Press Release
“The Barberini Tapestries: Woven Monuments of Baroque Rome” travels to the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art this fall
The JSMA is the only west coast venue for the exhibition, which is on view from September 23, 2017, to January 21, 2018.
“Street” and “Pendulum,” Two Video Works from Artist James Nares on View at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
The exhibition opens with a special Schnitzer Cinema, “Motion Studies: The Films and Paintings of James Nares,” on Wednesday, May 10, at 7 p.m.
EUGENE, Ore. -- (April 26, 2017) – The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at the University of Oregon opens “James Nares: Street and Pendulum” in its Artist Project Space. On view from May 10 to September 3, 2017, the exhibition, organized by Richard Herskowitz, JSMA’s curator of media arts, features two video works filmed by Nares in the streets of New York in two different eras.
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art Hosts “Mírame Bien,” an Exhibition Featuring Portraits of Mexico from the 1920s and ‘30s
EUGENE, Ore. -- (June 2, 2017) – The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, located on the University of Oregon campus, presents the exhibition “Mírame Bien: Portraits of Mexico by Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Paul Strand, and Edward Weston,” on view from June 7, 2017, to January 21, 2018.
The exhibition offers an intimate look at the work of three master photographers in Mexico in the 1920s and ‘30s. “Mírame Bien,” which means “Take a Good Look at Me,” investigates the shifting identities of “insider” and “outsider” roles affecting images of people, places and things.
New $2.25 million gift supports contemporary art at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
EUGENE, Ore. -- (March 30, 2017) – An anonymous gift of nearly $2.25 million will create the Hartz FUNd for Contemporary Art at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art (JSMA) at the University of Oregon. The largest endowment to date for the JSMA, it will transform the museum’s ability to explore and support the work of local, national, and international contemporary artists through exhibitions, acquisitions, publications, and more.
“Diálogos,” a New, Multi-sensory Exhibition that Features Work from the Growing Collection of Latin American Art, Opens at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
EUGENE, Ore. -- (April 11, 2017) – The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, located on the University of Oregon campus, presents the exhibition “Diálogos,” on view through October 8, 2017. The exhibition features recent acquisitions of art from Latin America, the Caribbean, and the United States.
Artist Kent Rush Discusses his Work--Creating Art at the Intersection of Photography and Printing at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
EUGENE, Ore. -- (April 3, 2017) – On Wednesday April,12, at 5:30 p.m., artist Kent Rush will discuss his process of experimentation and how his art operates at the intersection of printmaking and photography. The artist’s talk, which is free and open to the public, will be held at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art on the University of Oregon campus. In addition to his talk, Rush is teaching a one-week intensive lithography workshop for the University of Oregon Department of Art. Both the talk and workshop are made possible with the generous support of Drs. Elizabeth D.
“Same Streets, Different Worlds” featuring a Skype Q&A with filmmaker Jem Cohen is at the April Schnitzer Cinema
EUGENE, Ore. -- (March 29, 2017) – The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art continues this year’s Schnitzer Cinema “In The Street” series on Wednesday, April 12, at 7 p.m. with “Same Streets, Different Worlds” featuring a Skype Q&A with filmmaker Jem Cohen. Two short street films, “NYC Weights and Measures” and “Little Flags,” along with a selection of episodes from “Gravity Hills Newsreels” on Occupy Wall Street will be screened. Schnitzer Cinema is programmed by Richard Herskowitz, JSMA curator of media arts. The program is free and includes refreshments.
Free Family Day at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art Explores Oregon’s Landscapes, Seascapes and Vistas
EUGENE, Ore. -- (March 27, 2017) – The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, located on the University of Oregon campus, invites families to spend a day at the museum enjoying free activities at “Landscape, Seascapes and Vistas” on Saturday, April 15, from noon to 3 p.m. Sponsored by Kendall Auto Group and Imagination International Inc., this free event is inspired by the exhibition “Pour It On! Watercolors from the West.”
The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art hosts “Pour It On! Watercolors from the West,” an exhibition that features work from the Western Federation of Watercolor Societies and the Watercolor Society of Oregon
On view from April 8 to June 19, 2017, the exhibition is three shows combined into one.
“The Language of Art” is the theme for the 10th Annual K-12 Exhibition at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
NewArt Northwest Kids features forty-five works of art on view in the Education Corridor Galleries through May 28, 2017
The Bernie Madoff Scandal is Subject of Performance Art and Panel Discussion
EUGENE, Ore. -- (February 17, 2017) – The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art continues this year’s Schnitzer Cinema “In The Street” series on Wednesday, March 8, at 7 p.m. with “A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff,” a live musical theater and media performance by Portland artist Alicia Jo Rabins. This performance will be held in the Redwood Auditorium, in the Erb Memorial Union, located on the University of Oregon campus.
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art premieres an exclusive exhibition of Clay Lohmann’s quilted experience, “Camo Cubes"
EUGENE, Ore. -- (January 23, 2017) -- The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at the University of Oregon campus presents the site-specific installation of artist Clay Lohmann’s room-sized fabric piece “Camo Cubes.” The exhibition, on view from February 1 to April 30, 2017, is created specifically for the Artist Project Space. and will be accompanied by two additional recent works.