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Here\u2019s a roundup of art to see for Monday, October 5.<\/p>\n
In a new interview, Portland-based painter Yuyang Zhang talks about using acrylic, camp, and internet \u201cbrainrot\u201d imagery to paint the gap between the American dream and the reality queer Chinese immigrants actually live. It\u2019s a candid look at how a young artist is translating online absurdism into gallery-ready work. Art & About PDX<\/a><\/p>\n MECCA\u2019s Object Afterlife Art Challenge asks artists to transform scrap fabric, cork, old film, and other discarded materials into gallery-worthy work, with visitors voting for a viewer\u2019s-choice award throughout October. It\u2019s a scrappy, hands-on counterpoint to a lot of this month\u2019s more polished gallery fare, and the opening reception doubles as an awards night. Eugene Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n Over 50 Eugene artists secretly tucked circular artworks into downtown parking meters throughout 2025 \u2014 what organizer Jud Turner calls \u201cthe largest illegal group art show in the history of Eugene\u201d \u2014 and when the city swapped in vandal-resistant meters, Oblivion Gallery rescued and is now selling more than 200 of the pieces for about $30 each. Proceeds split between the artists, the gallery, and the West Eugene Warehouse District Art Hop. OPB<\/a><\/p>\n Taylor Manoles\u2019 \u201cAnd There Was Evening, and There Was Morning\u201d is on view now at the Salem Art Association\u2019s Camas Gallery, one of several shows highlighted as part of Salem\u2019s October gallery walk. Downtown Salem\u2019s Art Walk on Oct 2 is a good excuse to see it alongside the rest of the Bush Barn Art Center\u2019s fall lineup. Salem Reporter<\/a><\/p>\n Astoria\u2019s monthly Second Saturday Art Walk takes over downtown from noon to 8 p.m., with galleries and shops opening their doors for an evening of art, artists, refreshments, and wandering. It\u2019s a low-key way to sample the North Coast\u2019s unusually dense creative scene, with participating venues marked by colorful pinwheels and a mix of exhibitions, local artists, and gallery events along the downtown streets. Admission is free, making it an easy add-on to a day in Astoria \u2014 and a particularly good excuse to see what\u2019s new in town before the fall gallery season winds down. Travel Astoria \/ Astoria Downtown Historic District Association<\/a><\/p>\n Richard Newman, a multiple best-of-show winner at Trail\u2019s End Art Association\u2019s annual judged exhibitions, fills the Gearhart gallery with a month of landscape, wildlife, and black-and-white architectural photography. Some of his European black-and-white work was previously licensed by ABC for \u201cCriminal Minds\u201d \u2014 a fun hook for an otherwise understated nature-photography show. Discover Our Coast<\/a><\/p>\n\n \u201cJazz on Paper\u201d at the Newport Performing Arts Center\u2019s Olive Street Gallery gathers decades of Earl Newman\u2019s hand-silkscreened posters made for the Monterey Jazz Festival, from a longtime Oregon artist who also designed posters for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Oregon Country Fair. Newman makes an appearance and signing at the Oregon Coast Jazz Party on Oct 3. Oregon Coast Council for the Arts<\/a><\/p>\n Layor Gallery\u2019s \u201cKnown and Imagined\u201d brings together Jesse Lockwood\u2019s subconscious-tinged surrealism, Matthew Nicolau\u2019s comic-book and pop-culture collage work, and John Sherry\u2019s pastel streetscapes into one downtown Bend show. Gallery owner Lacey Champagne frames it as a study of the space between what we observe and what we invent. Bend Bulletin<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\nWillamette Valley<\/strong><\/h3>\n
A 17th Annual Juried Show Turning Trash Into Fine Art, Eugene \u2013 thru Oct 31, 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n
200 Tiny Artworks Rescued From Eugene\u2019s Old Parking Meters, Eugene \u2013 thru Nov 30, 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n
New Work by a Salem Painter at Bush Barn Art Center, Salem \u2013 thru Oct 25, 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Oregon Coast<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Astoria\u2019s Galleries Throw Open Their Doors for Second Saturday Art Walk, Astoria \u2013 Oct 10, 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n
A Local Photographer\u2019s Landscapes, Wildlife, and Architecture Studies, Gearhart \u2013 thru Oct 31, 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n
A Retrospective of Hand-Silkscreened Monterey Jazz Festival Posters, Newport \u2013 thru Nov 20, 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Eastern\/Central Oregon<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Three Artists Blend Surreal Scenes, Pop-Culture Collage, and Streetscapes, Bend \u2013 thru Nov 4, 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n