Art Events In & Around Eugene

Lane Arts Council's First Friday ArtWalk on September 3rd is guest hosted by Robert Alexander Schwartz, dance director of Studio B and the Eugene Dance Studio. He recently won the Eugene version of Dancing with the Stars with partner Colleen Bellotti. The ArtWalk tour begins at 5:30 pm at Harlequin Beads and Jewelry (1027 Willamette St), followed by stops at Vistra Framing and Gallery (160 E Broadway), ECO Sleep Solutions (25 E 8th Ave), Jacobs Gallery (Hult Center), and Art of War (251B West 7th). ArtWalk is always free!

Details about First Friday ArtWalk:

##1 Harlequin Beads and Jewelry (1027 Willamette St)
Melanie Moertel started making beads in 2003 and is now a full time bead maker and teacher of lampworking. She lives and works in her tiny studio in Bamberg (Bavaria/Germany). Her work is best known for the very detailed stringer work and her whimsical designs. Melanie uses a bobcat torch and generally sticks to using 104 colors. She usually works with Moretti, Double Helix, Gaffer, Trautman and Kugler glass and all of her beads are kiln annealed. She does all the murrinis and twisties on her beads and the surface decoration is always done with glass (detailed stringer work), "painted" in the flame onto the bead. All of Melanie's beads are one of a kind, so if you fall in love with a certain design, give yourself a treat and take it home because she will not make the same piece twice

#2 Vistra Framing and Gallery (160 E Broadway)
Vistra Framing and Gallery is pleased to announce a second show for well-loved Eugene artist Lynn Ihsen Peterson. The show "Memories, Dreams, Reflections" runs September 3rd-29th. The upcoming show features her exquisite tile mosaics, which she calls clay collage, along with dynamic acrylic abstract paintings, and small assembled collections of life's debris. Her tiled mirrors include breathtaking frames made with ceramic tiles she creates herself. Clay is impressed with found objects to give each bit a distinct pattern and texture, bisqued then fired a second time with glaze. After this labor intensive process, pieces are assembled to make mirror frames, wall panels, and her popular 'art sticks.' From serene to exuberant, her recent paintings are bold abstractions, based loosely on her experience with clay, but with the immediacy and fluid quality of paint on canvas. The assemblies of life flotsam, of rusty bits and string, broken shells, seeds, paper clips and cast off words, paper wasps nests, and sea stones are separate pasts brought together for study as collections of curiosities.

#3 ECO Sleep Solutions (25 E 8th Ave)
eptember 3rd is ECO Sleep Solutions' one year anniversary! Come celebrate and view the featured works by Tylar Merrill, Dena Amend, and Annie Hubbird. Tylar will be featuring new Ori-Kiri felt designs. Ori-Kiri uses a variety of folding and cutting techniques using different weight fabrics and pre-felt. Using both positive and negative shapes, Tylar creates one-of-a-kind felted art with surprising results of kaleidoscope color and surface design. ECO Sleep Solutions also features whimsical hats created by Dena Amend, some very flamboyant and some just fun, but all made from recycled materials adorned with ribbons, felted flowers, jewels, and more. Dena and her band of artist playmates, Tylar Merrill, Bob DeVine, and Kip Amend, also cast leaf prints in cement and have colorfully painted them for garden art and more. The handmade tea sets by Annie Hubbird are playful, colorful, and functional. From individual tea pots and matching cream and sugar sets to tea service for four, including cups and a bud vase, these textured slab-built vessels can transform a shared cup of tea into a celebratory ritual.

Contact Info:
541-485-2278
1590 Willamette Street, Suite 200 - Eugene, Oregon 97401

When: 7:30 PM Thursday

Jacob Ciocci and David Wightman, known as the high-NRG electronic music band Extreme Animals, present a mash-up of live music, video, staged theatrics, and global meltdowns. They choreograph a disjunctive array of maniac live drumming, extreme feedback malfunctions, youtube trash, sloppy dance moves, and Sunday morning cartoons. Amidst this chaos they encourage audiences to get involved with their personalized hippy punk flavor of group antics.

Jacob is an artist and college professor notably regarded as one third of the American art collective Paper Rad; prolific producer of comics, installations, websites, and animations.

David is a musical artist and student of Orchestral Composition. Some of his many music projects include Fortress of Amplitude, Powdered Wigs, and Chariots of Fire. He is a lecturer of pop music studies.

Jacob and David have toured the country every summer for the past 8 years presenting their music, videos, and art.

Ticket Pricing: $6-9 sliding scale.

Contact Info:
541-344-3482
110 W. Broadway - Eugene, Oregon 97401

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International art glass collection. Thirty-four artists from seven countries.

Exhibit opens Sept. 10 and runs through Sept. 29.

Opening reception: Friday, Sept. 10, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

During the height of the art glass movement, Kathleen Gaffney represented many international artists and collected fine art glass for over 20 years and from seven countries.

The Springfield Museum is honored to exhibit her exquisite private collection of more than 50 pieces during the month of September in the Kathleen Jensen Gallery. Classical guitarist Ricardo Cardenas will be performing at the opening wine and hors d’oeuvres reception 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, September 10. The reception is free and open to the public.

Situated in historic downtown Springfield, Oregon amid cafes and antique and specialty shops. Large colorful murals grace nearby buildings. The Museum is housed in the 1911 Oregon Power Company transformer station. Because of its unique architecture and its important role in the early utility industry, the building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Contact Info:
541-726-2300
springfieldmuseum@ci.springfield.or.us