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3D Projection Mapping A revolutionary technique to transform the world in ways never before possible. Some call it spatial augmented reality. We say it's a new paradigm in lighting, advertising, and entertainment that will leave your audience awestruck.

"The Luggage Store, also known as The 509 Cultural Center is a non profit artist run multidisciplinary arts organization, founded in 1987. We obtained our 501C3 non profit status in November, 1989.Our mission is to build community by organizing multidisciplinary arts programming accessible to and reflective of the Bay Area's residents."

"Headquartered in San Francisco, we are passionate about exhibiting, teaching, painting, and archiving the street art movement while inspiring the masses with this artistic form of the freedom of speech."

"Over 50 artists from Oregon, Washington and Idaho will be at the Northwest Crossing Bend Spring Festival this year showcasing fiber, sculpture, jewelry, painting, wood, metal, paper and pottery arts. Support these artisans as they travel to Bend to introduce themselves to our community, or return to connect with a loyal fan base."

"Chicago-based artist Theaster Gates has developed an expanded practice that includes space development, object making, performance and critical engagement with many publics. Founder of the non-profit Rebuild Foundation, Gates is currently Director of Arts and Public Life at the University of Chicago."

"Confluence Project is a collaborative effort of Pacific Northwest tribes, renowned artist Maya Lin, civic groups from Washington and Oregon and other artists, architects and landscape designers. The project stretches more than 300 miles from where the Columbia River flows into the Pacific Ocean, to Clarkston, WA, with sites in both Oregon and Washington. Each of its seven sites features an art installation by Ms. Lin that interprets the area's ecology and history, encouraging the visitor to reflect on how the surroundings have changed over time. Each references a passage from the Lewis and Clark journals."

About Found Objects Claire Randall, shadow box artist and wife and mother of three, must choose between her old traditional family life or a new creative life made possible by her family's house fire and her new living arrangement: a motel. Watch the trailer. http://foundobjectsfilm.com/about/found-objects-movie-trailer/

This was an absolutely incredible experience. Watching the trailer opened my eyes to how a fire could affect a family and the emotions from the film really hit me hard especially when they were searching through the rubble trying to find things to salvage and the look on their faces. I found it interesting that she was finding herself and creativeness through the shadow boxes after the fire "freed" her from the duties of being domestic wife. It also illustrates the struggles a family if one wants to have a creative, art filled life and still lead a traditional family life. I cannot wait to watch the entire movie when it comes out. For me the film raises the questions: do we really need a traditional family in this day and age to feel complete and how does our relationships affect the "true" you?

Annual Outdoor Quilt Show and Benefit for Strengthening Rural Families in Benton County - Live music, 80-110 quilts shown at Sweet Earth Vineyard in Monroe, Oregon (off hwy 99 halfway between U of O and OSU) Labor Day Weekend

I had no idea that there were events such as quilt showings! It really heightens my attention because I would love to go to an event such as this. It really reminds me that quilts really are pieces of arts. Not only in the way they are made but how they are displayed as well. It looked absolutely gorgeous looking at the pictures of the quilts hanging in the vineyard. This post and event really touches me personally because my grandmother loved to quilt and maybe I could be able to show one of her quilts one day adding my families culture and traditions to the world.

"Native Art Network is 100% Native American owned and operated by Paul and Lesley Kabotie (Hopi / Santa Clara Pueblo and Crow respectively). Our families of the Southwest and Northern Plains have a long history of involvement in the arts. The driving inspiration behind the web site was the desire of artists within our families and communities to have an affordable professional marketing presence on the internet. We have merged our experience and expertise in the areas of the arts, marketing, business, software, database and internet technologies to create a web site that is easy for artists to setup, can be updated easily by the artists themselves, is actively marketed and is visited by art collectors and connoisseurs worldwide."

Emerald Art Association began in 1957 when a group of artists and art lovers took on the task of building an art league. Beginning under the auspices of the Willamalane Community Services, it soon became an independent entity. In 1974 this diligent group bought their own building at 421 A Street and shouldered the responsibility of owning real estate, while presenting fine art to the community and becoming a center for teaching and learning art.

"Built from a backyard project to help one man enjoy life during his 25 year battle with Parkinson's Disease and Dementia, R.O.S. Therapy Systems has quickly grown into a company providing joy and engaging activities to those with Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, Stroke, Developmental Disabilities, LBD and a host of other issues throughout North America. Headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, and partnered with some of the largest care companies and associations in the world, we accomplish our mission of improving quality of life through entertainment and activities through unique products that adults can use and training classes for family caregivers, agency caregivers, and long term care staff." Many of the activities include books, sketching, drawing, crafts, art & sculpting combined with technology that connections with medical patients. 

This article talks about Vincent Vono's experience with Parkinson's disease that causes his body to have tremors that shake his body and finding the tremors would cease when painting. It is a very interesting article delving into the medical world combined with art. 

"An internationally renowned art museum and one of the most significant architectural icons of the 20th century, the Guggenheim Museum is at once a vital cultural center, an educational institution, and the heart of an international network of museums. Visitors can experience special exhibitions of modern and contemporary art, lectures by artists and critics, performances and film screenings, classes for teens and adults, and daily tours of the galleries led by museum educators. Founded on a collection of early modern masterpieces, the Guggenheim Museum today is an ever-growing institution devoted to the art of the 20th century and beyond."

BRING is a haven for creative reusers. We provide conservation education in the schools and community. Much more than a place to find great used stuff - it's a community treasure, with art, a demonstration garden, and ever-increasing examples of green building, creative reuse and renewable energy.

This May, the Women's A Cappella Association (WACA) will be hosting the second annual SheSings Festival at The John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts in Eugene, Oregon.

Using a parabolic-mirror technique that allows camera lenses to strip real life images down to their basest particles, sound waves are no longer invisible vibrations.

Visualizing the Sound? what? I thought this post is very interesting. Sound itself can be an "art" as music (for example), but I have never thought sound can be a form of art when visualized.

It's incredible what the camera has the ability to capture. I think this is a great example of how science and art can overlap.

Student Sustainability Coalition acts as hub, catalyst, support network, and community empowerment space for passionate students at the University of Oregon. We strive for peer-to-peer student leadership a emphasize cross-movement partnerships to build a better world.

An article about a couple from UO who teach classes at the Craft Center and run an online Etsy business selling their glass work.

During Bungie's GDC panel earlier today, which was all about world-building, was this bucketload full of concept art, most of it unseen until today.