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Revitalizing downtown Eugene through visual arts activities.
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Last Login: 6/16/2009
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| General | UPCOMING ART CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS:
JUNE 2009
Sunday, June 7th
and Monday, June 8th -
Individual Tutorial: Bridging the Digital Divide
Time: Register for 1 hour time slot on Sunday 9AM - 6PM or Monday 9AM - 6PM
Fee: $15 DIVA Members/ $25 Non-Members call 541-344-3482
Scott Huette, photographer and exhibiting artist, will provide one-on-one digital documentary photography services for artists resulting in professional documentation of two and three-dimensional art work.
Participating artists will be provided with high resolution images for up to six pieces, in standard electronic picture formatting for the artists' exclusive use in promoting their artwork. Scott will also assist the artists in improving their own photo documentation by using the photo session to point out best practices in lighting and photographing their work. The workshop is limited to 16 time slots.
Saturday, June 13th -
Workshop: Intermediate Bookbinding for Artists
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Instructor John Watson
Tuition: $40 plus $15 Materials Fee. Register: 541.344.3482
Students will learn how to make a case-bound book, which features a hard cover and spine. This binding style is perfect for journals and sketchbooks. Students can use the skills acquired here to create beautiful gifts for Christmas or any occasion.
The materials and methods for the embellishment of covers and pages, and the creation of closures are covered. Students also learn about the history of bookbinding, papermaking and printing during the class, especially as it relates to the type of binding being taught.
Friday, June 19th -
Art Talk: Gwenn Seemel, painter
Time: Noon
Cost: Free
Gwenn Seemel is a Portland painter whoes multi-ethnic portraits mix more than color. Seemel has gathered subjects that don’t always come to mind when one thinks of a U.S. citizen: first and second generation Americans. And, instead of simply painting the participants as they are, Seemel has blended their likenesses with American icons. These combinations are a kind of allegorical portraiture cum political cartoon that leave those leaning both left and right questioning their understanding of the United States.
Sunday, June 21 -
Artist Salon: TBA
Time: 4:00 PM
Admission: Non-Members $5.00, Members Free
MAY-JUNE EXHIBITS:
MAIN GALLERY:
"Apple Pie", acrylic paintings by Gwenn Seemel
Gwenn Seemel's Apple Pie exhibit challenges its viewers on many levels. It's the contemporary manifestation of an old-school genre as well as an activist inquiry that leaves those leaning both left and right discussing their understanding of the United States. It's a series of images that starts a conversation about what it means to be American Apple Pie: a scrumptious dessert; the descriptor of all things American; and a series of provocative paintings.
Gwenn Seemel's exhibit "Apple Pie" will be featured on Oregon Public Broadcasting's ArtBeat in the fall.
GALLERY 1:
"*Eyes, Hands, Hair, Bones, and Meat", mixed media by Micah Weber
Essentially Micah Weber would like the viewer to see this series in its totality as a singular work that reflects patterns and elements that are evident in the individual pieces. Rather than moving towards a direct straightforward conclusion, each piece is to be seen as a lateral shift; a continuation of the same thought from different vantage points. The idea being that each drawing/painting/book is a part of a larger concept (a concept that is only realized by its absence.)
GALLERY 2:
"Altered Landscapes" abstract paintings by Jacqueline Lukowski
This is the first showing of Jacqueline Lukowski's abstract paintings. She notes that she found that she could "really escape" into the painting process while creating these images. Are they fun? Dark? Confusing? Ethereal? Maybe. The viewer will be the judge.
The concept for these paintings originated about a year and a half ago. Lukowski have been primarily a landscape painter, however after a particularly unsuccessful afternoon of plein air painting, she carted the painting back to her studio and started covering the surface with black.
As she was slashing on the black paint her eye was caught by the wonderful pieces of color that still remained. She began playing with those colors and shapes and what emerged was no longer a landscape. She continued this process with other failed landscapes, but as her plein air paintings improved she ran out of failures to transform.
Lukowski now begins each of her abstract paintings with a concept that grows from a series of lines and blocks of color on the canvas. Her objective is to allow the painting to speak to each individual. She notes that she knows what each painting says to her, but she knows it doesn't say the same thing to everyone.
GALLERY 3:
"Maybe There Will Be Sound" sculptural installation by John Paul Gardner and Sam Jeibmann
This artist duo have created a sculptural installation that incorporates existing architectural elements within the gallery space. Viewers will become active participants within the created immersive environment.
John Paul Gardner and Sam Jeibmann began collaborating in 2007. Utilizing elements ranging from living vegetation to lights, sound and a multitude of other materials they investigate sculptural installations through immersive environments.
