Hansel & Gretal Performance
Enterprise High School 204 SE 4th Street, Enterprise, OR, United StatesPresented by Missoula Children's Theatre - for students of all ages! Friday & Saturday performance tickets are available here.
Presented by Missoula Children's Theatre - for students of all ages! Friday & Saturday performance tickets are available here.
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.
Catherine Matthias author of The Word Gobblers - a handbook for parents (and teachers) working with children who struggle to read, will be here with Joan Gilbert the illustrator to read The Word Gobblers and answer questions during the Youth Arts Festival.
Fancy dress encouraged. An exhibition by Steve Arment & Anna Vogel.
Due in part to the Covid Pandemic, suicide rates across the country have surged over the past three years. Wallowa County is not immune to this national problem, and the Wallowa Valley Center for Wellness is the focal point for dealing with suicide locally. Center Director Chantay Jett and the Center’s clinical director, Mollie Cudmore, will address the issue.
Join us for an artist guided tour of “Heartwood Manor” on display at the Josephy Center for Arts and Culture now through July 25th. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore the brilliant and eccentric mind of Steve Arment.
Explore this year's theme of Flowers with Pam and Mary!
She knows this territory from years of work in hospital administration and in the insurance business. Come with your questions!
Rich Wandschneider will talk about the Nez Perce in the Wallowa Country. A short history of how the Nez Perce […]
Join us at Moonshine Glass at 624 S. River St. in Enterprise Oregon for this in person on location event! Owner and artist Sterling Webb will be giving a live hot glass demo and tour of his studio.
Debra Magpie Earling is a member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation, and author of […]
Seth Kinzie, of Joseph, will talk about his Rotary Peace Fellowship in Africa. He is working on an African Peacemaking Database, which explores traditional peace practices on the continent in partnership with the African Union over the next 10 years.
Raffle: Purchase tickets for a chance to win one of two items.
Roger Amerman- beaded bag, or Dallas Dick- Framed Indian Relay Race Photo.
Explore this year's theme of Flowers with Pam and Mary!
After reviewing why an Advanced Directive is so necessary and how it is used, this experienced duo (Janet Graham, MA retired Family Counselor, and Dr. Keith Graham, retired Internist) will review the three parts of the AD pamphlet and answer questions.
On Tuesday, August 9, at noon, a Ranger from The Nez Perce National Historical Park will speak at the Josephy Center. The Park is unique in that its sites are not all connected, and not even all "owned" by the Park Service. Some of them, iincluding the Old Joseph Grave Site at Wallowa Lake, the Joseph Canyon Overlook, and the Dug Bar crossing site on the Snake River, are in Wallowa County.
Come take a brief stroll through the ages to modern use of metals and stones in jewelry. From amulets and talismans for expressing status and beauty, to the creation of one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces.
Author David H. Wilson will be at the Josephy Center to discuss his new—and highly acclaimed—book, Northern Paiutes of the Malheur: High Desert Reckoning in Oregon Country.
National Geographic Photo Camp Oregon is a photography learning experience, led by National Geographic Explorers and photographers Sara Hylton and Tailyr Irvine. This event showcases local youth photography from the camp.
Spend an hour with Rich every Thursday at 1pm where Rich talks about Nez Perce history and culture for an hour. Guests are welcome to share and ask questions. The event is free but donations are always welcome.
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.
Come enjoy a fabulous opening ceremony for the 40th annual Wallowa Valley Festival of the Arts, in beautiful Joseph, Oregon!
Seth Kinzie will talk about his travels through Ethiopia, Somalia, and Malawi, and Joan Gilbert and Kasiah Sword will do live "peace mapping" painting throughout the event. Don't miss it!
Join us for this wonderful Brown Bag on Tuesday, September 27 at noon. Rich will interview Ellen Morris Bishop and Rita Ehrler who recently released Stories of Wallowa Lake - A History of the Lake and Its Communities.
