3rd Annual Arts ALIVE: An Art & Rural Garden Adventure

3rd Annual Arts ALIVE! An Art & Rural Garden Adventure
Saturday May 16, 2026 from 10AM-5PM
4 Private Garden Locations + Rough & Ready Botanical Trail

The Southern Oregon Guild of Artists and Artisans presents the 3rd Annual Arts Alive! An Art & Rural Garden Adventure on Saturday May 16, 2026 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Ticket holders will enjoy a variety of art and fine crafts displayed in the unique settings of five picturesque home gardens throughout the Illinois Valley. Set amidst the background of surrounding forested and snow-topped mountains, the five selected gardens will showcase sculpture, paintings, fiber and fabric arts, glass arts, woodwork, basketry, and more. The gardens display a range of botanical beauty from brilliant spring blooms to kitchen gardens to rare native plants and old-growth trees among ponds. Each garden setting will have different activities throughout the day -- some for children, some for adults. Watch as art comes ALIVE during ongoing skills demonstrations to include storytelling, live painting, woodcarving, fabric dyeing, needlefelting, woodturning, pine needle basketry, and more.

Participating groups, artists, and business sponsors TBA soon! Event tickets are on sale at $20 each for adults, $10 for teens ages 13-18, and youth ages 12 and under are free. Tickets provide full tour access to all garden locations and discounts at participating Illinois Valley businesses. Tickets can be purchased in advance online (link TBA) or in-person between the hours of 11am-5pm Tuesday-Saturday at the Guild Gallery & Art Center, located at 24353 Redwood Hwy. Kerby, Oregon 97531, 26 miles SW of Grants Pass on the Redwood Highway 199.

On the day of the event, the Guild Gallery & Art Center, located in the historic Kerby Belt Building in Kerby, will be open from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm as an informational hub for visitors. Ticket holders can pick up tour programs with maps and wristbands. If not already purchased, tickets will be available, and volunteers will be on hand to answer questions. Ticket holders’ wristbands provide entry to the garden venues and discounts at participating Cave Junction businesses. For more event info call (541)-592-5019.