Up Front News and Events
Volume 2, Number 03, March, 2007 |
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The First Friday ARTWalk begins at 5:30 pm, March 2nd, at the 5th St. Public Market. Join Dana Howe, Marketing Director, for a unique guided tour of arts attractions and history of the 5th St. Public Market.
Be sure to stop by DIVA Friday evening and enjoy five new shows on display in our galleries. See a description of the DIVA exhibits listed below.
Are you going to the coast? If so, consider the Second Saturday Art Walk/Ride in Florence March 10th. Catch the Art Tour bus at 3 p.m. at the Florence Event Center, 715 Quince street. This event is sponsored by The Gallery Association for Learning and Art (GALA) and features exhibits at Florence Area Galleries.
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Volunteer Of The Month. James Denier has been an outstanding DIVA volunteer. He has, as a member of the Center's Media Art Committee, organized, staged, and managed both single and multiple day events. The Media Arts Committee expresses its appreciation and kudos for all that James does to make sure Center programming is professionally presented and that patrons feel welcomed while attending DIVA events. James is currently a co-host and program organizer for the 'Best Of The Eugene Film Festival Series' at DIVA.
He says, "I've been involved with visual and performing arts in some capacity almost all of my life. In this last year of volunteering at DIVA, I have been so very pleased to get involved with so many worthwhile projects. The highlight being the interaction with artists and audiences of the arts in Eugene. It is a rare thing that the creators and those who appreciate the work have a chance to connect on such a personal level. It has been great to see the kind of community building that DIVA facilitates. I'm very proud to be a small part of that."
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Call For Class and Workshop Proposals. Spring term is just around the corner and the DIVA Center is seeking proposals for day and evening classes or workshops in all media--drawing, painting, film, etc. Sessions will start the week of April 16th. You can download a proposal form or pick up one at DIVA. Deadline: Friday March 2nd. Contact Eric Ostlind for more information at .
Metamedia Cooperation 3. DIVA is a co-sponsor of this year's Metamedia Cooperation 3 at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art from 1- 8:00PM on March 3rd. Time: 1-8:00 PM. An experience in sharing and collaboration, celebrating the connections between creative concepts and practices in art, science and community. Courtyards, galleries, and theaters feature metalogues and installations weaving collective memory. Integrative fields, modulative frequencies, and regenerative scapes interactivate a Living Learning Archive.
The sponsors of this exhibit are: The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art; The University of Oregon Cultural Forum; The UO Arts and Administration & Art Department; The Institute for Community Arts Studies; The Institute of Cognitive & Decision Sciences; Public Interest Environmental Law Conference; Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts; The Fenario Gallery; and The Marché Museum Cafe. Admission: $10.00
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 March Workshops. Three Winter term workshops are offered during March. Visit the Class and Workshop web page for more information. Pre-registration is required. Call and reserve your space today.
Screenwriting Seminar. This on-going seminar covers premise, development, outline, draft, and script revision. The focus will be on works for theatrical film. This course is for someone who is serious about actually writing a screenplay.
The seminar is limited in size to ensure adequate feedback from the instructor and fellow writers. As new students join a second group may be created. Thomas Blank, instructor. Meets Saturday mornings 9:00am-11:00am. Cost: $20 per class session, with a minimum registration for 4 sessions required. Prerequisites - Instructor approval by contacting . Registration: .
Surrounding the Figure. This is an intense and information packed 8 hour figure painting workshop suitable for all ages/levels of ability. A clothed model is used in an atmospheric setting (fabrics, plants, etc,), which in itself is an already made composition. Students may choose to work from any angle that compliments their artistic ability. Mixed medium (pastel, acrylic, conte) students will master eye-hand coordination and increase their knowledge and skill of painting the human figure. Instructor: Pauline Hauder, instructor. Meets 9am-4pm on Saturday, March 3rd. Cost: $55 plus $10 model fee. Pre-registration required: .
Introduction to Bookbinding. If you've never made a book before but always wanted to try? This one-day workshop will teach you the techniques to start making your own books and pamphlets. Learn to make six different book structures that you can use for gifts, small notebooks, journals, or art projects. No experience is necessary, and all are encouraged to join in. Andrew Huot, instructor. Meets 6-9pm. on Monday, March 5th. Cost $35 + $5 materials fee. Pre-registration required: .
Long Stitch Book. In this workshop participants will construct a book using the long stitch bookbinding structure with multiple sections to allow more pages. Based on 16th Century models, this method has rows of sewing on the spine that serve as a decorative element. Individuals will go home with a completed book. Andrew Huot, instructor. Meets 6-9pm. on Monday, March 12th. Cost $35 + $10 materials fee. Pre-registration required: .
