Comments for CultureWork http://culturework.uoregon.edu A Periodic Broadside for Arts and Culture Workers Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:53:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Comment on June 2011. Vol. 15, No. 3. – ChinaVine.org: Student Engagement in the Interpretive and Planning Process by Emily Hope Dobkin http://culturework.uoregon.edu/2011/07/01/june-2010-vol-15-no-3-%e2%80%93-chinavine-org-student-engagement-in-the-interpretive-and-planning-process/comment-page-1/#comment-678 Emily Hope Dobkin Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:53:02 +0000 http://aaablogs.uoregon.edu/culturework/?p=190#comment-678 Hello everyone, I am currently part of the ChinaVine team and want to make sure you are aware of the exciting news surrounding our recent trips to China, as well as the related work currently happening here in the U.S. For those unfamiliar, ChinaVine is a collaborative project among universities and organizations both in America and China whose mission is to educate English-speaking children, youth, and adults about the material and intangible culture of China. I would like encourage you all to take a moment to explore and "like"/"follow" us on our various social media outlets: Blog: http://aaablogs.uoregon.edu/vineonline Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/chinavine Twitter: http://twitter.com/chinavine Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/channels/chinavine Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/chinavine Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/vineonline/ Our current website is http://www.ChinaVine.org/, and we are eagerly awaiting the launch of our re-designed website, so stay tuned for that! Also, please note that tomorrow (October 26th) Professors Doug Blandy and John Fenn will be presenting on this past summer's ChinaVine field school at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art from 5:30-7:00 PM in the Ford Lecture Hall. They will be presenting among other UO faculty, staff, and students on UO programs in China; please join us and learn about their experiences exploring folk art in today's China. Hello everyone,

I am currently part of the ChinaVine team and want to make sure you are aware of the exciting news surrounding our recent trips to China, as well as the related work currently happening here in the U.S. For those unfamiliar, ChinaVine is a collaborative project among universities and organizations both in America and China whose mission is to educate English-speaking children, youth, and adults about the material and intangible culture of China.

I would like encourage you all to take a moment to explore and “like”/”follow” us on our various social media outlets:

Blog: http://aaablogs.uoregon.edu/vineonline

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/chinavine

Twitter: http://twitter.com/chinavine

Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/channels/chinavine

Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/chinavine

Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/vineonline/

Our current website is http://www.ChinaVine.org/, and we are eagerly awaiting the launch of our re-designed website, so stay tuned for that!

Also, please note that tomorrow (October 26th) Professors Doug Blandy and John Fenn will be presenting on this past summer’s ChinaVine field school at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art from 5:30-7:00 PM in the Ford Lecture Hall. They will be presenting among other UO faculty, staff, and students on UO programs in China; please join us and learn about their experiences exploring folk art in today’s China.

]]> Comment on April 2011. Vol. 15, No. 2. – Community Arts Behind the Walls: Grady Hillman by CultureWork http://culturework.uoregon.edu/2011/04/20/april-2011-vol-15-no-2-%e2%80%93-community-arts-behind-the-walls/comment-page-1/#comment-256 CultureWork Thu, 06 Oct 2011 18:31:04 +0000 http://aaablogs.uoregon.edu/culturework/?p=157#comment-256 HOOKS, YARNS AND BARS, an exhibit about the group of incarcerated men at the Oregon State Correctional Institute that Grady Hillman write about above, will run October 17 - 21 in the LaVerne Kraus Gallery on the University of Oregon campus. The exhibit highlights this group of men, Crochet 4 Community, who spend 12-14 hours a week together crocheting hats, blankets, scarves, booties to give to people in need locally and globally. The show highlights their crocheted items, other works of art, pictures within OSCI and interviews describing how being a part of Crochet 4 Community has had a positive impact on these individuals lives. UO Folklore and MFA graduate student Lyle Murphy has curated this iteration of the exhibit. Many of the items in the show will be available for purchase. The money will go back to the Crochet 4 Community group, enabling the members access to more materials in order to create new items for donation. There will also be a yarn collection box in the gallery that will be given to the group at the end of the exhibit. For more information, please contact Lyle Murphy at lyle@uoregon.edu. The exhibit is co-sponosred by the Oregon Folklife Network, the Center for Intercultural Dialog, and the Folklore Program. HOOKS, YARNS AND BARS, an exhibit about the group of incarcerated men at the Oregon State Correctional Institute that Grady Hillman write about above, will run October 17 – 21 in the LaVerne Kraus Gallery on the University of Oregon campus. The exhibit highlights this group of men, Crochet 4 Community, who spend 12-14 hours a week together crocheting hats, blankets, scarves, booties to give to people in need locally and globally. The show highlights their crocheted items, other works of art, pictures within OSCI and interviews describing how being a part of Crochet 4 Community has had a positive impact on these individuals lives.

