DIVA Center News and Events

Volume 1, Number 19, July 24-30, 2006

DIVA Center Recognized. DIVA was selected by Downtown Eugene Incorporated and the City Club of Eugene to receive the 2006 Downtown Eugene Excellence Award for Arts and Culture. DIVA Board Chair Randy Stender and Executive Director Mary Unruh accepted the award on behalf of the Center staff, all the many volunteers, members, and contributors who have made the Center an outstanding resource for the visual and media arts in Eugene.
This was the third annual downtown awards ceremony presented as a joint collaboration of the City Club of Eugene and Downtown Eugene Inc. to honor individuals and organizations who have demonstrated commitment and significant effort toward creating community vision through downtown revitalization.

DIVA Board Chair Randy Stender, and Executive Director Mary Unruh accept the 2006 Downtown Eugene Excellence Award. The DIVA Center offers a range of exhibits, classes, screenings, and events that draw over 1000 people a month to the Center. West Coast media artists have recognize DIVA as "the venue" to visit on their way between Portland, Seattle, and California.

Business Seminar for Artists. The DIVA center is offering a free seminar, Business Skills for Emerging Artists, from 3-9 pm on Sunday, July 30th. Presenters Susan Klein and Hue Ping will provide insightful perspectives on the business side of the arts.
    Susan Klein has been a mixed media artist, painter, weaver, textile designer as well as a successful jeweler for over 30 years. In 1974 she establish the Susan Klein Design Studio. As a designer, and with her extensive background in both wholesale and retail, she has the ability to scope out and set trends, colors and styles. Susan has sold over a million dollars of her art and craft.     Dr. Hue-Ping Lin is co-owner of the White Lotus Gallery in Eugene. She has, as gallery director, provided a venue in the U.S. for China's contemporary artists, particularly printmakers. Her appreciation of the arts and contacts within Chinese art academies has permitted White Lotus Gallery to assemble one of the largest collections of contemporary Chinese prints in the US.
    Pre-registrants will be able to turn in a portfolio and artist statement to be critiqued. Portfolios will be reviewed by Cyndy Duerfeldt, owner of LaFollette Gallery off Broadway. Cyndy Duerfeldt is an accomplished painter and printmaker and respected member of the arts community, who has successfully run a gallery in this community for many years. For pre-registration and information call DIVA Center . Or, pre-register on line at divanow.org. Visual artists of all media are welcome, as are students.
    Artists completing the Labyrinth Project will have the opportunity to exhibit at DIVA in the fall. Seminar sessions will be videotaped and available for check out at DIVA starting in September. This seminar is funded by a grant from Lane Arts Council.This seminar is funded by a grant from Lane Arts Council.

Seminars for Artists Funded by Lane Arts Council. The Business Skills for Emerging Artists seminar being offered on July 30th is part of The Labyrinth Project for Emerging Artists. This project is an educational program to encourage professional development for aspiring visual artists in the area. In each three hour meeting, successful local artists, as well as gallery owners and business professionals will conduct educational seminars, lectures and critiques. Participating artists will leave the project with a concrete plan for professional development and the connections and peer support needed to succeed in meeting their professional objectives. Through this process, the group develops a social support system as well as a working understanding of the elements required for professional success from a social, emotional, business and exhibition standpoint.

Volunteers Needed at DIVA. DIVA relies heavily on our dedicated volunteers; for those of you who have wanted to get involved but you don't know how, please look at the following opportunities we have available: Gallery Guide Designer: compile information about exhibitions, Media Arts events, other events, classes, and membership as need to create a folded 11 x 17 guide on a monthly basis. Exhibition PR/Marketing Assistant: work with the Operations Manager on submitting press releases and event listing information to local media outlets on a monthly basis. Exhibition Hanging Team: help with the take down, patching and painting, and hanging every two months on Sundays during times of complete exhibit changes. If you are interested in these or other volunteer opportunities, please contact Becky Guy at or call .
Volunteer memberships are available to those who put in 40 volunteer hours! Be the "I" in DIVA - take the initiative and volunteer.

