Events

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Annual Events

Click on UVAA's Annual Summer Arts Festival  to check out the 2012 festival details. 

The Summer Arts Festival is the Arts Center's largest, longest-running fundraiser; over 16,000 visitors, guests, volunteers and artists wandered through the Arts Center’s grounds and enjoying juried art from over 115 art vendors, tasted cuisine from over a dozen different food vendors, lingered on the lawns and listened to local and regional musicians on two stages while sampling local wine and beer.

The Summer Arts Festival always runs during the last full weekend in June. Artists from around Oregon and the region come to this festival to show their work. Don't miss it! The 2012 Arts Festival will be June 22nd, 23rd, and 24th. Applications are now online here.

Umpqua Plein Air Paint Out Competition and Exhibition

(Click here to see a slideshow of images from the 2011 Plein Air Paintout!)

Always the week following Labor Day weekend

The Umpqua Plein Air competition and exhibition features the works of participating artists from around the country who gather together in annually each fall to paint "in open air", a tradition that was first popularized by the Barbizon School and the Impressionists. The Arts Centers “Plein Air Painters of the Umpqua” help in hosting this anticipated gathering of artists. Save the Date! Umpqua Plein Air 2012 begins September 5th and opens September 7th. You can find out more information here.

Event overview:
• Wednesday afternoon
   Artist check in
   Artist/guest dinner and music in the park
• Thursday morning - afternoon
   Out to locations (TBA) to stamp in and paint
   Stamp out
   Check in works at Art Center for jury
• Friday morning – evening
   Morning demonstrations by pro’s (TBA)
   Afternoon wineries tour by bus (optional)
   Evening Artist and Public Reception
 

UVAA's Annual Creative Castoffs Sale

The Creative Castoffs sale is an annual tradition held during October. The Arts Center collects donated "artful items" from area artists in order to “clean out the studio”, providing an abundance of art-related things to choose from at bargain prices for those who want it, need it, use it or can hang it.

Donations of useable artful supplies, books, artwork and tools are accepted and stored during the year by the Arts Center and letters of donation for tax purposes are issued upon request.

If you have "creative castoffs" to donate, we can take them anytime.  Just call the Arts Center and talk to the Gallery Manager at 541-672-2532. Click here for information on this year's Creative castoffs sale. The 2011 Creative Castoffs sale will start October 22nd, 2011.

Biennial Events

Douglas County All-Students' Art Show

Area schools are invited to participate by bringing in student artwork from the classroom.  The entire Arts Center facility exhibits one piece per student in this successful, colorful and unique opportunity for the young, up-and-coming creator.

This biennial event takes place in February.  If you are a teacher and would like to get more information contact the AIE Manager at 541-672-2532.

Expose Yourself – a Public Hanging of art

This "Call to Artists" happens every other year and benefits both the Arts Center and the exhibitor.  Anyone is free to participate (guidelines are listed on an application) in this "Public Hanging" of artwork.  No jury, no theme and no membership is required.  A fee to hang up to three pieces of artwork is collected. This is a wonderful opportunity to “Expose Yourself” to the eyes of those who visit while supporting the Arts Center.

This biennial "Public Hanging" event will takes place once again beginning in January 2013.