Dear Hyla,

I am so excited to be sending out this eNewsletter. We had a great year in 2024 and have planned an even greater year in 2025. Below you will see much of what we are thankful for AND (keep scrolling), you will see what is planned for this year.

2024 definitely had its ups and downs and challenges - and we weathered all of it. We look forward to seeing all of you in the coming year and hope you will enjoy much of which we have planned. Of course, there will be more surprises, this is just a list of already scheduled things.

Happy New Year - visit often!

Enjoy!

Hyla

Executive Director

Carpenter Foundation, Four Way Community Foundation, Ford Family Foundation, Miller Foundation, Oregon Arts Commission, Oregon Community Foundation, Josephine County Cultural Coalition, Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation, Haines & Friends, Travel Southern Oregon, Pacific Corp Foundation, The Rotary Club of Grants Pass, and the City of Grants Pass.

Evergreen Federal Bank, Mark & Carolyn Simonds, Roe Motors, Pacific Power, All Care Health, Welch Investment Group, Morgan Stanley/Nelson Maler, Glass Forge, Holiday Inn Express, Redwood Nursery.

Exhibition Department, Acquisition Committee, Installation Team, Greeters, Art in the Garden hosts/ coordinators/ greeters, Art in the Garden ticket outlets (Diamond Home Improvement, Kitchen Company, Redwood Nursery, Greenleaf Industries), Kathi Holmbeck (Attorney).

Thank you Members

We are very grateful for members, both new and continuing. We could not exist without all of your support.

Thank you Donors

To all of you who have donated amounts ranging from $5 to $25,000, we thank you. Later this year all of you will be honored on our donor recognition lobby at the museum.

Thank you Instructors

You make people smile and enrich their lives by teaching something creative.

Thank you Gallery One Artists

You add to the cultural richness of Grants Pass and help us monetarily sustain the viability of the museum itself. Thank you to Gallery One manager, Cindy Kahoun, and our new manager, Kate Bortells. And to Summer Sheets who keeps the inventory and sales under control.

Thank you Exhibition Artists

Eileen Bowie, Melissa Thompson, Claire B. Jones, Heidi Bruekner, Alx Fox, and all of the member artists who participated in the membership exhibit.

Thank you Community Gallery Participants

Retired nurses who are also artists, The Applegate Working Artists Group, Betty LaDuke, Sunrise, Sunset Remembrance Project, Oregon Black Pioneers, Dennis and Elvia Bone (Dia de los Muertos).

Thank you ShoeFly

We enjoy having you as a tenant and neighbor. We could not ask for a more wonderful business to occupy the building. Definitely art for you feet and more!

Thank you Event Helpers

Wallflour Bakery, Papa Terrall's BBQ, Riverside Catering, and Weekend Beer.

Thank you Fifth Graders & Teachers

We love having you visit the museum on field trips. We hope we inspire you all.

Thank you to Marla Coughran, Ree, and Lisa Miller for leading the adventure.

Thank you Visitors

General admission to the museum is free - so whether a visitor is a member or not, we appreciate all who come to enjoy what we have to offer. This year the museum had over 10,000 visits. Many US states were represented and a number of foreign country visitors were here as well.

Thank you for Keeping Us Viable

Even though we pay most of these companies - we truly appreciate their timeliness and careful concern for our organization: Grants Pass Plumbing, Rogue Valley Heating and Air, Straight Up Elevator, Everclear Janitorial, The Grants Pass Police Department, Diamond Home Improvement, SOS Alarm, Brownell Electric, Qual Construction, Speedy Pack, LLN Global (Laurie Neff), Holiday Inn Express, Cynthia Harelson, CPA.

Thank you for Valued Collaborations

Organizations that team up with the museum to make magic: Project Youth Plus, Josephine Community Library, JoCo Dulcimer Group, Evergreen Federal Bank, Author's Innovative Marketing (AIM), GP Watercolor Critique Group, The Hearth, Rogue Valley Symphony, Josephine County Youth Foundation, Rogue Gateway Rotary, The Rotary Club of Grants Pass, Solada, Ashland Gallery Association, American Association of University Women, Barnstormers Theatre, PEO, Clayfolk,Applegate Arts Working Group.

Thank you for Publicity

Thank you to The Grants Pass Daily Courier, Sneak Preview, The Grants Pass and Josephine County Chamber of Commerce, the Southern Oregon Magazine, and Travel Southern Oregon. And special thanks to Nancy Sterling, our graphic goddess and John (onceuponaguy) Jones, our webmaster.

If you are interested in purchasing tickets to any of the following events, you can click on the image and it will take you to the website!

Click below to register for classes

Second Friday - February 10

7pm - 9pm

Free

Read a poem, listen to poems, enjoy the company of fun people.

Optional theme for February

Love Poems

HELP US TO PROVIDE YOU WITH

CULTURAL EXPERIENCES

Over the last 46 years, the Museum has showcased art that connects us across time, geography, and cultural differences. We couldn’t fulfill our important mission without the generous support of our members and donors. Today, will you go above and beyond and make a gift to empower our vital work of connecting our community with the power of art?

Wow - look what you can do with ordinary cardboard. Amazing!