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Virtual Object Viewing

Since the JSMA was closed in spring term, Professor Akiko Walley and Chief Curator Anne Rose Kitagawa recorded a fifteen-minute object viewing of three objects in the collection—wooden block, a baren, and a recent impression taken from the block—that was later presented to the students in the Early Modern Period: Visual Culture of the Floating World class during their regular meeting time. Anne Rose answered Professor Walley’s prepared questions by describing the wooden block in detail, discussing how prints were made during the Edo period, and demonstrating how printers used such tools to create woodblock prints.

Color Theory Reimagined

Every spring, Professor Esther Hagenlocher, who teaches in UO’s School of Architecture and Environment, introduces her students to the JSMA and its Shared Visions loans for an assignment in her Color Theory and Application class. Due to the pandemic, students received high-resolution images of works in the Shared Visions program. Each student studied and responded to one work using colored pencils or other materials on paper to demonstrate their understanding of color in relation to material, texture, light, and form. Working on a 20.5 x 13 inch piece of paper, students selected and applied color to support their design concepts and multiple design functions. These works on paper became part of each student's Color Portfolio.

2020-2021 Academic Programs Highlights

Despite the shift to virtual teaching in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the museum hosted more than 208 classes during the 2020-2021 academic year, which served approximately 5,181 students across 23 departments at UO.

University/College Student Attendance, 2020-21

For complete list of academic engagement during FY20 and FY21, go to: https://jsma.uoregon.edu/annualreport

Exhibition Inspires Popular Series

Nuestra imagen actual | Our Present Image: Mexico and the Graphic Arts 1929-1956 attracted many on- and offsite visitors. Cheryl Hartup and curatorial intern Wendy Echeverr ía Garc ía conversed about their favorite works in the Nuestra imagen actual in the two-part series Almuerzo y arte | Lunch and Art, which ArtNews highlighted in the article “These U.S. Museums are Closed, But Here Are Some Terrific Ways to Experience Them from Home.”

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Blockbuster Program with Alison Saar, Hank Willis Thomas, and Hamza Walker

The UO Department of Art, Center for Art Research, and the JSMA presented a webinar with Alison Saar and Hank Willis Thomas. Introduced by Jordan Schnitzer, the conversation complemented the Common Seeing LOOK.Listen. Learn.Act exhibition curated by Danielle Knapp that was made possible by the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation and the Ford Family Foundation Critical Conversations Program.

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Faculty-led Collaborative Event

Sanctuary, A Performance was a live-streamed collaborative event exploring women/queer people of color’s collective experiences of seeking refuge from persecution under the ongoing violence of colonization. The live portion took place outdoors in front of the JSMA. Sanctuary featured UO faculty Ana-Maurine Lara (lead artist), Akiko Hatakeyama (collaborating artist) and Alaí Reyes-Santos (producer), approximately ten UO students, other collaborating artists, and an artistic director. A webinar—moderated by Jillian Hernandez and featuring a conversation with Lara, Hatakeyama, Rosamond S. King, Courtney Desiree Morris, and director D’Lo—was held over Zoom after the performance. These in-depth, multiyear collaborations offered students an opportunity to hone their public-facing skills.