There is always something happening in the School of Art + Design. Join us for guest lectures, conferences, and exhibitions. Most of these are free and open to the public. You can join our email list to receive the weekly Upcoming Events email and stay in the know about the latest happenings.
Presented by the Center for Art Research
Adam DeSorbo: Ablaze (With Destruction and Abundance)
March 1- May 19, 2024 CFAR billboard project at 510 Oak Street, Eugene, OR 97403
Ablaze (With Destruction and Abundance) depicts ochre-tinted maple leaves nailed to wood planks that have been strengthened through a traditional Japanese charring process known as the Yakisugi method. The burned boards and maple leaves allude to transitional states, both benign and seasonal, and the more destructive forces of increasing wildfire activity. The embedded relationship between preservation and destruction as it relates to the Anthropocene brings our paradoxical tendencies as a species into full relief. The image is activated through original text by the artist, making explicit the process of grieving a burning world. The interaction between the image and the text proposes an embrace of our ecological cracking, the necessity to witness, the urge to preserve, and the radical act of finding joy while existing in the cracks.
This CFAR billboard project is supported by the University of Oregon Department of ARt’s Center for Art Research in conjunction with the exhibition series Embrace Fearlessly the Burning World.
9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
This work considers intricate systems of microscopic ocean life forms simultaneously with the expansive telescopic realm of our solar system’s star formations. These natural realities, dissimilar in scope yet, at times indistinguishable in form, overlap and intertwine in my imagination offering boundless creative possibility.
This inquiry serves as a playground for new realities too energetic to be positioned in any one place, where color is ethereal, vivid, and brilliant and where light is unpredictable and form vibrates, allowing access into the immensity of the unexplored abundance and to imagine what is often unseen by human eyes.
Exhibition reception on Thursday, April 18, 5-6pm.
An exhibition by Parisa Garazhian
*Note: UO ID card with building access is required to gain entry to Washburn Gallery.*
9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
An exhibition by Parisa Garazhian
*Note: UO ID card with building access is required to gain entry to Washburn Gallery.*
4:30–6:30 p.m.
Join Cinema Studies for “The Art of Producing” talk and reception with Carter Swan, current senior producer for Sony PlayStation Productions. Swan will discuss his career as a producer, including his award-winning work on the recent Netflix series “The Last of Us” and feature films GRAN TURISMO (2023) and UNCHARTED (2022). Free and open to the UO community.
This event is part of the 2024 Art of Producing Visiting Filmmaker Series, featuring screenings, talks, and receptions with award-winning producers and filmmakers. All events are free and open to the UO community.
Visit the Cinema Studies website for more information on this event and others in the series: https://cinema.uoregon.edu/faculty-news-news/art-producing-visiting-filmmaker-series-2024.
Funded by the generous Harlan J. Strauss Visiting Filmmaker Endowment
A multimedia exhibition by Arian Aurora Latta, Maeve Cier, Ally Mako, and Yuruhary Gallardo–García
9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
A multimedia exhibition by Arian Aurora Latta, Maeve Cier, Ally Mako, and Yuruhary Gallardo–García
9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
A solo exhibition by Camilla Kim
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"Threads of Tradition: Exploring Korean Artistry," celebrates the multifaceted beauty of Korean culture, encompassing both traditional art forms and contemporary expressions. As a Korean artist, I find inspiration in the rich tapestry of my heritage, weaving together elements of Korean tradition and modern innovation.
From the intricate patterns of Korean traditional art to the fluid elegance of ink wash paintings, my artwork reflects a deep reverence for the artistic legacy passed down by my ancestors. Each brushstroke tells a story, resonating with the timeless themes of nature, spirituality, and human emotion.
In my quest to connect with my heritage and explore Korean tradition, I embrace digital drawing techniques as a means of conveying my perspective as a person living in the 21st century. Through digital mediums, I reinterpret traditional motifs and symbols, infusing them with contemporary relevance while staying true to their cultural roots.
Through my exploration of Korean traditional patterns, ink wash techniques, and digital drawing, I invite viewers to immerse themselves in a world where past and present converge. It is my hope that through this journey, we may gain a deeper appreciation for the beauty and complexity of Korean artistry, bridging the gap between tradition and modernity
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*Note: UO ID card with building access is required to gain entry to Washburn Gallery.*
4:00 p.m.
