December and the start of winter bring festivities, friends and family to the forefront. A frosty chill in the air encourages cozy celebrations and delightful gatherings with a spirited soundtrack.
Cinema
Can science be art? Immerse yourself in breathtaking imagery in the Visualization Lab Dec. 4 for Stargazer: A Cosmic Journey Through Space and Time.
Exhibitions
Comics from a Dark Laughter Revisited: The Life and Times of Ollie Harrington are currently on view at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art.
The ninth annual student-organized UO Critical Art Show takes over the Erb Memorial Union Ballroom Dec. 4.
Meet the creative product designer students from the College of Design during showcases Dec. 4 in Portland and Dec. 5 in Eugene.
Don’t miss the Dec. 5 quarterly viewing of the Edward Curtis The North American Indian photographs in the Knight Library.
Love, Desire, and Sorrow, artworks from the collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and his family foundation, opens Dec. 13 at his namesake museum. The exhibition was curated by Adriana Miramontes Olivas, curator of academic programs and Latin American and Caribbean Art.
Abstract Realms, landscapes from the JSMA permanent collection opens Dec. 20 in the Morris Graves Gallery.
Catch the final days of Transgressors at the Museum of Natural and Cultural History before the exhibition closes Jan. 4.
Hands-on art Spend winter evenings inside the EMU getting creative with wood, glass, paper, fabric and more. Craft Center winter workshop registration is now open.
Holidays
Meet local artists and authors Dec. 11 to learn how art, science and culture intertwine during Holiday Nights at the Museum of Natural and Cultural History.
Music
Over a dozen School of Music and Dance professors, instructors and students will perform at The Jazz Station in early December. From associate professor Zach Wallmark on the dobro in the Moon Mountain String Band to instructor Joe Manis on tenor saxophone in the Roger Woods Tentet, hear a musical style that may catch your fancy.
Get your tickets for the end-of-term performances from the talented student singers and musicians playing orchestra, chamber, jazz, roots, gospel and more from the School of Music and Dance.
Experience a musical throwback Thursday during the Douglass Room Album Listening Session Dec. 6 in the Knight Library.
Lectures
The Oregon Humanities Center explores the theme of “attention” during a Dec. 2 panel discussion of “Attention: Perspectives from Neuroscience, Art and Literature.”
Back at the JSMA, award-winning cartoonist Ben Passmore discusses his book Black Arms to Hold You Up: A History of Black Resistance Dec. 3.
Tours
Explore the art museum with Lisa Abia-Smith, director of education and Art Heals, Dec. 10 for the Mindful Looking Tour – James Lavadour. The exhibition closes Jan. 11.
Events return in earnest after classes start Jan. 5 for winter term.
—Jennifer Archer, University Communications