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Presented by the UO Center for Art Research CFAR Banner at 510 Oak Terry Haggerty: Finding Space
On View: May through August 2025 Location: 510 Oak Street, Eugene, OR 97401
Finding Space is a shaped vinyl banner inviting viewers to experience a duality of perspective. In this composition, two linear structures recede from a shared central point, oscillating simultaneously between two and three dimensions. This deliberate manipulation of perspective challenges the viewer’s spatial understanding and disrupts the predictable geometry of the urban environment. By subverting the conventional rectangular format of a banner, the drawn form becomes a visual anomaly by creating a momentary rupture in the visual language of the cityscape. Its suspended state suggests a transient presence, a form caught between definition and placement. This work functions as a temporary intervention, holding a moment of spatial ambiguity captive within the ongoing construction of the city.
Terry Haggerty (b. 1970 in London, United Kingdom) studied at the Southend School of Art, Essex, United Kingdom and received his Bachelor of Arts at the Cheltenham School of Art, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.
Haggerty’s work has been the subject of solo exhibitions at the Center for Contemporary Non-Objective Art, Brussels, Belgium; Von Bartha, Basel; Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA; Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, TX; Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL; PS Project Space, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Sikkema Jenkins & Co, New York, NY; and Miles McEnery Gallery, New York, NY, among others.
He has been included in exhibitions at numerous institutions including the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT; Carre d’Art-Musee d’Art Contemporain, Nîmes, France; Gutstein Gallery, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA; M-17 Contemporary Art Center, Kyiv, Ukraine; MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY; Museum de Lakenhal, Leiden, Netherlands; Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL; Pori Art Museum, Pori, Finland, and elsewhere.
Haggerty lives and works in Eugene, Oregon.
7:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m.
Visit the McMillan Gallery for an exhibition featuring work from our talented Printmaking students at the University of Oregon. Anywhere from relief to screen print, this annual show features a variety of works from student artists. Join us for refreshments and meet the artists on April 17th from 6pm-7pm. On view in the McMillan Gallery March 18th, 2025 to May 16th, 2025.
9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
"Peripheral Visions is a thesis exhibition including works by Helena Gallivan, Luna Pelàez, and Sondra White. Themes of memory, loss, nostalgia, and joy are explored through the mediums of photography, ceramics, installation, and printmaking."
4:00–7:00 p.m.
The Division of Graduate Studies invites you to a celebration of the research, scholarship, and creative expressions of UO graduate students. The forum regularly showcases the work of more than 100 students representing more than 35 disciplines. Join us for the popular poster and networking session !
To participate, all graduate-level students are invited to submit a proposal by April 16, 2025. All accepted posters will be judged. Posters are categorized by field; first place in each category will win $300.
For more information, go to https://graduatestudies.uoregon.edu/forum
4:00–5:00 p.m.
Amanda Stasiewicz, Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies | Power off, adaptation on: differential needs of communities adapting to wildfire risk while also dealing with Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS)
4:00–6:00 p.m.
Presented by the UO Center for Art Research CFAR Banner at 510 Oak Terry Haggerty: Finding Space Reception and Artist Discussion: Friday, May 9 from 4:00–6:00 p.m. Join us a discussion with Terry Haggerty, Kate Mondloch, Sylvan Lionni, and Tannaz Farsi. Discussion begins at 4:30 p.m.
On View: May through August 2025 Location: 510 Oak Street, Eugene, OR 97401
Finding Space is a shaped vinyl banner inviting viewers to experience a duality of perspective. In this composition, two linear structures recede from a shared central point, oscillating simultaneously between two and three dimensions. This deliberate manipulation of perspective challenges the viewer’s spatial understanding and disrupts the predictable geometry of the urban environment. By subverting the conventional rectangular format of a banner, the drawn form becomes a visual anomaly to create a momentary rupture in the visual language of the cityscape. Its suspended state suggests a transient presence, a form caught between definition and placement. This work functions as a temporary intervention, holding a moment of spatial ambiguity captive within the ongoing construction of the city. Terry Haggerty (b. 1970 in London, United Kingdom) studied at the Southend School of Art, Essex, United Kingdom and received his Bachelor of Arts at the Cheltenham School of Art, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.
