Cheryl Coon - Bestiary Exhibit - January 4-28

The Lane Community College Art Gallery is proud to present Bestiary, a collective body of work by San Francisco artist Cheryl Coon. The show runs from January 4 through 28. An artist lecture will be held on January 11 at 11 a.m. with a reception immediately following.

The exhibition consists of artist books that draw their central ideas from primordial images, archetypes, ancient rituals and texts, folklore and mythology. Coon states, “I try to investigate the spiritual and the mysterious, patterns in nature versus chaos. So I try to create a space to contemplate the mysterious – everything from the sublimely beautiful to the ridiculously humorous.”

The gallery is located on the first floor of building 11 on main campus. There is no charge for admission. Hours are 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, and 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Fridays. Contact: Art and Applied Design, 463-5409.

Gabriella Soraci - Exhibit at Chemeketa Community College, January 11 - February 5, 2010

Gabriella Soraci will have paintings in a two-person show, 'Early One Morning' at the Art Gallery at Chemeketa Community College in Salem, Oregon, January 11-February 5. Soraci, who teaches painting and drawing at Lane Community College and the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon, will exhibit her paintings with Jodie Raborn, who teaches at Willamette University.

The Art Gallery is located in Building 2, on the campus of Chemeketa Community College, Building 3, 400 Lancaster Dr. NE. An Opening Reception will be held on January 13 from noon to 2:00 pm. Contact: 503.399.6165.

The painting shown here is 'Daffodils in a Circle', 25" x 30", oil on canvas, 2008. Contact Soraci at: http://www.gabriellasoraci.com/. Contact at Lane Community College, Art and Applied Design, 463-5409.

Gabriella Soraci - Exhibit at Red Mountain Gallery, Reno, Nevada, December 1 - January 31

Gabriella Soraci will exhibit 18 paintings at the Red Mountain Gallery at Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno, Nevada. The show runs from December 1, 2009 to January 29, 2010.

'Soraci's still life paintings describe both the tangible world of everyday reality and the intangible world of the mind. Using formal investigations of color, light, shape, plastic, and decorative space, she selects various objects and elements of landscape that can offer aesthetic emotion.' She is an instructor of drawing and painting at Lane Community College and the University of Oregon, both in Eugene, Oregon.

The Red Mountain Gallery is located on the Dandini Campus of Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno, Nevada. For information: 775.674.7698 or artgalleries.tmcc.edu. Contact information at Lane Community College: 541.463.5409

The painting shown here is "Lace in Window", 32" x 30", oil on canvas, 2008. Contact: www.gabriellasoraci.com

J.S. Bird - Holiday Art Sale - December 12-13

J.S. Bird announces his First Annual Holiday Art Sale on December 12 -13. "Give a gift that lasts a lifetime." The sale is on Saturday, December 12, 12 - 5:00 pm and Sunday, December 13, 11 am - 2:00 pm. The location is 501 N. 1st Street in Creswell, Oregon.

J.S. Bird is a painting, design, and drawing instructor in the Art and Applied Design Department at Lane Community College. Contact information: 463-5414 or the Art Department, 463-4309.

Small Works - Group Show - Nov. 27 - Jan. 3

Susan Lowdermilk, instructor in Graphic Design and Studio Arts has work in Small Works: A Group Show at Vistra Framing and Gallery, November 27 to January 3. The show presents "wonderful whimsical delightful affordable collectable petite art works" by twenty-one artists in a variety of media. An opening reception and Friday Art Walk will be on December 4, 5:30 - 8:30 pm. Ten percent of the proceeds from this show will benefit The Relief Nursery.

Vistra Framing & Gallery is located at 160 Broadway, Eugene, Oregon; contact: 541/343-2353 or vistra@vistraframing.com. Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday, 9:30 - 6:00.

Ceramics Art Student Sale - Dec. 2

The Lane Ceramics Art Student Association (C.A.S.A.) will be holding its Fall Pottery Sale and Fundraiser on Wednesday, December 2nd from 8am-4pm in the Center Building Cafeteria. This is a one day only event, so make sure to mark your calendar! Contact: Elizabeth Uhlig, Art & Applied Design, 463-5409.

