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Follow along the guided tour to hear from featured artists!
1 5:30 PM | Mayor’s Art Show Maurie Jacobs Community Room, Hult Center Championing the visual arts and celebrating the artists that live, work and play in Eugene, this juried exhibition recognizes the accomplishments of artists who enrich our community through the creation of visual art. Enjoy the work of nearly 50 local artists through August 25th. Image: Karen Lee.
2 6 PM | BRIDGE Exhibitions
Hult Center Plaza and Willamette St parking garage These innovative exhibitions offer contemporary art experiences that explore social, personal, political, and ecological issues of the times. Pieces include “Intersecting Bodies” by Farhad Bahram and Shannon Mockli; “Metanoia Catalyst” by Leah Wilson and Kate Ali with Gray Space members; “We Are The Ships. You Are The River, Part 1 of 3: Vessel” by Valentina Gonzalez, Josh Sands, and Dain Kaldahl; “Movements” by Jessilyn Brinkerhoff (right); and “3:30 AM” by Junwei.
3 6:30 PM | Eugene Biennial Karin Clarke Gallery, 760 Willamette St Celebrate work by 30 artists at the 2018 Eugene Biennial, a juried show celebrating exceptional art of our region. This year’s jurors include Danielle Knapp from the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, artist and retired LCC Art Instructor Craig Spilman, and gallerist Karin Clarke. Image: Lauren Suveges.
4 7 PM | 20x21EUG Mural Project 749 Willamette St and 7th & Willamette St Check out the latest 20x21EUG Mural Project pieces, created by Matt Small (right) and AIKO! More info: 20x21eug.com.
5 7:30 PM | Salon des Refusés The New Zone Gallery, 220 W 8th Ave Salon des Refusés is a celebration of the artworks not selected for the Mayor’s Art Show. The term most famously refers to the Paris Salon des Refusés of 1863. Check out this important part of the juried Mayor’s Art Show, featuring more than 80 artists, through August 25th. Steve Seals (left) is highlighted as the featured artist at The New Zone Gallery. Music: Robert Meade on guitar.
Lane Arts Council hosts the First Friday ArtWalk year-round
GUIDED ARTWALK STOPS
telephone 541.485.2278e-mail [email protected] lanearts.org
Lane Arts Council 1590 Willamette St., Suite 200 Eugene, OR 97401
LANE ARTS COUNCIL’S FIRST FRIDAY ARTWALK GUIDE
Guided tour hosts: Isaac Marquez, City of Eugene Cultural Services Director Liora Sponko, Lane Arts Council Executive Director
August 3, 2018 | 5:30 - 8:00PM Farhad Bahram and Shannon Mockli, part of BRIDGE Exhibitions in the Hult Center Plaza
29 #instaballet (Oregon Contemporary Theatre, 194 W Broadway) Help dancers from Eugene Ballet Company make a new ballet! Be part of the creative process and suggest steps or ideas, or sit back and watch the ballet unfold. No dance experience is required and all ages are welcome. The final piece will be presented at 8pm.
30 No Shame Eugene (99 W 10th Ave) The show begins at 8pm with original, 5-minute acts including monologues, sketch comedy, and more!
FREE FIRST FRIDAY ARTWALK EVENTS
28 Kesey Square Activations
5:30-6:45pm | Island Accents Sounds of steel drum Caribbean music by Island Accents. (lower left)
6:45-8pm | Cullen Vance Cullen Vance performs live looping electric violin and beat-box. (lower right)
5:30-8pm | Artist Alley Local artists showcase their original artwork of various mediums in this marketplace-like atmosphere. (right)
ArtWalk Sponsors:
Highlights of the Downtown Visual Art Festival
1 Mayor’s Art Show (Maurie Jacobs Community Room, Hult Center)
2 BRIDGE Exhibitions (Hult Center Plaza and Willamette St parking garage)
3 Eugene Biennial (Karin Clarke Gallery, 760 Willamette St)
4 20x21EUG Mural Project (749 Willamette St and 7th & Willamette St)
5 Salon des Refusés (The New Zone Gallery, 220 W 8th Ave)
7 Framin’ ArtWorks (505 High St) Mixed media work by Summer Lee, who works with metallic acrylic paint with a resin finish, and Roka Walsh, who blends images with other organic elements, paintings, handmade papers, and digital effects.
