The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art was just nominated as the most beautiful building in Oregon by thrillist.com (https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/the-most-beautiful-building-in-every-state). Think about what building or space you find most interesting, and take a moment this week to recreate it in your sketchbook. Why do you like it there? What does it mean to you? What did you observe during this process that you never noticed before?

And just in case you’re super into drawing buildings, cityscapes, spaces and other architecture, this is a great book: The Art of Urban Sketching

Here is our weekly update of events and activities happening at the JSMA and with JSMAC!

Wednesday, January 27:

JSMAC Skill Development Workshop
Careers in Art Museums with Johanna Seasonwein, Senior Curator of Western Art
Noon-1 pm
JSMA Lounge

Interested in a career in museums but aren’t sure what path to take? Thinking about graduate school (or further graduate training) with an eye towards a career in the arts? Dr. Johanna Seasonwein, Senior Curator of Western Art at the JSMA, will share advice about graduate school and the possible paths to a career in museums and the arts.

Please RSVP for this event by clicking the link.

Thursday, January 28:

JSMAC Meeting
10am-11am
JSMA Lounge

Join us for our second JSMAC meeting of the term! We will discuss our upcoming student art exhibit by confirming our committees and taking a look at our Call for Art flyers.

Here is our weekly update of events and activities happening at the JSMA and with JSMAC!

January 22, 2016:

The Opening Reception** for From the Heart: The Photographs of Brian Lanker is from 5-8 PM.

More than four years in the making – since Brian Lanker died of pancreatic cancer on March 13, 2011, at the age of 63 – this retrospective exhibition accompanies a major book of the artist’s photography, with reflections and reminiscences by his colleagues, friends, and admirers. Drawn primarily from the images in the publication, the exhibition features Lanker’s extraordinary photographs of rural Kansas, sports, the arts, noted African American women, shoes, and more.

**We are still accepting volunteers for this event. If you are interested in working a shift from 4:15-6:15 or 6:15-8:15, please e-mail Baylie Stillwel at baylies@uoregon.edu

It is officially the new year, and many of us may be in the midst of setting personal and professional goals for 2016. Your sketchbook is the perfect place to brainstorm how you want to grow this year and can help you map it out. Take some time this week and next to create a visual map of your goals: 1 year, 6 months, 3 months, and the next 30 days to help you break it down into manageable pieces. You might also want to list your 2015 accomplishments! How to create a simple mind map.

SKETCHBOOK COLLECTIVE SCHEDULE – WINTER 2016

Prompts will be posted to the blog and Facebook page every Wednesday. Meetups are every other Sunday. Bring your own supplies and sketchbook (if you have one),  otherwise we do have sketchbooks available. These meetups are drop-in, no skill necessary and all are welcome! They are mostly self-led, as each of us works in different ways, but there will be some direction if wanted, and there are always opportunities for feedback.

Sunday, January 10, 10:00 Vero Café
Sunday, January 24, 10:00 Espresso Roma
Sunday, February 7, 11:00 Café Marche (JSMA)
Sunday, February 21, 11:00 Museum of Natural & Cultural History
Sunday, March 6, 11:00 Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
Sunday, March 20, 10:00 Brail’s Espresso