Lions and Tigers and Bears, oh my!

Ava and I would like to personally invite you to show paintings of plants, trees, birds or animals of the Coos County area in the up-coming hospital show here in Bandon.

We really want to feature paintings that were started plein air, but certainly they could have been finished in the studio with drawing, painting, or collage.

Perhaps you were part of the 30 Artists/30 Parks that SL Donaldson coordinated in 2011, those are the types of paintings that would be perfect for this—especially if they featured myrtle trees, Douglas firs, alder, wild flowers, etc. Perhaps you take your own bird or animal photos and create paintings from those? Consider joining this show that celebrates these natural treasures of the local area.

Please bring 1-3 paintings ready to hang to the Bandon hospital on Wednesday, April 8th at 2 p.m.

Attached is the official CTA with the entry form. We’ll be hanging work from the local artists along with school children’s paintings of the area.

The reception that everyone is invited to is on Sunday, April 12th from 1-3 p.m. See you there for music and refreshments!

Thanks so much,

Ava Richey and Susan Lehman   : )

No April Foolin'

April Classes and Workshops

Basics of Drawing with Allen (Tony) Adams

**for teens and adults**

Wednesdays, April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, May 6, 2015 from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Cost: $135 CAM member / $150 non-member

Only 3 spaces left!

ALL SKILL LEVELS

Registration ends: **contact Art Ed Department

For more information visit: http://www.coosart.org/events/basics-of-drawing-with-allen-tony-adams/

“Better Composition by Design” Watercolor with Liv Drahos

**for adults only**

Thursdays, April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 2015 from 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Cost: $90 CAM member / $115 non-member

SOME WATERCOLOR EXPERIENCE TO ADVANCED

Only 1 space left!

Registration ends: **contact Art Ed Department

For more information visit: http://www.coosart.org/events/session-ii-better-composition-by-design-watercolor-with-liv-drahos-2/

Monotangles with Rosie Hill (Certified Zentangle® Teacher)

**for teens and adults**

Saturday, April 11, 2015 from 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Cost: $30 CAM member / $35 non-member

ALL SKILL LEVELS

Registration ends: April 3, 2015

For more information visit: http://www.coosart.org/events/monotangles-with-rosie-hill-czt/

The Basics of Cartoon Art with Allen (Tony) Adams

**for teens and adults**

Fridays, April 17, 24, May 1, 8, 15, 22, 2015 from 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Cost: $135 CAM member / $150 non-member ($115 / $130 if also taking Basics of Drawing listed above)

ALL SKILL LEVELS

Registration ends: April 9, 2015

For more information visit: http://www.coosart.org/events/the-basics-of-cartoon-art-with-allen-tony-adams/

May Classes and Workshops

Exploring Drawing Skills with Jim Davenport

**for kids in Grades 6 - 12**

Saturdays, May 2, 9, 16, 2015 from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Cost: $45 CAM member / $55 non-member

ALL SKILL LEVELS

Registration ends: April 24, 2015

For more information visit: http://www.coosart.org/events/exploring-drawing-skills-with-jim-davenport/

“Fascinating Florals” Watercolor with Liv Drahos

**for adults only**

Thursdays, May 7, 14, 21, 28, June 4, 2015 from 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Cost: $90 CAM member / $115 non-member

SOME WATERCOLOR EXPERIENCE TO ADVANCED

Registration ends: April 29, 2015

For more information visit: http://www.coosart.org/events/fascinating-florals-watercolor-with-liv-drahos/

Zentangle: White on Black with Rosie Hill (Certified Zentangle® Teacher)

**for teens and adults**

Saturday, May 23, 2015 from 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Cost: $30 CAM member / $35 non-member

ALL SKILL LEVELS

Registration ends: May 15, 2015

For more information visit: http://www.coosart.org/events/zentangle-white-on-black-with-rosie-hill-certified-zentangle-teacher/

Composing a Painting with Light and Color on Yupo Paper with Pat Cink

**for adults only**

Tuesday, May 26, 2015 from 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Cost: $55 CAM member / $70 non-member

ALL SKILL LEVELS

Registration ends: May 18, 2015

For more information visit: http://www.coosart.org/events/composing-a-painting-with-light-and-color-on-yupo-paper-with-pat-cink/

Depth and Detail in Pastel with Kimberly Wurster

**for adults only**

Saturday, May 30, 2015 from 11:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Cost: $90 CAM member / $110 non-member

SOME PASTEL EXPERIENCE PREFERRED

Registration ends: May 18, 2015

For more information visit: http://www.coosart.org/events/depth-and-detail-in-pastel-with-kimberly-wurster/

For an overview of all future art classes and workshops visit www.coosart.org/class-listing/.

