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Volume 1, Number 17, July 10-16, 2006
Instructor Andrew Huot has been binding books and making artists books since 1990. In addition to working in book repair and restoration he has taught workshops and classes throughout the Northwest for organizations such as the Independent Publishing Resource Center in Portland, Portland State University, and the University of Oregon Craft Center. Andrew is the former Chair, and is a current board member, of the Northwest chapter of the Guild of Bookworkers.
Introduction to Bookbinding. Wednesday, July 19. Time: 6:30 - 9:30 pm
Cost: $30. + $5. materials fee. Registration deadline: July 14
Never made a book before but always wanted to try? This one-day workshop will teach you the skills and techniques to start making your own books and pamphlets. We will make six different book structures that you can use for gifts, small notebooks, journals, or art projects. No experience is necessary, an all are encouraged to join in.
Long Stitch Book. Wednesday, August 9. Time 6:30 - 9:30 pm
Cost: $30 + $10. materials fee. Registration deadline: August 4
In this workshop we will construct a book using the long stitch bookbinding structure with multiple sections to allow more pages. Based on 16the Century models, this method has rows of sewing on the spine that serve as a decorative elements. Prerequisite: Intro to Bookbinding class or some bookbinding experience.
Book Boxes and Enclosures. Saturday & Sunday, August 19 & 20. Time 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Cost: $50 + $20 materials fee Registration deadline: August 11
Looking for a way to protect a fragile book or store a collection of small items? Conservation boxes and enclosures are the best ways to protect and house our collections and fragile objects. In this class, we will construct a number of boxes, slipcases, and enclosures to protect and display treasured items. Prerequisite: Intro to Bookbinding class or some bookbinding experience.
More information: , or sign-up online.
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Art and the Vineyard Starts Summer off With A Bang. Known as one of the Northwest’s top art, wine, and music festival, the 23rd annual Art and the Vineyard was staged along the banks of the Willamette River in Eugene’s scenic Alton Baker Park. The event is the principal fundraiser for the Maude Kerns Art Center. The "Art" in Art and the Vineyard is represented by paintings, prints, photographs, sculpture, ceramics, jewelry, wall hangings, and wearable art created by over 100 artists. The festival culminated in a spectacular fireworks display put on by the Active 20-30 Club's July 4th Freedom Festival.
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Texture of Memories. DIVA Member and Artist Services Coordinator Judy Alison is exhibiting her ceramic work along with that of painter Michael Kroetch and textile artist Marilyn Robert, at the Hope Abbey, in the Eugene Masonic Cemetery near 26th Avenue and University Street. Work can be seen noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through July 16. Recent articles include: Art proves lively in restored mausoleum (Register Guard) and Honoring Grief Through Art (Eugene Weekly)
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Grant Supports Visiting Film Artists. DIVA's Media Arts Program has received a $2000 grant from the Chamber's Family Foundation for support of its visiting artists workshops. Our thanks to the Foundation for helping us provide quality media arts experiences at DIVA.
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All DIVA Members Show. This exhibit will run September and October in all the galleries, and all DIVA members are invited to exhibit. Entry forms will be mailed to current members and available online and at DIVA in the next few weeks. The deadline for entry is August 14th and individuals have until then to become members so they can participate. More information and details in a future newsletter.
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Bach Fest Art Work At DIVA. Mary Hornig's glass wall sconce "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" has notes from the Bach work fused on milk glass. Click on image to enlarge. |
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Call For Artists. Potter's Quarter is looking for artists interested in hanging their work at their store. If you are interested, contact Eliza Masters at Potter's Quarter in the Oakway Mall. Contact Eliza at
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Movie in the Park. The City of Eugene is offering an evening of free family entertainment under the stars. Bring your blanket and the parks program will supply the popcorn and the movie. Now Showing: Babe from 9 - 11 p.m. July 14, 2006 9 p.m. - 11 p.m. at the Petersen Barn Park 870 Berntzen; Eugene. Phone: . Admission: free. Movie will have subtitles for the hearing impaired. Movie schedule subject to change due to weather. Read More.
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Photo-Paintings at WOW Hall. Work by Rowan Watson is on display at the WOW Hall, 291 W. Eight Ave. His black-and-white images are enhanced with color while processing in a computer. Lobby art gallery is open 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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Douglas Beauchamp at Sitka Center. Former executive director of the Lane Arts Council, Douglas Beauchamp, has been named the executive director of the Sitka Center on the coast in Otis.
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Local artists of Latino/a background or influence. Fiesta Latina is currently planning its 15th annual celebration at Island Park in Springfield, September 15th and 16th of 2006. The Fiesta's Art Gallery Coordinator is searching for local artists of Latino/a background to participate in this year's gallery. Contact:
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Call For Artists. Maude Kerns Art Center is accepting submissions for the 13th annual Dia de los Muertos exhibit, October 13- November 3. Deadline is July 31. Applications available at the Center or at www.mkartcenter.org.
