The Shortcut - Events in Oregon

University of Oregon 2025-26 Visiting Artist Lecture Series
Presented by the Department of Art and Center for Art Research

Allan Wexler’s work mediates the gap between fine and applied art using the mediums of architecture, sculpture, photography, painting, and drawing. Wexler’s work is sometimes functional, sometimes theoretical, and often performative. In all cases, it demonstrates a commitment to reevaluating basic assumptions about the human relationship to the built and natural environments.

In the late1960’s Allan Wexler was an early member of the group of architects and artists who questioned the perceived divide between art and the design disciplines. They called themselves non-architects or paper architects. The subject of Wexler's work is the built environment. He creates drawings, multimedia objects, images, and installations that alter perceptions of domestic activities. Wexler is a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship (2016), is a Fellow of the American Academy in Rome, and a winner of both a Chrysler Award for Design Innovation and the Henry J. Leir Prize from the Jewish Museum. Wexler currently teaches at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. He is represented by the Jane Lombard Gallery in New York City where he had a solo exhibition from January thru March of 2025.

New Zone Gallery – May Events

In addition to the eclectic mix of contemporary and traditional art created by the New Zone members shown at the New Zone Gallery, located in our beautiful space at 110 East 11th, we will be hosting four Featured Artist exhibits during the month of May.

Opening Reception
Friday, May 1st, 5:30 – 8:30 pm, during the First Friday Artwalk
Live music, libations and snacks.

David Diethelm - “Awash in the Flow”

The Optimistic Struggle
This collection displays the use of thinned oil paint and gravity-led composition. From the spreading shapes of Icebergs Melting in Rain to the upward-moving energy of Driptych, the work reveals a world that is simultaneously eroding and emerging—a testament to the resilience of creativity, offering a vibrant, impressionistic look at the energy surrounding us.

KF Gregory - “Liminal space”

Between two worlds
KF Gregory is an emerging multidisciplinary artist based in Eugene, OR whose oil and watercolor paintings explore liminal, otherworldly spaces. Inspired by years of travel through the American West and beyond, his landscapes feel both familiar and imagined—quiet, atmospheric places suspended between reality and dream.

In the Klausmeier Room

Steven Ferri - “Anonymous”

“These people do not exist.”
"Anonymous" explores the fragile line between recognition and absence. By combining synthetic portraiture with material obstruction, "Anonymous" shifts portraiture away from representation and toward process. It asks not who is depicted, but how recognition itself is constructed — and what happens when that process breaks down.

ECCO School - “In Our Own Words” Special Student Exhibition

Through drawing, painting, and mixed media, students explore personal
expression in their own distinct ways. This collection celebrates
authenticity, creativity, and the power of individual voice.

New Zone Gallery
110 W 11th, (on the corner of Oak St.)
Downtown Eugene
Open Tuesday-Sunday 12-6 pm

Come join the 1937 Steiner Log Church as they welcome artists Jean and Steve Ludeman at the Quilt and Lewis & Clark Art Show on Saturday, May 30.

The show will feature award-winning quilts made by Jean Ludeman alongside Steve Ludeman’s renowned Lewis and Clark watercolor art exhibit, “The Grand Adventure Begins – Start of the Lewis & Clark Expedition, 1802-1804,” which is currently on its second cross-country tour. This exhibit, sponsored by the National Park Service, helps us celebrate our nation’s 250th Anniversary.

It's a great opportunity for art and history enthusiasts to explore the stories of the trail through the artwork while wandering the halls of Oregon’s newest addition to the National Register of Historic Places.

Join us for an unforgettable experience at Art Meets Wine in Sunriver, 3 - 7 p.m. on May 30, 2026, at SHARC in Sunriver, Oregon. Get ready to indulge in tastings from carefully selected wineries representing different varieties and regions of Oregon.

Immerse yourself in a unique experience featuring wine, art, food, and camaraderie. Your all-inclusive ticket includes tastings from 10 premier Oregon wineries, a three-course chef-prepared meal, decadent desserts, live auction, artists' demonstrations and our famous wine wall.

Art Meets Wine in Sunriver benefits the Sunriver Women’s Club philanthropy program.

All attendees must be at least 21 years of age.

Gallery exhibit celebrating Fernridge Lake and its Wetlands, Wildlife and Tributaries is a visual feast displaying artistic interpretations of our rich regional attraction - Willamette Valley's largest reservoir and its natural wonders and wildlife habitat. The opening features local and regional artists Sarkis Antikajian, Margret Plumb, Nik Skoog, Sally Yost, Bob Keefer, Harold Hoy, and guest artist Laura Wingerd. The exhibition will remain through August and is available for viewing every Tuesday from 11-4 or by appointment.

