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The 2020 12″ x 12″ Art SWOOP and Gathering of Creative Spirits (cancelled as a COVID-19 precaution)

Join us in September of 2021 for the next annual 12″ x12″ Art SWOOP and Gathering of Creative Spirits
benefiting the ‘Tis art education programs for children and adults

 

Here is the video from 2019

 

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The 12″ x 12″ Art SWOOP and Gathering of Creative Spirits 2019

Our annual “FUN”draiser benefiting the
‘Tis art education programs for children and adults
12” x12” ART SWOOP and Creative Spirit Costume Party

 

Thank You To Everyone Who Helped Make It Happen!

This Video is For You!

Early Review
Twiggy and her Photographer
Jan Fischer and Agnes Demille
Self Portraits
The Daughter of Man
Cleopatra
East Wing
Let the Games Begin!
“Morning Dew” SWOOP
“Bunny Cloud” SWOOP
“Monoprint” SWOOP
Groucho and Agnes
” Koshari” SWOOP
“Lady in a Red Hat Legge”
“Continental Shift” SWOOP
“Mixed Media Assemblage Collage” SWOOP
Groucho, The Little Mermaid and Agnes
Buckey O’Neill
” Vulnerability” SWOOP
“The Red Crayon”
Ernie and Ava Garvin
“Dandelion” SWOOP
Black and White with a Splash of Color 2019, La Adelita & The Famous Unknown Artist
“Galaxy Far Far Away with artist Ava Garvin
“Black and White with a Splash of Color 2019”
‘Shroom” SWOOP
“Feline Universe” SWOOP
Swooping in for “Jelly Bean”
Mixed Metal Necklace SWOOP
“Shattered Heart” SWOOP
The Art Couple
The Unknown Artist
Janis, La Adelita and Lady in a Red Hat Legge
Kelly Wade 🙂
“Loch Ness” SWOOP
Thank You, Stella
“Owl” SWOOP
La Adelita and Lita
La Adelita and the Self Portraits
“Galaxy Far Far Away” SWOOP
Girl with a Pearl Earring and Cleopatra
Phil and Tami
“The Way We Connect” SWOOP
” Quail on Cholla” SWOOP
Self Portraits, The Art Witch and La Adelita
“Did Someone Say Lizard?” SWOOP
Self Portraits, The Art Witch and La Adelita
” The Red Bowl” SWOOP
‘Gurley Street Autumn” SWOOP
La Adelita, Self Portrait Allison & The Art Witch
Bob Dylan
The Art Witch
” My Beloved” SWOOP
“Mountains and Streams” SWOOP
Smiths in the Kitchen
The Little Mermaid
Janis Joplin
Red Hat and the Ode to Roy Lichtenstein
Ode to Roy Lichtenstein

 

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The Art of Corbin Ross February 15 – March 14

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In the Mezzanine Gallery
The Art of Corbin Ross: Wood and Mixed Media Infused Art and Furniture
February 15 – March 3
Prescott’s 4th Friday Art Walk at ‘Tis
February 26th 5:00 – 7:00 PM

 

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Making Our Mark 2021 February 25 – March 23

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” Art + Function + Design” March 15 – April 13

“Earth + Sky functional trays
“It’s a New Day” wall hanging
“Mod + Granite” functional trays
“Queen Gardens” chef’s apron
“Reflective White Roses” chef’s apron
“Time Flies” soft sculpture tray

in the mezzanine gallery
“Art + Function + Design” 
new collection by
Debra Sutherland Core
March 15 – April 13

Paintings + Photos become my newest collection
Inspired by homes and gardens

A collage of shapes and patterns
Using my digitally designed fabrics,
Papers, Inks and Found objects

Layering, Sewing and Painting
Being worked into a
Collage design creating a
Functional art form for your living space use.

Working to take my love of color, design and fashion

Creating a piece or object to love and live with.