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| Thanks to Mark Stern of Carte Blanche who provided a tasty array of refreshments for DIVA's Art Preview, July 6th |
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New Exhibits -
- Amy Beller and Jane MacQueen: Earth and Sky- Western Landscapes
- Peggy Spiess: Escape: New and Collected Works
- Keith Legg: Consciousness and Memory
- Valley Calligraphy: Journeys Begin With a Single Word
- Lane Arts Council/Greenhill Humane: PAWsitive Strokes
- Renee Manford: Multimedia/Monoprints
Click Here to learn more about our July artists and their work.
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July 14, "The Boles Murders" with filmmaker Davey Porter
Second Friday Film Forum
Screening Times: 7:00 PM and 9:45 PM
Admission: $5.00
The Boles Murders is a feature-length documentary film about a real life cold case-the murder of an entire family. On Aug. 14, 1965, Jim Boles, Darlene Boles and their two sons, Bobby, age 13, and 12-year-old Tommy were gunned down in their mountain cabin along with their pet dachshund, Barbara. For 40 years the case languished in the dusty inactive files of the San Bernardino County Sheriff's homicide detail. The case had been cold since 1967.
For more than a year filmmaker Davey Porter conducted interviews with living persons of interest and followed up on threads that were, at best, left hanging. The project picked up steam when, after a six month search, Porter located John P. Wilcoxen, the only living witness who was at the Boles cabin the moment the bodies were discovered.
In September 2004, The Boles Murders premiered at the Lake Arrowhead International Film Festival. The film won the prestigious June Lockhart Award for Special Achievement in Film, and on Oct. 26, 2004, based on new information revealed in Porter's documentary, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's homicide detail officially reactivated the case.
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Rescreening Portland's
Filmed By Bike IV
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A Weekend of Bike Themed Films
Saturday, July 15
- 07:00 PM Roam: A new mountain bike film
- 08:30 PM 16,000 ft On A Friday
- 10:15 PM Re-Screening Filmed By Bike IV (selected shorts)
Sunday, July 16
- 03:00 PM Roam: A new mountain bike film
- 06:00 PM 16,000 ft On A Friday
- 08:00 PM Re-Screening Filmed By Bike IV (selected shorts)
The DIVA Center is participating in Eugene's month-long promotion of alternative transportation options (walking, biking, and public transit) with a weekend festival of bike themed films.
The personal documentary, '16,000 feet on a Friday', by Galfromdownunder (Lynette Chiang) shares with the viewer a 500-mile, 12-day expedition over the 16,000 foot Ticlo mountain pass in Peru to reach Satipo, a remote, inland jungle town. Her journey was made with 6x Race Across America legend Lon Haldeman on a Eugene-made Bike Friday travel bicycle.
You'll 'ride' through peaks and chasms, visiting a remote Peruvian orphanage of 85 children whose parents were killed by guerillas 8 years ago, and who survive on the salary of the sole nun who cares for them. Lon Haldeman makes this trip each October personally delivering food he and clothing he has gathered to the Orphanage each. This film documents one such trip.
The documentary, "Roam" is a mountain bike film that depicts the travels of some of the world's top riders. It is an exciting visual experience of mountain biking as seen from the air, on bike, and from the ground.
"Roam" is a production of an award winning Canadian collective of filmmakers, photographers, and bike enthusiast. By drawing on the experience, expertise, and creative energy of every member of the team the group, known as The Collective, has created a film that portrays the newest, cutting edge images of the Freeride progression, while exploring the thoughts and personalities of the riders leading that progression. The approach used in making this film has resulted in an end product that fully reflects the depth of the sport and those who are pushing its boundaries.
Our third event will be a re-screening of selected shorts from Portland's Fourth Annual 'Filmed by Bike 2006 IV". This is a collection of bicycle-theme films made by professional and amateur filmmakers and bike activists from around the world. This is an edgy program of hilarious and sometimes harrowing films that explore the world of biking. This festival program is a Portland favorite.
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BIKE FEST SPONSORS
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ALSO COMING IN JULY
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A Union Man
Juilus Margolin
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July 21, Film and Concert: A Union Man
Time: 7:30 PM
Admission: Donation $5 - $10
"A Union Man" is the story of Julius Margolin, 89, as seen through his eyes as well as those he's met and worked with. This is an affectionate portrait of a rank-and-file activist still in the struggle for justice and workers‚ rights.
Margolin has been a Central Labor Council representative for 32 years. A tireless fighter for justice, equality, and against war, Julius embarked on a new career in 1999, making music and CDs with George Mann while still hitting picket lines and organizing workers in New York City and around the United States.The Eugene-Springfield Solidarity Network/ Jobs with Justice is sponsoring this film. Julius Margolin and George Mann will be at the Screening and also perform a selection of folk and labor songs. Sponsor: Eugene/Springfield Solidarity Network/Jobs with Justice, International Alliance of Theatrical and State Employee's, Local 675 and Lane County Central Labor Council. See www.georgeandjulius.com
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July 22, Lusty Leaf performs "Wide open world, where are you?"
