The walls of Mija Andrade’s home are a little less colorful than they were a few weeks ago, as the art she’s amassed over the years is packed away and sent to friends for safekeeping.
For Andrade, a Eugene artist who is moving to Oaxaca, the big move means expanding her cultural tour and workshop business bringing artists to the Mexican state. But it’s also a farewell to Eugene for the former S.L.U.G. Queen and her husband, fellow longtime resident Jon Labrousse.
Andrade, who goes by Mija Matriz in her artistic work, has also worked as an arts administrator in Eugene. Past retreats hosted by Andrade have brought Eugene-area artists to Oaxaca, but she hopes that physically moving to Oaxaca will mean expanding the base outside of Lane County, to hopefully form a more international artistic community…