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OCT. 15, 2020

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New Zone’s Gallery Annex brings art to 13th Avenue

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For years the shops and businesses along 13th Avenue, adjacent to the University of Oregon campus, have been missing a location that represents a large part of Eugene’s community— the arts. On Oct. 9, the New Zone Art Gallery opened its 13th Street Gallery Annex. This new location boasts a large, open gallery and gives artists and art appreciators the chance to purchase, view and create art.

Last summer, New Zone president Dianne Cunningham was visiting Ashland when she was inspired by an art gallery with studios in the upstairs balcony. “I looked at my partner and said this would be absolutely ideal with working artists and a gallery,” she said.

“It’s sort of like my dream came true.”

Formerly the home of a Smith Family Bookstore location, the space that was once teeming with books will now hold a large scale gallery and dozens of individual art studios, opening a brand new opportunity to Eugene and UO’s local art community. With its new renovations the space now boasts a 3,000 square foot wide open gallery and

6,000 square feet of personal studio spaces that can be rented for as low as $100. The New Zone Gallery is filled with their member’s art work for the community to enjoy, and the studio spaces are available for all members of the public.

In an age where many art galleries have shut down or are unable to fully reopen due to restricted space and social distancing protocols, this gallery space provides an opportunity for many people to view art while maintaining a distance from other patrons.

The space is expansive with wall-to-wall pieces and many sculptures spread throughout the gallery floor. The open mezzanine and skylights bring the space to life with natural light spilling in from many directions.

“It’s really jaw dropping when you walk in,” said Dean Smith, owner of the building.

“The initial gallery space is just wide open and beautiful, and then you walk back into the backspace and it just opens up even more.”

While Dean and Michele Smith were trying to come up with a plan for this newly empty building, Dean, an oil

Art from members of the New Zone Art Gallery is on display in their new location in the Smith Family Building on 13th Avenue. While only members can display art there, the new studio space is open to all artists in the community. On Oct. 9, the New Zone Art Gallery is opening a new location in the Smith Family Building on 13th Avenue. (Will Geschke/ Emerald)

painter himself, immediately saw the opportunity for a gallery space. He brought in his personal artwork and hung them up on the walls of the gutted building. He then devised a plan to bring in some sort of art program that would be able to use the space to its full potential. New Zone Gallery immediately signed a deal with the Smiths to utilize the gallery for a three-month trial period that will continue into January.

“Earlier this year I wasn’t sure what was going to happen, but things are looking really good for us this year in spite of everything that is going on,” said Steve La Riccia, exhibition coordinator of New Zone Gallery.

New Zone Gallery has been a staple of the Eugene art community since 1983 as a cooperative gallery that allows artists of all skill levels and ages to gain experience in a formal gallery setting. It has over 70 members who rotate their artwork throughout the downtown gallery, and now those members will have the same opportunity with the Annex.

“Our philosophy is to take any artist, whether they’re successful or emerging, and give them public recognition of their work and an

opportunity to sell in a professional gallery,” Cunningham said. “They have an entire group of people who are willing to comment on their work, give them suggestions, answer questions, help them move in new directions that they might not think about.”

In addition to creating studio spaces, the Smiths wanted to give artists the opportunity to sell their pieces to the public. On the weekends artists can sell their art right from their own studio spaces in a Farmers Market-esque fashion. The public can come to peruse the gallery and see what the artists have to offer in their personal studios.

“I know students can get pretty insulated up there at the university, and this gives them a great opportunity to see a different kind of gallery right there in their own neighborhood,” Cunningham said.

The New Zone Annex will be open Tuesday to Sunday from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. and information for studio space rentals and petitioning to become a New Zone member will be available on the New Zone Gallery website. For the month of October they will be allowing outside artists to come in and sell their work at no charge.

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Steve La Riccia, shown here on Oct. 7, is the gallery coordinator of the New Zone Gallery’s new location on 13th Avenue.

On October 9, the New Zone Art Gallery is opening a new location in the Smith Family Building on 13th Avenue.

