Salem Art Association

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Each week is different and offers high-quality opportunities for youth to learn about Art and Art History in a nurturing environment at the Salem Art Association (SAA). All camps take place at the Bush Barn Art Center & Annex in Salem's Bush's Pasture Park.

Monday 6/24 - Friday 6/28: Metamorphosis
Monday 7/15 - Friday 7/19: The Earth Aquatic
Monday 7/22 - Friday 7/26: Making Myths
Monday 8/5 - Friday 8/9: Deep Space
Monday 8/12 - Friday 8/16: Dinosaurs!

Each week has two sessions: the morning session is for kids 8-10 years old and will last from 9 a.m. to noon. Afternoon sessions are for kids 11-13 years old and run from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

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EARLY BIRD PRICING – Ends May 15

Queer Love

PROPELLED FLORA | ERIC TAUTKUS & JODI THOMAS
APRIL 5-28, 2024 | ANNEX GALLERY

Jodi Thomas and Eric Tautkus, in association with SAA, proudly bring you an opportunity to step into a world where differentiating between the subject and the muse becomes blurred and undefined.

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FRESH PERSPECTIVES: ARTWORK BY GRADUATING SENIORS

APRIL 5 – 28, 2024 | A. N. BUSH GALLERY
OPENING RECEPTION: FRIDAY APRIL 5 FROM 5:30-7:30 PM

Fresh Perspectives presents some of the Mid-Willamette Valley’s most current art and ideas by 14 artists graduating from nearby colleges and universities. Their work explores a range of personal and contemporary subjects through ceramics, drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture and other media. Artists featured in this exhibitions include:

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Artists Eye

OUTSIDE THE LINES: UNCHARTED TERRITORY |
KAY PENDLETON AND SHARON C. COOK

APRIL 5-28, 2024 | FOCUS GALLERY

Artists Sharon Cook and Kay Pendleton decided long ago not to color in the lines or stay in their own lanes. They met in an artist’s studio during a workshop in 2018, and it was synergy at first sight!

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2024 CALL FOR TATTOO ARTISTS

The Salem Art Association (SAA) seeks Salem area (address in City limits) tattoo artists to participate in an exhibition in the Focus Gallery at the Bush Barn Art Center in May | June 2024. This exhibition presents tattoo artists working in Salem, Oregon, using a digital format of presentation.

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SABRA COMINS | ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE

ANNEX STUDIO | APRIL 8 – 28, 2024

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ALYCIA HELBLING | ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE

ANNEX STUDIO | MAY 1 – 28, 2024

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ART UNITES US IN ACTION

We stand together and know that art in our lives is absolutely pivotal in understanding one another, in finding common ground, and in imagining creative solutions together. Art brings us together and unites us in our humanity.

I SUPPORT ART IN MY COMMUNITY

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Upcoming Events, Workshops, & Artist in residency

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Call for Artists

Call for Artists opportunities for the Bush Barn Art Center take place throughout the year. Click the link for a current list of ways to get your art out into the world through the Salem Art Association

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Supporters

Thank you to the following supporters whose generous contributions support the Salem Art Association in making art experiences possible for everyone in our community.