Student Printmaking Sale - Dec. 3

Original prints by Lane Printmaking students will be on sale for one day only, Thursday, December 3, from 9 am to 4pm in the Center Building cafeteria next to the Ceramics student sale. Media represented are: woodcuts, collagraphs, monotypes, etchings and screen prints. Contact: Elizabeth Uhlig, Art, 463-5409

Printmaking Alumni Exhibition & Reception

Celebrate Lane's printmaking alumni and their original works in LCC's art collection.

Lane Community College has installed 18 original prints by alumni from its printmaking program. The prints were collected by the Art and Applied Design Department for the college's permanent art collection.

This is a diverse and colorful collection that that showcases a variety of printmaking techniques, says art instructor Susan Lowdermilk. There is etching, woodcut, screen print, collagraph and monotypes. The artists all studied at Lane and have gone on to rich and diverse experiences. Many have bachelors and masters of fine art degrees from major universities and art schools and some have won sizable scholarships. Others are productive working artists and some are art teachers. The prints are now part of Lanes permanent art collection. We are proud of this collection and excited to share it with the public.

A reception for the artists and for arts appreciators will be held Thursday, December 3, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the exhibit, installed in the south-facing corridor of building 19 near the Workforce Center.

For more information contact Susan Lowdermilk, Art and Applied Design instructor, at (541) 463-5413. The image is a close-up of a print by Connie Huston.

Jessica Burke - Cerebral Spaces - Opens Nov. 16

The Lane Community College Art Gallery is proud to present "Cerebral Spaces" a collective body of work by Salem artist Jessica Burke. The exhibition consists of paintings that reflect on the stream of consciousness chronicling the evolving definition of "acceptable" femininity within the spectrum of gender.

Burke states, "The images I create explore this conceptual construction through the environments that surround the figure. Theses environments represent a cerebral space that underscores the gender performance as the focal point of the work."

The show runs from November 16th through December 3rd. An Artist Lecture will be held on November 19th at 2:00pm with a reception immediately following.

The gallery is located in building 11 on main campus, 4000 E. 30th Avenue in Eugene, Oregon. There is no charge for admission. The Art and Applied Design Department phone number is 463-5409. http://www.lanecc.edu/artgallery/

The image is titled Somebody Lied to Me.

Anne Godfrey - Earth, Light and Stone Exhibit

Anne Godfrey, photography and drawing instructor at Lane, has photographs in the Earth, Light and Stone: an Exhibit of Photography and Sculpture at the Jacobs Gallery, November 6, 2009 through January 2, 2010. Other artists in the exhibit are Scott Huette and Jo Warren, photography, and William Pickerd, sculpture.

The Artists' Insight Gallery Talk is at 3:30-4:30 pm and the opening reception is at 5:30-8:30 pm on Friday, November 6. The Lane Arts Council First Friday ArtWalk in on Friday, December 4, 5:30-8:30 pm.

The Jacobs Gallery is located in the lower level of the Hult Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Eugene, Oregon. Gallery hours are Tuesday-Friday, noon - 4:00 pm, Saturdays 11:00 am to 3:00 om, and one hour prior to and during all Hult Center performances. www.jacobsgallery.org

LEE IMONEN - ODOT BRIDGE ART PROJECT

Lane sculpture instructor Lee Imonen is among the artists chosen to help the Oregon Department of Transportation develop design enhancements for the Interstate 5 Willamette River Bridge replacement project. Lee is partnering with GreenWorks and artists Adam Kuby and Suzanne Lee to design a south bank interpretive area, which includes the old Eugene Millrace, river channel restoration, and the south bank bicycle and pedestrian path, underpass and viaduct. Conceptual plans will be developed this fall and winter, and unveiled during Eugene’s First Friday Gallery Walk on Feb. 5. The artist and design teams were selected by ODOT’s design enhancement panel for the I-5 Willamette River Bridge project.

Mark Perry Exhibit - Oct. 26 - Nov. 12

The LCC Art Gallery is pleased to present "Whenever It Comes" a collective body of work by Portland artist Mark Perry. The show consists of work based in printmaking, including processes such as relief, intaglio and woodcut.

