DIVA 110 W. Broadway, Eugene
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DIVA CENTER NEWS AND EVENTS
May 1 - 7, 2006
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Web: divanow.org
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Programs: Eric Ostlind, Volunteer: or write Hours: Open 12 to 5 pm Tuesday - Saturday, and on First Fridays until 8:30 pm.
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UP FRONT NEWS
First Friday Opening Reception - May 5th. The DIVA Center Galleries open with new shows on Friday evening, May 4th from 5:30 - 8:30 PM. A reception for artists will be held as part of First Friday Art Walk. Please join us for this special opportunity to meet several of the exhibiting artists.
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Screen and Projector Installation Complete. If you've been to DIVA in the last couple of months you no doubt have seen some major changes in the Main Room. This large space has been updated with a new theater quality projection screen and projector thanks to a fund raising effort by the Media Arts Committee.
Once the equipment arrived it became a question of how to get it all professionally installed. Thanks to Webb Contracting of Eugene, the system was properly set-up and made to function as hoped. Webb Contracting generosly contributed the labor, materials, and time to make this happen. We are very grateful for this contribution to the Center. Without their assistance we would not have been able to begin the new year with a fully professional theater system first used for the OpenLens Film Festival. |
Drop-In Figure Drawing At DIVA. There are weekly drop-in figure drawing sessions at the DIVA Center. Working from models, these sessions help the individual improve drawing techniques. Instructor John Holdway will be on hand to assist and coach. Warm up exercies will include gesture drawing. The sessions meet on Wednesdays from 6-9 PM. The cost is $10.00 per session. Next session, May 3.
New Music At DIVA Spring Concert. DIVA continues to feature local composers and musicians in cutting edge performances of new acoustic and electronic music, as well as multimedia works with video and dance collaborations.
The Eugene Composers Collective concert on April 23 fetarued all new music and intermedia works by local composers, the night promises to be unique and inspiring.
The Eugene Composers Collective is a group of local composers and musicians who stage concerts of new and experimental music around Eugene. They encourage new music in traditional and experimental styles. For example, their concerts have included works for robotic percussion instruments, video and live instruments, string quartets and the spoken word. Three of the many events scheduled for the evening are shown below. Click Images To Enlarge
National Juried Exhibition at Emerald Art Center. The Emerald Art Center is hosting a National Juried Exhibition that opens on May 2 and continues thru May 27th. The judge, Scott Shields, curator of the Crocker Museum in Sacramento , CA, will be in Eugene to pick the winners on April 30th. He will give a talk on 'the criteria for judging a painting competition' on May 1st at 6:30 pm at the EAC Gallery. Non-member fee is $5.00 and members $3.00.The reception and awards presentation will be on Saturday, May 6th, 5:00 to 7:00 pm. All are welcome. Learn More.
NO MORE PITY—Go Where the Obstacles Are. On April 27-29, the Disability Studies Committee at the University of Oregon (UO) in cooperation with the Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts (DIVA) and the UO Disability Project held its second annual film festival devoted to the experience of disability.The last evening of the festival was held at the DIVA Center. Three excellent documentaries were screened, "The Kids are All Right", "Speed Racer: Welcome to the World of Vic Chestnutt, and "Murderball
Eugene Film Festival Next Week. The Eugene Film Festival presents a three day celebration of Independent Shorts, Animation, Feature Films, Educational Forums, and guest speakers, May 12-13-14. DIVA will be one of several sites where film screenings will be held For full event and venue schedule information visit the official Eugene Film Festival site.
Zine Release Party at DIVA. A University of Oregon student produced literary zine, Dry Erase, had its introductory release part at DIVA Center on April 28th. The release party included readings, food, and a musical performance by Double Plus Good.
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 Dry Erase - Literary Zine
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Copyright Law For Film and Visual Artists. University of Oregon Law Professor Keith Aoki has taken his love of illustrating comic books and published an informative guide to copyright law for documentary film makers that is enjoyable to read. This 77 page booklet is free online from Duke University. It can be downloaded in a variety of formats or purchased as a hard-bound copy. The guide is valuable for all artists, not just filmmakers, who use found images and other material in their work.
