Clouds & Water: Photographic Double-exposures
by Al Crane
August 16–September 27, 2024
RECEPTION: Friday, August 16, 5–8pm
Local photographer Al Crane captures the fleeting beauty, power, and mystery of water and clouds using double-exposure photographs composed in camera.
About the Exhibit
Approximately one hundred years ago, Alfred Stieglitz began working on his series of cloud photographs which he referred to as “equivalents” of his most profound experiences in life. These images inspired me when I first saw them in 1983 at the National Gallery in Washington, DC, and they still inspire me when I look at them today.
My images of clouds and water in this show are far removed from Stieglitz’s famous photos in many ways, but they share a common desire: personal expression through photographing the physical world.
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Al Crane, Clouds / Rushing Water, Photographic Double-exposure
Al Crane, Water in Truck Bed / Clouds, Photographic Double-exposure
Al Crane, Sky / Tree Branches & River, Photographic Double-exposure
FRESH COLORS: An Alice Stambaugh Retrospective
June 28–August 9, 2024
RECEPTION: Friday, July 19, 5–8pm
Alice Stambaugh (1920– 2014) was a member of AMBUS, a local women’s artist collective. Alice’s watercolors and collages shared her joy and happiness. Join us in celebrating Alice’s artwork through this retrospective and sale.
About the Artist
“Alice was born in 1920 in Connecticut, majored in art at Skimore College (class of ‘42) and went to work in advertising and illustration for a Hartford jeweler. WWII brought marriage and huge changes including a life in rural Montana and children. In the 1950’s the family moved to New Mexico where she painted landscapes in oil and worked for a photographer.
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Alice Stambaugh, Another Happy Day, watercolor
COMMON GROUND: Paintings by Kristen O’Neill
May 10–June 21, 2024
RECEPTION: Friday, June 21, 5–8pm
Moved by the transformation brought by forest fires, Kristen O’Neill created a series of landscape paintings that evoke the passion of flames, the recovery, and the beginning of the next cycle for the forest.
ARTIST TALK: Saturday, June 1, 1pm
Join Kristen and Ron Reed of the Karuk for a dual talk on art, wild fires and more.
Not to be missed! Free. Donations appreciated
Artist Statement
“I started working with encaustic, to incorporate heat into my art-making process. I traveled to forest fire sites and grabbed charcoal from the forest floor. (…). I listened to lectures on fire, old-growth forests, and land management. I sought out situations where I could be the most ignorant person in the room, soaking up knowledge and asking questions.” …
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Videos from Artist & Wildfire Talk
Kristen O’Neill, Burnt Stump Peek-a-Boo – Jedediah Smith, Stout Grove, Acrylic on Unstretched Canvas
Kristen O’Neill, Snags and Survivors – Kalmiopsis Wilderness, Acrylic on Canvas
Kristen O’Neill, Chetco Bar Fire – Kalmiopsis Wilderness, 2021, Acrylic on Canvas
Best of the Best (Local High School Artists)
April 19–May 2, 2024
Reception: Friday, April 19
Outstanding student artists whose work has been selected from local high schools including:
Armadillo Community Charter School
Ashland High School
Crater Renaissance Academy
Eagle Point High School
Grants Pass High School
Hidden Valley High School
Illinois Valley High School
Logos Charter School
North Medford High School
North Valley High School
Phoenix High School
Rogue River Junior/Senior High School
South Medford High School
St. Mary’s School
This exhibit is sponsored by
Elementary Arts Outreach Student Show
Reception: Saturday, March 16, 12–2 pm
Exhibit dates: March 8–April 11, 2024
Artwork by local 5th grade students in the Rogue Gallery’s outreach program.
B.A.S.E: Vibrant Expressions: Celebrating Black Artistry
January 19–March 1, 2024
RECEPTION: Friday, February 16, 5–8pm
Get ready to immerse yourself in a celebration of creativity and culture! BASE is proud to collaborate with Rogue Gallery and Art Center for an extraordinary event in honor of Black History Month.
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AAUW Ashland & Jackson County Library Services present:
Helping to Create a Welcoming Community: Get to Know BASE
“Get to Know BASE: Black Alliance & Social Empowerment” is a free public discussion on Tuesday, February 6, from 4–5:30 p.m., in the Gresham Room at Ashland Library, 410 Siskiyou Blvd. Part of the “Big Ideas” program series, it is presented by the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Ashland Branch and Jackson County Library Services.
BASE (https://baseoregon.org) serves to create a welcoming, supportive community where Black people in Southern Oregon feel safe, respected, and comfortable being themselves when expressing any aspect of their many cultural ethnicities. Established in 2019, it is a community platform for connection, collaboration, and prosperity.
The speaker is Sabrina Prud’homme, BASE’s inaugural Board Chair. She is also a member of the organization’s Police Liaison Oversight Committee which is dedicated to improving anti-bias efforts and community relations among local Black residents in partnership with the Jackson County Sherriff and the police chiefs of Ashland, Central Point, Medford, Phoenix, and Talent.
Community connection and collaboration are hallmarks of BASE’s work. Prud’homme will introduce attendees to BASE, its exciting programs and the strategies BASE employs to uplift and empower black residents, especially children, in the Rogue Valley and beyond.
