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Archer Gallery

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The Archer Gallery has been exhibiting fine art in Southwest Washington since 1978, consistently presenting an impressive list of artists and exhibits.

With a focus on Northwest and Washington artists, the gallery also exhibits works by national artists. Featuring established and emerging talents, the cultural, social, and ethnic diversity of the region is expressed in the exhibition schedule.

All exhibits are free and open to students and the community. The Archer Gallery is located on the lower level of the new Penguin Union Building (PUB). The Penguin Union Building is easily accessible by the college entrances on Fort Vancouver Way.

Gallery Hours

Tuesday thru Thursday	10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Friday	10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Saturday	1 - 5 p.m.

Phone:

360-992-2246
360-992-2370

Email:

mhirsch@clark.edu

Directions to Archer Gallery:

The Archer Gallery is located in the Penguin Union Building (PUB) attached to Gaiser Hall on the Clark College campus.

North on I5 from Portland take Exit 1C (Mill Plain/4th Plain).

Follow sign for Mill Plain Blvd. Turn right at end of ramp.

Get in the left lane. At first light turn left onto Ft Vancouver Way.

Clark College begins in the second block. PUB/Gaiser Hall is the 4th brick building. Pull into Parking Lot south of Gaiser Hall. Park in unmarked spaces - F/S spaces are reserved M - F until 5:30.

Enter at SW corner of Lower PUB. Look for "Archer Gallery" lettering on the outer doors of the building. Gallery is just inside the door.

History of the Archer Gallery

In 1978, an art gallery opened at Clark College. Then known as the Index Gallery, it was located on the lower level of Gaiser Hall, accessible only through the college bookstore.

In 1982, Jim Archer (seen in the photo on the left), then a professor of art history at the college, became curator of the gallery. Successful in attracting well-known Northwest artists, the Index Gallery became known as one the region's top alternative venues for contemporary artists.

The woman in the photo is Ellen Curtis, who was a Clark College student and volunteer in the Archer Gallery in the 80s. She helped Jim Archer install the first show in the, then, 'new' gallery space.

The gallery moved into a 3,500-square foot space in Gaiser Hall. The gallery was renamed in Archer’s honor in September 1995. After being closed for nearly a year due to the renovation of Gaiser Hall and the construction of the Penguin Union Building, the Archer Gallery reopened its doors in its new location in March 2005.

The Archer Gallery Donor Wall



Above left, an appreciate crowd applauds as the new donor wall for the Archer Gallery is unveiled on April 13, 2005. Above right, Gallery Director Marjorie Hirsch and Clark College Foundation President Lisa Gibert. Bottom (left to right: Marjorie Hirsch, former Gallery Director Jim Archer, Lisa Gibert, and Clark College Art Professor Carson Legree unveil the new donor wall.

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