ESAP on KLCC!!

Listen to Paula Goodbar talk about the Eugene Storefront Art Project on KLCC-this airs Wednesday! Good job Paula!!
http://www.klcc.org/audio/VIZCITY%203-31.mp3

We are on the First Friday Artwalk!!

The ArtWalk tour begins at 5:30 pm at Imagine Gallery, 35 E 8th Ave., followed by stops at Goldworks Jewelry Art Studio, Passionflower Design, The New Zone Gallery, and concluding with a stop at Lord Leebrick Theater Company on Broadway as the group unveils its renovation plans for creating its new home at 194 W. Broadway. ArtWalk is always free! Details:www.lanearts.org

In addition, these galleries and venues will also be open during the ArtWalk from 5:30-8 p.m. on April 2nd:

* Art of War (251B West 7th) with work by Richard Quigley
* Birdhouse and Humming Bird Gallery (112 E 13th) woodcraft by Tony Walters and art by Mara Berendt Friedman

* Brenner’s Green Living Gallery (151 W 8th Ave) with new featured artist Courtney Stubbert, as well as Stephen White, Jeremiah Polynone, Jocelyne and Mike Shiner, Bruce Gibbons, Tim Boyden, Tim Neun, Tony Walters, Tahle Patton, Kerry G. Wade, Tom Borener, Seth San Filippo, Craig Windom, and Thomas Twyford II
* Bria Downtown Hair Lounge (1280 Willamette St.) with photography by Dmitri von Klein
* David Minor Theater (180 E 5th Ave.)
* DIVA (110 W Broadway) with acrylic paintings by Claudia Patton, a show called “Regionalism: New Art By North American Printmakers,” which was curated by Clare Fox, Kristen Gallerneaux, JenClare Gawaran, Drew Iwaniw, Gualberto Orozco, and Bernard Brooks, as well as a display of archives presented by Kristen Gallerneaux
* ECO Sleep Solutions (25 East 8th Ave) with wool art by Tylar Merrill
* Eugene Storefront Art Project (857 Willamette) with an installation by David P. Miller
* Fenario Gallery (881 Willamette St)
* Full City Coffee Roasters (842 Pearl St.) with work by Janet Gicker, Eden Cronk, and Pauline Rughani. Rughani exhibits photos of local firefighters and EMTs. Full City is donating a portion of the proceeds of its "Fireman's Fund" coffee beans towards a scholarship at LCC that helps future firefighters/EMTs
* Harlequin Beads and Jewelry (1027 Willamette St)
* Horsehead Bar (99 W Broadway) with photography by Skye Harvey
* Jacobs Gallery (Hult Center) with a show called “McKenzie River Trust: The Living River”
* Karin Clarke Gallery and Annex (760 Willamette St) with work by Margaret Coe
* MECCA (449 Willamette St) with book art by Mija Andrade, Kiley Gwynn, Victoria Koldewyn, LeeAnn Massey, RJ Miller, Shel Neal, Nancy Pobanz, Robin Seloover, Eva Sylwester, and Danielle Walter
* Oregon Crafted Fine Arts and Crafts (228 E 11th) with the 6”x6” Show closing reception
* Studio Tre Amiche (160 E Broadway) with the work of Rogena Degge, Patsy Hand, and Kathryn Hutchinson
* Studio West (245 W 8th Avenue) with “Dreams Desires Disturbances” by Linda Horsley
* Vistra Framing and Gallery (160 E Broadway) with watercolors by Mara Thygeson
* White Lotus Gallery (767 Willamette St) with “Modern Japanese Prints” by Shinoda Toko, Tanaka Ryohei, Akiyama Iwao, Haku Maki, and Inoue Kozo
* WOW Hall (291 W 8th Ave) with a show entitled “Marc Mercado Medicine Show”

News Brief in the Eugene Weekly This Week

We are so glad there is at least one newspaper to cover the arts in Lane County. Read here for the latest on our general meeting this week and about Fenario:
http://www.eugeneweekly.com/2010/03/18/news.html#8

Eugene Storefront Art Project minutes from our 3/16/10 Meeting at 2:15 PM

Meeting called to order

Agenda: Appointment of Officers

Appointment of Officers, agreed upon and voted upon::

Marc Gunther --Chief Executive Officer- responsible for coordination of all activities and contact with property owners and building managers
Paula Goodbar -Executive Management Director -responsible for publicity,contacting the press, outreach, and liaison with local artists.
Peter Herley- Executive Research Director- responsible for looking at grant funding, liaison with artists outside of Lane County and exploration of other storefront art projects around the country.