Haggerty’s work has been the subject of solo exhibitions at the Center for Contemporary Non-Objective Art, Brussels, Belgium; Von Bartha, Basel; Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA; Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, TX; Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL; PS Project Space, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Sikkema Jenkins & Co, New York, NY; and Miles McEnery Gallery, New York, NY, among others.
He has been included in exhibitions at numerous institutions including the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT; Carre d’Art-Musee d’Art Contemporain, Nîmes, France; Gutstein Gallery, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA; M-17 Contemporary Art Center, Kyiv, Ukraine; MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY; Museum de Lakenhal, Leiden, Netherlands; Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL; Pori Art Museum, Pori, Finland, and elsewhere.
Haggerty lives and works in Eugene, Oregon.
2:00–3:00 p.m.
Calling all graduate students and emerging scholars! The Office of the Provost is excited to invite you to the third session of our Book Disciplines Workshop Series "You’ve published your book—now what?" on Tuesday, May 13, from 2PM to 3PM.
Join Katryce Lassle, Senior Publicist, and Andy Etzkorn, Senior Campaign Strategist from University of California Press, for an insider’s look at how to promote and market your academic book after publication.
Learn about:
🔹 Effective publicity strategies
🔹 How to work with your press
🔹 Tools for building your audience
🔹 Long-term promotion for scholarly impact
Whether you're planning your first book or navigating post-publication life, this session is packed with practical guidance and industry insight. Register now at https://oregon.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eKSh6qfvMtLckMm and take your academic work to the next level!
11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
The University of Oregon MFA Art Exhibition 2025 culminates three years of independent research and experimentation by a cohort of five artists whose various practices engage a broad range of inquiry. This year, the MFA exhibition returns to the JSMA, making the work accessible to the UO and Eugene community, while celebrating the MFA graduates’ efforts in the professional standard of the museum setting. The 2025 cohort is Adam DeSorbo, Xinyu Liu, Kate Montgomery, Jens Pettersen, and Gracie Rothering. The five artists showcased in this exhibition represent a diverse range of media and practices, spanning ecology and personal/cultural memory, to the bridge between death and the living world, symbolic institutional gateways, and ideas about abstraction through the materiality of painting.
1:00–2:00 p.m.
Enjoy stress-free time together online with disabled and neurodivergent graduate students from across campus. Share experiences, exchange resources, or consult with a GE from the Accessible Education Center.
5:00–7:00 p.m.
Join UO’s Portland Architecture Program for a reception and public lecture event celebrating the design of the Innovation Building at our new campus in NE Portland with Mandy Butler and Pam Saftler of TVA Architects. 5:00pm PST (talk at 5:30pm) Wednesday, May 21
UO Portland Innovation Commons (3rd Floor) Innovation Building 2811 NE Holman St. Portland, Oregon 97211
Zoom link Meeting ID: 971 9590 1469
About: Renovation holds a unique power to honor the past and embrace the future. More than a fix or an upgrade, it’s an opportunity to elevate the very essence of a building—revealing its hidden potential, respecting its original character, and reimagining it for contemporary needs. By thoughtfully reconsidering how an existing structure can support modern uses, renovation transforms constraints into catalysts for creativity—allowing designers to rethink space, introduce modern technologies, improve performance, and strengthen a building’s connection to its history, place, and purpose.
Join TVA Principals Pam Saftler and Mandy Butler as they share stories and strategies from three recent renovation projects at the University of Oregon: Huestis Hall and Friendly Hall in Eugene, and the Innovation Building in Portland. While each project presented distinct architectural and programmatic challenges, they all shared a common thread: the transformative power of renovation. This talk will highlight TVA’s pursuit of the “twofer”—a single design move that solves a problem and delivers added value. Whether through aesthetics, user experience, or sustainability, the twofer is smart, efficient, and impactful.
