Alexander Art Gallery
The Alexander Gallery gives students and the community a chance to experience contemporary works made by emerging and established regional artists. The 900-square-foot space is located in the Niemeyer Center on the Oregon City campus and features two rotating exhibits each term. Artists explore a variety of disciplines, including drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, digital media and installation. Each spring, the gallery showcases works made by CCC students in its annual Student Art Show.
During the school year, the Alexander Gallery is open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. During the summer, the gallery is open Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Admission is free. For further information please contact Kate Simmons at 503-594-3032 or kates@clackamas.edu.
Current Exhibition
Student Art Show
May 12 – June 3, 2026
The annual CCC Student Art Show will open in the Alexander Gallery May 12 and run through June 3, 2026. An Awards Reception will be held Tuesday, May 12 from noon to 1 p.m. and guest judge Paula Bullwinkel will announce awards at 12:15 p.m. The Student Art Show is a juried exhibition of the finest works made by CCC students over the past academic year exploring disciplines in drawing, painting, design, sculpture, ceramics, photography, digital design, video, jewelry and more. Please join us in celebrating the wonderful work of our talented students!
For further information about this exhibition, please contact Kate Simmons at 503-594-3032 or kates@clackamas.edu. The Alexander Gallery is located in the Niemeyer Center at Clackamas Community College. The gallery is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with the exception of campus holidays. Admission is free.
Past Exhibitions
- "The Edge of the World" by Rachel Denny, March 30, 2026
- "Pressure Drop" by Paula Bullwinkel, March 6, 2026
- "When the World Looks Away" by Sam Marroquin, Jan. 5, 2026
- "Living Remnants" by Jim Spillman, June 25, 2025
- "Connectivity" by Joe Blatt, Nov. 10, 2025
- Student Art Show, May 13, 2025
- "Sequentially" by Terry Blas, March 31, 2025
- "Natural Retreat" by Holly Osborne, March 9, 2025
- "Kinematics" by Rob McKirdie, Feb. 3, 2025
- Faculty Art Show, Sept. 24, 2024
- Student Art Show, May 16, 2024
- "Modern Artifacts: Ceramics and Other Obsessions" by Kim Murton, April 1, 2024
- "Every Treetop Deserves a Cloud" by Horatio Law, Feb. 12, 2024
- Erik Geschke's Selected Works, Jan. 8, 2024
- "menagerie" by Rachel Kalman and Grace Weston, Nov. 6, 2023
- "Paintings from the perspective of dog poet Pepper Meadows", Sept. 18, 2023
- "Landscapes and Surfaces," Aug. 7, 2023
- Student Art Show, May 11, 2023
- "they would prefer to be a cloud, fastened to the rock" by Sara Siestreem (Hanis Coos), April 3, 2023
- "Desert Waterlines" by Clairissa Stephens, Feb. 13, 2023
- "The Ordeal" by Henk Pander, Jan. 3, 2023
- "Cosmic Tree" by Kanetaka Ikeda, Sept. 19, 2022
- Student Art Show, May 11, 2022
Past Exhibitions and Artist Talks
Other galleries
As the center for cultural arts in Clackamas County, CCC wants you to experience art in a number of locations and on every campus. The Pauling Gallery on the Oregon City campus hosts experimental, student and community art shows, while the Harmony and Wilsonville campus galleries host quarterly exhibitions for a variety of artists.
Wilsonville Campus
No exhibitions are on display at this time.
Harmony Campus
No exhibitions are on display at this time.
Oregon City Campus
PAULING GALLERY
No exhibitions are on display at this time.