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Grants Pass' Roving Gallery Party & Art Walk
>> Return to This Month's Artwalk
First Friday ~ August, 2012
The Firehouse Gallery
214 SW Fourth Street
5419567339
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 64th Southern Oregon Art Show
Vote for your favorite!
A community art show with
adult and youth entries in watercolor, painting, photography, drawing, pastel,
printmaking, sculpture, ceramics and two-dimensional mixed media. Awards
are given including Best of Show and People's Choice. Come vote for your
favorite piece!
On August 11 and 18, the show features "no experience needed
workshops" in Raku Pottery, Mosaics, Needle Felting, Wire Wrapping, Sculpture
and Pine Needle Basketry. For more information pick up a brochure at FireHouse
Gallery.
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Gallery One
229-B SW G St.
5414791218
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 Richard Bagdonas | Bernie Conrad
Untitled Exhibit
Gallery One at the Museum is giving honor to a photographer and a sculptor who
for years have consistently exhibited their high quality work in the museum and
the gallery.
Richard Bagdonas, "I'm not in the habit of manipulating my photos
but in this show I could not help myself... It's canvas you know...I art therefore I
am".
Bernie Conrad, "I enjoy the 'all- or- nothing' aspect of carving. It is a pure art
form of subtraction. The sculpture forges ahead only by taking more away- there
is no going back or replacing. This can be very humbling at times as the work in
progress gets tossed into the wood stove.
Artists will be at the gallery for First
Friday.
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Grants Pass Museum of Art
229 SW G Street
5414793290
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 Virginia Andrade | Janet Higgins | Nancy Jo Mullen
Through September 28: Regional artists, Virginia Andrade, Janet Higgins, and Nancy Jo Mullen. Curator: Susan Eileen Burnes. This exhibit is being sponsored by Ed Morey of Redwood Nursery.
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The Glass Forge
510 SW G Street
5419550815
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 Josephine County Artists Association
"The Traveling Rooster Show"
The Glass Forge proudly presents live glass blowing demonstrations for your
entertainment on First Friday. This is always a wonderful place to visit and see
new ideas taking form while you watch Join The Glass Forge for an exciting
and fun evening!
Josephine County Artists Association invites you to come see
the wild collection of rooster paintings straight from the Rogue River Rooster
Crow Celebration. The "Traveling Rooster Show" is hanging at The Glass Forge
for the month of August. JCAA meets the first Thursday at 7 pm, at Fruitdale
Grange.
We support children’s art scholarships at GPMA, donate art supplies to
veterans, and offer art programs / workshops. Guests are always welcome.
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Rogue Coffee Roasters
237 SW G Street
5414766134
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 Bernie Conrad | Kama Kirby | Caveman Camera Club
Music by Maurice Woodard
This months line-up! On the Walls: Local Artisan Bernie Conrad, Caveman
Camera Club, and Kama Kirby.
Music by Maurice Woodard "The One Man Band"
Don't miss out on the joy and fun of local art and music.
New Summer hours M-F
7am-6pm Sat. 8-2
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Artistic Elements
208 SW G Street
5414500155
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 Southern Oregon Art Academy
Untitled Exhibit
This month we are excited to share with you the artwork of Southern Oregon Art
Academy! They will be displaying their student class work as well as instructor
artwork. Their intensive study program focuses on providing students with
the skill and the confidence necessary to make a living as a fine artist, with a
curriculum specially designed and unique to the industry, combining both old
world traditions and new world ideologies to provide what they believe to be the
fastest way to learn to draw and paint realistically.
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Oregon Outpost
147 SW G Street
5414712918
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Wine & Tasty Treats
Aahhh, summertime and our special guest vineyard for First Friday is Cuckoo’s
Nest Cellars! They will be pouring complimentary samples from their wonderful
selection of wine, both red and white! We’ll also have tasty treats to sample
that will delight and surprise the taste buds. See you at the Oregon Outpost and
Primrose Lane! |
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Sandi's Candies
145 SW G Street
5419559112
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Goat Milk Soaps & Lotions
Sandi’s Candies welcomes Holly Berry Dairy Goat Milk Soaps and Lotions.
Sandi’s Candies will be permanent location for Holly. If you have never tried her
lotions and soaps you are missing something great! Holly will be here Friday to
answer your questions and sample her lotions. Now at Sandi's Candies is Holly
Berry Dairy, Handmade Goat Milk soaps and lotions. Locally made.
Sandi’s is
having a special on fudge First Friday, come in and see what it is! |
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The Kitchen Company
301 SE 6th St
5419555311
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 Sylvia Kline
Indian Food!
Do you love Indian food? Have you noticed how hard it is to find Indian Food
in Josephine County? The answer is: cook it yourself! The Kitchen Company
presents Sylvia Kline, who has developed her own Malliga Masala blend of
spices Fylvia will be serving samples of her famous chicken, with the recipe so
you can do it at home. She will also be offering tips on cooking Indian, so stop by
and get cooking!
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Evangel Parable Christian Bookstore
201 SE 6th St.
5414765125
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Jack & Judy Kendall
A Journey Through Nature
Come and join us at Evangel Christian Bookstore this First Friday in August for a
fun time. We will be presenting Jack and Judy Kendall with "A Journey Through
Nature". Jack was born in Michigan and came to Grants Pass sixteen years ago
by way of Washington State. Initially, their interest was to record surrounding
beauty just for personal enjoyment, but over time it became a way of sharing with
friends who were at a distance. They soon realized that there might be others
who would enjoy the beauty they had come to enjoy so much.
