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Ester Barkai

Author: Ester Barkai

Ballet by and for the People 

Instaballet creates art on the spot in its performances 

Dance 1 week ago

I first ran into Instaballet at 5th Street Public Market Alley, sandwiched between Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream and Nike Eugene. Artistic Director Antonio Anacan was … Continue reading →

The Art of Ephemera 

Piecing it Together, a group show with nearly 70 artists, pushes the definition of collage to its limits

Arts 2 months ago

You might think you know what to expect in advance of seeing Piecing it Together: a Regional Collage Exhibit, on view until July 17 at … Continue reading →

Two Exhibits, Four Artists and a Lot to Think About

An April group show at Maude Kerns Art Center encourages rethinking how we interact with each other and with the land

Arts 5 months ago

Liberty Rossel is a storyteller. She works not with words but with art that other people have made. Her formal title at the nonprofit Maude … Continue reading →

Genevieve Ma’yet’s Cosmic Adventures 

The naturalist-photographer has published her first book and is having a first solo exhibit, too 

Arts 8 months ago

In case you were wondering if you can make a living as a naturalist, the answer is: Yes. Sometimes, you can. Genevieve Ma’yet came to … Continue reading →

Moving the Needle on the Myth of the West

‘Roots and Resilience’ shows how Chinese immigrants helped shape Oregon’s history

Arts 9 months ago

Fragments from a Chinese mining camp dated to the late 1800s found at Malheur National Forest, a gong used in the Portland Rose Festival in … Continue reading →

Collecting Inspiration: On the Road with Artist Jon Jay Cruson 

Yellow Fields at White Lotus Gallery is on display until Nov. 29

Visual Arts 10 months ago

Where artists get their inspiration is a topic of endless discussion, in part because it’s different in every case. For Jon Jay Cruson, who came … Continue reading →

Visual Storytelling 

Books With Pictures organizes its first Comic Art Festival of Eugene  

News 12 months ago

The Pacific Northwest is an intense hotbed for independent publishers and artists of comics. That’s according to Andrea Gilroy, and she should know since she … Continue reading →

A Journey: In Italy and at Home

Karin Clarke is showing never-before-seen artworks by gallery favorite Robert Schlegel

Visual Arts 1 year ago

Robert Schlegel: Italian Journey is a one-person show of artwork by Robert Schlegel (1947 – 2021) at Karin Clarke Gallery now until Sept. 27. Much … Continue reading →

Thriving at 75: Maude Kerns Art Center

A summer exhibit celebrates the community art center through the years

Visual Arts 1 year ago

From founder Maude Kerns’ “Untitled” watercolor to current art center staff member Marsha Maverick Wells’ drawing of “Tracy on the White Sheepskin,” the goal of … Continue reading →

Closing on Closer

Eugene author Miriam Gershow takes a different path to publication for her second novel

Books 1 year ago

Miriam Gershow’s second novel Closer is coming out the first week of June, 15 years after her first novel The Local News was published. To … Continue reading →

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