Best regards,

Stephanie Donaldson

Director of Art Education

p. (541) 267-3901 ext. 105

sldonaldson@coosart.org

Coos Art Museum

235 Anderson

Coos Bay, OR 97420

p. (541) 267-3901

f. (541) 267-4877

www.coosart.org

www.facebook.com/coosartmuseum

Hours of Operation:

Tues. – Fri. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Sat. 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Small Time Art

Art by the Sea Gallery and Studio invites you to participate in the 6^th Annual Old Town Bandon Miniature & Small Works show.

 

There are two size categories, cash prizes for 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd place in each category, plus 3 honorable mention ribbons in each category.

Drop off dates are Sunday & Monday, April 26^th and 27^th.    You can enter 1 – 3 paintings.

 

Show runs April 29 through June 27, 2015.

 

Reception is Saturday, May 16^th, 3 p.m. – 6 p.m., at which time awards will be made by the judge, David Castleberry.

 

Please see the attached prospectus and entry form.

 

We hope you will join us in this fun and creative show.

 

Forms will also be available soon at Art by the Sea Gallery in Bandon, and for download on our website at http://www.artbytheseagalleryandstudio.com    

 

You can call 541-347-5355 or send an email back to me, Ava Richey, if you need more information.

 

Toon Time

A reduced rate is available for this Cartooning Class for those that are also taking Tony’s Basics of Drawing, Wednesdays (4/1 – 5/6/15; 10am-1pm). Use coupon code: BASICDRW.  The code is case sensitive so make sure you use CAPS.  Information for the Basics of Drawing class can be found at http://www.coosart.org/events/basics-of-drawing-with-allen-tony-adams/.

Plus, don’t forget we have scholarships for eligible teens to participate in Tony’s class(es), but we would need to get completed applications in asap.  (blank form attached) 

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For Immediate Release                                                       Contact: Stephanie Donaldson

March 19, 2015                                                                    Director of Art Education

                                                                                                Coos Art Museum

                                                                                                (541) 267-3901 ext. 105

QUICK OVERVIEW

Title:                            The Basics of Cartoon Art with Allen (Tony) Adams

What:                          cartooning workshop

Dates:                         Fridays, April 17, 24, May 1, 8, 15, 22, 2015

Time:                          12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Age Range:               adults (teens ok, but would depend on homeschooling / school schedule)

Skill Level:                 all skill levels welcome

Media:                        graphite/charcoal pencil

Where:                       Coos Art Museum, 235 Anderson, Coos Bay, OR 97420

Workshop Fee:         $135 CAM members / $150 non-members

                                    **if also taking Basics of Drawing, $115 CAM members / $130 non-members

Registration Ends:   April 9, 2015

For more info:           call (541) 267-3901 or email sldonaldson@coosart.org

IN MORE DETAIL

Venture forth into the world of cartooning with former Walt Disney Studios screen cartoonist and General Dynamics illustrator and graphic designer Allen (Tony) Adams.  Join Tony for his six-week workshop covering The Basics of Cartoon Art taking place at Coos Art Museum on Fridays, April 17, 24, May 1, 8, 15, 22, 2015 from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The Basics of Cartoon Art workshop is designed to enlighten artists of all skill levels on the basic ingredients required in developing cartoon skills.  Each session will include demonstrations by the instructor, question and answer period, and individual one-on-one help for each participant in developing their own techniques.  This class will also include an introduction to materials and mediums, as well as instruction in the creative process required in designing and accomplishing successful cartoon art.  Cartooning can be one of the most enjoyable art forms an artist can experience.

Class size is limited to 10 participants. Registration ends April 9, 2015. Cost is $135 for CAM members, $150 for non-members. If also taking Basics of Drawing, cost is $115 for CAM members, $130 for non-members. Use coupon code: BASICDRW when booking. The Basics of Cartoon Art is designed for adults and teens (if it works into their homeschooling / school schedule). Eligible teens with a strong interest in visual art are encouraged to apply for a CAM Art Education Scholarship to offset workshop fee. For scholarship information contact the Art Education Department at (541) 267-3901. Online registration is available at www.coosart.org.

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Thank you for sharing.

