ARTS
Campus museums, galleries free entertainment
Display University students’ work
By Julie Decker
fcmerald Contributor
With tuition being paid and
course textbooks waiting to be
bought, many students may be
left with empty pockets for
their entertainment allowance.
However, one does not even
have to leave the University
campus to discover entertain
ment that is free — art shows.
With the beginning of fall
term come# the opening of sev
eral exhibits at University gal
leries and museums. The ex
hibits offer the public a free
peek at the artistic talent that
abounds on campus and in the
community.
The University's Museum of
Natural History offers many ex
citing exhibits for the viewer
who ventures through its
doors. The exhibits change reg
ularly and draw from Universi
ty and private collections.
Some exhibits focus on
Northwest natural history and
others explore worldwide tradi
tional cultures. Special exhibi
tions often include contempo
rary works of art inspired by
ancient forms, such as
petroglyphs. masks or fossils.
Two exhibits |ust opened are:
“Ethiopia's Braided Tradi
tions" and "Masks and Mon
sters, Temples and Towers:
Tire Golden Age of Maya Archi
tecture." which are on display
in the museum lobby through
Dec. 24.
Alio on display are pottery of
the Southwest and Indian corn
husk bags, "Ravens' Friends
Animal Representations in
Northwest Coast Art," and a re
cently rebuilt sabertoothed cat
skeleton.
The Museum of Natural His
tory is open from noon until 5
p.m. Wednesday through Sun
day and is located at lt>80 E.
15th Ave.
Adjacent to the University li
brary is the University Museum
of Art.
Currently on display at the
Museum are 27 bronze sculp
tures by Auguste Rodin from
the B. Gerald Collection
“Blue and White Traditions:
Quilts." an exhibition of 24
blue-and-white quilts made by
quitters from throughout Ore
gon in conjunction with quilt
ing demonstrations is at the
museum as well.
Also on display is a collec
tion of contemporary Soviet art
work in an exhibit titled.
"What Is Not Forbidden Is Al
lowed.”
The Museum of Art also of
fers extensive permanent col
lections that are always on dis
play on the museum’s second
level. In addition to its Oriental
collection, the Museum collects
art in the American. European
and the Greater Pacific area,
with particular emphasis on
contemporary artists and
craftspeople from the Pacific
Northwest.
Guided tours of the museum
are held at 2 p.m. on Sunday
and by arrangement. Hours are
noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday
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Campus museums, such as the Museum of Natural History, offer educational and informative
exhibits to University and community residents.
through Sunday.
Besides the two large muse
ums on campus, several small
campus galleries also work to
offer exhibits that exemplify
the talent of University and
community artists.
Two galleries are located in
the EMU: the EMU Art Gallery
on the second floor, and the
Aperture Gallery in the first
floor lobby.
The Aperture Gallery, a pho
tography gallery, currently dis
plays black-and-white photo
graphs by University student
Wendy Wintrode.
The EMU Art Gallery features
a variety of art and artists with
exhibits changing monthly. On
display now is “Blue Tarp In
stallations" by Mike E. Walsh,
a 1972 University graduate.
For exclusively University
student and faculty work, the
new l^V'erne Krause Gallery of
fers weekly exhibits featuring
the work of one or several Uni
versity artists. It is located in
the new wing of Lawrence
Hall.
All Fine Arts students are eli
gible to show their art work.
There is no jurying process and
selection is made on a first
come, first serve basis. The first
exhibit in the LaVeme Krause
Gallery' is a Fine Arts Faculty
show opening in mid-October.
The exhibits are on display
weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
with an opening reception for
the artist or artists held every
Monday night from 7 until 9.
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