One silver lining of the COVID pandemic: It brought together 14 visual artists from eight countries via Zoom with different professional backgrounds who forged lasting friendships. Over two years, they created what Eugene-based artist Susan Detroy calls “a sweet show.”

That show — The International Online Art Collective’s multi-media Chain Reaction Exhibit — opened Sept. 5 at The Hybrid Gallery to rave reviews. It will continue through Oct. 20, and it’s not a small installation.

“It’s really a big project,” says Detroy, an IOAC member who notes that the show, working alongside Greta Olivas of Florence, another IOAC member, and Hybrid staff, took more than six hours to put up. “This is one of the biggest shows I’ve been a part of.”

Detroy says IOAC was formed in 2019 as a smaller gro

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