We're hiring a new intern! Come join our team.
Kathleen Bennett, who has worked in the healthcare field and then in health insurance in Wallowa County for over 20 years, will be our Brown Bag presenter on Tuesday, October 11.
The Josephy Center and Safe Harbors are jointly sponsoring a "community read" of Tina Ontiveros' award-winning memoir, Rough House. The author will be at the new Fishtrap space, the Bowlby Building on Main Street in Enterprise, on Thursday, October 13, at 7:00 pm. The event is free and open to the public.
Kristy Athens and Janis Carper discuss the art of multi-media collage: their techniques, and their approaches and goals for their work.
The impact of violence on our world, on our communities, and on ourselves, has tangled roots that run deep— detangling those roots through self-expression is, for many, a path toward healing and reclamation.
Come join us for free food, drinks, music, dancing and kids art activities. For ten years, The Josephy Center for […]
HAUNT CAMP is an extracurricular class that teaches design + fabrication to Wallowa County high school students. Our team of collaborators will build an avant-garde haunted house for the whole community to enjoy over Halloween weekend.
Allen Pinkham on Plateau drums and drumming, in a zoom format.
Join us November 10th at noon for a discussion of "The Forest Lover" by Susan Vreeland. The story of Emily Carr's troubled career as an artist is a long and sometimes tedious journey.. National acclaim waited until Emily was in her 50s, waited while she overcame being just a good "woman artist," waited until Native themes were ok in polite Canadian society.
All artwork is small in size less than 10 inches in any direction and priced under $200!
The authors of Eminent Oregonians: Three Who Matter will be hosting a virtual author event via Zoom at noon on Tuesday, November 22.
This closing reception is a special shopping day. We will provide refreshments, kids activities, and additional sales on books and art supplies, all proceeds will go to support Youth Art Programming.
We invite you to read the attached short stories and then join us at noon on Tuesday, December 13th, at the Josephy Center to talk about these short pieces--and others you love. We can look at and talk about the Little Art Works as well.
After two years of presenting their holiday concert as an online event, the Wallowa Valley Music Alliance is pleased to again be celebrating the holiday season with a variety of holiday music on Sunday afternoon, December 18th at Josephy Center for Arts and Culture. $10 Donation.
A dramatic reading by Rich Wandschneider, originally written by Dylan Thomas, with Seth Kinzie improvising on piano! Streamed live at […]
Please join us to celebrate the opening of Timber Culture! With a presentation by Gwendolyn Trice Founder and Executive Director of Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center.
"I will cover aspects of my favorite mediums, tattooing and pen and ink drawing. I’ll go through my process, from start to finish, for both. I’ll discuss how each medium has influenced the other and show the ways in which the two connect, both in application and in theory. I’ll also cover some details of my newest venture into tattooing with the opening of Meadowlark, my one person tattoo studio in downtown Joseph. I’ll cover a few of the ins and outs of how the shop operates."- Tim Biedron
A talk about AEDs and Heart Attacks in the News, by Dick Burch
The closing reception will include a performance by Bart Bugwig, and a short film about the Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center project Hello Neighbor.
Get your tickets to the fest here!
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.
Come enjoy live music by Calico Bones! Light food will be provided, and drinks will be available for purchase. We will be joined by this year’s curator is Auburn Isaak of La Grande Oregon.
We invite you to join us for an infomal gathering and story telling inspired by the artwork at the Women's Exhibit, or by life events. Each storyteller will have 4 minutes. All people and genders are welcome to participate, snacks and hot drinks provided! Sponcered by Soroptimists of Wallowa County
Auburn’s current work is pulled from the fluidity of the nature she surrounds herself with, and she is constantly striving to push the boundaries and dimensions of fluid acrylics and mixed media.
The basics of how to get the AED off the wall and onto a patient. Two hours. A training with […]
Join us for a conversation with Molly Gloss author of Fishtrap Read's Jump-Off Creek, and her good friend, writer Bette Husted, All Coyote's Children. They will discuss writing, women writing, and women in the West.