Time: 9.00 PM
General Admission: $5.00. Student with School I.D. Card: $3.00.
"Lusty Leaf" is a folk collective based out of Eugene coordinated by Owen Smith. Loose guitar plunks, pots and pans, banjo, keys, and rolling marimba arrangements set the score for wondrous vocal incantations in the vein of Califone, Vashti Bunyan, and Mt. Eerie. The idea is this: wield a web of songs and with these songs tell a story. The result: “Wide open world, where are you?” As narrative tour guides, the group winds its tale through a series of allegorical re-visions of place. “Wide open world, where are you?” is an attempt to engage with the profound earthly marvels which surround us all. This event is all ages; intended for smiles, laughter and open ears.
Plus: Vidsonic Showcase: Rhythm from Wreckage: Rural Cyberpunk's Not Dead! curated by Carl Diehl. The obsolete technologies of near-future Earth will be operated on by rural cyberneticists. Today, collaborating with by-gone media to reveal previously imperceptible vistas in their environs (informational and otherwise), vidsonic artists seek new rhythm in the trash heaps accumulated in the wake of progress. Foraging the wilds of technology, tonight's program includes: retro-fit fauna, provisional maps of info-overload, picturesque malfunction, and a robot-led indoctrination of tomorrow's leaders by way of almost broken electronics! Rural Cyberpunk's not Dead!!More info at: http://www.electronicelsewhere.com/RfW.html
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It is the 18th annual da Vinci Days Festival in Corvallis July 14-15-16. Discover the crossroads of art, science, and technology with music, entertainment, creative contests, exhibits, and hands-on activities for all ages.
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Film Festival
LaSells Stewart Center
Friday: 7-10 pm
Saturday: 12-10 pm
Sunday: 12-6 pm
Film buffs, save time in your Festival schedule for our short films in all genres, by and for all ages, from K-12 and up!
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Arts & Exhibits
July 14-16, 2006
For the artist in us all, the Festival offers a colorful mélange of events and activities for all ages and levels of interest. There's art to produce, art to share, and art to admire.
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Gallery Exhibit
Art as a Catalyst
ArtCentric
Saturday: 12-6 pm
Sunday: 11 am-5 pm
Tools for change from local artists in their explorations of AIDS, breast cancer, urban environmentalism, war and peace, and spiritual strength through art
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Portraits by Carl Van Vechten. (Scout Report) Born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 1880, Carl Van Vechten had a career in a host of artistic endeavors throughout his life, including his written works and his prodigious work in photography. After graduating from the University of Chicago, he became a staff writer with the Chicago American and he soon found himself asked to also provide photographs to accompany his copy. During this period, he also published his first book of essays and then later began photographing a number of landscapes and acquaintances. This particular collection from the American Memory Project at the Library of Congress brings together close to 1400 of his photographs for consideration by the web-browsing public, and it is definitely worth several visits. The casual visitor may want to begin looking through the photographs by browsing the occupational index listings, which include artists such as Georgia O’Keefe (at left), Truman Capote, Ossie Davis, and Ethel Waters. Finally, visitors may also want to look over a timeline and biographical sketch of Van Vechten, which also appear on the site. Visit Van Vechten Web Site.
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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: August 28. Mayor's Art Show Deadline. The annual juried Mayor's Art Show features an array of artwork created by artists residing in Lane County. This year's Mayor's Art Show will open September 7, with an Awards Ceremony in the main lobby of the Hult Center for the Performing Arts and Public Reception in the Jacobs Gallery beginning at 5:30 p.m. Entries for the 2006 Mayor's Art Show will be accepted on Monday, August 28, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Jacobs Gallery.
Deadline: September 1 CVALCO's 3rd Annual Lane County Photo Contest. Do you know someone with an interest or talent in photography? Be sure and tell them about CVALCO's 3rd Annual Lane County Photo Contest. All interested photographers can enter on-line. Adult and youth divisions will be judge in a variety of categories. The deadline for entries is September 1, 2006. Many thanks to all the CVALCO members that contributed prizes for the contest. Be sure and check out those sponsor businesses on the contest Web pages. Promotional posters and brochures will be sent or delivered to sponsor businesses soon. For more information, contact Lisa Lawton at CVALCO at or l.
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.
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Become A DIVA Member. Consider becoming a participant in the growth and development of the visual and media arts in our city. Become a D IVA Center member today.
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- Artist or Individual Member - $60
- Family - $120
- Student - $30
- Supporter - $75 to $99
- Sustainer - $100 - $249
- Patron - $250 - $499
- Benefactor - $500 - $999
- Medici - $1000 or more
- Business Sponsor - $1000 or more
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"Happy are the painters, for they shall not be lonely. Light and colour, peace and hope, will keep them company to the end of the day." Winston Churchill
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