When asked to describe his work, Perry had this to say, Most of my imagery is non-representational with symbolic and recognizable elements involved. Most of my prints are one of a kind, and all of them are hand printed via a press. The main theme has been based on "fate."

The show runs from October 26 to November 12. There will be a reception on November 4 at 4:30 pm.

The gallery is located in Building 11 on the main campus of Lane Community College at 4000 East 30th Avenue in Eugene. The gallery is open Monday through Thursday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm and Friday, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm. Contact information: gallery director, Jennifer Salzman at 463-5964, office hours Tuesday and Thursday, 10:30-11:30 am. Or contact the Art Department office at 463-5409.

Susan Lowdermilk - Pop-up-Book in Florida Exhibit

Susan Lowdermilk has a pop-up-book in Scissors: Pop-Up, at the Florida Craftsmen Gallery in St. Petersburg, Florida. The exhibit showcases original pop-up and handmade books by artists from around the country and the world. The exhibit runs through the end of October.

A review in the St. Petersburg Times writes about Lowdermilk's book: Susan Lowdermilk created a woodcut print, then cut it as a three-dimensional tunnel to accompany William Stafford's lyrical poem "A Ritual to Read to Each Other."

For more information, go to the Florida Craftsmen Facebook: http://tiny.cc/FlaCrafts

Rob Adams Paints Ballet Backdrop

Rob Adams, instructor of basic design and drawing, has painted the backdrop for Visions d'Amour: 10 Ballets in Paris, a ballet at the Soreng Theater at the Hult Center of Performing Arts, October 9-10.

Ballet Fantastique's critically-acclaimed chamber company presents a dramatic taste of Paris in ten short ballets. It's a don't-miss "tour en Francais," from operatic drama to the flair of the Moulin Rouge cabaret.

Eugene composer Jeremy Schropp and his live orchestra join Ballet Fantastique on stage in a ballet of sophisticated French frivolity, "Night at the Cafe Terrace." Van Gogh's painting, as re-envisioned by Northwest artist Rob Adams, lights up this nighttime Paris scene.

Visions of love will carry you from hauntingly beautiful operatic stories by Jules Massanet, Gabriel Faure, and Georges Bizet, to the playful "Papillion" (with guest pianist John Jantzi), and back to rosy Parisian romances with the music of French chanteuses Edith Piaf and Carla Bruni.

LASA - Lane Art Student Association - 1st Meeting

The Lane Art Student Association (LASA) will hold its first meeting of the fall term on Monday, October 12, 6:00-7:00 pm, Building 11, Room 131.

To begin activities for this academic year, LASA has been granted a gallery space for student artwork in Building 16. LASA has made a proposal, based on the spring survey, stating what students would like to see in the upcoming renovation of the Art & Applied Design buildings.

Mildred Crow, LASA president, writes that "We need student participation and officers! Resources are available for projects and leadership positions are open for reelection. Please come to our first meeting and help plan our agenda for the year."

LASA meetings will be held every other Monday, same time, same place.

Kathleen Caprario - OSU Art Faculty Exhibit

Kathleen Caprario has a painting in the OSU Art Faculty Exhibit at the Fairbanks Gallery. The exhibit will run until October 7 when there will be a closing reception at 4:30-6:00 pm. The Fairbanks Gllery is located in Fairbanks Hall on the campus of Oregon State University in Corvallis. http://oregonstate.edu/fairbanksgallery/Current_Exhibit_.html

Caprario teaches drawing, color, and painting at Lane Community College, Oregon State University, and the University of Oregon.

Carrie O'Coyle Richenberg - "Whispers" in Mayor's Art Show

"Whispers" a convex form by Carrie O'Coyle Richenberg, drawing and design instructor, has been accepted into the Mayor's Art Show. The show runs from September 3 through October 21.

