Second Saturdays
August 10 | Every Second Saturday | Free
12:00PM-4:00PM
Free Family Postmark Craft 12:00-4:00PM
Guest Artist: Join Postmark Center for the Arts and Auburn Garden Club from 1:30-2:30PM for an introduction to Floral Design! In this all-ages demonstration learn design concepts from containers to texture and movement. Barbara Smith will lead this demo, and provide a raffle opportunity to attendees with a chance to win one of the three arrangements created that day!
Guest Performer 2:30-3:30PM: Gretchen Yanover is Postmark’s guest performer this Saturday, using her electric cello and loop sampler, Gretchen builds layers of sound to create beautiful instrumental atmospheres.
Upcoming Second Saturdays:
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Gallery Hours
Wednesdays 12-4pm | Thursdays 12-6pm | Fridays 12-4pm
Postmarked: Connecting Communities
Exhibition Dates:
On view through October 2, 2024
Postmarked: Connecting Communities is a mail-art project that aims at bringing creatives from all backgrounds together under one theme: What does community mean to you?
In honor of Postmark’s upcoming one-year anniversary, this exhibition intends to capture the uniqueness and diversity of its own growing community, with a focus on themes of space, place, and identity.
Hundreds of postcards will be on display, bringing definitions of community from artists of all ages and abilities together. The exhibition will be on view from July 25 – Oct 2, 2024. Visitors are encouraged to join in the creation of postcards in the Gallery.
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 The Vault Gallery
Gallery Hours
Wednesdays 12-4pm | Thursdays 12-6pm | Fridays 12-4pm
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Vault Shapes
Artist: Amy Simons
Exhibition Dates: On view through October 13, 2024
The City of Auburn is excited to present the work of Amy Simons in our newest site-specific art space, The Vault Gallery. Amy Simons is an artist based in Bellingham, Washington.
Exhibition Statement: "These are woodcut collages. Woodcut prints because from each whole comes many parts, and collages because those parts together become another whole. They are shape shifters like us, navigating roles as both individuals and parts of collectives. Each print comes from the same block, but emerges with a unique impression, every color a mark from the moment of contact and a preservation of touch. The blocks are changed with each print too, recording, accumulating and transforming. I am interested in how we organize ourselves, what patterns we generate intentionally, subconsciously, by luck or mistake. My studio practice is one of trusting and practicing emergence: working in simple, direct interactions that unfold into complex entanglements. I look at how bodies in proximity become shapes drawn together, repel one another, or hold tension in the space between. How do bodies become ecologies of mixed beings –assemblages of minerals, microbiomes and humanness, further mixed with memories of our past selves and promises of future ones?"
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Landscape Drawing
In this Landscape drawing class, you will learn the fundamentals of drawing a landscape, while capturing the beauty of nature and the environment. You will learn about perspective, light, shadow, atmospheric perspective, value and composition. You will be using traditional drawing materials for this class. Please bring a sketchbook with you. The drawing tools will be provided for you.
Date: Thursday, August 29, 5-7PM
Ages: 12+
Fee: $50/$63 Resident/Non-Res
Instructor: Jessie Brugger
@ Postmark Center for the Arts.
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Still Life Drawing
In this Still Life Drawing Class, you will learn and practice the art of drawing from observation. You will be learning about light, shadow, value, and composition using traditional drawing materials. No materials or supplies are needed, as they will be provided for you. Drawing from life is an important practice for any artist, beginning or advanced. In this class, you will strengthen your skills at drawing as well as explore and express yourself through the drawing process.
Date: Thursday, September 12, 5-7PM
Ages: 12+
Fee: $50/$63 Resident/Non-Res
Instructor: Jessie Brugger
@ Postmark Center for the Arts.
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Make & Mingle
Every Wednesday | Free
10AM-12PM
Stop by the Postmark for our Make & Mingle session! Join us for a cup of coffee with whatever art project you might be working on. A free, no-pressure environment for artists and creatives to gather... you can talk with other artists, ask for feedback or critique from on-site staff if available, bring your sketchbook to work out ideas, or just quietly draw in the gallery or work on your art!
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Drop-In Painting with Amy Sie
Every Friday | Free
10AM-12PM
Amy Sie is offering Drop-In Gongbi Painting sessions at the Postmark! A free, no-pressure environment for you to start a new painting, or work on an old one. Please bring your own tools and materials. On-site help for critique/questions/advice. Intended for ages 18+.
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Drop-In Drawing
Every Friday | Free
10AM-12PM
Come stop by for our Drop-In Drawing sessions at the Postmark! A free, no-pressure environment for artists and creatives to drop-in to draw from a still life or the gallery. Stay for whole two hours or only 10 minutes. Bring tools to either shade or color with, and your own sketchbook or drawing pad. There will be on-site help for critique/questions/advice.
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Postmark Holiday Art Market
The City of Auburn, WA is seeking applications for art vendors for the 2024 Postmark Center for the Arts Holiday Market, taking place on November 16, 2024. This Holiday Market will be a small, cozy experience for holiday shoppers interested in unique, handmade arts by local creators. Located in the Postmark Center for the Arts, selected artists will receive one 24” x 60” table to display a selection of their work for sale.
Eligibility: We welcome all Washington State artists and craftspeople making unique, handcrafted, and accessibly priced work to apply! View application for more details.
Deadline: August 15, 2024
For more information or to apply, visit this link.
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2025 Site-Specific Art Galleries
Art on Main and Vault Gallery - Accepts applications from regional artists to install 3-dimensional or multi-media art installations in two site-specific gallery spaces in downtown Auburn: the Art on Main Gallery and the Vault Gallery. Both spaces provide an artist stipend to support the creation of new work and site-specific projects, or the installation of existing work for three-month exhibitions.
Eligibility: This is a call to artists residing in the Pacific Northwest (Washington, Oregon and Idaho).
Deadline: September 5, 2024
For more information or to apply, visit this link.
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Postmark Arts & Cultural Programming Grant:
This program provides funding support for artists, arts or cultural organizations, or community members proposing ideas for free arts and cultural programs serving residents and visitors at the new Postmark Center for the Arts. We are excited about bringing local artist and community members together in a space that aims to provide opportunities for growth, creative participation, inspiration, and understanding through dynamic and multi-faceted programming.
Eligibility: Individuals, groups of people, neighborhood or business organizations seeking funding for an art program or cultural event at the Postmark Center for the Arts.
Project Budget: Grants are typically awarded from $500 - $2,000 per project.
Deadline: September 30, 2024
For more information or to apply, visit this link.
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 The Postmark Center for the Arts is available as a venue for your next gala, work conference, reception, or event. Visit auburnwa.gov/postmark for rental rates and information. Beautiful hardwood floors, a terrazzo entryway, and historic windows create a stunning setting for your next event. The space is equipped with a small catering kitchen, audio visual equipment, and a large pull-down screen. Capacity varies based on room set-up.
Gift Shop Hours
Wednesdays 12-4pm | Thursdays 12-6pm | Fridays 12-4pm
Saturday 12-4pm
The Postmark Center for the Arts is happy to be featuring local artists in our Gift Shop! Come by to find a unique gift or maybe a handmade item for yourself!
Interested in having your work in the Postmark Gift Shop in the future? Make sure you sign up for the "Call to Artist" list so you can get information about application opportunities for the Postmark Gift Shop.
 The City of Auburn offers a variety of cultural arts programming for performing arts, visual arts, public art, special events and more!
Check out auburnwa.gov/arts for a full list of programming.
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Postmark Center for the Arts
20 Auburn Ave. | Auburn, WA 98002
auburnwa.gov/postmark
City of Auburn Arts Division
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