ArtWorks NW 2012 and PhotoWorks NW 2012 Juried Art Show Submission Deadline is February 28th!

Click here for the prospectuses for these shows! These shows were formerly known as the Hundred Valleys and Best Photo juried shows, respectively. Cash awards have doubled! Deadline to submit is February 28th! You can go directly to the ArtWorks NW prospectus here, or directly to the PhotoWorks NW prospectus here.

RSVP for the March 2nd Music for the Arts dinner!

On the evening of Friday, March 2nd, UVAA will host an evening of fine food, wholesome fun, and stirring music! Brix 527 will be providing a delicious dinner! Soothing soft rock and contemporary hits will be provided by local band Slo Poke! The cost to attend this dinner extravaganza is $25.00 per person. All proceeds go to benefit UVAA. Click here to RSVP!

Your Friends. Your Community. Your Future. March 2012                                

All Douglas County Student Art Show is now open!

The Student Art Show, featuring the creative output of students in grades K-12 from throughout Douglas County, is now hanging in all of UVAA's galleries! Stop by and check out this incredible show of young talent! Click here for more details.

Banners for Sale!

Swing by the Art Center and check out the banners left over from the Oregon Birthday Banner Project! These banners were formerly hanging downtown and are now for sale at UVAA to benefit the Banners Project! The cost for one banner is 65$.

Plein Air News!

Thomas Jefferson Kitts has been selected as the juror of the 2012 Plein Air Competition, to be held September 5-7, 2012. You can check out Kitts' website here. We are also planning to host a workshop taught by Kitts in May or June.

Last year's juror and teacher of numerous plein air workshops at UVAA recently won the 1st Prize award at the 1st Annual PleinAir Salon Competition! Click here to see the Plein Air page with more details.

Check out our page featuring recent news regarding member artists!

Volunteers for Summer Arts Festival: Save the Date!

June 22-24, 2012

Planning for the 44th Annual Summer Arts Festival has begun! We will be needing lots and lots of volunteers for this event, so if you think you might be interested in volunteering, save the dates! More information will be available here as we get closer to the Festival!  Vendor applications are available here.

Sunny Days Ahead!

The Weatherization Project at UVAA is well under way. Thanks to a grant to make the historic UVAA building more energy efficient, all the building's windows are currently being renovated. Please be patient with the confusion! The windows have begun to gradually make their way back into the building!

UVAA is proud to announce another Artful Tour led by Marie Rasmussen in May 2012!

On Thursday, May 24th, UVAA is sponsoring a bus trip to Ashland. This excursion will feature a guided tour of the Schneider Museum of Art at beautiful Southern Oregon University and matinee performance of Oregon Shakespeare Festival's Romeo & Juliet. Cost is $60 per person which includes round trip transportation (from Arts Center) and admission to the museum and play. Registration is limited to the first 39 registrants, so act now! Call 541-672-2532 to register, or drop by the Arts Center in person!

Call for Art Teachers!

The UVAA is currently looking for artists and art teachers willing to teach summer art classes in 2012. Summer art classes will begin on July 9 and continue through August. Please contact Renee Richardson at aie@uvarts.com and let her know what kind of class you would be willing to teach. You can also call Renee at 541-672-2532 and give her this information. You could also fill out this form and return it to UVAA, 1624 W. Harvard Avenue, Roseburg, OR, 97471, if you would like. You can also complete the proposal form online.

Prospectus/Registration Form for the "UVAA Open" 2012 Annual Membership Show is now available!

Click here for the prospectus/registration form in PDF format! Non-Juried, No Theme, Any Media! The Membership Show is one of the great benefits of being a member of the UVAA! You can register online here. Please read the prospectus before registering.

Art Classes for Women Veterans- Semester 2 is Starting!

Over the next year the Roseburg VA Women’s Health Program will offer 12 Classes at the Umpqua Valley Arts Association located adjacent to the VA Medical Center in Roseburg. Class size is limited to 20 Veterans per class and will be on a first come, first serve basis. Classes will be taught by local artists and are free of charge to Women Veterans. Click here for more information. You must pre-register for the class: please call 541-440-1000. Contact Marcia at 41326 to sign up.

Saturday Kids Art Classes Are Here!

Every Saturday, the Arts Center offers Saturday Kids Art Classes! There are two different class sessions. From 10:30am-12:00noon, we offer a class for children aged 6-9; from 12:30-2:00pm we have a class for children aged 10-14. The cost is $5 per child. (This is a drop-in fee; we do not offer pre-registration for these Saturday classes at this time). Maximum class size: 15 students. To see what classes will be taught this Saturday, click here!

Charles Waldman 2-Day Plein Air Workshop, Sept. 2012

Umpqua Valley Arts Association is fortunate to have Charles Waldman return to the UVAA art scene for a 2 day Plein Air Oil workshop. All levels are welcome!! This will be an amazing experience to watch, paint alongside, and learn from the best! This workshop will be on September 1&2, 2012!

Click here for more details!