The Mayor's Art Show, a juried exhibition of work by Lane County artists, is in the Jacob's Gallery in the lower level of the Hult Center located at One Eugene Center Eugene, OR 97401, (541) 684-5635. Gallery hours are Tuesday-Friday, 12-4 pm, Saturday 11 am - 3 pm, and one hour prior to and during all Hult Center performances. http://www.jacobsgallery.org/

The Bunny Show - Faculty Exhibition

The LCC Art Gallery presents "The Bunny Show" an exhibition by faculty of the Art and Applied Design Department. The show runs from September 29 to October 22; the opening reception is on October 7 at 4:30 pm.

The LCC Art Gallery is located in Building 11 on the main campus of Lane Community College at 4000 East 30th Avenue, Eugene, Oregon; hours are Monday - Thursday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm and Friday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm.

Andy Salzman - Juror for Mayor's Art Show

Andy Salzman, ceramics and sculpture instructor, was a juror for the Mayor's Art Show, an all-comers juried exhibition of work by Lane County artists. The official mayor's show included about four dozen works chosen from 260 pieces. The opening ceremony and awards was held on Thursday, September 3. The show runs from September 3 through October 31. Rejects from the mayor's show were elgible for hanging in the Salon des Refuses.

The Mayor's Art Show is in the Jacob's Gallery in the lower level of the Hult Center located at One Eugene Center Eugene, OR 97401, (541) 684-5635. Gallery hours are Tuesday-Friday, 12-4 pm, Saturday 11 am - 3 pm, and one hour prior to and during all Hult Center performances. http://www.jacobsgallery.org/

Articles about the Mayor's Art show appeared in the Register Guard -
"Picking and choosing" http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/entertainment/arts/19122789-44/story.csp
"Winners, losers find their niche in art shows" http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/19632527-41/story.csp

Adam Grosowsky - Landscapes and Figures

Adam Grosowsky, instructor of painting and drawing, has an exhibit "Landscapes and Figures" at the Karin Clarke Gallery from September 1 to October 10. The opening reception was on September 4. The oil painting shown here is "Kaya with Green Blinds."

The Karin Clarke Gallery is located at 760 Willamette St. in Eugene; gallery hours are 10 am to 5:30 pm, Tuesday - Saturday. http://www.karinclarkegallery.com/

Teresa Hughes - Mentor for Media Arts Students

Teresa Hughes, instructor of video production and cooperative education in the Multimedia Department, is featured in a photograph on Lane's main webpage. http://www.lanecc.edu/

Chambers Communications of Eugene won the 2009 Cooperative Education Employer of the Year Award. Chambers Communications has mentored 56 and hired 41 media arts students over the past two decades. Chambers operates three ABC affiliates, including KEZI-9 in Eugene, and Chambers Production, a film and video production company. http://chamberscomm.com/

Satoko - One-person show in Tokyo - Towards Light

Satoko is pleased to invite you to her one-person show "Towards Light" at the Gallery UESTO in Tokyo. The exhibit runs from September 7-12. The Gallery UESTO is located in the Ginza in the center of Tokyo, Japan.

Satoko is giving a lecture in conjunction with the show at Meiji University in Tokyo on September 9.

Satoko Motouji teaches painting, watercolor, drawing, and basic design at Lane Community College. For more information, contact the Art and Applied Design office at 463-5409.

Kathleen Caprario - Working Vacation

Kathleen Caprario was featured in an article in Eugene's Register-Guard about her three-week artist's retreat at Morris Graves' former studioin northern California. Caprario described how her retreat started out intimidating, but soon turned productive. She spent the three weeks drawing, sketching, painting, walking near the lake, and writing in her journal.

The article, titled "Working Vacation" appeared in the August 27 issue of the Register-Guard. Caprario teaches drawing, color, and painting at Lane Community College, Oregon State University, and the University of Oregon.

The article can be viewed at http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/entertainment/arts/18847797-57/story.csp

In Memory of Thomas Rubick

Our friend and colleague Thomas Rubick, graphic design instructor, passed away on the morning of Sunday, July 19. His wife Jeane and family wrote that "The sun was up, and we sang 'Here Comes the Sun' to him. The light from behind his blue eyes is shining on us all."