Scalehouse presents From the Inside, Volume III, a capstone exhibition featuring graduating students from the Arts, Media, and Technology program at OSU-Cascades. The exhibition showcases a diverse range of contemporary work exploring themes of identity, subjectivity, technology, and perception, inviting viewers to consider how we understand ourselves and others in the world around us.

Opening Reception: Friday, June 5, 5–7 PM

Exhibiting Artists: Margo Andres, Noelani Anderson, Gretchen Bailey, Venice Bailey, Anthony Beggs, Taylor Bryant, Sasha Castellino, Emma Cox, Javier Cuevas, Natasha Freilinger, Maryn Hadden, Carter Ireland, Kiana Schiffer, Alexandra Wilson.

Eugene, OR – Explore Downtown Eugene’s vibrant arts scene during the June 5th First Friday ArtWalk. Stop by the Farmers Market Pavilion (85 E 8th Ave) from 5:30pm-8:00pm to explore the Artist Marketplace and pick up your ArtWalk Guide before visiting the many galleries and arts venues of downtown Eugene. The monthly First Friday ArtWalk is presented by Lane Arts Council and is always FREE.

Farmers Market Pavilion Highlight: Pride at the ArtWalk, 5:30pm-8:30pm
Get ready for a spectacular celebration of LGBTQIA+ artists and collectives, featuring jaw-dropping entertainment throughout the night, including gravity-defying acro-acts and show-stopping drag performances. Stroll through rows of incredible local art, engage and connect with amazing community organizations, and fuel-up with bites and beverages from our delectable spread of vendors. Don’t miss out on an incredible evening where creativity meets community!

June First Friday ArtWalk Sponsors:
AIA: The Oregon American Institute of Architects (AIA) present The People's Choice Awards at First Friday Artwalk. Learn about architecture in Oregon and view designs from architects across the state. Vote for your favorite architectural designs in the AIA Oregon People's Choice Awards.

TrackTown: The World Athletics U20 Championships Oregon 26 will host the next generation of track & field's biggest stars from August 5-9, 2026, right here at Hayward Field at the University of Oregon. Tickets are on sale now at TrackTownTickets.com.

ArtWalk is supported by funds from the Oregon Arts Commission, a policy-making and advisory body within the Oregon Business Development Department, funded by the State of Oregon and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Gallery exhibit celebrating Fernridge Lake and its Wetlands, Wildlife and Tributaries is a visual feast displaying artistic interpretations of our rich regional attraction - Willamette Valley's largest reservoir and its natural wonders and wildlife habitat. The opening features local and regional artists Sarkis Antikajian, Margret Plumb, Nik Skoog, Sally Yost, Bob Keefer, Harold Hoy, and guest artist Laura Wingerd. The exhibition will remain through August and is available for viewing every Tuesday from 11-4 or by appointment.

Join the Palmo Center for Peace and Education for the 14th annual Run for Peace on Saturday, June 13, at Alton Baker Park. This family-friendly event is open to all ages and features a run/walk along the Willamette River. Activities include a free peace prayer flag printing station. Participants can register by searching "Run for Peace" online.

For nearly a century, the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art has provided students, faculty, and the broader community opportunities to connect with works of art across time periods and cultures. Initially founded in 1933 as an Asian art museum with the generous donation of Gertrude Bass Warner’s collection of over 3,700 works of art, the museum’s collecting interests have since broadened to artworks from around the world that provide even more opportunities for cross-cultural and curricular connections. JSMA began collecting American and regional art in the 1960s and now stewards work by artists from the United States, Mesoamerica, contemporary Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and other areas of the Caribbean and across the Americas. With our recent acquisitions, the museum aims to reflect the voices and experiences of diverse audiences and the new and evolving ideas, insights, and conversations presented by artists in work that both shapes and responds to culture.

Collecting America: Recent Acquisitions presents a selection of artworks from the museum’s permanent collection that demonstrate our commitment to understandings of American art informed by perspectives from local, national, and internationally recognized artists. Through various materials and practices, the featured artists demonstrate the great diversity of art made in or in response to the United States of America. These works invite viewers to participate in conversations on identity, place, politics, and other issues facing our world today.

This exhibition is organized by JSMA executive director Olivia Miller and curators Katie Loney, Danielle Knapp, and Thom Sempere, with graduate student interns Aidyn Dervaes, (MA candidate, History of Art and Architecture), Parisa Garazhian (MFA candidate, Studio Art), and Lorna Isaacson (MA candidate, History of Art and Architecture).