Summer Raku Workshop - June 16 - 26

A Summer Raku Workshop will be held from June 16 -26 in the Lane Community College Ceramics Studio. Andreas Salzman, Ceramics/Sculpture faculty, will be the facilitator. The first week will be all about building and clay formation; the second week will be all about glazing and firing. The cost is $200.

For more information, contact Andreas Salzman at: 541-463-5809 or salzmana@lanecc.edu. The Ceramics Studio is located in Building 11 on the main campus of Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon.

Jennifer Salzman Featured in Register-Guard

Jennifer Salzman, instructor of photography at Lane, was featured on the front page of Eugene's The Sunday Register~Guard newspaper on June 1 for her work with North Eugene High School students. Salzman worked with Aaron Thomas, language arts teacher, to help students integrate photography and graphic design into their studies at the Academy of Arts. The article was about the transition at North Eugene High School from one big school to three small ones.

Lane Students Win Awards at League for Innovation National Student Art Competition

I am so proud to announce that two of our students won Best of Show and Honorable Mention in the League for Innovation National Student Art Competition sponsored by the San Diego Community College District this year.

The First Place Best of Show was awarded to Deborah Taube, Lane Community College for an Untitled wood sculpture that was featured in the Lane Arts Division Student Arts Show in April.

Honorable Mentions were given to eight student artists including Linda D'Agosto Yaeger, Lane Community College, for an oil piece titled "It's Not Simple" also shown in the Lane Arts Division Student Exhibition. Under the leadership of San Diego City College, the competition included more than 90 works of art from League colleges.

We are so very proud of our student's work and our thanks go to Arts Instructor Adam Grosowsky for organizing the Lane the student submissions to the League of Innovation and to Jennifer Salzman and our gallery committee for mounting such an exciting student exhibition this Spring. The url for the League of Innovation announcement of the winners is below.

Rick Williams
http://www.league.org/league/competitions/student_art/student_art0708.html

Graphic Design Graduation Show - May 26-June 12

The LCC Art Gallery is pleased to present the annual Graphic Design Graduation Show on May 26-June 12. The show features work by students in the Graphic Design program who will graduate this year. The graduation reception will be held on Wednesday, June 11 from 4:00-6:00 pm in the Art Gallery.

The Art Gallery is located in Building 11 on the main campus of Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon. Contact: Art and Applied Design, 541-463-5409 or 463-5411.

Tom Madison - Lecture - Mural in Saudi Arabia - May 27

Tom Madison, a faculty member of the Art and Applied Design Department, travelled to Saudi Arabia Winter term and performed 10,000 square feet of murals on a private marina and aquarium located on the Red Sea coast. The murals depicted marine life from places the client had travelled and explored in an effort to do research for an ocean conservation foundation that the client founded.

Madison will be giving a lecture on the design and execution of the murals, complete with digital images and video, including video footage of the site being hit by a sandstorm. The project was faced with many unique challenges and employed digital technology that aided in the design and execution of such a large canvas.

The lecture is on Tuesday, May 27th at 3PM in the main gallery of the Art and Applied Design building (Building 11) on the main campus of Lane Community College. Contact: Art and Applied Design office. 463-5409.

Lecture by Richard Taylor: Fractal Patterns in Nature, Art and Science

A lecture by Richard Taylor, Fractal Patterns in Nature, Art and Science: Are They Good for Us? will be on Wednesday, May 28, 2:00-3:20 pm in the Lane Community College Art Gallery.

Fractals are patterns that repeat at many magnifications. These intricate patterns are found throughout nature, ranging from clouds, rivers and lightning through to our brains, blood vessels and lungs! They have also assumed a rapidly expanding role in the arts and sciences. Due to their growing impact on cultures around the world and their prevalence in nature, fractals constitute a central feature of our daily visual experiences throughout our lives. Humanity’s intimate association with these fascinating patterns raises a simple and yet crucial question – does exposure to fractal patterns have a positive impact on our mental and physical condition? In this talk, I will explore some of the intriguing properties of fractals by taking a meandering walk through the disciplines I have worked in. I will then focus on an art-science collaboration that will use fractal art to reduce people’s stress levels in a novel and dramatic manner.

Richard Taylor is a Professor of Physics, Psychology and Art. He gained his Ph.D. in 1988 (Nottingham, UK); and in addition, he trained as a painter at the Manchester School of Art (U.K.), and has a Masters Degree in Art Theory (University of New South Wales, Australia). Taylor has studied fractals and chaos in a diverse range of research fields, including psychology, physiology, physics, geography, architecture and art.

The LCC Art Gallery is located in the Art and Applied Design Department in Building 11 on LCC's main campus at 4000 East 30th Avenue, Eugene, Oregon. Contact: Susan Lowdermilk, 463-5413.