MEDFORD, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Medford District Office is pleased to announce an art show focused around the three 2018 Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument (CSNM) Artists in Residence.
The Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument Artists in Residence show will be on June 7, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Northwest Nature Shop in Ashland, Oregon: 154 Oak St, Ashland, OR 97520. This event is free and open to the public. The Cascade-Siskiyou Artists in Residence will include work from:
* Kim Faucher, a Medford resident, who developed her appreciation of nature while growing up in Northern California. Faucher enjoys watercolor, oil, acrylic, mixed media, and drawing, with experimentation as a constant. Kim was also the 2012 Artist in Resident at nearby Crater Lake National Park.
* Jeanine Moy, Director of the Vesper Meadow Education Program, who resides near the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument and is a graduate of Southern Oregon University’s Masters in Environmental Education program. Her featured work will include a series of landscape oil paintings.
* Dave Atkinson, who represents the confluence of two musical families and grew up surrounded by songwriters, singers, and guitar players. Inspired by nature, Dave spends his days teaching science at a small public high school and playing music with his family in northern California. Dave’s Band, Road West, draws from diverse musical influences, including: Jackson Browne, Stevie Ray Vaughan, David Grisman, and Pink Floyd.
The Artists in Residence Program provides artistic and educational opportunities that promote deeper understanding and dialogue about the natural, cultural and historic resources on public lands. It also offers writers, composers and visual and performing artists the opportunity to pursue their artistic discipline amid inspiring landscapes. Additional information about the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument is available online at: www.blm.gov/programs/national-conservation-lands/national-monuments/oregon-washington/cascade-siskiyou
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
