First Friday Art Walk: June 3, 2022
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Join us for First Friday Art Walk!

We're excited to share a diverse array of wonderful artwork on display this month and created by our very talented artists. Don't forget to visit their websites for more information about business hours, current events, and upcoming opportunities. 

Here is a sampling of our June Spotlight Galleries and Artists. 

www.ashlandgalleries.com

Art & Soul Ashland
Creative Essence - Intuitive Abstract Expressions in Watercolor by
Lynda Hoffman-Snodgrass

This month's exhibition at Art & Soul Ashland features watercolor paintings by Lynda Hoffman-Snodgrass. From shared experiences in realism, tributes to spirituality, and journeys into abstraction, Lynda's work is a culmination and a sharing of her life experiences, dreams, inner visions, and all that she is. To Lynda, the most important part of a painting is the message or experience that she wants to share with her viewers.

Hours:
Tuesday - Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Sunday: 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Address and Contact Information: 
247 East Main Street, Ashland, OR 97520
artandsoulashland.com

Image Credit: 
Lynda Hoffman-Snodgrass, Wonder, Watercolor

Ashland Art Works
Shari Southard
 

Currently featured at Ashland Art Works are watercolor paintings by Shari Southard. Shari paints outside on location and has always had a natural desire to engage with nature in this way, not so much to capture exactly what it looks like, but instead, to honor it. As she describes, her paintings are a way for her viewers to look over her shoulder and see the world just as she sees it. 
 

Denise Kester Studio
Printmaking by Denise Kester and Ceramics by Julia Janeway
 

Join Denise Kester and Julia Janeway to visit and learn more about what they have been up to in the studio! In addition to seeing new and completed work, there will also be an opportunity to take a look at what is in process. Denise  specializes in monoprint as well as multimedia, drawing, and painting, while Julia specializes in ceramics that always aim to tell a story. 

Hours: 
Friday: 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Address and Contact Information: 
438 Helman Street, Ashland, OR 97520
541-778-2673
drawingonthedream.com

Image Credit: 
Denise Kester, Bear With Me, Monotype

Gallerie Karon
Safari!
 

This month's exhibition at Gallerie Karon features a new collection of diverse masks and artifacts from Africa. In addition to photos, paintings, and jewelry, Judy Benson LaNier is featured alongside Vernon Lawhorne and Joseph Bartlow. With many areas of Africa being represented, viewers will have the opportunity to travel to another country right from the gallery itself! 

Hours: 
Tuesday - Saturday: 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Address and Contact Information: 
300 East Main Street, Ashland, OR 97520
541-482-9008

Image Credit: 
Vernon Lawhorne, Africa Moves in Black and White, Oil

Other First Friday Art Walk Participants
 

   American Trails Gallery
   American Trails Gallery features arts and crafts of the                   indigenous peoples of the Americas.
   250 E Main Street, Ashland, OR 97520

   CatalystAshland
   CatalystAshland is a community-based creative and                     technology space.
   357 East Main Street, Ashland, OR 97520

   Creekside Pizza
   Creekside Pizza features diverse artwork made by locally             renowned artists. 
   92 1/2 N Main Street, Ashland, OR 97520

   Fiber Arts Collective
   Fiber Arts Collective is a space where fiber artists come               together to collaborate, work, teach, and sell their work. 
   37 N 3rd Street, Ashland, OR 97520

   Gambrel Gallery
   Gambrel Gallery is a space for contemporary artists to share         their work and engage with the community. 
   1980 East Main Street, Ashland, OR 97520

   John Pugh Studio
   John Pugh Studio is the working space for muralist, John             Pugh. 
   255 Helman Street, #1 C / D, Ashland, OR

   K.S. Wild
   K.S. Wild will feature the work of Betty LaDuke to encourage         learning about the root causes of hunger and poverty.  
   562 A Street, Ashland, OR

   Oak Leaf Studio
   Oak Leaf Studio is the working space for fine artist, Leif Trygg.
   247 Oak Street, Ashland, OR 97520