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Metamorphose is back, baby. The third annual upcycled fashion and art
show hosted by St. Vincent de Paul April 23 is slated to become an Earth Day
weekend favorite.
“It’s something that engages the community, honors our artists locally
and people get to participate with voting for their favorite pieces,” says Mitra
Chester, SVdP’s resident designer.
This year, Chester says, there are nine designers, seven of whom have
never competed in Metamorphose. The event is not merely a runway show
but a challenge for designers and artists to use their creative talents to
steer materials out of the waste stream.
And the design challenge has a new twist that began in February: Five
sponsors — REI, Lane Transit District, Tracy Sydor Photography, Caffe Pacori
and Eugene Weekly — each donated a box of “waste.” In February, each
designer chose a box, the contents of which had to be incorporated into the
three designs that will travel down the catwalk.
“They received a mystery box; they had no idea what was inside of it,”
Chester says. “That’s what they have to use, so we’ll be seeing what comes
from it this Saturday,” she adds with a laugh.
Local artists have their own unique challenge: to reimagine a piece of art
provided by SVdP.
“The interesting thing to me that came up with the artists is when they
received the piece of art they felt like they were defacing someone else’s
art,” Chester says. So Chester met with participating artists and explained
that the art had already been out on the sales floor and had not sold, or the
pieces were incomplete and damaged works of art that couldn’t be sold.
“It’s a silent collaboration with this unknown artist” that gives the work a
new life, Chester says.
See the culmination of months of design and artwork 6 pm Saturday,
April 23, at Hi-Fi Music Hall; $7 adults, $5 youth. A local celebrity panel will
vote for winners, and there will be a people’s choice award.
Schmooze time: The Arts & Business Alliance of Eugene and the Eugene
Area Chamber of Commerce host Arts After Hours, the annual networking
event bringing together art and business communities, 5 to 7 pm Thursday,
April 28, at Lane Community College Downtown Center for Meeting and
Learning; $15 general, $8 for chamber members. Visit bit.ly/1q4aWxN for
info.
Karin Clarke Gallery wants your art. The downtown gallery, in
collaboration with City of Eugene Cultural Services, is hosting the inaugural
Eugene Biennial, showcasing “artistic excellence by visual artists in our
beautiful region.” The event invites artists 18 and older from Lane, Lincoln,
Benton, Douglas and Coos counties to submit work, $10 each (up to two),
during the month of May. Art will be jurored by Roger Saydack, Jon Jay
Cruson and Karin Clarke, with cash prizes, and chosen work will be on
display Aug. 3-27. Questions and applications go to eugenebiennial@gmail.
com.
Community matters: It’s application time for Lane Arts Council 2016-17
Community Arts Grants, available to artists and artist groups for
“accessible, affordable and inclusive projects for communities whose
opportunities to experience the arts are limited by ethnicity, economics or
disability.” Deadline to apply is May 6. Info at lanearts.org/community-arts-
grants.