On Thursday night, March 23, at 7:00 p.m., Sean Cassidy will be at the Josephy Center to show a film on the life and career of Alvin Josephy.
Nils Christoffersen and Nels Gabbert, the new "tag-team" at Wallowa Resources addressing workforce housing, will be the presenters at a special, Tuesday, March 28 Brown Bag at the Josephy Center.
Join us on Friday, March 31 for Women, Words, & Music at 7pm (doors open at 6:3opm)and admission is $10 per person.
A Youth Maker Space from 12-4pm, every Saturday during the months of April & May. Most supplies included. Registration not required and it's FREE!
CANCELED TODAY, SATURDAY MAY 13
This year we will have special new musical element to the Youth Arts Festival. Admission is FREE but donations are appreciated.
What is a wild landscape? One thing that makes Eastern Oregon so special is untouched and undeveloped landscapes. The Wild Landscape exhibit will celebrate Northern Wallowa County's diverse and wild lands. This means the landscape is the focal point, no human-made objects visible in the art works.
To buy tickets to the performances, click here The Audition The audition for the Missoula Children's Theatre production of EMPEROR’S […]
The Josephy Center for Arts and Culture is thrilled to announce the return of Missoula Children’s Theatre to Wallowa County with the production of The Emperor’s New Clothes, adapted by Jim Caron and Matt Loehrke and Music and Lyrics by Jim Caron, Michael McGill, Greg Boris and Amy Ellis. Two performances in Wallowa! Tickets available online here.
Mike is an author-illustrator of fiction and nonfiction graphic novels, including the Star Scouts series for First Second. He has also illustrated a middle grade novel. In addition to making comics, Mike has created several pieces of public art for his hometown of Portland, Oregon.
A fun night for adults of abstract painting and sipping wine. A monthly event held on the third Wednesday of every month.
Preregistration Required.
Lower Snake River Dams - will be an evening presentation on May 18 at 7pm, doors open at 6:30pm.
Learn a few different cording techniques with Kolle Kahl Riggs, including thigh rolling and hand-twisting. Ages 12 and up.
Help us celebrate excellence in Art Education with this special exhibit honoring former Enterprise, Oregon High School Art Teachers Gary Wishart, and his brother Enterprise, Oregon K-8th Art Teacher Larry Wishart, and their former students!
Aaron McNamee; Sad Stormy; gouache on paper
Join us on Friday afternoons for a fun filled craft making experience. FREE!
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!
Join us for an all-ages workshop that delves into the world of Haunt Camp, a unique, extracurricular program that teaches design, fabrication, and performance art to Wallowa County high school students on Saturday, June 17th at 1:30p.m
Jennifer grew up in Northern Wallowa County on a ranch. Herding sheep, working cattle, working in wheat fields. She studied Art, Science and Education at the University of Oregon receiving a BS, MS and MFA. She enjoys teaching, especially the next generation, sharing her gifts and insights helping to inspire creativity in others.
A fun night for adults of abstract painting and sipping wine. A monthly event held on the third Wednesday of every month.
Preregistration Required.
Learn Calligraphy basics with Jennifer Klimsza in this two hour workshop.
A discussion on Debra Magpie Earling’snew book, The Lost Journals of Sacajawea with the Josephy Center for Arts and Culture’s Library Director and Fishtrap co-founder, Rich Wandschneider on Thursday, July 13 from 3-4pm at Summer Fishtrap - The Wallowa Lake Lodge. The event will be live-streamed (link to come) or you can attend in person. The event is free.
Join us for an in person photo presentation by Adele Buttolph.
A fun night for adults of abstract painting and sipping wine. A monthly event held on the third Wednesday of every month.
Preregistration Required.
We are honored to have master printmaker Lisa Mackie here as our first printmaking Artist-in-Residence. On Wed., July 26, at noon, Lisa will speak about her career, techniques, inspiration and more. She will do a slideshow presentation and the event will be presented live on YouTube or you may attend in-person.
