First Friday ArtWalk takes the stage in downtown Eugene on April 3, 2026

(Above: Crowned by 1,000 Eyes, an acrylic painting by Bree Crane, is part of a show at Crane’s Bree’s Way Gift Shop.)

Edited by Randi Bjornstad

Getting to Eugene’s monthly downtown First Friday ArtWalk is easy with a FREE bus pass from Lane Transit District. Just go online to lanearts.org, the Lane Arts Council’s website, to download a free pass.

Here’s a list of galleries and other arts-related activities that will participate in the April 6, 2026, ArtWalk. Unless otherwise noted, they will be open from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Allies, LLC (200 E 11th Ave, Suite 130) — Showing original artworks by Allies’ member artists. Proceeds from purchased works benefit the Allies Art Fund.

Art with Alejandro (5th St Market Alley, Suite 104) — New and past works by Alejandro Sarmiento and Paisley Mae, ranging from “trippy” aliens with lots of eyes to wildlife paintings and everything in between.

Bree’s Way Gift Shop (1231 Alder St.) — Featuring acrylic paintings and photography inspired by owner Bree, reflecting a spiritual connection to nature, animals, and shamanism.

Broadway Commerce Center (44 W. Broadway) — Art by DeLenn, who has been selling her art since 2020 at local markets, storefronts, galleries, and by commission, reflecting real-life inspiration “twisted into a psychedelic experience.”

City Exhibitions at Farmers Market Pavilion (8th Avenue and Oak Street) — Art Grown Local, showcasing artists who also vend at the Lane County Farmers Market, including Katy Jane Conlin, Mary Londo, Sonya Brown, and Jenny Jonak, from oil paintings to intricate pen-and-ink drawings and wildlife photography. The Farmers Market Pavilion is open during the Lane County Farmers Market events (Tuesdays 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.) as well as during the First Friday ArtWalk, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

City of Eugene Urban Canvas Murals:

WJ Dog Park (between 5th & 6th avenues near Washington St.) — Jump to the Moon, 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

Downtown Athletic Club (in the lobby, at 999 Willamette St.) — A musical celebration in partnership with the Eugene Symphony, featuring live music from a reed trio. Wine, beer, and sodas available for purchase.

Ebb & Flow Boutique (946 Willamette St) — Traditional sketches turned into whimsical digital art pieces by Alien Fairy, plus a live drawing demonstration by the artist during the ArtWalk.

Flux Crystals (280 W. Broadway) — Anna Bousquet The Feminine Mysteries, featuring the latest watercolor paintings by Anna Bousquet, a deep dive “into the feminine mysteries in an attempt to remember and reclaim the primordial power of the goddess.”

High Street Tonics (267 W. 8th Ave.) — A display of dioramas created and submitted by members of the community at all levels of artistry, with voting by attendees for their favorite during the ArtWalk.

Karin Clarke Gallery (760 Willamette St.) — Where We Belong, an exhibit of work by Pacific Northwest artists Margaret Coe, Mark Clarke, George Johanson, David McCosh, and Erik Sandgren, on display through May 16.

Materials Exchange Center for Community Arts, aka MECCA (555 High St) — Hosting The Museum of Techno Art’s Exostoria Mechanica: Lost Fragments; featuring collections by Robert Bolman, Alan Ott, Steve La Riccia, Barbora Bakalarova, Joe Mross, and Max Rink, devoted to preservation and examination of mechanical artifacts of uncertain origin and function, dating as far back as the 1880s.

One Wall Gallery at Epic Seconds (30 E. 11th Ave.) — Featuring The Thread from Your Head is Connected to the Sun, paintings by Anna Fidler that reflect an abstraction of memory, emotion, and sensation from a particular day or place.

Our 21st Century Renaissance, aka R21 (1245 Pearl St.) — Featuring a provocative Menage Noir series of mixed-media assemblages from the studio of Ralf and Ute Huber, transforming discarded materials into visions of 21st century life, predominantly black and architectonic, but also incorporating feminine shapes and colors.

PLAY ( 232 W. 5th Ave.) — Wildlife and landscape photographs by Gary Kochel that “illuminate the magic and beauty of Mother Earth.”

The Community Apothecary (271 W. 8th Ave.) — Fantastical art by Taylor Wolfe at the newly (re)opened Community Apothecary, combining “chaos and precision together with bright colors, hard lines, and juicy accents,” using a mixture of micron pens, sharpies, gel pens and alcohol markers.

The New Zone Gallery (110 E. 11th Ave.) — Presenting the Spring 2026 Zone 4 All Show, a non-juried exhibit by local artists with upwards 300 individual pieces.

Venue on Broadway (28 E. Broadway) — Works by native Oregonian John W. Olsen, a self-taught musician, artist, and published author, including bold color and expressive portraiture.

Window Activation (806 Charnelton St.) — Julie Anderson Bailey’s Origins, including three separate installations, on view anytime, night or day, through the large windows.

About Lane Arts Council

Founded in 1976 as the centralized arts agency serving the Lane County region, Lane Arts Council is a multi-faceted nonprofit arts organization that provides arts education, arts advocacy, artist support, and community arts programs and services.