The Julia C. Butridge Gallery is located in the heart of the arts district adjacent to the Long Center and Butler Park at the Dougherty Arts Center, a multi-cultural community arts center providing opportunities for creative expression to citizens for over 41 years. Visitors enjoy an exceptional 2,000 square feet of exhibit space in the main gallery, and an additional 480 square feet in newly renovated gallery space. The natural collision of creative activity at the arts center contributes to the gallery’s longstanding reputation among the arts community as an accessible and nurturing venue and incubator, ideal for emerging and established artists. The gallery is free and open to the public.
On Display
Somnium
MetaCaustics
August 16 – September 27, 2025
Artist Reception: Wednesday, August 20, 2025, 7-9pm
Artist Talk: Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 7-9pm
“Somnium” is a multimedia exhibition by MetaCaustics, a collaborative new media art duo composed of camera artist Jasna Boudard and digital illustrator Topher Sipes, that explores the visual language of the subconscious. Drawing from the Latin word somnium, meaning “dream,” “vision,” or “daydream,” the exhibition weaves together digital works, projection-based installation, paintings, and 3D prints to evoke the layered, nonlinear space of inner experience.
Tuklasan: Discovering Traditions of the Cordilleras
Beverly Demafiles Schulze
August 16 – September 27, 2025
Artist Reception: Wednesday, August 20, 2025, 7-9pm
Artist Talk: Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 7-9pm
“Tuklasan: Discovering Traditions of the Cordilleras” is a photographic journey into the people and traditions of the Cordillera region in the northern Philippines. Documented just before the world shut down in 2020, Beverly Demafiles Schulze’s images reflect an intimate exploration of cultural identity, connection, and heritage. Through her photography, Schulze honors the rich diversity of the Philippines and her own path of discovery.