Schneider Museum at Southern Oregon University loses funding for at least three years

October 30, 2025Holly Dillemuth

Plans for a major expansion of the art museum are shelved, and its future is unsure: "You kind of feel like the rug was pulled from underneath you," the museum's director says.

Shakespeare Fest’s interim executive director takes his seat behind the curtain of a world-class theater

August 10, 2025Holly Dillemuth

Javier "Javi" Dubon, in his new role at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival less than two months, is leading with a collaborative approach, bent toward understanding audiences — "what makes them tick, what ticks them off."

OSF announces abrupt departure of executive director

June 17, 2025Holly Dillemuth

Citing ‘personally requested leave,’ Calicchio leaves after less than seven months leading the business side of Oregon Shakespeare Festival; Announcement on succession planning expected next week.

For Ashland sculptor Wataru Sugiyama, it’s next stop: The Smithsonian

December 23, 2023Holly Dillemuth

The notable Oregon artist is selected to show his ceramic pieces at the Smithsonian Craft Show in Washington, D.C., this spring, and he hopes to complete a 13-foot owl sculpture in 2024.

Tim Bond starts his second Ashland act

October 7, 2023Holly Dillemuth

A conversation with the new artistic director of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, who's returned to the company he helped lead for 11 years and is eager to "carry it forward" again.