April 25, 2011
April 25, 2011
Sculpture, and photography is sure to visually delight the senses of Three Hispanic women who come together to give us a taste of Latin-American art. Marina’s Art Studio opens with a public reception on Saturday May 7, 2011.
With an extensive collection of colorful and clear photographs capturing Mexico’s heart and soul, architect, cultural promoter, and Mexican native, Jessica Zapata has been snapping up images from indigenous cultures, historical figures, doors, windows, colorful markets and awe-inspiring architecture, Jessica’s passion for capturing moments in time are reflected through her travels to Real de Catorce, San Luis Potosi, Morelos, Mexico City, San Miguel de Allende, Veracruz and other small towns, big cities and desolate landscapes in between.
Kelly Tavares was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, studied Visual Arts at the Universidade Federal do Espirito Santo. She studies Arts and Administration at the University of Oregon and works as Exhibit Curator at the Mills International Center Gallery. Kelly’s work “Petites Histoires” is made of a series of 50 photographs presented on print paper and video. The short scenes displayed in sequence suggest private and daily stories, moving back and forth from real to fictional. The titles create possibly stories through each movement. This creative possibility given to the spectator is endowed by an everlasting atmosphere, once it would be recreated several times either by philosophical ideas around photographic representation of real or by the interaction with the short scenes.
Marina Hajek, sculptor, who grew up in Guatemala during military dictatorship government, has captured some of the Guatemalan people struggles, through her work. My work is about duality… my two lives in Guatemala and in the United States. However, it is much more a metaphor of the dual lives of women–caught between cultures and expectations. Impressions from my life and experiences are better expressed through my sculpture than my words. My work tells a lot about political and the human condition. The wide political spectrum in Guatemala has made a strong impression in my life. Once living in the USA I started creating pieces in which I would express a political opinion that I would not had been able to do during the time I lived in Guatemala. During the time that I have been living here I became to realize that what I was trying to say through my art about Guatemala also applies to the United States and to many other countries and cultures in the world.
Marina’s Art Studio is proud to feature the varied artwork and music of esteemed local Latino artists in this show. The three artists explore ideas of beauty through sculpture and photography. Local guitarist Dan Howard and Colombian singer-songwriter Kenji Ota will be playing boss nova, trova and folklore.
Show runs through June 3. Meet the artists and enjoy free wine and nibbles.
Saturday, May 7, 5:30 to 9:00 Marina’s Art Studio at Harmony Roadhouse Studios 2650 Willamette St. Eugene
Marina’s Art Studio is open Monday –Friday from 10 am to 5 pm.
For more information please contact Marina Hajek at (541) 338-3124
Press release and graphic design from Jessica Zapata
April 20, 2011
February 11, 2011
February 6, 2011
Every term the Mills International Center organizes art shows making a linkage between the university and the community. The event will showcase four painters: Alejandro Ceballos, Roberto Arroyo, Hampton Rodriguez and Sarah Brothers, all representing the American continent through their art works.
The opening reception on Jan 28th will feature a dance performance by contemporary dancer Carolina Caballero, a UO masters' student from Colombia, along with brief introductions of the artists represented in the show. Light refreshments and appetizers with the sound of live music!The International Cultural Service Program and the Spanish Conversation Circle invite to an artist talk with Roberto Arroyo about his art works.
Dance performance of Carolina Caballeros
Listen to samples of the talented Guitar player Kenji Ota.
Thanks to International Cultural Service Program and Eugene Arte Latino
http://mills.uoregon.edu/exhibitions/CurrentExhibition/
American Voices _ Winter Art Show at the Mills International Center from Kelly Tavares on Vimeo.
Kevin’s nice article about the event: http://ethosmagonline.com/archives/9485
February 5, 2011
photos by Homero Penteado
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November 11, 2010
You are invited to explore the role of a Change Agent with Doug Cohen, UN/UNESCO Chair of National Youth Initiatives—US Partnership for the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development.
Monday, November 15, 2010
Workshop: Empowering Your Vision of a Sustainable Future 2-5pm Browsing Room, Knight Library, UO campus
Free of charge. Event open to the whole community.
