Past Events and Exhibits, 2016-2019

One of our long-term clients arranged this wonderful opportunity to show our student's art at a local coffee shop on the West side of town.

Coffee Plant Roaster website: https://www.coffeeplantroaster.com/

We have tested and approved their latte!

Another year of excellent results at the Youth Art Show!

Our students ages 4-12 submitted 60 artworks to the show this year. They have received 16 first places (blue ribbon), 10 second places (red ribbon), 7 third places (white ribbon) and several Honorable Mentions in various age groups, genres and mediums.

Our congratulations to all young artists and a big Thank You to the show organizers.

Here is what some of the visitors to our exhibit at the YMCA had to say:

"Everyone is simply LOVING the children's artwork and we are so very happy that you were able to install this exhibit here."

"I was blown away by the work at the Eugene Y. Such talent! Keep up the good work."

An exhibit of recent artwork in the Lobby Arts Gallery.

A short video tour.

WOW Hall website: http://www.wowhall.org/

Thanks to the generosity of the owner we have set up a rotating children's art exhibit at his restaurant in the heart of Eugene. Some artworks are for sale - please email if you are interested.

Come enjoy exceptional Chinese food - support a good local business that in turn supports local arts!

Restaurant's Menu: http://www.baobaohouseor.com/

Our students presented their work at the annual Oregon Asian Celebration marking the Year of the Earth Pig.

Highlights from our permanent collection and recent additions were on display at the Eugene business incubator.

Our students also participated in the second annual Sprout Children's Business Expo on December 7th.

October 1-November 30, 2018

Reception: Saturday, November 17, 3:30-5PM, Broadway Commerce Center

Event and Submission Info

Art Gallery

Exhibit Locations:

• Eugene Public Library, 100 W 10th Ave, Eugene, OR
• Broadway Commerce Center, 44 W Broadway, Eugene, OR
• Petersen Barn Community Center, 870 Berntzen Rd, Eugene, OR

Annual event's mission: Inspire children's interest in the diverse cultures and heritages that surround them; prompt young artists to study the culture of a neighbor or a grandparent and express it in the form of visual art; showcase local talent; make the world smaller and better by bringing international children's art to Eugene.​

Presented with Skipping Stones International Children's Magazine

Students of the Little Owl School of Art participated in the Fair's Youth Art Show.

More than twelve works received recognition as the best in various art and age categories.

The works of 15 current and former students of the Little Owl School of Art were accepted into the prestigeous annual art show run by the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. Many of the artworks were honored with awards.

Event information here.

Art Gallery here.

October 1-November 30, 2017

Reception: Sunday, November 19, 2 PM-4 PM, Eugene Public Library

Event and Submission Info
Online Gallery

Also on Facebook

About two hundred artworks were received from USA, Russia, Belarus, Estonia, Spain and put on display at various locations around Eugene.

All local and international participants received certificates; the best works were selebrated with prizes.

Exhibit Locations:

• Eugene Public Library, 100 W 10th Ave, Eugene, OR
• Adventure Children's Museum, Valley River Center, Eugene, OR
• WOW Hall, 291 West 8th Ave., Eugene, OR
• Petersen Barn Community Center, 870 Berntzen Rd, Eugene, OR

Judged by representatives of MCAM&EC, Eugene Public Library, Skipping Stones Magazine, Imagination International Inc. and a local artist.

Annual event mission: Inspire children's interest in the diverse cultures and heritages that surround them; prompt young artists to study the culture of a neighbor or a grandparent and express it in the form of visual art; showcase local talent; make the world smaller and better by bringing international children's art to Eugene.​

Presented with Skipping Stones and Eugene Public Library

Supported in part by a grant from the Oregon Community Foundation

Fantastical Gardens Art Show

Part of the Euzine Comics & Zine Fest

November 1-14, 2017

Boradway Commerce Center, 44 W Broadway, Eugene, Oregon

Euzine Fest After Party: Saturday, November 18, 6:30 PM-8:30 PM

The Barn Light, 924 Willamette St, Eugene, Oregon 97401

Students of the Little Owl School were excited to participate in this show and to mingle with adult artists. Many of the works presented by the students were papier-mâché, and that fit wonderfully with the whimsical theme.

2017 Springfield Mayor’s Art Show

Octover 7-November 3, 2017

Emerald Art Center, Springfield, Oregon

Reception: Friday, October 6, 5:30 PM-7 PM

Our students Abigail, Adelaide, Ishika, Miles and Yonatan submitted their works to the exhibition and received awards in their grade divisions.

As part of the Eugene Public Library's Summer Reading Program, MCAM&EC presents art activities for children using pastels, pencils, and watercolors on construction paper.

Four special animals, Rooster, Owl, Horse and Cat, as well as fantastic creatures inspired by them (like Fire-birds, Unicorns, Pegasus, Egyptian Bastet and others) appear in many legends and folk tales all around the world. In our program, children will look at images of these animals and hear stories about them from different cultural traditions. Children will have a choice of assignments such as creating story illustrations, or designing their coat of arms, masks and symbols using pastels, pencils, watercolors and construction paper. These art-works may be submitted to the Annual Multicultural Youth Art Exhibition. 

Students of the Little Owl School of Art participated in the Fair's Youth Art Show. MCAM&EC submitted more han 40 works by artists ages 5 to 11.

Many of the works received recognition as the best in their age category.

