(Above: Detail from mural titled Portal to the Willamette by Chelsea Lovejoy, a glimpse through a stone archway into the Willamette Valley and Spencer’s Butte, with a graphic representation of the Willamette River.)

Edited by Randi Bjornstad

(Note from Lane Transit District: As always, getting to Eugene’s First Friday ArtWalk is easy with a FREE bus pass from LTD, online at lanearts.org.)

As part of the Nov. 6, 2026, First Friday ArtWalk, the following galleries and venues will be open from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.,  unless otherwise noted below: 

Allies, LLC (200 E 11th Ave, Suite 130) — Featuring all-original artworks, thoughtfully created at Allies by member artists. All work sold goes to benefit the Allies Art Fund.

Art with Alejandro (5th St Market Alley, Suite 104) — New work by Alejandro Sarmiento, featuring The Man in the Mirror, colorful landscapes, masterpiece-inspired paintings, and whimsical studio creations.

Bree’s Way Gift Shop (1231 Alder St.) — Art by lifelong artist Susan Dodge-Bryant, of Oakridge, with 30 years of professional experience painting seasonal holiday art and advertisements for businesses along the West Coast, plus local theater set design and plein-air painting.

Broadway Commerce Center (44 W. Broadway) — Featuring the Eugene Opera History Museum, with a display of posters, news articles, props, costumes, and interactive displays from its 50 years of history.

City of Eugene Murals — The City of Eugene’s local mural program presents:

  • 846 Charnelton St. (north side of Broadway North Parking Garage) — Portal to the Willamette by Chelsea Lovejoy, a glimpse through a stone archway into the Willamette Valley and Spencer’s Butte, with a graphic representation of the Willamette River.
  • 750 Willamette St. (alley under Parcade) — Work created in July by  Erick Wonderly Varela and youth muralists from the City of Eugene Mural Apprenticeship Program, picturing Eugene as an underwater fish world.
  • WJ Dog Park (between 5th & 6th avenues near Washington Street) — 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

City Exhibitions at Eugene City Hall (500 E. 4th Ave.) — Features Salon des Refusé, Selected Works, highlighting 15 local artists working in mediums that include watercolor, acrylic, mixed media, photography, drawing, and sculpture, and which together reflect themes of connection, reflection, and vibrancy within Eugene’s creative community. Open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, through Mar. 5, 2027.

Placemaking Letters (7th Avenue Hult Center Marquee) — New interactive sculpture and landmark of massive EUG letters, perfect for photos and posting on #EUGscene.

Ebb & Flow Boutique (946 Willamette St.) — Featuring Harley Rose’s collection of Witch’s Kettle; a conceptual view of a magical tearoom with mixed mediums of digital and gauche paintings

Flux Crystals (280 W. Broadway) — Exhibit titled Art is Love, Lover, and Beloved by visionary oil painter Ishka Lha, displaying her phenomenal mystic paintings and music by her eclectic ensemble,  JAMeeshka.

Karin Clarke Gallery (760 Willamette St) — Presenting Forest Communities, a large exhibit of new paintings by longtime Eugene artist and nature advocate, Olga Volchkova. On display through November 26.

New Zone Gallery (110 E. 11th Ave.) — Featuring the usual eclectic mix of contemporary and traditional art created by the New Zone members, plus two Featured Artist shows and a special exhibition in the Klausmeier Room during the month of November:

  • Doremus Scudder New Work — photographs from recent travels in the American West, showcasing images from “photo safaris” taken with large-format film camera during the last few years, none of which have been exhibited before, all made with film, all black and white, nothing digital.
  • Keys to the Realm — work by  Candace Hunter, described as “an invitation to consider how you’d tell the story,” each titled with a single word for inspiration.
  • In the Klausmeier Room — A Legacy of Storytelling Through Visual Art, featuring work by three generations of artists in one family: the late W.R. “Bill” Friday, Laura Lewis, and Kylana Hegnes.

One Wall Gallery at Epic Seconds (30 E. 11th Ave.) — The Hollow is the Hold, What Holds, featuring artist John Richardson (head of Art and Art History at the University of Connecticut) and Bryce Speed (painter and associate professor of art at the University of Alabama).

PLAY (232 W. 5th Ave.) — Photographs by local published photographer Hayley Mercer, focusing on wildlife from common specimens in Oregon, to exotic species observed in global travels.

Radiant Community Arts (110 E. 11th Ave., Suite C) — Second reception for Menagerie of Make-Believe, celebrating all things animal, with photo opportunities and a visit from Caesar the No Drama Llama.

Starlight Lounge (830 Olive St.) — Featuring work by Portlander Chrissy Groh, with whimsical creations that are colorful, beautiful, slow, and surreal, including portraits, emotion, and dream-like places with fluorescent and vibrant colors.

Shirley Kay Fine Art & Apparel (790 Willamette St.) — New studio and boutique focusing on expressive paintings that explore the beauty, movement, and personality found in both animals and the abstract.

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 providing arts education, arts advocacy, artist support, and community arts programs and services.