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Ester Barkai

Author: Ester Barkai

We’re All in This Together

A grant-inspired art exhibit opening at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art addresses Black Lives Matter 

Visual Arts 5 years ago

Speaking with Jordan Schnitzer over the phone, I hear an urgency about putting a grant together for a Black Lives Matter art exhibit.  Every group, … Continue reading →

Creativity Counts

An exhibit inspired by mathematical processes

Visual Arts 5 years ago

Upon telling people what she does for a living, Ellen Eischen says she often gets the response, “You must be good at balancing your checkbook.” … Continue reading →

Down the Drain, Up with Art

Springfield seeks artists to help deliver environmental message with UpStream Art project

Visual Arts 5 years ago

I don’t normally think of storm drains unless there’s a flood on my street and then it’s, like, isn’t there a storm drain around here? But … Continue reading →

Still Life with Maude

An invitational show at Eugene’s community art center

Visual Arts 5 years ago

If you’ve studied drawing or painting then there’s a good chance you’ve sat in front of a still life while wondering, “Why do I have … Continue reading →

What Can I Use This On?

Rich Bergeman’s Vanishing West at White Lotus Gallery  

Visual Arts 5 years ago

Rich Bergeman has a history of switching technology, some of which is highlighted in the 28 often stunning black and white photographs currently showing at … Continue reading →

Art, Interrupted

Performance art from Hallie Ford Museum is being live streamed after a year’s pandemic delay

Performing Arts 5 years ago

The art in Locating, an exhibit that runs through May 15 at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art in Salem, began when artist Cayla Skillin-Brauchle … Continue reading →

The Beauty of Ordinary Things

Phil Coleman brings life to flower photographs at The Arts Center in Corvallis 

Visual Arts 5 years ago

There’s an adage that knowing the explanation for something ruins the ability to appreciate that thing’s beauty. For retired physicist Phil Coleman, it’s the opposite. … Continue reading →

Monologue is Serious Fun

Garrick Imatani’s exhibit at ANTI-AESTHETIC gallery addresses perceptions about cultural identity 

Visual Arts 5 years ago

Garrick Imatani’s Monologue is one exhibit in Dismantling the House, a series of public programs and exhibitions curated by Yaelle Amir, the 2020-2021 curator-in residence … Continue reading →

Margaret Prentice Just Wants to Paint

A show at White Lotus reflects a new beginning for the ‘retired’ Eugene artist

Visual Arts 5 years ago

Just as artist Margaret Prentice was nearing retirement, she experienced a rebirth of sorts. She began a new way of working and even of seeing … Continue reading →

Is It Art or Is It Science? 

Visual Arts 5 years ago

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 →

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