Virtual Lecture: Intro to Nez Perce and other Sahaptin languages with Angel Sobotta

Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United States

An introduction to Nez Perce and other Sahaptin languages. How close are they? What do they share or what makes them different? Accepted linguistic spellings and pronunciations. Common greetings and place names, especially names of places in Oregon and Idaho. Family names--how are they passed down and carried on? Next steps for those who want to really learn the language.

$30.00

Needle Felting with Janet Hohmann

Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United States

Needle Felting is the process of using barbed needles to turn wool fibers into a more condensed material. The needles are pushed repeatedly through the fibers locking them together. In this class you will learn the basics of needle felting and will create a small spring time animal figure to take home.

$25.00

Adding Color to Copper with Dona Miller

Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United States

Learn the basics of adding color to metal through enameling. Enameling uses finely ground glass which is fused to the metal using a heat source such as a torch or kiln. In class we will be using small torches.

$50.00

SIP & PAINT

Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United States

Sip wine and paint a still life on canvas with guidance from local artist and Josephy's own Tori Suto. Class includes art supplies, canvas and wine.
Ages 21 and up only.

$50.00

FOUNDATIONS for BEGINNERS in CERAMICS

Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United States

Learn the fundamentals of handbuilding with ceramic instructor Pamela Beach.
Clay, glazes and firing included!

$195.00

SIP & PAINT

Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United States

Join us for an evening of painting and sipping wine with Josephy instructor and local artist Tori Suto. Class includes art supplies, canvas and wine.
Ages 21 and up only.

$50.00

Abstract Painting with Cheryl

Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United States

Join us for a two-day abstract painting workshop with Cheryl North Coughlan. Students will get 2 30x 30 canvases to cover with paint. No experience necessary.

$150.00

Advanced Directive Workshop

Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United States

Janet and Keith Graham will be here on September 13 from 10am-12pm to teach a workshop on ADVANCED DIRECTIVES. The workshop is free, but donations are welcome.

Art Above Abuse Workshop and Exhibit

Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United States

For this year’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Safe Harbors has teamed up with the Josephy Center and local artist Pam Beach to offer painting classes as a space for participants to explore how violence or abuse has impacted their lives.

Free

Two Day Nunofelt Scarf Workshop with Linnea Keatts – Postponed- TBA

Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United States

Nunofelting or wet felting is a unique process of combining super fine merino wool roving with an open weave natural fabric, like silk, to create a new lightweight, flexible and drape able fabric.

$135.00

Two Day Bookbinding Workshop with Roberta Lavadour

Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United States

The Sewn Board Binding is one of the most versatile structures in book arts, lending itself to everything from artist's books to self-published chap books to blank journals. This class combines the fundamentals that inform sound construction with the satisfaction of finishing a fun, ready-to-enjoy book

$120.00

ROGER AMERMAN’s Buckskin Tobacco Bag Two-Day Workshop

Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United States

Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to learn from story telling master beader and Choctaw Tribe member Roger Amerman how to construct a Buckskin Tobacco Bag-coupled with partial accessory contour beadwork and special pony bead brick edge beadwork using traditional methods.

$195.00

Two-Day Relief Wood Carving Workshop with Steve Arment

Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United States

Learn from local legend Steve Arment the basics of relief woodcarving. Bring your ideas and designs if you have them!

$195.00

Ink-Paint Resist Technique with Joan Gilbert

Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United States

This is a fun and easy-to-learn technique that puts an artsy looseness to even the simplest of line drawings. Beginners and high school students are welcome.

$65.00

DRUM MAKING WORKSHOP

Come make your own drum & sticks with Allen Pinkman Jr.

$120.00

CHESS WORKSHOP for beginners

Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United States

An awesome chess workshop for beginners w. Clem Falbo.
Ages 7 on up and FREE!

Free

COLLAGE MAKING w. Janis Carper

Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United States

Create a collage using a plethora of techniques and materials with Wallowa county's very own triple threat—Janis Carper.
Great gift giving idea- just in time for the holidays, or keep for yourself!

$45.00

Learn to Play the Mountain Dulcimer w. Heidi Muller

Heidi Muller teaches all the basics of playing the dulcimer in this five-week workshop. Students can typically play one or two simple songs by the end of the first lesson. Music includes traditional tunes and familiar songs, as students progress from one-finger melodies to using chords. No musical experience required!

ABSTRACT PAINTING & SIPPING WINE

Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United States

A fun night for adults of abstract painting and sipping wine, every 3rd Wednesday of the month.

Sold Out $30.00

Art Talk- A Gathering of Multiple Disciplines

Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United States

We invite you to join us for a monthly Interdisciplinary Art Talk, open to artists of all disciplines, beginners to seasoned artists.  We will be meeting every first Wednesday of the month, 5:30 to 7:00 PM. Topics of discussions are varied and in a professional atmosphere of respect and friendship. 

