2024 WC Backgammon Open
Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, OR, United StatesCome test your luck in this free, friendly backgammon tournament - open for all ages and skill levels!
Come test your luck in this free, friendly backgammon tournament - open for all ages and skill levels!
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!
Discover the transformative power of art therapy with former art therapist, Judy Wandschneider. Join us for a Tuesday Talk as Judy shares insights into the healing potential of artistic expression and the role of art therapy in promoting mental well-being.
Healing Vessels were used in the late 20th century in rituals enacted by healer diviners to transfer the spirits of illness or trauma into a ceramic pot. We will be making our own Healing Vessels of earthenware and then fire them to create an alchemy of transformation into restoration and healing.
Join us for Yoga Friday mornings in June! In these invigorating sessions, Caroline will guide you through a blend of gentle movements, intentional breath work, and guided meditation to help you start your day with vitality and peace. Suitable for all levels, these classes offer a welcoming space to explore and deepen your practice.
Families can drop in on Fridays this summer from 10am-3pm to enjoy a free craft making experience together. Make what you’d like or follow one of our ready made project ideas with help from our craft assistant. FREE
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.
We will craft handmade envelopes and write letters and make art to put inside of the letters. Complete with candle wax seals and lots of magic, we will explore the history of letter writing and learn about all the things that can be sent through the mail.
Sticks and Stones! Shells and Bones! Mobiles are hanging sculptures that move freely in the air's invisible currents. They use the principles of weight, movement and balance to create cool special effects.
We will start the day with blind contour drawing. From there we will learn leaf rubbing, found natural object drawing from different perspectives and using leaves and flowers as stencils.
Knitting is a craft practiced by people around the world. This class will focus on the fundamentals of knitting. We will learn how to hold the yarn, the basic knit stitch, the concept of tension and more!
Come enjoy the works of Dennis DeHart and Heather Tomlinson in this unique exhibit.
In a pivotal AHA moment, we were simultaneously struck with an idea, WHAT IF we became someones ‘brothers’ and helped them in ways we wished someone had helped us, to walk from inception alongside them, to help nurture and foster their voice to the forefront of their lives, to help them fall in love with who they are at the core through the sacred medium music, song and singing.
The Josephy Center's 2024 summer camps will be themed based on the best selling children's book series The Wild Robot by Peter Brown - June 17-20th
Join Dona to learn the Fold Forming technique to create folds and texture into the metal. We will be working with hammers and torches to create these organic shaped earrings. Come, have some fun, and create a couple of pairs of earrings. We will be working in copper.
Building Our Future: A Fundraiser to Expand Wallowa County’s Home For Arts and Culture At the Sports Corral Lawn Please […]
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!
Join us at The Josephy Center to hear Barry Cox tell us all about his Horseback Adventures.
Barry has been training horses for most of his life and has developed a unique connection with them. Barry has owned and operated Del Sol Wilderness Adventures since 2007, and has outfitted most of his adult life.
Heads and Hearts: The Landscape Through Nez Perce Eyes shows how Nimiipuu stories and art record past "signature" geologic events, some unknown to geologists, and enhance our understanding and appreciation of the Northwest’s dynamic landscape.
The Nimiipuu (Nez Perce ) people traditionally hold their landscape in deep reverence, understanding it as a hallowed elder being that provides spiritual sustenance as well as nourishment , medicines, and resources that are central to Nez Perce ways of life.
The Josephy Center's 2024 summer camps will be themed based on the best selling children's book series The Wild Robot by Peter Brown - July 22-25th.
The Josephy Center for Arts and Culture is thrilled to host the 42nd Wallowa Valley Arts Festival in Joseph, Oregon from Sept. 20-22, 2024. If you haven’t been to Joseph, this year would be the year to participate and visit our beautiful town. Artist applications will be online through July.
Welcome to our Fiber Arts Exhibit! Join us on a journey through the diverse and expressive world of fiber arts, capturing the essence of creativity and individuality in each piece. $10 per Submission
Opening Reception: September 20 - 7 PM. Tickets available now for the finest art in NE Oregon!
Join award winning fiber artist Susan Pesti-Strobel for a two-day workshop in which you will make what is best described as a spirit cloth. Employing simple techniques of designing, cutting, layering, and stitching you will create a textile piece that represents who you are, what you are, or what you feel like in the moment.
Join us for the exhibition’s opening reception on Friday, 11/29, from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm. It will coincide with a Stocking Stuffer Black Friday Art Supply Sale, making it a perfect opportunity to support local artists and discover unique, affordable artwork.
Embark on a journey of self-discovery, goal-setting, and creativity at our New Year 2025 Vision Board Workshop. Start the year with a clear vision and the motivation to turn your dreams into reality!
Watercolor artist Robin Coen and award-winning author Marina Richie have collaborated to create an exhibit of images and poetic narratives to send a message of compassion and solidarity with the natural world. Together we hope to inspire others to join us in preserving refugia-the wild heart of the Blue Mountains.