John Paul Gardner is currently an MFA candidate in sculpture at the University of Oregon. Sam Jeibmann will receive his BFA in sculpture from the University of Oregon in 2009.
GALLERY 5:
"Everyday Travels" Woodblock landscapes by Charles Dougherty
The work of Charles Dougherty consists of woodblock landscapes printed in a grey scale. The subject of his prints is his everyday surroundings in both Eugene and where he grew up on the southern coast. The prints he makes are simply about appreciating where he live and his enjoyment of printmaking. Dougherty's imagery is composed of scenes that he has become accustom to in his daily life.
MEMBERS' GALLERY
MEMBERS' GALLERY - JUNE
"Painted Bellies" photos by Phillip Lynch
This is a black & white photo collection of pregnant bellies. What makes this different from most colored black and white photos is the selective use of the medium. Where most hand colored photos are done in their entirety, I have applied the color selectively.
EXHIBITS FOR JULY 2009:
Friday, July 3 - First Friday Events at DIVA
Time: 5:30 - 8:00 PM
Cost: Free
A reception for exhibiting artists will be held at the DIVA Center on Friday, July 3rd from 5:30PM - 8:00PM. The evening will feature a new Meet The Artist program at which the public is encouraged to learn about each artist's work and explore the creative processes involved.
Meet The Artist Program schedule:
6:40 - Main Gallery
DIVA Executive Director Mary Unruh will introduce DIVA and talk about what’s news.
6:45 - Main Gallery
Find out what led Leah Wilson to create her environmental oil paintings "Tropes"
6:55 -Members’ Gallery
Meet painter Sandi Whetzel and learn about "SUCCULENCE! Fantasy Blends with Reality"
7:05 - Gallery One (Corner Gallery)
Get into Lewis Forquer’s head with his photographic/miniature series "Places in the Mind"
7:15 - Gallery Two and Five (pass-through gallery)
Take a peek into Oregon's history with Kate Harnedy’s photographic journal "Labor of Love: Life at Alpha Farm"
7:35 - Media Arts Gallery
Karen Olch will launch the Youth Empowerment Project, an outreach program that will live at DIVA for the next four months, culminating in an exhibit of the particpants' work.
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| | Movies | FILM EVENTS AND GROUPS
JUNE 2009
Sunday, June 14th and 28th -
The Films of Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Time: 1:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Instructor: Tom Blank, LCC The History of Film: The Great Directors
Single Class Pass: $5.00 at door for full afternoon of films and discussion
Fassbinder was one of Germany's most prolific and controversial filmmakers. His stories give us a vital, upsetting picture of German postwar social unrest. Always interested in those on the fringes of society, his work was greatly influenced by the glossy American soap operas of Douglas Sirk.
Sunday, June 14:
1:00 PM "Ali: Fear Eats the Soul" (1973 - 92 min.)
In a stunning homage to Sirk's "All That Heaven Allows", an elderly cleaning woman finds love with a Morrocan mechanic half her age. For this work, film critic Vincent Canby called Fassbinder "the most original talent since Godard."
4:00 PM "The Marriage of Maria Braun" (1978 -120 min.)
Fassbinder's biggest international hit. The story of a woman's life from WWII through the repressive 1950s. This is the first part of the BRD trilogy (BRD stands for Bundesrepublik Deutschland - the Federal Republic of Germany).
Sunday, June 28th -
Fassbinder - Pt. 2 (Continued from June 14th
Time: 1:00 PM - "Lola" (1981 - 113 min.)
The BDR trilogy continues with a satiric homage to von Sternberg's "The Blue Angel."
4:00 PM "Veronika Voss" (1982 - 104 min.)
The conclusion of the trilogy is a stylized black-and-white film based on the life of an actress now forgotten after being a starlet for the Nazis.
Course Description: This EVENT is an LCC class exploring the work of the world's greatest filmmakers. If you love great films, and love learning about them, this class is for you. Former Hollywood Director and DIVA screenwriting instructor Thomas Blank hosts this seminar series held two Sundays each month.
This class will explore the trends and highlights of the history of the movies in a casual environment. Participants are invited to make themselves comfortable, chairs are provided, but some will prefer to bring pillows and sit on the floor. Students are welcome to bring snacks.
All sessions at DIVA 110 W. Broadway, Eugene.
