Pigeon Cooper
New York photographer’s Eugene show isn’t ‘for the birds’

Pigeons get no respect. They’ve been called “rats with wings,” and sometimes worse. That’s if they’re even noticed. Most of the time they pass unremarked … Continue reading
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Pigeons get no respect. They’ve been called “rats with wings,” and sometimes worse. That’s if they’re even noticed. Most of the time they pass unremarked … Continue reading
Eugene’s art collective House of Strange Rituals describes itself as being led by femmes. Tiana Husted, Amanda Langley, Carlye Cannon, Lindsay Swing and Caitlin O’Rourke … Continue reading
“Survivalist Architecture and the Art of Resilience” is an engaging show that asks us to reconsider how we think about shelter. Artworks for Change, supported … Continue reading
When the then-newly renamed Dr. Edwin J. Coleman Community Center was vandalized last year with swastikas and other hate speech, neighborhood residents expressed shock and … Continue reading
Eugene Weekly checked in with Ron Jude, associate professor of art at the University of Oregon and the author of 10 photography monographs. He is … Continue reading
Nearly 15 years ago, Eugene gallerist Karin Clarke met artist Rick Bartow for the first time at his Newport area studio. Bartow (1946-2016) was a … Continue reading
“Each one of these is like a Christmas present,” Thom Sempere says as he pulls a photograph from atop a small stack of prints and … Continue reading
What does it mean to be a successful art gallery? For Ditch Projects the measure is not counted in financial rewards. The contemporary art gallery … Continue reading
Bread may be the crunchy staff of life, but water is its quiet foundation. Our bodies are made of water. We drink water. We love … Continue reading
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