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Ashland Gallery Association December 2015 Art Exhibits

Celebrate Ashland’s Visual Arts during the AGA First Friday Art Walk, December 4th, from 5 to 8 pm! Stroll the galleries during the holiday season, taking in all of the visual delights in downtown Ashland and the Historic Railroad District. Enjoy this year-round free community event, filled with spectacular artwork, live music, artist demonstrations, refreshments and conversation with other art enthusiasts! Pick up a Gallery Tour Map at any member gallery, the Ashland Chamber of Commerce, or download off of our website. For more information about all of the exhibits visit: www.ashlandgalleries.com

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Adorn: Contemporary Wearable Art Entry Deadline July 15

CALL FOR ART Adorn: Contemporary Wearable Art Selected by: Yevgeniya Kaganovich, Professor and Chair of the Department of Art and Design, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Exhibition Dates: September 11 – October 22, 2015 Entry Deadline: July 15, 2015 Notifications: Week of August 10-14, 2015

YEVGENIYA KAGANOVICH “PEARL NECKLACE IV,” 2005. FRESH WATER PEARLS, LATEX SHEET, LARGEST STRAND: 7 ¾” X 38 ¾” X ¼ “ “Do jewelers belong to the world of art or craft?” asked New York Times writer Victoria Gomelsky in an article on contemporary wearables she penned for the newspaper in 2014. When posed to him, Glenn Adamson, director of the Museum of Arts and Design in New York, suggested that the question itself may no longer be relevant. “The 21st century being what it is,” Adamson said, “categories are points of reference, but not very useful as containers of people.” Today’s cutting-edge jewelry designers

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Elements: Air, Earth, Fire and Water

Strata, by Christina Brown

An Exhibit of Fiber Art at the Rogue Gallery & Art Center

Strata, by Christina Brown

Exhibit Dates: March 8 – April 12, 2013

Reception: March 15th 5:00 – 8:00 PM during Medford’s Third Fridays

Mary Goodson, Water versus Earth

(Medford, OR) – March 6, 2013– High Fiber Diet, a Northwest-based fiber artists’ group affiliated with the Columbia FiberArts Guild of Portland, presents textile works as part of the Rogue Gallery & Art Center’s 2013 Main Gallery exhibition series. The Elements: Air, Earth, Fire and Water exhibit features wall hangings, mostly artistic quilts, as well as felted and wearable art. The artwork demonstrates innovative techniques, superb craftsmanship, original design, and a unique artistic vision. Each fiber artist has created a window into the natural world influenced by the four elements: earth, air, water or fire.

 

Catherine Beard, La Jolla Shore

Drawing

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