Schneider Museum of Art

This is a great place tucked in the SOU campus. Every time we visit I am impressed by the quality of the exhibitions. It even surprises me a little bit, given that it is a pretty small museum at at smaller college.
Once a month during the school year they also do a «Family Day» on Saturdays (Edit: This was extended to include the summer!). There are always very fun and engaging free activities for children. It is one of the best free things to do in the city. Sometimes there are even free take home art projects, such as a sculpture.
Schneider Museum is a true gift to the community and the students do such a great job running it.

Great gallery with an exhibit change every couple months. Great to see Oregon/​local artists. Royal Nebeker show right now is a must see!

It was a sunny and worn Ashland morning, so Gayle and I decided to take a nice walk down to the Southern Oregon University Campus and among other things wander through the Schneider Museum of Art. It’s a relatively small space that consists of 2 large gallery spaces, plus a little bit within the entrance area, and all situated within SOU’s Art School campus. There’s some nice less formal displays within those buildings as well. A voluntary donation of $ 5 is requested at a «free will» box at the entrance to the museum.
We happened upon the «Fighting Men: Golub, Voulkos, Kirby» Exhibition. Most interesting were the various comic book displays by Jack Kirby and Leon Golub’s cautionary paintings that depict the violence stemming from political power gone awry. Bridging this gap are Peter Voulkos’ powerful ceramic pieces.
You can easily (and slowly) spend up to ~30 minutes here. I would also recommend entering and leaving the Museum on the University side, just so you can enjoy wandering around this pretty campus.

This art museum on the Southern Oregon University Campus has two large gallery spaces and a smaller gallery at one end. There was also art exhibited in the entrance area.
The «Views from the Inner Eye» exhibit I saw in late August was nicely laid out, with helpful placards.
I only spent about 30 minutes here, but I was intrigued to see new-​to-​me artists.