The Shortcut - Events in Oregon

University of Oregon 2025-26 Visiting Artist Lecture Series
Presented by the Department of Art and Center for Art Research

Cerny’s sculptures and work on paper start with the idea that “furniture” and “mother” are figures that secure a value (to others) for their potential to hold, display, or be absent-mindedly left with things. Putting form and color to work and entrusting no small part to contingency, these works behave as something like gestural understudies for a play about the day-to-day grinding weariness and joyful slapstick absurdity of human relationships—about trying to Work It Out…or not. The shelf, the rack, the hook, the slot, the vessel: all stand at the ready to be occupied temporarily, until something better comes along. These objects “hold,” literally and metaphorically. A pattern played out over and over in the work is one of holding as the creation of intimacy and belonging, for pleasure, and for self-preservation.

Photography at Oregon’s 48th Annual Exhibit and Auction opens this Friday!

We’ve already received an impressive collection of print donations from noted photographers locally and nationally. So far, contributions include prints from artists such as Christopher Burkett, Brian Lanker and Rebecca Zeiss, as well as outstanding works from many exceptional local and regional artists.
As in years past, there will be three Auction Exhibits featuring prints from the Online Auction at Dot Dotson's Gallery in Eugene, one each in April, May and June. The online auction goes live on May 1st, but you can get an in-person preview during our first live exhibit in April. After that, you can view a select number of photographs at Dot Dotson's each month and, starting May 1st, view bid on the entire selection of over 100 photographs online here.
The first PAO Auction Exhibit opens Friday, April 3rd during the First Friday Artwalk
at Dot Dotson’s Gallery, 1668 Willamette St. Eugene, OR 97401

Start your First Friday Artwalk with us.
There will be an Opening Reception from 5-6 p.m., complete with wine and hors d’oeuvres. We hope to see you there.
The exhibit will run all of April, Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. till 1:00 p.m.
Following that, new works will be displayed each month through the end of the auction period, so watch for the exhibit changes at the beginning of May and June so you can see these remarkable prints in person. These will be First-Friday opening receptions from 5-6 p.m. for each of the exhibits.
The Online Auction itself will be open for bids starting May 1st and continuing through June 30th. The entire selection of photographs will be online, so, starting May 1st, visit PAO2026.auctria.events to view and bid!

New Zone Events –April 2026

Open Tuesdays through Sundays, noon to 6 pm.

In addition to the eclectic mix of contemporary and traditional art created by the New Zone members shown at the New Zone Gallery, located in our beautiful space at 110 East 11th, we will be hosting two Featured Artists special exhibits during the month of April.

Join us for the Opening Reception on Friday, April 3rd, from 5:30-8:30 pm during the First Friday Artwalk. Hors d’oeuvres and libations served. Live music.

Susan Walenza – Finding Light

Seeing the light and essence of a thing - it's something the camera lens finds through serendipity. A yoga teacher would say, the light within me honors the light within you. The 'you' is all the things with which we coexist - like those peonies in the Shanghai Botanical Garden. Every thing carries a story.

Alexander O'brien Daniell – Woodland Tables

Woodland Tables bring the nature spirits of the old growth forests into your home.

Photography at Oregon’s 48th Annual Exhibit and Auction opens this Friday!

We’ve already received an impressive collection of print donations from noted photographers locally and nationally. So far, contributions include prints from artists such as Christopher Burkett, Brian Lanker and Rebecca Zeiss, as well as outstanding works from many exceptional local and regional artists.
As in years past, there will be three Auction Exhibits featuring prints from the Online Auction at Dot Dotson's Gallery in Eugene, one each in April, May and June. The online auction goes live on May 1st, but you can get an in-person preview during our first live exhibit in April. After that, you can view a select number of photographs at Dot Dotson's each month and, starting May 1st, view bid on the entire selection of over 100 photographs online here.
The first PAO Auction Exhibit opens Friday, April 3rd during the First Friday Artwalk
at Dot Dotson’s Gallery, 1668 Willamette St. Eugene, OR 97401

