Art museum gets new director
University alumnus
David G. Turner will assume
his duties this spring as
director of operations
Bryce Morrow
Freelance Reporter
The University of Oregon Muse
um of Art, four months into a
$12.72 million overhaul, contin
ued its ongoing facelift with the
hiring of David G. Turner, who will
serve as director of operations.
Physically, the museum will be
drastically transformed. The hiring
of Turner signals a likewise inter
nal transformation.
Turner, who graduated from the
University in 1974, will assume the
director position April 14. As a stu
dent, Turner made the most of his
master’s degree, regularly volun
teering for the museum.
As far as knowing what he’s get
ting into, Turner said he is “anxious
to work hard for the fine museum.”
He said he’s also excited about
the opportunity to work at what will
be a virtually new facility; the muse
um’s renovation will modernize and
nearly triple its exhibit space by the
winter 2004 completion date.
“I want to help the museum tell
stories about individual art collec
tions for the students and commu
nity,” he said.
Turner is dually familiar with Eu
gene and how to direct a museum.
After earning his degree, Turner
went on to direct the Museum of
"t want to help the
museum tell stories
about individual art
collections for the
students and
community"
David G. Turner
new director
of operations
Fine Arts in Santa Fe, N.M., and the
Art Center of Amarillo, Texas. For
the past seven years, he has direct
ed the Colorado Springs Fine Art
Center, which features some 22,000
art collections to the UOMA’s
12,500. As part of his former job,
Turner oversaw the Bemis School of
Art, the performing arts center and
the fine arts library.
Turner is excited to work for the
UOMA because he said it will allow
him “to focus more on art” than his
most recent job did. In the past, he
has frequently lectured and curated
expositions on the history of pho
tography and American art.
The UOMA opened in 1932 and
was built during the Great Depres
sion. Economic pressures caused
the museum to be built smaller
than its original design. With its
imminent reopening, the museum
will finally be able to fulfill its in
tended plan.
Bryce Morrow is a freelance writer
for the Emerald.
Theater
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resident company of the Hult Cen
ter, the Willamette Repertory The
atre will present “To Kill A Mocking
bird” from Jan. 29 to Feb. 16. The
play offers a unique experience for
local theater-goers.
Boyd said the stage version of
Harper Lee’s classic novel was ap
proved by the author in 1971.
However, she stipulated the pro
duction not be staged in New York
— the reclusive author lives in the
city and wanted to avoid attention.
Boyd said the limited exposure ul
timately hurt the otherwise well
received production.
In addition, the company will of
fer “The Complete Works of William
Shakespeare (Abridged),” a popular
comedy that started as a small pro
duction on the fair circuit and even
tually reached London and New
York stages. This show will run from
May 14 to June 1.
Very Little Theatre publicity di
rector Scott Barkhurst is preparing
for the celebration of the theater’s
landmark 75th anniversary season.
The season officially begins this fall,
and Barkhurst refers to it as a “ret
rospective year” — a series of suc
cessful productions from the the
ater’s past.
Until then, Barkhurst, who de
scribes the venue as primarily main
stream, said he is looking forward to
the edgier plays planned for the
coming months.
“The next few shows reach a a lit
tie further out of our comfort zone,”
Barkhurst said.
The schedule includes “The
House of Blue Leaves,” a dark come
dy set in the 1960s that won the
New York and the Los Angeles Dra
ma Critics Award for the Best Amer
ican Play in 1971. The show begins
its run Friday and continues
through Jan. 25.
For theater-goers craving higher
profile productions with national
touring companies, the Hult Center
usually delivers. The coming year
includes productions of “Fosse,” a
dance celebration of the legendary
ehoreographer/director and “Satur
day Night Fever,” a stage version of
the 1977 film featuring the music of
the Bee-Gees.
Check out Ingmar Bergman’s
“Nora” at the Lord Leebrick Theatre
for a more cerebral experience. This
modem version of Henrik Ibsen's “A
Doll’s House” runs from Feb. 5 to
March 6.
Finally, in its 24th year, the Ac
tor’s Cabaret of Eugene continues its
popularity with the upcoming
“Ruthless! The Musical,” a dark
comedy about a child star wannabe
who unleashes her anger after fail
ing to land the part of Pippi Long
stocking in a school play. The show
begins Jan. 24.
These listings only skim the sur
face, of course, but they offer a
glimpse of the possibilities. Reserve
those front row seats while you can.
Contact the senior pulse reporter
atryanbornheimer@dailyemerald.com.
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