SPECIAL COLLECTION SHOWING IN FEBRUARY – by Mike Gantenbein
State of the Art Presence Art Center – February 2024
GREETINGS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM ART PRESENCE, Jacksonville’s own nonprofit art center! I’d like to introduce myself as the new column composer and board member […]
Holiday Art Happenings – by Paula Bandy
State of the Art Presence Art Center – Dec 2023/Jan 2024
Winter is the time when there is a hush of solitude…whisperings of a winter mind. The weather is cold, the ground hard, bears hibernate, and […]
State of the Art Presence November 2023 – by Paula Bandy
The American West—Sweeping plains, dusty wooden steps, tumbleweeds tossing across arid soil, hot colored sunsets, and the sound of hooves galloping all conjure up romantic images known as the American West. There’s a saying that […]
State of the Art Presence October 2023 – by Paula Bandy
Welcome Autumn—Like a sundial between seasons, there is something about autumn that resonates deep down within our hearts. A kaleidoscopic sphere of color emerges, crisp air tingles our cheeks, and the rustling of leaves reminds […]
State of the Art Presence September 2023 – by Paula Bandy
Collage comes from the French verb “colle,” meaning “to glue or to stick together.” A collage describes a piece of art, sometimes music, that is combined from separate forms, pictures, shapes, paper, fabric, and other […]
State of the Art Presence August 2023 – by Paula Bandy
Summer is for the Birds—Summer is flying by. There’s an old saying, “Further in summer than the birds,” which basically refers to the time of later summer, the days of heat, when buzzing bugs are […]
State of the Art Presence July 2023 – by Paula Bandy
What’s On View?—Here in the Rogue Valley, the vibrant fresh greens, reds, pinks, and purples of spring are beginning to fade into the pastels and muted tones of summer. Yet there are rich and saturated […]
State of the Art Presence June 2023 – by Paula Bandy
What Is Given – by Ralph Murre
The likelihood of finding strawberries
tiny and wild and sweet
around your ankles
on any given day
is not great
but sometimes
people find strawberries
right where they are standing
just because it is their turn
to be […]
State of the Art Presence May 2023 – by Paula Bandy
Welcome May… one of my favorite months in mountainous Southern Oregon. There are monumental clouds as rain still filters through, yet, as the days get longer and the breeze warms up, evenings are perfect for […]
State of the Art Presence April 2023 – by Paula Bandy
April at Art Presence Art Center celebrates the meaning of sense of place through art, word, and the vine. Filled with timeless experiences, memories, and community distinctiveness, a sense of place is what draws people […]