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i <br /> PUBLIC WO S DEPARTMENT • 858 PEARL • EUGENE, OREGON 97401 <br /> NEWS RELEASE - <br /> <br /> ~r. <br /> October 9, 1988 <br /> CONTACT: Lotte Streisinger, Airport Art Consultant, 344-6464 <br /> Tom Frey, Project Manager, 687-5123 <br /> Sandra Gleason, Public Information, 687-5523 <br /> FOR IMME IATE RELEASE <br /> AR ISTS SELECTED TO PROVIDE ART WORK FOR AIRPORT'S NEW TERMINAL <br /> Eug ne, Oregon Three Oregon artists have been selected to create <br /> original works of art that will be installed in the expanded terminal at <br /> Mahlon S eet Airport. Nelson Sandren from Corvallis, Peter Teneau from <br /> Portland and David Joyce of Eugene were selected from the 216 proposals <br /> received by the city of Eugene Visual Arts Commission. <br /> Nel on Sandgren will create two murals for the upper south and north <br /> ~r walls th t run along both sides of the escalator in the central main lobby. <br /> The mura s will depict scenes from the Willamette Valley and northwest area <br /> and will be painted directly onto the walls with acrylic paint. Sandgren <br /> will beg n painting the mural in July, 1989, after the first phase of the <br /> terminal reconstruction is completed. Visitors to the airport will be able <br /> to watch Sandgren and his assistants do the actual painting. <br /> San gren is a well-known artist whose paintings have been selected <br /> for regi nal and national exhibits. His work is represented in public and <br /> private ollections throughout Oregon, including the University of Oregon, <br /> Oregon S ate University, Portland Art Museum, Benton County Library, Grants <br /> Pass Art Museum, Coos Art Museum, and the First Presbyterian Church in Eugene, <br /> Last yea he taught a watercolor course at the University of Oregon. <br /> Sandgren will receive $30,000 for his work. <br /> more <br /> i <br /> I <br /> <br />