Reception: casual networking
7-10pm Agate Alley Bistro, 1461 E. 19th, Eugene
No cover charge
Doug Cohen, a sustainability catalyst, works with organizations and communities to envision and pursue flourishing futures. Cohen’s 20 years of experience as a strategic organizational change management consultant and leadership development specialist informs his role. Cohen works closely with sustainability networks in government, business, civil society, and education. He practices Social Architecture, a large scale change discipline that utilizes and honors living systems and human systems. In 2010 his nonprofit board advised the Obama Department of Education on sustainability literacy. Here is an example of his work: www.activatenewmexico.org
Sponsored by: International Studies Department, Live Move—Office of Sustainability, and Lanyi Fan Nonprofit, NGO
Help us to promote change. Start by forwarding this announcement!
Organized by:
Deidre Schuetz AAD Master’s
Kelly Tavares AAD Master’s
James Brannon BA Social Sciences
October 10, 2010
Nike Tiger Woods Center, Beaverton, OR, Oct 7, 2010.
The Oregon Arts Summit experience was an opportunity to practice democracy in the political cultural field. I could envision the future of the Summit as a growing alternative to build policies together in a state level. It has the potential and tools to grow and it may represent a model of social action in an international level. And for my thoughts to come true, the actual model just needs to expand.
The event was the seed of collective political engagement and with extensive publicity it will grow on diversity and participation of different institutional and population sectors. In a short future the Tiger Woods Convention Center might be small to accommodate the engaged communities eager to talk about future plans and strategic actions for the cultural sector in terms of local and international perspectives.
It was a good strategy to engage people and to emphasize their need to keep connected through participating in other gatherings and through social media.
The experience is reverberating in my senses as waves that reverberate infinitely. It was a real life experience that will build meanings throughout my life. The event organization was effective and it may grow even more in its cultural value by including more of the creative component with art performances and creative management.
I had the chance to understand common-shared anxieties, such as the fear/acceptance of failure, the uncertainties of journalism, music and book publishers’ cultural industries and the need of arts organizations to innovate through dialogue with constituencies and to enhance the meaning of cultural economy.
We had the opportunity to dialogue, inquire and learn with experienced arts managers and their life stories as arts leaders willing to innovate, like when I engaged on a panel with four arts leaders who were talking about how they adapted and overcame difficulties in their organizations. It was an encouraging and frank talk about how to perceive and succeed with a good sense of humor, hard work and optimism.
Another unique experience was to listen to a man who changed my way to approach education and to recognize my own values. Howard Gardner with his kind sweet way of talking encouraged me to keep searching for the best work place where I can cultivate my emotional intelligences and make them flourish. Working collaboratively to build a place where I can feel in connection with the values of mutual respect and freedom of expression toward a common goal. He emphasized the need to adapt, to gradually change and influence people to work together and to radically change when we realize that we are in the wrong place.
Marta Mellinger and Howard Gardner
In sum, the experience will be a good model to follow. I want to participate on others. Helping to promote, organize and spread in other places, in my country, by encouraging the participation of other generations by engaging them with technology and providing support, and by connecting with these people for future support and mutual orientation.
I will be thinking in many ways to keep these people and moment in mind and keep the ball rolling as the marble ball in front of the Tiger Wood Center Building.
AAD students: Marissa L., Sara B., Kirsten, Daniel L., Patricia Morales
June 2, 2010
On June 3rd, 2010, the students from the Arts Administration Master’s program will be presenting their preliminary research proposal. If you are interested to know the interests of this group, you are welcome at the Ben Linder room in the EMU blg at 10:30am – 12:15 am. The best posters followed by best research proposals and presentation will be awarded.
I will be presenting the proposed study:
In this study I will analyze democratic practices of empowerment in community-based arts organization managerial and educational practices. Why is it important to focus on empowerment? How to identify if a certain organization is really empowering their individuals to act on their communities through their cultural expressions and manifestations?
I will conduct a critical inquiry and adopt social research methods that include subjectivity and perceptions. Democratic practices involve audience identity, power relations, and the role of community-based arts organizations in encouraging active citizenship. Freire’s active citizenship is directly related with the take of responsibilities, the recognition of political mechanisms and the claim for social justice and rights .
And here is my conceptual framework:
Here you may find a copy of my preliminary research proposal.
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