Free

Introduction to Block Printing

Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United States

Bring your design ideas to the table and learn the basic techniques for block printing using a soft, easy to cut rubbery medium, in this all inclusive three hour workshop.

$45.00

SOLARPLATE PRINTMAKING WORKSHOP

Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United States

Learn the fundamentals of solarplate etching and the intaglio process. Both beginners and practiced printmakers are invited to join us for this fun educational workshop free of hazardous grounds, acids or solvents. Preregistration Required.

STEVE ARMENT WOOD CARVING WORKSHOP

Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United States

Learn wood carving from Wallowa County's premiere wood carver, Steve Arment. Preregistration Required.

Recurring

WATERCOLOR for BEGINNERS

Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United States

An incredible opportunity for beginners in watercolor, learning the compendium of watercolor rules & techniques. This is an 8-week session.

Recurring

BEGINNING DRAWING-EIGHT WEEKS

Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United States

Discover the art of drawing with instructor Rodd Ambroson, and learn basic skills that are the foundation for all other disciplines. Eight week session. Ages 14 and up.

ABSTRACT PAINTING & SIPPING WINE

Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United States

A fun night for adults of abstract painting and sipping wine. A monthly event held on the third Wednesday of every month.
Preregistration Required.

$35.00

CORDAGE WITH KOLLE

Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United States

Learn a few different cording techniques with Kolle Kahl Riggs, including thigh rolling and hand-twisting. Ages 12 and up.

$45.00

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Nez Perce Stories

Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United States

Join Rich Wandschneider Fridays this summer and learn about the Nez Perce in the Wallowa Country. This class will last through the end of August. FREE!

ABSTRACT PAINTING & SIPPING WINE in JUNE

Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United States

A fun night for adults of abstract painting and sipping wine. A monthly event held on the third Wednesday of every month.
Preregistration Required.

$35.00

Canceled CALLIGRAPHY WORKSHOP

Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United States

Learn Calligraphy basics with Jennifer Klimsza in this two hour workshop.

$30.00
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FOUNDATIONS for BEGINNERS in CERAMICS

Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United States

Claymaking at its finest! Come learn handbuilding skills and have fun doing it. This class is for students that have not had any clay practice in the last three years. Clay, glaze and firing included. Preregistration required.

$195.00
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INTERMEDIATE CERAMICS eight week session

Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United States

Continue your clay journey with instructor Pamela Beach and take your handbuilding to the next level. THIS CLASS IS ONLY FOR STUDENTS WITH CLAY PRACTICE IN THE LAST THREE YEARS. Preregistration Required

$195.00

ABSTRACT PAINTING & SIPPING WINE on JULY 19 2023

Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United States

A fun night for adults of abstract painting and sipping wine. A monthly event held on the third Wednesday of every month.
Preregistration Required.

$35.00

Recurring

LISA MACKIE TWO-DAY WATERBASE MONOPRINT/MONOTYPE WORKSHOP

Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United States

The Josephy Center is super stoked to host artist in residence from New York city, Lisa Mackie, for a two-day comprehensive printmaking workshop exploring waterbase drypoint with carborundum aquatint. This is an opportunity, not to be missed!

$125.00

EL PLEIN AIR – THE WILD LANDSCAPE, NORTH COUNTRY

Joseph Canyon Lodge 83471 Lewiston Hwy, Enterprise

Crystal Newton takes students on a journey parllelling our Wild Landscape exhibit for a day of El Plein Air painting in the North Country with watercolors. This is an adventure you don't want to miss! Email questions to: Artdirector@josephy.org

$120.00

SIP & PAINT Abstract Painting w. Cheryl

Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United States

Join us for an abstract painting class with Cheryl Coughlan. Paint on a 30"x30" canvas. Beginners are welcome. Learn techniques of how to put paint on the canvas, composition and more. Bring your friends or come alone and meet people who want to throw paint around. We welcome snacks, drinks and conversation. After painting, we do a little discussion about the art we created. 

Recurring

BEGINNING DRAWING-EIGHT WEEK SESSION

Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United States

Discover the art of drawing with instructor Rodd Ambroson, and learn basic skills that are the foundation for all other disciplines. Absolutely no experience necessary. Eight week session. Ages 14 and up.

$150.00
Recurring

WATERCOLOR for BEGINNERS and Continuing Students

Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United States

An incredible opportunity for beginners and returning students in watercolor; painting practice is the path for exploring the compendium of watercolor rules & techniques. This is an eight-week session for ages 18 and over.

$195.00
Recurring

FOUNDATIONS in CERAMICS EIGHT-WEEK SESSION

Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United States

Claymaking at its finest! Come learn handbuilding skills and have fun doing it. Clay, glaze and firing included. Preregistration required.