First All-Member Exhibition at DIVA Center. "Edge Effect" in the world of nature describes the activity that occurs where different ecosystems meet. DIVA is poised at the "edge" of a cultural change for downtown Eugene. As artists and members of DIVA we are active participants in that change. This is why we have chosen "Edge Effect" as the theme for the first All Members show at DIVA.
    DIVA Members are invited to submit works that illustrate, demonstrate, evoke, emerge from your own edge effects for exhibition during September and October 2006. Only current members of DIVA will be allowed to exhibit work; non-members may exhibit by including the $60 membership fee with your entry form. Membership is good for one year.
    All entries will be accepted, and each member is guaranteed to exhibit one piece in the show. Additional pieces will be considered as space allows. The entry fee is $8 per member, which will pay for exhibit postcards, posters, and flyers promoting the exhibit.
    To ensure quality and originality, work that is a copy of the work of others and/or made entirely from a kit or commercial design will not be accepted. All pieces must be dry and ready to be displayed at the time of delivery. All unframed work must have a hanging sleeve or loops/rings on the back of the work. For the protection of both people and work, each piece must fit through a standard door. Works exceeding four feet in width, or of excessive weight or height may be refused entry for this show. Entry forms are available at DIVA and here online (PDF). Application deadline, Monday August 13. Bring work to DIVA on Sunday, August 27.

Introducing the DIVA Board - Part 3. Patricia Skipper is DIVA's Development Committee Chair. She brings a strong background in fund development to DIVA's board. Her broad based knowledge of grant writing, event planning and donor development helps DIVA look for and create opportunities for developing a strong fiscal base. We are very fortunate to have Pat's development expertise as we grow into a strong force for downtown development around the arts.
(At right)DIVA Board meets on the first Tuesday of each month. Read Board Parts 1 and 2.

Faraway Places. Native Oregonian Kristin Loya has lived and traveled in Japan, France, Nepal and Southeast Asia. See those people and places through the lens of her venerable Pentax K-1000 at at a free photography exhibit at the University of Oregon School of Law.
Twenty-five brilliantly colored photographs were edited down from 8,000 images taken on a recent sixteen-month journey. They are on display in the second floor gallery of the Knight Law Center, 1515 Agate Street, across from Hayward Field on the UO campus in Eugene.
The gallery area is open seven days a week, during law library hours .Visitors must sign in with the building concierge after 6 p.m. The exhibit is available until December, 2006.

Since the publication of the first issue, Winter 2004, Jerry Williams has been showcasing the art and artists of our community. Now you can access back issues of the Quarterly online.

Video Slam@DIVA. DIVA beings a monthly summer video slam in August for indie producers. The event follows in the spirit and tradition of the popular competitive slams for poetry. Individuals submit work in advance, which is organized into an evening's program where it is screened, and discussed. At the end of each session the audience chooses a winning video. The monthly winners will be entered on behalf of the artist in the Third Annual OpenLens Festival competition, January 12-14, 2007.
The first slam is 4:00 PM on Sunday, August 20th. Individuals interested in screening their work must submit videos by August 10th. All screenings require that the artist be in attendance. Full details and a required submission form are available online at proscenia.net/diva/slam/. There is no entry fee but a SASE must be included if the video is to be return. The slam is open to the public for viewing and a $2-5.00 donation is asked.

How Art Made The World. This Monday is the first-season finalse of a lively and provocative investigation into the far-reaching influence of art on society. Art historian and University of Cambridge lecturer Dr. Nigel Spivey hosts.
The program airs Monday, July 24, 10:00pm This episodeexamines the depiction of death. This same program can be seen on OPB Also Wednesday, July 26, 4:00am

Movies Under The Stars. The City of Eugene is providing a summer film series with screenings in various City parks on Friday nights. Movies start about 9 PM. Here is the schedule for the remainder of the summer.
- July 28: The original "Love Bug" at Washington Park
- Aug. 04: "Whale Rider" at Monroe Park
- Aug. 11: The original "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" at Washington Park
- Aug. 18: "Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit" at Petersen Barn Park
- Aug. 25: Spanish-language version of "Homeward Bound" at Monroe Park

Arts Education Funding. The Senate Appropriations Committee has passed the Fiscal Year 2007 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. This important bill contains funding that is critical to America’s arts community. The Senate bill provides $36.5 million in funding for the Arts in Education Program. This is $1.2 million more than the final funding level for 2006, though the amount allocated is still below the level needed for this program to reach the millions of young Americans who could benefit from increased arts education in school.

Valley Calligraphy

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.

COMING SOON TO DIVA!

August 7 - Kid Theodore w/DoublePlusGood
Time: $8.00 PM
Admission: $3-5.00 ss

Kid Theodore is a group of five that enjoy playing rock and roll music. The music that Kid Theodore makes is an interesting blend of influences ranging from Tom Waits to Belle and Sebastion. kid Theodore is creating quite a buzz among underground/independent music fans.
DoublePlusGood is the electro-pop moniker for one man singer/songwriter/producer Erik Carlson, who has been writing and playing music for a better portion of his life. Carlson has been a student in the University of Oregon's Future Music program.
Also playing is Matthew Sage known as .

