Focusing on clothing and other wearable attire, the exhibition serves as a platform for conversations that address diversity, equity, and inclusion. The exhibition is organized by a UO student curatorial team: Taite Stull, Cassidy Shaffer, and Kristen Clayton, who also served as creative project manager.

This three-channel video, South Africa’s entry in the 2017 Venice Biennale, meditates on slavery’s impact dismemberment of African identity.

The JSMA is excited to present the world-premiere of noted artist Philip Haas’s new work, before it embarks on a year-long tour in the U.S. and abroad. The two-week performance installation incorporates motorized sculpture, construction, totems, altered found objects, film, fetishized costume, movement, sound, spoken word, and music.

Saints and Spirits in Early Modern Europe juxtaposes images of distillation and related revelry with representations of saints and the sacred

University of Oregon

MFA Thesis Exhibition 2019

Aaron Whitney Bjork, Talon Claybrook, Leah Howell, Sumer Haseena Khan, Daniel Miller, Neal Moignard, Stephanie Parnes, Aja Segapeli, Kayla Thompson, Jen Vaughn

The Department of Art at the University of Oregon is pleased to present our 2019 MFA Thesis Exhibition at Disjecta Contemporary Art Center in Portland, Oregon. Marking the culmination of three years of rigorous studio investigation and critical discourse, the ten artists in this exhibition engage a wide breadth of art making practices that build on and challenge the histories of painting, sculpture, photography, print media, craft and digital practices. 

With dramatic shifts in practice over the past three years, this cohort of artists have created a tight-knit community through the exchange of ideas formed by extensive conversations with our nationally and internationally recognized faculty, visiting artists, critics and curators. This exhibition is the outcome of the expansive work undertaken by our graduates and their intellectual curiosity in looking deeply at the conditions prevalent and pressing in our world today.

Justin Allen - Julie Neupert Stott Visiting Professor in Interior Architecture

'Putting Things Together and Taking Things Apart' will attempt to shine light and encourage awareness to the practice of architecture through the context and story of an Upstate New Yorker, Philosopher, Fabricator, Inventor and Licensed German Architect, living and working in Berlin, Germany.

Brief Bio:

Justin Allen was born in 1979 in Upstate New York. He holds a Bachelors degree in Philosophy and a Masters degree in Architecture. In 2006 he worked for Steven Holl architects in New York City and in 2009 he moved to Berlin and worked with von Gerkan, Marg und Partner. In 2014 Justin Allen established ALLENKAUFMANN STUDIO with Saskia Kaufmann in Berlin, which is a practice recognised for spatial and material sensitivity with a rigorous effort to embrace art and fabrication in the context of architecture and design. Coming from a background in the Tool and Die and trades industry, Justin Allen continues to work with his hands. In 2015 he received an official patent for his invention of a unique joinery system with the German Patent Institution. In 2016 he was the AIA Hampton Roads Chapter 24th Anniversary Honorary speaker in Norfolk, Virginia. Since 2017 Justin Allen and Saskia Kaufmann have been involved in establishing a second design studio called ALLENKAUFMANN OBJECTS, which is committed to bringing "all-wood-only-wood" products to the furniture market in the form of the Dado Shelf and Dado X table. Currently, Justin Allen is the Visiting Stott Professor at the University of Oregon in Eugene.

This talk, developed in conjunction with the current 22nd Milan Triennial, Broken Nature: Design Takes on Human Survival, brings a critical lens to bear on dominant strains of green, or sustainable, architecture that remain tightly wedded to paradigms of formal innovation and/or technical problem-solving. Drawing on examples from contemporary art, it advocates, instead, for design practices that give shape not to the new, but to encounters with existing realities, serving as sensors of the present in its difficult complexity. 

College of Design students, faculty, and staff are invited to attend the next session of “What’s Missing in the College of Design?” a series of discussions around intersectionality, diversity, justice, and equity in the College of Design.

Discussion Topic: "Students, Justice, and Design"

For further information, please contact Roxanne Arnot-Copenhaver, roxannea@uoregon.edu.

