Eugene Textile Center
Fiber arts group show runs through beginning of August
We’re in what’s called the digital or information age, though I sometimes think of it as the “you can do that on the computer” age. … Continue reading
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A ‘Magical Time’
Blake Little: Photographs from the Gay Rodeo at the Museum of Natural and Cultural History
I should have heard about the gay rodeo. It’s been around more than 40 years, and many of the shots in “Blake Little: Photographs from … Continue reading
Pigeon Cooper
New York photographer’s Eugene show isn’t ‘for the birds’
Pigeons get no respect. They’ve been called “rats with wings,” and sometimes worse. That’s if they’re even noticed. Most of the time they pass unremarked … Continue reading
The Dollhouse
Eugene collective prepares an entry for Burning Man
Eugene’s art collective House of Strange Rituals describes itself as being led by femmes. Tiana Husted, Amanda Langley, Carlye Cannon, Lindsay Swing and Caitlin O’Rourke … Continue reading
The Future is Now
The UO’s Museum of Natural and Cultural History explores ‘Survivalist Architecture’
“Survivalist Architecture and the Art of Resilience” is an engaging show that asks us to reconsider how we think about shelter. Artworks for Change, supported … Continue reading
Still Stopping Hate
A new Eugene mural sends a message of love
When the then-newly renamed Dr. Edwin J. Coleman Community Center was vandalized last year with swastikas and other hate speech, neighborhood residents expressed shock and … Continue reading
The Answer is ‘Context’
We ask a top Eugene photographer: What makes a good photo?
Eugene Weekly checked in with Ron Jude, associate professor of art at the University of Oregon and the author of 10 photography monographs. He is … Continue reading
‘The Blind Illustratrix’
Portland artist M. Sabine Rear focuses her vision on comics
When you fall down the rabbit hole of zines, comics, social commentary and stickers that make up the work of M. Sabine Rear, prepare for … Continue reading
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Rick Bartow: Animal Spirits
Karin Clarke Gallery mounts its third exhibition of prints by the late Oregon visionary master
Nearly 15 years ago, Eugene gallerist Karin Clarke met artist Rick Bartow for the first time at his Newport area studio. Bartow (1946-2016) was a … Continue reading
Buried Treasure
The University of Oregon’s art museum brings on a new curator to sort its unsorted photo collection
“Each one of these is like a Christmas present,” Thom Sempere says as he pulls a photograph from atop a small stack of prints and … Continue reading
Off the Radar
For 10 years Ditch Projects has shown contemporary art in a non-commercial gallery
What does it mean to be a successful art gallery? For Ditch Projects the measure is not counted in financial rewards. The contemporary art gallery … Continue reading
Water, Water Everywhere
White Lotus celebrates spring with a wet and wild exhibition
Bread may be the crunchy staff of life, but water is its quiet foundation. Our bodies are made of water. We drink water. We love … Continue reading
Maude’s Choice
Lane 5: A homecoming at Maude Kerns Art Center
Craig Spilman last served on the board at Maude Kerns Art Center about 50 years ago. This was before he joined the art faculty at … Continue reading
Navel of the World
New photo exhibit captures the exotic colonial clash of Peru
If you’re like most people, you probably haven’t given much thought to, say, Peruvian photography of the early 20th century. Don’t feel bad. You’re not … Continue reading