawing will be used for the front of the directory and number two will be used for the back.

Southern Oregon Society of Artists Carla Morey, President Contact: BJ Mathis, Treasurer Phone: 541.414.4993 Click here to email BJ Mathis

SOSA invites all two-dimensional visual artists to attend meetings held on the fourth* Monday of each month, January – October at the Medford Public Library at 7:00 pm. Be early – library doors lock at 7:00 pm!

*Due to library availability, Southern Oregon Society of

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Southern Oregon Society of Artists News September 2018

SOSA Sept News 2018

SOSA August 27, 2018 Meeting Features Judy Grillo

Judy Grillo

The Southern Oregon Society of Artists will be hosting it’s regular meeting on August 27, 2018 at 7 pm at the Medford Public Library.

Our Speaker is illustrator Judith Karen, known locally as Judy Grillo.

Judy is the ‘Artist-in Charge” of the 180 foot-long BEE MURAL at Exit-24/ Phoenix, off the I-5. Judy has Illustrated 13 children’ books, created over 1,000 fliers, posters, program covers & signs. Her street signs for the Rist Canyon Fire Dept are 18 years old, and her art for the Eugene Symphony Guild Annual Garden Tours brochure has been in use since 2009.

Judith Karen (Judy Grillo) has painted and designed theatre sets and signs, 15 murals, 11 in the L.A. Basin both indoor and out and 1 in Las Vegas (Vegas paid better). She is currently working on an indoor mural at Wamba’s Mediterranean Diner in Medford

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Save the Date! Southern Oregon Society of Artists 2018 Awards Banquet

Southern Oregon Society of Artists 2018 Awards Banquet

Saturday, November 3, 2018, 11:00 am

Rogue Regency Inn, 2300 Biddle Road, Medford

Please consider joining us for a wonderful afternoon of art and conversation.

If any of you would be willing to donate items for our Silent Auction or Raffle we would be delighted. Proceeds are donated to students in the Life Art program.

BJ Mathis, SOSA Treasurer, 520-471-5046