(Above: One of the artworks on display in a show called Emergence, featuring art by currently and formerly incarcerated Oregonians, at the Midtown Art Center at 174 E. 16th Ave.; there will be refreshments and an artist talk at 6 p.m.)

Edited by Randi Bjornstad

No fooling — it’s already time for April’s First Friday ArtWalk in downtown Eugene on April 5, with many arts-related exhibits and shops open from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

As usual, a logical place to start is the Farmers Market Pavilion at 85 E. 8th Ave., where the Artist Marketplace will be in full swing and where the ArtWalk Guide for self-guided tours can be picked up.

In addition, the pavilion will be the site for several other activities:

  • ArtWalk After Hours performance by SoulStruck from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., featuring high-energy funk, rock, and soul music.
  • Community Sewing Circle with HIV Alliance and Eugene PRIDE, who invite everyone to participate in a community sewing circle to create a new Pride flag. (No previous sewing experience necessary.)
  • Lavender Landmarks Walking Tour, examining some of Eugene’s queer history through the built cityscape. Meet at the Lane Arts Council’s tent at 6 p.m. for the group tour, which will visit six sites that have significance for the LGBTQ+ community.

A couple of other special activities will be going on during the April ArtWalk:

  • Emergence: Art by Currently and Formerly Incarcerated Oregonians 0n display at the Midtown Arts Center at 174 E. 16th Ave., with refreshments and an artist talk at 6 p.m.
  • Lane Arts Council’s Design Arts Apprenticeship Showcase features innovative products by local middle and high school students working with professional design artists; projects include fashion, graphi design, 3D modeling, digital art, biomimicry, at Spark at 22 W. Seventh Ave. from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., with remarks at 6 p.m.

Those who need a ride to the ArtWalk can go online to the ArtWalk website at lanearts.org/first-friday-artwalk/ on April 5 to get a free LTD bus pass for the event.

As usual, many galleries and other venues will be open from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. (unless otherwise noted in the following alphabetical list):

Allies, LLC (200 E. 11th Ave., Suite 13) — Featuring group art created by member artists; proceeds from sold works benefit the Allies Art Fund.

Broadway Commerce Center (44 W. Broadway) — Selected works from Angela Norman’s upcoming book release, A Book of Secrets: Volume 1, a mixture of poetry and revelations, secrets and truths, with prints of original drawings and journal pages on display.

Bumble Boutique (233 W. 5th Ave.) — Illustrations by Penny Feltner of the little luxuries of life — a steamy cup of tea, a bouquet of fresh flowers, a hand-written letter from a friend, plus botanical illustrations.

Capitello Wines (540 Charnelton St.) — Colorful: A Happy Collection of Vibrant Abstracts by local artist and flower farmer Cindy Ingram.

“An Old-Fashioned” by Lael Salaets at Coldfire Brewing

Coldfire Brewing (263 Mill St.) — Both realist and impressionistic works by Lael Salaets that use layers color and tones to maximize depth.

Dark Pine Coffee (954 Pearl St.) — Art115: Core Studio: 2D Design at Lane Community College, features works made from black, white, and gray papers.

Eugene Printmakers at ArtCity Studios (160 E. Broadway, in the lobby) — Monoprint Mania! experimentation with Gelli Print Plates that can be done at home, with no printing press needed; accessible space.

Good Creative Design (942 Olive St) — Original art spanning generations of creativity from around the globe, from LA, New Orleans, and Eugene to Taiwan, Japan, and across Europe. Art styles represented include watercolor from real life, abstract illustration, laser-cut wood designs, mixed media, and more.

Karin Clarke Gallery (760 Willamette St) The Northwest Landscape is a large invitational exhibit featuring some of the Pacific Northwest’s most dynamic contemporary and historical landscape painters: Mark
Clarke (1935-2016), Margaret Coe, Bets Cole, Carl Hall (1921-1996), Hart James, David McCosh (1903-1981), and Erik Sandgren. This exhibit has been extended through April 27.

 

One Wall Gallery at Epic Seconds (30 E. 11th Ave.) — Vessels, a group show featuring work by Avantika Bawa, Iván Carmona, Dan Gluibizzi, Justin L’Amie, Brad Mildrexler, John Richardson, David Schell,
Benjamin Terrell, Ellen Weider and Rachael Zur explores the notions of
containment and what it means to take form. In the exhibit, reimagining the “vessel” as a building, the body, or form itself.

 

Kyla Sozier’s artwork is on display at the Starlight Lounge.

OSLP Arts & Culture Center (110 E. 11th Ave., Suite C) — Spring Showcase, featuring art created during fall and winter studio classes, including shadowboxes, mosaics, cardboard creatures, paintings
and jewelry.

Starlight Lounge (830 Olive St.) — With high gloss finishing and layered textures, Kyla Dozier’s resin paintings, featuring high gloss finishes and layered textures. Ages 21+.

The New Zone Gallery (110 E. 11th Ave.) — Eclectic mix of art by the New Zone members and live music during the ArtWalk, plus three special shows during April:

  • Marching Marshmallows by Will Lotz, an odd presentation of the odd.
  • From Wolf Country, visual storytelling by National Geographic explorer & conservation photographer Ronan Donovan;
  • Labyrinth, past and curre t photographic work by Barbora
    Bakalarova.

University of Oregon Center for Art Research (CFAR) (510 Oak St.) — Study of the notion of “apocalypse” in Sacrifice Zones by Jon Bellona and Ralph Pugay, using theatricality, hysteria, and humor to consider scales of apocalypse — and what might come after.

Urban Canvas Murals — Windowfront paintings from the City of Eugene’s local mural program:

  • 945 Olive St. Alley — Snake in the Grass by Liza Mana Burns and I Got You Something by Erick Wonderly Varela.
  • 941 and 957 Willamette Alley — Murals by Wayde Love and Mural Mice Universal.
  • 1059 Willamette St. — Community Sunset in Eugene by Teak.

Windermere Real Estate Lane County (1600 Oak St.) — Live music, snacks and complementary beverages plus work by several local artists in multiple mediums.

Windowfront Exhibitions — Empty storefronts become galleries.

  • 824 Charnelton St. — Liminal bridges street and gallery art, featuring paintings by street artist Lambtown42 on salvaged wood panels and vinyl LPs in special pop-up gallery with the artist from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
  • 260 W. Broadway — Brilliant & Resilient, pop-up galley curated by Mobility International USA (MIUSA), photographs featuring personal stories of 30 disabled women activists from diverse countries, cultures, and disabilities (physical, visual, hearing, and cognitive).
  • 99 W. 10th Ave., south window — Forced Perspective by Agnese Cebere, an installation using light and perspective to examine the trope of the cowboy, popularized through motion pictures and advertising as a one-dimensional fiction.

Additional venues:

  • Art with Alejandro (5th Street Market Alley, Suite 104).
  • Flux Crystals (280 W Broadway).
  • FUSE Jewelry Collective (112 E 13th Ave).

About Lane Arts Council

Lane Arts Council is a nonprofit organization that works to cultivate strong and creative arts communities throughout Lane County by providing high-quality arts experiences, engaging people of all ages in arts
education, and encouraging artistic endeavors.

From Wolf Country, visual storytelling by National Geographic explorer and conservation photographer Ronan Donovan at The New Zone Gallery