Rhythm and Rhymes Story Hour
December 14, 10-11AM | Free
Join Auburn Symphony Orchestra and the Auburn Public Library for Rhythm and Rhymes Story Hour! Enjoy a fun, interactive music presentation with ASO musicians followed by a story read-aloud with an Auburn librarian. This FREE program is best for ages 3-8 but families of all ages are encouraged to attend. Take home a craft kit to continue the fun at home!
Register Now!
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Second Saturdays
December 14, 12-4PM | Free
Every Second Saturday
Get into the holiday spirit at Postmark this Second Saturday! Join us for live music, crafts, and art viewing!
Free Winter Postmark Crafts 12:00-4:00PM
Create your own paper gingerbread house! Learn to fold an origami house, then draw and decorate it to create your own cozy winter wonderland.
Ted Vigil Performance 2:00-2:45PM
Step into the holidays with Ted Vigil! Vigil is a singer, songwriter and a tribute artist. He was born in Seattle and raised in the Olympia area. He has been performing from the age of ten throughout school in concert, symphonic and jazz bands developing his talents as a drummer and singer. Listen to his unique line up of holiday and winter classics!
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2025 Postmark Center for the Arts Gift Shop Application
The goal of the Postmark Gift Shop is to provide a platform to support local Washington State artists and create a retail destination offering a variety of unique handcrafted items for Auburn residents and visitors to enjoy.
Eligibility:
Locality - only Washington State artists will be selected for the gift shop, with a preference given to artists residing in the City of Auburn and surrounding areas.
Deadline: January 23, 2025 at 10:59 PM
For more information or to apply, please view the online application.
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2025-26 Downtown Sculpture Gallery:
The Downtown Sculpture Gallery showcases new sculptures annually providing different public artwork for Auburn residents to experience and enjoy. Artwork is on display for one year, September-September. Selected artists receive an $1,000 stipend.
Eligibility: This is a call to artists residing in the Pacific Northwest (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, California and Montana).
Project Budget: $1,000 stipend for selected artists.
Deadline: March 17, 2025 at 10:59 PM
For more information or to apply, please view the online application.
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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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Gallery Hours
Wednesdays 12-4pm | Thursdays 12-6pm | Fridays 12-4pm
...A Familiar Taste
Curated by Clarissa Grace Gines
Exhibition Dates: Through January 15, 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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 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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