Eugene First Friday ArtWalk/Lunar New Year
Friday, February 7, 2025
Eugene Downtown Farmers Market Pavilion, 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Free admission
Celebrate the Lunar New Year at the Eugene First Friday ArtWalk on February 7th at the Eugene Downtown Farmers Market Pavilion.
The Lane Arts Council and the Asian American Council of Oregon invite the public to this free event to celebrate the Year of the Snake and enjoy performances, art exhibits, a marketplace, youth activities, and “learn-to” activities.
Food trucks on site will offer Asian cuisine for purchase. The Celebration is part of the Eugene First Friday ArtWalk tour.
An exhibit features Asian pottery techniques by local ceramic artists in raku, nerikomi, kintsugi, kurinuki, woodfired, and hakeme brushwork.
Other featured artists include works in painting, photography, calligraphy, textiles, print, ceramics, as well as bonsai (miniature pruned trees).
The Lunar New Year Celebration opens at 5:30 p.m. at the Pavilion. Chinese Lion Dancers will welcome the Year of the Snake, scare away evil spirits, and bring in a year of transformation and renewal, characteristics of the mythological snake from the Chinese zodiac..
A brochure and map of the First Friday Artwalk for the evening is available to pick up at the Pavilion and at the evening’s ArtWalk locations. For details, visit lanearts.org/first-friday-artwalk or asiancouncil.org.
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
(each performance includes time for audience participation)
5:35-6:05pm Lion Dancers by East-West Kung Fu
6:15-6:45pm Kung Fu by East-West Kung Fu
7:00-7:30pm Taichi by Jeff Leung from Leung Martial Arts
7:45-8:15pm Eugene Taiko
ONGOING ACTIVITIES
5:30-8:00pm – Asian Pottery Techniques exhibit area
The Art of Bonsai with Amin of the Eugene Bonsai Society. Stop by and ask questions about this beautiful natural art form. Find out how to grow and shape miniature trees in containers, what tools are best, or what type of containers to use.
5:30-8:00p – Asian Pottery Exhibit area
Demonstration of Kurinuki means “to hollow or carve out” and is an ancient Japanese pottery technique that takes a block of clay and is formed using your hands and a couple of tools to hollow out and carve the clay to create a unique, natural, and spontaneous piece such as a tea bowl that bears the maker’s marks. Come see how it’s done to create a simple object of beauty.
5:30-8:00p – – Chinese calligraphy Booth
Stop by the Chinese Calligraphy booth and try your hand at writing your name in Chinese characters.
5:30-8:00p – Shibori Demonstration Barbara Setsu Picket Booth
Barbara Setsu Picket demonstrates Shibori, the Japanese technique that makes rich patterns and textures on cloth by pressure resists alone. The dimensional textures are heat-set with steam and will retain shape until moistened. Barbara’s demo will show the keys steps in the process for Arashi shibori, a pleated texture scarf, and a bubble shibori that is formed around marbles
5:30-8:00p – Origami
Bring the family and learn the art of paper folding called Origami. Fold a square piece of paper to create two and three-dimensional animals, boxes, and more!
