Art in Context
The mural ‘Fibers of History’ is unveiled in downtown Eugene
The mural’s motifs include monarchs and music notes, women tending to harvest and boys with nets as well as two young girls on their knees, … Continue reading
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Yin and Yang
Dale and Connie Mueller: Two artists, one marriage, one studio, one gallery
A meeting of opposites is on exhibit through Nov. 14 at Eugene’s White Lotus Gallery. Connie Mueller creates painstakingly detailed linoleum block prints, employing a finicky … Continue reading
Feel the Burn
Get out of the smoke and see photos from decades of Burning Man
When Stewart Harvey attended his first Burning Man in 1989, the event was still in its infancy. It was a private party on Baker Beach … Continue reading
Objectively Subjective
New paintings and assemblages by Robert Schlegel span a broad emotional range
Robert Schlegel titles an exhibit of his recent work running at Eugene’s Karin Clarke Gallery Objective Shapes, suggesting the existence of an artistic and emotional … Continue reading
BRING It On
Eugene recycling/reuse center to unveil new statue made from recycled and reused parts
Are you sure you want to throw that away? For those at BRING Recycling, the answer to that question is always “no.” In fact, the … Continue reading
Latinx Mural Coming to Springfield in 2021
Why next year? Pandemic travel restrictions have stuck the artist in China
Next summer, downtown Springfield looks to add the vivid colors and historical sweep of an authentic Latinx mural to its array of public art. The … Continue reading
Art on Hold
The 2021 track championships won’t happen in Eugene until 2022, if at all. But we got lots of public murals out of it, anyway.
The 20×21 Eugene Mural Project has met its goal of creating 20 murals in town by the time the World Athletics Championships (formally IAAF) comes … Continue reading
A Life’s Work
Eugene’s Mike Van has been making and showing art for half a century
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
It’s Safety First at Visual Arts Week
The city’s summer art fest doesn’t want big crowds this year
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
Art By Appointment
Artists Jon Jay Cruson and Satoko Motouji, who have new work at White Lotus, talk about working in the new normal
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