(Above: Your Box is Boring, by Cindy Ingram, on display at the Broadway Commerce Center)

Edited by Randi Bjornstad

As usual, it makes sense to start Downtown Eugene’s First Friday ArtWalk at the Farmers Market Pavilion at 85 E. 8th Ave., where the latest ArtWalk Guide is available, detailing all the shops and galleries that will be open for the evening from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., unless otherwise noted.

At the Farmers Market Pavilion during the July 4 Downtown ArtWalk — yes, it actually falls on the Fourth of July holiday this year — there will be a program of Spoken Word Poetry Performances, featuring poetry by local poets, from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Also at the Pavilion, #instaballet will be creating yet another “instant ballet dance,” incorporating movements suggested by members of the audience for the professional dancers to include in the final choreography, which then will be performed at 8 p.m.

Here’s an alphabetical rundown of the participating locations in the July 4 First Friday ArtWalk from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. And for people who need/want help getting to and from the ArtWalk, on the day of the event, a code can be obtained online at lanearts.org  may go online to lanearts.org for free bus transportation via the Lane Transit District.

Broadway Commerce Center (44 W. Broadway) — Abstract art by Cindy Ingram,  incorporating spray paint, acrylic, and ink on canvas, in a display titled Childish: Far Too Silly For A REAL Artist,

Hult Center Plaza (6th and Willamette streets) — Featuring A’ppealing and Leaf Dance, two different steel and reclaimed materials sculptures by artist Jenny Ellsworth.

City of Eugene Urban Canvas Murals program

  • WJ Dog Park (between 5th & 6th avenues near Washington near Washington Street – Jump to the Moon, new murals by Esteban Camacho Steffensen,  celebrating dog and human relationships.
  • 941 Willamette Alley, Radically Radiant by Wayde Love
  • 957 Willamette Alley, Nature’s Child by Mural Mice Universal

Spirit Moon by Heather Sterling-Minder, at Flux Crystals

Flux Crystals (280 W. Broadway) — Current work by Heather Sterling-Minder, including real pressed flowers and original drawings.

One Wall Gallery at Epic Seconds (30 E. 11th Ave.) — Chaos and Order, a showby Oregon artists Aaron Hagan and Doug Davidovich, exploring the intersection of form and color, order and chaos, ranging from Hagen’s angular structural shapes and free-flowing brushwork to Davidovich’s series, Citadel, including painting and relief prints.ing and relief prints.

Our 21st Century Renaissance (40 E. Broadway, upstairs) — Paintings by Wendy Steinberg, intended to foster dialogue about the traditional artistic depiction of the nude female form in the 21st century.

Sparrow Nest Coffee (132 E. Broadway, lobby) — Showing work by Kat Tabor, student at Lane Community college and headed in the fall for the University of Oregon to continue journalism and communications.

The New Zone Gallery (110 E. 11th Ave.) — Opening reception from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., with beverages from Hop Valley Brewing and wine from Sundance Wine Cellars as well as live music. In addition to the eclectic mix of contemporary and traditional art created by New Zone members, there will be three special exhibits throughout July:

  • Death Wisdom by Candace Hunter, an exploration of Hunter’s experience with the death of her mother, including fiber art pieces.
  • Sustainability is NOT Optional by Rob Bolman, a pioneer of the green building concept in the 1990s, whose art examines unsustainability of modern industrialized civilization is and what will be its legacy.
  • ART & ALCHEMY: Heart & Soul of Keith Achepohl, examining his world-renowned art as included in extensive collections throughout of museums and galleries throughout the country.

Velvet (824 Charnelton St.) — Presenting Ethereal, Ame Bear’s otherworldly light-reactive art show and the challenge of perceiving details that appear and disappear as light changes, challenging the senses to absorb changing details before they disappear. (Also on offer will be free samples of “Royal Velvet Blueberry Lemonade.”

Jud Turner’s Asteria is part of a show by artists of the Museum of Techno Art, on display at Venue on Broadway.

Venue on Broadway (28 E. Broadway) — Showcasing art with technological and industrial themes that reflect the history of human invention, retrofuturism, and imaginative machines of the future, curated by a collective called Museum of Techno Art and including  one-of-a-kind sculptures, assemblages, and graphic artworks that re-imagine artifacts from possible futures, reinvented pasts, and the remnants of the machine age; featuring work by artists Jud Turner, Renee Mahni, Rob Bolman, Barbora Bakalarova, Steve La Riccia, Max Rink, Allen Ott, Joe Mross, Ralf Huber, and guest artist Neil Conners.

 

Window Activation (806 Charnelton St.) — Origins, by Julie Anderson Bailey, consisting of three installations that can be viewed anytime, night or day, through the large windows.

About Lane Arts Council

Founded in 1976, the Lane Arts Council is a multi-faceted nonprofit arts organization providing arts education, arts advocacy, artist support, and community arts programs and services.

 

Pond Lilies is part of a show of work by Kieth Achepohl, at The New Zone Gallery