76th Annual Salem Art Fair & Festival
September 12 - 14, 2025
Salem Art Fair & Festival is an honored 76-year-old event is one of the largest of its kind in the Pacific Northwest and draws artists from around the country.
BLACK ARCHIVE | NIKESHA BREEZE
A.N. BUSH GALLERY | JULY 2 - AUGUST 30, 2025
BUSH HOUSE MUSEUM AMERICA WALDO BOGLE GALLERY | JULY 2 - OCTOBER 30, 2025
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.
GARDEN OF WONDERS | DAVID COHEN
August 1 – 31, 2025 | Camas Gallery
Gardens and arboretums have always fascinated me - from small, well-loved, backyard efforts, to amazing formal gardens like Jardin des Plantes in Paris - all of these are places of mystery and awe for me. Whether experiencing the magic of seed-to-flower transformations, or exploring the almost unimaginable forms and structures of the plants themselves, or the discovery of unknown creatures who inhabit these worlds, there was always something that drew me to these places
THE SNAIL BLOG: KEEPING IN TOUCH | ELLEN CROCKET TO BONNIE HULL
August 1 - 31, 2025 | Focus Gallery
Reception: Friday August 1, from 5:30-7:30 P.M.
Reception: Friday August 1, from 5:30-7:30 P.M.
The Snail Blog, “a story of friendship and 5,000 postcards”, shares the correspondence of Ellen Crocket, who moved to from Salem to Vermont decades ago, to Salem artist Bonnie Hull.
After 100 days the initial stack of postcards was gone, but Crocket continued on with the daily ritual to her friend in Oregon. Over the next 16 years, hundreds of daily postcards became thousands, passing the 5,000 mark earlier this year.
The Bush Barn Art Center & Annex are open to the public Wednesday - Sunday, noon to 4:00 p.m.
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 5, 2025 FROM 5:30 – 7:30 P.M.
WELCOME AND ARTIST INTRODUCTIONS AT 6:00 P.M.
WELCOME AND ARTIST INTRODUCTIONS AT 6:00 P.M.
Join us for an exciting opening reception celebrating four dynamic new exhibitions. In the A.N. Bush Gallery "Tell ____ ‘hi’ from me: the work of self-taught, neurodivergent artists who live and create in Oregon". "Emotional Spaces & Places" by artists Nancy Eng in the Annex, "Of the Land, On the Land | The House-Poulsen Collection" In the Camas Gallery and "Art Fair Memories" in the Focus Gallery. Don’t miss this evening of art, conversation, and inspiration!
VOLUNTEER FOR THE 76th SALEM ART FAIR & FESTIVAL SEPTEMBER 12-14, 2025
The heart of the Salem Art Fair & Festival is our wonderful volunteer crew! When you sign up to volunteer, you’ll receive:
(1) free weekend pass to the event
(1) commemorative SAFF volunteer T-Shirt
(1) free Salem Art Association annual membership
a discount at the Salem Art Association gallery gift store
…and the joy of supporting the arts and our community!
OUR POST ELECTION COMMITMENT
Message from Executive Director Matthew Boulay
ART LOVER'S TOUR OF THE BUSH HOUSE MUSEUM
SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2025 FROM 1:30 P.M TO 2:30 P.M. | BUSH HOUSE MUSEUM
The inaugural Art Lover’s Tour was a sell-out success with a waitlist. Here's your chance to join the next one.
There’s never enough time on the standard tour to do justice to the Bush family art collection. Here’s your chance to satisfy your curiosity and fundraise for Bush House Museum.
Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to experience a private tour with a focus on the Bush family art collection in the historic Bush House Museum.
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.
Compromiso activo, Educar y preservar
La Asociación de Arte de Salem es una organización sin ánimo de lucro (501c3) que sirve al valle de Mid-Willamette desde 1919.
EL ARTE NOS UNE EN LA ACCIÓN
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.
UPCOMING AND
Convocatoria para artistas
Las oportunidades de convocatoria de artistas para el Bush Barn Art Center tienen lugar durante todo el año. Haga clic en el enlace para ver la lista actual de formas de dar a conocer su arte al mundo a través de la Asociación de Arte de Salem
Supporters
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
Sponsors
Special thanks to our generous sponsors
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