Can artistic talent be spotted at a very young age? Does the world benefit from fresh perspectives and spontaneity of artistic expression? Because we believe that the answer is a resounding yes!, our non-profit organization has dedicated itself to displaying and preserving the creations of even our youngest artists.

The exhibition presents works of art created by current and former students of the Little Owl School of Arts in Eugene.

Our featured artists, Anna Laptova, Lizka Vaintrob, and Phillip Bindeman, will graduate from high school this spring. All three have been involved in the visual arts since the age of three or four. Their works have won numerous awards at local art competitions. The works on view provide an opportunity to trace the development of their individual styles and interests.

This rotating exhibit showcased artwork created by the students of the Little Owl School of Arts as well as submitted by children's art studios in Oregon and beyond. Most participants were 4-12 years old.

The theme of the 10TH Annual NewArt Northwest Kids art exhibit, "The Language of Art," explores how visual images and the written word intersect to create meaning.

Out of 255 submissions, the museum selected about 50 for the exhibit. Eleven works by students of the Little Owl School of Art were chosen to be displayed. Many of the artists were inspired by literary texts, including “The Tale of Tsar Saltan,” a fairy tale in verse by Russian poet Alexander Pushkin; “The Little Mermaid,” a poem by British poet Denis Martindale; a poem by British writer Robert Louis Stevenson; a poem about a palm tree by Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore; and a Russian fairy tale about Vasilisa the Wise. Other subjects include the artist's brother, the artist's reflection in the mirror, the Statue of Liberty, a superhero dog, a lion, the mysterious infinity sign, and more.

An article in the Register-Guard: Style of youth

Spring Celebration: Children's Art at Bijou

Spring 2017

492 East 13th Avenue, Eugene, OR

The MCAM&EC has partnered with Bijou Cinemas to present the spring collection of children's art.

Check out our postcards on sale in the foyer.

Winter Celebration: Children's Art at Bijou

December 23, 2016-January 15, 2017

492 East 13th Avenue, Eugene, OR

The MCAM&EC has partnered with Bijou Cinemas to present the latest collection of children's art: winter themes and winter fairy tales. Come view the art and watch a movie!

Check out our postcards and a wall calendar with children's art on sale in the foyer.

The Little Owl School of Arts presented works created by its students (ages 4 to 11) in 2016. The spacious lobby of the Broadway Commerce Center was the perfect space to display students’ images of colorful giants, Cheshire cats, mermaids, and other magical creatures born from the interplay between popular stories and the children’s imaginations.
 
We also displayed art works submitted to the International Art Contest in Support of Young Artists with Special Needs. More about this program here.

Autumn Celebration: Children's Art at Bijou

October 10-November 27, 2016

492 East 13th Avenue, Eugene, OR

The autumn equinox, the Harvest Moon, Día de Muertos, Halloween, and Thanksgiving...

The MCAM&EC celebrated fall, a time to enjoy the bounty of the earth and to give thanks to our ancestors for our well-being. We partnered with Bijou Cinemas to present the latest collection of children's art inspired by the fall themes.

October 1-November 30, 2016
Eugene Public Library, 100 W. 10th Ave., Eugene, OR 97401

Event Info: 2016 Multicultural Art Contest
On-line Gallery: 2016 Gallery

MCAM&EC and Skipping Stones: A Multicultural Literary Magazine co-sponsored the first annual art exhibit and contest at the Eugene Public Library.

Art instructors from the Little Owl School of Arts were on hand at the Kilted Kidz Zone during McKenzie Highland Games. Children learned about Scottish legendary and mythical heroes, painted and sculpted sea dragons and other fantastic creatures, and created their own coat of arms.

One of our students' award-winning works, the Girl with a Flower, found a buyer and a new home in Seattle. The artist and her family decided to donate proceeds from the sale to the Multicultural Children Art's Museum and Education Center. Thank you, Polina!

This show exhibited artwork created in 2015–16 by students of the Little Owl School (ages 4-10). Children read and discussed selected stories, including Russian folk tales and Alice in Wonderland, and then made sketches, creating compositions about the scenes or characters which interested them the most. After studying different techniques during their art-classes, students selected a medium of their choice, i.e. poster-paints, watercolors, pastels or oils, or mixed-media, for the final version of each composition.

Four current pupils and a former pupil of the Little Owl School of Art took part in the annual art exhibit at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art on the University of Oregon campus. Our students were among the forty four participants selected from hundreds of applicants from the city of Eugene and beyond.
 
This theme, “The Road Not Taken,” explored students’ visual depictions and definitions of their lives, travel, or hopes for the future. Students were encouraged to read Robert Frost’s poem The Road Not Taken and to consider the ideas conveyed to them through the poet’s words.

More info about this exhibition: NewArt Northwest Kids 2016 and Road Not Taken

Below are some of the works by our students displayed at the exhibition. (Click on an image to enlarge it and view the caption.)

This exhibition featured original artwork by students of the Little Owl School of Arts (ages 5-10) inspired by the early 19th century novel in verse Eugene Onegin, by the preeminent Russian writer Alexander Pushkin. The novel deals with the timeless issues of love, death, boredom and regret.

This exhibition was created in conjunction with a bilingual play based on Eugene Onegin, produced by the University of Oregon's REEES department (REEES Past Events). Many of the young artists participated in the play.

Pushkin Art Show on YouTube