Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art

Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art A world of art awaits you at the University of Oregon's Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art.
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Today we celebrate Juneteenth, officially known as Juneteenth National Independence Day, which commemorates the legal em...
06/19/2026

Today we celebrate Juneteenth, officially known as Juneteenth National Independence Day, which commemorates the legal emancipation of enslaved persons in the United States.

🗓 On this day in 1865, Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced that all enslaved people were free, enforcing the Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863.

May this day serve as a symbol of liberation, resilience, and the unfinished work toward equality, as well as a reminder of the sacrifices and efforts of countless Black American activists throughout American history.

The JSMA is closed today in celebration.



📸Image Credit:
Pettus, Peter, photographer
[Participants, some carrying American flags, marching in the civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965]
From the Library of Congress

"Collecting Americas: Recent Acquisitions" is now on view in the Schnitzer Gallery. 🎨🖊 Though we were initially founded ...
06/18/2026

"Collecting Americas: Recent Acquisitions" is now on view in the Schnitzer Gallery.

🎨🖊 Though we were initially founded in 1933 as an Asian art museum, the museum’s collecting interests have since broadened to artworks from around the world that provide even more opportunities for cross-cultural and curricular connections. JSMA began collecting American and regional art in the 1960s and now stewards work by artists from the United States, Mesoamerica, contemporary Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and other areas of the Caribbean and across the Americas.

Curated from the museum's permanent collection, "Collecting Americas" demonstrates our commitment to understandings of American art informed by perspectives from local, national, and internationally recognized artists.

Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️Celebrating and embracing the diverse talents and perspectives of LGBTQIA+ artists is import...
06/17/2026

Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
Celebrating and embracing the diverse talents and perspectives of LGBTQIA+ artists is important to us. This not only enriches our cultural landscape but also contributes to building a more inclusive and compassionate society. By doing so, we not only honor the incredible achievements of q***r artists but also ensure a brighter, more diverse future for the art world.

❗Don't miss Jamil Hellu's Untitled (Odyssey), on view in the Collecting Americas exhibition. Hellu explores political and personal identities through an interdisciplinary artistic practice, deeply informed by his communities, q***rness, and Middle Eastern cultural heritage. Hellu’s work challenges conventional labels and fixed understandings of selfhood. Part of the Odyssey series, this self-expressive work reflects the artist’s personal journey toward liberation and transformation within and beyond the body.

❗Also, don't miss the opening of Jeffrey Gibson: They Teach Love, presenting art by Jeffrey Gibson, a q***r artist of Cherokee and Mississippi Choctaw heritage, whose art emphasizes empowerment, visibility, and the celebration of strength and joy within both Indigenous and q***r communities.
The exhibition’s centerpiece, To Name An Other (2019), is an installation of screen-printed elk hide drums and wearable garments, each garment bearing a printed phrase that Gibson describes as acts of courage in defiance of oppression. Affirming people of all identities, the garments themselves are designed to be worn in public, transforming utilitarian items into symbols of visibility and empowerment.

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📸 Image Credits:
Jamil Hellu (American, b. 1976)
Untitled (Odyssey), 2023
Digital pigment print
Museum purchase through the Hartz FUNd for Contemporary Art, 2025:21.1

Gibson, Jeffrey, American, (b. 1972)
To Name An Other, 2019
51 screen printed elk hide drums, 50 garments, and video
Collection of the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation
© Jeffrey Gibson. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth
Image: Robert Hubner. Courtesy of Washington State University

The JSMA will be closed this Friday, June 19, in observance of Juneteenth. We will return to regular hours on Saturday t...
06/17/2026

The JSMA will be closed this Friday, June 19, in observance of Juneteenth. We will return to regular hours on Saturday the 20th.

Wishing you all a meaningful Juneteenth.

Happy Commencement Day to our graduating ducks! We are OPEN from 11 am - 5 pm to celebrate our graduates with special ho...
06/15/2026

Happy Commencement Day to our graduating ducks! We are OPEN from 11 am - 5 pm to celebrate our graduates with special hours and FREE ADMISSION.
We've had a lot of you come to our courtyard to take your graduation photos, and we salute you for your efforts that got you here!

Happy !"I didn't attack the canvas, I liberated it." --Sam Gilliam "Cut" (1969) is on view through early August 2026.Im...
06/14/2026

Happy !

"I didn't attack the canvas, I liberated it." --Sam Gilliam

"Cut" (1969) is on view through early August 2026.

Image: Sam Gilliam (American, 1933-2022)
"Cut," 1969
Acrylic on raw canvas with rawhide.
Private Collection; L2026:15.1

It's ! "When I give a title, it becomes even more alive. I find my titles in the process of working, as one thing leads...
06/07/2026

It's !

"When I give a title, it becomes even more alive. I find my titles in the process of working, as one thing leads to another on my canvas. When I have found the title, I live in its atmosphere. The title then becomes completely real for me." - Joan Miró

On view in the MacKinnon Gallery through late August, 2026.
Image: Joan Miró (Spanish, 1893-1983)
Le chanteuse mélancolique, 1955
Oil on board
Private collection; L2026:41.2

Upcoming exhibition, opening soon!Collecting America: Recent Acquisitions presents art originating from the American con...
06/06/2026

Upcoming exhibition, opening soon!

Collecting America: Recent Acquisitions presents art originating from the American continents from the museum’s permanent collection, demonstrating the great diversity of art made in or in response to the United States of America.

The exhibition will be on view beginning June 13.

Image: Cara Romero (American, Chemehuevi Indian Tribe, b. 1977)
3 Sisters
Inkjet prints on Legacy Platine paper
Gift of Bill Avery

See you tomorrow!
06/04/2026

See you tomorrow!

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Eugene, OR
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Friday 11am - 5pm
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