Upcoming – October 6th First Friday ArtWalk, Kicking Off Visual Arts Week
Celebrate Eugene’s vibrant art scene during the October 6th First Friday ArtWalk, kicking off Visual Arts Week! Pick up your ArtWalk guide at Farmers Market Pavilion (85 E 8th Ave), enjoy artist remarks, an Artist Marketplace, drinks by Thinking Tree Spirits, and musical performances, and then take a self-guided tour of the galleries and art venues of Downtown. The monthly First Friday ArtWalk is from 5:30-8pm and always free.
GET A FREE BUS PASS TO THE ARTWALK!
Download the Umo app, create an account, select the menu button and select “Redeem Benefit Code.”
Check back the day of the ArtWalk!
Prior to boarding, go to your “wallet” and select the pass.
This code only works 9/1/2023
Recent – September 1st First Friday ArtWalk
Celebrate Eugene’s vibrant art scene during the September 1st First Friday ArtWalk! Pick up your ArtWalk guide at Farmers Market Pavilion (85 E 8th Ave), enjoy dance and musical performances at the Fiesta Cultural at the First Friday ArtWalk event, and then take a self-guided tour of the galleries and art venues of Downtown. The monthly First Friday ArtWalk is from 5:30-8pm and always free.
Participating ArtWalk Galleries & Businesses
As part of the First Friday ArtWalk, the following galleries and art venues will be open from 5:30-8pm on September 1 (unless otherwise noted):
ARTWALK GUIDE PICK-UP SPOT
1. Farmers Market Pavilion
(85 E 8th Ave)
Join us at the Farmers Market Pavilion to pick up your ArtWalk guide and start your adventure!
Fiesta Cultural at the First Friday ArtWalk
5:30-10 p.m. | FREE
Presented by Lane Arts Council and City of Eugene Cultural Services
Join us for the 9th year of Fiesta Cultural at the First Friday ArtWalk, a celebration of Latino/a/x/e arts, cultures and heritage, emceed by Jill Torres and Alex Reyna
Come and enjoy:
- Live music by Dina y los Rumberos, Grupo Latitudes and DJ LatinX Sound.
- Dance performances by Angel Quintero Hernandez, Salseros Dance Company, Azúcar, and Ballet Folklórico Colibrí
- Salsa and Bachata dance lessons
- Children and youth activities
- Fresh food from local vendors and beer by Xicha Brewing
- Multicultural artist marketplace
- Education and community conversations
Images: Dina y los Rumberos, Erick Wonderly Varela at the Artist Marketplace (2022), Grupo Latitudes and Azúcar.
Special thanks to our funders and sponsors: National Endowment for the Arts, Oregon Health Insurance Marketplace, SELCO Community Credit Union, Los Monarcas de Eugene, and La Qué Buena.
This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.
SPECIAL EVENT
2. #instaballet
(Capitello Wines, 540 Charnelton) Website
GALLERIES & STUDIOS
3. Art with Alejandro
(5th Street Public Market 2nd floor, 246 E 5th Ave Suite # 224) Website
Step into Alejandro Sarmiento’s vibrant world of diverse paintings to captivate your senses, often created as you watch. Venture further and find yourself enchanted by Paisley Mae (right), who breathes life into figures, morphing them into spellbinding aliens and mystical creatures.
4. ArtCity Studios on Broadway
(160 E Broadway, basement) Website
From 6:30-8pm, Eugene Printmakers will be printing from blocks inspired by Latin American culture, carved by their members, with a variety of presses.
5. Beaudet Gallery at 5th St. Makers Row
(590 Pearl St, Suite 106) Website
At 6pm, Charles Beaudet discusses the process of design, from customer consultation to fabrication to long term care and repair of your jewelry. This is a great talk for people interested in getting something custom made or for new jewelers/gemologists with questions about the industry!
Artist Talk at 6pm!
6. FUSE Jewelry Collective
(112 E 13th Ave) Website
Visit this newly opened venue, a place for jewelry lovers to learn, shop, create, and connect. Check out the FUSE showroom, displaying collections by local jewelry designers as well as thoughtfully curated, small-batch gift items. During the ArtWalk, don’t miss live music by cellist Ben Hamilton, metalsmithing demonstrations by Una Barrett and studio tours of the FUSE Classroom. Enter their raffle drawing for a free metalsmithing class!
