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Join us for new experiences and exciting opportunities drawn directly from the works in the galleries. Events are free with museum admission unless otherwise noted. Enjoy “pay as you wish” MusEvenings! every Wednesday from 5 to 8 p.m.
MAY
Film Screening: Found Objects
Wednesday, May 14, 2:30 p.m.
OPEN/END MFA 2008 artist Johnnie Mazzocco presents a film screening of, Found Objects. Found Objects is about Claire Randall’s attempts to alleviate her angst from feeling trapped in the domestic sphere. Claire’s husband, Jack, owns his own business and is frequently gone from home. Jack’s absence leaves Claire in sole charge of the house and their three children and interferes with her compulsion to create shadowboxes made from found objects.
Film Screening: Found Objects
Wednesday, May 21, 2:30 p.m.
OPEN/END MFA 2008 artist Johnnie Mazzocco presents a film screening of, Found Objects. Found Objects is about Claire Randall’s attempts to alleviate her angst from feeling trapped in the domestic sphere. Claire’s husband, Jack, owns his own business and is frequently gone from home. Jack’s absence leaves Claire in sole charge of the house and their three children and interferes with her compulsion to create shadowboxes made from found objects.
MFA talks
Wednesday, May 21, 6-8 p.m.
Master of Fine Arts candidates from the UO Department of Art, Brian Knowles (Printmaking), Johnnie Mazzocco (Digital Art), Rani Robison (Photography), and Jane Snar (Sculpture), speak on their work in the MFA 2008 exhibition.
Film Screening: Found Objects
Wednesday, May 28, 2:30 p.m.
OPEN/END MFA 2008 artist Johnnie Mazzocco presents a film screening of, Found Objects. Found Objects is about Claire Randall’s attempts to alleviate her angst from feeling trapped in the domestic sphere. Claire’s husband, Jack, owns his own business and is frequently gone from home. Jack’s absence leaves Claire in sole charge of the house and their three children and interferes with her compulsion to create shadowboxes made from found objects.
Chamber Music on Campus
Wednesday, May 28, 6 p.m.
Students from the UO School of Music and Dance provide an evening of music inspired by the late 19th century French paintings on view.
JUNE
Film Screening: Found Objects
Wednesday, June 4, 2:30 p.m.
OPEN/END MFA 2008 artist Johnnie Mazzocco presents a film screening of, Found Objects. Found Objects is about Claire Randall’s attempts to alleviate her angst from feeling trapped in the domestic sphere. Claire’s husband, Jack, owns his own business and is frequently gone from home. Jack’s absence leaves Claire in sole charge of the house and their three children and interferes with her compulsion to create shadowboxes made from found objects.
MFA talks
Wednesday, June 4, 6-8 p.m.
Master of Fine Arts candidates from the UO Department of Art, Shelley Socolofsky (Fibers), Chang-Ae Song (Painting), Ty Warren (Digital Art), and Alvi Lufiani (Metalsmithing), speak on their work in the MFA 2008 exhibition.
Free First Friday
Friday, June 6, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Discover the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art with free admission the first Friday of every month.
2007-2008 FarWest Steel Lecture Series: “ Traditional Korean Wrapping Cloths: The Art of Pojagi ”
Saturday, June 7, 1 p.m.
Pojagi, Korean traditional wrapping cloths were known to be produced throughout the Chosun dynasty (1392-1910) by women. The unique colors and patterns created by these women are appreciated for its unadorned beauty. Jiseon Lee Isbara will present the illustrated lecture as an overview of various types of traditional Pojagi including Chogakbo (patch-worked cloths) and Jasubo (embroidered cloths). The meaning of the pojagi and pojagi-making will be discussed in relationship to its aesthetic and conceptual influences to contemporary Fiber art as well. This series made possible by funds provided by the Farwest Steel Endowment.
Jiseon LEE ISBARA, head of the Fibers Department at Oregon College of Art and Craft (Portland), holds a BFA and MFA from Ewha Women's University, Seoul, and an MFA from Colorado State University. She has exhibited at numerous galleries in the US and Korea; "Circuits," recently acquired by JSMA, was included in the international exhibition "Pojagi and Beyond" that traveled to the Korean Craft Museum, Cheongju, and the Honolulu Academy of Art, in 2007.
First Saturday Public Tour
Saturday, June 7, 1 p.m.
