Art Education - Workshops & Retreats

View announcements of classes, workshops and artist retreats
offered by our listed art education providers at Art Matters!

You can also find class and workshop dates in our online event calendar,
then add them to your own Google calendar or desktop iCal.


Visit Ashland Art Center's website!

Ashland Art Center


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  • www.ashlandartcenter.org
  • Phone: 541.482.2272
  • 357 East Main Street
  • Downtown Ashland
  • (Next door to Cripple Creek)
Ashland Art Center is an artists' support hub that fills its 9000 square feet to the brim with two fine art galleries, 19 private artist's studios, a Cooperative Clay Studio, Central Art Supply satellite store, Rowan Design and a Community Classroom for classes and meetings. Come visit and be inspired, pick up an amazing gift or join the Artist Member family. Open 7 days a week, 10-6pm.
Visit Stefan's website to learn more! Click here

Stefan Baumann


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  • Romantic Realism in Oil
  • www.thegrandview.com
  • Phone: 530-926-2230
  • Classes Every Thursday:
  • Central Art Supply Studio, Medford
Stefan Baumann has successfully painted and taught oil painting classes in the Bay area for the past 35 years. This year he is offering extraordinary 3-day plein air workshops in Mt. Shasta with numerous easily accessible locations to paint, delicious food, focused instruction, and critiques. He also provides instruction through his PBS series, "The Grand View," which appears on local Create TV and PBS stations.
Visit Pat's website to learn more about her classes and see her online gallery! Click here

Pat Blair


Pat is a member of PASSO, the Plein Air Society of Southern Oregon, founded by Norm Rossignol to promote the interest and appreciation of Plein Air Painting in Southern Oregon, and to develop our personal skills and knowledge of this method of artwork.  Click to visit PASSO's facebook page or see his listing below to email him for more information.
  • Painting Instructor
  • Blair Studio/Gallery
  • Phone: 541.779.2432
  • 24 North Keeneway Drive
  • Medford
I teach beginning and intermediate watercolor classes, drawing and sketching classes and also art journaling workshops in my home studio. Students learn from the basics up in a non threatening and non competitive atmosphere. Classes meet one day per week and because I limit classes to 3-4 students, each person gets ample one-on-one instruction. See Pat's listing in the Visual Artists category.
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Briscoe ArtWing

  • www.briscoeartwing.com
  • Phone: 541.488.0440
  • Location: 265 N Main St, Ashland
  • Entrance on Laurel St.
  • by the basketball court, down the
  • cement steps, thru the archway.
Briscoe ArtWing is home to the Lithia Arts Guild, 15 artists, musicians and educators and their studios, and hosts several yearly events. Exploring the creative process in community, we partner with regional artists and the Lithia Artisans Market to contribute funds to the Ashland School District and provide meaningful programs for students from K-12.
Visit Central Art Supply's website for more information

Central Art Supply


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  • Dan and Ann Ebert, owners
  • Phone: 541.773.1444
  • Fax: 541.773.2122
  • 101 N. Central Ave.
  • Medford
  • Hours: Mon-Fri 9-6; Sat 10-5
As a two generation family business, Central Art Supply has been supplying our art community with the best tools available for local artists to create for 30 years. We carry a large range of brushes, paints, canvases, pencils and drawing pads and a great deal more. We also provide custom framing services and classes by top art instructors.
Click to visit Charu Colorado's website

Charu Colorado

  • www.charucolorado.com
  • Phone: 541.482.6319
  • I teach frequent art bookmaking workshops at:
  • Illahe Gallery, Ashland

My art and subject matter is governed by my intuition as well as by my emotional responses. It is apparent that unconscious archetypal energies are a strong influence in all that I do. Listening to the voice within allows me freedom from obsessive perfection, as the perfection of intuition guides my art experience. See Charu's listing in the Visual Artists category.
Click to visit Anna's gallery of images at Picasa.

Anna Elkins


Visit Anna Elkins' Poetry blog at BlogspotAnna's Prophetic Art Workshop WordPress blog.
  • art + word + spirit
  • Picasa Web Gallery
  • Phone: 541.778.0811
  • Jacksonville

A painter and poet, I play in the crossroads of art & spirit. I've had the honor to create and exhibit art in the United States, Europe & Micronesia. Creative people and artists interested in exploring the creation of prophetic art and poetry can advance their techniques in my workshops. I also offer private tutoring. Please visit my blogs for more information. See Anna's artist listing in the Visual Artists directory.
Gnarled Silhouette, original watercolor painting by Jacksonville artist Elaine Frenett. Click to visit Elaine's website.

Elaine Frenett


Elaine’s attention to detail, intermingled with rich, juicy abstracts stir her students abilities. Always “the encourager,” she is steadfast in helping each artist finding their own style and expression. Elaine offers private or group classes and a yearly art journaling retreat in Lake Alpine, CA.
Visit Ink and Oil's website!

Mark Hannah, Ink & Oil

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  • www.inkandoil.net
  • Phone: 541.632.9104
  • 1024 S.E. M Street
  • Grants Pass, OR 97526
We design and build unique things. We teach workshops in Industrial, Entertainment, and Sustainable Design. INK&OIL is in Grants Pass, Oregon. THIEF is in Pasadena, California. We also offer a small Gallery space for local and emerging artists in Southern Oregon. Take a look at our online store for some of our unique products and artwork.

Hannah West Design LLC


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  • Empowering Artists Online
  • Phone: 541.899.2012   
  • 225 East C Street, Jacksonville
I offer workshops and private tutoring to empower artists with computer skills to help them manage their own web presence and/or communicate effectively with their webmaster from image editing to working with WordPress & using social media to promote your art. Patient instruction ~ all skill levels welcome. Visit my website for current workshop schedules and for more info about the basket of services available from the webmistress of SOAR & Art Matters!.
Visit the Illahe Studios & Gallery website!

