WeWork’s CEO to speak at A&AA
Although many architecture graduates might agonize over whether they’ll be able to land a secure job at a firm, Miguel McKelvey found an alternative way to convert his architecture degree into entrepreneurial success.
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UCLA professor to present keynote at UO Art History symposium April 14
UCLA art history professor Bronwen Wilson will present the keynote lecture 5:30 p.m.Thursday, April 14, during the UO’s 12th Annual Art History Association Student Research Symposium at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. This year’s theme is Beyond Sight: Art and the Senses. Wilson’s talk is entitled Blindness, Uncertainty, and Sensation.
UO’s Product Design Program to join RAIN innovation hub opening May 10 in downtown Eugene
Product design, sustainability, and entrepreneurship all come together permanently under one roof May 10 when the Downtown Innovation Launch Lab officially opens in Eugene. The festivities begin with a ribbon cutting at 3 p.m. and remarks by Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy and UO President Michael Schill, followed by tours including featured work by building occupants.
Visiting artists Mollie Favour and Brad Miller in Eugene April 28 to review global careers
Mollie Favour and Brad Miller — who met under slightly contentious circumstances in a UO classroom in the mid-1970s — return to Lawrence Hall on Thursday, April 28, to talk about their art, their lives, and their pivotal days in Eugene.
The decades-long creative partnership of Favour, BFA ’77 and MFA ’79, and Miller, BFA ’74 and MFA ’77, built an arts center, raised three children, and formed the stable underpinning for two successful studio-based artistic careers.
MacArthur Genius Fellow Rick Lowe to discuss art and social engagement in underserved communities
MacArthur Fellow and Houston-based artist Rick Lowe will be in Eugene to offer a talk on “Art and The Social Context” at 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 2, in Lawrence Hall 177 (1190 Franklin Boulevard, Eugene). This event is the first A&AA interdisciplinary lecture, which highlights the intellectual overlaps between A&AA disciplines. The event is free and open to the public.
Biddle named Eno Fellow
After Alexis Biddle finished his first year of law school he wasn’t sure he wanted to be a lawyer, so he decided to take time off to find direction. He accomplished that literally by working as a taxi driver.
MFA thesis exhibition opens May 6 in Portland, showcases work by UO Department of Art graduate students
The 2016 UO Art MFA Thesis Exhibition opens Friday, May 6, at Disjecta Contemporary Art Center, 8371 North Interstate Avenue in Portland, with a reception from 6-9 p.m. The exhibition runs through May 29.
Ecology, design scholars on campus April 7-9 for HOPES conference
The annual Holistic Options for Planet Earth Sustainability (HOPES) conference takes place in Lawrence Hall this Thursday through Saturday, April 7-9, and is open to students, scholars, and the general public at no cost. The event begins at noon April 7 and wraps up April 9 with a social mixer in the Hayden Gallery courtyard at 8:30 p.m.
Tickets now available for Festschrift event May 14 honoring architecture professor Charlie Brown
Tickets are now available for the Festschrift event Saturday, May 14, in honor of architecture Professor G.Z. “Charlie” Brown.
Artist Michael Salter grinds culture into ‘Gristle Sausage’
In his newest exhibit, Gristle Sausage, associate professor of digital arts Michael A. Salter plays the role of a meat grinder: He grinds graphics and memes and shapes them into a “all- you-can-eat visual buffet.”
The billboard-sized installation offers several framed graphics of colorful, pixelated patterns, blurry portraits, cartoon faces, pharmaceutical drugs, and more. The societal mosaic also features one-of-a-kind, minimal, kitschy knick-knack sculptures installed on the opposite wall.