The School of Planning, Public Policy and Management (PPPM) invites you to our annual Awards Ceremony. 

The PPPM Spring Awards Ceremony recognizes leadership in service to Oregon. The event also showcases recent graduate student research. Meet the students and discuss their work.

Event attendees include PPPM graduate and undergraduate students, faculty, professionals, alumni, PPPM advisory board members, plus organizations that work with the honorees.

For a complete list of awards presented and past award recipients, visit our Alumni Awards webpage.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 

4:00-5:00 p.m. | Student Showcase

5:00-6:00 p.m. | Recognition and Awards Ceremony

Award presentations:


Outstanding Service to Oregon:
 
Distinguished Alumnus:
 
Outstanding Recent Alumna:
 
School Service Awards
 
PPPM Outstanding Teacher of the Year
 
Student Research Poster Awards 



6:00 p.m. | Reception

Sarah Levin-Richardson: "My work examines the intersection of Roman material culture (art, architecture, archaeological finds, inscribed texts) and social history. My research has investigated the unofficial rules governing Roman sexuality, the social impact of Pompeian graffiti, and the modern reception of Pompeii, and I am currently working on a monograph exploring the physical, social, and emotional environment within Pompeii’s “purpose-built” brothel. This body of research aims to recover the contours of agency for marginalized groups like male and female prostitutes, penetrated men, and lusty women, and is thus influenced by and contributes to feminist and queer theory".

History of Art and Architecture professor Jenny Lin’s book, Above Sea: Contemporary Art, Urban Culture, and the Fashioning of Global Shanghai, is the first in-depth examination of contemporary Shanghai-based art and design. The book goes beyond contemporary art’s global hype to reveal the socio-political tensions accompanying the transition from semi-colonial capitalism to Maoist socialism to Communist Party-sponsored capitalism.

Books by Design is a discussion series with the goal of starting conversations between faculty and staff across campus around current research in the College of Design. This is a brown-bag event and attendees are welcome to bring their lunch.

The Student Suicide Prevention Team and the University Counseling Center (UCC) offers this suicide prevention workshop to students. You will learn how to talk about suicide, recognize suicide warning signs and risk factors, support a friend in need, and utilize campus and community mental health resources. This workshop is free and open to all UO students and is a part of Mental Health Month. 

 

If you are thinking about suicide, call the UCC After-Hours Support and Crisis Line at 541-346-3227 or the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK (8255) now. Or text 'OREGON' to 741-741.

College is already challenging, but feeling like you are competing with friends and peers can make it even harder. This workshop will provide tips and strategies to help you navigate these environments and create a discussion around related themes, such as imposter syndrome and score comparing.

Philip Haas has made films with some of the most acclaimed artists working today including David Hockney, Boyd Webb, Richard Long, and Gilbert & George. By finding the “theatricality” in each artist, Haas constantly surprises and delights the viewer.

Sponsor: Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art.

Information: 541-346-0942.

 

In the post-Standing Rock moment, museums are being called on to not simply describe the loss of life on Earth, but to act as allies and amplifiers of Native-led movements to protect water, land, and sacred sites. Drawing on recent initiatives organized by the Lummi Nation and The Natural History Museum, a traveling pop-up museum founded by the activist art collective Not An Alternative, this talk will explore how the symbolic and infrastructural power of museums might be leveraged to protect natural and cultural heritage and our collective future.

The Natural History Museum (Beka Economopoulos and Jason Jones) takes the form of a traveling pop-up museum that highlights the socio-political forces that shape nature yet are excluded from traditional natural history and science museums. NHM collabo­rates with artists, curators, community groups, scien­tists, and museum professionals to create new narra­tives about our shared history and future, with the goal of educating the public, measurably influencing public opinion, and inspiring collective action.

