Hallie Ford Museum of Art | Melvin Henderson-Rubio Gallery
Each spring, the Hallie Ford Museum of Art features the work of senior art studio majors at Willamette University. Characterized by a wide variety of styles and approaches, the exhibition includes work in a range of media.
The exhibition, which represents the culmination of the student’s four years at Willamette, is paired with a small solo exhibition of recent work by one of the faculty members in the art department at Willamette University. The purpose of the exhibitions are to demonstrate the continuing connection and relationship between student and faculty research.
This year’s senior studio art majors exhibition is paired with the faculty exhibition, Alexandra Opie: What Remains, which focuses on recent works by Alexandra Opie, Professor of Art.
2024 senior art students include:
Josefina Bovee
Patricia Jean Cambe
Sage E. Clemons
Eliana Belle Czuk
Natalie Noelani Klett
Hanna A. Krieger
Sarah Jo Menke
Morgan J. Murray
Exhibition Related Events
OPENING RECEPTION IN/BETWEEN: Senior Art Majors 2024 April 19, 2024 | 6-8 p.m. Hallie Ford Museum of Art Free and open to the public
TUESDAY GALLERY TALK April 23, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. Hallie Ford Museum of Art Free and open to the public
Join senior art majors Patricia Jean Cambe, Eliana Belle Czuk, Natalie Noelani Klett, and Hanna A. Krieger for a guided tour as they talk about their work.
TUESDAY GALLERY TALK April 30, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. Hallie Ford Museum of Art Free and open to the public
Join senior art majors Josefina Bovee, Sage E. Clemons, Sarah Jo Menke, Morgan J. Murray for a guided tour as they talk about their work.
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OPEN HOUSE Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Maribeth Collins Lobby, Hallie Ford Museum of Art Free and open to the public
Artists In Action’s “Spring Renewal” and the New Art Gallery Announce April Shows
Opening Night and First Friday Reception:
Friday, April 5, 2024 | 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Awards Ceremony at 5:30 PM
Elsinore Framing & Fine Art Gallery | 444 Ferry St. SE, Salem
The show runs through April 30th. While you’re there, be sure to cast your vote for People’s Choice.
During the month of April, the Artists in Action Art Gallery will present a special feature of the work of Olga V. Walmisley-Santiago and Susan Thompson.
Olga V. Walmisley-Santiago was born in London, England, and resides in Independence, where she creates colorful impressionistic acrylic and watercolor paintings that reflect her love of nature, and the influences of her time in the UK, Spain, Mexico, and the US. Her colorful style melds influences from her study of medieval literature and its illuminated manuscripts, the world of Magic Realism of Latin American writers and artists, and her love of Impressionist art. Her art is inspired by the vibrant playful work of David Hockney, and the psychedelic colors of Erin Hansen.
Susan Thompson enjoys painting animals and objects of everyday life. Landscapes, distant vistas and forest views are a specialty and are represented with humor and defined by emphasis on rhythm, pattern, color and balanced composition. She paints primarily in acrylic and enjoys capturing the spirit and joy of the world around her. Trained as an artist in Chicago, at Drake University and at the University of Arizona, Susan brings knowledge of a wide variety of media into her works. Stained glass is a focus of many of her pieces represented in acrylic and presented as compositions of color, light and imagery. For the last twenty years while teaching both privately, at Chemeketa Community College and as a visiting artist, Susan, an early member of Artists in Action, has owned or has been involved in four galleries in the Salem area. She has shown in galleries and has completed commissions in Salem, Silverton, Chicago and Los Angeles. Soon she hopes to be a member of a gallery in Whidbey Island where she will also be teaching.
Included in the gallery are 22 artists that now make up the core group of the artist co-operative:
Judith Baer, watercolor; Pauli Bailey, acrylic; Susan Branch, acrylic; Junghee Chang, acrylic; Cameron Covey, wool and fabric; Anna Davis, mixed media; Bob Dodson, mixed media; Lorraine Dye, charcoal, graphite, colored pencil, pastel; Dee Hendrix, watercolor; Marnie Jeffers, acrylic, watercolor, mixed media; Jean Lea, acrylic; Barbara LeFiell, jewelry; John Mohney, watercolor; Michelle Myers, watercolor; Elizabeth Lisle Palmer, mixed media; Jim Richards, oil; Olga V. Santiago-Walmisley, acrylic; Jim Schaff, digital/photography; Susan Thompson, acrylic; Diane Trevett, oil, charcoal; CC Willow, oil; Patricia Young, oil.
