 Call to Artists for Applications!
“RENEWAL: Historic Roots and Artistic Growth” Juried Art Exhibition
The City of Auburn’s new art center gallery in the historic 1937 post office building will feature a group exhibition titled “RENEWAL: Historic Roots and Artistic Growth” in summer 2023, which seeks to showcase artworks by PNW artists representing imagery and ideas of trees, branches, and similar growth through nature. Applications are requested from visual artists and/or artist groups residing in Washington State working in two-dimensional or wall-mounted three-dimensional media to exhibit their work at the City of Auburn’s new art center gallery.
Application deadline: May 25, 2023 at 10:59 PM (Pacific Time)
Exhibition timeframe: July-September 2023, dates are TBD.
Eligibility
Established and emerging Washington State artists and/or artist groups working in two-dimensional or wall-mounted three-dimensional media will be considered. All artwork must be delivered in person. All work must be mounted or framed and securely wired (or with D-rings) and ready to hang (no sawtooth hangers accepted).
For more information and to apply, please view the online application.
The City of Auburn is hiring for an Arts Assistant position. This is a variable hour position with a hiring range of $19.00-22.50/hour. The employee will perform variety of duties related to art administration, public art, performing arts, and art activity planning. Helps with all art related programs, supervision of volunteers, facility and/or programs. For more information or to apply, please view the online application.
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Art on Main Gallery
One Main Street
Artist: Maggie Andersen
Exhibition Dates:
April 12 - July 5, 2023
The City of Auburn and the Auburn Arts Commission are pleased to present an art installation by Maggie Andersen at Auburn’s Art on Main window-front gallery, on view April 12 – July 5, 2023.
Artwork Statement and Biography:
"Clothing speaks a universal language that most people relate to. I am asking viewers to rethink the application of something so common. These life-sized wall sculptures suggest stories of exploration, survivorship and overcoming. I treat these ‘garments’ as paintings, employing balance, motion, and harmony. Other times, I explore the creative process as solving a puzzle; using 22-gauge wire, hand sewing the pieces into fitting harmony. By bending flat industrial metals with my female hand, I find irony in turning the once utilitarian and recycled materials into graceful, fluid motion. Transformation is a common human experience, I love to turn the ordinary into something unique.
As a long time semi-retired art educator for public and private schools, it is a honor and privilege to facilitate for any one’s imagination, including mine. Having been involved in the arts most of my life, I am always curious to explore various mediums and learn through connecting my heart, hands, and mind. As I create, I laugh a lot. I cannot take my art too seriously as I become a child myself. I am grateful, curious, and still exploring."
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Cheryl Sallee Gallery
808 9th St SE
Artist: Allyce Wood
Exhibition Dates: March 7 - May 2, 2023
Artist Allyce Wood’s artwork spans a number of materials and processes, “shifting to suit (her) passions, subjects, and locations.” Often working in richly colored and patterned textiles, her process “begins with an image, a photograph or a drawing” that she then codifies “into a matrix of ones and zeros, black pixels and white,” using a digital jacquard loom to create her beautiful artworks.
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Community Center Gallery
910 Ninth Street SE
Artist: Anna Krumpos
Exhibition Dates: March 7 - May 2, 2023
Anna Krumpos (b. 1994) is an American painter based in Tacoma, WA. With a background in contemporary dance, her abstract paintings are an extension of her experience as a mover. Her intuitive process features layered brushstrokes, primarily cool palettes, and compositions resembling the natural world. She enjoys painting as a ritual of connecting to the spirit, releasing emotion and practicing surrender.
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Community Center Gallery
910 Ninth Street SE
Artist: Auburn School District Student Art Exhibition
Exhibition Dates: March 7 - May 2, 2023
This anticipated art exhibition showcases students from the local Auburn schools! Come by and check out the work of these talented student artists!
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The transformation of Auburn's historic Post Office into the Auburn Arts & Culture Center continues to progress. 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. We are looking forward to a Spring 2023 opening.
Follow the construction progress and find full project details at auburnwa.gov/arts.
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Auburn Parks, Arts & Recreation
253-931-3043 | www.auburnwa.gov/arts
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