BLIND GEORGE’S NEWS STAND
117 SW G Street 476-3463 E MAIL
Please join us at Blind Georges to celebrate digital art by Khier P Starchylde Digital art has taken root in our DVD movies, TV, and magazines. Now Khier P Starchylde brings it to maturity in Fine Art in amazing Mandalas, startling drawings together with photos, and unusual photographic pieces. He likes to take his nature pieces and add digital creations that lend appealing juxtapositions and often social commentary.

WELCOME CENTER
198 SW 6th Street 955-7144 CB
Photographer Dennis Kirkland will be showing his artwork during the May First Friday Art night. Dennis originally started taking photographs as a way to document and record the beauty of the places I visited. In the mid 1990’s photography started becoming more important to him. Now his goal with photography is to enjoy the experience of being in the natural world and try to capture the essence of special places and creatures on film. He also enjoys creating abstract, impressionist, or unusual images by using techniques such as multiple exposure, reflections, and taking pictures of images in water drops.

ETHEREAL CAFÉ
208 SW 6th Street 472-0807
Ethereal Café is pleased to present Wane Wantabe & friends performing country, soft rock, and folk: Local artist Kathy Rizzo will feature oil paintings of roses, landscapes, seascapes and more; renowned artist Bruce Hansel will feature oil paintings.

LISTEN HERE MUSIC
234 SW 6th Street ~ 479-6131
The Gallery at Listen Here is proud to present resident artist John Page with some of his recent functional art furniture, including “Yemaya”, a tall cabinet/sculpture homage to the Nubian Goddess of Creation. Joining John is Photographer Timothy Bullard, celebrating Cinco de Mayo with a portrait of Sayulita, Mexico. A small fishing village 40 miles north of Puerto Vallarta. Come enjoy the art, music and the experience which is The Gallery at Listen Here!

"H" St. ANTIQUES & INTERIORS
138 SE H Street 956-1200
Local artist Janet E Higgins exhibits her steel and ceramic sculpture at H Street Antiques during the month of May. Janet has exhibited her work in the region since moving to Grants Pass with her family 14 years ago and has been teaching sculpture classes at Rogue Community College since last spring. Her most recent is a sculpture combination of steel clay and features her recently completed! ”Cage Man”, a life-sized steel man housing a group of steel birds. Janet is active as a member of the Board of the Grants Pass Museum of Art and is co-owner of AMBUS, a gallery in Medford.

HOME ECONOMICS: 
HOUSEHOLD GOODS, VINTAGE & OTHERWISE...
426 SW Sixth Street, 476-7096
Objectified Natural Archetypes: Contemporary Botanical Sculpture
Palmetto Sabal Fronds, Pods from Amazonian Baobabs, Manzanita Branches, Nippa Pod Clusters & other botanical specimens are sparsely presented on freestanding sculptural wooden bases and exotic hardwood panels for wall mounting. “Difficult to describe… simultaneously primordial, elegant, austere, and organic … strikingly contemporary art plucked directly from nature.
Krista Hagel: Synergizing Silver Stones Krista Hagel. A self-taught fine art jewelry maker, mounts crystals and semi-precious stones with saturated coloration into sterling silver earrings, necklaces and bracelets. Citing oceanic influences as a major creative force, Hagel favors sea foam green pale shell pink, limpid blue and amber-colored stones with naturally formed pearls in her one-of-a-kind creations. Hagel’s transcendent creations delicately balance crisp, contemporary lines with a timeless and classic sensibility. Stylish and surprisingly affordable.

TREASURED MEMORIES
420 SW 6th Street ~ 479-5982
Monica Burtley
Stop by Treasured Memories and see the First Place winners from the Josephine County Artists Association Spring Art Show. Artists Eileen Shropshire, Janet Rawlings, Marianne Nielsen, Pearlene Gavlik, Jude Wroblewski and Heike Arnold will have their work on display. In addition to the First Place winners, Eileen Shropshire’s painting, which won Best of Show, and Donna Walsh's painting, which won both the Peoples Choice Award and the Jury of Your Peers - Award of Excellence, will both be displayed for your enjoyment.

JOSEPHINE COUNTY HISTORIC SOCIETY
508 SW 5th Street 479-7827
(Corner 5th & J Street )
“Alphabet Soup,” the alphabet illustrated in oils, is the highlight of “A Touch of Class: A Few of Our Favorite Subjects,” an art show in May at the historic Schmidt House and Barn, corner of Fifth and J streets. Shirley Bell’s adult painting class, The Brush Strokers, has painted a “quilt” featuring an illustrated alphabet lesson for beginning readers. Thirty painters from Grants Pass and Rogue contributed to the project.
“Michael Oaks will demonstrate “Artistry in Mortar and Brick,” an e-book of Grants Pass’ historic district as it was in the years between 1883 and 1912, in the Josephine County Historical Society’s Research Library, corner of Fifth and K streets. A limited number of e-books will be available for purchase. Those interested in obtaining a copy of the CD can also place orders. A reception for the artists is planned from 6 to 8 p.m. A brief tour of the landmark Schmidt House and history lesson is given every First Friday. The Schmidt House is located at 508 S.W. Fifth Street, corner of Fifth and J streets.

4TH STREET BEAUTY CO.
213 SW 4th Street 476-1176
4th Street Beauty Company presents a night with Christine Cutty as she displays “Art Therapy” watercolor with black overlays creating a different picture for each person as objects appear from within the dimensions. Christine is a local artist who attended V.C. Santa Barbra with a B.A in art studio and received honorable mention in Aug. ’06 while showing at Firehouse.

HELLGATE SHOP / RIVER ROCK 
966 SW 6th Street ~ 479-7204
Join us this Friday … ShopRiverRock will feature Thomas Kirchen a 13 year Rogue Valley resident and artist originally from the bay area; Tom specializes in beautiful digital landscape photography. This evening, we will also be hosting the Applegate Valley’s own Academy Wines at our wine bar which will be open from 4:00 pm to 8:00pm. Come try a fabulous selection of fine Southern Oregon!

WISEMAN GALLERY, RCC
3345 Redwood Highway, Grants Pass, 956-7339
RCC Student Art Exhibit 2007
A multi-media exhibit of artwork created by the students in this year’s art courses.
Redwood Campus ~ May 14 - June 15, 2007
Reception and award ceremony 4pm on Tuesday, May 22
Riverside Campus ~ May 24 - June 8, 2007
Reception and award ceremony 4-6pm on Thursday, May 24

Click here to revisit last month's First Friday Art Night celebration!