AUGUST
Friday, August 8 - Installation artist Michael Boonstra
Time:12:00 PM
Admission: Free
~~~ Patrons are encouraged to bring their brown bag lunch and enjoy installation artist Michael Boonstra's will discuss his current DIVA exhibit, "In Light Of" during a free Art Talk at 12 noon on Friday, August 8th.
The focal point of Boonstra's exhibit is two giant camera obscura structures installed on the north end of the gallery. Hundreds of pinholes drilled in these large structures project the scenery outside the (normally shuttered) windows into the gallery, bringing the colors and the movement of the exterior inside. In addition, Boonstra displays two-dimensional translucent backlit drawings that reference landscapes and natural phenomena. "Much of my work is about topographies, or the study of place," explains Boonstra.
Originally from Michigan, Boonstra received his MFA from the University of Oregon in 2002. Since then, he has had solo exhibitions and commissions throughout the northwest, and participated in numerous group exhibitions nationally. More about Michael Boonstra is available at his web site.
Tuesday, August 15 - Jerry Ward - Topic TBA
Time: 12 Noon- Bring your lunch!
Admission: Free
Friday, August 22 - "Cyber Collisions and Digital Art" with Melissa "Mimi" Nolledo.
Time: 12 Noon- Bring your lunch!
Admission: Free
~~~ Filipino-American digital artist Melissa "Mimi" Nolledo, whose works are on exhibit at DIVA through August, will give a presentation on the creative process, specifically how artists can interact, collaborate, and create, via the internet. Nolledo is part of a group of cyberartists known as "Bangaan" (Tagalog for collision) comprised of Filipino expatriates in China, Australia, United States, and the Philippines, and will demonstrate their process via powerpoint. Learn more about the artist online at her web site: <http://www.miminolledo.com/>.
Friday, DATE TBA - The Hungry Soul: Saints and Servers with Denise Wendt
Time: TBA
Admission: Free
~~~ Mixed media artist Alison McNair and photographer Denise Wendt discuss the soul of narrative in their exhibit The Hungry Soul: Saints and Servers, Friday, August 15th at noon. Join them downtown at the DIVA for a passionate discussion of the content of their work, and the challenge of reinterpretting their community involvement with hunger in Lane County for a gallery setting.
JULY
Friday, July 4 - Kinetic Sculptor Don MacLane
Time: 5:00 PM
Admission: Free
~~~ Sculptor Don MacLane will give an informative Art Talk related to his interactive kinetic sculpture on exhibit at DIVA just before the downtown First Friday Art Walk.
Don MacLane, a sculptor based in Portland, has his own totally different interpretation of motion on display. MacLane contributes a display of interactive kinetic sculpture, titled "Exploring Cycles." These steel and stone contraptions invite viewers to explore the variations that can arise in rhythmic motion patterns. View an Oregon Art Beat video of Don MacLane and his work.
JUNE
Sunday, June 15 - "Stencil Nation" with Russell Howze
Time: 1:00 PM
Admission: Free
~~~ Author Russell Howze will visit Eugene to give a slide-lecture presentation at DIVA related to stencil art. Howze will be promoting his new book Stencil Nation: Graffiti, Community, and Art. This new publication contains work of hundreds of known and unknown stencil artists that together provide a most concise chronology of the art form to date.
MAY
Friday, May 9 - "The Quilt as Art" with Laura Jaszkowski Jennings
Time: 12 Noon - 12:30
Guest: Laura Jaszkowski Jennings
Cost: Free
~~~ Laura Jaszkowski Jennings' work is part of the Currency Exchange International Quilt Exhibit at DIVA. She will give a presentation on what makes an art quilt different from a traditional quilt.
Friday, May 16 - Sculptor Jud Turner
Time: Noon - Bring your lunch!
Admission: Free.
~~~ Sculptor Jud Turner will discuss his works, formed from welded steel 3/32" rods and currently on exhibit at DIVA - and his creation process in bringing it about. Bring your lunch and enjoy this Friday Art Talk Event.
APRIL
Friday, April 18 - John Spragens
Time: 12 Noon Bring your lunch!
Fee: Free
~~ Photographer John Spragens presents a brown bag noon lecture and slide show on his progression from photographing jazz musicians to creating the Jazz in Motion abstracts that will on view at DIVA through April.