Stephanie Donaldson

Director of Art Education

p. (541) 267-3901 ext. 105

sldonaldson@coosart.org

Coos Art Museum

235 Anderson

Coos Bay, OR 97420

p. (541) 267-3901

f. (541) 267-4877

www.coosart.org

www.facebook.com/coosartmuseum

Hours of Operation:

Tues. – Fri. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Sat. 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.

All the Angles

Just a quick FYI, for those individuals who would like to take the Introduction to Zentangle class as a prerequisite to this one, there is still space available in the Tuesday, March 24 1:30-3:30pm class during Spring Break (next week!).  Go to http://www.coosart.org/events/introduction-to-zentangle-with-rosie-hill-czt/ to sign up.

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For Immediate Release                                                       Contact: Stephanie Donaldson

March 17, 2015                                                                    Director of Art Education

                                                                                                Coos Art Museum

                                                                                                (541) 267-3901 ext. 105

QUICK OVERVIEW

Title:                            Monotangles with Rosie Hill (Certified Zentangle® Teacher)

What:                          art class

Date(s):                      Saturday, April 11, 2015

Time:                          1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Age Range:               teens and adults

Skill Level:                 all skill levels welcome

Media:                        Zentangle® pen and paper

Where:                       Coos Art Museum, 235 Anderson, Coos Bay, OR

Fee:                            $30 CAM members/ $35 non-members

Registration Ends:   April 3, 2015

For more info:           call (541) 267-3901 or email sldonaldson@coosart.org

IN MORE DETAIL

Join Certified Zentangle® Teacher, Rosie Hill, on Saturday, April 11, 2015 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Coos Art Museum for her class on Monotangles.  This Zentangle class focuses on five tangles that can be a bit challenging, so they will be drawn on a bigger scale, each filling up a whole tile, resulting in a “monotangle.”  The tangles will be shaded, creating striking drawings.  Introduction to Zentangle is recommended, but not required.

The class fee is $30 for CAM members, $35 for non-members.  Participants should bring their Zentangle kit from Introduction to Zentangle.  Rosie will also have these materials and the required black Micron 01 pen, 2B pencil, and tortillon available for purchase.  Zentangle books and other supplementary materials will also be available.  A limited number of scholarships are available for eligible teens to participate in this class.  Class size: 6 min. / 16 max. 

Registration ends April 3, 2015.  For online registration visit www.coosart.org or contact the Art Education Dept. at (541) 267-3901.

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Thank you for sharing.

Stephanie Donaldson

Director of Art Education

p. (541) 267-3901 ext. 105

sldonaldson@coosart.org

Coos Art Museum

235 Anderson

Coos Bay, OR 97420

p. (541) 267-3901

f. (541) 267-4877

www.coosart.org

www.facebook.com/coosartmuseum

Hours of Operation:

Tues. – Fri. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Sat. 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Nose Itching

Hi friends of South Coast Folk Week,

Did you know that company’s coming? Our community is hosting a week-long celebration of dance, music and song on October 4-10 as a project of the Country Dance and Song Society's centennial celebration.

Firefly Family Band and dance leader Bob Dalsemer are coming from North Carolina to help us put on this fabulous series of activities. They have already begun working with the Folk Week steering committee, and soon we will be working with a corps of volunteers – that’s YOU! Folk Week will help raise the visibility of traditional dance, music and song in our community!  

A schedule of activities is being developed; partnerships are being formed, and venues are getting booked! In addition to in-school activities for Marshfield and North Bend High School students, we've scheduled activities for students who participate in after school music activities – South Coast Lab Band and ORCO Arts Guild. Firefly and Bob will also be working with students on the SWOCC campus.

For the general public, we have many contra / square dances scheduled throughout the week; a concert featuring Firefly Family Band; 4 workshops for callers; 4 workshops for musicians; a sing along; a workshop for song leaders; a workshop for organizers and training for our board of directors.

Here is a sneak peek at some of the workshop descriptions:

Open band workshop  “Dance Band Basics: Playing for contra dancers”  Your role as dance musician, making simple tunes shine, avoiding common 'train wrecks,' and fostering a sense of fun.  All levels.

Dancers workshop “Mysteries of Contra Dance Revealed” Improve your dance memory; anticipate what’s next; how to assist or be assisted by other dancers.

Song leaders’ workshop “If You Can Talk, You Can Sing: Song Leading for Everyone” Song leading basics, encouraging participation, engaging the folk process, fun songs for all ages.

