OREGON
OUTPOST
137 SW G Street 474-2918
Graphite artist Jerry Ross is again at
his favorite First Friday venue. While still rooted in local inspiration, he
is adding to his collection by exploring the current nationwide “Red Hot”
craze, which allows for some fun and very unique creations.
BLIND
GEORGE’S NEWS STAND
117 SW G Street 476-3463
Local artist Lonnie Sanders is here with
his portrait art.
Come enjoy his pencil sketches with us.
WELCOME
CENTER
198 SW 6th Street 955-7144
The Caveman Camera Club will once again
be showing their pictures at the Welcome Center for First Friday Art Night and
the month of August. Troy Johnson with SOR will be playing music in the
Kiwanis Courtyard behind the Welcome Center.
GIFTS
TO REMEMBER
202 SW 6th Street 955-9197
Featuring art work from local artist Ken
Sharrow with both oil and color pencils.
ETHEREAL
CAFÉ
208 SW 6th Street 472 0807
Please join us to appreciate some more
of Khier Starchylde’s artistic and photographic pieces which are new for
your pleasure. One distinct direction Khier takes centers on Collage and
Montage in which he blends photos and drawings together, thereby extending our
artful experience. His symbolist works are designed to provoke wonder. Wayne
Wantabe & Friends will perform soft rock and jazz music.
HEARTSONG
224 SW 6th Street 471-6394
Michael Hanks returns with his unique
art using plaster and wallboard. If
you missed it last month or are interested in seeing new pieces please come
by and meet Mike as well as enjoy live music by local musicians.
LISTEN
HERE MUSIC
234 SW 6th Street 479-6131
The Gallery at Listen here is proud to
present resident artist John Page showing some of the functional art furniture
and guitars.
BEAD
MERCHANT & YARN SUPPLY
300 SW 6th Street 471-0645
Artisan Beads by Karen Lorraine. Karen
Lorraine makes beads featuring her whimsical and original drawings on light
weight long lasting polymer clay. Each is made independently and differently,
and as she uses the best materials and methods available, every one will be as
durable as it is beautiful.
TREASURED
MEMORIES
420 SW 6th Street 479-5982
Margaret Older of wolf creek is the
featured artist at treasured memories this month. plan to stop by and see her
watercolors. she especially enjoys painting flowers but offers paintings of
people, birds, animals, seascapes and even some fantasy art. many of her own
personal favorite paintings will be on display for you to enjoy.
HOME
ECONOMICS:
HOUSEHOLD GOODS, VINTAGE &
OTHERWISE...
426 SW Sixth Street, 476-7096
Ashley Alexander: Prints, Collaborative
Photos, T-Shirts, Totes & Stationery...Alexander, a Chicago artist,
writes: “In children's stories, animals always mean magic... They are
wonderful and ordinary...They talk and wear clothes and sometimes they go to
school, and so, growing up, surrounded by these sorts of friends, you have the
sense that almost anything can happen to you... The older you get, though, the
more it seems that all of that magic has gone off, somewhere else maybe."
"I decided to take my artwork off the wall," she explains, "and
out of the frame, and to put these images of everyday mysteries onto cards,
and handbags, and t-shirts, so that everyone could have something a little bit
pretty and a little bit strange to add to their day."
BOOK
LORE AND MORE
122 SE H Street 471-4945
We are proud to present the work of one
of our local artists: Janice Pruitt Gutenberg. She will be featuring her
original oil paintings and prints of which all will be for sale. Register at
Book Lore to win a free print done by Janice. Drawing will be at 8:00pm.
Winner need not be present at time of drawing.
ROGUE
VALLEY FUDGE & FINE CHOCOLATES
229 SE 6th Street 955-5225
Rogue Valley Fudge is proud to display
the work of guest artist Scott Gantenbein of Mindseye Multimedia Studio, “Where
imagination becomes reality”. Scott will be displaying his own special brand
of photographic art.
KING
JEWELERS
221 SE 6th street 476-3777
Grants Pass has been introduced to the
photographs and art of Khier P. Starchylde this summer, and now we’re
pleased to show some of his new work—in a new genre. His Family History
pieces that include video on tow monitors at our store. You’ll get to see
the thrilling importance of celebrating the family. And perhaps you’ve seen
his Mandalas but now are in the round and stirring to the soul. Finally there
will be new art photography too, more Giclees printed by Khier himself.
JOSEPHINE
COUNTY HISTORIC SOCIETY
508 SW 5th Street 479-7827
Russ Wittrock’s artistry in oils takes
the viewer on an odyssey through the Pacific Northwest, “From the Seashore
to Mountaintops,” in this month’s art show at the Josephine County
Historical Society. Paintings by Wittrock, a longtime art instructor in Grants
Pass and a prolific artist, will hang in both the Schmidt House and Schmidt
Barn galleries through August. A reception for the artist is planned from 6 to
8 p.m. during First Friday Art Walk. A brief tour of the landmark Schmidt
House is also available.
SHOPRIVERROCK
(Located upstairs at Hellgate
Excursions)
966 SW 6th Street 956-5260
This month, Shop RiverRock will feature
fine gourd art and strung gourd jewelry designed by award-winning, published
gourd artist Vera K. “I use pyrography, oils, acrylic, semi-precious stones,
inlaid metals and about anything else I can think of as an enhancement. …”
WISEMAN
GALLERY, RCC
3345 Redwood Highway 956-7339
Maria Kazankaya
“Water & Rocks’
July 9- August 30, 2007
Kazanskaya uses light, uncertain spatial scales, and the duality of realism
and abstraction to create an ever-shifting perception of the symbolism carried
by rocks and water. She invites the viewer to seethe water eroding the rocks
into sand as a way of contemplating our own existence in the face of eternity.
Summer Hours: 8am-5pm Monday, Tuesday, & Thursday, 8am-7pm Wednesday.
