http://duckhenge.uoregon.edu/calendar Upcoming events from the University of Oregon's Duckhenge calendar http://duckhenge.uoregon.edu/calendar/showanitem.php?refid=7503 Five paintings by well-known French impressionist and post-impressionist painters will be on exhibit in the European Gallery at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art through June 8. The paintings include works by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919), Paul Cézanne (1839–1906), Camille Pissarro (1830-1903), Paul Signac (1863-1935), and Henri Martin (1860-1943). http://duckhenge.uoregon.edu/calendar/showanitem.php?refid=7517 Cultural Horizons, featuring photographs by Dennis Griffin, has arrived at the UO Museum of Natural and Cultural History. Twenty-six color photographs will be on display covering 11 countries - from the highlands of Guatemala to the American Arctic, from the Tibetan Plateau to the Australian Outback and from the forests of Borneo to the jungles of New Guinea. http://duckhenge.uoregon.edu/calendar/showanitem.php?refid=7668 To honor a group of nineteen Japanese American students who received honorary degrees on April 6, 2008, the UO Libraries has mounted an exhibit entitled "Americans All: Japanese American Students at the University of Oregon, 1942-43." The students being recognized were forced to leave the university during World War II before receiving their degrees as part of a relocation program. Material in the exhibit is drawn from a collection of Japanese American Student Council Relocation Records, which are housed in the library's Special Collections & University Archives. Located on the second floor of Knight Library outside the Paulson Reading Room, the exhibit was prepared by University Archivist Heather Briston and Manuscripts Librarian Linda Long. The entire holdings of Japanese American Student Council Relocation Records have been digitized and can be viewed online as part of the UO Libraries' Digital Collections at http://boundless.uoregon.edu/digcol/jasr/index.html. *For weekend viewing hours, visit http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll/hours.html. Hours listed on this calendar entry are for weekdays. http://duckhenge.uoregon.edu/calendar/showanitem.php?refid=7584 Learn about culture through shoes! Marvel at 10,000 year old sandals, view shoes worn by elite Oregon athletes and coaches and see favorite footwear of local politicians, the rock band KISS, and the hit Broadway musical, Wicked. Explore decades of changing shoe fashions, try on traditional footwear from around the world; and investigate 'shoe-perstitions,' or why people do such odd things with shoes. http://duckhenge.uoregon.edu/calendar/showanitem.php?refid=7767 See fabrics from around the world at the Mills Center! We will be displaying fabrics for four weeks on campus. FASHION SHOW: Monday April 21 at 1 pm, EMU Amphitheatre. OPENING RECEPTION: Tuesday, April 22 1-4 pm, Mills Center http://duckhenge.uoregon.edu/calendar/showanitem.php?refid=7794 More than 100 years of Olympic Trials and track and field history at the University of Oregon are on display in this exhibit in Knight Library. The four-part exhibit features a pictorial history of storied Hayward Field, an overview of past Olympic Trials held in Eugene, a profile of legendary coaches associated with UO track and field and the Olympics, and a survey of famous track and field stars who helped Eugene earn the name Track Town USA. The exhibit includes photographs, newspaper articles, event tickets and programs, a hat worn by track officials in the 1972 Olympic Trials, and a parade jacket, singlet, and running shorts on loan from local legend Kenny Moore, who finished fourth in the marathon in the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Germany. Most items in the exhibit are drawn from the UO Libraries’ Special Collections and University Archives. The exhibit is located in the east and west entryway corridors of Knight Library. For viewing hours, visit http://libweb.uoregon.edu/acs_svc/knighthours.html. http://duckhenge.uoregon.edu/calendar/showanitem.php?refid=7756 The Cultural Forum proudly presents the Pacific Northwest Art Annual. This yearly event was created to highlight emerging and established artists from the region who are a pivotal part of the art world. This year, we are excited to be showing the work of over 20 artists ranging from traditional painters to mixed media artists. The show opens May 1, at the Adell McMillan Gallery and will run until June 6, 2008 In 1960, the ERB Memorial Union (EMU) Board at the University of Oregon established an art acquisition program to purchase works for the EMU's permanent art collection in various media done by Pacific Northwest artists. Over the past 40 years, the EMU has purchased approximately 40 pieces on behalf of the U of O student body and is continuing this tradition in 2008. Jurors: Adell McMillan, Founder of the PNWAA Kelly Rauer, of the Portland Art Center Clint Brown, Professor Emeritus at Oregon State Chang-Ae Song, M.F.A. Candidate at UO Andy O’Brien, M.F.A. Candidate at UO Please contact Simone at scoker@uoregon.edu or call 541-346-0007 for more information. http://duckhenge.uoregon.edu/calendar/showanitem.php?refid=7805 The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, the Department of Art, and School of Architecture and Allied Arts present an exhibition of the work of 12 MFA graduates in Art. http://duckhenge.uoregon.edu/calendar/showanitem.php?refid=7809 John Piper: Through the Lens examines the artist’s use of the camera as a mediating device and his placement of the viewer in the position of voyeur. Exhibited works from the Eye and Camera series consider Piper’s fragmentation of the female form through the combination of photography, collage and silkscreen. His images present the female body as an emblem, removing all individuality and rendering it an object of display. Experimenting with Pop Art techniques, Piper fragments, manipulates and obscures his subject to tantalize and draw in the viewer. http://duckhenge.uoregon.edu/calendar/showanitem.php?refid=7810 From earliest times through the present, Japanese culture has realized the equality of men and women in many ways. Women’s voices were included in Japanese literary and religious canons since the myths were first written down in the Kojiki and the first poetry anthology, the Manyoshu. As many of the works in this installation illustrate, women have also served as important subjects in the visual arts, especially for woodblock print artists. Less commonly, though nonetheless importantly, women also on occasion rose to prominence as artists themselves. Indeed, the multi-talented Otagaki Rengetsu, several of whose ceramics are on view, is one of the best known and best loved artists of her generation. http://duckhenge.uoregon.edu/calendar/showanitem.php?refid=7781 Senior Recital featuring works by Halsey Stevens, Leonard Bernstein, Eugene Bozza, Billy Strayhorn, and Duke Ellington. http://duckhenge.uoregon.edu/calendar/showanitem.php?refid=7780 Master's Recital featuring works by Max Bruch, Dimitri Shostakovich, Johann Sebastian Bach, and Darius Milhaud. http://duckhenge.uoregon.edu/calendar/showanitem.php?refid=7798 Korean Student Association presents, "The Beauty of Korea" Food and exciting performances are prepared for you! Magic shows, TaekwonDo, fashion show (Korean traditional clothing) and more. Come and share KSA's passion and a taste of Korea's beauty. http://duckhenge.uoregon.edu/calendar/showanitem.php?refid=7694 Faculty Artist Series; A jazz crossover flute duo with rhythm section. http://duckhenge.uoregon.edu/calendar/showanitem.php?refid=7773 Doctoral Recital featuring works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Frédéric Chopin, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and Franz Liszt.