University of Oregon Visiting Artist Lecture Series Presented by the Department of Art and Center for Art Research
Angela Hennessy is an Oakland based artist and survivor of gun violence. Through writing, studio work, and ritual performance, her practice questions assumptions about Death and the Dead themselves. Hennessy constructs sculptures and installations with everyday domestic labor—washing, wrapping, stitching, knotting, brushing, and braiding.
For many years she served as a hospice volunteer and death doula working with families on home funerals, death vigils, and grief rituals. She has received awards from San Francisco Artadia, Joan Mitchell Foundation, and the Fleishhacker Foundation. Hennessy is on the advisory board of Recompose in Seattle and lectures nationally on aesthetic and social practices that mediate the boundary between the living and the dead.
Her work has been included in exhibitions at McEvoy Foundation for the Arts, Museum of the African Diaspora, Oakland Museum of California, and Pt. 2 Gallery and is in the collections of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and the Crocker Art Museum. Her audio guides, meditations, and poems have been featured at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, de Young Museum, and SOMArts Gallery.
This lecture is made possible by the George and Matilda Fowler Endowment Fund.
Lectures are also live streamed and the videos are archived on YouTube.
noon
Presented by the Center for Art Research
Progress – Marcus Fischer and Lisa Ward
Exhibition: May 3– 19, 2024 510 Oak St, Eugene, OR 97403
Reception: Friday, May 3 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Gallery hours: Friday- Sunday from 12:00- 4:00 p.m.
This exhibition examines the varied definitions of “progress” in the ongoing effort to witness, tend to, and historicize human intervention in places often considered unleveraged.
Progess is part of the exhibition series Embrace Fearlessly the Burning World, organized by curators-in-residence Ashley Stull Meyers and Aurora Tang and made possible by the University of Oregon Department of Art’s Center for Art Research and the Ford Family Foundation.
4:00 p.m.
University of Oregon Visiting Artist Lecture Series Presented by the Department of Art and Center for Art Research
Dionne Lee is a visual artist working in photography, collage, and video. Her work explores power and personal history in relation to the American landscape, and interrogates historical narratives that exist within photographic representations of land and place.
Lee received her MFA from California College of the Arts. She has exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Feria Material, Mexico City; Barbican Art Gallery, London; New Orleans Museum of Art; Aperture Foundation, New York; Silver Eye Center for Photography, Pittsburgh; Museum of Fine Arts Houston; and the San Francisco Arts Commission, among others. Lee was a 2022 Artist-in-Residence at the Chinati Foundation and a 2021–2023 Artist-in-Residence with Unseen California.
Lectures are also live streamed and the videos are archived on YouTube.
4:30–6:00 p.m.
Cinema Studies invites the UO community to a “meet and mingle” with Marmoset Music’s Bob Werner. Join us for cookies, beverages and a casual get together. Free and open to the UO community.
Marmoset is a full-service music agency for brands, filmmakers and creatives that specializes in curated music for licensing, award-winning music production, music supervision, clearances, customizations, sound design and more.
Bob Werner (he/him) is the Head of Creative Services at Marmoset, where he leads all aspects of curating and creating music for Marmoset’s vast catalog, as well as custom scoring and sound design projects for global clients in advertising, film, TV and more. Before joining Marmoset to shape one of the top performing sync catalogs in the industry, Bob studied video and sound production at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, pursuing his lifelong passion in music and cinema. Fun fact: Bob's favorite thing about living in Portland is the vibrant indie cinema scene, where he saw 50 films in theaters in 2023 and aims to see 100 this year. Through his 10+ years working in sync licensing, he’s developed and helped launch dozens of artists into successful, full-time music careers, with licensing revenue as a cornerstone of their income, ultimately supporting lifelong pursuits in music. Bob is based in Portland, Oregon.
This event is part of the 2024 Art of Producing Visiting Filmmaker Series, featuring screenings, talks, and receptions with award-winning producers and filmmakers. All events are free and open to the UO community.
Visit the Cinema Studies website for more information on this event and others in the series: https://cinema.uoregon.edu/faculty-news-news/art-producing-visiting-filmmaker-series-2024.
Funded by the generous Harlan J. Strauss Visiting Filmmaker Endowment