(Above: Detail from David Placencia’s painting, Multnomah Falls, on display at the Broadway Commerce Center)
The weather’s supposed to be rainy on Friday, so for maximum enjoyment of the the First Friday ArtWalk of 2022 in downtown Eugene on Jan. 7, umbrellas or hooded raincoats might be a good idea.
The free monthly event, as usual, will take place from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at most participating locations, and as has been the case during the pandemic, there won’t be an official guided tour of the galleries and other art displays. Instead, ArtWalk guides may be picked up at Art with Alejandro, on the second floor of the 5th Street Public Market.
And as has become the new sort-of-normal, everyone will be asked to wear masks indoors at all times and outdoors when it’s not easy to socially distance and protect everyone — self and others — from possible continuing exposure to the coronavirus.
ArtWalk Stops
Allies LLC (131 E. 11th Ave.) — Artwork by artists supported by the organization, as well as by staff instructors, plus a live demonstration of piography (woodburning) and the use of a pendulum by Jon Conway and guitar and vocal by Allies staff member Joseph Stevens, starting at 6:30 p.m.
Art with Alejandro (Second floor, 5th Street Public Market, 246 E. 5th Ave., Suite 224) — Original art on the theme “Magic and Miracles” by Alejandro Sarmiento, Heather Sterling, Ame Beard, and Nate Brown; the venue is an art gallery, boutique shop, working art studio including paint-and-sip classes; pet portraits, and commissioned projects.
Broadway Commerce Center (44 W. Broadway) — A decennial solo exhibition by teacher, muralist, and UO alum David CP Placencia, founder of the WheelHaus Arts teaching studio. The show includes 3D artworks with blown bubbles, scientific abstracts, painterly landscapes, and floral/fauna studies, with an artist reception at 6 p.m.
ECO Sleep Solutions and Gallery (25 E. 8th Ave.) — Wool-felted textile art by Tylar Merrill, whose background in painting, quilting, dyeing, and design contributes texture, dimension and color to her creations.
Epic Seconds (30 E. 11th Ave.) — New work by Iris Lucille Keuter, on display through January, feataures liberal and abstract styles in large oils on canvas.
Karin Clarke at the Gordon (590 Pearl St., Suite 105) — New work by Heather Jacks including contemplative and subtle cloudscapes created with layer-upon-layer of oil paints. Her work has been shown in many juried exhibits, and she is represented by the Foundry Gallery in Washington, D.C.
Karin Clarke Gallery (760 Willamette St.) — Every Now and Every Then, an exhibit of large-scale, bold-colored paintings by Adam Growsowsky, continues through Jan. 15 with the addition of several new paintings completed just for the art walk.
The Lincoln Gallery (309 W. 4th Ave.) — Glow Up, a series of light installations by artists Cari Ingrassia, David Placencia, Terry Holloway, Isaac Being, and Susan Detroy, plus artists who participate in the Oregon Supported Living Program (OSLP).
The New Zone Gallery (110 E. 11th Ave.) — Three exhibits include Water Scenes and Coastal Dreams, paintings of the Pacific Northwest Coast and wildlife refuge wetlands by longtime Oregon artist Patti McNutt; The Painter, The Sculptor and the Model, 2021, work by Christe Brunson, and in the Kalusmeier Room, Works of Stephen James Clark; live music with Brian Cutean on guitar.
Starlight Lounge (830 Olive St.) — Wooden wall hangings in American traditional tattoo style by recent tattoo school graduate Corey Olson; @cmo.lson on Instagram.
Windowfront Exhibitions — A show called FLOW, video projections on fabric by Cari Ingrassia at 833 Willamette St.; Bubble, holographic projection mapping, 3D & 2D motion graphics and Serato video by Clone at 856 Willamette St.; GRASP, dance on video by Fermata Ballet Collective at 1004 Willamette St.; and Solace No. 3, 2021, an installation of glass art and domestic life by Josh Sands at 280 W. Broadway.
Special event
Bailamos Latin Dance Network (550 Pearl St. in The Alley at the 5th Street Market) — A celebration of LatinX dance culture by the network’s dancers, DJs, event organizers and instructors, with free lessons at 6 p.m. and social dancing from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Free, but donations welcome.
About Lane Arts Council
Lane Arts Council is a nonprofit organization that works to cultivate strong and creative arts communities throughout Lane County. They provide high-quality arts experiences, engaging people of all ages in arts education and encouraging artistic endeavors.