Join us for a discussion by Stephen Meyers, Ph.D. of the "Oregon Floral Project" who will be sharing information about this project and what makes a good scientific photograph of a flower. The images collected for the project are intended to serve scientific and informational purposes.  This major botany project, when completed, will describe all of the flowering plant species in the state.  This being a scientific project they are capturing images that show detail needed for classification, not for their artistry.  Some are macro and it seems from the website many are not.  To get an idea about the project, check out their website at: www.oregonflora.org.  The project will accept images by photographers outside what the scientists photograph, thus some of us may wish to contribute to the project.

Dr. Meyers' presentation will be followed by a discussion of alternative ways of seeing flowers and making images of them, led by PAGers Phil Coleman and Jack Larson.

Time: 7-9 PM, Thursday June 20th (business meeting for first 1/2 hour)
Place: OSU Center for the Humanities, 8th & Jefferson

image by Jack Larson

The Newport Visual Arts Center is hosting a large exhibit of gelatin silver prints by Corvallis photographer Dean Hanson of photographs taken in Paris. The show, which is in the center's main Runyan Gallery, opens June 7 and runs until July 28. The pictures were taken on Hanson's many extended visits to Paris between 1997 and 2010, during which he often stayed for up to six months, renting an atelier and photographing models and artists he met there. The show includes portraits, nudes, street scenes, architecture and abstractions. Included are several images taken at the Foundation Henri Cartier-Bresson and which are now in their collection. Dean Hanson's work can be seen at www.dbhansonphotography.com

A opening reception will be held Friday June 7 from 5 to 7pm at the gallery, 777 NW Beach Drive. The Runyan Gallery is open 11am to 6pm Tues - Sun.


'Etude de Nude' by Dean Hanson

PAG founding member Kurt Norlin is showing work in Roseburg at the the annual Photoworks Northwest Exhibit. The show features 24 works by 15 artists from Oregon, Washington and Idaho. Photoworks Northwest runs through June 30 at the Umpqua Valley Arts Center, 1624 W. Harvard St., Roseburg. The gallery is open Tue - Fri 10 - 4; Sat 10 - 2


'''Lola's Chair' by Kurt Norlin'

PAG members Walt O'Brien and Herman Krieger are participating in a group show by PhotoZone Gallery at the Siuslaw Public Library May 1 - July 15. A catered reception for both parts of the show will be held Saturday May 25, 2-5 pm. The Siuslaw Public Library is at 1460 9th Street, Florence.

"Smelt Sands Sunset" by Walt O'Brien

Member Phil Coleman is representing the PAG in the latest instalment of the "Taste and Flavor" series at Lane Community College in Eugene. This Spring the theme is "Sweet" and the work includes work by Lane Child Center students and fourteen Oregon artists. “Taste and Flavor: Sweet” artworks range from ceramics and Jell-O created pieces to paintings and collage interpreting the ideas, feelings, sensations, and tastes for “Sweet.”

The exhibit runs from April 1 through August 23. The gallery is open M-F, 8-5pm. An artist's reception will be held Thursday, May 23 from 4:30 - 6:00pm. For directions to the Center for Meeting and Learning at LCC: LCC website (external link)

"Macaroons" by Phil Coleman

Rich Bergeman is displaying images from his "East of Eden: Baker County Country" collection at the Knight Law Center on the U of O campus in Eugene. The exhibit consists of more than 30 black-and-white photographs and accompanying text, and it explores the gold-mining ghost towns and other historic sites of Baker County, as well as celebrates the beauty of the landscape in one of the state's most geologically diverse areas. Select 'Read More', below, for more information about the exhibit. The exhibit runs from January 17 - July 24, 2013. There will be a Gallery Reception Thursday February 21st, 5 - 6:30pm

Knight Law Center
University of Oregon
1515 Agate St.
Eugene, Oregon
Open: Mon-Fri 8am-5pm

"Oregon Trail Wagon Ruts at Flagstaff Hill, Baker County, 2011", by Rich Bergeman

The PhotoArts Guild was originally formed by five photographers in 1988 who wanted a forum for feedback and critique to encourage their growth as image makers. It became affiliated with the Corvallis Art Center in the early 1990s and currently has 53 members. Meetings are held monthly on the third Thursday of every month (except August and December) at 7pm in the OSU Center for the Humanities on 8th and Jefferson. For information on the PAG's goals and membership, click 'more'