Steve La Riccia, in addition to managing the new location of the New Zone Art Gallery, is also an artist himself, and has a piece of his displayed in the new location. On Oct. 9, the New Zone Art Gallery is opening a new location in the Smith Family Building on 13th Avenue. (Will Geschke/Emerald)

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BIRDING IS THE PERFECT PANDEMIC ACTIVITY

BY JENNAH PENDLETON • TWITTER @JENNAHPEN In this era in which a pandemic has limited our social lives and our attention is constantly demanded by our phones, many of us feel limited in the ways we can connect with the natural world. But there is an unlikely remedy to the tunnel vision you may be experiencing: birding.

Birding, more commonly known as “bird watching,” is a woefully underrated activity among young people, especially young nature lovers. It’s the perfect fall activity to counteract the feeling of being sucked into your phone, because it puts you out into nature and encourages you to be observant and mindful.

Rebecca Waterman, a field trip organizer with the Lane County Audubon Society, recommends birding to anyone and everyone. She emphasizes that birding is accessible in that you can do it on your lunch break or from your backyard.

“There are so many benefits to birding,” Waterman said. “One of the big ones is that it gets you outside. Another is that you can do it anywhere you are. There are birds everywhere you go.”

Waterman wants to break the stereotypical idea of a birder and invite curious people to try it for the first time.

“I would like to see more diversity in the people who are birding. For a long time it was kind of thought of as an activity for old White people,” Waterman said. “I want to get younger people and People of Color more involved because it is so accessible, and people who can should be taking advantage of that.”

To start out, all you need is a half-decent

pair of binoculars and an Oregon field guide.

New binoculars can be pricey, but you can thrift high quality used binoculars in the same section of Goodwill or St. Vincent de Paul’s where you would normally find cameras, and you can pick up a field guide from the book section while you’re there.

Eugene is home to some incredible birding spots within city limits, so you shouldn’t have a hard time finding a spot to begin. Waterman’s top three local recommendations are Delta Ponds, Skinner Butte and Fern Ridge Reservoir.

Delta Ponds is a 150-acre natural site just north of Valley River Center. The trails are flat and provide some great viewing platforms to look over the pond. You will likely hear a red-winged blackbird’s throaty but striking song from the top of a tree. Across the pond, a great blue heron may display its majesty and power to you.

Skinner Butte is close to the UO campus and has trails for every level of hiker. There are a ton of warblers and other small birds to find along the trail, but you should also keep an eye out for a bald eagle or a Cooper’s Hawk.

Lastly, Fern Ridge Reservoir, located about twenty minutes east of downtown Eugene is “home to some of the best birding in all of western Oregon,” Waterman said. More than 250 species have been recorded at this site, including large flocks of ducks.

If you and someone you are quarantining with would like to go on a free, private birding tour, contact Rebecca Waterman at fieldtrips@landaudubon.com.

“I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE DIVERSITY IN THE PEOPLE WHO ARE BIRDING.” REBECCA “BEX” WATERMAN Lane Audubon Society Field Trip Organizer

A great blue heron rests in the shallow water at Delta Ponds City Park in Eugene, Ore. Delta Ponds is one of Eugene’s top bird-watching spots, with 155 documented species of birds. (Marissa Willke/ Emerald)

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‘THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN’

My best friend convinced me to watch “The Edge of Seventeen” by swearing that the teenage protagonist, Nadine, perfectly encapsulated her life during high school. Twenty minutes in, I could see why: The movie captures how intense life at 17 years old can be, with a nuanced plot and sympathetic (though flawed) characters. It sets itself apart from run-ofthe-mill teenage melodrama with archetypal nerds and jocks. I hope “The Edge of Seventeen” becomes a sleepover classic.

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‘FAHRENHEIT 451’ I’m not a huge reader — especially when it comes to books that high school teachers often assign as homework — but “Fahrenheit 451” is a must-read given today’s society. Ray Bradbury, who published the book almost 70 years ago, predicted a future chillingly similar to our own and warned us about a future world not so different from ours, where you no longer need to burn books because no one reads them anyways.

-Sammuel Anthony