Is It Art or Is It Science?
The art in Uncanny Sensing, Remote Valleys could just as well be referred to as data, which in fact is what the artist Steve Rowell … Continue reading
Ester Barkai
Author: Ester Barkai
Critical Art
Eugene Contemporary Art’s interdisciplinary art exhibit examines race, identity and privilege
Lane Community College art instructor Kathleen Caprario was a textile design artist in New York City before she moved to Oregon. When she came to … Continue reading
A History of Eugene’s History Pub
The popular discussion series is online during the pandemic
“Don’t make this about me,” Bob Hart says. He is executive director of Lane County History Museum and co-founder, along with Marsha Weisiger, of Eugene’s … Continue reading
Art from Near and Far
Highlights from White Lotus Gallery’s permanent collection
In this moment of COVID-19 restrictions, when people around the world are being asked to limit their travel, Eugene’s White Lotus Gallery presents us with … Continue reading
Taking a Chance on Art
As other arts businesses struggle in Eugene and elsewhere, Karin Clarke Gallery opens a new branch at 5th Street Market Expansion
The last time Karin Clarke opened a second gallery was in 2005. Called the Karin Clarke Gallery Annex, it was located across the street from … Continue reading
Artful Survival
Three Lane County artists share their stories of life in 2020
Even without a pandemic to contend with, artists struggle. The difficulty is associated with both making art and making a living. The living part is … Continue reading
The Romance of Solitude
Gallerist Karin Clarke mounts a show of her own paintings from France and Oregon
Paintings from Château Orquevaux is a before-and-after show. The relatively small oil paintings by Karin Clarke at the Karin Clarke Gallery were done during an … Continue reading
Opening New Doors
The former Smith Family Books by campus now houses an artist collective, complete with studios, and the arts nonprofit New Zone Gallery
Dean Smith’s most important education came courtesy of his family’s business, Smith Family Bookstore. “It was a blessing,” he says, to work in the store … Continue reading
Culture Keepers
Carrying on with the Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program
The idea that America is a melting pot has long dictated how immigrants should behave when they arrive, which is that they should disappear into … Continue reading
A Life’s Work
Eugene’s Mike Van has been making and showing art for half a century
Eugene artist Mike Van doesn’t want to call his new exhibition at White Lotus a “retrospective,” even though the title of the show refers to … Continue reading