Arts Hound
Sniffing out what you shouldn’t miss in the arts this week
As the clock ticks down to the inauguration, and the president-elect continues to play fast and loose with Chinese diplomacy, it’s an apt time to … Continue reading
ArtsHound
ArtsHound
Sniffing out what you shouldn’t miss in the arts this week
Eugene’s art community has a proud tradition of celebrating Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, the Nov. 1-2 Mexican holiday that honors … Continue reading
Anatomy of a Painting
A closer look at Kehinde Wiley's 'La Source'
“La Source” is part of a series of paintings Wiley did called The World Stage: Haiti — the New York-based artist has also done World … Continue reading
All That Glitters is not Gold
UO professor and 2016 Hallie Ford fellow Anya Kivarkis crafts jewelry sculptures that flip capitalism on its head
In the United States we are taught at a young age to desire impractical shiny things under the premise that more luxury equals a life lived successfully. But if our desire for an upper-class aesthetic is a social construct, what part of the goods we consume is real? A sculpture in progress Continue reading
Gallery Interrupted
Catching up with artist and curator Aunia Kahn on the contemporary plight of the art gallery
Eugene has an artistic reputation. At least, that’s what Aunia Kahn found when she was researching where to relocate her St. Louis gallery. Kahn had always wanted to live on the West Coast, she says, and after months of research she decided Eugene would be the rightful home of the Alexi Era Gallery. Continue reading
More Like an Animal
Dee Dee Cheriel brilliantly captures the human condition in her phantasmagoric paintings
Artist DeeDee Cheriel tells me a story about giving up cigarettes. “I was incredibly grumpy, just more like an animal than a human,” Cheriel says. … Continue reading
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The Outsiders Ball — a mash-up of art, fashion, music and philanthropy — is about to celebrate its third year. “I really wanted to start helping out abuse shelters,” says Tracy Sydor, host and local photographer (and occasional EW photo contributor), of the benefit’s origins. Sydor discovered Womenspace, a local nonprofit working to end domestic violence, and proceeds from the event have gone to the organization every year. Continue reading
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In a state like Oregon, where art classes are absent from a stunning portion of public schools, art nonprofits fill the gaps, tasked with cultivating communities and our youth in culture beyond football season. These art bodies are typically scrappy and chronically underfunded. To survive a decade is commendable. But to endure 40 years? That is nearing immortality. Lane Arts Council, Lane County’s arts nonprofit stalwart seated in Eugene, celebrates its ruby anniversary 6 to 9 pm Friday, Sept. 16, at the International Cafes at Fifth Street Public Market. Continue reading
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¡Viva La Cultura! If you lived in town for an extended period, you’ll notice a sort of pipeline runs between Oaxaca, Mexico, and Eugene, Oregon, with locals, snowbirds, writers and artists crossing paths back and forth across the border. Additionally, Lane County has a slow-but-steadily growing Hispanic population, increasing from 7.4 percent in 2010 to 8.5 percent in 2015, according to the most recent U.S. Census data. Continue reading
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Mural mania: Eugene is becoming the mural mecca we always hoped it would, catching up to the flourishing walls of downtown Springfield. The Lane Arts Council hosts its 3rd Mural Bike Tour 10 am to noon Saturday, Aug. 20, spinning off at the Whiteaker Carpark South (5th Alley and Blair Boulevard). Continue reading