Maude’s Choice
Lane 5: A homecoming at Maude Kerns Art Center
Craig Spilman last served on the board at Maude Kerns Art Center about 50 years ago. This was before he joined the art faculty at … Continue reading
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Navel of the World
New photo exhibit captures the exotic colonial clash of Peru
If you’re like most people, you probably haven’t given much thought to, say, Peruvian photography of the early 20th century. Don’t feel bad. You’re not … Continue reading
Remembering Kiahsuang Shen Lo
A late-life artist is memorialized in an exhibition wrapping up at the UO
An exhibit of Kiahsuang Shen Lo’s brush painting now up at the University of Oregon’s Mills International Center was initially intended to celebrate the artist’s … Continue reading
The Distance Between Us
Bringing creativity to everyday practice with local arts collaborations
Imagine the entire planet as one large artwork. Sound like a fantastic piece of conceptual art? It is. It’s also an actual goal for arts … Continue reading
Walking the Talk
First Friday ArtWalk expands its canvas this month to include music, performance and food
Art isn’t just about paintings in a gallery, and this month’s First Friday ArtWalk offers a wide variety of arts experience, from painting and sculpture … Continue reading
Charting the Northwest Landscape
Karin Clarke Gallery wraps up a museum-quality show of work by Charles Heaney
Work by Oregon artist Charles Heaney (1897-1981) so seamlessly captures the mood of the Pacific Northwest that it’s hard to imagine art here without him. … Continue reading
A Force of Nature
Lucinda Parker retrospective at Hallie Ford shows Portland painter’s work through half a century
Lucinda Parker doesn’t have a contact or use email. In this day and age that seems unusual, but upon seeing her art, it sort of … Continue reading
The Art of the Album
An exhibit at the UO looks at late 20th-century Latinx album covers
When I was in high school, people cruised Van Nuys Boulevard for fun. I would now consider driving in bumper-to-bumper traffic — going nowhere — … Continue reading
Crowd Scenes and Questionable Hybrids
An exhibit at LCC from Pete Goldlust
Just before I went to Lane Community College’s Roger Hall Gallery to see Pete Goldlust’s exhibit Crowd Scenes and Questionable Hybrids, I was at the … Continue reading
In 50 Years…
Classic photos of Eugene by the eponymous Dot Dotson
A shutterbug friend once let me in on a little secret about photography. One way to make any picture more interesting, he said, is to … Continue reading