As is typically the case year-round, Yamhill County’s art gallery scene has a little something for everyone, whether you’re looking to browse, admire, or buy. For your August calendar, we begin on the east side, in Newberg, then head west through McMinnville and out to Grand Ronde.
ART ELEMENTS GALLERY
Between the gallery’s downtown location and multiple spaces at nearby Allison Inn, the work of more than 50 artists can be found here, but the summer spotlight belongs to James Frey, a local winemaker who paints — or perhaps, a painter who makes wine. Either way, the “explosion of energy from the vine” as buds break in the spring is made manifest in the series Vitis Vinifera, a collection of abstract paintings that takes the metamorphosis in the vineyard as the inspiration for some dazzling, ethereal imagery. The show runs through Aug. 10.
Art Elements Gallery, 604 E. First St. in Newberg, is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and by appointment Sunday and Monday. 503-487-6141.
CHEHALEM CULTURAL CENTER
The flagship show in the center’s largest space, the Parrish Gallery, is an exhibition of work by 20 Newberg-area artists who teach in either public and private institutions, including George Fox University, or in private classes. Why I Teach comprises more than 50 works, including painting, sculpture, embroidery, ceramics, drawing, and more. Down the hall in the Central Gallery is Images of Oregon: A Duo Exhibit by Maida & John Cummings, which includes nearly 40 pastels and prints that celebrate the couple’s love for Oregon. Both shows run through Aug. 29, with an artists reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2.
Chehalem Cultural Center, 415 E. Sheridan St. in Newberg, is open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. 503-487-6883.
CURRENTS GALLERY
McMinnville’s downtown artist-owned gallery always features work by member artists, but the star of the current show is Ann Durley, well-known in the area for the remarkable clocks she builds by hand. The show, Ann Durley: Time — Past and Present, runs through Aug. 18. Up next is the 2024 Annual Fiber Show, which opens Aug. 21. An opening reception is set for noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24.
Currents Gallery, 532 N.E. Third St. in McMinnville, is open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. 503-435-1316.
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LINFIELD ART GALLERY
This one’s still a few weeks off and few details are available, but starting Aug. 28 an exhibition of work by Linfield University ceramics instructor Cindy Hoskisson, her husband, Don, and daughter, Maya Cluff, will be featured in Spheres of Influence, a show accompanied by an essay written by another daughter, art historian Brittney Bailey.
The Linfield Art Gallery is on the southwest side of the campus. From Oregon 99W on the south end of McMinnville, turn east on Keck Drive by the McMinnville Market Center. Turn right on the first street, Library Court. The art gallery is the second building on the left. Hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays.
CHACHALU TRIBAL MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER
The cultural center at the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, just to the east of Yamhill County, recently launched the third of a four-part exhibition, stir, a year-long show that features stories from the forest as told by timber industry workers, conservationists, hunters, weavers, and others. “We reflect on how our interaction with the land has changed from immemorial to the present day,” the show notes state. Part 3 focuses on 1954 through 1983 and runs through September. Part 4 in September carries on from that year to the present.
Chachalu Tribal Museum and Cultural Center, 8720 Grand Ronde Road in Grand Ronde, is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. 503-879-2226.
