Ashland Art Center
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Non-profit organization where anyone can make art, teach art, sell art, become more professional, have promotional materials made, get artist representation and we are open to how we can further support the arts community. Ashland Art Center is a visual arts organization that serves Southern Oregon citizens with art education, art exhibitions and art services. The center’s focus on artist support, arts education and artistic collaboration fills many specific needs within our community both locally and regionally. We house a two co-op galleries with art by local artists, 20 open artist studios, a Clay Studio, Printmaking Studio, and an art supply store. This innovative non-profit is a hub for artists to create, interact and teach; and, for the community and visitors to enjoy the fruits of artistic expression. Be sure you have ample time to browse all three floors of our historic building and experience first hand the philosophy that makes Ashland Art Center extraordinary…. Life Needs Art!
Click here to view our Classes & Events and more on our website: http://www.ashlandartcenter.org/classes-events/
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Shop Ashland Art Center's Gallery and Studios for that special Mothers Day gift. Open daily 10 am to 6 pm.
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Don't forget to stop at Ashland Art Center to shop for Mothers Day gifts. We have gift certificates available for purchase as well as jewelry, sculpture, ceramics, wearable art, paintings, journals and so much more!
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Still time to sign up. Limited spaces are available--deadline May 15th
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Check out our new Education Board across from our main classroom. Lots of new offerings. Stop by and sign up!
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May First Friday FREE Community Art Event May 5 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Featured Photographer: Bobbi Murphy Show: Tiny Dancer Lenten roses are one of the earliest flowers in spring, but often go unnoticed because they hang with their faces to the ground. Their simple beauty shines when you flip them over. When closely studied, they remind me of tiny ballerinas, bending and turning to some unheard music. These images were taken with a soft-focus lens that heightens the effect of the gauzy, glowing world of ballet. Featured Upstairs Artist: Jo Ann Manzone Show: Abundance Jo Ann Manzone is a felter, natural dyer and botanical printer. In her show, "Abundance" she unveils the simple beauty of nature's bounty on texiles. Featured Gallery Artists: Liza Hamilton and Marcy Greene Liza Hamilton is a fiber artist who teaches needle felting classes at Ashland Art Center. She is inspired by the natural world, fiber and her needle felted sculptures. Marcy Greene has been writing and painting in the Rogue Valley for 31 years. Play and being open to different ways of seeing and listening are aspects of my creative process. "Getting it right" or "Getting it beautiful" can shut me down, so I resort to rickery; cut a poem in half, turn an image upside down or backwards. I play with anthing at my fingertips, anthing to lay on the canvas or page. I seek out a quiet place within, a space of no judgment, no mistakes, of not knowing. I work to embrace this "not knowing" in order to see who or what comes to play. This is the joy for me, the wonder of creativity.
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Come visit us at the Taste of Ashland this weekend. April 29 & 30. Enjoy food and wine by Taj, Agave, Arbor House, Platt Anderson Cellars and South Stage Cellars.
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Don't Miss the opportunity to learn Linoleum Block Printing! Linoleum Block Printing with Vanessa Jo Bahr $120, plus $40 material fee. Thursdays, May 4, 11, 18 &25 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Class maximum 6, ages 14+ This class is designed to teach you how to create your very own linoleum block prints and become experienced in the process from conception to completion. Linoleum block printing, also known as Linocut, is a form of relief printmaking. During this 4-week session of classes, you will learn how to prepare and transfer images found or drawn, onto a block. You will then be guided step-by-step how to properly carve out the image, and implement various different inking and printing techniques including rainbow rolls, fades and double drops. We will print both by hand and by using the etching press in the printmaking studio that will then allow you to make prints from home. Whether this is your first classroom experience with Printmaking, or you are familiar with the medium, this class will guide beginners and help artists with previous knowledge challenge and develop their skills and engage in more advanced techniques. All students will leave with their very own set of carving tools, several finished blocks that can be reprinted for many years to come and the confidence and know-how to do so.
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Felted handbag by @joannmanzone. #ashlandartcenter #felt #wearableart #fiberart #textiledesign
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ART JOURNALING WITH ELAINE FRENETT, FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 3-5PM. Faces are complex and challenging and yet they can be simplified. Come see how the layering of transparent watercolor and subtleties can translate into a quick resemblance. Short demo first hour, then bring a small sheet of watercolor paper or your journal and working materials and get help/suggestions with hands on work. Because of limited space, please register and pay previous to this casual, fun gathering with our intimate, small group. Contact Elaine at elainefrenett@live.com or 541-944-2196.
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Collage and Writing Workshop: Explore and Express Your Inner Life through Image and Word with Susanne Petermann and Susan Hagen the deadline for signing up is May 15th, and there are a limited number of spaces still available Bring your notebook and pen, and come with an open heart to this day of personal exploration and self-expression. This workshop offers a dynamic combination of collage-making and writing practice that opens a door to the inner life. Both fun and meditative. Discover what treasures lie deep within and what stories are ready to be revealed. All art materials included in cost. No experience necessary. Sunday, June 4, 2017 9:30 am – 4:00 pm Ashland Art Center, 357 East Main, Ashland, Oregon $125 per participant All art materials included
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Platt Anderson Cellars will be opening today at Ashland Art Center. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 12 - 6 pm. Stop by for a glass of wine.
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