Events

Our weekly Thursday Art Meet-Up will begin again this Thursday, January 10th, 2019 after a brief break during the holidays.

The weekly meet-ups happen every Thursday from 4-6 p.m. in the Gold Beach High School art room and welcome artists of all levels who want to gather with the purpose of creating and sharing art and crafts.

Meet at the door off the parking lot behind the school and closest to the gym for entrance.  Please park in the back of the high school and use the rear entrance to reach the art classroom. We will lock the exterior door at 4:15pm so if you arrive late, just text us.  Click here for a map to the location: Gold Beach High School map Bring your own supplies and join us! 

The sessions are generally unstructured, although we may set up a still-life or provide a theme for inspiration, and are intended to simply provide a time, a place, and the motivation to be creative. Bring your own materials and join us!

Additional upcoming events:

• Saturday, January 12th, we are planning a workshop which we have ambitiously titled “Making Art Happen.” It will be held in the main meeting area of the Curry Public Library from 10-noon. We will be sharing tips to keep you inspired and motivated, demonstrating how to make a “Pocket Palette” so art is always within reach, and discussing the hows and whys of artist journaling. Whether you are an established artist or just an art hobbyist, we welcome you to share your own ideas, tips, and demonstrations of how you make art a habit in your life. If you have art journals or sketchbooks that you would like to show, we would love to see them!
• Saturday, February 9th at the Curry Public Library from 10-noon . We are hoping to bring in artist Dana Nelson to give a workshop on the art of Zentangle, a fun and relaxing way to create drawings with patterns. Dana creates beautiful pen and ink drawings and you can learn more about her Brookings shop, Wildwood, and view examples of Dana’s work here. The cost for this 2 hour workshop will be no more than $10 per person and will include supplies. Let us know if you are interested so we can make plans.
• Saturday, February 9th afternoon, we are planning a “field trip” to the 14th Annual Winter Art & Chocolate Festival. We’ll carpool down to Brookings where we can explore and support the work of local artists….and quite probably indulge in a bit of chocolate as well.  More details to follow but if you have questions now, let us know.

To keep everyone informed, we have set up Facebook pages for both Curry Arts and for our affiliated group, Gold Beach Art Enthusiasts. Find and Like Us to keep up with our events and activities at https://www.facebook.com/groups/325076734710812/.

You may contact Julie Wilson jpuzwilson@gmail.com or Janee Lensing  jllensing@gmail.com for more information and keep an eye on this website ongoing news and membership information.

Hope to see you at an art event soon!

 

About Gold Beach Art Enthusiasts

In October, 2018 Curry Arts, Inc. formed an Arts Outreach Committee with several specific goals:

• Support artists of all levels and increase the presence of and appreciation for art within our community
• Expand on and develop inclusive opportunities for community members to engage with many types of art and craft mediums
• Develop and implement art-focused activities and events as a means for community learning, social interaction, and wellness

The 11th Annual Gold Beach Brew & Art Festival sponsored by Curry Arts and Soroptimists of Gold Beach HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

Please check back for details on the 2019 festival.

 

 

The 32st Annual Whale of a Wine & Art Festival will be held at the Docia Sweet Hall Event Center, at the Fairgrounds in Gold Beach in May 2019.

Local artists will be invited to display ready-to-hang art (wall art only).  Unframed art needs to be displayed in your own display rack.

Stay tuned for future updates for this event.

 

Rene Eisenbart, NWS, WFWS

Watercolor Workshop

March 5, 6, 7, 2018

 (Workshop is now full – wait list is available)

Curry Arts, Inc. will host a fun and informative, three-day workshop in Gold Beach, with nationally recognized artist, Rene Eisenbart (http://rene-art.com) March 5th through 7th,  9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day.  The cost for the 3 day workshop is only $265 per student.

Rene will emphasize marbling techniques and will also work in watercolors, spending a day using marbling to “resurrect” failed paintings (wow, finally a use for all those “bin” paintings!)  Rene says:  “Sometimes finding our way out of something that isn’t working takes us in completely unexpected places! It’s an exciting and creative process.”  Please see Rene’s website for a detailed description of her marbling technique.

All marbling materials are included in the $265 fee.  However, students are responsible for all other painting materials.

This workshop is full, however, there is a wait list in case of any cancellations.  To reserve a place on the wait list contact Curry Arts at curryarts@charter.net as soon as possible.

René Eisenbart’s art-making which started in childhood has developed into a multi-faceted career, including 25 years as artist for The Oregonian where she created weekly botanical illustrations. Hundreds of her paintings have been published in the Homes & Gardens section and the book, “Plant This” by NPR correspondent Ketzel Levine.

 Rene’s art — often infused with the human form or quintessential plants and creatures of the Northwest — is rich with symbolic meaning. It is a dance between her intention and the flow of paint. She incorporates texture and patterning and uses unusual color to move the eye through her paintings. In combining acrylic marbling and watercolor — two practices with long traditions — Rene has developed a signature technique. She reinterprets images by weaving layers of marbled patterns with glazes of colorful paint. These interlaced works invite the viewer to construct their own narrative. They are drawing attention and winning awards. 

René teaches in her NW Portland home, throughout the region and also leads travel workshops in Croatia, France, Italy and Hawaii. She encourages each person’s unique artistic expression, creating a safe, supportive environment for growth and experimentation. Read more about her process on her blog.