Celebrate Eugene’s vibrant art scene during the February 2nd First Friday ArtWalk! Start your self-guided tour at Farmers Market Pavilion (85 E 8th Ave), where you can pick up your ArtWalk Guide and shop the Artist Marketplace before exploring the many galleries and art venues of Downtown Eugene. Also featured in the Pavilion this month: beverages from Viking Brewing, food from Red 5 Hotdog Company, and live music by Ariel Wightman from 6:00pm-8:00pm! The monthly First Friday ArtWalk is from 5:30pm-8:00pm and is always free.
Check out the ArtWalk Guide | Join the Facebook event | How to get downtown and where to park
Need a ride to the ArtWalk? You can get your free LTD bus pass just before the event on the ArtWalk page!
February ArtWalk Sponsor: : Hult Presents: Spectrum Dance Theater’s Grief, Feb. 23 & 24
Spectrum Dance Theater Artistic Director, Donald Byrd
Grief explores the traumatic experience of Mamie Till-Mobley after the 1955 murder of her son Emmett Till by white supremacists in Mississippi. In this new work, Byrd delves deeply into the fury and pain of Till-Mobley’s experience, postulating that it was her profound grief that led to her decision to present her son’s mutilated body in an open casket funeral. Whether an act of self-preservation or a decision made out of pure outrage, Till-Mobley’s choice changed the course of history. Spectrum Dance Theater/Company immerses itself in the deep-seated emotions of not just Mamie Till-Mobley, but mothers everywhere who have lost a child. Grief performs at the Hult Center February 23 & 24.
IN THE PAVILION
Farmers Market Pavilion and Plaza (85 E 8th Ave)
Join us at the Farmers Market Pavilion to pick up your ArtWalk guide, and start your adventure!
- Live music by Ariel Wightman, bringing Romantic and Impressionist piano and cello to the Pavilion from 6:00pm-8:00pm.
- Artist Marketplace pop-up shops feature treasures and gifts by artists of many mediums.
- Viking Brewing and Red 5 Hotdog Company offer delicious food and drink to fuel your evening of ArtWalk fun!
CALCI LAUNCHES STUDENT-RUN DESIGN STUDIO
Center for Applied Learning and Community Impact (1045 Willamette St): Celebrate the launch of Creative Current, 4J’s student-run design studio. Students will unveil their newly painted mural, premiere their promotional video, and present the branding process for the logo design.
Image: Man Aung Shikhun, 11th grader from South Eugene High School, works on the Creative Current mural
