The Salem Art Association (SAA) is a nonprofit charitable organization dedicated to art education, art appreciation, art education and historic preservation of the greater Salem area.

In 1919 a group of dedicated community leaders formed the Salem Art League. The League incorporated in 1938 as the Salem Art Center Association and in 1948 the name changed to the Salem Art Association (SAA).

SAA moved to its present location in 1953 the Bush's Pasture Park and today its called the Bush House Museum, the Bush Barn Art Center is in the adjacent barn.

SAA provides the Salem area with

Location: 600 Mission SE, Salem Oregon 97302 Telephone 503-581-2228

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The Most Anticipated Upcoming Oregon Events Are: Whale of a Christmas Depoe Bay December 5 Cardboard Songsters Concert Cannon Beach November 28 Holiday Ale Festival 2009 Portland December 2 thru December 6 Parade of Lights Elgin December 5 Gingerbread Jubilee Medford continuing thru November 25

Other upcoming events include: First Run Eugene December 31 thru January 1 Quilt Run 101 The Oregon Coast February 5 thru February 15 Yuletide in Seaside Seaside November 26 thru November 28 History of Communities on the Lower Umpqua River Reedsport continuing thru December 17 Carriage Rides in the Old Mill District Bend November 27 thru December 23