Marcos Fernandes Emily Hay

June 28 Emily Hay & Marcos Fernandes Summer 2006 West Coast Tour. Time: 8:00 PM General Admission: $5.00. Student with School I. D. Card: $3.00. Emily Hay and Marcos Fernandes embark on a west coast tour this summer in support of their new collaborative CD offering, "WE ARE" on Public Eyesore. The tour starts on June 23rd, taking them from Vancouver, B.C. to Los Angeles with stops along the way in Seattle, Olympia for the Festival of Experimental Music, Portland, Eugene, Oakland and Long Beach. Fernandes and Hay will be joined by guitarist Carey Fosse on the tour and will also be collaborating with many local luminaries at each stop.     Born in Yokohama, Japan, Marcos Fernandes has long been active in San Diego as performer, producer and curator. He has performed in Japan, Hong Kong, Mexico and the US as a solo improviser, phonographer and as percussionist/sound artist with various ensembles, including Wormhole, a decade-long collaboration with percussionist/sound artist Robert Montoya.     Emily Hay is a flutist, vocalist and pianist who extends the traditional pre-conceived capabilities of her instruments. Her approach to music incorporates the complexities of contemporary classical technique with the spontaneity of free improvisation resulting in startling interpretations of sound and intense ensemble interaction. As a performer of the flute, alto flute, piccolo and ethnic reeds, she emits unusual tone colors and soaring rhythmic structures augmented by electronic manipulation. Her vocalizations range from primal to operatic, including whimsical word play and lyrics from the stream of consciousness.

Call For Submissions 2007 OpenLens Festival

Bike Fest '06. The City of Eugene is celebrating July-in-Motion and DIVA is joining the festivities. DIVA is presenting a festival weekend of bike-themed films on July 15th-16th. Our event features a re-screening of Portland's "Filmed By Bike 2006" and the film "16,000 feet on a Friday" by Lynette Chiang.    "Filmed By Bike 2006" is a rescreening of the recent fourth annual Portland festival that includes 20 short films by international amateur filmmakers. These are fun, informative, and thought provoking.      In October, 2004, author and bicycle traveler Galfromdownunder (Lynette Chiang) biked the World's Highest Paved Road in Peru on a 500-mile, 12-day expedition following the barren hills of Lima over the 16,000 foot Ticlo mountain pass, descending into spectacular terraced valleys to reach Satipo, a remote, inland jungle town. Her film "16,000 feet on a Friday" will have a special screening during DIVA's Bike Fest.

Continuing Exhibits - through July 1  • Group 669: Photo Art - Visualizing Eden  • Ken O'Connell - The Art of the One Page Comic  • Jean Denis - Outside In  • Tina Schrager - Maud Kerns Gallery - mixed media  • Scott Huette (June) Members Gallery ‹‹‹‹‹ Scott Huette's Sands of Time - Winds of Change

July 7th - First Friday New Exhibits coming this summer. READ MORE

Hatsheput: From Queen to Pharaoh. Rather than mounting an online exhibition to accompany Hatsheput: From Queen to Pharaoh, the Metropolitan Museum has chosen instead to provide a series of auxiliary features on its Web site. For example, there is an information page, which explains that Hatshepsut, who ruled Egypt for 20 years (ca. 1473–1458 B.C.), was the first important female ruler known to history. A special audio feature narrated by actor Sam Waterston can be listened to as a podcast, downloadable MP3 file, or 12-minute streaming audio. There is also a 19-image slide show that includes sculpted portraits of Hatshepsut, jewelry, vases, as well as chairs and other household items. Finally, there are links with ordering information for the exhibition catalog and other exhibition-related items from the Museum store. Visit Web Site.

Deadline: July 1 - Annual Artists' guidebook sees applications. Oregon Crafted, a nonprofit organization promoting cultural tourism, has issued a call to artists wishing to be included in the second edition of the group's annual guidebook. Artists should contact Oregon crafted at or to request an application packet.

Deadline: July 14- Call for Submissions. The Portland International Short Short Film Festival is currently seeking submissions for its 2006 festival. Now in its fifth year, PISS Fest! showcases films from around the globe that run the gamut of themes and styles—from the dark and avant-garde to the hilariously absurd—with the only common thread among them being running time: ten minutes or less. The deadline for entry is June 30, 2006, late entry deadline is July 14, 2006. Entry form and more details can be found at http://zonkerfilms.com.

Deadline: July 15- Call for Submissions. Tempography is a new international art form that examines the unexplored zone between the moving and the still image. The pieces are called" tempographs". They are still images extended in time. Each piece must be less than 30 seconds long. They are shown in sequences, with black before and after. A Tempography exhibition will take place at the cinema Zita in Stockholm in August. This is a call for submissions. Please have a look at the website:
www.tempography.org for more information, and for the ever-important guidelines.

Deadline: July 15 - Call to Artists 2 Exhibit Maud Kerns. Maude Kerns Art Center is proud to announce its 2007 - 2008 Call to Artists. Our center is Eugene's original non-profit community center for the visual arts. The Center has over 50 years of history in Oregon. We are a member-driven organization with over 500 members. The gallery offers 8 juried exhibitions annually, drawn from national and international submissions.

