The Black Lives Matter movement remains a powerful voice for social justice and racial equity across America, including here in Oregon. A new exhibit opens this month in Eugene, with select artists sharing interpretations of what the movement means to them.
The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art awarded twenty grants, equaling $2500 each, to recipients to use in creating art they feel personifies Black activism and Black life today.
”It’s about their voices, and that’s the most important thing," John Weber, the JSMA's executive director, told KLCC.
"We have statements by the artists in the show alongside their work, too. So you can hear directly from them, in their own words, how they’re approaching this moment of time, in their work.”
Mediums range from photography to painting, sculpture to videos.
Most artists hail from Eugene, though Bend, Ashland, Creswell, and Veneta are also represented.
A family-friendly receptionwill be held July 8th at the exhibit.
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