Callers Workshop: Resources, Contra Dance Music, Dance Notation Systems, Calling Techniques

Musicians’ workshop “Tricks of the Trade: How to Make Your Tunes Dance”  A workshop for contra dance musicians focusing on nifty dynamics, effective medleys, and creating energy in the dance hall. 

I can’t wait to go to as many workshops and activities possible!

Many hands makes light work. We need your help! Respond to this email and offer help with one or more of these volunteer assignments:

1.   A home stay to one or more band members
2.   Host our guests (5) for a home-cooked lunch or a dinner one of the days while they are here
3.   Step up to help volunteer at one of the MANY activities listed above

4.   The steering committee made a conscious decision that ALL activities will be admission by donation, keeping activities accessible for families in our community. We’ll soon be soliciting business sponsors to help cover the costs of renting venues, sound technicians, printing posters and programs, etc. Can you help?

A shout out to Marty Giles of Wavecrest Discoveries, our first business sponsor! https://www.facebook.com/wavecrestdiscoveries

A shout out to the Coquille Tribal Community Fund who awarded a generous grant to support South Coast Folk Week!

Learn more about Folk Week https://southcoastfolksociety.wordpress.com/cdss-tour/ 

T minus 6 months! Wheeee!

P.S. See you at the contra dance tonight! 

Stacy Rose

541.808.1002

rosecontra@gmail.com

Draw Padnah

QUICK OVERVIEW

Title:                            Basics of Drawing with Allen (Tony) Adams

What:                          drawing workshop

Dates:                         Wednesdays, April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, May 6, 2015

Time:                          10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Age Range:               adults (teens ok, but would depend on homeschooling / school schedule)

Skill Level:                 all skill levels welcome

Media:                        graphite/charcoal pencil

Where:                       Coos Art Museum, 235 Anderson, Coos Bay, OR 97420

Workshop Fee:         $135 CAM members / $150 non-members

Registration Ends:   March 24, 2015

For more info:           call (541) 267-3901 or email sldonaldson@coosart.org

IN MORE DETAIL

Equip yourself with a sturdy foundation in the Basics of Drawing through the guidance and instruction provided by renowned artist Allen (Tony) Adams.  Comprised of six sessions, this Basics of Drawing Workshop will take place at Coos Art Museum Wednesdays, April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, and May 6, 2015 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Essentials required for successful drawing and proficiency in illustration will be covered, such as:

·         the creative process

·         helpful hints on perspective

·         composition and design

·         introduction to various drawing mediums

·         techniques in creating successful illustrations

Each session includes instructor demonstrations in addition to one-on-one help in improving and developing each participant’s approach to creating the kind of drawings that they are striving to achieve. 

Individuals of all skill levels are welcome to come learn from one of the area’s premier realist artists, Allen (Tony) Adams.  The instructor’s qualifications include time spent as a screen cartoonist at Walt Disney Studios and 30 years as an illustrator and graphic designer at General Dynamics Corp. 

Class size is limited to 10 participants. Registration ends March 24, 2015. Cost is $135 for CAM members, $150 for non-members. Basics of Drawing is designed for adults and teens (if it works into their homeschooling / school schedule). Eligible teens with a strong interest in drawing are encouraged to apply for a CAM Art Education Scholarship to offset workshop fee. For scholarship information contact the Art Education Department at (541) 267-3901. Online registration is available at www.coosart.org.

Stephanie Donaldson

Director of Art Education

p. (541) 267-3901 ext. 105

sldonaldson@coosart.org

Coos Art Museum

235 Anderson

Coos Bay, OR 97420

p. (541) 267-3901

f. (541) 267-4877

www.coosart.org

www.facebook.com/coosartmuseum

Hours of Operation:

Tues. – Fri. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Sat. 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Flora and Fauna and plants and stuff

Hello to Artists who paint Plein Air:

Southern Coos Hospital is hosting a show for April, May, and June titled “Flora and Fauna of the Coquille Watershed”.

We are inviting plein air artists to submit 1 – 3 paintings related to plants and animals found in the Coquille Watershed.  There is a map of the area on a website included in the attached Call to Artists.

The watershed covers a large percentage of places where our plein air groups paint, so most of you will have paintings in your possession that will fit into this category.

Also in the show will be Bandon school students who are studying native plants and animals in the watershed area, so it will be a broad and varied representation.

We are looking forward to your participation.