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Artist's Salon. Join DIVA Members and the public for the Artist's Salon on Sunday, March 25th at 7:00 p.m. This month's DIVA's Artist's Salon will be hosted by Scott Huette and is devoted to an open critique of artist's finished work or work in progress. The critique is a valuable opportunity for artists to refine their work, hone their oral presentation skills, and prepare for showing their work to galleries and collectors.
Bring two pieces of your art and something yummy to share. DIVA member's may also present their work for consideration for the Member's Gallery for August.
Scott Huette is an Adjunct Faculty Members of the University of Oregon's Arts Administration Program. More information: Becky Guy <> or .
Call for Video Slam Entries. DIVA's monthly Video Slam event continues at 4 PM on Sunday, March 25th. Video artists bring their short videos (10-minute max.) for screening in a competition that follows in the tradition of the poetry slam. A goal of this "show and share" event is to help develop a regional video and film community where work can be screened and discussed by peers. The audience votes to send one of the afternoon's videos to a year's end "Best Of" slam competition. Admission: $2-5.00. Videographers: Free. Information online. Phone: .
DIVA Video Slam Winners. January Video Slam winners included Julian Thieme's "My 4 Extraordinary Years of High School" and Henry Weintraub's "Split". February winners were Brian Van Peski's "Pura Vida, Pura Tierra" and Jesse England's
"VFD". These and future winners will be entered in a December year end finale event.
Media Arts On MySpace. The DIVA Media Arts Committee is using MySpace® to reach potential patrons for DIVA events. MySpace provides the opportunity to distribute bulletins to "friends" or subscribers to the Media Arts account. The use of MySpace has been of benefit to various visiting artists and we hope it will grow new audiences for Center Events. Check out the site. Becky Guy has also created a MySpace account for the Center. Visit the online.
Daniel Heila at Portland Art Center. DIVA Media Arts Committee Chairperson, Daniel Tapio Heila is exhibiting his installation, "Inter-Tidal", at the Sound and Light Gallery of the Portland Art Center for the month of May. A Portland opening will take place on Thursday, May 3rd.
Jerry Ross - Studio Sale at Opus6ix. DIVA Board member Jerry Ross invites readers to a studio sale on March 2nd at Opus6ix. Interesting small portraits, landscapes, and figurative works will be available. Jerry will join other Opus6ix artists who will set up tables and easels in the Gallery. Jerry was recently voted "instructor of the year" at Maude Kerns. See example of work on sale "Near Sienna" oil/canvas 2006.
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DIVA's Wish List. DIVA always welcome materials and resources to help develop our facility as a unique service for the community. On our wish list includes the following items:
• Padded gallery bench for rest and reflection when viewing exhibits.
• Medium size microwave oven for kitchenette area
• 16mm movie projector - in excellent running condition
• Both a small and large paper cutter with sharp, even cutting blade
• Roller blade paper cutter - for trimming photographs and fine papers
• A wall clock - for the DIVA lobby
• Small step stool - to reach the high cupboards
• Large beam flashlight
• Basic art supplies for sign making |
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DIVA CENTER GALLERY EXHIBITS
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Five exciting new exhibits open at the DIVA Center on Friday, March 2nd at 5:30 PM. Join gallery artists who will be available to talk about their work during the Lane Council of Arts First Friday Art Walk. Included in the DIVA show for March are:
Dreamworks: Donna Fountain, Kathy Haydon, Hilary Russell and Pat Arrera. This is a four woman exhibit inspired by their dreams, meditations, reading and inner/spiritual musings. Drawn together by friendship and a passion for their studio work they occasionally exhibit as a group. Though each speaks with a different voice there is a harmony in their collective effort.
Sticks and Stones: The 'Twining Rivers Basket Society' exhibit includes work by Mariana Mace, Donna Sakamoto Crispin, Lei McCornack, Patricia Montoya Donohue and Sheila Tasker. The hand making of baskets provides these artists with the opportunity to express their creative visions through the use of natural materials. Whatever form, practical or pure fantasy, a basket contains abundance.
East of Eden: Rich Bergeman. More than 15 prints in the show depict abandoned ranches and homesteads, ghost towns, Native American petroglyphs, and landscapes from Oregon's "other half." Bergeman uses 5x7 and 8x10 large-format view cameras as well as digital cameras, and prints in the platinum process, a rediscovered printing medium that was more popular 100 years ago than it is today.
Sketches of Women: Howard Hauskneat. Sketching is a joyous dance of ink and paper, line and space, repetition and improvisation. Just a few strokes can express so much. The drawings in this collection were accomplished with models and were produced in the moment; no reworking of the drawings ensued.
