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Phoenix-based artist Beca Blake is part of a team known as Southern Oregon Celebrating Women. Together, they've produced a local exhibit to celebrate female artists.
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Two major foundations are contributing $20 million apiece and the Legislature approved $11.8 million in funding for the arts earlier this month.
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The days are longer, the evenings warmer, and the arts scene heats up further in the month of May in our region. We track the arts scene in our First…
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The term "ecology" tends to spur thoughts of environmental sensitivity and conservation. But people in the visual arts world use the term, too. And the…
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April is here, and now come the warmer days of enjoying evenings outside, outdoor concerts and more. Well, we can HOPE, anyway. Offerings in the arts tend…
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Spring has sprung. Okay, we're getting a LITTLE ahead of ourselves; the actual astronomical equinox is still more than two weeks away (March 20th). But…
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Art reflects the times of the artist.What will contemporary artists have to say about the age of Trump? Artist Richard Prince recently denounced his…
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The Christmas decorations are coming down and the nights are still long and cold. All the more reason to get off the couch and burn off some holiday…
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Christmas trees, holiday plays, art sales... and there's GOT to be a Nutcracker or two on stage this month. December is a HUGE month in the arts world,…
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Art is not just for artists, and it has other uses besides hanging on walls. These are some of the thoughts behind this weekend's Art Inspires Ashland…
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First Friday is a big deal in our region. Several cities celebrate the occasion with First Friday art walks; we mark the day with the return of our First…
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Presidential candidates aren’t the only ones hitting the pavement until November, trying to understand what Americans are thinking and how to reach us in…
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Jack Ohman took his considerable skills in art and satire right past us. He was the Oregonian's political cartoonist for years, then skipped to the…
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There are cartoonists, and then there are New Yorker cartoonists. Getting a cartoon into the famous magazine is a mark of success, one Matthew Diffee has…