Approved

Eugene Storefront Art Project Mission Statement:

-To place short term exhibits in empty Eugene area storefronts to demonstrate Eugene's commitment to the arts, while beautifying downtown areas and allowing artists a unique canvas.

-To promote new art and improving the quality of life while creating an artistic environment and making vacant properties more desirable.

-To facilitate happenings and events in vacant storefronts, urban spaces and community oriented businesses featuring the work of artists in different media, such as visual art, performance and music

-To develop ways to use empty buildings as temporary studio space available to artists until rented.

Meeting adjourned at 2:20 PM.

We Are In the Eugene Weekly!

http://www.eugeneweekly.com/2010/03/11/news2.html
Art Explosions
Visual art and theater groups spring up
by Suzi Steffen
Eugene Storefront Art Project is on Facebook at http://wkly.ws/ey; the Eugene Arts Collective is at http://wkly.ws/ez and Brick Underground Theater can be found at http://wkly.ws/f0.

How To Donate To ESAP

We have already incurred hundreds of dollars of out of pocket expenses,difficult for our three underemployed staff members. We are setting up as a non-profit organization and now have a PayPal account.
Any donation,as little as a couple of dollars to $100 would help us pay for fees, supplies, gas, and parking.
Please help us by clicking on the PayPal button at the top of the page,or here:

ESAP Email

Eugene Storefront Art Project now has an email account.Write us at :
eugenestorefrontartproject@gmail.com

Non-Profit Status

We are in the process of filing for non profit status. This does not negate any contributions from being tax deductible.

We have a New Address!

Write to Us and maybe even send 2 dollars for operating expenses, thank You!

Eugene Storefront Art Project
PO Box 1085
Eugene OR 97440

Bits from the KVAL website

http://www.kval.com/news/entertainment/86281457.html#idc-container
"A group of local artists is creating a more colorful downtown Eugene -- one vacant storefront at a time. The Eugene Storefront Art Project wants to place a sculpture or painting inside every abandoned building."
Well at least every empty storefront

From the comments:
lostINreality
Oh goody, just what eugene needs, more bad "art". What they should be trying to get in those windows, a viable business.
1 reply
marctime
From your other posts ,lost, you are a naysayer. Eugene has too many naysayers so I hope that you will move out of town to L.A.
The way to get businesses to lease and buy properties is to occupy them with art. Whatever your opinion is of our "bad art" we are adding color and texture to a drab downtown. What are YOU doing to color our town, other than ****ing on parades?

"The group has just the one installation now" Actually we have 2-the other one is at 62.W Broadway.

My name is Marc

Thanks to KVAL for covering us, comments and errata aside.

Our First Storefront Exhibit

Come and see it at 857 Willamette St and visit our second at 62. W. Broadway.

Eugene Storefront Art Project in the News

http://www.kval.com/news/entertainment/86281457.html

New Footage of Our First 2 Installations

Extensive coverage of today's Eugene Storefront Art installations, including a look at our second project at the Cowfish club at 62 W. Broadway.The TOP news story on tonight's 6 oclock KEZI news HERE:http://kezi.com/news/local/164755

Installation #2

This was our second storefront art installation today. Photography by Melissa Mankins, shown at 62 W Broadway(future home of the Cowfish nightclub).

KEZI Website Story

With Artist David Miller's photo: http://kezi.com/news/local/164755

TV Coverage: The Morning News

Paula Goodbar from ESAP on KEZI TV news this morning: http://kezi.com/page/164672

send to paula.goodbar@gmail.com

ESAP on KEZI

KEZI interviewed Paula Goodbar about the Eugene Storefront Art Project for the morning news tomorrow. It'll be on the tube between 6 and 6:30 a.m.!! They will also have it available on their website.http://kezi.com/

Our First Installation

The Eugene Storefront Art Project is pleased to announce its First installation of art in an empty storefront-visit 857 Willamette late this week to see the work of David P. Miller.

Our Second Installation

The Eugene Storefront Art Project is pleased to announce its second installation of art in an empty storefront-visit 62 W. Broadway late this week to see the work of Melissa Mankins.mural prints by melissa mankins
Location:62 w. broadway
Time:6:00PM Friday, March 5th