Caprario & Lowdermilk Studios in Photo Exhibit

LCC instructors Kathleen Caprario and Susan Lowdermilk are featured in Widescreen, an exhibit of panoramic color photographs taken by Dennis Galloway in the studios of various Eugene area artists and crafters. A photograph of printmaker and book artist Susan Lowdermilk in her studio was featured in an article about the exhibit in the September 19 issue of The Register-Guard.

Kathleen Caprario and her studio is also featured in the exhibit. The Register-Guard said that Caprario's "home studio is filled with books, and you can read the titles. It will come as no surprise to anyone who knows her work that a lot of them are about Byzantine art.

Ths exhibit, Widescreen, will be on the second floor of the Eugene Public Library through October 31.

Drawing Marathon Class

A Drawing Marathon class met for the first time this Summer at LCC. Carrie Richenberg taught Introduction and Intermediate Drawing which met for 6 days, Monday - Saturday, September 8-13, from 9:00 am until 9:00 pm. During the mornings and afternoons the class met for studio instruction and in the evenings they visited local artists in their studios.

A second Drawing Marathon class will be offered at the end of the Fall term - December 15-20. For more information, contact the Art and Applied Design Department at 463-5411.

Susan Lowdermilk Juror for Mayor's Art Show

Susan Lowdermilk, printmaker, book artist, and instructor in the LCC Art and Applied Design Department, is a juror for the Mayor's Art Show at the Jacob's Gallery this year. This annual juried show of work by Lane County artists is held at the Hult Center's Jacob Gallery as part of the Eugene Celebration. Lowdermilk along with two other artists juried 426 entries and selected 50-60 pieces that will go on display. The Jacob's Gallery is located in the Hult Center at Seventh and Willamette. The Mayor's Art Show will be open from September 12 until October 16.

The Salon Des Refuses will exhibit pieces not chosen for the Mayor's Art Show at the New Zone Gallery at 164 West Broadway until October 17.

Fast Foward: The Mayor's Teen Art Show will exhibit work by local teenagers at the Maude Kerns Art Center at 1910 E. 15th Avenue until October 3.

The Register-Guard featured Lowdermilk in an article about the exhibit in the September 11 issue - "Judgment day: Jurors for one of Eugene's most popular art exhibits talk about how they chose."

Stacy Jo Scott - TopoMind

"TopoMind," a ceramics piece by Stacy Jo Scott, Ceramics Assistant at Lane Community College, was featured in Ceramics Monthly, September 2008. While at Lane, Stacy Jo worked under ceramics instructor, Tom Rohr. "TopoMind" is 24 in. in width and is composed of solid earthenware blocks with majolica, incised drawings, laser-cut stencils, slips, and stains.

"A Fine Balance" by Ellen Tykeson at Peace Health - RiverBend

"A Fine Balance" by Ellen Tykeson is a beautiful, monumental commission for the new Peace Health Medical Center at RiverBend in Springfield, Oregon. This piece is comprised of 5 circus performers ranging in height from 4 feet to 12 feet and will be placed in the meadow in front of the hospital.

Ellen and her sculpture were featured in an article in The Register-Guard on Augsut 28, "It's a Balancing Act: Installed at RiverBend, a sculpture embodies the importance of equilibrium."

Artist Books by Susan Lowdermilk - 23 Sandy Gallery, July 2 - August 3

23 Sandy Gallery is pleased to present artist books by Eugene artist Susan Lowdermilk. An art instructor at Lane Community College, Susan is both a print maker and a book artist working primarily in relief media such as woodcut and wood engraving. Her artist books utilize abstract marks and objects as visual metaphors or allegories to explore tenuous qualities of human interaction, struggles and experience. Her artist books appear in many public collections including the Getty Museum, the Library of Congress and the New York Public Library.

There will be a reception for Susan on First Thursday, July 3, 2008, 6:00-9:00 p.m. The show will run July 3-August 2, 2008. Gallery hours are Thursday- Saturday, Noon to 6:00 p.m.

For more information, contact Laura Russell, 503-927-4409 or 23sandygallery@gmail.com

Autism Artism Exhibit - June 14 - July 18

The LCC Gallery is pleased to present "Autism Artism - 2008 ." The exhibition showcases art by people with autism; notecards will be for sale. The exhibit is sponsored by KindTree, Autism Rocks - which is dedicated to serving and celebrating the Autism Community through art, education, and recreation.

The LCC Gallery is located in Building 11 on the main campus of Lane Community College, 4000 East 30th Avenue, Eugene, Oregon, 97405. For more information, contact the Art Department at 463-5409. The Gallery is open Monday - Thursday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm.

Contact KindTree - Autism Rocks, at: http://www.kindtree.org/, (541) 521-7208, or autism@kindtree.org.