Of course, poetry figures into this month’s iteration of the Corvallis Arts Walk. It is, after all, National Poetry Month, and we must say the combination of word and image is compelling for us.
Also, in a further sign of spring, more CAW venues are offering music than in recent past. We’re loving that as well – and it does not seem coincidental that Earl Newman, of Monterey Jazz Festival fame, would be showing at the venue topping this month’s list of destinations.
If all this is not enough, there are also healthy dollops of everything from sculpture and faeries to landscape and tattoos and, well, you name it. Set for Thursday, April 16, here’s what’s on deck…
Art in the Valley, 209 SW 2nd Street
Earl Newman: Still Getting Away with It. This exhibit runs April 7 to May 3, featuring silkscreen prints and circular acrylic paintings. Earl, a 96-year-old Summit artist, is best known for designing 50 years of posters for the Monterey Jazz Festival and spending 50 years selling his work at the Oregon Country Fair. Website: Art in the Valley.
The Arts Center Main Gallery, 700 SW Madison Ave, Open 4-7 pm
Reformation by Kim Smith Claudel. Portland-based artist Kim Smith Claudel returns to Corvallis—where she studied at Oregon State University—with Reformation, a solo exhibition exploring painting as an evolving practice rather than a fixed object. Working across painting, sculpture, and installation, she creates process-driven work that embraces flux, decay, and the everyday, building visual systems that resist completion. In Reformation, Smith Claudel engages The Arts Center’s historic architecture alongside her formative experiences working in the space. The exhibition considers re-forming as both a material transformation and a challenge to the rules we rarely question. Website: The Arts Center.
The Arts Center Corrine Woodman Gallery, 700 SW Madison Ave), Open 4-7 pm, Reception from 5:30 – 7 pm
Ketzia Schoneberg will be at The Arts Center with her exhibition, Animal Husbandry, a body of work inspired by her time as an artist in residence at Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts & Agriculture.
The Arts Center Corrine Woodman Gallery II, 700 SW Madison Ave, Open 4-7 pm
Potential Spam: A Zine Exhibition, in the Corrine Woodman II Gallery. Cash prizes will be awarded to winners selected by this year’s juror, Erika Rier.
Billy Biondi Fine Arts, 425 SW Madison Ave, Suite B-159
Billy Biondi Fine Art offers colorful abstract paintings, drawings, and prints by the artist. Website: Billy Biondi Art.
The Corridor Gallery – LBCC Benton Center, 757 Polk Ave
Figuratively Speaking, an exploration of figurative form in clay – where gesture becomes language and form becomes voice. This is an exhibition of work by Niya Lee’s Winter 2026 Figurative Clay Sculpture class.
Corvallis Guitar Society, 425 SW Madison Ave, Suite b-113
Music at The Plaza. The Corvallis Guitar Society is a non-profit dedicated to guitar performance and education. It offers free monthly concerts by renowned guest artists as well as free lessons and opportunities to play with others. FB: Corvallis Guitar Society.
Corvallis Museum, 411 SW Second
MUSE: Poetry. MUSE is a special event celebrating arts, culture, and history at the Corvallis Museum. Every third Thursday, in conjunction with the Corvallis Arts Walk, you can join them for this free event for all ages. On April 16th, MUSE celebrates National Poetry Month. The evening will feature an open mic hosted by Poetics Corvallis. Website: Benton County Museums.
Adrienne Fritze Art Studio(460 SW Madison Ave, Suite 12, Second Floor
Incompletions & Disappointments is this month’s exhibit. Website: Adrienne Fritze.
Fae Realm Productions, 425 SW Madison Ave, Suite B133
Join the Fae Realm Shoppe for a live demonstration of product making, featuring a CAW night only batch of their soothing bath soaks. These soaks will be available for purchase at a sale price upon the completion of the demonstration, and following this event will only be sold on their website, faerealmproductions.com.
Idyll Hands Tattoo & Art Studio, 460 SW Madison Ave, 2nd Floor, Suite 15
Come see handmade art and weirdness at an active tattoo studio. Signs and placards, multimedia/3D canvases, miniatures, dioramas, collages, and more. IG: idyllhands23.
LBCC Chinook Hall Gallery, 931 NW Reiman Ave
Student Artist in Residence Show. Each year, two advanced art students are selected by the LBCC Visual Arts Department to create a body of work for exhibition in Chinook Hall on the Corvallis Campus. This year’s featured artists are Mika Winder and Daisy Zambano-Gomez. Winder, based in Albany, explores themes of feminism, horror, and surrealism through drawing, painting, digital art, and doll-making. Zambano-Gomez, a Mexican-American artist, examines sexuality, femininity, and self-expression, sharing her journey to inspire peace and acceptance in others. The exhibition runs from October 2025 through May 2026.
