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The Swirl exhibits student art
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■The Multicultural Center kicks
off a forum for expression
and diversity this Thursday
By Diane Huber
Oregon Daily Emerald
A painting of a pink flower with
a stem that coils into a hissing
snake is part of senior art major An
nelia Norris’ display that hangs on
the wall of the Multicultural Cen
ter. Norris is the “artist of the week”
for the MCC’s new event, the Swirl.
The Swirl is an opportunity for
students to express themselves
through poetry, comments, music
or “simply speaking what’s on their
mind” in a relaxed, diverse atmos
phere, MCC co-director Jana
Schmieding said.
“We want to allow people in the
different student unions a chance
to get to know each other beyond a
working environment,” she said.
“Usually we are each closed off in
our separate offices.”
The event will be held in the
MCC from 4 to 5 p.m. today. The
MCC hopes the Swirl can become a
monthly or bimonthly event,
Schmieding said. She added that
the Swirl is in essence an open
microphone event, minus the
microphone.
The MCC also hopes to display a
different artist’s work each month
as part of the Swirl. This week’s
artist, Norris, is part Yurok, a North
ern California Native American
tribe. She said her art addresses is
sues within the culture.
“Native Americans are highly
underrepresented and rarely heard.
People forget that we exist, that our
culture exists, and we are strug
gling to ensure our culture is
known,” she said. “(My art) ad
dresses that struggle.”
Some of her art also concentrates
on how she sees the role and re
sponsibility of women in her cul
ture, she said. Femininity, child
Thomas Patterson Emerald
Annelia Norris’ untitled artwork is one of many of her pieces that will be on display in the
Multicultural Center today from 4 to 5 p.m. as part of the Swirl.
birth and the naturalness of women
are themes in several of her collages
and sculptures.
“Through my art, I am address
ing the truth. I am reminding peo
ple where Native Americans are
coming from,” she said.
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reminding people where
Native Americans are
coming from."
Annelia Norris
artist of the week
She said that people often are bi
ased toward European art and seem
to forget there are different ways of
expressing the world through art.
Schmieding said the event was
planned in hopes that the diverse
atmosphere will encourage stu
dents to come and share art or poet
ry that they may not feel comfort
able expressing in other venues on
campus.
“The faculty and staff in the arts
and theater departments isn’t very
diverse,” she said.
She emphasized that all students
are welcome to come and listen or
participate. Students wanting to
participate or display their art can
sign up in the MCC or in any of the
student unions.
MCC Program Advisor Steve Mo
rozumi added that it is important to
provide the opportunity for free
speech by offering a place for peo
ple to reflect their concerns and ex
press their identities.
“Rap, poetry, commentary will
add to the multicultural fabric of
the community as a whole so that
we can understand each other at a
more personal level,” he said.
Diane Huber is a student activities reporter for
the Oregon Daily Emerald. She can be reached
at dianehuber@dailyemerald.com.
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