MANDY BUTLER, AIA Mandy Butler is a Principal at TVA Architects, where she leads the design and planning of complex, high-performance learning environments—including science and technology research facilities, laboratories, and hands-on teaching spaces. With deep expertise in programming and planning, she creates spaces that meet the technical and functional needs of students and faculty while supporting evolving teaching methodologies. Mandy brings a strong command of technical requirements, regulatory standards, and stakeholder priorities to every project, resulting in adaptable, forward-thinking designs that are both effective and inspiring.
Her recent work for the University of Oregon includes the Huestis Hall Deferred Maintenance Project, multiple research and teaching lab renovations in Klamath Hall, and the Innovation Building Renovation on the Portland campus. She also recently led UO stakeholders through programming for the renovation of Friendly Hall.
Mandy holds a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Oregon and has served on the College of Design’s Dean’s Council, offering strategic insight on development, diversity initiatives, and community engagement.
PAM SAFTLER, AIA, IIDA Pam Saftler is a Principal at TVA Architects with nearly three decades of experience shaping projects that elevate the human experience through thoughtful design. With a foundation in architecture, environmental design, and urban planning, Pam is adept at transforming complex programmatic requirements into spaces that are both highly functional and inspiring.
She has led numerous higher education initiatives, bringing together diverse stakeholder groups to create adaptable, high-performance environments that support hands-on learning, collaboration, and innovation. Her portfolio includes major renovations, laboratory upgrades, and makerspaces that enhance the daily experience of students and faculty alike.
Pam’s recent work for the University of Oregon includes the Huestis Hall Deferred Maintenance Project, renovations to Klamath Hall, and the Innovation Building Renovation on the Portland campus. She is currently leading the renovation of Friendly Hall, the third-oldest building on the Eugene campus.
4:00 p.m.
University of Oregon Visiting Artist Lecture Series Presented by the Department of Art and Center for Art Research
This talk will cover Christina Fernandez's performance for camera work from the very beginning of her photographic practice as an undergrad student at UCLA to the present, including new work that addresses the female body, aging and sexuality. Fernandez has often used her own body before the camera as a stand in for the collective Latina, both becoming or playing the role of an historical/mythical figure, a family member, and as herself.
Christina Fernandez (b. 1965) a Los Angeles–based artist, has spent over three decades conducting rich explorations of migration, labor, gender, her Mexican American identity, and the capacities of photography itself. She earned her BA at UCLA in 1989 and her MFA at Cal Arts in 1996. She is an associate professor at Cerritos College in Norwalk, California. Fernandez’s projects have been in major exhibitions including Shifting Landscapes (Whitney Museum of American art) Home - So Different, So Appealing (Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2017), Phantom Sightings: Art after the Chicano Movement (Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2008). Her work has been exhibited at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC; Museum of Modern Art, New York, among many other venues. In 2021, Fernandez was one of the first artists honored with the prestigious Latinx Artist Fellowship and Christina Fernandez: Multiple Exposures is the first major monographic museum exhibition of her work.
This lecture is made possible by the George and Matilda Fowler Endowment Fund.
7:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m.
The annual Advanced Photography Student Exhibition is returning to the McMillan Gallery. Featuring work from University of Oregon Photography students, this show is a great opportunity to see work from skilled student artists in our gallery. Join us for refreshments and meet the artists on May 29th from 6pm-7pm. On view in the McMillan Gallery May 27th, 2025 to June 13th, 2025
6:00–7:00 p.m.
The annual Advanced Photography Student Exhibition is returning to the McMillan Gallery. Featuring work from University of Oregon Photography students, this show is a great opportunity to see work from skilled student artists in our gallery. Join us for refreshments and meet the artists on May 29th from 6pm-7pm. On view in the McMillan Gallery May 27th, 2025 to June 13th, 2025.
10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Strengthen connections and unplug on Oregon’s beautiful coast while hiking Hobbit Trail and spending time at the ocean near Florence. Transportation, lunch, and snacks provided.
A $5 deposit through the Outdoor Program (OP) is required to secure your seat. Space is limited to the first 20 students, with priority given to international students.
