Monday, August 27, 2012

Dan Schmitt & Jan Halvorsen win awards in Mayor's Art Show

Congratulations to Dan Schmitt and Jan Halvorsen who have won awards in the 2012 Mayor's Art Show at the Jacobs Gallery. 

Dan Schmitt, who teaches ceramics, received a Juror's Award for his pottery "Slipped Jar with Dots."  Jan Halvorsen, who teaches in Media Arts, received the Artistic Director's Award for "Something Quiet," a pastel drawing on paper.
Contratulations to other faculty members whose work was accepted into this juried show:  Tallmadge Doyle, Susan Lowdermilk, Jefferson Goolsby, and student Eve Takahashi.

The Jacobs Gallery is in the lower level of the Hult Center for the Performing Arts.  The Gallery is open Tuesday-Friday, 12-4 pm, Saturday 11 am - 3 pm, and one hour prior to and during all Hult Center performances.  It is located  between 6th and 7th Avenues and Olive and Willamette Streets in downtown Eugene, Oregon.

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Mayor's Art Show, Aug. 23-Oct. 6

Works by LCC Art and Media Arts faculty have been selected for the 2012 Mayor's Art Show at the Jacobs Gallery at the Hult Center in Eugene.  The show celebrates Lane County artists.  Faculty members Tallmadge Doyle, Susan Lowdermilk, and Dan Schmitt, as well as former student Eve Takahashi are from the Art Department; Jan Halvorsen and Jefferson Goolsby are from the Media Arts Department.

The Awards Presentation and Opening Reception is on August 23 from 5:30 pm. The community will be able to vote for their choice during the Eugene Celebration, August 24-26, with the Viewer's Choice Award to be presented at the First Friday ArtWalk on September 7.

The Jacobs Gallery is in the lower level of the Hult Center for the Performing Arts located between 6th and 7th Avenues and Olive and Willamette Streets in downtown Eugene.  Gallery hours are Tuesday-Friday, 12-4 pm, Saturday 11 am - 3 pm, and one hour prior to and during all Hult Center performances. 
Contact: 541-684-5635;  www.jacobsgallery.orgdirector@jacobsgallery.org.