Deadline: July 31 - Call To Artists. Artists are invited to donate artwork to the Eugene Glass School's 7th Annual Art Glass Auction & Benefit, 7 October.  This is the school's largest and most prestigious fundraising event of the year, catering to hundreds of local, national, and international glass artists and collectors.  With the publication of a full-color auction catalog, an artist's work will be seen by over 2,000 artists and collectors. More Information.

Deadline: July 31 - Teaching Opportunities at Emerald Art Center. The Emerald Art Center's new children's art Program, TEACH Arts, is seeking experienced, creative, energetic and dynamic art instructors. Beginning this fall, we will be offering classes for five age groups 2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 and 10-12. Please email to receive application materials.
The Center is also seeking qualified art instructors for adult classes and is now scheduling for the Fall 2006 through Summer 2007. Please email to receive application materials.

Deadline: August 1 - Call For Articles. "Music, Sound, and the Moving Image" will be the first international scholarly journal devoted to the study of the interaction between music and sound with the entirety of moving image media film, television, music video, advertising, computer games, mixed-media installation, digital art, live cinema, et alia. To be published by Liverpool University Press and co-edited by Anahid Kassabian (Liverpool University) and Ian Gardiner (Goldsmiths College), the journal will be truly interdisciplinary, inviting contributions across a range of critical methodologies, to include musicology and music analysis, film studies, popular music studies, cultural theory, aesthetics, semiotics, sociology, marketing, sound studies, and music psychology. It is hoped that the journal also will provide an important focus for the similarly diverse and expanding community of media music scholars.
      The journal will be published twice a year, beginning January 2007, and its first issues will be open, embracing this diversity of topics and approaches. As it progresses it is intended that themed issues, under a guest editor, will alternate with open issues,
perhaps encouraging writers to explore areas under-represented in current literature. The editors welcome contributions offering the broadest interpretation of the journal's title, not only seeking to build upon the existing scholarship on film music and film sound, but also to challenge its theoretical assumptions, and to extend its boundaries to include the full variety of moving image media and traditions. Submissions for the inaugural issue should be e-mailed, by 1 August 2006, as Microsoft Word documents to: Enquiries or requests for style guidelines should also be directed to this address.

Deadline: October 2 - Call for Oregon Bluebook Photographs. The State Archives, which publishes the Oregon Blue Book, is seeking color photos that represent some aspect of the state to grace the cover of the 2 edition. The contest is open to all amateur photographers who are Oregon residents, and photographs must be taken in Oregon. For full details go to the Blue Book web site.

Deadline: October 31 - Call to Artists: Lane Community College is accepting submissions from sculptors to participate in the 2006 Pacific Northwest Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition. Fifteen works will be selected for exhibition to take place throughout the 2007 spring term, showcasing the Eugene Oregon campus. Lane Community College may use this exhibition to select or commission a sculpture for purchase. More Information

Deadline: May, 2007 - Community Arts Grants are available each year for individuals and groups producing arts projects and programs that benefit the City of Eugene and its residents. These grants are made possible with funds from the City of Eugene Room Tax Fund. More Information.

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 exercises will include gesture drawing. The sessions meet on Wednesdays from 6-9 PM. The cost is $10.00 per session. Next session, June 7.

Drop-In Art Skill Shop At DIVA. The Free, drop-in art skill shop for downtown street youth now meets on Tuesday from 4-7:00 PM. DIVA and the Lane Arts Council is pleased to co-sponsor these free activities for street youth in downtown Eugene. Projects include bookmaking, block printing, zinemaking, collage, and more. This skill shop is offered as a collaborative project of DIVA, the Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts, Lane Arts Council, and Looking Glass Youth and Family Services, with support from Lane County Department of Health and Human Services, Eugene Rotary Club and the City of Eugene. The project partners intend for these skill shops to offer alternative activities and social opportunities for youth.

Membership Development Intern or Volunteer Needed. DIVA is in need of an individual who could spend a few hours each week helping to develop the Center's membership base. If you are interested in recruiting new members, would enjoy contacting merchants to create benefit options for members, and would like to make a major contribution to the Center, call Mary Unruh at and discuss your interest as an intern or volunteer.

DIVA Summer Classes. Summer is a great time for exploring your artistic interest and the DIVA Center is offering a number of courses to help you get the creative energy flowing. This summer you'll find classes in photography, painting, illustration, drawing, and book making.
    A listing of Center classes is available online or download the complete DIVA Center Course Schedule (PDF). Internet registration makes taking a class at DIVA easy.
So, come downtown and enjoy discovering the artist in you. DIVA is located in the heart of Eugene's Cultural district at 110 W. Broadway. On street parking available in front of the Center or in near by City Parking Garages. DIVA - Where Art Is Happening.

Video Slam@ DIVA. The DIVA Media Arts committee wants to encourage indie video production within the community and beyond with the introduction of the Video Slam@DIVA program this August, September, and October.
A video slam is a short video competition for artists in the spirit of a poetry slam. At the end of each slam the audience will vote for a winning video. The best of the summer videos will be automatically entered in the third annual OpenLens Festival in January.
    The Media Arts Committee is running the slam as a trial program this summer. If successful the slam will resume in January, 2007.
    For full details check out the Video Slam page online. Videos selected for a given slam will be screened only if the artist is available to participate.