MAUDE KERNS ART CENTER

Bringing Art to Life

Location:
1910 East 15th Avenue
Eugene, Oregon 97403

Phone:
541.345.1571
Fax:
541.345.6248

E-mail:
[email protected]


Gallery Hours:
Monday to Friday:
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Saturday (when exhibits are on display): 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Gallery Admission:
Suggested Donation
$3 per person
$5 per family

CURRENT EXHIBIT

ART FOR ALL SEASONS
& CLUB MUD CERAMICS HOLIDAY SALE

Art for All Seasons
Annual Membership Show
and Club Mud Holiday Ceramics Sale


November 17 - December 15

Opening Reception: Friday, November 17, 5-7pm

Title Sponsor: Journey Tree Financial Planning and Investments

Journey Tree Financial Planning and Investments


Purchase Artwork Online!

The Maude Kerns Art Center presents the 31st annual “Art for All Seasons Membership Show” and “Club Mud Ceramics Holiday Show & Sale,” opening on Friday, November 17, with a Reception from 5 – 7 pm, and on view through Friday, December 15. Exhibit receptions are free and open to the public. The 2023 Title Sponsor for the Art for All Seasons Membership Show and Club Mud Ceramics Show & Sale is Journey Tree Financial Planning and Investments.

The Art for All Seasons Membership Show and Club Mud Ceramics Show & Sale is the Maude Kerns Art Center's largest exhibit of the year. In 2023 the diverse artistry of over 170 member artists fills the galleries. Art for All Seasons features plaster works, paintings, drawings, watercolors, prints, photography, metal, sculpture, jewelry, fiber art, wearable textiles, tapestry, basketry weaving, mixed media, fiber art, collage, ceramics, art quilts, and video art. Members of Club Mud, the Center’s onsite ceramics cooperative, exhibit functional and decorative pottery, sculpture, and wall pieces.

The annual Membership Exhibit provides a venue for both emerging and established artists. The exhibit offers a perfect opportunity to purchase unique, original artwork by local artists. Artwork is available in many price ranges, ideal for holiday gifts.

Joan Chamberlain exhibits On a Clear Day, an acrylic painting of a wine bottle and glasses on an outdoor table, where the shadows and reflections create a stunning visual display. Her art explores the experience of food and wine in all its aspects – “growing it, preparing it, bottling it, serving it, sharing it, enjoying it.” Chamberlain says that her “intent is to invite the viewer to find their own memories in the settings of my art.”

Shelly Fredenberg displays her ceramic pieces in the “Club Mud Ceramics Holiday Show & Sale.” The line, form, and texture of her clay works reflect her experiences in nature, from which she draws much of her inspiration. Fredenberg’s work, which is created by hand one piece at a time, has been shown in local, regional, and national exhibitions. She shows a variety of work in this year’s exhibit, including her playful ceramic snails.

Leah Sowell shows two acrylic paintings in the 2023 “Art for All Seasons” exhibit, including a lively abstract piece entitled Cathedral. After a long break from her early love and practice of art, Leah returned to painting during the pandemic. She says of her work: “The life force I sense in the Oregon landscape now drives my paintbrush.... The bold colors and gestures I use are my attempts to capture the vibrant energy and soul of the land - not as my eyes see it, but rather as my heart feels it.”

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To purchase artwork please call the Art Center at 541-345-1571 during regular office hours, 10am – 5:30pm, Monday through Friday.

We accept Visa & MasterCard. We also accept checks via mail.

 

We will work with you to arrange for artwork curbside pick-up and/or delivery.

UPCOMING EXHIBITS

2023

Art for All Seasons
Annual Membership Show
and Club Mud Holiday Ceramics Sale


November 17 - December 15

Title Sponsor: Journey Tree Financial Planning and Investments

2024

In the Realm of the Spirit: Works by Maude I. Kerns
Featuring Maude’s correspondence with Rolph Scarlett and Hilla Rebay

