art
IN THE
GALLERIES
OPENINGS/RECEPTIONS
Autzen House “Collage Art: Nimble Arrangements for the World of
Thought,” works by several artists, opens Jan. 11, through March 19; “Art
About Agriculture,” ongoing. OSU, Corvallis, 811 SW Jefferson Ave
Backstreet Gallery Wood turning by Russ Dixon, reception is Saturday,
Jan. 9, 3-5pm, through Jan. 31; Painting, photography, ceramic works,
mosaics, multi-media by Florence artists, ongoing. 1421 Bay, Florence
Fairbanks Gallery “Place,” by Stephen Hayes, oils on canvas, opens
Jan. 11, reception is Wednesday, noon, Jan. 13, through Feb. 3. Jefferson
Way & College Drive, OSU, Corvallis
Imagine Gallery “Place,” by Stephen Hayes, oils on canvas, opens Jan.
11, reception is Wednesday, noon, Jan. 13, through Feb. 3. Jefferson Way
& College Drive, OSU, Corvallis
Springfi eld Museum “Close to Amun and the Sun,” encaustic paintings
by Jean M. Denis, through Jan. 30, opening reception Friday, 5:30-
7:30pm, Jan. 15. 590 Main, Spfd
WOW Hall Works by Kenny Ashcraft, works in ink, watercolor, pencil and
charcoal, reception is Friday, Jan. 8, 6-8pm, through Jan. 31. 8th & Lincoln
FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK
Stop #1 Brenner’s Furniture Green Living Gallery Lighting
installations by Stephen White; woodwork by Tim Boyden, Tim Neun,
Tahle Patton, Jeremiah Polynone, Seth San Filippo, Kerry G. Wade, Tony
Walters & Robert Woodson; & oil paintings by Wesley Hurd. 151 W 8th
Stop #2 Fenario Gallery “Subcutaneous,” fi ne art by local tattoo
artists; “Retrospective,” continuing. 881 Willamette
Stop #3 Whtie Locus Gallery Collection of framed artwork by 21 artists
feat. Jon Jay Cruson, Nonie Fish, Gary Tepfer, Barry Cleavin, Nozaki
Shinjiro & more, through Feb. 27. 767 Willamette
Stop #4 Jacobs Gallery “A Look From Within,” work by Shelley Albrich,
mixed media, painting; Cheryl Camelio, photography; Rogene Manas, mixed
media/painting; Roger Weise, painting, new self-portraits. Artists’ Gallery
talk Friday, 3:30-4:30pm;, runs through Feb. 13. One Eugene Center
(under the Hult)
Stop #5 David Minor Theater Collages by Shawn Mediaclast, through
Feb. 5. 180 E. 5th Ave.
DIVA Work by DIVA’s Media Arts Program & David Teng Olsen. 110 W.
Broadway
Emerald Art Center “Plein Air Art about Argiculture,” by the Plein
Air Painters of Eugene-Springfi eld. Reception is Friday, Jan. 8, 5:30-
8:30pm; runs through Jan. 29; “Saving Sunshine,” work by Springfi eld
Public School youth, through Jan. 12. 500 Main, Spfd
Full City Café “Romantic Motels and Scenic Cityscapes,” a collection of
miniature, framed models of “fantasy architecture” by Kip Amend, through
Feb. 7; Paintings by Carolyn Glasier, through Jan. 31, 2010. 842 Pearl
Hilton Hotel Work by Anne Teigen. 66 E. Sixth Ave
Horsehead Bar 99 W. Broadway
Imagine Gallery Pottery by Peter Alsen, James Tingey, Amy Palatnick &
more; sculptural fantasies by Kip Amend, through Jan. 31. 35 E. 8th Ave.