#soft trays #wall décor #kitchen ware # paintings

 

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Fine Art Photography March 25 – April 20

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Spirit Hunter April 16 – May 14

in the mezzanine gallery
“Spirit Hunter” encaustic and mixed media works by Barbara Hudin

www.barbarahudin.com
April 16 – May 14
meet Barbara and her work during Prescott’s 4th Friday Art Walk at ‘Tis
April 23rd
5:00 – 7:00 PM

 

Crow
Stampede
Migration
The Way Home
The Night Watch
Thaw
Surface Tension
Ghost Dancers
House Under Rock
Kiva 2
The Windigo
Sheltering Sky
Sipapu
Drifters

Encaustic Painting

Encaustic (Enkaustikos) painting is an ancient process invented by the Greeks to seal the hulls of their ships.  Later the process was used to create tomb paintings – the oldest and best-preserved paintings on earth.  Many of these are on display in the Louvre in Paris and are 2,000 or more years old.  The paint is made by heating chunks of tree resin (dammar), bee’s wax, and dry pigments together and brushing the molten mix onto a rigid surface or panel.  Drying almost instantly, the artist is allowed to make one or two brush strokes before the paint sets up.  Once a layer of paint is put down, the painting must be fused to the surface with an iron, heat gun, or torch – before adding another layer of paint.  This technique creates a luminous and extremely durable surface and assures the integrity of the painting.  Like all fine artwork, encaustic paintings should be stored and displayed properly, avoiding direct sunlight and hot temperatures.  They should never be left in a hot car or storage facility.

Artist Statement

I began experimenting with encaustic painting in the early 1990’s while majoring in drawing and printmaking at the Pacific NW College of Art in Portland, OR.  I learned how to make encaustic paint by “word of mouth” from then Seattle artist, Jef Gunn.  At that time there were no resources available from which to learn the process.  While I continue to make prints, most of my work these days is in mixed media and encaustic painting.

Approximately 15 years ago, I began collecting pigments during camping and hiking trips into desert and volcanic areas – mostly in Oregon and Utah.  Beautiful veins of natural pigment such as yellow ochre and burnt sienna may be found along road cuts and geologic formations that have experienced erosion.  This also brought me into contact with places where Native American people lived and created pictographs/petroglyphs, often using these same pigments. This has had a profound influence on my creative process, specifically viewing these ancient marks that were so connected to the natural world in which they lived and hunted.  To date, I have collected around 40 different natural pigments and incorporate them into my paintings whenever possible.

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Up Coming Exhibits

In the Mezzanine Gallery- “The Art of Corbin Ross” Wood and Mixed Media Infused Art and Furniture

February 15 – March 14

In the Main Gallery- “Making Our Mark 2021” by the Contemporary Printmakers of Prescott

February 25 – March 23

In the Mezzanine Gallery- “Art + Function + Design” new collection by Debra Sutherland Core

March 15 – April 13

In the Main Gallery- Fine Art Photography

March 25 – April 22

In the Mezzanine Gallery- “Spirit Hunter” encaustic and mixed media paintings by Barbara Hudin

April 16 – May 14

In the Main Gallery- Objects Found 2021

April 22 – May 19

In the Mezzanine Gallery- to be announced

May 15 – June 14

In the Main Gallery- “Journeys in Spirit 2021: Traditional and Contemporary Native Art”

May 21 – June 22

In the Mezzanine Gallery- Gail Shay and Friends

June 15 – July 14

In the Main Gallery- Fine Art Photography

June 24 – July 20

In the Mezzanine Gallery- Cindy Brower and Gary Cassidy

July 16 – August 14

In the Main Gallery- Eclectic Works

July 22 – August 24

In the Mezzanine Gallery- Cindi and Joe Shaffer

August 15 – September 14

In the Main Gallery- “Black and White with a Splash of Color 2021”

