Olympia Drag: A Candid Glimpse at Fashion, Art, and Performance
September 16 – October 18, 2024
Opening reception: Friday, September 20, 6:00 – 7:30 pm
SPSCC and the Leonor R. Fuller Gallery proudly present an immersive contemporary exhibition curated by Garrett Leonard, illustrating drag in art, fashion, and performance. Drag and art have been intertwined for centuries in art, literature, fashion, storytelling and performance. Drag transforms human relations, engages community, and interrogates conventional boundaries. Drag employs costume design, makeup artistry, design, photography, and stage presentation to subvert societal norms and notions of gender as well as explorations of empowerment and the alter-ego. Olympia’s drag community exemplifies these traditions.
Image: Baba Yayas | “Boo” | photograph.
Opening reception: Friday, September 20, 6:00 – 7:30 pm
SPSCC and the Leonor R. Fuller Gallery proudly present an immersive contemporary exhibition curated by Garrett Leonard, illustrating drag in art, fashion, and performance. Drag and art have been intertwined for centuries in art, literature, fashion, storytelling and performance. Drag transforms human relations, engages community, and interrogates conventional boundaries. Drag employs costume design, makeup artistry, design, photography, and stage presentation to subvert societal norms and notions of gender as well as explorations of empowerment and the alter-ego. Olympia’s drag community exemplifies these traditions.
Image: Baba Yayas | “Boo” | photograph.
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16th Annual Native American Art Exhibition: Honoring Ancestors and Embracing our Culture in the Modern World
November 4 – December 13, 2024
Opening reception: Friday, November 8, 6:00 – 7:30 pm
A themed exhibition, curated by Mikaela Shafer, posing a thought-provoking question to both artists and viewers: "How can we lovingly honor our ancestors, heal generational traumas, and preserve culture in the modern world? This exhibition engages viewers and celebrates the art and culture of our Native community members.
Mikaela Shafer is an indigenous mother, interdisciplinary artist, and writer living in Olympia, Washington. She has been a costume designer, sculpture writer, and painter since she was a child. Her writing and community-building work led to her being named one of Northern Utah's women who have influenced the history of the community and the development of education and are bringing the area forward for the next generation.
Image: Ray Larkin | We are Still Here | Photography
Opening reception: Friday, November 8, 6:00 – 7:30 pm
A themed exhibition, curated by Mikaela Shafer, posing a thought-provoking question to both artists and viewers: "How can we lovingly honor our ancestors, heal generational traumas, and preserve culture in the modern world? This exhibition engages viewers and celebrates the art and culture of our Native community members.
Mikaela Shafer is an indigenous mother, interdisciplinary artist, and writer living in Olympia, Washington. She has been a costume designer, sculpture writer, and painter since she was a child. Her writing and community-building work led to her being named one of Northern Utah's women who have influenced the history of the community and the development of education and are bringing the area forward for the next generation.
Image: Ray Larkin | We are Still Here | Photography
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14th Annual Fine Art Postcard Exhibition “Forgotten Conversations”
January 6 – February 7, 2025
Entries Due: December 6, 2024
Closing reception: Friday, February 7, 6:00 – 8:30 pm
The Fine Art Postcard Auction Exhibition is an annual fundraising event that brings the local creative community together under one theme. The 2025 theme is “Forgotten Conversations”. Postcard sized original artworks, created by artists of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds, will be sold through silent auction. All are invited to join the creative celebration! Proceeds from this fundraiser support all programming at The Leonor R. Fuller Gallery.
Image: 2024 Viewer’s Choice Award Winner | Deb Mitchem, Fish Pond
Entries Due: December 6, 2024
Closing reception: Friday, February 7, 6:00 – 8:30 pm
The Fine Art Postcard Auction Exhibition is an annual fundraising event that brings the local creative community together under one theme. The 2025 theme is “Forgotten Conversations”. Postcard sized original artworks, created by artists of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds, will be sold through silent auction. All are invited to join the creative celebration! Proceeds from this fundraiser support all programming at The Leonor R. Fuller Gallery.
Image: 2024 Viewer’s Choice Award Winner | Deb Mitchem, Fish Pond
Emerging Curator Program Exhibition: 21st Century PoP
February 24 – March 21, 2025
Opening reception: Friday, February 28, 6:00 – 7:30 pm
The Leonor R. Fuller Gallery and South Puget Sound Community College invites persons working in the arts or arts administration to gain hands on experience in the field of exhibition curation with the guidance and assistance of the Leonor R. Fuller Gallery Coordinator and SPSCC campus resources.