Summer Youth Program at the University of Oregon. The University of Oregon's College of Education Youth Enrichment/TAG Programs are now taking applications and registrations for their summer programs. Visit their website at www.uoyouth.org.
THIS WEEK AT DIVA
GALLERY EXHIBITS
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New and Continuing Exhibits
• Group 669: Photo Art - Visualizing Eden
• Ken O'Connell - The Art of the One Page Comic
• Jean Denis - Outside In
• Autism Rocks!
• Tina Schrager - Maud Kerns Gallery - mixed media
• Martin Sage (May) and Scott Huette (June) Members Gallery
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MEDIA ARTS
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Barbara Attie and Janet Goldwater
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May 6, Reproductive Justice Film Festival
Time: 6:30 PM
Admission: Advance tickets are $5 and are available at Sundance Natural Foods, Bijou Arts Cinemas and DIVA. Day of show tickets are $7
Planned Parenthood will host the Reproductive Justice Film Festival at DIVA. The film festival will feature courageous filmmakers who present insightful and at times quirky examinations of reproductive justice.
The three short films include :
The Abortion Diaries. A documentary featuring 12 women who speak candidly about their experiences with abortion. Their stories weave together with the filmmakers diary entries to present a compelling “dinner party” where the audience is invited to hear what women say behind closed doors about motherhood, medical technology, sex, spirituality, love, work and their own bodies. Director Penny Lane. Learn More.
Rosita A documentary by award-winning filmmakers Barbara Attie and Janet Goldwater that traces a young girls journey from innocent victim to unwitting victor. When a nine-year-old Nicaraguan girl becomes pregnant as a result of a rape, her parents seek a legal “therapeutic” abortion to save their only child’s life. Their quest pits them against governments, the medical establishment, and the Catholic Church. Producers-Directors Janet Goldwater and Barbara Attie. Read More.
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. Time Out NY calls it a "brilliantly woven pastiche that combines archival and original footage in a highly amusing but incisive examination of the fight for reproductive choice." Director Tiffany Shlain. Learn More.
For more information call ext. 35
Note: Filmmakers will not be attending this event
DIVA Rental Event
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BECOME A DIVA MEMBER
DIVA Memberships. DIVA has many types of memberships. Costing only $60 a year a DIVA Artist Member entitles one to a 10% discount at Oregon Art Supply, (15% discount for art class supplies), a 10% discount on DIVA classes, invitations to an annual members meeting and other events, free classified postings on the DIVA website, and access to great art opportunities. If one would like their own virtual studio, the annual fee is an additional $50 per year.
Other memberships are available including Student Membership at just $30.00 per year; Family Membership at $120 a year, and Business/Organization, Guild and Gallerie
Memberships are also available.
WEB SITE ART EXPLORATIONS
Art in Cities. The organizers of Art in Cities say, "Cities are like a huge art gallery with a permanently changing exhibition." Therefore, this web site exists to collect submissions of artwork from cities all over the world, and plot it on a map. To view the art, browse by selecting points on the map, or search by City, Submitter, or artist (Artwork by). There is also a quick link to the most recent uploads. On the day we visited, this link lead to stencil art and graffiti from several cities in the Netherlands, including Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and Eindhoven, as well as one from San Bernardino, CA. This was just the first page of 473 for this specific link, which is in turn only a fraction of the close to 6,000 pieces of art on view at the site. Submitting art is as easy as uploading an image from your computer, and filling out a few fields on a form thus encouraging anyone to walk the streets of their city looking for art to add the site. Visit
Art In Cities web site.
DIVA OPPORTUNITIES
Call for class and workshop proposals. The DIVA Center is seeking class and workshop proposals for morning and daytime classes and workshops in all media-- drawing, painting, etc. Please request a proposal form from or call for a paper copy or download from this site a PDF or DOC.
DIVA Silent Auction. Madeleine Liepe, one of our current exhibiting artists has generously donated a beautiful painting, "Mt. Pisgah Pond" for Silent Auction at DIVA. This beautiful painting is on display in the DIVA lobby. The art, valued at $1000 has an opening bid of $400.