Also at the gallery location, Artists in Action presents its annual Spring show “Spring Renewal”. Each spring AiA presents a fresh artistic challenge to Salem-area artists that results in an April exhibition. The themefor our fifth annual springtime event is “Spring Renewal.” They have called for engaging works of art that conceptualize either ‘Spring’ (in any sense of the word) or ‘Renewal’ (in any sense of the word) or both.
Awards and ribbons are presented for Best of Show, Best Representation of Spring (Concept), Best Representation of Renewal (Concept), Best Botanical Composition, Best Spring Landscape, Best Still Life, Best Abstract Art, Best Use of Unconventional Materials, two Honorable Mentions, the Elsinore Gallery Award and a People’s Choice Award.
An Opening Night Reception coincides with Salem’s First Friday events on April 5th between 5:00-8:00 with the Awards Ceremony at 5:30 pm. The show runs through April 30th. While you’re there, be sure to cast your vote for People’s Choice.
The location is at 444 Ferry St. SE, at the Elsinore Framing and Fine Art Gallery.
Elsinore Framing and Fine Art Gallery | 444 Ferry St. SE, Salem
Salem, Oregon — Salem’s 23 year-standing artist organization Artists in Action, has formed a cooperative gallery in partnership with the Elsinore Framing and Fine Art Gallery, 444 Ferry St. SE in downtown Salem. This gallery will serve as a home base for AiA members and guest artists, as a potential space for more frequent shows, small classes, meetings, or other hosted events, and as a consistent organizational and recruiting space during non-show months.
Most other art groups and art associations in the area have a parent gallery from which to work, but AiA has lacked a consistent presence in the Salem market. Having an identifiable art space could greatly enhance the reach of the organization as well as get more artists actively involved.
Advantages for the Elsinore Gallery include relying on a more consistent flow of artists and artwork in the main gallery with a group that already has close ties with the store. The gallery would be able to open the facility on a more frequent basis for classes, meetings and events, better utilizing the space. And reinforcement of the gallery’s mission to bring Northwest Art to the forefront in combination with an established group of artists.
Artists members from AIA would opt in at $35 per month as a standard co-op member that includes a 40% commission, leaving them with 60% on art sales, investing ~8 hours per month sitting the gallery during business hours, and serving on a committee to assist with the display, consignment program and operation of the gallery space.
Also, a non-sitting member can opt in at $50 per month with a 50% commission on art sales and participate on a committee. Finally, AiA will offer a Guest Artist participation with no monthly fee, a 40% commission, leaving them with 60% of the sale.
The Opening Reception will be on Friday, March 1st from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at 444 Ferry St. SE, and a ribbon cutting event will be held the same day at 10:30 a.m., presented by the Salem Chamber of Commerce.
Feb. 24, 2024 – The Englewood Forest Festival is pleased to announce that applications are open for the August 10 event, for artists, authors, musicians, performers, environmental nonprofits, city/county services, and food trucks.
The annual August Englewood Forest Festival promises to unfold as a magical summer day of art, music, dance, environmental awareness and community connection within beautiful Englewood Park in Northeast Salem.
Important goals of the family-friendly event is to inspire youth to dream, to provide opportunities for environmental education and support the arts.
The committee recommends artists, performers, food trucks and other organizations apply early. Last year, the artist and author spots were mostly filled by the end of March.
Paradise of Samoa Polynesian Dance Troupe
The annual festival runs 10 am to 4 pm , Aug. 10, in Englewood Park, 1260 19th St. NE.
Volunteers are also welcome to reach out and check out opportunities to serve and help out.
The 7-acre Englewood Park is a perfect setting to raise awareness of the local environment. Developed by the renown Lord & Schryver design team, Salem’s oldest park is a hidden gem and a historic treasure.
