Euzine 2.0
Zines are pumping a pulse into Eugene’s art scene
Eugene’s art scene is not dead. While the closing of the Jacobs Gallery dealt a blow to art’s accessibility in the city, a group of … Continue reading
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Perspective and Pigment
Interpreting the landscape at White Lotus Gallery
An appealing mix of reality and imagination in each of Jon Jay Cruson’s paintings reminds me of a bit from the first days of the … Continue reading
Is There a Jewish Art?
The Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education finds a new home
The Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education moved to its new location in Portland’s Pearl District this summer — taking over the space … Continue reading
Are These Even Photographs?
A new photo exhibition challenges Eugene’s conventional photography
If you’re a Eugene photographer, be forewarned. A visit to Joseph Peila’s current show Annexed might push you out of your comfort zone. Not only … Continue reading
Meeting Bill Owens — 37 Years After Cocaine
The famous photographer drops by Eugene and catches up with a former subject
The first time I met photographer Bill Owens was in 1980 in the women’s bathroom. I was 21. We were in the building where I … Continue reading
Stories from the Long Tom
David Turner discusses his book about the Oregon river
Photographer David Turner, the former executive director of the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at the University of Oregon, along with local historian Douglas Card, … Continue reading
The House That Tronson Built
Southern California architect and his wife run downtown Springfield art gallery
Half a century ago in Los Angeles, Jim Tronson was a young architect fresh out of the University of Arizona and seeking his fortune. He … Continue reading
Bringing the Arts Outdoors
Eugene’s 20x21EUG mural project
Just after I moved to Eugene about a year and a half ago, Eugene Weekly ran a story titled “Art: It Could Happen Here” [EW, … Continue reading
People not Posing
The figure paintings of Melissa Sikes at Maude Kerns Art Center
An entire room at the Maude Kerns Art Center is dedicated to Melissa Sikes’ series of artworks titled The Back Dock. Other paintings from the … Continue reading
Up Against The Walls
Eugene is creating the biggest visual art festival held here since 1974
Google “Oregon street artist” and you get just two results, both seemingly generated by bots. That puts us a bit behind Alabama (7 results) and … Continue reading