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Ester Barkai

Author: Ester Barkai

A History of Eugene’s History Pub 

The popular discussion series is online during the pandemic 

Arts 3 days ago

“Don’t make this about me,” Bob Hart says. He is executive director of Lane County History Museum and co-founder, along with Marsha Weisiger, of Eugene’s … Continue reading →

Art from Near and Far

Highlights from White Lotus Gallery’s permanent collection 

Visual Arts 1 week ago

In this moment of COVID-19 restrictions, when people around the world are being asked to limit  their travel, Eugene’s White Lotus Gallery presents us with … Continue reading →

Taking a Chance on Art

As other arts businesses struggle in Eugene and elsewhere, Karin Clarke Gallery opens a new branch at 5th Street Market Expansion 

Visual Arts 1 month ago

The last time Karin Clarke opened a second gallery was in 2005. Called the Karin Clarke Gallery Annex, it was located across the street from … Continue reading →

Artful Survival

Three Lane County artists share their stories of life in 2020

Visual Arts 2 months ago

Even without a pandemic to contend with, artists struggle. The difficulty is associated with both making art and making a living. The living part is … Continue reading →

The Romance of Solitude

Gallerist Karin Clarke mounts a show of her own paintings from France and Oregon

Visual Arts 3 months ago

Paintings from Château Orquevaux is a before-and-after show. The relatively small oil paintings by Karin Clarke at the Karin Clarke Gallery were done during an … Continue reading →

Opening New Doors

The former Smith Family Books by campus now houses an artist collective, complete with studios, and the arts nonprofit New Zone Gallery

Arts 4 months ago

Dean Smith’s most important education came courtesy of his family’s business, Smith Family Bookstore. “It was a blessing,” he says, to work in the store … Continue reading →

Culture Keepers

Carrying on with the Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program

Culture 4 months ago

The idea that America is a melting pot has long dictated how immigrants should behave when they arrive, which is that they should disappear into … Continue reading →

A Life’s Work

Eugene’s Mike Van has been making and showing art for half a century

Visual Arts 6 months ago

Eugene artist Mike Van doesn’t want to call his new exhibition at White Lotus a “retrospective,” even though the title of the show refers to … Continue reading →

It’s Safety First at Visual Arts Week

The city’s summer art fest doesn’t want big crowds this year

Visual Arts 7 months ago

For the first time in its three years of operation, Eugene Visual Arts Week is trying to make it so people don’t have to show … Continue reading →

Art By Appointment

Artists Jon Jay Cruson and Satoko Motouji, who have new work at White Lotus, talk about working in the new normal

Visual Arts 7 months ago

Eugene artists Jon Jay Cruson and Satoko Motouji both paint landscapes, but with strikingly different results. Cruson’s acrylic paintings are crisp exercises in design with … Continue reading →

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