Eugene’s Racist Past
A New Exhibit at the UO Seeks to Provoke Dialogue and Action
When Charles Dalton came to Eugene about 50 years ago as a spokesperson for the NAACP, he went downtown to get to know the area. … Continue reading
Ester Barkai
Author: Ester Barkai
‘Can You Tell That’s Me?’
The very special effects of Eugene’s Todd Bokich: Masks, boobs and sex toys
Visiting Todd Bokich’s studio in Eugene, I get a feeling I’m on a journey to the heart of darkness. In one of the rooms the … Continue reading
The Grateful Dead
Checking out Día de los Muertos at Maude Kerns Art Center
If the dead come back it’s usually not to picnic. But that’s how Melissa Sikes represents skeletons back from the dead in one of her … Continue reading
Antique Roadshow
Sean O’Reilly and Eugene Printmakers connect youth to the history of the press
It’s not many people I can bond with over memories of cutting ruby or amberlith screens, the artifacts of now-dead printing processes. “I loved cutting … Continue reading
David McCosh/Entanglements at Karin Clarke Gallery
A new show of work by the late Eugene artist embraces abstraction without forgoing nature
Eugene’s Karin Clarke Gallery has glass walls on two sides. You can see the art from the street or from the side that faces Manifest … Continue reading
Something for Everyone
Fiesta Cultural’s kick-off party keeps downtown Eugene dancing
In the high-falutin’ world of fine art the word “pedestrian” is used as an insult. But pedestrians ruled the first Friday of September when the … Continue reading
A ‘Magical Time’
Blake Little: Photographs from the Gay Rodeo at the Museum of Natural and Cultural History
I should have heard about the gay rodeo. It’s been around more than 40 years, and many of the shots in “Blake Little: Photographs from … Continue reading
The Privilege of People’s Attention
A discussion with Eugene author J.C. Geiger
I met with J.C. Geiger at Wandering Goat Coffee Co. to have an “authentic exchange” about storytelling. It’s a phrase he used to describe having … Continue reading
The Dollhouse
Eugene collective prepares an entry for Burning Man
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
The Future is Now
The UO’s Museum of Natural and Cultural History explores ‘Survivalist Architecture’
“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