UO Folklore and MFA graduate student Lyle Murphy has curated this iteration of the exhibit. Many of the items in the show will be available for purchase. The money will go back to the Crochet 4 Community group, enabling the members access to more materials in order to create new items for donation. There will also be a yarn collection box in the gallery that will be given to the group at the end of the exhibit. For more information, please contact Lyle Murphy at lyle@uoregon.edu. The exhibit is co-sponosred by the Oregon Folklife Network, the Center for Intercultural Dialog, and the Folklore Program.

]]> Comment on April 2011. Vol. 15, No. 2. – Community Arts Behind the Walls: Grady Hillman by Jax http://culturework.uoregon.edu/2011/04/20/april-2011-vol-15-no-2-%e2%80%93-community-arts-behind-the-walls/comment-page-1/#comment-56 Jax Mon, 25 Jul 2011 20:25:25 +0000 http://aaablogs.uoregon.edu/culturework/?p=157#comment-56 It sounds Grady Hillman has a lot to contribute to the field. He is a smart individual who can transform the lives of people that others wouldn't. It sounds Grady Hillman has a lot to contribute to the field. He is a smart individual who can transform the lives of people that others wouldn’t.

]]> Comment on June 2011. Vol. 15, No. 3. – ChinaVine.org: Student Engagement in the Interpretive and Planning Process by Roya Amirsoleymani http://culturework.uoregon.edu/2011/07/01/june-2010-vol-15-no-3-%e2%80%93-chinavine-org-student-engagement-in-the-interpretive-and-planning-process/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Roya Amirsoleymani Mon, 18 Jul 2011 22:59:46 +0000 http://aaablogs.uoregon.edu/culturework/?p=190#comment-41 I greatly appreciate the ways in which these essays help to elucidate the ChinaVine process and project. It seems like great timing to reflect on the recent past and forecast the future of ChinaVine in a way that helps those of us readers/followers/fans still somewhat new to the project gain a sense of where it has been and where it's headed. I admire how ChinaVine.org reflects its overall research focus on the intersection of traditional and contemporary practices in its actual functionality by serving as a a digital multimedia, interactive presentation of folk arts. I am excited by folk arts' future in the digital realm and how technology will inform its preservation, interpretation, and discussion. ChinaVine is clearly on the cutting edge of such theoretical dialogue and practical application. I greatly appreciate the ways in which these essays help to elucidate the ChinaVine process and project. It seems like great timing to reflect on the recent past and forecast the future of ChinaVine in a way that helps those of us readers/followers/fans still somewhat new to the project gain a sense of where it has been and where it’s headed. I admire how ChinaVine.org reflects its overall research focus on the intersection of traditional and contemporary practices in its actual functionality by serving as a a digital multimedia, interactive presentation of folk arts. I am excited by folk arts’ future in the digital realm and how technology will inform its preservation, interpretation, and discussion. ChinaVine is clearly on the cutting edge of such theoretical dialogue and practical application.

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