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In/dwellingRandall ToshMay 30 – July 1, 2023Reception: Thursday, June 15, 2023, 5:30 – 7:00 PMFree Wet Plate Demo at 5:00 PMTo RSVP by June 12, email curator@theartscenter.net.Exhibition DetailsThe series In/dwelling arises from Randall Tosh’s fascination with the strangeness of the natural world. Tosh is drawn to shells as subject matter because of their inherent beauty, which seems, at first glance, to be unconnected with reproduction or any other specific evolutionary purpose. The ephemeral qualities of wet plate photography seem to be well suited to this particular moment, where the natural world is under constant threat of destruction.Wet plate photography is one of the…

Pacific WatersMary Frisbee Johnsonw/ Oregon State University Student ComposersJune 8 – July 22, 2023Reception: Thursday, June 15, 20235:30 – 7:00 PMExhibition DetailsThe Pacific Waters exhibition features a collection of indigo ink drawings by Mary Frisbee Johnson. Through her work Johnson explores how water changes depending on light, weather, time and tide, and with her mark making she embraces the myriad of sounds water can make: gurgle, chitter, roar, stream, crash, bubble, hiss, murmur.As an extension of this exhibition, Oregon State University music students were invited to compose original compositions in response to Johnson’s visual art. Gallery visitors are encouraged to choose a…

In/dwellingRandall ToshMay 30 – July 1, 2023Reception: Thursday, June 15, 2023, 5:30 – 7:00 PMFree Wet Plate Demo at 5:00 PMTo RSVP by June 12, email curator@theartscenter.net.Exhibition DetailsThe series In/dwelling arises from Randall Tosh’s fascination with the strangeness of the natural world. Tosh is drawn to shells as subject matter because of their inherent beauty, which seems, at first glance, to be unconnected with reproduction or any other specific evolutionary purpose. The ephemeral qualities of wet plate photography seem to be well suited to this particular moment, where the natural world is under constant threat of destruction.Wet plate photography is one of the…

Pacific WatersMary Frisbee Johnsonw/ Oregon State University Student ComposersJune 8 – July 22, 2023Reception: Thursday, June 15, 20235:30 – 7:00 PMExhibition DetailsThe Pacific Waters exhibition features a collection of indigo ink drawings by Mary Frisbee Johnson. Through her work Johnson explores how water changes depending on light, weather, time and tide, and with her mark making she embraces the myriad of sounds water can make: gurgle, chitter, roar, stream, crash, bubble, hiss, murmur.As an extension of this exhibition, Oregon State University music students were invited to compose original compositions in response to Johnson’s visual art. Gallery visitors are encouraged to choose a…

Pacific WatersMary Frisbee Johnsonw/ Oregon State University Student ComposersJune 8 – July 22, 2023Reception: Thursday, June 15, 20235:30 – 7:00 PMExhibition DetailsThe Pacific Waters exhibition features a collection of indigo ink drawings by Mary Frisbee Johnson. Through her work Johnson explores how water changes depending on light, weather, time and tide, and with her mark making she embraces the myriad of sounds water can make: gurgle, chitter, roar, stream, crash, bubble, hiss, murmur.As an extension of this exhibition, Oregon State University music students were invited to compose original compositions in response to Johnson’s visual art. Gallery visitors are encouraged to choose a…

In/dwellingRandall ToshMay 30 – July 1, 2023Reception: Thursday, June 15, 2023, 5:30 – 7:00 PMFree Wet Plate Demo at 5:00 PMTo RSVP by June 12, email curator@theartscenter.net.Exhibition DetailsThe series In/dwelling arises from Randall Tosh’s fascination with the strangeness of the natural world. Tosh is drawn to shells as subject matter because of their inherent beauty, which seems, at first glance, to be unconnected with reproduction or any other specific evolutionary purpose. The ephemeral qualities of wet plate photography seem to be well suited to this particular moment, where the natural world is under constant threat of destruction.Wet plate photography is one of the…

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Pacific WatersMary Frisbee Johnsonw/ Oregon State University Student ComposersJune 8 – July 22, 2023Reception: Thursday, June 15, 20235:30 – 7:00 PMExhibition DetailsThe Pacific Waters exhibition features a collection of indigo ink drawings by Mary Frisbee Johnson. Through her work Johnson explores how water changes depending on light, weather, time and tide, and with her mark making she embraces the myriad of sounds water can make: gurgle, chitter, roar, stream, crash, bubble, hiss, murmur.As an extension of this exhibition, Oregon State University music students were invited to compose original compositions in response to Johnson’s visual art. Gallery visitors are encouraged to choose a…

In/dwellingRandall ToshMay 30 – July 1, 2023Reception: Thursday, June 15, 2023, 5:30 – 7:00 PMFree Wet Plate Demo at 5:00 PMTo RSVP by June 12, email curator@theartscenter.net.Exhibition DetailsThe series In/dwelling arises from Randall Tosh’s fascination with the strangeness of the natural world. Tosh is drawn to shells as subject matter because of their inherent beauty, which seems, at first glance, to be unconnected with reproduction or any other specific evolutionary purpose. The ephemeral qualities of wet plate photography seem to be well suited to this particular moment, where the natural world is under constant threat of destruction.Wet plate photography is one of the…

Pacific WatersMary Frisbee Johnsonw/ Oregon State University Student ComposersJune 8 – July 22, 2023Reception: Thursday, June 15, 20235:30 – 7:00 PMExhibition DetailsThe Pacific Waters exhibition features a collection of indigo ink drawings by Mary Frisbee Johnson. Through her work Johnson explores how water changes depending on light, weather, time and tide, and with her mark making she embraces the myriad of sounds water can make: gurgle, chitter, roar, stream, crash, bubble, hiss, murmur.As an extension of this exhibition, Oregon State University music students were invited to compose original compositions in response to Johnson’s visual art. Gallery visitors are encouraged to choose a…