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Matt Dye, aka Blunt Graffix, is showing his art in three different places in Eugene. None is an art gallery. His work is on view … Continue reading
The New Zone Gallery in downtown Eugene is home to a diverse community of local artists. But last month, it was also home to two … Continue reading
Comic book people do love their origin stories. The tale of the University of Oregon program in comic studies dates back some seven years, to the 2009 opening reception of the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art’s Faster Than a Speeding Bullet exhibition of superhero comic art. Then-UO President Richard Lariviere was on site to help launch the exhibition. “I don’t think he was terribly interested,” says Ben Saunders, UO professor of English and guest curator of the show. “I think he was doing due diligence.” Continue reading
Arts funding is important. Without it, even our longest-running institutions close. The Jacobs Gallery at the Hult Center is the most recent in a string of examples. People wring their hands when yet another art venue closes in Eugene, and the standard frustrations are conveyed: “There’s not enough funding!”; “I can’t survive as an artist in Eugene!”; “Nobody buys art!”; “Someone should step up and donate!” Continue reading
A week before The Avett Brothers set out on a run of dates up the West Coast (which include three nights in Oregon), Scott Avett took the time to chat with EW about their upcoming album The Carpenter, art and fatherhood. Continue reading