Art News & Events
“ARTISTS IN THE GARDEN” AT MCCULLY HOUSE INN – by Anne Brooke
Jacksonville Review – September 2026
WHEN MY 10 YEARS with Art Presence Art Center ended, it enabled me to return to my Studio/Gallery to provide classes in Life Drawing, Beginning Drawing, Watercolor, Calligraphy and Colored Pencil—just […]
Clayfolk 2023 First Weekend in November
Jacksonville Review – October 2023
Clayfolk presents its Annual Fall Pottery Show the first weekend in November at the Medford Armory, located at 1701 S Pacific Highway on November 3, 4, and 5. As the region’s […]
The Siskiyou Crest Coalition Now Accepting Applications from Artists for Show
The Siskiyou Crest Coalition, an organization in Applegate, Oregon, dedicated to finding permanent protections for the Siskiyou Crest, is producing Celebrating the Siskiyou Crest: A Festival of Art, Culture, and Science July 14-16, 2023, at […]
Art Classes with Anne Brooke
After serving as the Director of Art Presence Art Center for ten precious years, I am now returning to my first love—teaching with a focus on Watercolor.
Please join me in a Watercolor workshop on Wednesdays […]
Clayfolk Show & Sale – Summer’s Time – by Robert Johnson
Meet Summer Brendlinger, a clay artist who can teach you to perform feats of clay!
Summer recently became the resident ceramic artist at Talent Maker City, where her classes introduce beginners of all ages to the […]
Paula Bandy to Lead Art Presence
Anne Brooke, founder and director of Art Presence, announced the artists’ group has hired Paula Bandy as its Executive Director. “It’s not only comforting to know, it is imperative to know, that we have the […]
An Extremely Generous Gesture & Successful and Enjoyable Fundraiser – by Dirk Siedlecki
A Successful and Enjoyable Fundraiser
UPDATE, OCTOBER 15, 2021 – Slightly over $3,200 was raised for the Friends of Jacksonville’s Historic Cemetery at the October 9, auction held at Belita Space during Jacksonville’s Art Walk. Our […]
Off the Charts – A Conversation Between an Artist and a Scientist
On Saturday, September 18, from 3-7pm, 2021, Todd Lovett and Leslee Parr will host a showing of their artistic collaboration, “Off the Charts,” at the Artist and Gardener shop at 130 South 3rd Street, Jacksonville. […]
Art Presence Art Center Open Saturdays & Sundays in March!
During the month of March, Art Presence Art Center will change its “OPEN” days to Saturday and Sunday, rather than Friday and Saturday.
The hours will remain the same, 12 to 5 PM.
Come see us and […]
UPDATE: CONTEST STILL ON! – Attention Student Artists for McKee Bridge Creativity Contest!
UPDATE APRIL 4, 2020—McKee Bridge Historical Society has postponed McKee Bridge Day, potentially to September 12, but the Creativity Contest for students grades K-8 is ON. Students can email submissions that can be put into […]