Painting is My Way of Dancing: JulieAnn Mills –Testi 'A Release Of My Inner Soul'. JulieAnn was born in Southern California with Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita characterized by locked joints. This condition results in her working with a brush and pencil held by her teeth. She works in gauche, watercolor and a combination of the two. All Of Mills-Testi’s work is courtesy of Mouth and Foot Painters of which she is a member artist.
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Dreamworks
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East of Eden-Sticks and Stones-Sketches of Women
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My Way Of Dancing
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DIVA CENTER SCREENINGS
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March 4 - Eugene Celebrate the Performing Arts Series "Swing Time"
7:00 PM
Admission: FREE
The screening of "Swing Time", starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers will be followed by a conversation with Diane Retallack of the Eugene Concert Choir who will be present to answer questions about the Concert Choir and its upcoming concert of Big Band classic songs. Thomas Blank hosts. The screenings in this program will be presented, in rotation, by resident companies of the Hult Center on the first Sunday of each month. It is the goal of this on-going series to showcase the diversity of the arts that are available in Eugene.
March 9 - Second Friday Film Forum with Sherrlyn Bjorkgren
7:00 PM
Admission: $5. Members/Students: $3
• Photographer and filmmaker Sherrlyn Bjorkgren presents her documentary on life in Iraq as photographed while she was a photo-journalist in that country.
March - 11 Best Of The Eugene Film Festival - Double Feature Night
7:00 and 8:30 PM
Admission: $5. Members/Students: $3
• Double feature: James Vculek's, "Two Harbors" (2005), won the 2006 Eugene Film Festival's "Best Narrative Feature' award screens at 7:00 PM. "BachelorMan" (2003) by John Putch screens at 8:30 PM
March - 12 Eugene Noise Event
9:00 PM
Admission: $5. Members/Students: $3
• An evening of cutting edge sound experiences when four groups ramp up the volume: The Late Severa Wires, View, Avoid The Future Shadow, Eraritjaritjaka.
March - 18 Art House Films and Conversation
7:00 PM
Admission: FREE
• Director Andrei Tarkovsky's science fiction cult classic, "Solyaris" (1972) is an uncompromisingly unique and poetic meditation on space travel and its physical and existential ramifications.
March - 25 Video Slam
4:00 PM
Admission: $2-5.00ss. Entering Videographers: Free
• Video competition in the tradition of the poetry slam. The audience sends winning video to the annual December best of the slam competition. Check in time 3:30 PM
March - 29 Ben Russell's "Last Refuge for the Senses, or Noise Hippies Against All War
7:00 PM
Admission: $5. Members/Students: $3
• Ben Russell brings a frenetic mix of post-psychedelic/noise/DIY 16mm films to Eugene this evening. The program deals with noise/post-psychedelia from a political/leftist perspective, features 8 films by 5 artists. There's live sound, DIY cameraless cinema, and audio mash-ups by the likes of Lightning Bolt and Nautical Almanac.
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COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD and NEWS
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Crescent Village Public Art Competition
Arlie & Company and Maude Kerns
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Maude Kerns Artist Lecture: Every Picture Tells A Story. Local artist, Dan DePaolo, featured in our "Every Picture Tells A Story" exhibit, will give a presentation on Wednesday, March 7th at 7:00pm. Dan graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design and has been working as a graphic illustrator for local businesses and local/regional bands. His work has appeared in the Eugene Weekly. During his presentation, Dan will discuss his artistic process, his use of sequential storytelling, and his work as a designer.
Digital Artist Sue Costabile at UO. Sue Costabile aka SUE.C is a visual and performing artist based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her works challenge the norms of photography, video, and technology by blending them all into an organic and improvisational live performance setting. Employing a variety of digital tools to create an experimental animation "instrument," Costabile synthesizes cinema from photographs, drawings, watercolors, hand-made papers, fabrics and miniature interactive lighting effects. Costabile's solo performances combine live imagery with a live soundtrack using her own voice, small sound effects devices and assorted electronic instruments. She currently teaches "Math & Media" at the California College of Arts (CCA) in Oakland. Her recent experimental film "FortyThousand3Hundred20 Memories" had it's world premiere at the Oberhausen Short Film Festival this past May. University of Oregon, Thursday, March 1 7-9 PM room 115 Lawrence Hall.