They will be
displaying both prints and greeting cards featuring some of the incredible natural
beauty that is so abundant in our area of the Northwest.
Also joining us will be
Roman Watson and his band. They are a great group of guys who are on the
worship team at Edgewater Christian Fellowship. They will be entertaining us
with wonderful praise and worship music.
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Heartsong
224 SW 6th St
5414716394
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 Paul Showalter
The Exact Opposite!
Come meet a guy that "dreams up paintings while he works, and works up dreams while he paints." Paul Showalter has dedicated his life to natural resource and land management. Paul is also an accomplished carpenter, wood carver, furniture maker, watercolor, and pen-and-ink artist. His passion about natural resources is reflected in his art. He revels in teaching children the value of nature and sustainable land use through art and hands-on experiences.
Paul's unique style resembles a hybrid between Impressionist and Pacific Northwest Native American art, infused with a constant denominator of bold, brilliant, inviting color combinations. His technique is un-arguably distinct, and he describes it as “the exact opposite of what they tried to teach me in Art school!”
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Chuck King Jewelers
221 SE 6th St
5414763777
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Margaret Valvo
Watercolors
Margaret grew up on the pine barrens and sandy beaches of southern New Jersey. She studied art history at Wilson College in Pennsylvania. In 1967 she moved to Rhode Island where she started her family, raced sailboats, taught preschool, and studied special education at Rhode Island College. In 1978 she moved to Boulder, Colorado where she taught special needs children and later studied and taught cultural anthropology at the University of Colorado. In 1998 she left “city life” to raise alpacas on a ranch in Fort Collins. She moved to Grants Pass in 2004 and took up watercolor in 2010.
This watercolor exhibit represents Margaret’s progression from her beginning realism, illustrated by a series of World War II planes done for her grandson Tyler; and continues through a loosening of her style in floral, still life and coastal scenes. Freedom and flow are evident as she now moves into abstraction, in her “Cosmic Wave” and “Matrix’ series, which explores the creation and manifestation of life forms from the “ground” of potential.
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Plaza Sewing & Vacuum
311 SE 6th St
5414795757
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Summer Sewing Tools
Plaza Sewing Center is featuring summer classes. Available now in Beginning Sewing Boot Camp you will learn to make a pillow case and P.J. bottoms, and there is also a class for learning to make your first quilt. Both classes are for children or adults. We also have classes for quilters who need a challenge or want to learn something new.
As always, we have a large selection of notions and new fabrics daily. Check out our weekly special! Did you know we have the largest selection of vacuum bags in Grants Pass plus parts and belts. You are always welcome to come in and browse.
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The Wiseman Gallery
3345 Redwood Highway
5419567339
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23 National Artists
"Seen / Unseen"
A juried photography exhibit that features
the distinctly individual visions of 23 artists from around the nation. Selected
artists are David Borawski, Julie Chase, Nancy Floyd, Angela Franks Wells, Kara
French, Sarah Gruver, Brian Harmon, Andrea Hoelscher, Daniel Kariko, Klaus
Knoll, Dave Kube, Andrzej Maciejewski, Helen Maringer, Andy Mattern, Dan
McCormak, Leighton McWilliams, Joshua Roller, Kris Sanford, Meredith Smith,
Carly Swenson, Whitney Warne, and Jimmy Wilson. Work by the Southern
Oregon Woodturners group will be on display in the Annex, Wiseman Gallery. |
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The Redwood Tower
306 NW 6th Street
5414175263
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Artist To Be Arranged
Three Authors
Come meet and talk with fiction Authors Cynthia Rogan, Robynn Sheahan and Russell
Turney at The Downtown Bookstore, Grants Pass, First Friday, August 3rd 6pm to 9pm.
Purchase signed copies of their latest books:
Cynthia Rogan Symphony of Dreams Most
of us ache for the opportunity to shine at the gift we’re born with. Symphony Weber
wants to give hers back.
Robynn Sheahan Storm or Arranon A forbidden birth. A
remarkable young woman. A marauding alien society. The battle begins.
Russell Turney
The Watchers Déjà vu has a face! Two inter-dimensional beings battle for control of
an experimental device capable of destroying the entire universe.
Become immersed in
adventure and suspense. Experience the exciting, challenging lives of our literary heroes,
Symphony, Erynn, Ian, and Gaia.
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Aquarius Books
528 NE E St
5414794000
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Robert Schenk, Rosie Lazzeri, Sheila Farley, Patricia Callicott, Julia Schauer, Vada Gates, John Taylor, Nicholis Van Geldern, and Reverend Stephanie Nelson
Art Nite!
It’s Summer in Southern Oregon, and Aquarius has an incredible line-up for
First Friday. We will start with our traditional Drum Circle from 4-5:30pm, then
seamlessly glide into the evening (6-8pm ) with offerings from multiple artists,
authors, crafters and creative guests. Among those showing are; Robert
Schenk, Rosie Lazzeri, Sheila Farley, Patricia Callicott, Julia Schauer, Vada
Gates, John Taylor, Nicholis Van Geldern, and Reverend Stephanie Nelson,
launching her celebration of “Kool Lini Koloring”.
Aquarius has expanded into
even more space since our last First Friday, come see the new and exciting
changes. As always be sure to visit our website to learn about our classes and
upcoming events.
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