EUGENE–Terry Toedtemeier, curator of photography at the Portland Art Museum, will be the featured guest lecturer at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 17, during the weekly MusEvenings! program at the University of Oregon Museum of Art, 1430 Johnson Lane.

Toedtemeier’s talk will cover the current photography exhibition, "Hope Photographs," from a curator’s point of view. The traveling exhibition, featuring more than 100 photographs that capture moments of hope, will continue at the UO art museum through March 7.

"From the earliest days of the medium, photographers have endeavored to create images representing their hopes and beliefs," Toedtemeier explains. "This creative response to photography has resulted in a compelling legacy of pictures that touch on virtually all aspects of the human condition."

The Museum of Art, accessible to people with disabilities, is open from noon to 8 p.m. Wednesday and from noon to 5 p.m. Thursday through Sunday. Suggested admission is $3, except on Wednesdays when the MusEvenings! Program offers free extended viewing hours from 5—8 p.m. Museum members, students, UO employees and children are admitted free.

For more information, browse http://uoma.uoregon.edu or call (541) 346-3027.

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