The drop off date for the show is Wednesday, April 8^th at 2:00 p.m. at the hospital.  There is no entry fee.  If you need to drop off at a different time or date, please contact us.

If you have questions about the Call to Artists or the show, or you have trouble opening the attachment, please contact me, Ava Richey   541-297-6118   yarnfarm@frontier.com  or richeyava@gmail.com  (cell)

Or    Susan Lehman  541-347-9888    studioblue@mycomspan.com

Thanks.

Ava

Pushing the Button

You know you're waiting in line at Dutch Bros eyes glued shut, throat dry, tongue the size of a hippo just hoping you make it to the window before the world comes to an end and then glorious caffeine!

Why not take this link and use that five for something which will last past the second gulp?  Yes, for just the cost of a heart-starter you can make Coos Community Radio the center for all things Coos and that's worth a few minutes of bleary eyes and foggy head now isn't it. You know it is so get out of line and on the Net and do the right thing. Then you can get back in line and feel completely self-righteous.

 https://www.facebook.com/pages/Coos-Community-Radio/1549798145278282

See and Observe

Dear Friends and Coos Art Museum Members,

 

This is just a reminder that the opening reception for:

 

2015 Vision and Coos Art Museum Permanent Collection

 

is

 

Friday, March 13^th

 

from

 

5:00pm to 7:00pm

 

2015 Vision

The annual art competition of high school students from throughout southern Oregon, sponsored in part by Southwestern Oregon Community College Foundation.

 

and

 

Permanent Collection

Highlighting the variety of Coos Art Museum’s paintings, fiber art, free standing and wall sculpture.

 

Refreshment will by provided

 

and

 

a no host bar will be available for those over 21.

Face it

Face up to a challenge, try your hand a making faces for Backstreet Gallery. You know you do it when no one is looking, so why not come out of the mirror and do it for all the world to see. You know you'll feel better for it.

Sage Advice

"Windows to the Sea 2015"Mixed Media Nature Journaling Workshop with Roxanne Evans Stout
Join Roxanne for this new workshop, as she guides you through the stages of making your own nature journal.  Find yourself inspired by the springtime backdrop of beautiful Bandon by the Sea and venture home creatively-filled with new ideas that you can use in your future art projects!  During this workshop you will create wonderful collaged pages housed in your own one of a kind nature journal/artist book.  Begins at Sage Place, Sat. May 9th 9-Noon followed by a creative stroll on the beach with class and instructor, & concludes at Sage Place, Sun. May 10th, 10AM - 4PM.  Cost $200, includes materials. Sign up soon!

 

Sage Place525 11th St SE
Bandon, OR  97411
 
541-329-0303
 
Mailing Address:
PO Box 489
Bandon, OR  97411

Can't Stop the Signal

Coos Community Radio

PO Box 1713

Coos Bay Oregon 97420

cooscommunityradio@gmail.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  March 4, 2015

Contact: Patricia Gouveia 541-217-8949

TAKE A TRIP TO BURNING MAN WITH COOS COMMUNITY RADIO

Join Coos Community Radio, the Tuna Guys and 7Devils Brewer) for a showing of “Taking My Parents to Burning Man”, a film about the least likely family vacation imaginable. Bryant Boesen follows his adventures with his 60 year-old parents at the infamous Burning Man Arts Festival in the Black Rock Desert. The film won the Audience Choice Award for Best Documentary at both the 2014 Sonoma International Film Festival, where it had its world premiere, and the 2014 Newport Beach Film Festival. It also won the Micro-Budget Feature Award at the 2014 Maui Film Festival.

The film will be shown at the Egyptian Theater on Saturday, March 14th, 2015 from 7:30 to 9:00pm. This event also marks the introduction of the Coos Community Radio station, KJAJ LP-FM 98.1, to the community. Coos Community Radio is a nonprofit, all-volunteer public radio station that formed to support community goals and social objectives through extensive outreach and to allow everyday citizens the chance to become creative contributors in a media rich world.  CCR will establish a broadcast medium open to the public giving voice to the unserved and underserved, providing local perspectives and human-interest stories and highlighting local talent.

Tickets can be purchased at the door for $10.00. Come early and enjoy a meal with the Tuna Guys and a brew with 7 Devils Brewery. Coos Community Radio will be premeiring a selection of music that is representative of KJAJ.

Want to be a DJ? Learn about broadcasting? You can be part of an independent, locally-orientated station that puts media in the hands of the people. Join us and learn about volunteer and underwriting opportunities or just share your energy.