Though we all knew this was coming, it is a tragic loss of one who gave so much to life through his art and teaching, his insistence on excellence, and his honest and insightful contributions to our work and community in the Arts and at Lane. We have all missed him greatly over the last year and now we will remember him always in our work and thoughts as we build on what he gave us.

Rick Williams, Dean, Division of the Arts

In Memory of Tom Rohr

Our colleague and dear friend, ceramics instructor Tom Rohr, suffered a heart attack and died Tuesday night, July 7. A memorial service is planned for Tuesday, July 14 at noon at St. Mary Catholic Church, 1062 Charnelton St., Eugene, followed by a gathering at the family’s home at 2:30 p.m. Kathryn would like us to share memories of Tom at the gathering.

As I have talked with many of you about Tom's sudden death and our deep loss, I realized that the first response from many of you was the memory of the last time you saw Tom. That is true for me as well, and that time, as with many others, is a memory of him talking in the hall outside my door, excitedly describing a new idea to one of you. I don't know that anyone else brought more excitement, energy, happiness and pure charm to our halls and classrooms than Tom did. This is a terrible loss for all of us and for our students. I hope I will see many of you next Tuesday as we mourn the passing of our friend and colleague and, as we know he would want us to do, celebrate his life.

Rick Williams, Dean, Division of the Arts

AutismArtism 2009 Exhibit, June 20-July 17

The LCC Art Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of the "Autism Rocks" Art show - AutismArtism 2009. The exhibit runs from June 20 to July 17. It is an exhibition of visual art from 26 artists with autism from Lane County and around the world, including Mary-Minn Sirag of Eugene, DJ Svoboda of North Carolina, and Torger Berstad of Sweeden.

The Lane Community College Art Gallery is open 8 am - 5:00 pm on Monday-Thursday during the summer. The gallery is located on the main campus, Building 11, in Eugene, Oregon. The exhibition is sponsored by Lane Arts Council and the REX Foundation. Contact: Art & Applied Design Department, 463-5409.

Image: "Mystic" by Lexi Sias.

Lee Imonen Receives Faculty Recognition Award

Lee Imonen, instructor of sculpture, has been presented with the Spring term Faculty Recognition Award. The award was based on nominations from students, staff, faculty, and alumni.

As part of the application, Lee's students write, "Lee is an artists’ artist. As an instructor he instills a deep sense of commitment to the learning of skills, creative research and process, critiques, and outcomes of student's art projects. He is tireless in providing technical expertise, artistic concepts and historical references to art making. Indeed, Lee has not only helped students strive for higher goals but works to inspire a strong work ethic... so important to producing fine art for personal enjoyment, cultural inspiration, and for the uniqueness of gallery installation as well as for reproduction. He brings out the best qualities in his own students, in the students of other classes and their studio interaction."

Congratulations to Lee!

Kathryn Finnerty featured in Ceramics Monthly

Kathryn Finnerty, new instructor of ceramics, is featured in an article "Kathryn Finnerty" in the current June/July/August 2009 issue of Ceramics Monthly. In the article she talks about the challenges and rewards of setting up her own pottery studio with her husband, Tom Rohr who also teaches ceramics at Lane, in Pleasant Hill.

Kathryn writes, "I have always been drawn to 19th century English pottery and use it as an inspiration for my work. I specifically enjoy the playful, ornamental aspects of Victorian Majolica and the decorative sprigged surfaces of salt-fired stoneware and porcelain wares. I attempt to understand and interpret these influences in an effort to create a body of work relevant in our contemporary world, while fulfilling my personal creative impulses."

For more information, go to Kathryn's webpage: http://kathrynfinnerty.com/

Susan Lowdermilk - The Beautiful Book

Susan Lowdermilk's artist book A Ritual to Read to Each Other is included in The Beautiful Book: Exploring the Allure of Artist Books, an exhibit at the 23 Sandy Gallery in Portland, Oregon, June 5-27.

The 23 Sandy Gallery writes, "Artist books are small edition or one of a kind book forms hand-crafted by individual artists. This exquisite collection showcases the beauty in craftsmanship, materials, and imagery of the bookmaker’s art."

