2019 October Imaginarium – Mischief & Magic!

Posted by Art Presence Art Center on Sep 29, 2019 in Events, October Creative Challenge, Open Shows | 0 comments

The 6th annual October Imaginarium art show at Art Presence Art Center is here! This has become one of the gallery’s most popular exhibits, and this year’s theme is Mischief & Magic. Artists from throughout southern Oregon created whimsical, thought-provoking, out-of-the-mainstream art in response to our October Creative Challenge.  It’s an event not to be missed!

October Imaginarium opens Friday, October 4 and continues through Sunday, October 27. On display on the back wall is our Palette Paint-Off, with magical artwork on artists’ palettes.

Art Presence invites you to a spellbinding reception for the artists on Saturday, October 5, from 1–4 pm. Jacksonville author Sharon Mehdi will be here doing numerology readings. You can also take a photo with our mischievous Scarecrow at the Selfie Station. And there will be live music by Martin Ball, hors d’oeuvres and wine to enjoy along with the show.

We would like to congratulate Art Presence member, Mark Daucher, whose beautiful graphic image of persimmons appears on the cover of this month’s Jacksonville Review! You can see more of his stunning work in this month’s show.

Here are a few of the daringly creative pieces of art you will find in this show:

Change of Season, by Mark Daucher

The Belfry, by Charlotte Wirfs

Gold Leaf, watercolor by Joan Brown

Rhythm & Blues Totem Bowl by John Dodero

Grimm’s Medicine Show, assemblage by Leona Sewitsky

May the Pie Be With You, by Nancy Bardos

Hellfire, image by Vivian McAleavey

The Monolith, by Walt Wirfs

Jack and the Giant, assemblage by Leona Sewitsky

Canyon of Lost Souls, mixed media by Zoe West

Saturday, October 12, from 5–7:30 pm, will be the last Jacksonville Second Saturday ArtWalk until next spring. Come to the gallery for a special demonstration by Patricia Wormuth and let the tricksy headless scarecrow paint your portrait in a reprise of the Imaginarium Selfie Station. Don’t miss it!

Call to Artists for Angels Show

Posted by Art Presence Art Center on Sep 17, 2019 in Angels Show, Events, Open Shows, Opportunities | 0 comments

Call to Artists – Angel Art for 7th Annual Angels Show

Southern Oregon Artists Resource and Art Presence Art Center call to artists for angel art to be exhibited in our Seventh Annual Angels Show this December.

“Angel on High,” watercolor by Katherine Bird from the 2018 Angels Show

We seek your INTERPRETATION of angels in your choice of medium and style. You are not limited to the traditional or religious styles commonly seen this time of year. The amazing variety of angels in various mediums, styles and techniques in past shows has drawn many favorable comments from attendees and patrons. We prefer new angels, but gladly invite prior years’ artists and their angels to return.

We have some pedestals to accommodate freestanding 3D angels, but you should be prepared to bring your own. For 2D art, there is a limit of 2 pieces with a maximum dimension of 48 inches each.

Submissions are not technically juried, but we do review and prioritize them in the event we run out of space. If this occurs, new angels will have priority over repeat entries. Painting a new angel for this year’s show? Send us an email to let us know as soon as possible! Please include the approximate dimensions of your piece(s).

Important Dates

• Entry Deadline:  November 18th.
• Artwork drop-off dates: November 23, 24 and 25th.
• We will hang the show on Thursday, December 5th.
• The show opens on Friday, December 6th.
• Reception is Saturday, December 7th, from 1–3 pm.
• Closing date is Sunday, December 29th.

Angels Display

The Angels Show hangs on the back wall of the gallery. It is exhibited alongside the gallery’s popular Holiday Treasures show of gift items. Holiday Treasures always draws a steady stream of holiday shoppers throughout the month. Therefore, the Angels Show is virtually guaranteed a wide audience. Art Presence Art Center is conveniently located at 206 North 5th Street in Jacksonville, Oregon.

Advertising and Promotion

We had wonderful audience reception and respectable sales in 2018, our first show in a true gallery setting. Art Presence and SOAR will promote the exhibition through social media and local print media to ensure another great reception this year. We ask artists to help by sharing their angels on social media with the details of the show and reception.

Submit Your Entries!

