Frowny-face graffiti sprouted all over Eureka and Arcata last month. The message was a buzzkill, but anyone could admire the economy of the streamlined bummer emoticon: two vertical slashes of spray paint over a judgmental upside-down banana curve. The effect was striking — suddenly the city thronged with this silent chorus of bad attitude, so […]
Jack Bentley
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Third Street Gallery Begins a Long Goodbye
In a press release sent out yesterday evening, Humboldt State University announced the planned closure of its Third Street Gallery in Old Town. The budget-cutting measure had been hanging over the gallery for months since it appeared in a proposal with other potential cutbacks in January. The release, which touts the gallery’s accomplishments in boosting […]
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Kicking Third Street Gallery to the Curb?
In an email addressed to “Friends” with the subject line “Pawning Off HSU’s Crown Jewels” this week, Humboldt State University’s Third Street Gallery Director Jack Bentley announced his planned retirement at the end of July to pursue other interests. He also shared an Oct. 31 university memo outlining 33 potential cost-cutting measures under consideration, including […]