A Ritual to Read: Tunnel Book is a tunnel book with a three panel wrap around cover. 12 x 15 inches. “A Ritual to Read to Each Other" is a poem by William Stafford.

For more information contact Susan Lowdermilk, instructor at Lane Community College, at 542-463-5413. The 23 Sandy Gallery is located at 623 NE 23rd Ave., Portland, Oregon 97232. Contact information: 503-927-4409; http://www.23sandy.com/index.html

Graphic Design Student Exhibit, May 26-June 11

The Art Gallery is pleased to present the Annual Graphic Design Student Graduates Exhibit, May 26 through June 11. The exhibit features work by graduates from the Graphic Design program. A reception will be held on Wednesday, June 10, from 4-6 p.m.

The exhibit is in the Art Gallery, Building 11 on the main campus of Lane Community College. Contact: Jennifer Salzman, 463-5864 or the Art and Applied Design office at 463-5409.

"Montana Buffalo" by Rachel Winslow

Perceptions of the Past - J.S. Bird, May 20-June 27

Perceptions of the Past: Celebrating Oregon's Sesquicentennial will be at the Fire House Gallery at Rogue Community College in Grants Pass, May 20 through June 27. Lane instructor J.S. Bird will be one of thirteen artists whose work will be on display; he will give a talk about his painting techniques and the development of his work at an Artist's Talk on May 21, 11:30 a.m.

In celebration of Oregon's 150th anniversary of statehood, this exhibit features a statewide collaboration of Oregon artists and writers and their contemporary interpretations of Oregon's past. Thirteen historical photographs were selected from the collections of the Josephine County Historical Society. Thirteen professional writers interpreted each of the photographs, and then each of the thirteen professional artists created a piece of artwork based solely on the written description.

The Perceptions of the Past exhibit consists of a framed enlargement of each historical photo matched with the written description and the artist's interpretation. The Fire House Gallery is located in the Historical City Hall at Fourth and H Streets in Grants Pass, Oregon. Gallery hours are Tuesday-Friday, 11:30 am-4:30 pm and Saturday 10 am-1 pm. For more information contact the gallery at www.roguecc.edu/Galleries or at (541) 956-7339.

Spherical Paintings Exhibit - Carrie O'Coyle - 5/29-7/25

Spherical Paintings, Convex Paintings & Prints is an exhibit of works by Lane instructor Carrie O'Coyle Richenberg. The ehxibit is at the HUB-Robeson Gallery at Pennsylvania State University, May 29 through July 25. A reception will be held on July 9, 4-6 pm.

Carrie O’Coyle’s "bio-spheres" are convex and spherical paintings that explore time and memory, loneliness, family and loss. Only a third of the surface of these paintings may be viewed at one time, so the viewer must hold the memory of each part of the image in their mind in order to consider the work as a whole. O'Coyle began making these paintings 30 years ago at Penn State while studying with Kenneth Biddle. She currently teaches drawing, painting and applied design at Lane Community College and the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon.

O'Coyle's exhibit is part of All in the Family: Three Generations of Artists which includes Wild Life in Pennsylvania, work by her mother, D.M.Z. "Ziggy" Coyle, and Prints, work by her 9-year-old daughter, Opal Naomi Richengerg.

Ellen Currans Ceramics Workshop - May 17

Local Clay is hosting a ceramics workshop by Ellen Currans at the LCC Ceramics Studio on May 17, Sunday, 10:00 am -4:00 pm.

Ellen Currans speciality is slab-built ceramic dishes with impressed textures. She makes pieces that people use for everyday dishes. The pots and platters make sense in the lives of the people who use them and impart dignity and beauty to the presentation of food. Currans grew up in the Okanogan Valley of north central Washington, studied at the University of Washington, and settled in Oregon with her husband in 1965.

The LCC Ceramics Studio is located in Building 11 on the main campus of Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon. For more information about Currans' workshop, contact LCC ceramics instructor, Tom Rohr at 643-5417.