In her exhibition “Rondo” a term in reference to a musical form that contains a principal theme which alternates with one or more contrasting themes, Mackie explores the process of visual memory, evolving imagery, and continuous motion through her journey in India in 1999.
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!
Every year the Josephy Center celebrates Wallowa County’s natural beauty with an exhibit: The Wild Landscape of Eastern Oregon. Come join us for the opening reception on Saturday!
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
Kids learn what functional wares are with artist and instructor Pamela Beach @peabee.artist and how to make them in this fun four day camp of learning and making with ceramics. "Necessity is the mother of Invention." Ages 7-10 only. Scholarships available, email: artdirector@josephy.org
This four day camp is an inclusive experience for 4-6 year olds, connecting music, movement and art. Bring your imagination! Scholarships available, email: artdirector@josephy.org
Nikki Beachy, High Meadow Press
The Josephy Center presents a very special art talk featuring the 1st place winner from the Wild Landscape: North Country exhibit.
Come sit for an hour and learn about our very own Wallowa County Museum with Jude Graham.
The Wallowa Valley is truly a special spot on the map. Our breathtaking scenery captivates the heart, piques the imagination, and has a knack for unleashing the artist within us all. Come enjoy the opening reception to our 41st annual festival!
Come enjoy the the excitement of our quick draw event and following auction at our 41st annual arts festival! Join us Saturday September 16th from 1-4pm for live music as artist race the clock and dazzle us with their talents!
Andie Madsen will be presenting her film, "Water in the Desert," and give a talk at the Josephy Center. The desert is in Morocco, and the film follows archeologists and contemporary Moroccans as they explore a very old way of moving water in hot, harsh climates.
Dan is very excited to present his jazz favorites with some surprise arrangements and originals, live at Josephy!
A community exploration through art, science, and story-telling, of how Wallowa County and NE Oregon communities and landscapes are changing. Featuring keynote speech by Stefanie Krantz, Nez Perce Tribe Climate Change Program.
Bangkok, Thailand and Angkor Wat, Cambodia at different times were and are both teeming SE Asian capitals, and centers of art, culture and faith. Rob Kemp presents photos of many beautiful Buddhist and Hindu temples and sites, with travel notes and tips from his visit in 2023.
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.
Join us at Fishtrap to hear Dr. Erica Fleishman, Director of the Oregon Climate Change Research Institute at OSU speak on Understanding and Adapting to Northeast Oregon’s Future Weather.
THIS SATURDAY!! Raise your creativity from the dead during a free, brain-tingling afternoon at HAUNT CAMP 🦇🕸️🔮✨
The next Tuesday Talk at the Josephy Center will be Dan Grigg, who has recently taken over as CEO of Wallowa Memorial Hospital. Livestream is also available!
Join us at the Josephy Center to hear Dr. Ellen Morris Bishop's talk, From Mammoths to Metasequoias: How and Why Northeast Oregon’s Climates and Ecosystems Changed Through Time.
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.
Claymaking at its finest! Come learn handbuilding skills and have fun doing it. Clay, glaze and firing included. Preregistration required.
HAUNT CAMP is an extracurricular class that teaches design + fabrication to Wallowa County high school students. Our team of collaborators have built an avant-garde haunted house for the whole community to enjoy.
A free photography workshop for ages 12 and up. An opportunity not to be missed!
HAUNT CAMP is an extracurricular class that teaches design + fabrication to Wallowa County high school students. Our team of collaborators have built an avant-garde haunted house for the whole community to enjoy.
Join us at Fishtrap for a panel and community discussion on Meeting Change with Resilience - with Lisa Dawson, NEOEDD, John Punches, OSU Extension, and Stefanie Krantz, Nez Perce Tribe Climate Change Pro-gram. Moderated by Fishtrap Executive Director Shannon McNerney.