By Kristen Hudgins Five University of Oregon School of Music and Dance (SOMD) faculty members have received grants for their work focused on equity and inclusion. Pius Cheung Associate Professor of Percussion, Pius Cheung, will use his CEI Guest Artist and Scholar Grant funds to invite four artists to the Northwest Percussion Festival in April.
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KLCC s Brian Bull reports on the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art s grant-funded exhibit on Black Lives Matter, with four artists.
As you enter the upstairs wing of the museum, one of the first pieces you see is a giant photo of Malik Lovette. Circled by other photos of prominent Black athletes, Lovette stands in the center, prying off heavy steel shackles.
“The title of the work is Unchained , and basically it’s just exemplifying the parallels between sports and slavery ultimately, and then it’s also a reflection of my personal life, of just being put in a box, explains Lovette.