Karin Clarke Gallery “The Night Drawings and Other Late Works,”
work by David McCosh, through Jan. 16. 760 Willamette
MECCA Materials Exchange Center for Community Art
“Intersections,” mixed media by Heidi Howes, through Feb. 2, reception
is Friday, Jan. 8, 5:30-8:30pm. 449 Willamette
visual arts
Stephen Hayes’ oil on canvas, “Those Lives, That Light,” is part of the
painter’s Place exhibit on display at Fairbanks Gallery in Corvallis
New Zone Gallery “Illustrating the Fantasy,” by Marti Lynch,
watercolors, through Feb. 5, openning reception Friday, Jan. 8, 5:30-
8:30pm. 164 W. Broadway
Studio Tre Amiche Work by Rogena Degge, Patsy Hand & Kathryn
Hutchinson. 160 E. Broadway, Suite D
Vistra Framing and Gallery “Bozzetti: sketches of the soul,” paintings
by Pamela Hoffmeister, through Feb. 2. 160 E. Broadway
CONTINUING
The 1032 “Porch of Distinction,” ongoing. 1032 West 3rd
All Prophets Tattoo and Gallery Anthony Hale, Enuf, Desi, Rachel,
various media. T-Su, 11am-8pm. 411 E. Broadway
Dr. Don Dexter “Turning Over A New Leaf,” photography by Ivy
Hutchinson; “Heaven On Earth,” acrylic & mixed media on wood &
canvas by Rebecca LaMothe; through Jan. 31. M-F 8am-5pm. 2233
Willamette, Suite B
Gary’s Coffee “Peacequilt: A Zillion Visions of Peace,” by Lura Pierce;
“Watercolors,” by Katie Stocks, through Jan. 29. 525 High
Grotto Gallery at Pfeiffer Winery Sculptures by Steven Reinmuth.
25040 Jaeg Road, Junction City
G Spot “Yard of Distinction,” ongoing. 1050 West 3rd
Harlequin Beads and Jewelry Work by Grace McNabb. 1027 Willamette
Hoodz Gallery Pinstripe art from Tim Brodude & Rick Lautzenheiser;
Portrait paintings by Joshua South; Word of Jud Turner, Alternative Gun
Show (gun themed artwork from various artists); paintings from Joe
Leonard, Taralee Guild & more; photography by Sara Nugent, ongoing.
1255 Railroad
Ink Thirsty Shoe art by Evan Schultz; Paintings by Cory Brown;
Typographic Studies by Adam Brochugere; Photography by Jenny Kuglin
& Jennifer Winters; Wheat Pastes by Ward Gross; Video Arcade by
Richard Hofmeier. through Jan. 29. 281 W. 8th
Island Park Gallery “In the Open Air,” plein air painters of Eugene/
Springfi eld. 212 West C, Spfd
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art “Clinton Hill: Selections from a Fifty
Year Survey,” by UO alumnus Clinton Hill, through Feb. 28; “NewArt
Northwest Kids,” through March 28; 1430 Johnson Ln., UO.
Lane County Historical Museum “Changing Demographics: The
People of Lane County,” through Jan. 31; “Toil Triumphant; Needlework
and Handcraft,” Eugene Park Blocks, the story of the town square,
http://wkly.ws/2s 740 West 13th
Lilly’s Closet and Yard Art Fun, fl owing, found clothing made of fi ne
fabrics for experiential play. 1283 West 4th
Majestic Theater Original art by Sean McGinty. 115 SW 2nd, Corvallis.
Maude Kerns Art Gallery “Art for All Seasons,” membership exhibit.
1910 E. 15th
MODERN Work by JulieAnn Mills Testi. 207 E. 5th, #205
Museum of Natural and Cultural History “Down to Earth: A Geologist’s
Perspective,” photography by UO geology grad students & profs. 1680 E. 15th
Museum of Unfi ne Art Group exhibit, retrospective of artists featured
over the past decade, through Jan. 31. 537 Willamette
New Frontier Market Art by Oliver Redig, through Jan. 29. 1101 W. 8th
New Odyssey “Music of the 60’s: Rare Photos of Janis, Ray and more,”
photography by David Ball, through Jan. 31. 1004 Willamette
Off The Waffl e Various local artists, ongoing. 740 Van Buren
olivejuice Shannon Knight, through Jan. 29. 543 Blair
Passionfl ower Design Work by Mary Briggs, Barb Campbell, Katy Jane,
Lynn Peterson, Sherri Pyron & Bev Soasey. 128 E. Broadway
Pizza Research Institute Jasmine Gabriel & Mary Jane Moffat,
through Jan. 29. 530 Blair
Redoux Parlour Paintings by Wendy Kai, through Jan. 29. 780 Blair
Sam Bond’s “Bingo Cards Art Show,” collection of bingo players’ art/
confessions on the back of bingo cards, conceived & curated by Lindsay
LePon, through Jan. 31. 407 Blair Blvd
Studio Mantra “HAIRART: Pushing the Envelope Do’s,” hair artistry on
live models & works by Pamela Raynor, Erin Morang, Kevin Square, Vicki
Grace Hoff & Dmitri Von Klein. 40 E. 5th
Sunnyside Up Café Al Kapuler, art inspired by Picasso for world peace.