Start your First Friday Artwalk with us.
There will be an Opening Reception from 5-6 p.m., complete with wine and hors d’oeuvres. We hope to see you there.
The exhibit will run all of April, Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. till 1:00 p.m.
Following that, new works will be displayed each month through the end of the auction period, so watch for the exhibit changes at the beginning of May and June so you can see these remarkable prints in person. These will be First-Friday opening receptions from 5-6 p.m. for each of the exhibits.
The Online Auction itself will be open for bids starting May 1st and continuing through June 30th. The entire selection of photographs will be online, so, starting May 1st, visit PAO2026.auctria.events to view and bid!

Fine art photographers Kim Cuc Tran and Ted Crego will share their extensive knowledge of travel photography during this month's Coastal Arts Guild Talk About Art, Thursday, April 16 from 2:00-3:30 p.m. at the Newport Visual Arts Center, 2nd Floor Classroom. This presentation, entitled "Travel Photography," will focus on criteria for creating compelling photos and how to evaluate them, post-processing enhancements, latest software advancements, details about their travels and a slide show of award winning photos. This event is free and all are welcome! For more information contact coastalartsguild@gmail.com.

April 17, 18, 24, 25, 26*, May 1, 2, 3*

by D. W. Gregory
Directed by Willow Jade Norton Zolan
Held in the Hope Theatre
In 1926, radium was a miracle cure, Madame Curie an international celebrity, and luminous watches the latest rage—until the girls who painted them began to fall ill with a mysterious disease.

Inspired by a true story, Radium Girls traces the efforts of Grace Fryer, a dial painter, as she fights for her day in court. Her chief adversary is her former employer, Arthur Roeder, an idealistic man who cannot bring himself to believe that the same element that shrinks tumors could have anything to do with the terrifying rash of illnesses among his employees.

As the case goes on, however, Grace finds herself battling not just with the U.S. Radium Corporation, but with her own family and friends, who fear that her campaign for justice will backfire. Written with warmth and humor, Radium Girls is a fast-moving, highly theatrical ensemble piece for 9 to 10 actors, who play more than 30 parts—friends, co-workers, lovers, relatives, attorneys, scientists, consumer advocates, and myriad interested bystanders. Called a “powerful” and “engrossing” drama by critics, Radium Girls offers a wry, unflinching look at the peculiarly American obsessions with health, wealth, and the commercialization of science.

Produced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois
Originally produced by Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey and developed with a commissioning grant from The Ensemble Studio Theatre/Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Science and Technology Project.

Photography at Oregon’s 48th Annual Exhibit and Auction opens this Friday!

We’ve already received an impressive collection of print donations from noted photographers locally and nationally. So far, contributions include prints from artists such as Christopher Burkett, Brian Lanker and Rebecca Zeiss, as well as outstanding works from many exceptional local and regional artists.
As in years past, there will be three Auction Exhibits featuring prints from the Online Auction at Dot Dotson's Gallery in Eugene, one each in April, May and June. The online auction goes live on May 1st, but you can get an in-person preview during our first live exhibit in April. After that, you can view a select number of photographs at Dot Dotson's each month and, starting May 1st, view bid on the entire selection of over 100 photographs online here.
The first PAO Auction Exhibit opens Friday, April 3rd during the First Friday Artwalk
at Dot Dotson’s Gallery, 1668 Willamette St. Eugene, OR 97401

Start your First Friday Artwalk with us.
There will be an Opening Reception from 5-6 p.m., complete with wine and hors d’oeuvres. We hope to see you there.
The exhibit will run all of April, Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. till 1:00 p.m.
Following that, new works will be displayed each month through the end of the auction period, so watch for the exhibit changes at the beginning of May and June so you can see these remarkable prints in person. These will be First-Friday opening receptions from 5-6 p.m. for each of the exhibits.
The Online Auction itself will be open for bids starting May 1st and continuing through June 30th. The entire selection of photographs will be online, so, starting May 1st, visit PAO2026.auctria.events to view and bid!

