• Bennett Vineyards & Wine Company (map)
  • 199 East 5th Avenue
  • Eugene, OR, 97401
  • United States

Artwork with a Mission: How We Grow Our Food

A group of local artists have come together to help showcase and educate the public 

with a collaborative show called “How We Grow Our Food”. HWGOF is the brainchild 

of artist Carolyn Johnson-Bell originally from Portland, Oregon.  Says Carolyn, “I grew 

up in the city, but I’ve always had a garden. I’m really passionate about the topic of 

showing how food is grown. So many people don’t really know where the food they 

eat comes from, or how it is grown.”  

 The show seeks to use art to educate and enlighten diverse portions of our public 

audience about how food is grown, by depicting the items still attached to the tree, 

vine or bush as they are growing in their natural state. This is something many people 

seldom or never see, and often don’t appreciate.


“We also wanted the work to entertain and inspire others by showing how simply 

beautiful our food is when seen through artists’ eyes”, says Carolyn, “And, above all, 

to encourage community and promote connections. We are doing this by celebrating 

our similarities instead of our differences and by having common ground exposure 

and experiences with different types of people, and artists who have never worked 

together, but have a common love of growing things and the beauty of nature.”

Outside food is welcome in the tasting room and nonalcoholic beverages are also

available for purchase.

Our hours downtown are Wednesday through Friday 1-8 pm, Saturday 11 am - 8 pm and

Sunday 1-8 pm.

This exhibit is on display now through August 15th.