Guest Emerging Curator and Olympia resident, China Faith Star, highlights regional artists working in a context of 21st century Pop Art, in search for “something more”. These 21st century Contemporary PoP artists, their methods of interpretation, production of art, their stylistic and medium choices, are as diverse within the movement as the movement itself and are distinctly other than its co- contemporary styles.
Opening reception: Friday, February 28, 6:00 – 7:30 pm
The Leonor R. Fuller Gallery and South Puget Sound Community College invites persons working in the arts or arts administration to gain hands on experience in the field of exhibition curation with the guidance and assistance of the Leonor R. Fuller Gallery Coordinator and SPSCC campus resources.
Guest Emerging Curator and Olympia resident, China Faith Star, highlights regional artists working in a context of 21st century Pop Art, in search for “something more”. These 21st century Contemporary PoP artists, their methods of interpretation, production of art, their stylistic and medium choices, are as diverse within the movement as the movement itself and are distinctly other than its co- contemporary styles.
2025 Juror’s Invitational
April 7 – May 2, 2025
Opening reception: Friday, April 11, 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Award winning artists from the 2024 Southwest Washington Juried Exhibition, selected by juror Susan Christian, are invited back to show new work in this group exhibition. Participating artists include Michelle Burton, Lucy Gentry-Meltzer, Joan Hitchcock, John Holmgren, Hall Jameson, Charles Pitz, and Rene Westbrook.
Image: Hall Jameson | Copalis Beach | photograph.
Opening reception: Friday, April 11, 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Award winning artists from the 2024 Southwest Washington Juried Exhibition, selected by juror Susan Christian, are invited back to show new work in this group exhibition. Participating artists include Michelle Burton, Lucy Gentry-Meltzer, Joan Hitchcock, John Holmgren, Hall Jameson, Charles Pitz, and Rene Westbrook.
Image: Hall Jameson | Copalis Beach | photograph.
19th Annual SPSCC Student Art Exhibition
May 19 – June 20, 2025
Opening reception: Friday, May 23, 6:00 – 7:30 pm
South Puget Sound Community College’s art faculty selects outstanding work created by students in studio art classes during the 2024-25 year. Works include ceramics, drawing, painting, printmaking, digital photography, mixed-media, 2D and 3D design exercises, and sculpture. A continuous slide show of student work is also included in the exhibition.
Image: 2024 Poster Award | Shayla Pangelinan | The Gift of Peace | Pencil
Opening reception: Friday, May 23, 6:00 – 7:30 pm
South Puget Sound Community College’s art faculty selects outstanding work created by students in studio art classes during the 2024-25 year. Works include ceramics, drawing, painting, printmaking, digital photography, mixed-media, 2D and 3D design exercises, and sculpture. A continuous slide show of student work is also included in the exhibition.
Image: 2024 Poster Award | Shayla Pangelinan | The Gift of Peace | Pencil
2025 Southwest Washington Regional Juried Exhibition
July 7 – August 28, 2025
Opening reception: Thursday, July 10, 6:00 – 8:30 pm
The Southwest Washington Regional Juried Exhibition serves area artists by providing a high-quality exhibition opportunity that promotes the region’s creative identity.
The Southwest Washington Juried Exhibition is organized by The Leonor R. Fuller Gallery at the Kenneth J Minnaert Center for the Arts on the campus of South Puget Sound Community College. Artists working in all media and residing in Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, Skamania, Thurston, or Wahkiakum counties are invited to submit an entry for consideration.
Image: 2024 Viewer's Choice | Sandra Bocas | Welcome Home | Acrylic on Heavy Watercolor Paper | 24”x 25”
Opening reception: Thursday, July 10, 6:00 – 8:30 pm
The Southwest Washington Regional Juried Exhibition serves area artists by providing a high-quality exhibition opportunity that promotes the region’s creative identity.
The Southwest Washington Juried Exhibition is organized by The Leonor R. Fuller Gallery at the Kenneth J Minnaert Center for the Arts on the campus of South Puget Sound Community College. Artists working in all media and residing in Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, Skamania, Thurston, or Wahkiakum counties are invited to submit an entry for consideration.
Image: 2024 Viewer's Choice | Sandra Bocas | Welcome Home | Acrylic on Heavy Watercolor Paper | 24”x 25”