Living Studios Gallery at Cornerstone Associates, 1445 SE Crystal Lake Dr #10
EELSSS! Grant Pattieshaw crafts families and communities of creatures from found materials such as yarn, fabric, cardboard, wire, and other craft materials to bend, crinkle, and stretch. Each creature has a story and personality that is told through the materials, form, and display of each piece. Website: Living Studios Gallery.
The Lonely Skein, 517 SW 2nd St, Suite 102
Monumental. Joseph Nicolia is a human artist from the planet Earth, located in the Western Spiral Arm of the Milky Way Galaxy. These recent works are extended explorations of abstract and layered mixed media paintings. Each piece, though complete, offers an almost disjointed image, separated from a larger whole. The clipped edges and gnarly textures loudly describe a space outside of the bounds of the canvas, wood, or paper.
Moon Woman Studios, 425 SW Madison, Lower Level
Mother Gaia Awakens. Moon Woman Studios displays art in multiple mediums, including oil on canvas, pastel, painted glass candles and more. FB: Moon Woman Studios.
New Morning Bakery (219 SW 2nd Street
Dreams Are Real and Manifestations for Art by Michael Ingram. Inspired by Odilon Redon’s paintings at the Guggenheim, Michael Ingram built a career as a professional artist. Using acrylic and a house painter’s corner brush, he creates vivid, expressive works reminiscent of Redon and Chagall. His paintings — psychic symbols and spontaneous images described as “objects of the spirit” — have earned praise from fellow artists and gained recognition on international platforms. View his work at ingramcreates.com.
Old World Deli, 341 SW 2nd
Crazy Kids Art. Una and friends are back at the Old World Deli with paintings, collage and fiber arts. All proceeds from sales of their creations will benefit the Humane Society. Website: Old World Deli.
Olivia Rivers Art, 464 SW Madison Ave
Rivers shares her open studio and showroom for Carbony musical instruments at The Dragon’s Whistle. She paints vivid Celtic-scapes, fantasy symbolism, and honors cross cultural depictions of the Goddess.
Painting Poetic Art Studio and Gallery, 425 SW Madison Ave, B169
The girls all love animals and are excited to be able to help with their care and finding them new homes. Making art together is also making their friendships stronger.
PashCo Studio, 425 SW Madison Ave, B181
Rock & Roll Art, Memorabilia, Collectibles. Vintage and original art from dozens of artists – concentrating on 60’s and 70’s music venues. Albums and other music collectibles to round out the showcase. Website: PashCo.
Pegasus Gallery, 312 SW Madison Ave
National Poetry Month Celebration. 22nd Annual Art & Poetry Exhibit throughout April and May in an ekphrastic exchange of images and words. In a 1956 speech, JFK famously noted, “if more politicians knew poetry and more poets knew politics, I am convinced the world would be a little better place in which to live”. In 1996 the Academy of American Poets launched an annual celebration of poetry every April. With a creative, academic and diverse community like Corvallis, the Pegasus family and friends jumped in and dedicated themselves to hosting that ritual of ekphrastic exchange. This year many locations in the community will be hosting similar experiences. Jump in! Contact different locations participating in the Corvallis Arts Walk (CAW) and express yourself or just look, listen and contribute your energy. Pegasus says: Art is powerful. Words are powerful. You are powerful.
The Plaza, 425 SW Madison Ave
The Plaza comes alive with a guitar recital from 6 to 7 pm, piano recitals from 7 to 8 pm and multiple art studios open and four cafes welcoming visitors. Their self-description, a great stop for soaking in downtown Corvallis.
SeeSidStamp, 425 SW Madison
Plaza Pop-Up Event. See Sid Stamp creates one of a kind, hand printed linoleum block prints. Focusing on the natural world around us, as well as the fantastical and interesting, each piece is an original work of art. From pop culture to subculture, local plants and animals, and custom pet portraits, See Sid Stamp has something for everyone. Join them at The Plaza for this one-night pop-up event. IG: @seesidstamp.
Terra Viva Gallery, 354 SW Madison Ave
Works of Anna Russell. Enjoy abstract painting, handmade ceramics, and an artisan silversmith jewelry gallery for a captivating journey into the world of handcrafted elegance. Discover the beauty of meticulously crafted silver jewelry, each piece a masterpiece of creativity and craftsmanship. Website: Terra Viva Gallery.
Treefort Children’s Boutique, 117 NW 2nd St
Sharon Gracen will be exhibiting her beautiful watercolors in the boutique space.
Underground Arts & Crafts Studio, 425 SW Madison Ave, Suite B153
Celebrating 6 years with Spring Open Studio. This venue is inviting guests to get into the glorious colors of spring this April CAW. All ages are welcome to try out some of the venue’s favorite materials: waterproof pens, gouache, watercolors, colored pencils, and water pastels to make your own postcards of Spring. This year, Jen Hernandez Art is celebrating six years of independent artistry, and UGACS continues to welcome all wild creatures of the forest to come create something cool. IG: @ugac.studio.
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