In the new year, Salem’s galleries are celebrating the natural world, the Willamette Valley’s wine history and welcoming an internationally recognized printmaker.

See what else is happening in the community this month on our events calendar.

Personal Mythology: Color Intaglio

At the Salem Art Association through Feb. 22.

The Salem Art Association will be showing work by internationally-known printmaker Yuji Hiratsuka. The artist was born in Osaka, Japan, and has been an art professor at Oregon State University for three decades. He’s had solo shows around the world, including in the British Museum, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art and the Tokyo Central Art Museum, according to a gallery description. 

Hiratsuka will join the art association’s other featured artists on Friday, Jan. 9, at 5:30 p.m. for an opening reception. He will also share insights about his work at an artists’ talk on Saturday, Jan. 31, at 11 a.m.

Other shows at the Art Association this month include reflections on consumerism, a newly-acquired oil portrait of a Tanzanian refugee to Salem named Jeanne Kilongo and infused aluminum prints. Learn more about what’s showing here.

Address: 600 Mission St. S.E.

Hours: Wednesday-Sunday, 12 – 4 p.m.

Admission: Free

F Stop: A moment in time

At Stefani Art Gallery through Jan. 30

The downtown Stefani Art Gallery will be celebrating “photography’s ability to preserve those fleeting moments and transform them into lasting visual stories.” The show features the work of photographers Kelly James, Dan Dinges, David Scott, Lloyd Kimeldorf and Jose Rios.

Learn more, and see what else is showing this month, on the gallery’s website.

Address: 305 Court St. N.E.

Hours: Tuesday-Sunday, 12 – 5 p.m.

Admission: Free

Mid-Willamette Valley Winemaking Heritage

At the Willamette Heritage Center through Feb. 13

A pop-up gallery made in partnership with Linfield University’s Oregon Wine History Archive and Salem’s Honeywood Winery will share over 150 years of local wine history, which predates Oregon’s statehood.

See what else is new and upcoming at the heritage center here.

Address: 1313 Mill St. S.E.

Hours: Wednesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Admission: $10 adults, $8 seniors over 65, $6 students and children ages 6-17. Passes available for checkout at the Salem Public Library. Free admission for Oregon Trail/SNAP/EBT card holders.

Charro attire exhibition

At the World Beat Gallery through Jan. 23

The World Beat Gallery exhibition of Charro attire, which has roots in Mexican horsemanship, will celebrate craftsmanship and history. See the gallery’s website for more information.

Address: 390 Liberty St. S.E.

Hours: Tuesday-Friday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. or by appointment. 

Admission: Free

New art, new year

At Elsinore Framing & Fine Art Gallery/ Artists in Action through January

This month, the downtown gallery is featuring work by Karen Nadeau and Susan Appleby, along with other members from the Artists in Action co-op. Nadeau works in a variety of watercolor and acrylics, and Appleby specializes in acrylic and mixed-media impressionistic paintings.

See Elsinore Framing’s Facebook post for more information about this month’s show. 

Address: 444 Ferry St. S.E. 

Hours: Monday-Friday 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Admission: Free

Fins, Feathers and Fur

At the Keizer Art Association through Feb. 3

Artists of all ages in all mediums were welcomed to submit work for the Keizer Art Association’s Fins, Feathers and Fur show. The show highlights animals of the land, air and sea.

See the Keizer Art Association’s website for more information.

Address: Keizer Cultural Center, 980 Chemawa Rd., Keizer

Hours: Tuesday 3 p.m. – 7 p.m., Wednesday-Friday 1 p.m. – 5 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Admission: Free

Contact reporter Abbey McDonald: [email protected] or 503-575-1251.

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