116 NW 3rd, Corvallis
Uva Wine Bar Paintings by Jenny Gray. 27 Oakway Center
Wandering Goat Coffee Co. Art by Alex D’Souza. 268 Madison
ZenJen Studios Metal art, paintings, sculpture, stained glass &
scientifi c illustrations by Karura Reynolds, Isaac Coblentz, Jennifer
Morrell & Dan White. 1990 Orchard
BY RACHEL COUSSENS
More Than Bingo
Card art at Sam Bond’s
O
ver the years, Sam Bond’s Garage
has hosted more than 280 games of
bingo. Players come for the $1.50
Pabst Blue Ribbon or the unpredictable prizes,
such as a Smurf sleeping bag. But bingo isn’t
all drinking and shouting “Blackout!” —
players also create art. Card art.
Local musician Tom Heinl started Sam
Bond’s Garage bingo after hosting other
successful entertainment events for the
venue. Musician Scott K. joined the team
a few years later. “I think some of them
started writing on the back and then it just
snowballed from there,” Scott says.
Bingo regular Lindsay LePon came up
with the idea to display the cards. “There
are just so many and I wanted to see them,”
she says. “I’ve always been appreciative of
this underground art.” Taking the initiative
to come up with a system to display the
cards, she decided to create three larger
bingo cards from the smaller pieces to
display the art and not lose sight of the art’s
origin. Each arrangement holds fi ve cards
by fi ve cards with the center card serving
as the usual bingo free space.
LePon, with help from friends, chose
cards nearly at random with an emphasis
on what LePon calls “the best ones” — the
more developed artistic ones — while still
honoring other types of cards. Some of the
cards are more word-based, containing
tags or confessions. “People write bingo
confessions at the top of a card and then
one to four and leave it open,” LePon says.
“[Other] people will write these ridiculous
comments.”
“It’s just a snapshot of art that’s happened
on these cards over the last fi ve years,” Scott
says. Artists and bingo regulars illustrate
inside jokes on the cards. For example, the
numbers 68, 69 and 70 make up a three-part
story. In one such card, the numbers 6 and 8
are made to resemble a couple on a date. The
68 is the fi rst date, and the 69 is dinner for
two. “Whenever we call 70, it’s the morning
after,” Scott explains.
While fl ipping through the shoebox sized
plastic container of bingo cards, Scott points
out a card to LePon. It says, “You are the
cutest boy at bingo.” She says, “Actually,
I made that one.” Like most of the cards, a
story lies behind the art. LePon says that she
handed the card to a guy as she was leaving
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for the night but didn’t get a reaction. She
later found out from his roommate that he
didn’t fl ip the card over. When the roommate
asked what it said, she refused to explain:
“Nope, sorry, that’s just how it works.”
“I think for bingo participants, it’s very
fun because they don’t know whose or what
card is going to be up there,” Scott says.
“Maybe the card I drew on fi ve years ago
that once in awhile someone at our table
gets that has an inside joke on the back of
it is also part of this art instillation.”
The exhibit comes as Sam Bond’s takes
a January holiday from the game. From 6 to
8 pm on Saturday, Jan. 23, show designers
will reveal 75 different cards from the box.
“I wonder if we can do a whole card of
unicorns,” Scott says.
On Monday nights in February, bingo
will return with the cards from the exhibit
in play. “Eventually they will go right
back in the game, right back into people’s
hands,” Scott says. “It’s just like this living
snapshot of this tool we use to hang out.”
Players can add on to the existing art or
could be surprised with a blank card. Either
way, the Sam Bond’s bingo tradition and
culture will live on.
“Bingo Cards” runs through Jan. 31 at Sam Bond’s
Garage, 407 Blair.
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