1. art and entertainment

FIRST FRIDAY EVENTS
GUIDED ARTWALK STOPS
Follow the ArtWalk host on this guided tour to hear from featured artists.
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5:30 PM | MODERN (207 E 5th Ave, Suite 105)
MODERN presents “The 7th Annual Evening of
Illuminating Design,” work by students from the
University of Oregon School of Architecture and
Allied Arts. The show features the University of
Oregon Department of Architecture Luminaire Design
Competition and Exhibit, task light designs by senior students in the Product
Design Program, and furniture pieces by the Interior Architecture Program.
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6 PM | Studio Mantra Salon (40 E 5th Ave)
Explore several mediums of art at Studio Mantra Salon. Stylists create
HairArt on live models in collaboration with fashions by Ariana Schwartz,
Designer and Instructor of LCC’s “Refashion Lab” class, and her students.
These designs were created from recycled materials. Also on display: Margie
Templeton’s show “Journeys In and Out,” work in oil and watercolor, and
“Evoking Nature,” pen and ink work by Amrita Dutia (front).
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6:30 PM |Belle Sorelle (488 Willamette St)
Step into Belle Sorelle to find unique decor creations
by local artists to grace your home. This ArtWalk stop
features rescued tea and coffee pots that are then paired
with beads from old jewelry and vintage flatware by
Carolina Tinklers, painted and reupholstered chairs by
Crazy Legs Chair Company (left), and beautiful hand-built
utilitarian clay pieces by Clayfarm.
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7 PM | The Lincoln Gallery (309 W 4th Ave)
View the new exhibition of artwork by participants of the
OSLP Arts & Culture Program. This diverse exhibit features
paintings, ceramics, handmade books, prints and screen printed
soft sculpture by twenty artists. Also on display: Artwork
highlighting OSLP’s Mentorship Program, including paintings by
Larry Hurst and drawings by Vern Gray. The Community Room
Gallery shows “Never Too Late” by The Art Forum, an artist
group for anyone interested in creating or showing their art.
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Arts Alive: Dance, Live
Music, and Visual Artists, curated
by Susanna Joy Meyer (Kesey
Square) Come listen, watch,
paint, draw, and dance! Various
dance groups perform to live
music as visual artists interpret
the scene. Featuring: Paul Safar’s
composition on piano with Ben
Farrell; Susanna & Emilia in an
improvisation; choreography by Alito
Alessi of DanceAbility, danced by
Jana Meszaros and Kelcie Laube;
choreographer Laura Black’s group
piece; dancer Alli Bach performing
“The Tap Page;” and dancers from
Eugene’s Tango and Coalescence
community. 6-7+pm.
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FOOD For Lane County’s
Empty Bowls Sale (The Dining
Room, 270 W 8th Ave) The sale,
beginning at 4pm, features about
a thousand bowls created by local
artists. The sale ends at 8pm or
when the bowls are gone! Proceeds
benefit Food For Lane County.
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Perry Johnson
7:30 PM | Raven Frameworks Inc (325 W 4th Ave)
Jon Christopher Meyers presents a photographic essay on
the birds of the Cascades Raptor Center. Jon has donated
his skills as a commercial photographer for several years.
Many of the photographs in the show have been used in
outreach materials to bring attention to the CRC’s rescue and
educational efforts. Prints are available for sale, with a portion
of the proceeds going to the Cascades Raptor Center. This
stop includes a special visit from a feathery resident of CRC!
Lane Arts Council hosts the First Friday ArtWalk year-round
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#instaballet (771 Willamette)
Watch Eugene Ballet Company
dancers make a ballet! Audience
members suggest steps from 5-8pm
to create a ballet performed at 8pm.
Also enjoy dance photography by
EBC dancer Antonio Anacan and
refreshments by Claim 52 Brewing.
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Lane Arts Council’s Artist
Alley (Kesey Square) Artists sell
their original work of any medium.
Stop by to see what they have and
purchase local art. 5:30-8pm.
Lane Arts Council
1590 Willamette St., Suite 200
Eugene, OR 97401
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Lane Arts Council’s First
Friday ArtTalk - “Guiding Space:
An Exploration of Set Design in
the Theater” by Christopher Acebo
(Oregon Contemporary Theatre,
194 W Broadway) The Associate
Artistic Director of the Oregon
Shakespeare Festival discusses the
art of theater set design. Starts at
5:30pm.
LANE ARTS COUNCIL
FIRST FRIDAY ARTWALK GUIDE
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Passionflower Design (128 E
Broadway) “The Art of the Cocktail”
Join local bartender Richard Geil of
Party Downtown from 5:30–6:30pm
as he demonstrates how to make
seasonally fresh cocktails using
flowers, herbs, produce, and syrups.
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The Architects in Schools
Showcase at Shelton McMurphey
Johnson House (303 Willamette
St) & The Octagon (92 E
Broadway) The Architects in
Schools program matches
professional architects and design
professionals with elementary school
teachers for a 6 week residency.
Participating schools include Adams
Elementary, Camas Ridge Community
School, and McCornack Elementary.
Stop by to see projects created by
students.
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No Shame Eugene at
the Atrium (99 W 10th Ave) The
show begins at 8pm with fifteen
original, 5-minute acts including
monologues, sketch comedy, and the
experimental.
telephone 541.485.2278
e-mail [email protected]
website lanearts.org
Amrita Dutia, Studio Mantra Salon
June 5, 2015 | 5:30 - 8:00 PM
ARTWALK HOST
Artist Jud Turner
June ArtWalk & ArtTalk Sponsor
ArtTalk Venue Sponsor
Lane Arts Council 541.485.2278 | lanearts.org | [email protected]
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GUIDED ARTWALK STOPS
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OUT ON A LIMB Gallery
(191 E Broadway)
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MODERN
(207 E 5th Ave, Suite 105)
The Lincoln Gallery
(309 W 4th Ave)
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Raven Frameworks Inc
(325 W 4th Ave)
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See page 2 for more information.