New Zone Events –April 2026

Open Tuesdays through Sundays, noon to 6 pm.

In addition to the eclectic mix of contemporary and traditional art created by the New Zone members shown at the New Zone Gallery, located in our beautiful space at 110 East 11th, we will be hosting two Featured Artists special exhibits during the month of April.

Join us for the Opening Reception on Friday, April 3rd, from 5:30-8:30 pm during the First Friday Artwalk. Hors d’oeuvres and libations served. Live music.

Susan Walenza – Finding Light

Seeing the light and essence of a thing - it's something the camera lens finds through serendipity. A yoga teacher would say, the light within me honors the light within you. The 'you' is all the things with which we coexist - like those peonies in the Shanghai Botanical Garden. Every thing carries a story.

Alexander O'brien Daniell – Woodland Tables

Woodland Tables bring the nature spirits of the old growth forests into your home.

April 17, 18, 24, 25, 26*, May 1, 2, 3*

by D. W. Gregory
Directed by Willow Jade Norton Zolan
Held in the Hope Theatre
In 1926, radium was a miracle cure, Madame Curie an international celebrity, and luminous watches the latest rage—until the girls who painted them began to fall ill with a mysterious disease.

Inspired by a true story, Radium Girls traces the efforts of Grace Fryer, a dial painter, as she fights for her day in court. Her chief adversary is her former employer, Arthur Roeder, an idealistic man who cannot bring himself to believe that the same element that shrinks tumors could have anything to do with the terrifying rash of illnesses among his employees.

As the case goes on, however, Grace finds herself battling not just with the U.S. Radium Corporation, but with her own family and friends, who fear that her campaign for justice will backfire. Written with warmth and humor, Radium Girls is a fast-moving, highly theatrical ensemble piece for 9 to 10 actors, who play more than 30 parts—friends, co-workers, lovers, relatives, attorneys, scientists, consumer advocates, and myriad interested bystanders. Called a “powerful” and “engrossing” drama by critics, Radium Girls offers a wry, unflinching look at the peculiarly American obsessions with health, wealth, and the commercialization of science.

Produced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois
Originally produced by Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey and developed with a commissioning grant from The Ensemble Studio Theatre/Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Science and Technology Project.

Photography at Oregon’s 48th Annual Exhibit and Auction opens this Friday!

We’ve already received an impressive collection of print donations from noted photographers locally and nationally. So far, contributions include prints from artists such as Christopher Burkett, Brian Lanker and Rebecca Zeiss, as well as outstanding works from many exceptional local and regional artists.
As in years past, there will be three Auction Exhibits featuring prints from the Online Auction at Dot Dotson's Gallery in Eugene, one each in April, May and June. The online auction goes live on May 1st, but you can get an in-person preview during our first live exhibit in April. After that, you can view a select number of photographs at Dot Dotson's each month and, starting May 1st, view bid on the entire selection of over 100 photographs online here.
The first PAO Auction Exhibit opens Friday, April 3rd during the First Friday Artwalk
at Dot Dotson’s Gallery, 1668 Willamette St. Eugene, OR 97401

Start your First Friday Artwalk with us.
There will be an Opening Reception from 5-6 p.m., complete with wine and hors d’oeuvres. We hope to see you there.
The exhibit will run all of April, Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. till 1:00 p.m.
Following that, new works will be displayed each month through the end of the auction period, so watch for the exhibit changes at the beginning of May and June so you can see these remarkable prints in person. These will be First-Friday opening receptions from 5-6 p.m. for each of the exhibits.
The Online Auction itself will be open for bids starting May 1st and continuing through June 30th. The entire selection of photographs will be online, so, starting May 1st, visit PAO2026.auctria.events to view and bid!