August 26 – September 21

In the Mezzanine Gallery- Jo Manginelli and Friends

September 15 – October 13

In the Main Gallery- Fine Art Photography

September 23 – October 19

In the Mezzanine Gallery- Laughing Giraffe and Friends- fiber and jewelry by Mary Kaye O’Neill and more

October 15 – November 14

In the Main Gallery- “Assemblage and Collage 2021”

October 21 – November 23

In the Mezzanine Gallery- Barb Wills and Friends- wearable art by Barb Wills and more

November 15 – December 29

In the Main Galley- Eclectic Works

November 25 – December 21

In the Mezzanine Gallery- STEPS Art Education Program for ages 5 – 14 Student Exhibition

January 2 – January 14

 

 

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Highlights from “Prescott Area Artist Studio Tour” in the ‘Tis Annex Building October 4, 5, 6 2019

 

The ‘Tis Annex Building
Peter Conner
Pam Conner
Visitors
George Lewis
“Monsieur LaLiberte” by Neil Orlowski
“Annie” by Neil Orlowski
All of Us
Mercie Marshall
Mercie Marshall and Family
Debra Sutherland
Debra Sutherland
Kenneth Boskoff
Boskoff Sculpture
The Raffle Items
In the ‘Tis Annex Art Education Building
October 4, 5 , 6
10:00 – 4:00 
  • Kenneth Boskoff: Abstract paintings and sculpture
  • Pam Conner: Beaded jewelry creations
  • Peter Conner: Photography
  • George Lewis: Photography
  • Signe Lindquist: Mixed media collage
  • Mercie Marshall: Acrylic painting
  • Neil Orlowski: Oil painting
  • Debra Sutherland Core: Abstract paintings and digital transfer on fabric

 

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Art SWOOP 2018: Another Grand Afternoon of FUNdraising!

Art work by (clockwise from the top left): Allison Kantor, Christine Sutherland, Lynn Schmitt, Jan Fischer, Lesley Aine McKeown, Sheri Oriona Meadows, Patty Lindsey, Mary Kaye O’Neill, Pamela Henry & Patti Ortiz  and Annessa Morrison

THANK YOU TO ALL THE ARTISTS FOR THEIR GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS AND TO ALL OUR VOLUNTEERS WHO HELPED TO MAKE IT HAPPEN!

Andy Warhol’s Liz Taylor
Alegria, Liz and Picasso’s Femme Au Chapeau
The Internationally Famous Unknown Artist
The Morton Salt Girl and the Brawny Man
Miro
Mary Cassatt and Frida Kahlo
Frida Kahlo
The Random Artists
Yayoi Kusama
Ethel Myers
Yayoi Kusama
Whistler’s Mother
Alegria
Jackson Pollock Remembered
The Party Reporter with Alegria
Joni Mitchell at 65 Returns
Whistler’s Mom & Georgia O’Keeffe
Alegria, Whistler’s Mother and the Mysterious Spanish Artist
Random Contemplation
The Preview Walk Through
One Swell SWOOP
In for the SWOOP
Hey Look!
Alegria and the Hetherwicks
The SWOOPERS

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‘Tis Art Center & Gallery

105 S. Cortez Street
Prescott, AZ 86303
Phone: (928) 775-0223
Fax: (928) 445-5337

Contact Us

‘Tis Annex Art Education Building

235 N. Marina St.
Prescott, AZ 86301
Phone: (928) 776-1087
Fax: (928) 776-1047

‘Tis Art Center & Gallery Hours

  • Sunday:  12:00 (noon)–5:00 pm
  • Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri & Sat: 10:00 am–5:00 pm
  • Closed Wednesday
  • Call the gallery hosts at 928-775-0223 or e-mail TisArtGallery@gmail.com

‘Tis Annex Art Education Building Administration Hours

  • Open random hours and by appointment
  • Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri
  • Call Patti Ortiz at 928-776-1087 or e-mail TisArtSteps@gmail.com

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  • New Year’s Day
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  • Super Bowl Sunday
  • Independence Day
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  • Thanksgiving Day
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