GALLERY EXHIBITIONS
The Chehalem Cultural Center features around 5,477 sqft. of art galleries that are free and open to the public, putting us among some of the largest gallery spaces in Oregon. The goal of the center is to feature local, regional, national and international artists that create work in all variety of mediums. Our galleries provide opportunities for critical dialogue, and connecting our community with a wide variety of mediums, processes, concepts and themes. Exhibitions typically rotate every two-months.
Galleries are open for viewing and art purchase:
Tuesday - Saturday | 9am - 6pm
Sunday & Monday | CLOSED
If you are interested in purchasing art from the current exhibition: please call 503-487-6883 or email Galleries@ChehalemCulturalCenter.org
If you are interested in exhibiting in our space: please fill out this interest form.
If you are looking for open Calls for Art at the CCC: please click here.
Our friends at George Fox University host Art Talks that are open to the public on Mondays throughout the year in the CCC Ballroom. More information can be found here.
CURRENTLY IN OUR GALLERIES
COLLECTED: From Canopy to Coast
A SAQA Oregon Exhibition
January 20 - March 19 in the Parrish Gallery
Public Artist Reception: Friday, January 23 | 5pm-7pm
Words shape who we are. This dynamic exhibition features SAQA Oregon artists who explore the power of verbal communication through expressive textile works. Each quilt speaks in its own voice, sharing personal stories, common experiences, and universal truths. Together, these works invite viewers to pause and reflect on the lasting power of words and the ways communication shapes our lives.
The Bridges+ Project
A Willamette Tapestry Artists Exhibition
November 11, 2025 - January 8, 2026
**Extended to January 29**
Central Gallery
Public Artist Reception: Friday, Dec 5 | 5pm - 7pm
The Willamette Tapestry Artists project represents physical bridges and structures of architectural and cultural interest. The original project included bridges over the Willamette River, many of which are iconic landmarks around the metropolitan area and the “+” expands the works included to acknowledge some of the other buildings and bridges in Oregon. These tapestries vary in the techniques used and reflect the artist’s personal and artistic interpretation of the bridges.
Recent Works
An Exhibit with Nicole Williford
January 13 - May 7
Loft Gallery
Public Artist Reception: Friday, January 23 | 5pm-7pm
In "Recent Works", Williford continues her exploration of suburban americana. These works coalesce 5 years of Williford's artistic studies of American photo archives - her own families and those of strangers. Domestic scenes, filtered and cropped through her personal lens, explore themes of nostalgia and the myth-making of family life - stories and photos passed down between generations, details forgotten and re-imagined. This collection features drawings, paintings and printmaking - all of which dance between realism and abstraction. Figures appear and then blur at the edges, fading into memory and imagination. While these works are distinctly connected to Williford’s personal family history they also leave room for viewers to recall their own family life and memories.
Useful Thing
An Exhibit Featuring the Work of Ingemar Hagen Keith
Part of the A to Z Wineworks Residency Program
November 11, 2025 - February 4, 2026
Tri Family Lobby Gallery
Public Artist Reception: Friday, Sept 12 | 5pm - 7pm
Useful Thing brings together a body of sculpture and photography that reflects on tools, utility, and the spirit we feel in the objects of labor. Rooted in the artist’s year-long residency with A to Z Wineworks and REX HILL winery, these new works draw from the sensory world of winemaking, its materials, forms and craftspeople, to consider how we are shaped by the environments we build and inhabit.
WE ARE OREGON
Curated by Natasha Luepke
A rotating monthly exhibit in the Founders’ Lobby
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
Art as a Way of Expanding Consciousness: An Exhibit with Eduardo Cruz
October 7th- November 6th, 2025
Tri Family Lobby Gallery
Eduardo Cruz Torres is a self taught mixed artist and performer. He is the leader and founder of the Cultural Group Huehca Omeyocan Art, Music and Dance of the Cem-Anahuac (universe), and an active member of IDEAL PDX (Latino Artists Exchange PDX)since 2016. Eduardo has participated in IDEAL PDX and was a featured artist with GLEAN Portland in 2018.
The Bridges+ Project: A Willamette Tapestry Artists Exhibition
November 11, 2025 - January 8th, 2026
In the Central Gallery
Public Reception: December 5th, 5-7pm
The Willamette Tapestry Artists have chosen to represent physical bridges and structures of architectural and cultural interest. The project includes bridges over the Willamette River and beyond in Oregon, many of which are iconic landmarks around the metropolitan area. These tapestries vary in the techniques used and reflect the artist’s personal and artistic interpretation of the bridges.
Useful Thing: An Exhibit Featuring the Work of Ingemar Hagen Keith
November 11th 2025- February 4th, 2026
In the Tri Family Lobby Gallery
Public Reception: December 5th, 5-7pm
Useful Thing brings together a body of sculpture and photography that reflects on tools, utility, and the spirit we feel in the objects of labor. Rooted in the artist’s year-long residency with A to Z Wineworks and REX HILL winery, these new works draw from the sensory world of winemaking, its materials, forms and craftspeople, to consider how we are shaped by the environments we build and inhabit.
COLLECTED: From Canopy to Coast
November 18th, 2025- January 15th, 2026
In the Parrish Gallery
Public Reception: December 5th, 5-7pm
Artists have always turned to the natural world as a source of inspiration—an inexhaustible wellspring of discovery and significance. This show highlights the human experience of observing and studying the natural world, recognizing both the wonder and complexity that arise from our encounters with it.
Recent Works: An Exhibit with Nicole Williford
January 13 - May 7, 2026
In the Loft Gallery
In "Recent Works", Williford continues her exploration of suburban americana. These works coalesce 5 years of Williford's artistic studies of American photo archives - her own families and those of strangers.
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