8 Goldworks Jewelry Art Studio (169 E Broadway) Original jewelry by Goldworks staff.
9 The Lincoln Gallery (309 W 4th Ave) “Can Touch This,” a community show featuring tactile art from across the region, on display through August 30th. 10 MAVEN (271 W 8th Ave)
Mixed media work by Jody Hancock and work using acrylics and watercolors to create demonized portraits or pop culture animation characters by Flynn Ryan. Plus, French Cookie tastings. Music: Kingsley’s Strangelove.
11 OUT ON A LIMB Gallery (191 E Broadway) Watercolors by Carolyn Gates. Carolyn has been working in this medium for the past 15 years, and enjoys the unexpected results produced by watercolors. Her work is characterized by strong color and compositions that explore the relationships of shapes to make pleasing visual patterns. 12 Raven Frame Works
(325 W 4th Ave) Dan Chen is an award winning local artist who creates art in a wide range of media including painting, pastel, bronze, and engraved acrylic, all of which will be on display. He is an astute observer and accomplished craftsman that often depicts the natural world, focusing on plants and animals. 13 White Lotus Gallery
(767 Willamette St) “Transcribing the Human Form: New Works by Yuji Hiratsuka,” through August 11th.
GUIDED ARTWALK STOPS
GALLERIES & STUDIOS
SHOP & EXPLORE
Live Music! Check listings with this symbol ( ) for more information Hosting a First Friday event? Contact us at [email protected]
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14 Cowfish (62 W Broadway) Paintings by Mark Jackson. 15 LovaKava Kava Bar &
Restaurant (120 W Broadway) Colorful acrylic pour paintings by Tammie Albert.
16 Starlight Lounge (830 Olive St) “Chalice Co.,” abstract expressionism art by Skye Sinclair. Instagram: skyecsinclair. 17 Townshend’s Teahouse
(41 W Broadway) Art centered on the female energy by Mariah Huntley.
See GUIDED ARTWALK STOPS page for more details.
EAT & DRINK
6 Alexi Era Gallery & Projects (1712 Willamette St, Suite 100) Museum of Rescued Art (MORA) was established in an effort to rescue
discarded and dispossessed art due to a variety of circumstances. This exhibition showcases some of the collection!
18 Broadway Commerce Center (44 W Broaday) In her latest series “A Floral Response to the State of the World,” Lauren Suveges uses the symbolism of flowers to explore the idea that we exist in a world of opposites, creating colorful and vibrant works that play between realism and abstraction. 19 5th Street Public Market
(296 E 5th Ave) “It’s A Beautiful World,” colorful, whimsical, and lighthearted paintings by Paula Litchfield. 20 ECO Sleep Solutions and
Gallery (25 E 8th Ave) Felted wool décor and apparel by Tylar Merrill, tile collages by Annie Heron, hand painted wood and silk apparel by Lybi Thomas, wood sculptures and stone carvings by Cedar Caredio, and Luminessence light sculptures by Stephen White. 21 Epic Seconds (30 E 11th Ave)
“Film’s First Funk,” classic Blaxploitation film posters from the collection of Andre Sirois. 22 Eugene Public Library
(100 W 10th Ave) Paintings by students of Shelley Roenspie. Concert: The Octet. Eugene’s finest jazz musicians play Great American Songbook favorites. Starts at 6pm.
23 Euphoria Chocolate Company (946 Willamette St) Ali McQueen presents “Sometimes Fiction,” a collection of paper cut images. Ali’s work is inspired by her own direct observations from nature with occasional twists of imagination. 24 InEugene Real Estate
(100 E Broadway) Limited edition framed prints by Bay Area artist Eric Joyner, featuring robots, dinosaurs, and doughnuts.
25 MODERN (207 E 5th Ave) “The Practice of Discovery,” multimedia abstract paintings by Carolyn Quinn.
26 Mosaic Fair Trade Collection
(28 E Broadway) Garden art and fair trade wine tasting. 27 Oregon Art Supply
(1020 Pearl St) “Head in the Clouds: Feet on the Earth,” recent plein air paintings by Sally Schwader. Open until 6pm.
Image: Wenzhizhi Zhang, from the Mayor’s Art Show at the Hult Center
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