This presentation and discussion will focus on opportunities for municipal policy and finance in an era of new mobility. What happens to city finances when speeding and parking tickets radically decline? Do new technologies create an opportunity for road user fees or congestion pricing to manage the street? Should zero occupancy cars pay more? PPPM Professor Rebecca Lewis is a national expert on these topics and this event will be part presentation and part group collective discussion. The event is being hosted by the new UO Transportation Research Group, which aims to more purposefully cultivate an applied intellectual community of students and faculty on issues related to transportation in cities.

4:00 - 5:00 p.m.: "10 for 5 @ 510 Oak” artist presentations

5:00 - 6:00 p.m.: “Studio Notes” exhibition opening and open studios

During 10 for 5 @ 510 Oak, ten artists will present five minutes of content as a response to the question “How do you approach/work within/define ‘research’ in your art practice?” to consider the range of ways that research manifests in contemporary art. Participants are as follows:

Avantika Bawa

Carla Bengston

Marissa Lee Benedict and David Rueter

Pat Boas

Tannaz Farsi

Jessica Jackson Hutchins

Sylvan Lionni

Rick Silva

Emily Eliza Scott

“Studio Notes” will present the range of inquiry and practices of the CFAR Affiliate Artists by providing a glimpse of this creative community’s works through ephemera related to their art practices including models, tests, sketches, studies, and finished or unfinished work, etc. Getting things out of the studio and into the white box context creates an opportunity to see work differently or experiment with exhibition strategies.

Additionally, CFAR Affiliate Artists will also allow the public to tour their research studios during the exhibition opening reception.

The Center for Art Research (CFAR) is a collaborative, artist-run platform for experimentation and exchange rooted in art making.

The Center cultivates diverse modes of engagement related to the practices of contemporary artists by supporting speculative Research, Discourse, Exhibition, and Publication. CFAR is directed by the faculty in the University of Oregon’s Department of Art, and is sustained by the contributions of individuals and institutions from around the world.

Officially launching on May 31, CFAR is excited to already be hosting a range of activities.

 

Celebrate the opening of the exhibition of our Summer Exhibitions. Members only reception: 5 – 7 p.m., public exhibition preview: 7 – 8 p.m.

Sponsor: Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art.

Information: 541-346-0942.

Enjoy a free weekend of admission at the JSMA with your chance to explore our newest exhibitions. 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. Sponsor: Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Information: (541) 346-0942.

As a follow-up to 2018’s popular collections exhibition A Decade of Collecting, JSMA’s curators present newly acquired works as well as recent and planned gifts in honor of Jill Hartz.

The University of Oregon College of Design's School of Art + Design is pleased to present the 2019 Spring Storm.

Graduating seniors in Art, Art & Technology, and Product Design will exhibit their work throughout Lawrence Hall for this 7th annual end-of-year senior show.

Opening reception: Monday, June 10 from 4:00–6:00 p.m. 
On view through June 17, Monday- Friday from 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

The Suicide Prevention Team and the University Counseling Center (UCC) offers this workshop for faculty, staff, and GEs. Partcipant learning objectives are to:

1. Develop skills in identifying and responding to students who may have thoughts of suicide. 

2.  Develop skills in how to engage students in a conversation about your concern and ways to seek help.

3. Develop knowledge of campus and community resources and how to make an appropriate referral.

If a department would like to schedule a suicide prevention workshop, please submit a request form here. 

The Faculty & Staff section of the UCC website includes several additional online resources for helping students in distress.

The Student Suicide Prevention Team also offers a peer-to-peer workshop for students. Request a student workshop here. 

The University of Oregon College of Design's School of Art + Design is pleased to present the 2019 Spring Storm.

Graduating seniors in Art, Art & Technology, and Product Design will exhibit their work throughout Lawrence Hall for this 7th annual end-of-year senior show.

Opening reception: Monday, June 10 from 4:00–6:00 p.m. 
On view through June 17, Monday- Friday from 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

The JSMA and the Museum of Natural and Cultural History are open and admission is free. Congratulations, UO graduates! 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. Sponsor: Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Information: (541) 346-0942.

Students, friends, and familes—please mark your calendar and save the date for our annual PPPM Pre-Commencement Reception to honor the graduating class of 2019.