Until Now - Student Technicians Exhibit, May 4-21

The Lane Community College Art Gallery is proud to present Until Now, an exhibition featuring sculptor Amelia Beiderwell and ceramic artist Stacy Jo Scott, from May 4 through 21. There will be a lecture and reception on Thursday, May 14 at 3 p.m. in the gallery.

When asked what she creates within her work, Beiderwell says, "making creates language within the relationship of form and its audience by capturing a moment and suspending it in time."

Scott describes her work as "both functional and sculptural ceramic practice." She explores layers of meaning and narrative. "I relate imagery though surface drawings from my own experience in the iconic and disjointed schema of memory or dream."

The exhibit and reception are free and open to the public. The gallery is located in building 11 on main campus, 4000 E. 30th Avenue. For more information call the Art and Applied Design Department at (541) 463-5409

ARC: Sculpture of LCC Faculty & Students Exhibit, May 8-June 13

The Jacobs Gallery presents an exhibition titled ARC: The Sculpture of LCC Faculty and Students - May 8 -June 13. Artists in the exhibition are Kate Ali, Amelia Beiderwell, Lee Imonen, Laree Morgenstern, Virgil Newton, Andreas Salzman, Eric Schults, Deborah Taube, and Ellen Tykeson.

The Artists' Insight Gallery Talk will be held on Friday, May 8, 3:30 - 4:30 pm.

The Opening Reception will be on Friday, May 8, 5:30-8:30 pm.

The exhibit will be one of the stops on the Lane Arts Council First Friday ArtWalk on Friday, June 5, 5:30-8:30 pm.

The Jacobs Gallery is located on the lower level of the Hult Center in downtown Eugene. Gallery hours are Tuesday-Friday, noon to 4:00 pm; Saturday, 11:00 am-3:00 pm; and one hour prior to and during all Hult Center performances. Contact the Jacobs Gallery at 684-5635, http://www.jacobsgallery.org/. Contact LCC Art & Applied Design Department at 463-5409.

STRATA - Art Exhibit at BRING Recycling, April 29-May 29

STRATA is a collaborative, cross-disciplinary project developed through the ArtsWork in Education partnership between Lane Community College (art instructor Kristie Johnson) and Kelly Middle School (teachers Martha Montgomery and Sarah Ruggiero). This collaborative work of art was produced by over 50 middle school students and focuses on the impact of humans on the earth and the earth on humans.

STRATA will be part the Art Exhibit at the BRING Recycling Gallery, April 29 to May 29. It is part of BRING's Earth Day Art Celebration. An opening reception will be held on May 2, 2pm -4 pm. The Gallery is located at 4446 Franklin Blvd., in Eugene. http://www.bringrecycling.org/gallery.html

For more information contact art instructor Kristie Johnson at 463-5775 or the Art & Applied Design office at 463-5409.

Drive By Press at Lane, April 27-28

Drive by Press, a mobile printmaking studio, will offer a printmaking workshop at Lane on April 27-28, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm. Their van will be on the east side of the cafeteria next to Building 11. There will be a public lecture in the Performance Hall on Tuesday, April 28, 3:00-5:00 pm.

Operating from the back of a van, Drive By Press travels around the country conducting workshops, delivering lectures, and demonstrating printing techniques including woodcut, etching, lithography, serigraphy, and collograph. For more information, check out their website at: http://www.drivebypress.org/. Contact LCC printmaking instructor, Susan Lowdermilk at 463-5413 or the Art and Applied Design office at 463-5409.

Student Art Exhibition - April 13-30

The Lane Art Gallery is pleased to announce the LCC Juried Student Art Exhibition, April 13 - 30. Reception: April 22, 3:00-4:00 pm. The LCC Art Gallery is located in the Department of Art & Applied Design, Building 11 on the main campus in Eugene, Oregon. Gallery hours are M-Th, 8:00 am-5:00 pm and Friday, 8:00-4:00 pm. Contact: Jennifer Salzman, 463-5864.

Copper Engraving - Printmaking Workshop - May 9-10

Printmaker John Salang will present a Copper Engraving Printmaking Workshop, May 9-10, in the LCC Printmaking Studio.

