WATERCOLOR for BEGINNERS
Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United StatesAn incredible opportunity for beginners in watercolor, learning the compendium of watercolor rules & techniques. This is an 8-week session.
An incredible opportunity for beginners in watercolor, learning the compendium of watercolor rules & techniques. This is an 8-week session.
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.
Help us celebrate excellence in Art Education with this special exhibit honoring former Enterprise, Oregon High School Art Teacher Gary Wishart, and his brother Enterprise, Oregon K-8th art teacher Larry Wishart, and their former students! Opening Reception: May 27th 6-9pm!
Young artists will create a wide diversity of forms using hand-building techniques. Class includes clay, glazes and firing. Preregistration is required.
CREATE • LEARN • GROW
In this class for 8-12 year olds, students focus on drawing & painting using a variety of mediums.
Teens learn handbuilding skills to last a lifetime. Great space and a fun, tactile activity.
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
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 Rodd Ambroson for an eight week group exploration of the human figure with live models.
Must be at least 18 years. Preregistration is required.
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.
Every year the Josephy Center celebrates Wallowa County’s natural beauty through a Wild Landscape Exhibit - this year we want to celebrate the beauty and the diverse landscape of what we colloquially refer to as "the North Country".
Learn Calligraphy basics with Jennifer Klimsza in this two hour workshop.
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.
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.
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
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.
Lisa Mackie is our 2019 printmaking residency award winner, based in New York. Lisa will be an Artist in Residence at Josephy Center from Mid-July through Mid-August, 2023. Her work will be on display in our main gallery July 27th- August 1st.
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 festival is the largest juried fine art exhibition in Eastern Oregon, featuring representational realism as well as contemporary art from the Pacific Northwest and beyond.
Nancy Allen; My Beauty; Blue Sky Series No. 4; Winner Best of Show 2022