Heartwood Exhibition
Josephy Center for Arts & Culture 403 N Main St, Joseph, ORFeaturing Steve Arment and Anna Vogel;
“step through a portal into Heartwood House”
Featuring Steve Arment and Anna Vogel;
“step through a portal into Heartwood House”
Various medium disciplines every Wednesday!
No pre-registration required
Learn through art with lessons in drawing, painting & and a variety of other mediums.
9-10am
April 8th – June 17th, 2022
No classes on April 15th, May 20th, & June 3rd
Young artists will create a wide diversity of forms using hand-building techniques. Class includes clay, glazes and firing.
10am-12pm
April 8th – June 17th, 2022
No classes on April 15th, May 20th, & June 3rd
Learn through art with lessons in drawing, painting & and a variety of other mediums.
10:15-11:45am
April 8th – June 17th, 2022
No classes on April 15th, May 20th, & June 3rd
Young artists will create a wide diversity of forms using hand-building techniques. Class includes clay, glazes and firing.
1-2:15pm
April 8th – June 17th, 2022
No classes on April 15th, May 20th, & June 3rd
Young artists will create a wide diversity of forms using handbuilding techniques. Class includes clay, glazes and firing.
2:45 – 4pm
April 8th – June 17th, 2022
No classes on April 15th, May 20th, & June 3rd
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.
Free and open to all ages, longest running Chess Club in Eastern Oregon.
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.
Join us on Friday afternoons for a fun filled craft making experience. FREE!
Come get your groove on painting wine glasses and meeting new folk! It's Free!
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 […]
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.
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.
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.
What is a wild landscape? One thing that makes Eastern Oregon so special is untouched and undeveloped landscapes. The Wild Landscape exhibit will celebrate Imnaha's diverse and wild lands.
Raffle: Purchase tickets for a chance to win one of two items.
Roger Amerman- beaded bag, or Dallas Dick- Framed Indian Relay Race Photo.
Well, after two years of isolation and unprecedented challenges, we are looking ahead with anticipation and excitement - as this is certainly a time to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Wallowa Valley Festival of Arts! We are looking forward to seeing YOU, our ever-growing family of artists, and enjoy your company in beautiful Joseph, Oregon, next September 10-18, 2022.
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.
Learn the fundamentals of handbuilding with ceramic instructor Pamela Beach.
Clay, glazes and firing included!
Continue your clay journey with instructor Pamela Beach and take your handbuilding to the next level. Clay, glazes and firing included!
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.
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.
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.
Join our festival in September for our 40th anniversary event!
Come enjoy a fabulous opening ceremony for the 40th annual Wallowa Valley Festival of the Arts, in beautiful Joseph, Oregon!
In this workshop you will play with cold wax. This painting medium is very forgiving and allows for all sorts of mark making and collage using all sorts of materials. It can be mixed with acrylics, oils, and powered pigments. You can apply it to boards, canvas, or paper.
A three-year journey exploring Wallowa Lake while exploring mediums, techniques and styles, by local artist Joan Gilbert.
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.
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
Come learn from local legend Steve Arment the basics of relief woodcarving. Bring your ideas and designs if you have them!