August 11 - "The future of digital filmmaking" with screen writer, director, and producer, Neal Miller
Second Friday Film Form
Time: 8:00 PM
Admission: $5.00

Neal Miller will address the future of digital filmmaking, using his current feature film, "Raising Flagg", as a case study. Neal's experience as an independent filmmaker, facing the difficulties of getting a digitally shot film into theatrical distribution, has led him to a new venture - development of the IndEx digital projection system. He will show excerpts from his film to demonstrate this new technology, supporting his belief that it will be an important step in opening new opportunities for theatrical exhibition of indie films.

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.

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.

DIVA thanks The Broadway Bistro and Market. The Center has been fortunate to have as it neighbor the Broadway Bistro and Market. The Market's continued support of the Center's receptions and social functions is most appreciated. Stop by the Broadway and discover a pleasant mix of restaurant, wine bar and grocery at 200 West Broadway. The restaurant features fresh, natural organic foods. Restaurant seating is limited but tables outside and throughout the establishment give it a cozy and welcoming feeling. The Broadway opens at 7 am weekdays and 8 am on weekends. It closes at 10 pm Mondays through Thursdays; at 11 pm on Fridays and Saturdays; and at 8 pm on Sundays. Call for more information.

Matthew Barney: Drawing Restraint. (Scout Report) The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art) appropriately uses multimedia to present this Web feature about multimedia artist Matthew Barney, who works in an interrelated way in sculpture, film, and installations. Barney often appears in his works, in character and in costume. He has been working on his Drawing Restraint series for almost 20 years, and the Web feature presents excerpts from Drawing Restraint 9, a recent portion of the series.
Drawing Restraint 9 includes a feature-length film set on a Japanese whaling ship, the Nisshin Maru, along with related photography, drawing, video, and sculpture. The film follows the transformation of an Occidental couple brought on board the whaling ship, played by Barney and the singer Björk, who also composed the soundtrack. See the "What Happens in the Film" section of the Web feature for still images and video of Barney discussing how the film was made, then move to the "Do These Sculptures Tell Stories?" section to see sculptures made by Barney to reinterpret the film experience for the gallery (and online) viewer. Visit Matthew Barney site.

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.

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

SchoolArts Program. Quality arts instruction provides young people with authentic learning experiences that engage minds, hearts, and bodies. The Lane Arts Council SchoolArts program encompasses visual, performance and literary arts and invites professional writers, performers, and visual artists to work with students and teachers to create extended educational arts activities, teach new skills, develop creative thinking, and offer career insights. Read More about the Lane Arts Artist Residencies, Performance Assemblies, and Workshop opportunities.

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 10. Calling All Emerging Glass Artists. e-merge 2006, Bullseye Glass's fourth annual juried kiln-glass exhibition, is now accepting applications. The exhibition, including its awards and catalog, is one of the ways that Bullseye Glass recognizes and honors students, early-career artists, and others who are rising through the ranks of studio glass but are not yet represented at top national and international galleries. Learn more about e-merge at www.bullseyeglass.com/emerge/

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 2 - Call to Artists! 7th Annual Authors & Artists Fair 2006. This year's silent auction will feature the Bookend Project! Local artists are invited to create bookends that reflect literary themes or related to a literary work. Bookends serve two main purposes, to hold books together in an organized fashion and to add a touch of beauty,
sophistication, or whimsy to a collection of books.
     Media may include: painting, printmaking, metal work, drawing, collage, graphics, sculpture, pottery, photography, glass, textiles, and mixed media.
    If you'd like a pair of metal bookends to start your creative expression they are now available. You can pick them up at the
Downtown Library, 3rd floor Administration Office Monday- Friday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
    Deadline: Bookends must be returned by Monday, October 2, 2006. The bookends will be on display at the Downtown Library in the Children's Center starting November 1 and will be auctioned off at the Authors & Artists Fair Saturday, December 2, 2006 7-10 pm
    Based on last year's enthusiastic support of this project, we anticipate a quick response from artists. Please contact us SOON if you wish to be part of this year's Bookend Project. Thank you for supporting to the Eugene Public Library Foundation. Please contact: Bob DeVine & Tylar Merrill Bookend Project

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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