The first Saturday of every month, explore the museum with 45-minute tour led by a JSMA Exhibition Interpreter. Free with museum admission.
2007-2008 FarWest Steel Lecture Series: Pojagi Workshop with Jiseon Lee Isbara
Saturday, June 7, 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
In JSMA Art Studio. Pre-registration is required. REGISTER HERE.
Adults
Cost: $30 for materials
The workshop will explore the various pattern making processes of Pojagi. By using naturally dyed silk organza and ramie, students will experiment with a couple of traditional pojagi patterns in small scale. The piecing techniques and the most used seam technique called “gekki” will be demonstrated for students before they begin working on their project during the workshop. This series made possible by funds provided by the Farwest Steel Endowment.
Jiseon LEE ISBARA, head of the Fibers Department at Oregon College of Art and Craft (Portland), holds a BFA and MFA from Ewha Women's University, Seoul, and an MFA from Colorado State University. She has exhibited at numerous galleries in the US and Korea; "Circuits," recently acquired by JSMA, was included in the international exhibition "Pojagi and Beyond" that traveled to the Korean Craft Museum, Cheongju, and the Honolulu Academy of Art, in 2007.
Film Screening: Found Objects
Wednesday, June 11, 2:30 p.m.
OPEN/END MFA 2008 artist Johnnie Mazzocco presents a film screening of, Found Objects. Found Objects is about Claire Randall’s attempts to alleviate her angst from feeling trapped in the domestic sphere. Claire’s husband, Jack, owns his own business and is frequently gone from home. Jack’s absence leaves Claire in sole charge of the house and their three children and interferes with her compulsion to create shadowboxes made from found objects.
Opening Reception
Wednesday, June 25, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Please join us at a preview reception celebrating the opening of the Faster, Higher, Farther:The Spirit of Track & Field Sports, Edward Burtyntsky:The China Series and The Thinking Body. If you are a JSMA Member, please check in at the membership desk to a magnet featuring artwork from the collection.
Swing, Tilt and Pull: The Sports Photography of David Burnett in a Digital World
Thursday, June 26, 6 p.m.
David Burnett, acclaimed photojournalist and one of the featured photographers in "Faster, Higher, Farther," details his motivations, style of photography, and techniques using medium and large format photography in a world gone digital. The projection, discussion and Q&A will cover David's use of conventional and personalized weaponry in his quest for photographic gold.
All That Jav
Monday, June 30, 1 p.m.
The javelin is thrown farther than anything else in sports – farther than a baseball, a discus, a hammer, a football. How far? What’s it made of, how long is it, how heavy? Does it stick in the ground? How do you throw it? Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and track historian, Jack Pfeifer, and former Olympic athlete, Duncan Atwood (whose personal record for a longest javelin throw is 308 feet 7 inches), answer these questions and more, and give you a chance to try throwing a javelin, too.
JULY
The Thinking Body Curators’ Talk
Wednesday, July 16, 6 p.m.
UO art professors and curators of “The Thinking Body,” Anya Kivarkis and Kate Wagle, speak on the exhibition.
Looking at China, Seeing Our Global Economy
Wednesday, July 30, 6 p.m.
Richard Kraus, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Oregon.
What do Burtynsky’s stunning and hellish photographs of China’s industrialization have to do with North America? China is now the platform for manufacturing our stuff and the repository for our pollution, all done with low wages guaranteed by an authoritarian government Americans love to hate. These stark images collide with our older conceptions of China as distant, exotic, and irrelevant to our daily lives.
AUGUST
Free Family Day: Art Olympics
Saturday, August 9, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Families will engage in a series of art activities which focus on the Greek Olympics, product design, and movement in art. Come design your own medal for the summer 2008 Olympics, create a unique running shoe, design a Greek vase with motifs and athletes, make a custom designed track suit for the event, and participate in javelin toss challenge. Tours of the exhibition will be led by the museum's trained volunteers and Powerbars and sports drinks will also be provided for all art athletes who attend. Please bring a non-perishable food item to donate to Food for Lane County.
Film Screening: "Manufactured Landscapes"
Wednesday, August 20, 6 p.m.
A stunning documentary by award winning director Jennifer Baichwal, “Manufactured Landscapes” (2006) follows photographer Edward Burtynsky to China as he captures the effects of the country’s massive industrial revolution. This remarkable film leads us to meditate on human endeavor and its impact on the planet.