PROMOTING THE COMMUNITY
Celebrate 20 Years of Ashland Art Works J oin us…the celebration starts on May 7th, 1st Friday from have expanded into four gallery spaces featuring the unique artwork of fourteen local artists. Come see woodworking, silver jewelry, assemblage, paintings, textiles, multimedia, functional clay, sculpture and garden art. AAW is a tax
3pm to 6pm. Ashland Art Works galleries at 291 Oak Street will be fully opened again. Our hours are 10am- 5pm Thursday, Friday, Saturday; 10am-2pm Wednesday and Sunday; closed Monday and Tuesday. This year we are celebrating all that Ashland Art Works has done to support local artists over the past 20 years. When visiting take a look
exempt 501(c)(3) organization that offers workshops, lectures, tours and demonstrations to the public. We have offered space for elementary and high school students
at the scroll of artist names displayed in the front gallery. It is an amazing list of 51 artists who have shown artwork at AAW. We are planning to celebrate all year long with featured artists each month on 1st Fridays from 3pm to 6pm. New this year we are adding 2nd Saturdays from 10am to noon offering demonstrations and workshops. Visit our website for more details and information on our coming outdoor pop-up art sale events: ashlandartworksgalleries. wordpress.com. We are grateful for all the support that we have received over these 20 years. In appreciation we have created a limited edition thank you gift. Please stop by and pick yours up. Starting with a collage demo on Sat, May 8th; cabochon cutting demo on
to show their creations, in addition, we have donated our artwork to fund raisers for local charities. History of the Property In 1990 Brad Roupp started creating a place to support local artists and their artwork. Work began on the two buildings that were originally on the property: the front 1900 craftsman cottage and the 3-story horse barn on the creek. The barn was immediately setup as Thrown Stone Pottery Studio with throwing space, a glaze room and six outdoor kilns. During the 1990’s an additional three cottages were moved onto the property. It was said that the blue cottage had been built, owned and operated by the Southern Pacific Railroad. For many years it was the residence of the Chief Engineer
Suzanne Etienne’s painting of the Ashland Artworks Gallery
Sat, June 12th; clay demo plus watercolor demo on Sat, July 10th; creating mandala demo on Sat, Aug 14th; figure drawing demo on Sat, Sept 3rd and Ikebana demo on Oct 9th. History of Ashland Art Works A clay studio called Thrown Stone was the first group of artists to work on the property. They created their wares in the brown barn along the creek. Brad Roupp and Randy Warren proposed a new idea to the potters to create galleries to sell their clay pieces and Ashland Art Works was created. AAW was organized as a collection of artists. Everyone who showed art here would do work shifts and share tasks. So, twenty years ago Ashland Art Works was excited to be opening their very first gallery to display and sell their artwork. That first gallery was in the front room of the barn by the creek. So…here we are twenty years later and we
of the Oregon Division of the Pacific Railroad. It was said that the yellow cottage had also been built by the railroad. It stood across “A” Street from the railroad turnstile and it had been used as a mail sorting and distributing post. The side of this cottage has a fading sign advertising the Twin Plunges Hot Springs, which were two side by side swimming pools where Ashland Community Food Coop now stands. The front and final house brought onto the property was a 2-story farmhouse built in the late 1880s, moved from its original location on the south side of Ashland. It currently houses the main gallery of Ashland Art Works. Brad remodeled and restored these spaces and AAW grew into our current four galleries plus an outside display area. We have much to celebrate! n
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