Hallie Ford Museum of Art

Oregon’s third largest art museum celebrates the creativity of the human spirit as it is reflected in the art of different cultures, different places and different times. Located in the heart of Salem, Oregon, near the State Capitol building, the museum’s collections reflect the rich, diverse culture of the Northwest and explores the history of art around the world.

Special exhibitions range from classical works to modern masters, while the permanent galleries feature works by Pacific Northwest and Native American artists, as well as a diverse collection of Ancient, European, American and Asian art. Experience the wonder, mystery and magic at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art.

Exhibits

TRANSFORMATIONS: The George and Colleen Hoyt Collection of Northwest Coast Art
September 17-December 17, 2022
Melvin Henderson-Rubio Gallery

Over the past thirty-five years, George and Colleen Hoyt have amassed one of the finest collections of contemporary Northwest Coast Native art in the United States. Organized by professor of anthropology and curator of Indigenous art Rebecca Dobkins, the exhibition traces the history of contemporary Northwest Coast Native art from the 1950s to the present and includes masks, wooden objects, and prints by some of British Columbia and Alaska’s foremost Native artists. The collection is a promised gift from the Hoyts to the Hallie Ford Museum of Art.
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TRANSITION to PRINT: Selections from the George and Colleen Hoyt Collection of Northwest Coast Art
August 27-December 3, 2022
Print Study Center

Since the 1960s, Native artists have used the printmaking medium as a vehicle to share their history and culture with audiences around the world. The exhibition features a range of contemporary Native prints from the George and Colleen Hoyt collection by some of the foremost Native printmakers in the region.
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Rick Silva: Western Fronts
August 27-December 3, 2022
Study Gallery

Born in Brazil and based in Oregon, Rick Silva’s work integrates art and technology and poses questions about politics and place. In response to the Trump Administration’s decision to strip land from four major national monuments—Cascade Siskiyou in Oregon and California, Gold Butte in Nevada, Grand Staircase-Escalante in Utah, and Bears Ears in Utah—Silva sought to critically examine the effects of the presidential declaration. These once protected lands, some of which are homes to sacred indigenous sites, become sources of economic gain for mining corporations. Silva’s digital renderings eerily reveal how society values Western land as capital.

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