This unique park habitat has a large pollinator garden,and contains mature Oregon white oaks and Douglas fir, plus native plants and shrubs. More than 95 species of birds have been spotted. The park is “one of the best urban wildflower spots in Salem and the Willamette Valley,” featuring ecologically and culturally important plants including Camas, Checker Lily, Fawn Lily, Ookow, Western Trillium, Red-Flowering Currant, Slender Toothwort, Shooting Stars, and Western Serviceberry, said John Savage, President of the Willamette Valley Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Oregon.
Festival sponsors include the City of Salem, Uptown Music, N2 Community Partnership and Marion County Cultural Corporation which also supplies some funding.
The annual festival began in 2017 when residents living around the Englewood Park came together to create a way to celebrate the talents in Northeast Salem, educate the community about the park habitat, and to hold a community celebration in a beautiful setting
Discuss the relationship between words, ideas, and images with local artist Gary Westford, featured in the current Oregon Artists Series Foundation.
Learn how how visual art is used in a multidisciplinary approach designed to open the doors of perception.
This event will begin with an artist presentation and continue with a viewing of the current show in the Art Hallway as a group. Each attendee will receive a catalog of Westford’s featured work.
Level 2 Gallery (Salem Conference Center at 200 Commercial ST SE)
Artist Reception:
October 16, 2023 | 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
“As an artist, I construct visual narratives that speak to our time, and yet, are timeless and universal. I’m committed to making good paintings that show a love for the medium of oil paint, and to a vision that is both clearly realized and open to interpretation,” says Westford. “These Miraculous Occurrences paintings bear witness, as narratives, for what I have seen and experienced over time.” – Gary
Gary Westford was born in Oakland, California, and moved to Oregon in 1979. An artist and curator, he lives and works in Salem. He received an MA in painting from the University of California, Berkeley, where he studied with Elmer Bischoff, Joan Brown, and Robert Colescott. His paintings and mixed media constructions have been shown in over thirty regional, national, and international juried exhibitions in the US and Canada.
He credits the work of Surrealist painter Rene Magritte, poet W. H. Auden, composer Erik Satie and filmmaker Stanley Kubrick among his artistic influences.
Westford’s work was shown in the 2021 national exhibition, “Disrupted Realism,” juried by arts writer John Seed. His paintings were also included in the 2022 Northwest Artists Biennial juried by Grace Kook-Anderson and in Expressions West 2022 at the Coos Bay Art Museum. In 2019, a painting was purchased for the permanent collection of the Hallie Ford Museum of Art. He is included in the 2021 book on Northwest artists, Subject and Object, Book Four, A Photographic Look at the Visual Arts published by Aaron Johanson. In May 2024, Westford will have a solo exhibition at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art. His artwork is represented by Dab Art, Ventura/ Los Angeles, California.
Westminster Presbyterian Church (3737 Liberty Rd. S, Salem)
The four-day event includes:
Open Artist Reception: Thursday, Oct. 12, 7-9 pm, live music by Gail Gage Jazz
Featured Artist Spotlight: Saturday, Oct. 14, 9-10 am, Presentation by Deanna White
Open Gallery: Friday & Saturday Oct. 13 and 14, 10 am-5 pm; Sunday Oct. 15, 9 am-noon
To learn more about our featured artist, Deanna White, click here!
ART FESTIVAL MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the Westminster Fine Arts Festival is to honor the creativity of our Lord by ministering through varied art media, exhibiting the work of emerging and established artists, and promoting brotherhood between the Westminster congregation and the community.
QUESTIONS?
If you have questions, if you are new to the festival and would like show information emailed or sent by postal mail, or if you would like to be an Art Festival volunteer, contact Sheila at wpcfafestival@gmail.com.
Northwest Art & Air Festival is brought to you by Albany Parks & Recreation with generous support from our amazing community sponsors. Northwest Art & Air Festival has brought Albany, surrounding communities, and the state together to celebrate arts, culture, hot air balloons, and music! This award winning event puts Albany on the map!
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Our goal for The Silverton Arts Festival is to celebrate the virtuoso talents of our finest local and regional artists, as well as to provide the public and our selected exhibitors with a show of the highest quality.
The site, historic Coolidge-McClaine Park in the heart of Silverton, on the banks of Silver Creek, is a beautiful area surrounded by towering oak and Douglas-fir trees. It is a popular summer gathering place and a wonderful setting for the festival.
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