$195.00

January SIP & PAINT Abstract Painting and Sipping Wine

Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United States

Join us for an evening of sipping wine(or other beverage of choice) and painting on a 30" x 30" canvas. Students learn various mark making techniques, composition and more. Bring beverages, snacks, and engage in lively conversation. Class concludes with a group critique. Beginners welcome.

$35.00
Recurring

Learn to Play the Mountain Dulcimer w. Heidi Muller

Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United States

Heidi Muller teaches all the basics of playing the dulcimer in this five-week workshop. Students can typically play one or two simple songs by the end of the first lesson. Music includes traditional tunes and familiar songs, as students progress from one-finger melodies to using chords. No musical experience required!

$150.00
Recurring

Adult 8 Week Watercolor Session with Crystal Newton

Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United States

An incredible opportunity for beginners and returning students in watercolor; painting practice is the path for exploring the compendium of watercolor rules & techniques. This is an eight-week session for ages 18 and over.

$195.00

Introduction to Oil Painting with Rodd Ambroson

Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United States

Join Master Artist Rodd Ambroson for this 8 session introduction to oil painting. Participants will be able to paint competently at an introductory level. Drawing will be emphasized. Working from home is highly encouraged and will support your in-class instruction.

$195.00

Beginning Drawing Class – 6 week session with Cody Limbaugh

Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United States

Join Cody Limbaugh in this beginners drawing course designed to help students build confidence and gain a level of competency that will encourage continued drawing practice long after the course ends!

$115.00

Reduction Printmaking for Beginners with Shanlee Cox

Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United States

In this class students will learn about the reduction printmaking process and complete an edition of six two-layer linocuts. Classes held at The Josephy Center downstairs in the Printmaking Studio.

$150.00
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SIP & PAINT Abstract Painting and Sipping Wine! “Pouring Techniques!”

Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United States

Join us for an evening of sipping wine(or other beverage of choice) and painting on a 30" x 30" canvas. Students learn various mark making techniques, composition and more. Bring beverages, snacks, and engage in lively conversation. Class concludes with a group critique. Beginners welcome.

Stitch Meditations Workshop with Susan Pesti-Strobel

Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United States

Join Susan Pesti-Strobel for a morning of creating textile art. In conjunction with the Women’s Exhibit, we invite you to bring your thoughts, wishes, “feminine visions,” and the like, and put those in fabric and stitches as you meditate about them, and what they mean for you.

$20.00

Simple Copper Earring Class by Dona Miller

Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United States

Create your own unique copper earrings with or without a bit of sparkle added. No experienced need. Just come and have fun creating.

$50.00

Canceled Spring Sculpting Class – Mushrooms! Ceramics with Emily Garland

Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United States

Let’s spring into ceramics with a sculpture workshop. This is an intermediate/advanced workshop for those who have previously taken ceramics classes and feel comfortable and confident with the clay medium.

$70.00

Wallowa Plein Air Painters: Pre-Season Social!

Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United States

Tony Chiotti will do a short workshop on mixing a wide variety of greens from a limited palette, so we'll have a chance to move some paint around. Plus we'll do a bit of show-and-tell. Bring your outdoor setup: easel, prochade box, umbrellas, whatever you like to work with. A chance to talk a little shop and learn some new ideas about working outdoors. FREE

The Succulent Class – Needle Felting for Beginners!

Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United States

Learn to needle felt succulents! Each student will be provided with enough supplies to create 3 separate succulents. They will also be provided with wool, felting surface, and felting needles to take home to continue creating.

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Live Model Human Figure Drawing Class

Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United States

Join Rodd Ambroson in learning to draw the human figure with live models. Must be at least 18 years. Preregistration Required. $20 per session. Newsprint (18" x 24"), boards, easels and pencils provided.

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Beginning Willow Basketry Workshop with Sylvia Friday!

Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United States

Students will learn how to weave a traditional stake and strand willow basket. The process of weaving includes learning techniques and patterns alongside the freedom to explore personal style and creativity. Students will take home a round wicker basket woven by their own hands!

Sold Out $125.00
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Beaded Medallion OR Buckskin Neck Pouch Workshop by Roger Amerman

Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United States

Join Roger Amerman in this workshop to learn the Construction of either a Small Medallion fashioned into a fringed neck piece with ornate thongs or a Small Ornate Partially Beaded Buckskin Neck Pouch. Workshop participants will learn the basics of applique and edge beading.

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Beginning Willow Basketry Workshop with Sylvia Friday!

Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United States

Students will learn how to weave a traditional stake and strand willow basket. The process of weaving includes learning techniques and patterns alongside the freedom to explore personal style and creativity. Students will take home a round wicker basket woven by their own hands!

Sold Out $125.00