The Sunday reception by Hendricks Hall is a PPPM school-only event with graduating students’ families and friends, and recognition of each cohort, plus a few student awards. The reception is a relaxing time to celebrate accomplishments plus opportunities to socialize and make introductions to faculty. Don’t forget to bring your camera and snap a photo of your graduate! 

For more details regarding the spring event, please check out our Commencement Information webpage.

Dissolving the artificial boundary between human society and wild nature is the goal of this special exhibition, featuring work from two of the artist’s recent series, "Dreams Before Extinction" and "Under the Earth, Over the Moon."

Join us for the 2019 College of Design Commencement Ceremony and the presentation of the Ellis F. Lawrence Medal.

College of Design Commencement details are available on the College of Design website.

There will be a reception prior to the College of Design ceremony from 1:00–3:00 p.m. in the Lawrence Hall Courtyard. We encourage students to bring their families and friends to engage and mingle with faculty and fellow students.

Lecture on Catalan-American artist Pierre Daura and the surrealist concept of “magic art” by Caroline Phillips, Daura Foundation/Margo Grant Walsh Curatorial Extern in European and American Art. 2 p.m., Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. Sponsor: Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Information: (541) 346-0942.

Enjoy an afternoon of art, music, and food, celebrating Huerto de la Familia and its community partners Centro Latino Americano and Downtown Languages.  Generous support for this project is provided by Art Bridges. 12 – 4 p.m., Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. Sponsor: Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Information: (541) 346-0942.

Join the five artists creating work during the 2019 Eugene Walls festival for an outdoor reception. 6 – 8:30 p.m., Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. Sponsor: Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Information: (541) 346-0942.

Kubo and the Two Strings, produced by the Portland-based animation studio LAIKA, is an epic action-adventure set in a fantastical Japan. 8:30 p.m., Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. Sponsor: Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Information: (541) 346-0942.

Applications are due August 1 for the 2019 Pacific Northwest Preservation Field School (PNWFS).

The PNWFS is an annual hands-on historic preservation training event that is open to everyone. This year, the Field School will be held at the Silver Falls Youth Camp at Silver Falls State Park in Oregon, a historic summer camp built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1938. During three one-week sessions, participants will learn how to preserve, rehabilitate, and restore historic woodwork, masonry, logwork, windows, and more. Tuition includes lodging, food, educational sessions, tours, and lectures.

The Pacific Northwest Preservation Field School is sponsored in part by the University of Oregon Historic Preservation Program, National Park Service, Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, Oregon Parks and Recreation, Washington Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, Washington State Parks, and the Idaho State Historical Society. 

Tom Cramer (American, b. 1960) is widely known for his intricate relief paintings, which celebrate the lushness of nature and the mysteries of the cosmos. This exhibition explores his parallel practice in drawing.

The Pacific Northwest Preservation Field School (PNWFS) is an annual hands-on historic preservation training event. This year, the Field School will be held at the Silver Falls Youth Camp at Silver Falls State Park in Oregon, a historic summer camp built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1938. During three one-week sessions, participants will learn how to preserve, rehabilitate, and restore historic woodwork, masonry, logwork, windows, and more. Tuition includes lodging, food, educational sessions, tours, and lectures.

The Pacific Northwest Preservation Field School is sponsored in part by the University of Oregon Historic Preservation Program, National Park Service, Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, Oregon Parks and Recreation, Washington Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, Washington State Parks, and the Idaho State Historical Society. 

JSMA museum educators and the Regional Coordinator of the Alzheimer’s Association Oregon and Southern Washington share information about this  of the JSMA and Alzheimer’s Association  collaborative arts access program; exhibition tour follows. 2 p.m., Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. Sponsor: Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Information: (541) 346-0942.

 

Information session to provide further details on the Graduate Programs within the School of Architecture and Environment (Historic Preservation, Interior Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Architecture).

Please register here: Information Session Registration

Once individuals have registered, a link to the virtual session will be sent out as a confirmation a couple of days before the event.

For futher information, please contact, Jessica Wu at jwu21@uoregon.edu.