Erik Sandgren, Karin Clarke Gallery
Explore the Downtown Eugene art scene during our March 6th First Friday ArtWalk! Take the guided tour and follow the host to hear from the featured artists, or explore the other galleries and venues from 5:30-8pm on your own. This event happens rain or shine, and is always free!
This ArtWalk is guest-hosted by Debbie Williamson-Smith, Communications Manager at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art and Director of Communications for the 20x21EUG Mural Project. The official ArtWalk guided tour begins at 5:30pm at The New Zone Gallery (22 W 7th Ave), followed by stops at 6:00pm featuring a selection of work from Downtown Happenings (various locations), 6:30pm at Sparrow Studios (136 E Broadway), 7:00pm at Allies, LLC (131 E 11th Ave), and 7:30pm at Epic Seconds (30 E 11th Ave).
Cari Ingrassia, part of Rain Play
ArtWalk Highlight:
6:00pm Downtown Happenings (various locations)
City of Eugene Cultural Services teams up with Harmonic Laboratory and ArtCity to present Downtown Happenings, a series of events that embrace the winter season with fun and unexpected downtown art and entertainment. Harmonic Laboratory’s Winter Lights activate interior street-facing windows with digital video-art works, while ArtCity’s Rain Play is an ephemeral sidewalk visual art installation that only appears when it rains.
Winter Lights artists and locations:
- Former Rogue Brewery (844 Olive St) – Olive del Sol
- Former Sykes (190 W 8th Ave) – Vanessa Fuller; Tannon Reckling
- McDonald Theatre (1010 Willamette St) – Rick Silva’s “Geomancer”; Cullen Vance
A map of Rain Play art installation locations and artists will be available soon.
View the ArtWalk page for full details.