Studio Mantra Salon
(40 E 5th Ave)
Belle Sorelle (488 Willamette St)
GALLERIES & STUDIOS
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Goldworks Jewelry Art Studio
(169 E Broadway)
Featuring original jewelry by
Goldworks staff.
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Jacobs Gallery (Hult Center)
“Forest Investigation” photography
by Bob Keefer and “Natural
Expressions,” segmented bowls and
hollow form vessels by Rich Norman.
Through June 13th.
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MECCA (449 Willamette St)
“Art Beyond Boundaries,” artwork by
incarcerated teens at SERBU Youth
Center in Eugene.
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The New Zone Gallery
(164 W Broadway)
“T/here K/now,” surreal and abstract
work by Marcos Rockwell and
“Recycled Dreams,” by Steve Mast.
Music: Jerry Zybach.
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Detailed, close-up photography by
Rachel McLain.
Pacific Rim Art Guild
& Gallery (160 E Broadway,
basement)
“Travel Art - Transportation and
Destination,” an all medium and all
member exhibit. Elaine Young will
demonstrate watercolors!
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Schrager & Clarke Gallery
(760 Willamette St)
“Margaret Coe: New Work,” abstract
landscapes from a recent trip to
England, including watercolors and
oil paintings. Through June 27th.
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Café Soriah Gallery
(348 W 13th Ave)
“PILGRIMAGE” by LiDoña Wagner,
acrylic and mixed media paintings
celebrating specific villages in
Africa, Latin America, and South and
Southeast Asia, where she lived and
worked. Through June 30th.
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Hand-crafted hardwood furniture
custom made from local city trees.
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Vistra Framing & Gallery
(160 E Broadway)
“Oregon Rivers,” oils and pastels by
Diane Lewis. The cerebral quality
of mood and color takes you to the
banks of Oregon’s waterways.
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White Lotus Gallery
(767 Willamette St)
“Quietude: The Etchings of Tanaka
Ryohei.” The meditative tranquility
of his work is conveyed through the
serene scenes of rural Japan and his
attention to detail. Through June 6th.
Cowfish (62 W Broadway)
The Granary (259 E 5th Ave)
See a painting come alive before
your eyes as Ame Beard paints
on the spot! Using a combination
of realistic and impressionistic
styles and LED lighting, Ame Beard
specializes in creating movement
within paintings.
SHOP & EXPLORE
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Eugene Public Library
(100 W 10th Ave)
“Windows on the Past” by Hannah
Yaginuma-Nute and “On Becoming:
An Identity Project” by UO TeachOUT.
Theater: “The New Shakespeare
Showcase” by Fools Haven theater
troupe, bringing the Bard’s comedy,
tragedy, history, and romance to life
at 6pm.
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Eugene Yoga
(245 E Broadway)
“Color of Nature,” oil paintings by
Abbas Darabi. Through his paintings,
Abbas describes the richness of
nature in the Pacific Northwest.
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EAT & DRINK
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Urban Lumber Company
Furniture Showroom
(28 E Broadway)
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Mixed media work by Erin Even.
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Noisette Pastry Kitchen
(200 W Broadway)
Paintings by Gabriella Soraci.
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Off the Waffle
(840 Willamette St)
Woodcuts of NW Native-American
designs and nature scenes by Rob
Horner, and mixed media works by
Lulu Baggins. Through July 31st.
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Oregon Wine Lab
(488 Lincoln St)
“Forested Dependencies” works on
paper by Benjamin Terrell, addressing
the loss of sentiment and necessity for
the recovery of ritual in a NW setting.
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Townshend’s Teahouse
(41 W Broadway) Work by Kelli
The Eye Center, collaborating
with The Shedd (868 High St)
The first installment of the
“Humanity Project,” photography
showing Dr. John Haines’ recent
mission to Myanmar to conduct free
cataract removal surgeries for some
of that nation’s poorest people.
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Gilt+Gossamer
(873 Willamette St)
“Coast Starlight Series,” watercolor
landscapes by Carolyn Quinn. This
series was painted on location, while
viewing scenery from the windows
of the Amtrak Coast Starlight train
route from Eugene to San Diego, CA.
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Harlequin Beads and Jewelry
(1027 Willamette St)
Jewelry by local artists. Closes 6pm.
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InEugene Real Estate
(100 E Broadway)
Work by woodcut artist Perry
Joseph.
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The Jazz Station
(124 W Broadway)
Photography by Katie Royce, with the
gallery open until 7pm. Music: Choro
das 3, plus Tom Bergeron’s Brasil
Band, 8–11pm, ($)
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OH SO JO (299 E 5th Ave)
Hand-painted furniture and decor
by Jo Morton using CeCe Caldwell’s
Chalk+Clay Paint Products and her
unique embellishment techniques.
Also featuring Shelley Roenspie.
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Oregon Art Supply
(1020 Pearl St)
“Hired Hands II,” work by the staff at
Oregon Art Supply, including Aiyana
Katz, Lindsay Kunhardt, Randi
LaZelle, Noah Schenk, Tanya Scott,
and Tracy Somervell. Open until
7:30pm.
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Urban Therapeutic
(749 Willamette St)
Showcasing amateur artwork
inspired by personal health and
wellness.
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Yankee Built
(857 Willamette St)
“In Memory of Lane County
Photographer, William B. Anderson,”
abstract prints that capture beauty
and profound meaning in often
overlooked local landscapes.
MacConnell.
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