January 12 - February 9

The Art of Bricolage
Regional show in celebration of bricolage

February 23 - March 22

David Lunney Retrospective
In collaboration with Lucy Lamkin

April 5 - 26

Photography at Oregon
Emerging Oregon photographers exhibit

May 10 - June 7

Main Gallery
Jeff Leake, David C. Lewis and Stephanie Kolpy

Salon Gallery
Jennifer Lugris

June 21 - July 19

Main Gallery
Lisa Brinkman, Leanne Ellis and Carissa Burkett

Salon Gallery
Barbara Counsil

August 2 - 23

25th Annual Mayor’s Teen Art Show

September 6 - 27

31st Annual Día de los Muertos Exhibit

October 11 - November 2

Art for All Seasons Annual Membership Show
and Club Mud Holiday Ceramics Sale

November 15 - December 13

PAST EXHIBITS

2023

DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS

MAYOR'S TEEN ART SHOW & EMERALD PRINT EXCHANGE

FILAMENTS

VESTIGES & EVOCATION

OREGON IMAGINED

NOT JUST: A WORLD COLLAGE DAY EXHIBITION

JOHN BAUGUESS: A LIFE THROUGH HIS LENS
& DEPTH OF FIELD: A EUGENE DARKROOM GROUP EXHIBIT

EMERGENCE & LADY CORONA

INTERBEING & RHYTHMS

2022

ART FOR ALL SEASONS

DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS

MAYOR'S TEEN ART SHOW & EMERALD PRINT EXCHANGE

NATURE DECONSTRUCTED & TACTIC

HOME TEAM: WORLD STAGE

DAY BY DAY

FRESH FORM

OREGON ABSTRACT

ENVIRONS & WEATHER PERMITTING

SOCIAL BEING

2021

ART FOR ALL SEASONS

DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS

HABITAT & THE MAYOR'S TEEN ART SHOW

IMAGERY OVERLOAD

BE HERE NOW

EVERYDAY INSPIRATION

TRANSCENDING BORDERS

SEEN IN OREGON

RANDOM PERFECTIONS & EMBODIED EXPERIENCE

IF NOT NOW, WHEN?

2020

ART FOR ALL SEASONS

DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS

FAST FORWARD/NEW ACQUISITIONS

NATURAL AFFINITY

INSPIRED INSTRUCTORS

A CHANGE OF SPACE

despondent

CONVERSATIONS

2019

ART FOR ALL SEASONS

DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS

FAST FORWARD

#OMG THAT'S FIBER?

OREGON MADE FOR INTERIORS

CURATOR'S CHOICE: LANE FIVE

SINGING THE ANIMAL, SINGING THE EARTH

HOMAGE

2018

ART FOR ALL SEASONS

DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS

FAST FORWARD

SHARED HABITAT

WEAVING WITH NATURE

THE PURSUIT OF PURE FORM

JELL-O SHOW

IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT

A CONVERGENCE OF ELEMENTS & INTERSECTIONS

2017

ART FOR ALL SEASONS

DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS

FAST FORWARD

BATHERS & BOATS

OREGON MADE FOR INTERIORS

ON THE ROAD

BEYOND LANGUAGE & UNSPOKEN

SHIFTS: THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

2016

ART FOR ALL SEASONS

DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS

FAST FORWARD

EVOKING NARRATIVES

COMMITMENT TO VISION: PHOTOGRAPHY AT OREGON

OBJECT / FORM

PRINT PERSPECTIVES

MOMENTS IN TIME

2015

ART FOR ALL SEASONS

DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS

FAST FORWARD

word & image

OREGON MADE FOR INTERIORS

AFRICAN ROOTS

JELL-O SHOW

IN SEARCH OF...

A COLOR RUNS THROUGH IT

2014

ART FOR ALL SEASONS

DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS

FAST FORWARD

NATURAL INTERPLAY

IN THE MOMENT

MIKE VAN: A RETROSPECTIVE

JELL-O SHOW

NAKEDNESS OF THE SUBJECT

LIFE DECONSTRUCTED

2013

ART FOR ALL SEASONS

DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS

FAST FORWARD

land • scape

OREGON MADE FOR INTERIORS

PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNEYS

JELL-O SHOW

PERSONA

CURIOUS TEMPTATIONS

CONTACT US

Location:
1910 East 15th Avenue
Eugene, Oregon 97403

Phone: 541.345.1571

E-mail: [email protected]

Gallery Hours:*
Monday to Friday:
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Saturday: 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
*(These hours apply when exhibits are on display. Please check our Current Exhibit dates.)

Gallery Admission:
Suggested Donation
$3 per person
$5 per family


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