Ducks on Parade’ to stop at Art in the Vineyard
me large art project is
scheduled to appear at Alton
Baker Park and aims to unite
local community members
ByJenni Schultz
Oregon Daily Emerald
Ninety square feet of fiberglass is
waddling through Alton Baker Park
on July 5,6 and 7.
Art in the Vineyard is the first
stop for “Ducks on Parade” during
its summertime tour of Eugene,
which ends at the Broadway Grand
Reopening in October. The parade
is an art project sponsored by
Downtown Eugene Inc., which is
promoting it as a collaboration of
community members, city agen
cies, arts organizations and non
profit groups.
The project began as a “whim of
an idea of Linda Wheatley’s,”
Downtown Eugene marketing di
rector Michelle Emmons said.
Wheatley said the concept came
from a similar idea used at the Bear
fest festival in Belfast, Maine.
Wheatley said that after seeing the
community’s reaction in Belfast,
she wanted people to experience
“the wonderful feeling” that she
had. She also wanted to “give peo
ple a reason to come downtown.”
Emmons said she is “very pleas
antly surprised by the success,” es
pecially since it is “the first year of
a grass-roots type of project.” The
success of this year should prompt
at least three more years of the proj
ect, she said.
Each sponsor donated $2,500
$10,000. In order to keep the duck
at the end of the tour, sponsors
needed to contribute $10,000. Eu
gene Mayor Jim Torrey and his wife
sponsored a duck, and the mayor
said the decorations were a “joint
effort” of himself, his wife and the
artist that was assigned to his duck.
Each duck has an individual name
and a plaque with the name of the
sponsor and artist.
Artists have been working on
the completion of 25-30 ducks,
five of which will be featured at
Art in the Vineyard. Torrey is at
tending the festival and hopes his
duck will be done in time to be
shown at the event.
Decorations for the polyurethane
creations cannot be religious, polit
ical or sexual.
At the end of the tour, the ducks
will be auctioned to the public.
Nonprofit organizations will
receive part of the proceeds from
the auction.
“So far, this project has done
exactly what I was hoping,”
Wheatley said.
To learn more about “Ducks on
Parade,” visit www.eugene.com.
Artists interested in being consid
ered for the program can pick up
application packets at the Wild
Duck Brewery, the Maude Kerns
Art Center or at the Lane Arts
Council office at 44 West Broad
way, Suite 304, in Eugene.
Contact the managing editor
at jennischultz@dailyemerald.com.
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plenty of noisy crackles.
Fun Factor: 6, Artistic Quality: 6,
Firepower: 6
“TNT Blasts”: Plastic balls that
emit a series of crackling charges,
like mini-firecrackers. These were
great for throwing at each other’s
feet while yelling, “Dance, boy,
dance!” (Never throw fireworks at
each other.)
Fun: 5, Art: 2, Fire: 4
“Fire Crackle”: Long, paper
wrapped strings of the same crack
les in “TNT Blasts,” but they last
longer. The McGyver possibilities
seemed endless with these. (Do not
McGyver your fireworks.)
Fun: 3, Art: 2, Fire: 5
“Killer Bee”: About as enter
taining as having a screwdriver
crammed into your ear. Loud and
screeching with very little
sparkle payoff.
Fun: 1, Art: 2, Fire: 2
“Climbing Panda”: Cute, to be
sure, but not necessarily suitable
for young children. A little paper
panda rises into the air on a
somewhat phallic paper staff. But
sexual innuendoes offered the
only pleasure; the firework did
almost nothing.
Fun: 2, Art: 1, Fire: 1
“Jack in the Box Surprise”:
Lived up to its name, if a little
weak. The surprises — tiny, spin
ning fireballs — came bouncing out
with joy, but it was short.
Fun: 4, Art: 4, Fire: 3
$2 to $4
“Crackling Cactus”: Typical
multicolor stars and sparkles
— but with “TNT Blasts” at
tached to it. Solid explosions, and
worth the money.
Fun: 6, Art: 6, Fire: 6
“Purple Rain” and “Purple
Rain Candles”: We thought of
Prince only for a second, and then
they were done. Nice but short
lived gold and purple. One of the
“Candles” did have an unexpect
ed projectile finish, which made it
more fun and nearly caught our
photographer on fire.
Fun: 4, A: 4, Fire: 4
“Queen of Hearts”: At first it
seemed an average gushing cone,
but the surprise ending was tall.
Pleasant but not colorful.
Fun: 4, A: 2, Fire: 4
$4 to $10
“Luck of the Irish”: It had
some jig in its step, with multi
colored stars (why not all green,
eh?) and multiple rounds of fire
power, but the annoying banshee
scream would have been more
enjoyable with a strong drink and
a pair of earmuffs. It needed a bit
more luck.
Fun: 4, Art: 4, Fire: 5
“Carnival Fountain”: Step right
up and see the gen-u-ine, accept
no-imitations Carnival Fountain!
Long-lasting — especially at $4.99
each — and full of surprises.
Fun: 7, Art: 6, Fire: 6
More than $10
“The American Spirit”: Red,
white and blue stars (wow, three
colors) and the wrapper featured a
patriotic flag. Plus, we took the
opportunity to light it with an
American Spirit cigarette, so the
motif was complete. Staff mem
bers were split on this one. Some
said if you didn’t like it, you must
be a terrorist. The others thought
it was overbearing and a bit ob
noxious, and it began with three
staccato whistles so loud and
piercing, all we could say was,
“No wonder the French hate us.”
Fun: 4, Art: 5, Fire: 6
“Iguana Man” was a real treat,
with plenty of beautiful stars,
bursts of crackles, crazy darting
sparks and plenty of noise with
out deafening whistles. It lasted
plenty long and was worth
the money.
Fun: 6, Art: 7, Fire: 6
—Jillian Daley, Jan Montry and
Pat Payne also contributed
to this report.
Contact the editor in chief
at editor@dailyemerald.com.
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