Illahe Studios & Gallery


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Illahe Studios and Gallery - member of the Ashland Gallery AssociationIllahe Studios and Gallery - member of the Ashland Ashland Railroad District Association AssociationIllahe Studios and Gallery - participating gallery in the Taste of Ashland festival
  • Sue Springer
  • www.illahegallery.com
  • Phone: (541)488-5072
  • 215 Fourth St., corner of 4th and B
  • in Ashland's Historic Railroad District
  • Open Tue - Sat, 10am-5pm
A unique combination of ceramic art studio and fine arts gallery focusing on art and design for the home. The studio, workplace of ceramic artist Sue Springer, features ongoing work in tile, murals and mosaics as well as sculpture and installations, and provides a home for workshops, demonstrations, films and interactive projects.
Jacksonville Museum Quilters is a guild member of Mountain Stars Quilters Guild - visit their website to learn more!Quilt image by David Gibb ©2010

Jacksonville Museum Quilters


  • Mountain Stars Quilters Guild
  • Meetings every Wed & Thurs, 9-12
  • Jacksonville Community Center
  • 160 East Main, Jacksonville
  • Contact: Nell Mathern
  • Phone: 541.941.2463
Our guild is part of a larger regional group, Mountain Stars Quilters Guild. Guests are welcome to join us-we specialize in fine appliqué and hand quilting, but all techniques are used and shared in our friendly meetings. We share our collection of quilts depicting Southern Oregon history at community events & quilt shows, and hold an Annual Quilt Show in July.
Visit Janet's's website to see her students' work! Click here

Janet London

  • Mandala Coloring Workshops
  • London Hummingbird Arts LLC
  • Phone: (541)608-9238
  • 2777 Aldersgate Road
  • Medford, by appointment

Janet's mandala coloring classes and workshops have released creative inspiration, healed wounded hearts and inspired countless gorgeous mandalas. Her attentiveness and ability to encourage creative freedom make her an excellent coach. Check her site for a current schedule.
Visit Jo Ann Manzone's Dreamweaving Designs website

Jo Ann Manzone 


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  • Dreamweaving Designs
  • See my work at:
  • Ashland Art Center, Ashland

Jo Ann is a fiber artist living in Ashland, Oregon. Over the years, Jo Ann has pursued her passion for fiber art by seeking new ways to utilize her knitting, weaving and felting skills to create fabric which she transforms into clothing and accessories. Jo Ann has a studio at the Ashland Art Center where she creates and teaches felting and other fiber art techniques.
Visit the Masterpiece Christian Fine Art Foundation website!

Masterpiece Christian Artists Conference

  • Jeanne Randall, President
  • www.mcfineartsfoundation.com
  • Location: Box R Ranch, Ashland
Join artists of faith to sharpen your vision and purpose, refine your skills and pursue excellence in your craft while enjoying the camaraderie of other artists who desire to bring glory to God through their art! Three days of painting and drawing with master artists of our day, resident artist Chris Hopkins, Thomas Blackshear and David R. Darrow, whose works have attracted the attention of a generation. Registration begins January 15th; conference takes place May 30- June 2, 2012.
Visit McKenzie Orchard Bed & Breakfast's Workshop page for more information!

McKenzie Orchards Bed & Breakfast


  • Karen Reid
  • Click for Detailed Workshop Info
  • Phone: 541.515.8153
  • Location: 34694 McKenzie View Dr.
  • Springfield, OR 97478
We have a beautiful property on the McKenzie River near Springfield, Oregon and operate a 5-guest-room bed and breakfast inn. We're hosting 2 workshops instructed by superb watercolorist Carole Hillsbery of Florence, Oregon. May 16-17: Landscapes; May 18-19: Watercolor on Canvas. Please call innkeeper Karen Reid at 541-515-8153 to reserve a space in the workshop.
Visit the Rogue Gallery and Art Center's website to learn more about fine art classes and workshops for kids and adults!

Rogue Gallery & Art Center


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  • www.roguegallery.org
  • Phone: 541.772.8118 x301
  • 40 S. Bartlett Street, Medford
The premier destination for art inspiration and education since 1960, with unique art exhibitions and a full roster of art classes. Discover your creative self, develop perspective or practice your technique. From open studios to intense topical workshops, new and seasoned artists can explore a variety of mediums and techniques in our large, well-equipped classroom in the heart of Medford. Ignite the Mind, Stir the Soul, Open the Heart...Boldly Create!
Click to visit Scrappy Craft's website

Scrappy Craft Fine Arts


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  • Fine Art & Scrapbooking Supplies
  • www.scrappycraft.com
  • Phone: 541.512.0040  or
  • Toll Free: 888.636.6865
  • 511 North Main Street
  • Phoenix, OR 97535   Hours: Mon-Sat 9-6:30, Sun 12-5

We are your complete fine art and drawing materials store, with name brands at an affordable price. We carry items for the professional or student and offer discounts to both. We also offer a variety of art classes - Click here to view our current schedule.
Visit Roxanne Evans Stout's website

Roxanne Evans Stout


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  • River Garden Studio
  • Phone: 541.883.7686
  • Keno, Oregon
A mixed media artist, I am inspired by the natural history of the mountains and river lands in Southern Oregon. I love collage and book arts and have shown my art throughout the US and locally at Illahe Gallery in Ashland and Paschal Winery in Talent. I have been published in online collaborations and art zines, nationally in Cloth Paper Scissors, and I'm a featured artist in "The Pulse of Mixed Media" by Seth Apter. I also teach and design art workshops.

















Elaine Frenett's book, Traveling Conversations,
is available at lulu.com.