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Postmark Holiday Art Market
November 16, 11-3PM
@ Postmark Center for the Arts.
Visit Postmark Center for the arts this November for a one-of-a-kind Holiday Market!
Stop in for hot cider, live music by Allison Preisinger, free crafting, and the opportunity to shop unique gifts for friends and family!
Featured artists: Nicole Bennion, Jessie Crnich, Linda Covey-Campbell, Aimee Dan, Pam Hemmerling, Alexander Kamola, Yoshi Nakagawa, Jennifer Oberheuser, Tina Ostrander, Teresa Owens, Holly Pennington, Brian Rimmer, Barry Roitblat.
We hope to see you there!
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Curator and Artist Talk
November 21, 5-6:30PM
Hear from curator Clarissa Grace Gines and artists Dejan Ann Kahilinā'i and Raychelle Ordoñez on their creative practices, and learn about the food stories behind the exhibit and artworks!
Register for free here.
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Cookie Decorating
Have you ever wondered how bakers create showstopping cookie designs? Join Postmark Center for the Arts for an evening with Tara Trujillo and learn how to flood, pipe and decorate sugar cookies! Each student will leave with basic knowledge of how to create cookie masterpieces using Royal Icing. Participants will get dozen cookies, 3 icing colors and assorted sprinkles.
Date: Thursday, December 5 | 5 - 6:30PM
Ages: 15+
Fee: $40/$50 Resident/Non-Res
Instructor: Tara Trujillo
@ Postmark Center for the Arts.
Register now!
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Santa Parade Cookie, Cocoa, and Craft
Get your craft on at Postmark Center for the Arts prior to Auburn’s Santa Parade & Tree Lighting festivities!
Alongside all the fun happening downtown on Saturday, December 7, Postmark will be offering two different holiday arts crafts accompanied by warm cocoa and delicious cookies. Register to drop in any time between 12:30-3:00 PM to make and take your crafts.
Each individual must register to craft and have a cookie and cocoa.
Date: Saturday, December 5 | 12:30-3PM
Ages: 5+
Registration: $5
Instructor: Postmark Staff
Register Now!
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Gallery Hours
Wednesdays 12-4pm | Thursdays 12-6pm | Fridays 12-4pm
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...A Familiar Taste
Curated by Clarissa Grace Gines
Exhibition Dates: October 2024 - January 2025
Are you hungry for new art? Feast your eyes on our current exhibition!…A Familiar Taste highlights narratives from artists of color through the lens of food and cultural foodways. This exhibit presents a visual and literary feast evoking a diverse range of connections, emotions, and memories. It is an invitation to consider one’s own relationship to food and explore how different backgrounds and experiences inform our interaction with culinary traditions.
From nostalgic recollections of intimate kitchen convenings and childhood meals, to traveling to a motherland and savoring familiar flavors, and using food as symbolism to further explore socio-political complexities of cultural identity, …A Familiar Taste uses the common thread of food as a vessel for storytelling, cultural preservation and reconnection, and community building.
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 The Vault Gallery
Gallery Hours
Wednesdays 12-4pm | Thursdays 12-6pm | Fridays 12-4pm
Deluge and Refuge
Artist: Josh Sands
Exhibition Dates: October 26 - January 5, 2025
The City of Auburn is excited to be showcasing an installation by artist Josh Sands in the Vault Gallery!
Artist Statement:
"This piece continues my series of temporary public installations that showcases glass in the form of raindrops. Here the ordinary experience of a downpour invites viewers in to the space to contemplate, observe, and feel the sensations and emotions of such an event, in a displaced setting.
The narrative of this installation alludes to the importance of arts education and the need to shelter and support art during challenging times. Through the stewardship of local cultural centers like the Postmark and the City of Auburn’s programming, arts education and exhibition can continue to be provided and protected." -Josh Sands
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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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 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
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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