Eugene Glass School Offers Workshops. One day workshops will be offered throughout the year in order to offer students the opportunity to sample each of the Eugene Glass School studios to see which they like best, and to offer specific techniques which can be covered in a one day session. The Eugene Glass School continues to expand and evolve into a haven for glass artists, offering quality instruction and a space where artists can create and find the support needed to see through any project. The Eugene Glass School strives to be a resource for all levels of glass artistry. Learn More Online.
Guided Tour: Russian Icon Gallery. Professor emeritus A. Dean McKenzie will lead a guided tour through the Russian Icon Gallery at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at the University of Oregon on March 11, 2007 at 2 p.m. Free with admission.
Beaver State Woodturners Exhibit. The Beaver State Woodturner's return to the Springfield Museum after a four year absence for an exhibition that melds art and craft. These artisans create lathe turned objects of form and function. Tuesday - Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturday noon-4 p.m. Admission: $2 for adults.
Light and Color. Marvel at the world of light and color hidden to the naked eye. 'Light and Color', a hands-on exhibit from Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, offers a kaleidoscope of light, color and scientific discovery. Interactive stations offer views of amazingly lifelike holograms, the physics behind reflection, and the mystery behind periscopes. Exhibit at the U of O Museum of Natural and Cultural History through April 29th. Open Wednesday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 1680 East 15th Ave; Eugene. Phone: . Admission: Free-$8.
Free Family Art Sundays. Each 2nd Sunday the Emerald Art Center will host free art activities for children and their families to enjoy together. There will be special cultural themes and a variety of "hands-on projects". Emerald Art Center 500 Main Street; Springfield, Oregon. Cost: Free.
Florence Offers More Than Surf and Sand. If you're going to the coast and want a break from the roaring surf why not visit one of the many galleries in Florence and near by. The Welcome To Florence Artists web site features area artists, galleries, and shows.
"If Quilts Could Talk". The Lane County Historical Society and Museum and Pioneer Quilters present 'The Unbroken Thread 31st Annual Quilt Show'. April 14–22, 2007 Tuesday - Saturday from 10–4, Sunday 12–4. Closed Monday. Cost: Adults and Seniors $4.00, Children $3.00, Weekly Pass $10.00, LCHS Members free.
NW Art Exhibit at Coos Bay Museum. An exhibition of work by seven NW artists begins this Friday, March 2nd at the Coos Bay Museum. The 56-piece exhibit includes work by Oregon and Washington artists including sculptures by Henry DePosit and Don Freas, photography by John Maher and paintings by Amirra Malak, John Moilanen, Lee Musgrave, and Pat Tolle. Read More: Coos Art Museum online.
Photo Exhibit at the Beanery. Images by recently relocated from Spain photographer Tony Lee (aKa "fototaker") will be on display at the 24th Avenue Beanery for the entire month of March. Themes include local and international landscapes and local faces. The display will change slightly each week. The photographer will be present twice weekly for those artists/photographers who wish to discuss the art of photography, and to sign autographs by crazed dollar-tossing Eugene fans.
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WEB EXPLORATIONS ART SITES ON THE INTERNET
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Americans in Paris, 1. Several decades before Ernest Hemingway came to Paris to spend some quality time with Gertrude Stein near the Jardin de Luxembourg; there were a multitude of other American artists inspired by the City of Lights. Paris was, without a doubt, the art capital of the 19th century, and as Henry James remarked in 1887 "when to-day we look for 'American art' we find it mainly in Paris." Staff members at The Metropolitan Museum of Art feel the same way, and they have organized this lovely online exhibit to complement a fine in situ exhibit on the visual arts produced by artists such as Mary Cassatt, Thomas Eakins, and John Singer Sargent during their time there. Visitors can make their way through all eight galleries, and they can also use a zoom feature to pick up on various levels of detail within each work. (Scout Report) Vist Museum.
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Virtual Street Reality. Julian Beever is an English artist who is famous for his art on the pavements of England, France, Germany, USA, Australia and Belgium. Its peculiarity? Beever gives his drawings an anamorphosis view, his images are drawn in such a way that gives them three dimensionality when viewed from the correct angle. View Street Art.
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LearningSpace - Art Classes Online. Britain's Open University has created the LearningSpace website which contains dozens of different online courses, categorized into disciplines such as education, modern languages, and history. While visitors don’t have to register to use the materials, they may find it useful. Registering will allow visitors to discuss the materials in a forum, write journal entries, and complete different quizzes. You can explore a number of art history related subjects without registering.
The Japanese Illustrated Book: Continuity and Change. This is an online symposium at The New York Public Library allowing you to see various presentations. The site was created to allow the web-browsing public access to some of the very enticing talks, lectures, presentations, and performances that happen as a result of the New York Public Library’s efforts. Explore this symposiums.