John Saling began studying printmaking in 1964 and has focused on engravings for the last 30 years. John’s work reflects his dramatic and structural use of line. Textures spring from direct work on the plate. "Each edition that I produce reflects a chosen engraving method, a type and combination of lines, and a specific size, all part of the considered vocabulary for a particular image." He is a graduate of Cornish School of Allied Arts in Seattle, WA., and has attended The Society of Arts and Crafts in Detroit, MI., and Pratt Graphic Art Center in New York City.

In this workshop John will demonstrate engraving, show original prints in a number of styles, and present a condensed history of the technique. We will review the use of engraving tools. Burins will be sized to individual users and sharpened in preparation to engrave on copper plates. This class will prepare students to create and develop their own engravings. During the workshop, students will design, create and print their own engraving from a copper plate.

The workshop will be held on May 9-10, 9:00 am -4:00 pm, in the Printmaking Studio, Building 10, Room 200 on the LCC main campus, 4000 East 30th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97405. The cost is $60 for LCC students and staff, $90 for community members, with a $30 materials fee.

Scholarships are available sponsored by the Canaga-Lawrence Scholarship.

The registration deadline is May 1. For more information about the workshop and scholarship and to register contact Susan Lowdermilk at 541-463-5413 or lowdermilks@ lanecc.edu.

Fiber Art - Felting Exhibit of Student Work

Student work from Robin Seloover's Fiber Art art class, winter term, 2009, is on display. In the winter term the class focused on felting techniques - everything from hand felting to Nuno felting and decorative accents like needle felting and shibori. The students' final projects, many fantastic works of art, are display in the alcove of the Art Department, Building 11. You will be amazed at all the different outcomes the students have created using wool, imagination and the skills we learned.

For more information, contact instructor Robin Seloover at 463-5775 or contact the Art and Applied Design office at 463-5409.

League for Innovation Student Art Competition

Congratulations to the five art students whose art was selected as Lane's entries for the League for Innovation Student Art Competion and to all the outstanding works submitted.


The competition is a means to showcase a selection of the best works being created by community college students. This year's competiton is hosted by the Seattle Community Colleges. Awards including monetary awards and certificates of merit will be awarded to students whose works advance to the national competition.









Lane's winners are:

Amelia Beiderwell "Timeline"
Deborah Bulcao "Mother and Child"
Kathy Gunson "Late Fall Apples"
Bruce Kleinfelder "Girls in Blue Dresses"
Phyllis Null "Fields Near Pisgah"

For more information, contact the Lane Art & Applied Design office at 463-5409.

4th Annual High School Art Show - March 30-April 10

The LCC Art Gallery is pleased to present the 4th Annual High School Art Show from March 30 to April 10. An evening reception will be on April 2, 5:30 to 7:00 pm.

The LCC Art Gallery is located in the Art & Applied Design Department, Building 11 on the main campus on 30th Avenue. Gallery hours are Monday - Thursday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm and Friday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. For more information contact gallery director, Jennifer Salzman at 463-5864 or the Art office at 463-5409.

Candace Nicol, Firewalls, Feb. 23 - March 12

The LCC Art Gallery presents an exhibit by Candace Nicol, Firewalls, February 23 to March 12.

The LCC Gallery is located in the Art and Applied Design Department, Building 11, on the main campus of Lane Community College. The Gallery is open Monday to Thursday, 8 am -5 pm and Friday, 8 am-4 pm. For more information contact the Art and Applied Design Department at 463-5409.

Collagraph Printmaking with Jody Dunphy, Feb. 7-8

A Collagraph Printmaking Workshop with Jody Dunphy was held on February 7-8 in the LCC Printmaking Studio. An intensely rich, organic image quality and immediacy in working with the plate are the defining characteristic of this intaglio process. Collagraph is extremely versatile, allowing for the incorporation of found objects, drawing, painting, and/or relief.

Jody Dunphy is an artist and printmaker specializing in collagraph and combined printmaking processes. Her choice of materials and mode or working yields intensely layered, organic, reverent works of art. Jody creates her prints on a vintage, hand-made press in her home-studio in Eugene. For more information, contact Susan Lowdermilk, 463-5413.