Spokane Valley offers studio tour
The highly successful Spokane Valley Studio Tour returns for its third event this weekend.
It kicks off Friday with an opening reception and silent auction from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Mirabeau Park Hotel, 1100 N. Sullivan Road in Spokane Valley.
At least 30 Inland Northwest artists are showing their work during the tour on Saturday between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. and Sunday between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.
There is a $10 cost for the silent auction on Friday. However, the six artists’ studios are free and open to the public.
Studios and artists include:
“Conrad Bagley’s studio, 4110 N. Herald Road, Spokane Valley: Patricia (Trish) Elser and Tobe Robbins, paintings, glass and mixed media.
“Nan Drye’s studio, 4621 N. McDonald Road, Spokane Valley: Linda Garratt, Jeff Harris, Denny Young, Sandy Mooney and Isaac Smith, paintings, pottery, stained glass and raku demonstrations.
“Lezlie Finet’s studio, 13902 E. 32nd Ave., Veradale: Lisa Moss, Vicki West, Dian Zahner, Linda Christine, Patti Reiko Osebold, and Mary and Nathan Eberle, ceramics, paintings, origami, sculpture, paper flowers and jewelry.
“Sami Perry’s studio, 11717 E. View Ridge Lane, Spokane Valley: John Luppert, Darrell Sullens, M. Diane Lemley, Linda Lowery, Fred Pottratz and Liz Bishop, paintings, glass, jewelry, photography and pottery.
“Denise Bowles’ studio, 2105 S. Meadowview, Greenacres: Fabian Napolsky, Melissa Cole and Nadine Kay (Sherman), watercolor, acrylic and oil paintings.
“Jan Kruger’s studio, 4810 Sunnyvale Drive, Spokane Valley: Cheryl Branz, musical guest.
A map and directions can be found online at www.valleystudiotour.com.
WSU photo exhibit
“A Brief History of Photography” opens on Friday in Washington State University’s Museum of Art.
The exhibit includes a wide variety of works from the massive John and Elaine Monsen Photography Collection, along with a selection of photographs from the Washington Art Consortium.
There will be images by unknown photography pioneers, 19th and 20th century masters, and significant works by contemporary artists through the 1990s.
The opening reception is Friday at 6 p.m. in the museum.
A gallery walk with photographer Zack Mazur is set for Oct. 10 at noon. Mazur will point out the history and relevance of several of the works in the exhibition.
Stephen Chalmers, WSU assistant professor, will talk about the exhibition during a free Art a la Carte brown bag event at noon on Oct. 18 in the Bundy Reading Room in Avery Hall.
The Museum of Art is on Wilson Road, across from Martin Stadium in the Fine Arts Center. The show continues through Dec. 15.
Visit the WSU Museum of Art Web site at www.wsu.edu/artmuse.
EWU opens season
A show of sculptural works by Carole Loeffler opens next Thursday at the Eastern Washington University Gallery of Art.
Loeffler, of Philadelphia, creates “quirky, anthropomorphic forms,” says gallery director Nancy Hathaway in a news release. The sculptures are made from soft, tactile materials and rocks.
Her works “inhabit the gallery space, transforming it into a world populated by tubes and tuffets, rock gangs, and blinks,” says Hathaway.
An opening reception is next Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. in the gallery. The show is up through June 8.
The free gallery is open to the public weekdays between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. It is in the Art Building, located in the center of the fine and performing arts complex on the college campus at Seventh and I streets in Cheney.
‘Artistry in Wood’
The 18th annual “Artistry in Wood” show returns Oct. 6 and 7 in the Lair Student Union at Spokane Community College.
Nearly 200 carvers from throughout the Northwest and Canada are expected to display their work during the juried event.
The featured carver is wildlife artist Jerry Simchuk (www.simchuk.com) of Kalispell, Mont.
Simchuk is one of the North America’s most respected and premier wildlife artists. He specializes in realistic bird and fish sculptures in wood and bronze.
The event is once again sponsored by the Spokane Carvers Association and Inland Empire Carvers.
Stop by the SCC Lair Student Union at Greene and Mission on Oct. 6 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Oct. 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Admission is $4; children under 12 are admitted free with an adult.
Other galleries
“The Spokane Watercolor Society is holding its 12th annual Regional Juried Water Media Exhibition beginning Saturday at the Downtown Spokane Public Library, 906 W. Main Ave.
An opening reception is Saturday from 4 to 6 p.m. The exhibit continues through Oct. 26.
“”Northern Exposure,” an exhibit of photos by Judy Schultz Hankel from her recent trip to Alaska, opens Monday and continues through Oct. 31 at On Sacred Grounds: Book & Art Gallery, 12212 E. Palouse Highway in Valleyford.
A reception is scheduled Oct. 20 from 1 to 5 p.m. Hankel will offer free critiques of work by amateur photographers.
“Spokane artist Ryan Hardesty’s paintings will be featured in an exhibit titled “FLUX” opening Monday at Gallery 2, in room 5072 of the Washington State University Fine Arts Center in Pullman.
An opening reception is Wednesday from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The exhibit continues through Oct. 26.
“ Lance Letscher, known for his creative collages made from reused books, magazines and other printed materials, will speak as part of Washington State University’s Visiting Artist Lecture Series next Thursday at 5:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Auditorium in Pullman.
“Encaustic paintings and photography by Gloria de los Santos are on display through Oct. 25 at the Greenwood Institute d’Art, 107 N. Third in Chewelah, Wash.