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Ester Barkai

Author: Ester Barkai

Art that Heals

Karin Clarke shows photographs of the Willamette National Forest by Naeemeh Naeemaei

Visual Arts 2 years ago

Can art heal nature? The idea that it can is a driving force behind Naeemeh Naeemaei’s art, now on view until June 24 in Naeemeh … Continue reading →

That’s Punk

Eileen Polk’s Photos of the NYC Punk Scene at Sam Bond’s Garage

Visual Arts 2 years ago

The first thing I wonder, looking at Eileen Polk’s largely black and white photographs from the 1970s, is how she had access to her subjects: … Continue reading →

Visible Time

Kum Ja Lee’s artworks strive to make time visible using different types of fiber and other mediums

ArtsBlogVisual Arts 2 years ago

I meet artist Kum Ja Lee at the opening of her exhibit Perception of Time and Space, which is on display until March 16 at … Continue reading →

Outliers and Outlaws

Firsthand accounts inspire a new exhibit about Eugene’s lesbian community from a generation ago

Culture 2 years ago

Full Moon Rising was an all-lesbian crew of the Hoedads, a Eugene-based tree planting cooperative that began in the 1970s. Hoedads had different crews, and … Continue reading →

Peg’s Home Adventure

Moving into her 80s, the longtime Eugene artist turns to her backyard for inspiration

Visual Arts 2 years ago

Margaret Coe, known to her many friends as Peg, is one of Eugene’s most recognizable and respected artists. In 2017 the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of … Continue reading →

We Have a Few Questions

The JSMA draws from its permanent collection to examine our relationship with Earth     

Visual Arts 2 years ago
Heavenly City 1 by YANG Yongliang. Photo Courtesy JSMA.

On Earth, a Fragile Existence, at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art until April 16, aims for us to come to terms with the fact … Continue reading →

Springfield’s Award-Winning Art 

Check out the winners of the 30th annual Springfield Mayor’s Art Show at the Emerald Art Center

ArtsBlogVisual Arts 3 years ago

Encouraging words matter. Just see Tim Gunn tell one of the designers on Project Runway, “I believe in you.” Even watching on a screen, you … Continue reading →

Teen Angst at the Art Center

The annual Mayor’s Teen Art Show runs at Maude Kerns through Sept. 30 

Visual Arts 3 years ago

I once took a class at the prestigious ArtCenter College of Design, which people most often refer to as just ArtCenter. So, it throws me off … Continue reading →

Eugene Biennial is Becoming Tradition

EW takes a look at some of the prize winners in this year’s show

Visual Arts 3 years ago

Gallerist Karin Clarke started the Eugene Biennial in 2016, the year after the Jacobs Gallery and the annual Eugene Mayor’s Art Show closed for several … Continue reading →

No One Puts Braman in a Corner

Lane Arts’ program director is also an actor and a talented artist   

Culture 3 years ago

Pointing to a study in which 1,000 different categories for gender are recognized, Eric Braman speculates it might be better to do away with labels … Continue reading →

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