Gallery Events
“The Art of My Dreams” by Sheri Oriona July 16 – August 14
in the mezzanine gallery
“The Art of my Dreams: Connections Between Art and Love”
Mixed Media Works by Sheri Oriona
July 16 – August 14, 2022
4th Friday Art Walk Reception July 22 5:00 – 7:00 PM
“My art comes from within me. I see it in my dreams. I see it whenever I look at the most ordinary, mundane items. To create art out of items most people think of as junk is my passion. I enjoy working with bits of tires from the side of the road, broken glass, rusty metal and wire of different varieties and sizes which I add to pieces or let them stand on their own. Many of my works have wrapped wire and/or painted dots which to me are a form of prayer and meditation for the love and healing of our Earth. ” ~ Sheri Oriona
August / September Exhibits 2022
“Flowing Color in Kiln-Formed Glass” August 15 – September 13
in the mezzanine gallery
“Flowing Color in Kiln-Formed Glass “
Glass Works by Cindi Shaffer
August 15 – September 13, 2022
4th Friday Art Walk Reception August 26 5:00 – 7:00 PM
Cindi Shaffer, Astral Glass Studio, LLC Alison Heavirland, Apprentice
Flowing Color in Kiln-formed Glass
Cindi Shaffer grew up in San Antonio, Texas. As a child she learned to work with textiles under the tutelage of her mother, a trained seamstress, and her aunt, who owned a fabric store. A business career followed that did not include much time for art.
After moving to Prescott in 2000, Cindi began taking art classes at Yavapai College, all the while traveling yearly to take fused and cast glass classes to further her education in kiln-formed glass techniques. She loves learning and continues to take Master Classes in glass art from many well-known instructors. Cindi is now joined in her studio by her apprentice, Alison Heavirland, who is becoming quite a glass artist in her own right.
Kiln-formed glass is a fascinating, technical medium, an amazing transmitter of light, a “pieced” way of working that not surprisingly, for Cindi, harkens back to textile memories from childhood. Manipulating the properties of art glass to make work filled with beauty, depth and flowing color is a never-ending journey of joy for Cindi and Alison at Astral Glass Studio.
“Those Who Can Do, Teach (the Sequel)” September 15 – October 13
in the mezzanine gallery
“Those Who Can Do, Teach (the Sequel)”
An exhibit of art works by the Instructors from the STEPS Art Education Program for Children
Found Object Assemblage by Melody McConaughy, Impressionist Paintings by Jan Fischer and Paintings and Drawings by Gail Brendle
September 15 – October 13, 2022
4th Friday Art Walk Reception September 23 5:00 – 7:00 PM
Melody McConaughy
Reclaimed. Recycled. Reinvented. Recreated. Melody McConaughy has been foraging objects from her surroundings and producing found object art since childhood.
Melody is a long time member of the Arts Prescott Cooperative Gallery where she currently exhibits her work. Prior to emerging on the professional artist scene, Melody taught in public schools and was a principal for a school prior to retiring from that part of her life.
For “Those Who Can Do,Teach (The Sequel) she will be displaying a series of work that she playfully refers to as “Castaways”. Using castaway glass from glass blowers and castaway metal and silver from eras gone by, her assemblage sculpture takes on a new life of its own.
She has been an art instructor for the ‘Tis STEPS Art Education Program for Children since 2011.
Jan Fischer
Jan Fischer holds a degree in Fine Art and Advertising Design and spent most of her life as an art director, graphic design illustrator, and children’s art instructor. Her graphic design company, Red Willow Design specialized in helping companies translate new products and services in a visual presence within their markets.
Wandering through the western states Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and Arizona, she is at her happiest when she is outside Plein Aire painting. “So many skies, fascinating shadows with the light changing by the minute… capturing those little moments is my greatest challenge.”
She has been an art instructor for the ‘Tis STEPS Art Education Program for Children since 2016.
Gail Brendle
Gail Brendle has been passionately studying art since the late 70’s; college level classes, art books, magazines and workshops with renowned artists including Rex Brandt, Robert E. Wood, Mary DeLoyt Arendt, Marilyn Simandle, Timothy Clark, Dawn E. Whitelaw and Fred Hope.
She has won prizes for her work in juried shows, and a First Place Scholarship Award through the John E. Profant Foundation in the Visual Arts category. Most recently she was awarded Best in Show for her watercolor painting “The Old Cheyenne” and Second Place for her charcoal study “Sunday Morning Togetherness” through the Prescott Valley Fine Art Showcase.
She is a certified Mission: Renaissance Fine Art instructor where she was trained to teach art to children and adults based on the premise that anyone can acquire talent, and anyone can learn how to express themselves artistically if given the opportunity to learn how. Gail’s personal goal when teaching art is to impart the principles of art in practical ways that help her students develop technical skills and individual creativity in producing works of art.
She has worked with home school groups, public school creative arts programs and currently teaches art for the Prescott Valley Parks and Recreation Department, the ‘Tis STEPS Art Education Program for Children, as well as private.
She is our newest member of the art instructor team for the ‘Tis STEPS Art Education Program for Children.
Prescott Area Artists Studio Tour 2022
In the ‘Tis Annex Art Education Building
Friday September 30
Saturday October 1
Sunday October 2
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
2022 ‘Tis Studio Tour Artists:
Judy Kaufman: mixed media and found object assemblage
Antonio Leal: turned wood
George Lewis: fine art photography
Mercie Marshall: portrait, landscape and miniature painting
Debra Sutherland Core: digital transfer paintings and wearable art
Susan Walshe: photo impressionist photography
Darrell Woods: indoor outdoor metal sculpture
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Up Coming Exhibits
In the Mezzanine Gallery- “Flowing Color in Kiln-Formed Glass” art works in glass by Cindi Shaffer
August 15 – September 14
In the Main Gallery- “Black and White with a Splash of Color 2022”
August 25 – September 20
In the Mezzanine Gallery- “Those Who Can Do, Teach: The Sequel” works by the Instructors of the STEPS Art Education Program for Children Gail Benson, Jan Fischer, Melody McConaughy and Heather Nelson
September 15 – October 13
In the Main Gallery- Fine Art Photography by Prescott Area Artists
September 22 – October 25
In the Mezzanine Gallery- Cindy Brower and Gary Cassidy
October 15 – November 14
In the Main Gallery- “Assemblage and Collage 2022”
October 27 – November 23
In the Mezzanine Gallery- Jo Manginelli and Friends
November 15 – December 29
In the Main Gallery- Eclectic Works in Various Media
November 25 – December 20
In the Main Gallery- Fine Art Photography by Prescott Area Artists
December 22- January 24