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Thursday, December 12, 2013
Saturday, December 7, 2013
Sunday, December 1, 2013
Friday, November 29, 2013
Friday, November 8, 2013
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Monday, November 4, 2013
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
(Eugene, OR.) Eugene's Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts (DIVA) announces its tenth annual OpenLens Short Film Competition. This event provides an opportunity for Oregon resident filmmakers to showcase their short films of 15 minutes or less in a competitive event. The festival screening and awards ceremony will take place on Saturday, February 1st. Submission deadline: Friday, December 6, 2013. Entry details online: http://openlens.proscenia.net/
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Saturday, September 7, 2013
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Sunday, September 1, 2013
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Sunday, August 25, 2013
DIVA FILMS AT EUGENE CELEBRATION
Sunday, August 25th
DIVA: YouthVisions and OpenLens- DIVA offers award-winning films from its two annual short film festivals. These works are taken from the statewide 9th annual OpenLens Short Film Festival and the 2013 Teen Video Challenge accepting work from Lane County Youth.
2:30 –3:40 (Screen 4)
Shaggy Dog Project: Local film makers present a panel discussion on the Shaggy Dog Project, an educational filmmaking cooperative whose mission is to guide aspiring local filmmakers through the process of writing and producing short dramatic or humorous films, using professional filmmaking techniques. Clips from current projects will be shown to illustrate the "learn by doing" approach.
Friday, August 23, 2013
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Friday, May 24, 2013
Thursday, May 2, 2013
DIVA MAY - JUNE EXHIBIT
The Lane County
Artists Juried Show was a very popular exhibit during the days of the
"original" High and 2nd Ave New Zone Gallery in the 1980s. DIVA has
adopted this show, juried by Kathleen Caprario, Analee Fuentes and Marina
Hajek.
This exhibition
“Spring Illuminations”, features original artwork by Lane County artists
Victoria Biedron, Daphne Cox, Tara Kemp, Zoe LeCompte, Cameron O’Hair, Taylor
Richmond, Andrea Ros, Sally Schwader, and Bryan Yost.
An Opening Artist
Reception will be held on Friday, May 3, 2013, 5:30 – 8 p.m., and is one of the
official stops of the First Friday ArtWalk, hosted by Debbie Williamson-Smith,
Communications Manager for the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art on the University
of Oregon campus.
“Spring
Illuminations” is on view through June 22nd. DIVA Gallery hours are
1-5PM Thursday-Saturday.
Thursday, March 21, 2013
DIVA Launches "Art Starts" Capital Campaign!
Welcome to our “Art
Starts” Campaign! Support our vision here: http://www.razoo.com/story/Downtown-Initiative-For-The-Visual-Arts.
What do you think?
Sincerely,
Miriam Alexis Jordan
What do you think?
Sincerely,
Miriam Alexis Jordan
M.S., Arts Management/UO
Arts Advocate
DIVA strengthens
connections, shares knowledge, and builds community through
the visual arts.
Sunday, March 3, 2013
DIVA'S BEHIND THE LENS SEMINAR - SPRING
The Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts (DIVA) hosts "Behind the Lens", a weekly film seminar that explores the relationship between classic feature films and the culture in which they appeared. The Seminar is offered to the community in collaboration with the University of Oregon Arts and Administration and Academic Extension programs.
Each week a single film is screened and discussed. The host, Tom Blank, is a retired film and television director, who brings illuminating insights to the history of Hollywood and International film production.
All film screenings include a lecture, discussion and question and answer period. The duration of each session varies by the length of the film. Screenings take place at the UO Baker Center at 7:00 PM located at 325 East 10th Street, Eugene. Free parking on site. For information about the seminar and how to register, visit our seminar page at: http://diva.proscenia.net/behind_the_lens.htm
Saturday, March 2, 2013
CALL FOR TEEN VIDEOS - MARCH 8TH DEADLINE
DIVA's Youth Visions "2013 Teen Video Challenge" is accepting short videos through March 8, 2013. The competition celebrates the work of Lane County videomakers ages 13-19. Screening takes place at the BIJOU on April 13th. For submission information: http://teenvideo.proscenia.net/TVC2013/
Thursday, February 7, 2013
ARTIST WORKSHOP
"Write Your Artist Statement: Get over your fears of writing to promote your art" is a free workshop presented by Vicki Amorose, author of "ART-WRITE: The Writing Guide for Visual Artists" and hosted by the Lane Arts Council. Tuesday, February 19th from 4-6pm. Full details on Lane Arts Council web site. More information: http://www.lanearts.org/
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Thursday, January 17, 2013
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Call For Submissions
Lane County Juried Show
Deadline: April 15th, 2013
The Lane County Juried Show was a very popular exhibit during the days of the "original" High Street and 2nd Ave New Zone Gallery in the 1980s. DIVA has adopted this show and will hold its first exhibit in May at DIVA.
