Events

The Create and Celebrate Gold Beach art workshop series are sponsoring an En Plein Air get-together on Saturday, July 25th at 10am at the Port of Gold Beach.

En Plein Air is just a fancy way of saying “outdoors” and under the present circumstances that is the safest place to gather while making art.

In keeping with the Celebrate Gold Beach theme, we are encouraging participants to use any art medium they choose to create small renderings of our town’s iconic features and landmarks.

At the Port, you will have easy viewing access of the Rogue River and Patterson Bridge, the remains of the Mary D. Hume, jetboats, fishing boats, the marina, seals, seagulls, and more.

We hope you will be inspired and renewed by getting outside in the fresh air and gathering with others who share your enthusiasm for art.

For those without their own portable painting or sketching materials, 15 small watercolor kits will be available to loan out. Each kit will have paints, brushes, pencil, sponge, water cup, lap board and paper.  These kits will be available on a first come, first serve basis.

To protect each other, we will ask everyone to follow the social distancing recommendations and to please wear a mask while you are near other artists.  While painting or drawing, feel free to spread out or even sit in your car if that is a more comfortable option for you.

Here’s how it will work:

Meet at the parking lot in front of Five Star Charters/Woggys at 10am for a quick meet-up and supply pick-up.

Find a spot and start creating! There are picnic tables and benches around the port area but a camp chair or beach towel on the ground can also work.

At noon, we will have a Show & Share back at the picnic tables behind Five Star Charters. This will be a great time to see what others have created and to share experiences and tips about painting outdoors.

To sign-up for our En Plein Air workshop, please contact Julie at goldbeachart@gmail.com.  The 15 watercolor kits will be available on a first come, first served basis so please let us know if you need one.

See the Gold Beach Art Enthusiasts Facebook page for more information.

As part of our Create and Celebrate: Happy 130th Birthday to Gold Beach art workshops, 40 Gold Beach artists recently collaborated, remotely due to social distancing restrictions, to create a 20ft long mural depicting the Isaac Lee Patterson bridge.

The artists were each provided with a “piece of the bridge” in the form of a 12×12” canvas onto which a portion of the bridge was outlined.

The artists were given no guidelines as to how they should paint their individual canvas so the resulting artwork is expressive, imaginative, and unique … just like the artists involved!

When assembled, each of the 40 canvases will tell a small story about what makes Gold Beach special while also revealing an eclectic interpretation of Gold Beach’s iconic landmark.

The Build a Bridge mural will be on display in the upstairs gallery of the Gold Beach Library beginning in July 2020.

 

Curry Art’s member Pat Renner, has been juried into the Western Federation of Watercolor Societies (WFWS) 45th annual exhibition to be held in Boise, Idaho at the Idaho State Museum. The exhibit will run from June 5–July 26, 2020.

The painting entitled, “Awash with Flowers” is one of 100 paintings selected for this year’s “Watercolors Rock the Gem State” WFWS exhibition.  World renowned artist, author and Juror Stephen Quiller chose this painting from among 945 entries from the 10 watercolor societies that make up WFWS.

Having been juried into three exhibitions, Renner will be awarded signature membership at the annual opening.

The WFWS, founded in 1974, is a consortium of ten regional associations of watercolorists from Idaho Oregon, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Texas.  Its mission is to showcase works on paper created with a variety of water-based media, to encourage and recognize artistic excellence through competitions and to encourage the visibility of watercolor as an artistic medium through these annual exhibitions.  Members of the regional member societies are members of WFWS, at present numbering over 5,000 artists.

Congratulations Pat!

Due to public health concerns about the COVID-19 virus, this event is CANCELLED
The 33rd Annual Whale of a Wine & Art Festival will be held at the Docia Sweet Hall Event Center, at the Fairgrounds in Gold Beach on Friday May 15 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday May 16 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

All local artists are invited to display ready-to-hang art (wall art only) free of charge!  Unframed original art, prints, and cards need to be displayed in your own display rack or bin.

Check in and hanging:  Friday May 15th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Unsold art pick-up:  Saturday May 16th at 8 p.m.

For detailed hanging information contact Magda at magdapaint@hotmail.com

 

 

Due to public health concerns about the COVID-19 virus, weekly art meet-ups are being suspended. 

We will update this information when the group meet-ups begin again.

Curry Arts and its art outreach program, Gold Beach Art Enthusiasts, have lots of art activities and opportunities planned for 2020.

Currently scheduled:

Saturday, January 18 at the Curry Public Library 10 a.m.:  a free workshop focusing on Collage and Mixed Media

 

 

FRIDAY Weekly Art Meet-Ups – Every Friday from 10am-noon at the Gold Beach Community Center.  These gatherings are a wonderful way to schedule art into your routine while meeting and sharing with other creative types. We welcome all ages and art experience levels and we work in a variety of different mediums. Bring your supplies and join us every Friday!

We are thrilled to announce that Curry Arts and its art outreach program (Gold Beach Art Enthusiasts) have been chosen as recipients of Curry County Cultural Coalition’s annual grant funding for the support of art, heritage, and humanities projects in our area. The grant funds will help us develop a variety of art workshops that highlight aspects of the cultural and natural resources of Gold Beach as our town celebrates its 130th anniversary.

Stay tuned for more details!

More information is available on the Gold Beach Art Enthusiasts Facebook page.