Mayor’s Teen Art Show
“Using the simplest instruments — colored pencils and markers — I was able to create something beautiful, something to be proud of,” reflects Bella Tocco, … Continue reading
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Ka’ila Farrell-Smith at Ditch Projects
Paintings and activism merge in a show curated by the artist
Ka’ila Farrell-Smith is an activist and an artist, though not always at the same time. For eight years she canvassed door to door as a … Continue reading
Springfield 2nd Friday Art Walk
It has been more than a year since art lovers have been able to gather for the Springfield 2nd Friday Art Walk. The wait is … Continue reading
Drawings, Vessels and Giant Bottle Stoppers
A private collection looks at Dale Chihuly’s art through the decades at Salem’s Hallie Ford Museum of Art
People are still wearing masks, but it’s good to see art in person again. My first in-person museum viewing in 15 months, since museums were … Continue reading
At Home with Surrealism
Eugene Contemporary Art exhibit features the house as metaphor
Architecture of Dreams, showing at Eugene Contemporary Art’s ANTI-AESTHETIC gallery on 8th Avenue through Aug. 21, features seven women artists: Vicki Krohn Amorose, Jill R. … Continue reading
We’re All in This Together
A grant-inspired art exhibit opening at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art addresses Black Lives Matter
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
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
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
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
Oregon’s Wildlife Savior
A new biography of William L. Finley honors a pioneer conservationist
Plenty of people, at least in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, have heard of the William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge a little south of Corvallis. But … Continue reading