The Jury: Bob DeVine, Kathy Caprario, & Kacey Joyce are this year's jurors.
Submissions: All submissions will be done electronically.
Image specifications:
1.Dimensions: 1920 pixels on the longest side
2.File Format: Save all images as BASELINE Standard JPEG. Do not save as a Progressive JPEG.
3.File Size: JPEGs must be under 1.8 MB.
4.Color space: Save images in an RGB color space, preferably sRGB.
Because of space limitations we are interested in 2 & 3-D work that will fit into DIVA's small gallery.
Artist submissions can be sent to diva.exhibitgallery@gmail.com
DIVA’s address at 280 West Broadway, Eugene.
Phone number 541.344.3482
Web: http://www.divacenter.org/
Lane County Juried Show
Deadline: April 15th, 2013
The Lane County Juried Show was a very popular exhibit during the days of the "original" High Street and 2nd Ave New Zone Gallery in the 1980s. DIVA has adopted this show and will hold its first exhibit in May at DIVA.
The Jury: Bob DeVine, Kathy Caprario, & Kacey Joyce are this year's jurors.
Submissions: All submissions will be done electronically.
Image specifications:
1.Dimensions: 1920 pixels on the longest side
2.File Format: Save all images as BASELINE Standard JPEG. Do not save as a Progressive JPEG.
3.File Size: JPEGs must be under 1.8 MB.
4.Color space: Save images in an RGB color space, preferably sRGB.
Because of space limitations we are interested in 2 & 3-D work that will fit into DIVA's small gallery.
Artist submissions can be sent to diva.exhibitgallery@gmail.com
DIVA’s address at 280 West Broadway, Eugene.
Phone number 541.344.3482
Web: http://www.divacenter.org/
RESERVE THIS DATE – SATURDAY, JANUARY 26TH!
Ninth Annual OpenLens Festival is a celebration of the independent spirit in
Oregon filmmaking. This year’s event features a film critic seminar, a
meet-the-filmmaker public reception, film screenings, and a closing reception
and awards ceremony. The Saturday, January 26th Festival, hosted by DIVA, will
be held in the UO Baker Center Auditorium at 320 E.
10th Street in Eugene.
This is the third year the
Short Film/Video Competition has accepted films from across the entire state of
Oregon. As the name suggests, it’s an “open” festival, with submissions from
both emerging filmmakers and professionals. This year’s selections include:
drama, comedy, documentary, thrillers, experimental film, and animation.
The awards ceremony will
follow the evening screening and include a reception with food and refreshments
provided by A Sweet Life Patisserie. Catering
provided by Flavors Catering. The juried awards are for Best of Show
($500) and Honorable Mention ($250). The Audience Favorite award is for $100.
Voting will take place immediately after the screening.
Friday, January 11, 2013
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Screenplay Reading at Wildish Theater
DIVA will host, for the first time in the Eugene-Springfield area, a live
dramatic reading of an original feature length screenplay from 7-10PM on Wednesday, January 23rd at the
Wildish Theater in Springfield.
Local
screenwriters, Desiree Stratford and Al Kline, wrote “AAARRRRRRGH!” an
outrageous interpretation of the real life adventures of pirate women Anne
Bonny and Mary Read who sailed with Captain “Calico” Jack Rackam, who were
sentenced to hang in 1720.
The free admission
presentation will showcase some of the area’s most talented actors and
actresses, including Emmy award winner, Mark Lewis. A Q&A session will
follow the performance. The play is rated “RRRRRRRRRRR!!!!” for strong
adult language.
Photo: Desiree Stratford and Al Kline by Jeff Johnston.
Friday, January 4, 2013
WORKSHOP: Art Smarts - January 26th
Art Smarts is a workshop
for grandparents, parents and teachers who want to encourage creativity and
artistic awareness in children. You will learn a vocabulary to teach children
about their art, and a way to talk to them about the merits of their art. When
they ask, "Is this good?" you will have the words to talk about their
strengths and their specific style of creativity. You will also take with you
ideas for art projects that you have tried yourself. Most materials will be
provided. In addition, you will receive a short materials list at the first
class.
The workshop will meet
from 1-4 PM over four Saturday sessions: January 26th, February 2nd, 9th, and
16th and will be held at DIVA 280 W. Broadway. An advanced registration fee is
$45 is required and mailed by check to DIVA, PO Box 10855, Eugene 97440.
Deadline: Monday, January 21st.
Questions? Email diva.exhibitgallery@gmail.com,
or call 541.344.3482 to leave a message or speak directly with Gallery
Coordinator during open gallery hours 1-5 Thursday, Friday, or Saturday.
The workshop is taught
by Kay King who holds a B.A. in fine art from Seton Hill University and an M.A.
in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Oregon. For 30 years she
has taught various subjects, including art, in Eugene area schools. She is an
artist who currently works in encaustics.
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