Welcome to IRVAC
The Illinois River Valley Arts Council is a Non-profit Organization in Southern Oregon's Illinois River Valley that supports Artists, Schools, Merchants and Residents through a spectrum of Programs that foster Art and Creativity.
Our Mission – To Enrich the Lives of the Residents of the Illinois River Valley by Fostering Creativity, and Providing Art Education and Art Experiences.
Join Us
Membership is open to everyone. You need not be an Artist to support the Arts!
Have a look around our website to get an impression of what we do. If you want to get in touch, please use the guestbook or contact us directly.
Slide Show of the Illinois Valley
I have added a slide show of our beautiful Illinois Valley showing the rich and diverse nature of the valley we call home. Feel free to contact webmaster to add your photo to show. I have set up on separate page so as to not slow down loading of this page.-Slide Show Here.
Don't miss a singable feast coming May 19th (see poster bottom of page)
"Egress" by Bruce Stone20 Artist have been selected to create Gates that will be featured at the Second Friday Art Walk, May 11 there will be an artist reception at the Josephine County Building, 102 S. Redwood HWY in Cave Junction hours are 5 to 8pm. Please plan to attend and bring all your friends.The gates are to be auctioned off with the proceeds 20% to the artist and 80% to IRVAC's "Art in the Valley" and "Learning Through the Art" programs. The auction will be held at Deer Creek Vineyards in Selma on Saturday, September 8th, from 5 to 8pm. We will have live music, food and wine. There is a dialog page set up where you may leave comments or ask questions. If you are interested in participating in an online video discussion through Google+ then contact Bruce Stone about possible times or if you need help setting up Google+
2012 GATEWAY PROJECT BUSINESS LOCATIONS
GRANTS PASS
1. Grants Pass Visitor’s Center Sheila Mason
2. Downtown Visitor’s Center Karen Stiles
SELMA
3. Selma Quick Stop Head Start
4. Deer Creek Winery Barbara Padgett (Mosaic Valley Gate)
5. Crystal Kaleidoscope Sue Lily (Blue Gate)
KERBY
6. Dove Tail Joint Barbara Leon (Psychedelic Gate)
7. Kerbyville Museum Sue Densmore (Chateau Gate)
8. Southern Oregon Guild Michelle Pankey (Wisteria Gate)
CAVE JUNCTION
9. Z Coffee John Woodward (Horse Gate)
10. Lindsey B Yoga/IV Counseling Center (Western Plaza) Kevin Gillette
11. Radio Shack Linda Stevenson (Buck Gate)
12. Evergreen Bank Alan Laurie (Cougar Gate)
13. Dutch Bros Linda Corey-Woodward (Bear Gate)
14. IV Library Head Start
15. Taylor’s Jeff Merrifield (Critter Gate)
16. Oregon Mountain Real Estate Deborah Dawson (Butterfly & Daisy Gate)
17. My Place Café Kathleen Jones (Raccoon Gate)
18. The Bead Cave Gail and John Hawks (Hawk Gate)
19. Cabin Chemistry Hilltop Guild (Valley Gate with Swans)
20. Chevron Sandra Fluck
21. IV Visitor’s Center (IVCDO) Bruce Stone (Egress Gate or Salmon Gate)
22. Bridgeview Winery Kelly Green
23. Country Hills Resort Rochelle Gale (Animal Silhouette Gate)
24. Oregon Caves National Monument Linda Naydol, Patty Downy, Rick (Wildlife Gate)
25. Chateau at the Oregon Caves Anonymous (Flower Bower Gate)
26. Dillon’s Nursery IV Fine Artists (Valley Scene Gate)
O’BRIEN
27. O’Brien Store Carolyn Tucker
Kent Fisher is one of the many Tireless volunteers working on making the Gate project a success. I will acknowledge all the voleenteers here just as soon as I am provided with the complete list of volunteers and sponsors. Also We will have a slide show of completed Gates so check back soon.
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