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Ester Barkai

Author: Ester Barkai

Thriving at 75: Maude Kerns Art Center

A summer exhibit celebrates the community art center through the years

Visual Arts 5 days 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 2 weeks 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 →

‘Seen’ at Maude Kerns Art Center

A new show celebrates the figure and traditional values of inclusion 

Visual Arts 4 months ago

Seen: A Regional Figurative Exhibit at Maude Kerns Art Center, from Feb. 21 to March 21, was conceived by newly promoted MKAC Director of Exhibits … Continue reading →

Acorns, Altars and Angel Trumpets

Two art shows that will bring you closer to nature  

Visual Arts 10 months ago

Maude Kerns Art Center is presenting the work of four artists who are immersed in the practice of representing and utilizing elements from the natural … Continue reading →

Book People at the Fair

Tsunami Press presents its second publication at the Oregon Country Fair

Books 11 months ago

Scott Landfield’s doctor told him he could live to be 100. Good thing, too, because the 70-year-old owner of Tsunami Books feels like he’s just … Continue reading →

Hippie Freaks, Rampant Punks!

Eileen Polk isn’t just a photographer of punk and hippie cultures — she’s a member, too.

Visual Arts 1 year ago

Eileen Polk Photography: 20th Century Subculture – Hippie Freaks, Rampant Punks! will be on display at Sam Bond’s Garage through June. Sam Bond’s is a … Continue reading →

Florae Animalia and the Saints of Invention

Artists at Karin Clarke Gallery picture nature with a supernatural bent

Visual Arts 1 year ago

“People have been painting icons in Russia for at least 1,000 years,” says Russian-born artist Olga Volchkova in a 2016 “Oregon Art Beat” profile. She … Continue reading →

Our Health, Our Art 

Three artists across various mediums reflect on reproductive justice through art at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art

Visual Arts 1 year ago

On display at Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art until August 25 is a relatively small but powerful show, comprising 10 works, titled My Body, My … Continue reading →

Strange is Good 

JSMA’s group show Strange Weather offers explosive images alongside work by presidential portraitist Kehinde Wiley

Visual Arts 1 year ago

“By and by all trace is gone, and what is forgotten is not only the footprints but the water, too, and what is down there. … Continue reading →

NUNO Textiles CreatesBoth Art and Fashion

Innovative textiles and designs transform White Lotus Gallery into an art-to-wear boutique

Visual Arts 2 years ago

Looking fabulous in a translucent jacket, White Lotus Gallery owner Hue-Ping Lin greets the crowd of people gathered for the Oct. 14 opening reception for … Continue reading →

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