Please call the Outdoor Program at 541-346-4365 to reserve a spot, or sign up in person at OP's DIY Bike Space in the EMU.
1:00–3:00 p.m.
Join the College of Design for our 2025 Commencement ceremony on Sunday, June 15th at 1:00 pm in Matt Knight Arena. For more information regarding graduate RSVP requirements and day of details, please visit College of Design Commencement Website
9:00–11:00 a.m.
Please join us for the University Commencement Ceremony on Monday, June 16, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. at Autzen Stadium.
This ceremony celebrates the accomplishments of our graduates and includes administration and student speakers, a keynote address, and the conferral of degrees by school or college.
Please RSVP for this event. Please adhere to the UO Clear Bag Policy
For all commencement details, please visit https://commencement.uoregon.edu/
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Calling all graduate students and postdoctoral scholars! If you are considering a faculty, researcher, lecturer, postdoc, or other academic-adjacent position, then consider attending the 2025 BIG10 Academia Career Fair, offered in a virtual, highly interactive, and completely free, format! Details and sign up on Handshake soon.
- Meet with academies and research organizations. Interact with recruiters through video, audio, or chat.
- Discover new tenure, non-tenure track (lecturers, researchers,...etc.), postdoctoral trainee, & fellowship career opportunities. All levels of graduate students and postdocs (1st years to those finishing) are welcome to explore career opportunities in academia and research.
- Never wait in line, ever. Pre-schedule individual (10 minutes - recommended for those looking for jobs now or completing their program in 2026) and/or group sessions (30 minutes) with organizations ahead of the fair or on the day-of the career fair. Both types of sessions are limited, so don't miss out! Once registered, you can add sessions with recruiters for specific organizations attending the career fair.
DEADLINE for C.V. submissions is Tuesday, October 7th at 9:00 PM Pacific Time. This is a HARD deadline, so submit early just in case you have technical difficulties. It is recommended that you add your C.V. on Handshake, as this platform is a great place to search and apply for positions at your level.
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Are you interested in exploring or finding a position in industry?
The Graduate Student & Postdoc Industry Recruitment Event (GSPIRE) is the perfect opportunity for individuals with advanced degrees and training to connect with various industries and organizations. The GSPIRE will take place virtually on October 23. We invite you to join us and connect with top employers and organizations seeking bright minds like yours.
All individuals, from first-year graduate students to postdocs and alumni, are welcome to participate in GSPIRE fairs. Whether you are considering a career in academia or industry, this event will provide valuable networking opportunities and the chance to explore and secure internships or professional employment in the industry. Sign up coming soon!
Graduating soon?
Individuals who are due to graduate in Dec 2025 or May/August/Dec 2026 are strongly encouraged to submit a resume (not a C.V.). It's valuable to submit a resume even if you are unable to attend the career fair, as all industry partners will receive all resumes submitted. Submitting a resume is not mandatory for event registration, but it is recommended for individuals pursuing a career in industry, as it allows industry partners to track your progress over the next few years.
The deadline for resume submissions is Monday, September 8 at 9:00pm Pacific Time. It is advised to submit resumes early to account for any potential technical difficulties. Adding a resume on Handshake is also recommended, as it is a useful platform for job searching and applications at your level.
5:00 p.m.
What is Research? (2026) will explore various natures, purposes, and roles of research across disciplines, fields, and areas. The event will consider frameworks of systematic and creative inquiry, including methods, designs, analyses, discoveries, collaborations, dissemination, ethics, integrity, diversity, media/technologies, and information environments.
This year delves into research in its many forms, including searching, critically investigating, and re-examining existing knowledge, as well as emerging functions and procedures in machine intelligence and computation. It will highlight pluralities of research pathways, examining time-honored approaches and new ways of knowing, precedents, issues, and futures. It considers challenges and possibilities that researchers face in today’s rapidly changing world, and ways to promote ethical, inclusive, and impactful research.
The event celebrates the thirtieth anniversary of the Communication and Media Studies Doctoral Program in the School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon.