JS Bird Exhibit - "Psyche" - Opens November 13

The Lane Community College Art Gallery is proud to present the sabbatical exhibition, Psyche by art faculty, JS Bird.

JS Bird is a painting instructor for the Department of Art and Applied Design at Lane Community College. Following a recent sabbatical, JS has been producing a new body of work exploring the myth of Psyche and Eros…using  “iconographic female images of Pop culture to cast in the role of Psyche, famous women who are culturally associated with beauty and sexuality.  While these icons are associated with sexuality and fantasy, there actually is no relationship between the icon and the viewer, except what lives inside the viewers head.”

In discussing his art as it relates to his audience, JS states, ”In most cases art is neutral, it is an object, (objectified) yet the viewer creates a relationship with the art only by looking at it.  While adopting pop culture’s pictorial conventions of sexuality, I am relying on context to transform the images into a form that transcends the very conventions utilized.  Such an overt, embellished fantasy, perhaps, holds within it, the capacity to force the viewer to confront, rather than indulge in, ones desire, or rejection, of the image.”

The show runs from November 13^th through December 6^th. A sabbatical talk and closing reception will take place on Thursday, November 29^th, beginning at 4:00 pm with a reception immediately following at 5:00. The lecture and reception are free and open to the public. The gallery is located in building 11 on the main campus, 4000 E. 30th Avenue. There is no charge for admission. The Art and Applied Design Department phone number is 541-463-5409.

Image top:  Psyche Received Persephone's Potion

Image middle:  Psyche West Wind

Image bottom:  Psyche's Dilemma (detail)

Laura Ahola-Young - PRODOMES, Oct. 30-Dec. 7

The PUB Gallery of Art presents an exhibit of paintings by Laura Ahola-Young on October 30 - December 7. An Artist Lecture and Reception will be held on Friday, Dec. 7, 2:15 - 4:00 pm, in the Little Theater.

The gallery is located at Peninsula College in Building J, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles, Washington, 98362. Gallery hours are Mon. - Fri. 7:00 am - 8:00 pm; contact phone:  360-417-6476.

Image:  Homeostasis, watercolor and oil on paper, 30 x 24", 2012

CASA Holiday Pottery Sale, Nov. 7-8

CASA - the LCC Ceramics Art Student Association is holding its annual Holiday Sale and Fundraiser on Wednesday & Thursday, November 7-8, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm in the Center Building.  Please come and support LCC's ceramics students.  Get some great pottery!

Satoko - "Nature Revisited" at White Lotus Gallery

The White Lotus Gallery presents an exhibition of paintings by Satoko "Nature Revisited".  Exhibition Dates: November 2 - December 8; First Friday, November 2, 5:30-8:00 pm; Artist Reception with koto music by Mitsuki Dazai on November 3, 2:00 -5:30 pm.

The White Lotus Gallery is located at 767 Willamette St., Eugene, OR.  541.345.3276  
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Dan Schmitt Exhibit - "Terracotta Works: Marks in Clay" at White Lotus in October

“Terracotta Works: Marks in Clay,” an exhibit of new work by Eugene ceramicist Dan Schmitt, is open through October at White Lotus Gallery, 767 Willamette St. Schmitt’s work in the current show includes low-fire terra cotta forms with spontaneous marks drawn from Japanese Oribe ceramics, Sumi ink painting and children’s drawings. Schmitt came to Eugene after getting his master’s in fine arts from Kent State University in 1998. His porcelain tableware has been collected by the Smithsonian.  He teaches ceramics at Lane Community College.

Gina Hartmann - Sentiments, Oct. 15 - Dec. 6

The Lane Community College Art Gallery is proud to present the exhibition, Sentiments by Portland artist, Gina Hartmann.

Gina Hartman is a working artist living in Portland, Oregon.  Originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, she has made her way to Portland after living briefly in California, New York, England.  She is a well-known sculptor, writer and multimedia artist known for traditional forms and exhibit ecosystems.

“My work has moved from the personal to the universal within the exploration of my individual vision. There is a consistent theme found in the work: a conviction to convey our relationships to ourselves, each other, and to the world. In essence, the human condition. Despite diversities in cultures we all feel, breathe and search for that which will ultimately provide us sustenance. There is a need to share with others that heightened awareness; our humanity, if just for one moment.”

The show runs from October 15^th through December 6^th. A lecture will take place on Thursday, October 25^th, beginning at 3:00 with a reception immediately following. The lecture and reception are free and open to the public. The gallery is located in building 11 on the main campus of Lane Community College, 4000 E. 30th Avenue. There is no charge for admission. The Art and Applied Design Department phone number is 541-463-5409.

Image 1 -  Sundry Unmentionables

Image 2 - Forgotten Again

Salvador Dali Exhibit, Oct. 15-Nov. 8

 

“VISIONS OF SURREALISM”, SALVADOR DALI EXHIBITION OPENS OCTOBER 15^TH

 The Lane Community College Art Gallery is proud to present the exhibition Visions of Surrealism, a collection of four Salvador Dali lithographs.

“Visions of Surrealism”, a collection of Salvador Dali lithographs has been donated to LCC Art Gallery through the generosity of Rudy and Opal Powell. This collection consists of the titles, “Obsession of the Heart”, “The Mystery of Sleep”, “The Coronation of Gala”, and “Enigma of the Rose”.

 

The exhibit runs from October 15^th through November 8^th. The gallery is located in Building 11 on the main campus of Lane Community College, 4000 E. 30th Avenue, Eugene, OR. There is no charge for admission. The Art and Applied Design Department phone number is 541-463-5409.

"The Mystery of Sleep" lithograph by Salvador Dali.