Talking About Art

08/09/2024

Don Bailey's exhibit, "America Replated", continues in our Level 2 Gallery on the second floor of the Salem Convention Center. Take a look at the powerful paintings by Bailey (Hupa) who taught at Chemawa Indian School for four decades. Downtown Salem Salem Main Street Free - and air-conditioned.

07/18/2024

07/17/2024

07/14/2024

Wild Women show is up until the end of the month. Come on in.

05/13/2024

https://www.koin.com/news/portland/famous-works-by-french-masters-coming-to-portland-art-museum/?email=7101dd8469af6b5b7fc678014a033a24821314d0&emaila=bc39a0900ad24678ed2c2c25d2f0d7b0&emailb=60c202b1c96effa7b6f6adbfce2d90b3aeb8f45d7c2aeda3a5d9deb4d6427681

Roughly 60 works of art by some of the most celebrated masters of the 19th and 20th centuries are coming to the Portland Art Museum in June.

05/09/2024

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05/09/2024

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04/26/2024

This week, Salem's Public Art Commission dives into the practice of Oregon artist, Richard Thompson. Born in 1945, Thompson spent his childhood and later years on his family's farm in Dayton, Oregon. Thompson's paintings breathe life into pastoral landscapes, blending modernist ideals with the tranquility of rural life.

"Home Pool," a large-scale painting on display in Salem's Convention Center, beautifully captures Thompson's love for nature, vibrant colors, and modernist style, drawing from his deep connection to the countryside and his passion for fly fishing in the Pacific Northwest.

Thompson had an accomplished career as an artist and university art professor, most notably as Dean of the School of Art & Design at Alfred University in New York and Professor of Painting at the College of Fine Arts, University of Texas in Austin. He exhibited nationally and internationally, and his works can be found in the collections of the Portland Art Museum, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Hallie Ford Museum of Art, and the University of Portland, among many others.

The acquisition of ""Home Pool"" was made possible through the City of Salem's ½% for Art fund. Salem's Public Art Commission and the Oregon Artist Series Foundation joined forces to form an Art Selection Committee, which handpicked Richard Thompson's ""Home Pool"" from a pool of 12 local/regional artists' works.

Image: Richard Thompson, Home Pool, 1994. Oil on canvas. Salem Public Art Collection. Location: Convention Center, Floor 1

04/17/2024

03/21/2024

Friday at 9AM (KMUZ) and 6:30 PM (KMWV), Talking about Art interviews members of the NEW SALEM CO-OP: Artists in Action now at the Elsinore Gallery!
Listen/kink/download right here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jz89

03/17/2024

Happy St. Patrick's Day and Capitol Blossom Day all in one shot! Cheers!

03/02/2024

Spring Renewal – Call to Artists

Sunday, March 3, 11:00 pm DEADLINE for Online Call Registration and Submission of Art Entries

“Spring Renewal” is the theme for our fifth annual springtime event, and we are calling for engaging works of art that conceptualize either ‘Spring’ or ‘Spring Renewal’ (in any sense of the words). We are using the ArtCall platform to manage the call.

AiA’s latest approach to judging and awards is similar to the awards for last year’s Spring Fling event. Rather than traditional “place” awards, we will recognize those artists whose artwork exemplified the event’s theme in multiple categories with “best” awards. We believe this method stretches the creative muscle, promotes a winning balance between newer and established artists and distributes the kudos and prize money among more individuals. See the official Call for full info and prize list.

https://aiaspringrenewal2024.artcall.org/pages/spring-renewal-call-to-artists

https://aiaspringrenewal2024.artcall.org/pages/event-timeline

03/01/2024

There's a new artist's co-op in town. Artists in Action (AIA) has teamed up with Elsinore Framing and Gallery. They had their ribbon cutting just this morning...Great gallery and terrific artists on show. This evening is the 1st Friday Art Walk and reception at Elsinore (5-8PM)...See you there!

02/23/2024

Friday 02-23-24: Talking about Art on KMUZ/KMWV. Coming into Spring - Shows and Events

Today it's all about the myriad events and shows occurring throughout the Mid-Willamette Valley. The last time I did this was around Christmas/New Years' time to highlight everything going on duri9ng that season. Here we are nearing the end of February and the beginning of March and you know what th...

02/08/2024

The ARTISTS of Salem Reads 2024:
Victoria Timm, Jen Hernandez, Ryan Hopper and Carlos Marques.

02/08/2024

Friday at 9AM-KMUZ and 6:30PM-KMWV...the ARTISTS of Salem Reads 2024.
Podccast is now available right here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jz89

02/05/2024

Next Session: Tuesday, February 6th @ 6:00 pm

Let us see what you're working on, show us one of your favorites or enlighten us with a technique!

Enroll to be added to the Art Chat mailing list and to receive a link to the Zoom session.

If you have already enrolled, no need to do it again.
https://artistsinaction.org/art-chat/

You will receive an email on Tuesday with the link to join the session.

You can also upload your images at any time.
https://artistsinaction.org/art-chat/

I look forward to chatting with you about art!
Jim Richards
President, Art Chat Agent
Artists in Action

02/04/2024

01/27/2024

DIFFUSING LIGHT: THE EVOLVING LANDSCAPES OF JOHN VAN DREAL January 12 – February 24, 2024Opening Reception: January 12 from 5:30 – 7:30 PM NEW DATE: February 2 from 5:30 – 7:30 PMARTIST TALK: Thursday, JANUARY 18 FROM 7-8:30 PM. Join John for an artist talk at his exhibition, Diffusing Light: ...

01/27/2024

Salem nonprofit Artists in Action is opening a co-operative gallery downtown, giving its members a new venue to sell and expand their work to engage local artists.

01/18/2024

Applications for the Aug. 10, 2024 Englewood Forest Festival open on Feb. 15. Welcoming artists, musicians, dancers, authors, food trucks, and environmental nonprofits to apply.

01/14/2024

💙 Please join us in a Memorial Celebration for artist, and River Gallery partner, Dale Bunse. January 26th from 2-5pm. 💙

01/11/2024

Coming up on Friday on KMUZ/KMWV: 9AM & 6:30PM...a re-broadcast of a great January-read and something special about an audio book. Listen in...
Available right now, right here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jz89