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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
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
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
For the first time in its three years of operation, Eugene Visual Arts Week is trying to make it so people don’t have to show … Continue reading
Eugene artists Jon Jay Cruson and Satoko Motouji both paint landscapes, but with strikingly different results. Cruson’s acrylic paintings are crisp exercises in design with … Continue reading
When I called Karin Clarke to suggest we switch from the in-person meeting we had planned to a phone interview, we were in that very … Continue reading
On my way to Salem recently to review Capturing Power: Works on Paper from the Permanent Collection, an exhibit at the Hallie Ford Museum of … Continue reading
The Lane County History Museum is celebrating poor taste. The Culture of Kitsch, curator Faith Kreskey says, is meant to be a lighthearted look at … Continue reading
Roger Shimomura’s life story is, mostly, all-American. Born in Seattle in 1939, he studied art at the University of Washington, joined ROTC and then the … Continue reading
Upon meeting Lidoña Wagner I am presented with a guide to her book Seed of Imagination: An Ancestral Creative Journey. The guide is one printed … Continue reading