Jannie Ledard's Stained Glass
Jacksonville’s own ART PRESENCE brings back the monthly Art Amble to Jacksonville!
Starting this month – on May 27, from 5-7pm, the Art Amble will be held every month on the fourth Friday in downtown Jacksonville!
26 venues will be open to display amazing art from our local, talented artists. Shopping, wine tasting, dinner, cocktails, coffee and more!
A yellow pennant will be displayed outside of the participating venues…of which there are 26 so far! They include: Elan Gallery, Oregon Street Gallery, Jacksonville Barn Co, Corks Wine Bar, La Fiesta, Apple Cellar Bakery, Good Bean, La Boheme, The Jacksonville Company, Terra Firma, Willowcreek, Karmic Creations, LodeStar, South Stage Cellars, Jacksonville Mercantile, The Creator’s Gallery, The Candy Shoppe, Jacksonville Inn, The Crown Jewel, Trolley Stop Antiques, Blue Door Garden Store, Farmhouse Treasures, Carefree Buffalo, The Pot Rack, MacLevin’s, Bella Union & Elaine Witteveen’s Gallery.
Brochures with location, maps and artists will be available.
Cheryl Garcia's Metal Sculpture, "Reconciliation"
Mae Wygant's abstract, "Baja"
Artists include: Betty Barss, Steve Bennett, Sue Bennett, Anne Brooke, Katy Cauker, Peter Coons, Dianne Jean Erickson, Alx Fox, Elaine Frenett, Cheryl Garcia, Katherine Gracey, Marilyn Hurst, Gabriel Marks, Alice LaMoree, Jannie Ledard, Jeff Levin, Ron Moore, Charlotte Peterson, Bill Stanton, Danna Tartaglia, Mae Wygant, & Elaine Witteveen.
Art Presence’s Mission is “To encourage and develop a growing and superior art presence in the City of Jacksonville. To Provide venues for artists which will enhance their work and encourage patronage, and to work with the Jacksonville merchants to promote a variety of outstanding events and displays to draw more visitors to downtown. To inspire and educate and provide additional beauty to our city.” For more information on Art Presence, please contact Anne Brooke Hawkins, 541-899-3759.
And – check out the SOAR website for more details on local events and artists!
Thanks for helping spread the news about the Art Amble and about the Southern Oregon Artists Resource! A better link to use for keeping up with art events and local, national and international art news, as well as calls for artists, is SOAR’s blog, Art Matters!, which you can find here: http://blogs.soartists.com/ArtMatters/
See you tomorrow night! I’ll be at the GoodBean with artist Mae Wygant!
Saw the wonderful red poppies while in your area last week. Would love to know the prices for these.Or a website where I could check them out.
Hi there – aren’t they something! You can go to her website at http://www.greatmetalwork.com. Cheryl Garcia is the artist, and she can also be reached at 541-840-6243.