Sense of Place is a creative exhibition of the artwork created by over 20 artists who are incarcerated in prisons across the state of Oregon. In recognition of the incredible talent of these artists, the University of Oregon Prison Education Program and the EMU Center for Student Involvement Visual Arts Team have worked in conjunction to exhibit their work to the outside world. We are deeply grateful to these artists for donating their work for all of us to view, ponder, and enjoy.
Each piece has a survey linked on the title. Please take a moment and give feedback to our artists inside. We will be creating a post-show brochure for our inside artists which will include photos of the exhibit and feedback from the community. After sending their art to us months ago, any thoughts you have to share with our artists will be truly meaningful. Please feel free to distribute this presentation with your community and share about the gallery in the EMU, we greatly appreciate as much feedback on the art as possible.
Sense of Place will be on display at the EMU’s Adell McMillan Gallery February 6 – March 19 with a closing reception on March 9. All are welcome.
This is a very beautiful piece of art omar! I can just tell you are a very creative and artistic person just be analyzing this piece of art. The flower in which is displayed looks so realistic and the red paint almost looks like blood dripping down. The letters/words around it makes it seem very vintage and well done as it adds a sort of spark to it.
Well done!
I thought the Circle of Life Necklace was an absolutely beautiful idea. I think it is amazing how part of the proceeds are going to the Feed the Children Organization and the Domestic Violence Organization. These are organizations that definitely need a lot of love and support and I think this is an amazing way to give that love and support.
For the Functional Art piece, I love how the artist mentioned how everyone, even the incarcerated, is from nature and is one with nature. It shows how we are all human and are much more similar than we think. I think this is a beautiful depiction of that
I love how the art only uses black and white and uses negative space to bring a three-dimensional appearance to the flower
I love how bright and vibrant the untiled by Brit’s piece is. It is pure joy and happiness, which is perfect as there is a lotus in the piece, which represents purity, change, and happiness
This is incredibly deep and emotionally raw. I appreciate the use of color theory and how you are telling a story with this piece.