Summer Kids Art Classes Registration Now Open!

We have posted the schedule for Kids Art Classes this summer! UVAA will be offering a wide variety of Summer Arts Classes for kids! These classes are a great opportunity for kids to exercise their creativity over the summer break. Most classes last for a week (Monday through Thursday). To learn more, click here!

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. The bus will leave the Arts Center at 9am for Ashland and arrive back in Roseburg between 6:30 and 7pm.

ArtWorks NW and PhotoWorks NW now open!

The ArtWorks NW and PhotoWorks NW Juried Art Shows are open in the Hallie Brown Ford Gallery and the Red Gallery respectively until July 6.

Booth Spaces Still Available for the 2012 Summer Arts Festival

There are still 30 booth spaces available for vendors at the 2012 summer Arts Festival! UVAA is still accepting applications from art vendors, food vendors, entertainers, and non-profit groups for space at this fabulous event! For more information, click here.

Acrylic Boot Camp Workshop: Aug. 16-17

If you are a painter who wants to gain a better understanding of the technical aspects of acrylic systems or new to painting & harboring the spirit of an explorer, this is the class for you. This workshop will be two intensive and fun days in which we will explore Fluid, Heavy Body and OPEN Acrylics, as well as many of the gels and mediums! Learn techniques to control transparency, viscosity, textures and drying times!

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. You can fill out the SAF Volunteer Application form online here.

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 3 Announced!

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. For the Semester 3 schedule, click here. You must pre-register for the class: please call 541-440-1000. Contact Marcia at 41326 to sign up.

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!