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Ester Barkai

Author: Ester Barkai

‘Seen’ at Maude Kerns Art Center

A new show celebrates the figure and traditional values of inclusion 

Visual Arts 3 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 9 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 10 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 12 months 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 12 months 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 →

The Storyteller: A Street History of Eugene

An improvised documentary follows poet/philosopher Plaedo around town

Film 2 years ago

Eugene filmmaker Peter De Reimer and spoken word poet Plaedo (Jasun Wellman) are members of a friends group who meet for dinner once a month … Continue reading →

Different Ways of Knowing

‘Our Shared Breath’ at JSMA corresponds to a campus-wide Common Reading  

Visual Arts 2 years ago

Our Shared Breath: Creativity and Community is on view at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art through October. The show is part of Common Seeing, … Continue reading →

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