CALLS TO ARTISTS
“Festival of Trees: Dreamscapes” at the White River Valley Museum
The White River Valley Museum is seeking artists to participate in their third annual Festival of Trees exhibit. This exhibit features trees that are decorated or created around a theme. The last two themes were cultures and literature. The cultural tree exhibit was created by local ethnic heritage groups and the literature themed exhibit was created by librarians at King County Library System. This year the Museum has chosen the theme “dreamscapes” and is looking for local artist’s interpretations of that theme! Selected artists will receive a $300 stipend post-installation. A people’s choice voting will take place during the exhibit’s run and the artist with the most votes will receive an additional $500 award.
Deadline to apply: August 14, 2022, 10:59 pm
Eligibility: This opportunity is open to WA state artists, collectives, groups, or art-based student organizations.
Project Budget: $300 stipend for selected artists
For more information or to apply, visit the online application here.
2023 Art on Main Gallery - Artists are selected through an annual application process to install 3-dimensional or multi-media art installations in a public window-front exhibition space in downtown Auburn.
Deadline to apply: September 8, 2022,10:59 pm
Eligibility: This is a call to artists residing in the Pacific Northwest (Washington, Oregon and Idaho).
Project Budget: $1,000 stipend for selected artists
For more information or to apply, visit the online application here.
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2023 Art Galleries - Artists are selected through an annual application process for exhibitions in city gallery spaces, showcasing diverse artworks by regional artists.
Deadline to apply: September 8, 2022, 10:59 pm
Eligibility: This is a call to artists with no geographical restriction, but all artwork must be dropped off and picked up in person in Auburn, WA on the assigned exhibition dates.
For more information or to apply, visit the online application here.
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2023 Mary Olson Farm Artist in Residence - The Mary Olson Farm Artist in Residence provides the opportunity for an artist to pursue their work in, and to be inspired by, the unique and beautiful setting of the Mary Olson Farm in Auburn, Washington for two months in June and July.
Deadline to apply: October 6, 2022, 10:59 pm
Eligibility: This is a call to artists or artist teams currently residing in the Pacific Northwest (Washington, Oregon and Idaho)
Project Budget: $3,500 stipend for the selected artist
For more information or to apply, visit the online application here.
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ART GALLERY EXHIBITIONS
Cheryl Sallee Gallery
808 9th St SE
Artist: Xander Griffith
Exhibition Dates: July 7 - November 3, 2022
Xander Griffith creates rich works of art that pay homage to the cultural heritage and incredible landscape of the Northwest. Working in felt, Griffith builds layer upon layer, using vibrant color to create works of stunning beauty and complexity. Xander’s intention is for this work to “inspire the minds of tomorrow who are always expecting the unexpected, hoping they will leave the art with an elevated spirit, like spires on the horizon as they look onto the future.”
For more information about the artist, please visit Xander Griffith's website.
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Community Center Gallery
910 Ninth Street SE
Artist: Brooke Fotheringham
Exhibition Dates: July 6 - November 2, 2022
Creating mesmerizing kaleidoscopic artworks, artist Brooke Fotheringham’s experiments in digital photo editing and interests in eco modernism have inspired her most recent work. Her artwork is intended to be “a visual exploration of the potential of genetic engineering to survive on a rapidly changing planet; a collection of new life and materials I have imagined by manipulating and rearranging botanical and synthesized forms.”
For more information about the artist, please visit Brooke Fotheringham's website.
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City Hall Gallery
25 W. Main Street
Artist: Trenton Quiocho
Exhibition Dates: July 6 - August 30, 2022
Glass artist Trenton Quiocho explores ways to preserve the rich histories, folktales and Filipino traditions that have been lost through colonization. Glass provides the opportunity to create a revitalized, visual language that speaks to this cultural iconography, and through this, breathes new life into the folktales and stories behind them.
For more information about the artist, please visit Trenton Quiocho's website.
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Art on Main Gallery
One Main Street
Artist: Michael Dinning
Title: American Fabric
Exhibition Dates: July 16 - October 2, 2022
Artist Michael Dinning will be displaying a version of his installation titled "American Fabric." The artist writes about his work and describes how "the identity of a country is defined by the identity of it’s people. America is a complex collections of individuals and traditions, and to understand how and where we fit in the world it is important to value the life right around us, our communities of people and events, routines and ideas."
For more information about the artist, please visit Michael Dinning's website.
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FREE SUMMER CONCERTS
SUMMER SOUNDS
Thursdays, thru August 25 | 6:30pm
Les Gove Park
The perfect summer entertainment series the whole family will enjoy! Pack up a picnic dinner and enjoy the performances. This entertainment series will be held at the parks shelter beside the Discovery Playground.
- Thursday, August 4 | Janis Lives – Janis Joplin Tribute
- Thursday, August 11 | New Age Flamenco – Flamenco Music
- Thursday, August 18 | Ron Stubbs - Rock N Roll Hypnotist
- Thursday, August 25 | Jessica Lynne Witty – Original Country
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KIDS SUMMERSTAGE
Wednesdays, thru August 17 | 12pm
Les Gove Park
An exciting children’s outdoor entertainment series that will be LOADS of fun for kiddos at the adults who bring them! Pack up a picnic lunch and enjoy the performances. This entertainment series will be held at the parks shelter beside the Discovery Playground.
- August 3 - Ruth and Emilia - a mother-daughter duo with music, wacky characters and positive themes!
- August 10 - Louie Foxx's One Man Side Show - hilarious magic, mixed with goofy stunts.
- August 17 - Eric Ode - award winning children's singer/songwriter and local favorite!
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 DOWNTOWN SCULPTURE GALLERY
The Downtown Sculpture Gallery showcases ten outdoor sculptures of various sizes, types, and mediums. The sculpture gallery changes annually providing different artwork for Auburn residents to experience and enjoy. The annual People's Choice Award contest is underway. Make sure to join the fun and vote for your favorite artwork! The artist whose sculpture receives the most votes will win a $500 award.
Visit our website to learn more about our entire lineup of sculptures, and to vote for your favorite!
AUBURN ARTS & CULTURE CENTER PROGRESS
The transformation of Auburn's historic Post Office into the Auburn Arts & Culture Center is underway. The facility will provide increased access to the arts and cultural education for the local and regional community and drive economic activities in Auburn’s downtown core.
Follow the construction progress and find full project details at auburnwa.gov/arts.
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OTHER COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING
White River Valley Museum
918 H Street SE, Auburn, WA 98002
LIKE MOTHER
On Exhibit July 6 - December 30, 2022
How are you like your mother? In what ways do you wish you were not like your mother? LIKE MOTHER is an exhibit that explores these questions and more through the works of Northwest artists. Curated by local artist and cartist (art car creator) Kelly Lyles, this exhibit covers the good, the beautiful, the bad, and the heartbreaking relationships we have with our parents.
LABOR of LOVE in the Museum’s Permanent Exhibits
Accompanying LIKE MOTHER, the Museum will explore the work of caring for your loved ones in its permanent exhibit galleries. LABOR of LOVE is an audio tour that highlights artifacts with recordings from the Museum’s oral history collection. Listen to stories of everyday life and how people made do, or made more, through their devotion to their family and community.
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Auburn Parks, Arts & Recreation
253-931-3043 | www.auburnwa.gov/arts
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