Kohler Art Library: The Artists’ Book Collection. The Kohler Art Library at University of Wisconsin-Madison presents this illustrated database that indexes roughly 760 titles from its collection of over 800 artists' books. The database can be searched by book title, creator's name, publisher, date, or subjects. Other search terms relate to types of book structures, bindings, medium/technique, and contributors. Each record in the database has either a short description of the book's contents or a complete transcription of the colophon, the short paragraph traditionally placed at the end of a book, that tells about its production. In addition, for slightly more than half the books, several images are included. For example, the colophon for From a housewife's diary, by Claire Van Vliet, states that the "covering is dish towels bound by James Bicknell", and the image included shows that the towels are red plaid. (Source: Scout Report)
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OPPORTUNITIES COMPETITIONS - WORKSHOPS - EXHIBITS
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Art Deadlines List. A free monthly e-mail newsletter providing information about juried exhibitions/competitions, call for entries/proposals/papers, jobs, internships, writing & photo contests, scholarships, residencies, design & architecture competitions, auditions, fellowships, casting calls, tryouts, grants, festivals, funding, financial aid, and other opportunities (including some that take place on the web) for artists, art educators and art students of all ages. Edited and published by Richard Gardner. Premium list available for paid subscription.
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.
Deadline March 2, 2007 - National Juried Spring Exhibition. Over $8,000 in cash awards will be given in a National Juried Spring Exhibition at the Emerald Art Center Gallery from May 1 to June 2, 2007. Download brochure for more information.
2007 Art and the Vineyard Artist Marketplace Prospectus. The Artists' Marketplace features of 140 artists and booths located at the heart of Art and the Vineyard, the Northwest's premier art, wine, and music festival. The Marketplace represents the primary focus of the festival and is considered the top attraction by festival patrons. To apply to be a part of the 2007 Artists' Marketplace. Access Information Online.
Non-Juried Art Event Open To All Artists. The New Zone Artist's Collective is hosting a non-juried art event in April open to all artists. All mediums welcome. Check the New Zone website for information.
Crescent Village Public Art Competition. Arlie & Company and Maude Kerns Art Center invite artists and artist teams living in Oregon, Washington, or Idaho to submit proposals for the design and fabrication of original artwork to be permanently installed in the semi-public residential lobbies of the first two buildings be constructed (Buildings A and B) in Crescent Village, Eugene, Oregon's first master-planned Urban Village. All media and materials will be considered. Deadline, February 28th. For more information, email . Download Prospectus.
Mentor Program Seeks Artists and Administrators. The University of Oregon Mentor Program is looking for artists and arts administrators to speak with students about their work. The Mentor Program offers a one-credit, career-exploration class through 13 departments and schools at the University of Oregon. In the classes, students are matched with two mentors working in areas of the students' interests. The students conduct a thirty-minute informational interview with each mentor. Students also work on a resume, a cover letter, and networking skills in the classes. We are currently looking for a muralist to speak to a student who is also interested in Renaissance art. We are also looking for curators, especially those working on the
West Coast or with experience with Byzantine art.
If you are interested in speaking with one of these students about your work for thirty-minutes, please contact Kristi Lodge, Assistant Director, Mentor Program, University of Oregon Career Center at or
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Information and Membership
DIVA Center
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Individual Memberships
| Medici |
$1000 or more |
| Benefactor |
$500 - $999 |
| Patron |
$250 - $449 |
| Sustainer |
$100 - $249 |
| Supporter |
$60 - $99 |
Benefits
- An E-studio on the DIVA website
- Discounts on class art supplies
- Monthly Artist Salon - 4th Sunday
- Discounts on DIVA Sponsored Events
- Member's Gallery Exhibit opportunity
- Exhibit Annual All Members Show
- Possible exhibit in local businesses
- Invitations to DIVA Special Events
- Center Newsletter
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Business Contributions
| Medici |
$1000 or more |
| Benefactor |
$500 - $999 |
| Patron |
$250 - $449 |
Benefits
- Business Logo on DIVA Website
- Invitations to special receptions and events
- Center Newsletter
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Volunteer Membership: An individual who completes 40 hours of service and maintains 10 hours per quarter of volunteer work may be nominated for membership.
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You may pay your membership fee by using PayPal or downloading and sending a printed membership form and check to:
DIVA Membership
DIVA Center 110 W. Broadway
Eugene, 97401
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DIVA Center Information
Phone:
Web: divacenter.org
E-mail:
Exhibits: Becky Guy,
Programs: Eric Ostlind, Volunteers: Becky Guy, Ex. Director Mary Unruh:
Winter Hours Noon to 5 PM
Tuesday-Saturday
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