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The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art Opens a Digital Exhibition of “Mildred Bryant Brooks: The Art of Etching”

The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art Opens a Digital Exhibition of “Mildred Bryant Brooks: The Art of Etching”

EUGENE, Ore. – (July 17, 2020) - The University of Oregon’s Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art presents “Mildred Bryant Brooks: The Art of Etching,’ a digital exhibition that explores the work of Brooks, an award-winning American etcher and master printmaker.

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The University of Oregon’s Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art Reopens The Soreng Gallery of Chinese Art

“Myriad Treasures: Celebrating the Reinstallation of the Soreng Gallery of Chinese Art” is now on view

EUGENE, Ore. – (February 26, 2020) – After a long-awaited renovation, the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at the University of Oregon reopens its Soreng Gallery of Chinese Art with over 100 works spanning over four millennia of Chinese history from the legacy collection of museum-founder Gertrude Bass Warner (1863-1951) and selected recent acquisitions.

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Claire Burbridge’s New Exhibition at the University of Oregon’s Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art is Inspired by Nature

“Pathways to the Invisible” is on view in the Artist Project Space from January 15to April 19, 2020

EUGENE, Ore. – (January 2, 2020) – Inspired by nature, Oregon artist Claire Burbridge beautifully draws magical worlds in “Pathways to the Invisible,” a new exhibition at the University of Oregon’s Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art (JSMA). Jill Hartz, former JSMA executive director, curated the exhibition, which is on view from January 15 to April 19, 2020.

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Nationally celebrated Portland-born artist Carrie Mae Weems examines race, police shootings, and “the usual suspects” in museum exhibition

“The Usual Suspects” is on view at the University of Oregon’s Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art from January 18 – May 3, 2020

EUGENE, Ore. – (December 19, 2019) - On January 18, 2020, the University of Oregon’s Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art (JSMA) will open “Carrie Mae Weems: The Usual Suspects.” The exhibition includes recent photographic and video works that ask, “How do you measure a life?”

About the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art

The University of Oregon's Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art is a premier Pacific Northwest museum for exhibitions and collections of historic and contemporary art. The mission of the museum is to enhance the University of Oregon’s academic mission and to further the appreciation and enjoyment of the visual arts for the general public. The JSMA features significant collections galleries devoted to art from China, Japan, Korea, Europe, and the Americas as well as changing special exhibition galleries. The JSMA is one of seven museums—and the only academic art museum-- in Oregon accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.

The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art is located on the University of Oregon campus at 1430 Johnson Lane. Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesdays, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for senior citizens. Free admission is given to ages 18 and under, JSMA members, college students with ID, and University of Oregon faculty, staff and students. For information, contact the JSMA, 541-346-3027.