Welcome to the Southern Oregon Guild's Event Calendar
Guild Gallery Winter Exhibit: On the Edge
EXHIBIT: On the Edge Winter Guild Membership Exhibit
DATE/TIME: Opening Reception - Sunday January 25 from 2-4pm
LOCATION: Guild Gallery, 24353 Redwood Hwy. Kerby, OR 97523
The Guild invites you to join us on Sunday January 25 from 2-4pm at the Guild Gallery for the FREE opening celebration of On the Edge. Enjoy live jazz music from Terry D. Davis, light appetizers and refreshments. Listen in to hear from participating artists about their artwork and how it relates to this show's theme. On the Edge will be on display through April 11, 2026.
Figure Drawing Workshop
CLASS: Figure Drawing Workshop with Janet Downingstar
DATE & TIME: Sunday March 22, 2026 from 1-4pm
LOCATION: Guild Gallery, 24353 Redwood Hwy. Kerby, OR 97531
PRICE: $50-$75 Sliding Scale + $30 Materials Fee (optional)
Have you been wanting to hone your life drawing skills but working from photos or videos feels limiting? Join us for our first Figure Drawing Workshop at the Southern Oregon Guild on Sunday March 22 from 1-4pm! Enjoy 3 hours of moderated figure drawing sessions with 2 live nude models in the Guild Gallery. The sessions will include short gestures and longer sustained poses alongside breaks. Guild Member and local Kerby artist Janet Downingstar will instruct students through a variety of drawing excercises to practice accuracy and translation of the human form in various perspectives. Learn or refresh drawing techniques of gesture, contour, foreshortening, light and shadow to learn or refresh skills for creating art representations of our human form. Students will walk away with a basic understanding of anatomy to create unique, expressive drawings!
2nd Cake & Choir Fest: A Spring Guild Fundraiser
EVENT: 2nd Cake & Choir Fest: A Spring Fundraiser for the Guild
INCLUDES: The Great IV Cake Derby & Silent Auction
DATE & TIME: Sunday March 29, 2026 from 12:30-3:00pm
LOCATION: Guild Gallery, 24353 Redwood Hwy. Kerby, OR 97531
PRICE: $10-$20 Suggested Door Entry
The Southern Oregon Guild invites you to join us at our NEW spring fundraiser event, Cake and Choir Fest, on Sunday March 29, 2026 from 12:30-3pm. Event attendees will enjoy a delicious performance featuring sweet harmonies by the Illinois Valley Community Choir directed by Kate Campbell along with a chance to bid in our silent auction featuring cakes entered in our 2nd Great Illinois Valley Cake Derby! Event entry is $10-$20 sliding scale per person at the door and includes choir performances, a selection of charcuterie appetizers, and wine. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. All event proceeds benefit the Guild's nonprofit art programs and operations.
3rd Annual Arts ALIVE: An Art & Rural Garden Adventure
EVENT: 3rd Annual Arts ALIVE! An Art & Rural Garden Adventure
DATE & TIME: Saturday May 16, 2026 • 10AM-5PM
LOCATIONS: 5 private garden locations in the Illinois Valley
+ 1 Local Winery
PRICE: Adult Tickets $20, Teens (ages 13-18) $10, & Youth under 12 FREE!
The Southern Oregon Guild invites you to our 3rd Annual Arts ALIVE! An Art & Rural Garden Adventure. This self-guided art-tour event features a variety of locally made art from various Guild Members on display outdoors in 5 unique garden locations throughout the Illinois Valley. The Guild Gallery & Art Center in Kerby will be open all day from 9:30am-5pm to serve as an event hub to distribute wristbands, programs, maps, and answer all of your questions. Come celebrate all the creativity our valley has to offer, from spring flora and fauna to art and fine crafts!