Schneider Museum of Art

Emblems, Effigies & Enigmas: The Art of John Buck September 29-December 9, 2006.

In celebration of our 20th Anniversary the Schneider Museum of Art presents an exhibition of works by John Buck.

A Montana resident, John Buck was singled out because of his unique accomplishments as a sculptor, painter, and printmaker, which have brought him to the forefront of contemporary Northwest art. The maturity, originality, and unwavering focus of his work have made him part of a generation that has attracted the attention of art lovers all over the country, and caused the Northwest to be considered a significant region for the growth and development of contemporary art.

Located on the Southern Oregon University campus on the corner of Siskiyou Blvd. and Indiana Street in Ashland. Museum Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 am-4 pm and First Fridays, 10 am-7 pm. 552-6246 or www.sou.edu/sma

The Best of Oregon

The Best of Oregon store is a family owned business located in uptown Ashland between 2nd and 3rd that carries a wide variety of Oregon made specialty foods, dressings, Jams and Jellies, as well as a great selection of Pendleton Blankets and accessories, wine and beer, and Oregon’s Beautiful Myrtlewood.

They host wine tasting from local wineries every month during the First Friday Art Walks. This Month they are featuring the award winning Paschal Winery from Talent who will be pouring their Gold Medal winner @ the 2006 World of Wine competition, an Italian blend called Civita 04. Best of Oregon will also be sampling some their Gourmet foods to go with the wine.

The Best of Oregon’s goal is to carry a wide variety of quality Oregon products, art and gifts for locals as well as original Oregon souvenirs for visitors to Ashland to take home with them. During the first week of October all of our Pendleton Woolen Mills merchandise will be 20%-50% off.

Gallery DeForest

Gallery DeForest, located at 270 Fourth Street, in Ashland’s Historic Railroad District, features the work of East and West Coast artists as well the work of the gallery’s founder, Cathy DeForest.

In the past 18 months, Gallery DeForest has exhibited 18 unique shows including etchings, photography, artist books, letterpress broadsides, and paintings.

As a working studio, you might find Cathy demonstrating her etching press, Brenda Cornett letterpress printing or Nancy Bardos making silver jewelry. Come smell the ink, crank one of the presses or experience the intimacy of holding one of Cathy's artist books in your hands. Each visit promises to be a unique experience. October’s “Shizen: Inspired by Nature" exhibit features paintings by Kiyomi Kubo, monoprints by Linda Yoshizawa and lanterns by Cathy DeForest.

For additional info about the gallery, check out www.gallerydeforest.com, call 482-1005 or email cathy@gallerydeforest.com.

Photo caption: Cathy DeForest, inking etching plate for a lantern for the "Shizen" exhibit.

Hanson Howard Gallery

Guy Pederson has returned to his studio after an eight year hiatus in the corporate world and we are very pleased to welcome him back. Although he continued to use his creative abilities during those years, his real passion lies in the privacy of his studio where he can experiment with various media and explore new ideas.His past work includes a mastery of watercolor painting, printmaking, encaustic and photography, all executed with his own unique sense of composition.

This exhibition in a sense “takes up where he left off”. He has combined the more familiar figurative monotypes with the energetically drawn pastel figures that we saw in 1997. The juxtaposition of figures, chairs and background offer an abstraction in vivid colors.