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FRIDAY JULY 11, 2025 FROM 5:30 – 7:30 P.M.
WELCOME AND ARTIST INTRODUCTIONS AT 6:00 P.M.

Join us for an exciting opening reception celebrating four dynamic new exhibitions. Black Archive | Nikesha Breeze in the A.N Bush Gallery, The Art of Hope | The Hope of Art a juried group show of 35 artist located in the Camas Gallery, Celebration of Art: SAA Gallery Guides located in the Annex and Radiant Figures | Lily Roth in the Focus Gallery. Don’t miss this evening of art, conversation, and inspiration!

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PERSISTENT VOICES | SIX ARTISTS PERSPECTIVES
MAY 2 – JUNE 28 , 2025 | A.N. BUSH GALLERY

Six Artist’s Perspectives, co-curated by artist Susan Napack and Kathleen Dinges Rice, is a powerful exhibition of six artists who center their art practice on the complexity of being human, especially the social, political and personal experiences and ramifications of living as a female in our time. Working with humor, compassion and grace in a variety of media, the artists mine their own stories and explore those of others touching on aspects of history, motherhood, body autonomy, women’s societal roles, and mythologies.

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A SELECTION  | JENNIFER GIMZEWSKI
MAY 2 – JUNE 28, 2025 | ANNEX GALLERY

Using imaginary landscapes,  I create my canvases in a way that is suggestive of a place and time but in reality is about the placing of colours next to and on top of one another in a way that speaks to me. I never have a finished painting in mind, but rather allow the work to develop as I paint, discovering what is pleasing to me and eliminating what isn't.

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COLORFUL CHRONICLES | ART OF ERIC WUEST
MAY 2 – JUNE 28 , 2025 | CAMAS GALLERY

Selected paintings from the studio of Eric Wuest 1990-2025

Eric’s artistic repertoire includes drawing, painting, figure studies, and printmaking. He is known for his unique approach to creating images that reveal different perspectives when viewed from varying distances. His work often encourages viewers to look beyond the surface and discover new dimensions.

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VEILED AND REVEALED | ANDREA LOPEZ CHEN
MAY 2 – JUNE 28 , 2025 | FOCUS GALLERY

Veiled & Revealed explores the tension between concealment and discovery, the seen and the unseen. This series of portrait paintings on paper presents faces partially obscured by masks, hinting at identities both hidden and exposed. The act of masking raises questions—what do we choose to reveal, and what remains beneath the surface?

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NOVEMBER 8, 2024 – JUNE 29, 2025 | BUSH HOUSE MUSEUM AMERICA WALDO BOGLE GALLERY

Favorite Things is a portrait and short film series depicting regional artists with items that are precious to them. Developed by Portland filmmaker and photographer Jason Hill, this work documents a collaboration wherein artists were instructed to share and speak about a favorite item in a studio setting. The results are an experiment with light and color to create magical portraits and filmed testimonials

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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.

6/23 – 6/27 ~ Theme: Pacific Ocean
7/7 – 7/11 ~ Theme: Oregon Coast
7/21 – 7/25 ~ Weekly art theme: Oregon Wetlands
7/28 – 8/1 ~ Theme: Pacific NW Forests
8/11 – 8/15 ~ Theme: Cascade Mountains
8/18 – 8/22 ~ Theme: Oregon Desert

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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Summer Celebration Party
Saturday, July 19, 7:00- 9:00 pm

Join us for a festive evening of art, music, wine tastings and desserts under the summer light! We are having a garden party and encourage you to dress in accents of purple and yellow.

This is a fun indoor/outdoor event with live music from the wonderful bluegrass trio Tuesday String Band.

Tickets are limited and will not be available at the door, so please purchase them now.

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Sisters Staying Inside the Hula Hoop" Lucy Hewitt
BLACK ARCHIVE | NIKESHA BREEZE
JULY 2 - AUGUST 30, 2025 | A.N. BUSH GALLERY

Nikesha Breeze is an international artist working across a diverse range of media whose innovative approach has garnered national and international acclaim. Her practice calls upon ancestral memory and archival resurrection to revive stories long erased from the global narrative, engaging deeply with themes of grief, sanctuary, power and presence, visibility, and erasure.

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RADIANT FIGURES | LILY ROTH
JULY 11 – 26, 2025 | FOCUS GALLERY

Lily Roth is a painter from rural Oregon, where she also teaches high school art. Drawing from people who have shaped her life, her work explores the human figure as a means of storytelling—capturing shared emotions and the diverse paths of human experience. Roth’s practice reflects a deep curiosity about how we see, feel, and relate to one another.

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THE ART OF HOPE | THE HOPE OF ART 
July 11 – July 26, 2025 | CAMAS GALLERY

A juried show featuring the work of 34 regional artists responding to the theme of Art is the highest form of hope. Transcending the darkness and struggles we may be feeling and lightening our emotional burdens.

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OUR POST ELECTION COMMITMENT
Message from Executive Director Matthew Boulay
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The Bush Barn Art Center & Annex are open to the public Wednesday - Saturday, noon to 4:00 p.m.

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