Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Exhibit
Don’t mourn the dead. Celebrate the departed on Día de los Muertos. It is a joyful celebration, primarily among people of Mexican heritage on the … Continue reading
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Campaigning to End Misrepresentation
56 Black Men and I Am More Than Who You See have been extended through Nov. 21 at the Schnitzer Museum
On June 27, Cephas Williams went shopping for luggage. He bought some and left the store, but while still at the shopping center in Dartford, … Continue reading
Remember Film?
In the digital age, analog is alive and well in Eugene
It’s been a minute since Eugene Weekly last checked in on the Eugene Darkroom Group. When we profiled the group in the spring of 2017, … Continue reading
Oregon Culture Takes a Road Trip
Eugene’s Liza Burns wins design competition to create new Oregon Cultural Trust license plate
You may not think of your Oregon license plate as a work of art. The Oregon Cultural Trust does, though, and on Sept. 15 the … Continue reading
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
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