JULY 2009 FILM EVENTS: TBA
AUG 2009 FILM EVENTS:
ONGOING PROGRAMS:
Saturday, May 23 and 30; June 6, 13, 20 and 27
Screenwriting Workshop
Instructor: Thomas Blank, Retired Hollywood Film and TV Director
Time: 9:00 AM - Noon
Cost: $20 per class session, with a minimum registration for 4 Sessions required
Registration: Visit class or
call 344-3482
Class sessions are devoted to review of student work and issues related to premise development, outline, draft, and revision of a script. Along the way structure, character, and form are emphasized.
Registration is ongoing with new participants encouraged to join at the beginning of the month. Class size is limited to ensure adequate feedback from the instructor and fellow writers. As additional students join, new sections may be created.
Sunday TBA -
Video Slam
Time: 7:00 PM
Admission: Free
Have you seen the latest work by emerging regional artists? DIVA's Video Slam, now meeting every third Sunday of the month provides that opportunity. The slam welcomes students, amateurs, and professionals. Everyone is encouraged to bring completed videos or works in-progress for screening. We will watch, discuss and choose the best of the slam!
The DIVA Video Slam has become a venue for new and seasoned independent filmmakers to share their work with audiences, most for the first time. Feedback from audiences helps artists hone their work, resulting in many of the slam films going on to competitive events.
The monthly winners will be compiled into an annual Best Of The DIVA Video Slam program to be held at the end of the year. Visit Videomakers Forum and Video Slam Web page.
ADDITIONAL PROGRAM INFO
SCREENWRITING SEMINAR
Time: 9:00 am - Noon Saturdays
Cost: $20 per class session, with a minimum registration for 4 Sessions required
Prerequisites: Instructor approval
Retired Hollywood television director Thomas Blank offers an ongoing screenwriting seminar this spring at the DIVA Center, 110 W. Broadway. The seminar, which meets Saturdays from 9 - Noon, is for those individuals ready to turn their script into a professional level screenplay.
Class sessions are devoted to review of student work and issues related to premise development, outline, draft, and revision of a script. Along the way structure, character, and form are emphasized.
Registration is ongoing with new participants encouraged to join at the beginning of the month. Class size is limited to ensure adequate feedback from the instructor and fellow writers. As additional students join, new sections may be created.
Thomas Blank's long career includes work on films, and television shows like the Bionic Woman, and Air Wolf. He and his wife recently relocated to Eugene. Now local aspiring writers have a chance to benefit from his wealth of experience and knowledge.
FILM AND MULTIMEDIA RESOURCES:
Eugene Indie provides news and information about film, video, and multimedia in the Northwest.
Reel Action: Teen Media
This site is about resources and opportunities for young media artists and is provided as a service of the Proscenia Newsletter.
DIVA Media Arts Program.
DIVA Center, Eugene, in addition to promoting regional two and three-dimensional art, supports those individuals who work with time-based media. The Center's Media Arts Program offers cutting-edge film, video, and multimedia programming.
Visit the media arts calendar at http://divanow.proscenia.net
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| Status: | Single | | Hometown: | Eugene, OR | | Zodiac Sign: | Scorpio |
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About me:
The Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts is a nonprofit arts organization in Eugene, Oregon that is building a community for the arts in downtown Eugene. We are re-inventing Eugene as a destination for visual arts activities for locals and visitors alike by bringing together civic leaders, business leaders, arts organizations, artists and community members in a dialogue to spur focused action toward a vital and profitable city center.
Exhibitions: Our facility has six galleries, exhibiting a range of artwork mostly by regional artists. Our galleries are open Tuesday through Saturday 12-5pm and we have new exhibits every month!
Media Arts: In addition to promoting two and three-dimensional art, we are actively dedicated to presenting a diversity of time-based events including: independent film from emerging film makers, experimental video and music performances, workshops by visiting artists, and annual events like the Open Lens Film Festival and the Improvised Music and Moving Image Festival.
Classes: We offer a wide array of classes and workshops every term, from painting and bookbinding to screenwriting. We offer an ongoing drop-in figure drawing class on Tuesdays from 6-9pm.
Artist Services: We have a monthly Artist Salon on the 4th Sunday of every month from 7-9pm that is open to anyone interested in networking with other artists and gaining business, marketing, and other admistrative skills to help your artistic career. The Artist Salon is also the forum for choosing our Members' Gallery exhibits - DIVA members may bring one or two examples of their work to submit and the other present members vote on the next Members' Gallery exhibit.
See our online newsletter for more news and events at http://divanews.proscenia.net
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We would love to meet emerging and mature visual artists as well as people who appreciate the visual arts. Show your support by coming to enjoy the exhibits, attending our diverse Media Arts events, taking classes, becoming a member, or just making a donation!
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