Join SAA’s April Artist-in-Residence, Rachel, in her home art studio.
Please choose a date and we will send the address prior to the date. She is a neighbor to SAA & lives near Bush Park.
Friday, April 24 from 1-4:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 25 from 1-4:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 29 from 1-4:00 p.m.
APRIL 4–26, 2026 | FOCUS GALLERY
OPENING RECEPTION & ARTIST TALK APRIL 3, 2026 FROM 5:30–7:30 P.M.
An exhibit exploring responsibility, belonging, and change– Naomi brings together their backgrounds in immigration justice and place-based craft to ask big questions through inkwork and illuminated human-form lanterns. The base of all artworks is handmade paper, from foraged plants, and made into sheets via the old ways.
MARCH 2 – 30, 2026 | ANNEX STUDIO
SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2026 AT 12:00 P.M. IN THE ANNEX STUDIO
OPENING AND AWARDS CEREMONY: SATURDAY, MARCH 7
• 12:00 P.M. Kindergarten-Grade 5 Individual Artists Awards
• 1:00 P.M. Grades 6-12 Individual Artists Awards
Now in its 17th year, the Young Artists’ Showcase has grown into a highly anticipated event for K-12 students, teachers, and parents in Marion, Polk and Yamhill counties. The exhibit features artwork by hundreds of students at the Bush Barn Art Center.
This is always one of our most popular exhibitions and one you won’t want to miss!
Now in its third year, Afterhours highlights the creative work of regional art teachers and educators, celebrating their dedication to nurturing young artists in our community and fostering creativity. These teachers exemplify how art remains a powerful tool for expression throughout a lifetime.
Jew& is an exhibition that challenges expectations about who Jewish artists are and the duality of the Jewish experience. Created and curated by Jessica Rehfield for the Salem Art Association, the exhibition brings together the work of 25 Jewish artists, authors, musicians, poets, and performers from the Willamette Valley in a two-month exploration of contemporary Jewish identity.
Limei Lai combines mixed media art, writing, and projection to reflect on her life between two cultures. She is curious about how history, memories and art inform one another. This body of work translates her findings in Asian American history research and Asian immigrant women interviews, focusing on women’s life experiences, intergenerational communications, and cultural conflicts.
The act of preserving one’s culture, traditions and language is a form of resilience and celebration. Past, present, future, displacement, belonging and memory lived and experienced through an immigrant lens, are themes we hope to explore in this body of work. Art has served as a window and portal to stay connected to our roots, traditions and family. Our hope is that this work will invite you to connect with your own windows of memories.
The show asks a deceptively simple question. Vision is not just what we see—it is how we understand, how we feel, and how we are invited into meaning. This exhibition explores what happens when sight is no longer the primary gatekeeper to art, and when touch and curiosity take the lead.
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.
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.
Enter at the atrium into the Annex. Please register to let us know you are coming, but if you find you can make it last minute, we welcome you to stop by. Please bring your own projects to work on. Our mission is to strengthen our local community of artists by meeting in person to share ideas, lend support, get to know each other, and brainstorm ways to promote each other's endeavors.
Are you curious about the architecture of the Bush House Museum? What’s with that door to nowhere? Why is the basement mostly above ground? What's with those two steps up from the servants level? What style is this architecture and who was the architect?
Take a deep dive into the architecture of the Bush House. Learn about its Italianate style of architecture, rooted in Italian villa design and the Romantic movement in 19th century art. Explore finely crafted wood and metal details and exquisite marble fireplaces throughout the house.
The Bush Barn Art Center & Annex are open to the public Wednesday - Sunday, noon to 4:00 p.m.
The Salem Art Association is a 501c3 non-profit organization serving the mid-Willamette Valley since 1919.
We stand together and know that art in our lives is absolutely pivotal in understanding one another, in finding common ground, and in imagining creative solutions together. Art brings us together and unites us in our humanity.
Call for Artists opportunities for the Bush Barn Art Center take place throughout the year. Click the link for a current list of ways to get your art out into the world through the Salem Art Association
Thank you to the following supporters whose generous contributions support the Salem Art Association in making art experiences possible for everyone in our community.
Compton Family Foundation
Michele J. Patterson
Janet Neuburg
Braemar Charitable Trust
Harvest Foundation
Bob & Marypat Hill Family Foundation
Autzen Foundation
William S. Walton Charitable Trust
Special thanks to our generous sponsors
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