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Eugene Artist Olga Volchkova Will Give Talk about her JSMA Exhibition and Lead an Artist’s Workshop

“The Nature of Religion” is on view through June 13, 2016 in the McKenzie Icon Gallery

EUGENE, Ore. -- (February 9, 2016) – Eugene artist, Olga Volchkova’s exhibition “The Nature of Religion” is on view through June 13, 2016, at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at the University of Oregon. Volchkova’s uses her knowledge of Orthodox religious icons and love of botany to create provocative paintings that explore traditional iconography and the history of florae.

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Fifty Years of Pacific Northwest Sculpture on View at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art

“Shaping the Collection” is on view through September 4, 2016 and includes a lecture by Professor Emeritus Ken O’Connell

EUGENE, Ore. -- (February 3, 2016) – The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art showcases sculpture from Pacific Northwest artists in “Shaping the Collection: 50 Years of Pacific Northwest Sculpture at the JSMA,” on view through September 4, 2016.

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Free Family Day at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art Celebrates the Lunar New Year

EUGENE, Ore. -- (January 29, 2016) – Celebrate the Lunar New Year, an important holiday in many parts of Asia, with a free family day of art activities and learning experiences at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at the University of Oregon on Saturday, February 6, from noon to 3 p.m.

“Our free family days encourage exploration and hand-on learning for visitors of all ages,” says Lisa Abia-Smith, JSMA Director of Education. “Families can explore a range of art activities inspired by traditional and contemporary Asian art forms as well as enjoy performances, and tours.”

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Queer Productions and Experimental Media are the Focus of Schnitzer Cinema 2015-16 Season

This annual film series begins on Wednesday, October 14 with guest filmmaker and Jack Smith archivist Jerry Tartaglia

EUGENE, Ore. -- (September 28, 2015) – The 2015-16 season of the Schnitzer Cinema will be devoted to American experimental media, with a special emphasis on the history of Queer Productions. Programmed by Richard Herskowitz, director of Cinema Pacific and JSMA Curator of Media Arts, with the help of Professor Quinn Miller, all films begin at 7 p.m. at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art on the University of Oregon campus and include free refreshments.