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| OASIS Fine Art & Craft Located in historic downtown Harrisonburg, in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia
Convenient to: Rockingham County, Massanutten Resort, Bryce Resort, Blue Ridge Parkway, and James Madison University (JMU) |
The gift shop for you.
Featuring about 45 artists specializing in:
painting, drawing, glass, photography, ceramics, jewelry, fiber art, wood, metal, sculpture, wearable art, mixed media,
... and more
| A local artist will greet you and answer your questions when you enter the beautiful open space in this historic art deco building.
Relax and enjoy the variety of media, fine workmanship, and excellent prices. |
You are warmly invited to visit OASIS anytime. We are always happy to see you!
If you are an artist, please ask us how our cooperative might be of service to you!
OASIS has longer hours during December, giving you more shopping hours. The hours are: Monday-Thursday 11am-6pm, Friday 11am-8pm, Saturday 10am-6pm, Sunday 12-6pm.
Every member of OASIS co-operative has an exhibit of their juried work available for sale, no matter when you visit! Enjoy a heart-stopping variety of work that is primarily one-of-a-kind originals, from exquisite glass to noble-looking wood and pottery containers. And you'll not want for fashion accessories - jewelry, scarves, hats, bags, and shawls. Come often and be the first to nab new pieces that have come in!New Artists!   
OASIS proudly announces three new artists have been accepted to exhibit. Kathryn Cramer Brown, a digital artist, creates colorful abstract works, like those seen above. Sally Ridgway is a jewelry designer in fused glass. Jilly Weigal creates fine jewelry with a variety of beads and handworked metals. Come and take a look!
Events
Dec 1 - 24 11am-6pm ARTIST IN RESIDENCE! Every day in December until Christmas, the public can catch artist-geologist Stuart Mercer at OASIS Fine Art & Craft, 10am-6pm, at work cutting and polishing Virginia gemstones. As OASIS’ December Artist-in-Residence, Mercer provides an award-winning lapidary demonstration. On the mezzanine, he offers an extensive exhibit of his jewelry, along with samples of the rocks he has mined to yield each type of gem.
Saturday, Dec 3 3-5pm Opening reception for Artist-in-Residence Stuart Mercer, and for featured artist mask-designer Janet Marshman.
Friday, Dec 9 6-8pm Countryside Garage Band in concert. Local singers and instrumentalists perform an eclectic acoustic repertoire. Free and open to the public.
Exhibits
December 1, 2011 - January 31, 2012. Janet Marshman is Featured Artist with an exhibit of her original masks, titled Magnificent Muse Masquerade.As a mask designer, Marshman focuses on design and transformation. She explains, Masks are an ancient form of disguise and revelation. Marshman's masks have been purchased by Mike Seeger, musician, and Olga Hirshhorn of the Hirshhorn Museum. She invites you to try on a mask and feel the transformation of a new persona.
December 1-31, 2011. Stuart Mercer, Artist-In-Residence for December, fills the mezzanine with an extensive exhibit of his jewelry, along with samples of the rocks he has mined to yield each type of gem. In addition he shows some of his most cherished items from his personal collection, including an Alaskan gold nugget collected in 1963, a Kimberly Mine diamond crystal from the A. E. Foote collection, pre 1904 and a large specimen of Virginia gold in quartz. Mercer is also exhibiting antique mining tools, human-powered tools that allow us to speculate on the life of a miner in early America. Group visits are welcome.
Through December 31Deck the Halls holiday exhibit continues.
Apply to Exhibit at OASISOASIS continues to encourage artisans and artists in a myriad of media to apply for co-op membership. President Brenda Fairweather says “Start at OASIS and go anywhere.” A number of artists at OASIS have joined, nervous about public interest in their work, then began making sales, and gained confidence to expand to multiple venues. The cooperative provides 7-day-a-week retail sales for the artists, and a supportive environment to help artists learn to promote themselves and connect to a myriad of opportunities.
 ibogo™....do you?OASIS is an ibogo™ participating merchant. ibogo™--meaning I buy one get one--is a new fundraising/discount card that benefits you and the community. OASIS now sells the ibogo™ cards, and offers exciting values:
December 2011 Buy a work by jewelry designer Sally Ridgway any day in December, and get $10 off a second item by the same artist.
Until July 2012: Artisans & Artists: Save $60 on dues if you become a new member of OASIS by July 2012. (Pro-rated over first year.)
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ibogoTM cards may be purchased at OASIS for $12 each, and give you access to discounts at local participating merchants.
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