Please download and fill out the entry form below. Submit your entry to gallery director Anne Brooke with images of your angel art at anne@brookewatercolor.com. Anne will also be happy to answer any questions not addressed on the form.

Download (PDF, 56KB)

Please share with artist friends and fellow members of artist groups. We also invite you to share it in your newsletters, online announcements and artist group meetings.

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Colors of Autumn

Posted by Art Presence Art Center on Sep 2, 2019 in Events, Member Shows | 0 comments

Our new member show, “Colors of Autumn,“ opens Friday, September 6 and remains on display until Sunday, September 29.This time of year is always a brilliant season for art as well as color outside! Come to the gallery to see the interpretations of the season our members have offered for your consideration.

Please join us for a reception for the artists on Saturday, September 7, from 1–3 pm. Author Peggy Dover will read from her book, “Trips & Tangents: 101 Favorite Southern Oregon Journal Columns,” and you will have the opportunity to meet Lane Hall, our guest artist for September.

Here is a peek at some of the artwork by our members that you can expect to see in the gallery this month:

Puddles and Barn, oil painting by Andre Satie

Injoy, watercolor painting by Denali Grace

Lost Creek, oil painting by Desmond Serratore

Camas Bloom, oil painting by Jean Mailander

Commitment, image by Joan Brown

Tree Line, image by Vivian McAleavey

September Second Saturday ArtWalk

Posted by Art Presence Art Center on Sep 1, 2019 in Events, Second Saturday ArtWalk | 0 comments

John Campbell teaches 3 sessions on how to make his baskets and lids and hot pads during the Second Saturday ArtWalk in September from 5 to 7. It’s easy to see why our patrons greatly enjoy his work!

Stone Tones in Voice and Flute

Posted by Art Presence Art Center on Sep 1, 2019 in Author Readings, Events | 0 comments

Second Saturday Art Walk for September

Posted by Anne Brooke on Aug 29, 2019 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

Art Presence Art Center member John Campbell will present an educational offering on the Second Saturday Art Walk, September 14th from 5 to 7 on constructing his beautiful cloth baskets.  They are unique and colorful and  real conversation pieces.  Don’t miss this presentation.  There will be 3 sessions, and refreshments as well.

Look for the neon green flag at 206 North 5th Street in Jacksonville.  Call 541-941-7057 for more information.

September Guest Artist Lane Hall

Posted by Art Presence Art Center on Aug 29, 2019 in Events, Guest Exhibits | 0 comments

Art Presence Art Center welcomes September Guest Artist Lane Hall for a special exhibition of his works on the back wall of the gallery. His show runs alongside our September 2019 members show, opening Friday, September 6 and running through Sunday, September 29, with a reception on Saturday, September 7, from 1–3 pm.

Lane Hall lives in the Rogue Valley and earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Southern Oregon University in 1986. He has achieved Diamond Membership in the Watercolor Society of Oregon and has won numerous awards in state, national and international competitions. Most recently, Hall received the Frances Nell Storer Memorial Award for his painting, “Oak Burl,” in the American Watercolor Society’s 148th International Exhibition, the Alden Bryan Memorial Medal for his painting, “Creekside II,” in the American Watercolor Society’s 149th International Exhibition in New York City, and the Kanuga Watermedia Workshops Award for his painting “Creekside,” in the National Watercolor Society’s 95th International Exhibition in San Pedro, CA. He is also a Signature Member of both the American Watercolor Society and the National Watercolor Society. Lane’s work has been published in North Light Books’ Strokes of Genius II: The Best of Drawing Light and Shadow, Southwest Art and Watercolor Artist. In 2004, he turned his full attention to art and is now represented by Marta Stafford Fine Art in Marble Falls, TX, Wilde Meyer Galleries in Scottsdale and Tucson, AZ, and Second Street Gallery in Bandon, OR. We are confident that the work of this accomplished artist will leave you speechless.

Art Presence invites you to a reception where you can meet Lane on Saturday, September 7, from 1–3 pm. At the reception, author Peggy Dover will read from her book, “Trips & Tangents: 101 Favorite Southern Oregon Journal Columns,” and you will have the opportunity to meet Lane Hall.

“Autumn Evening II,” 18×24 oil painting by Lane Hall

“Early Spring,” 22×28 oil painting by Lane Hall

“Waterway,” 16×20 oil painting by Lane Hall