(Above: A Hard Rain’s ‘A Gonna Fall, mixed-media by Roka Walsh)
By Randi Bjornstad
Painter’s Rest, oil painting by Jo Archer
Even if you’re not a track fan, you probably know — or will soon just because of all the thousands of extra people who will flock to Eugene from July 15-24 — that the 18th edition of the World Athletic Championships will be held at Hayward Field, the first time the competition has been held in the United States.
The nearby Maude Kerns Art Center plans to mark the event with a show of its own, called Home Team: World Stage, featuring artwork selected by a panel of judges — Kathleen Caprario, Mija Matriz, and Michael Whitenack — who themselves are prominent artists in the area.
Electoral College #1, collage by Donna Henderson
But you don’t have to wait until the games to see the art. The show opens on June 24 with a public reception from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Home Team the art show includes a wide variety of art types — photography, collage, paintings in various mediums, prints, fiber arts, colored pencil, pastel, wood sculpture, and mixed media — by 67 “home team” artists from throughout Lane County.
The exhibit will run through July 22 and can be viewed either in person or online at mkartcenter.org.
Home Team: World Stage
When: June 24 through July 22, 2022
Where: Maude Kerns Art Center, 1910 E. 15th Ave. (corner of 15th and Villard streets), Eugene
Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday during scheduled exhibits (or online at mkartcenter.org)
Information: 541-345-1571 or mkartcenter.org
Strange Attractor #13 Skyview, fiber art by Niraja Lorenz
