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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 month 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 3 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 6 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 9 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 10 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 11 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 1 year 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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