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Explore Eugene’s art scene during Visual Arts Week
Eugene is widely known for its record-breaking track and field history and beautiful greenery thus earning names like “TrackTown USA” and the “Emerald City.” Less well-known is the city’s lively art hub. In 1981, Eugene made a commitment to the celebration of visual arts through the Percent for Art Ordinance, which recognizes the support of…
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Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (PICA) | The Official Guide to Portland
Miguel Gutierrez and company perform at 2019 Time-Based Art Festival at PICA. Credit: Sarah Marguier, courtesy of PICA This arts organization brings internationally and locally renowned performances, installations and artists to their warehouse space in Northeast Portland. Internationally known for its Time-Based Arts Festival (TBA), the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (PICA) has a long…
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Eugene Visual Arts Week 2023 offers shows, exhibits and a parade
Visual Arts Week is underway with exhibitions and activities at various downtown Eugene locations through Friday. The Lane Arts Council, Maude Kerns Art Center, ArtCity and City of Eugene Cultural Services are partnering to host Visual Arts Week 2023 to provide a platform for “experimentation, creativity and dialogue.” “Works by 42 artists are included in…
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A way out and a therapeutic outlet for new Eckerd College visual arts professor and his students
Assistant Professor of Visual Arts Tony Baker examines cultural, political and socioeconomic forces that shape identity and determine morals, values and life trajectories. Photos by Penh Alicandro ’22 Assistant Professor of Visual Arts Tony Baker, who is beginning his first year of teaching at Eckerd College, was born and raised in one of the poorest…
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Fall Culture Guide 2023: Visual Arts
Southern Nevada may not have foliage tours and apple-picking excursions, but autumn here brings a full calendar of arts and culture to keep us busy. Find a guide to this year’s season here, along with book reviews, interviews, profiles, and a true-crime tale from the annals of punk rock.View as a flipbook or download the…
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Resurrecting the Bird: Blackbird Literary and Visual Arts Journal
My name is Liv Cohen and I have one semester left at Middlebury College (I refuse to use the term super-senior Feb; I am sorry, it just makes me squirm, but that is beside the present point). The point is that I remember Middlebury in the fall of 2019 with all of the startling clarity…
