2019 Artist Statements and Information

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2019 Artists

We are seeking community volunteers to be Docents for the 2019 Mayor’s Art Show (MAS). MAS takes place August 2-31, 2019.

Responsibilities for Docents include: learning more about the exhibition and current MAS artists, overseeing the artworks and talking to visitors. Training and orientation will be provided the week of August 4. This is a fun and exciting way to support the arts in Eugene! 

The Mayor’s Art Show kicks off Visual Arts Week, celebrating the visual arts by bringing together hundreds of local, regional, national and international artists through multiple visual platforms, including gallery and street art. This year’s celebration features new 20x21 EUG Mural Project walls, the Mayor’s Art Show (August 2-31), Salon des Refuses (August 2-31), BRIDGE Exhibition, local gallery experiences, pop-ups, artist talks, workshops, studio visits and bike tours of Eugene's newest murals. 

Volunteer shifts will be available Tuesday-Friday 12-5 p.m.; Saturdays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. We ask volunteers to sign up for shifts of 2-2.5 hours each. Training will be provided. Volunteers must be 18 years of age, and will need to attend a one-hour orientation.

Questions? Contact volunteer coordinator Rachael Carnes.

A panel of artists and art professionals will review all applications. Awards will be given based on the consideration of the following criteria: conceptual strength, artistic merit, innovation, craftsmanship and materials.

Meet the 2019 MAS Jurors

Asante Riverwind is a lifelong creator of fine art, blending a range of art traditions and cultures. He is an artist and activist on both social and ecological issues, co-founding a number of organizations and community groups since beginning as a teenager in 1968. 

Danielle Knapp is a curator at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. She currently manages the David and Anne McCosh Memorial Collection and Archive, presents exhibitions of American and regional art, and mentors University of Oregon students through internships and exhibition planning courses. 

Jovencio de la Paz is an artist, writer, and educator. His work explores the intersection of textile processes such as weaving, dye, and stitchwork as they relate to broader concerns of language, histories of colonization, migrancy, ancient technology, and speculative futures. 

Milla Oliveira is an Oregon-based visual artist who explores the connections between language systems and their expressions through materials and the body. Originally from Rio de Janeiro, Oliveira has learned and taught in various institutions that ranged from traditional local dance practices in the streets to university classrooms.

Awards

Awards will be given based on the consideration of the following criteria: conceptual strength, artistic merit, innovation, craftsmanship and materials. Awards include:

• Mayor’s Choice
• Juror’s Choice
• Peoples’ Choice

Details:

• Any and only the one piece of art that was refused from the 2019 Mayor's Art Show can be accepted into the "Salon des Refusés".
• No entry fee
• Artists may bring their piece to the New Zone Gallery TBD.
• 2-D work must be ready to hang.
• A contract and waiver of loss form will be filled out at intake by the artist.
• Cards and prints of the refused 2-D art can be brought in at intake for sale during the exhibition.
• Artists pick up art: TBD

Questions? Contact Steve La Riccia of New Zone Gallery

Artwork Intake: July 19, 1-5 p.m. & July 20, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

• Submit at Maurie Jacobs Community Room at the Hult Center.
• Please ensure your artwork is securely wrapped, packaged and labeled with your name. This helps us keep track of packaging while your piece is on display.
• Important! Please remember artwork may not be removed by an artist prior to the end of the show.
• The curator reserves the right to refuse artworks at any time during intake and installation. 
• Hanging fasteners: Please use D-rings on hanging artworks to accommodate our hanging system. Mount D-rings 2.5 inches below the top of the frame on each side.

August 2: First Friday ArtWalk, MAS, Bridge, Salon des Refusés + Eugene Biennial Award Winners Exhibitions Openings

August 31: MAS, Salon des Refusés + Eugene Biennial Award Winners Closing