Current Exhibitions
Carol Hannum
Sep 10–Oct 19, 2018
Opening reception:
Fri, Sep 21, 6-8 pm
A retrospective of paintings, drawings, and handmade books by artist and educator Carol Hannum. Formerly a faculty member at South Puget Sound Community College, Carol has actively contributed to the development of the arts in education and the South Sound community. This collection of works highlights her dedication to her craft and her unique approaches to the shared art experience.
Panorama
Oct 29–Dec 7, 2018
Opening reception:
Fri, Nov 2, 6-8 pm
An exhibition incorporating textiles created by children in grades K through 12 in collaboration with skilled and experienced Panorama artists. Participating Schools include River Ridge High School, Lakes Elementary, Evergreen Forest Elementary, Nisqually Middle School, South Bay Elementary, Lydia Hawk Elementary, Woodland Elementary, Pleasant Glade Elementary, Lacey Elementary, and East Olympia Elementary, Tumwater.
Sponsored by: Panorama Community and the Panorama Arts Guild
Fine Art Postcard Exhibition: While You Were Out
Jan 2–Feb 1, 2019
Opening reception:
Fri, Jan 4, 6-8 pm
Closing reception:
Fri, Feb 1, 6-8 pm
An annual event that brings the local creative community together under one theme. The 2019 theme is “While You Were Out”. 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 benefit The Gallery.
Sponsored by: Ninevah and Dingle Bay Art
Native American Art Exhibition
Feb 8–Mar 8, 2019
Opening reception CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER:
Fri, Feb 8, 6-8 pm
A themed exhibition, shaped and selected by Native guest curators, which will engage viewers and the community and celebrate the art and culture of our Native community members. The exhibition will highlight work by Native artists, adult and youth, from local and regional tribes, and Native artists from other locations who now live in the area.
Supported by: Nisqually Tribe
Juror's Invitational
Mar 18–Apr 19, 2019
Opening reception:
Fri, Mar 22, 6-8 pm
Award winning artists from the 2018 Southwest Washington Juried Exhibition, selected by juror Asia Tail, are invited back to show new work in this group exhibition. Participating artists include Susan Aurand, Teri Bevelacqua, Judith Hochman, Lisa Kinoshita, Carrie Larson, Spencer McDowell, Patsy Surh O’Connell, Vladimir Shakov, Jason Sobottka, and Chris Wooten.
Collaboration Installation
Apr 29–May 3, 2019
Closing reception:
Fri, May 3, 6-8 pm
SPSCC art students, led by a visiting artist, will participate in a multi-session workshop that culminates in an exhibition of the work in The Gallery. Students will experience all aspects of a collaborative project, including planning, production, installation, and presentation.
14th Annual SPSCC Student Art Exhibition
May 13–June 14, 2019
Opening reception:
Fri, May 17, 6-8 pm
Curated by the art faculty, this exhibition features outstanding student from studio classes in the 2018-19 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.
Sponsored by: Olyphant Art & Media and SPSCC Bookstore
2019 Southwest Washington Juried Exhibition
July 8–Aug 30, 2019
Opening reception:
Thu, July 11, 6-9 pm
Artists residing in Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, Skamania, Thurston, and Wahkiakum counties are invited to submit work in any media for review by a guest juror and possible inclusion in the exhibition. Purchase prizes and honorable mention prizes will be awarded. Award winners will be invited to exhibit together during the next exhibition season.
Sponsored by: April Works
Past Exhibitions
SPSCC Art Faculty and Staff Exhibition
Sep 11–Oct 20, 2017
Opening reception:
Fri, Sep 22, 6-8 pm
New work by South Puget Sound Community College art faculty and staff, including Colleen Gallagher, Sean Barnes, Lisa Mellinger, Liza Brenner, Dan Meuse, Nicole Gugliotti, Nathan Barnes, Jane Stone, and Joe Batt. [Image courtesy Colleen Gallagher]
A History of Violence
Oct 30–Dec 8, 2017
Opening reception:
Mon, Nov 6, 6-8 pm
This exhibition asks difficult questions surrounding the nature of technology and innovation. The figurative works of John Adkins, Associate Dean and Professor of Art at Miami Dade College, and Kristen Woodward, Professor of Art at Albright College, are created on and in the context of gun targets, and speak to our society’s ongoing struggle with gun violence and the heightened debate surrounding the nature of personal protection and social responsibility. The artwork of David Cordes, Professor of Chemistry at Pacific University, approaches the field of chemistry with a vulnerability reminiscent of J. Robert Oppenheimer. [Image courtesy John Adkins]
"The Personal is Political" Fine Art Postcard Exhibition
Jan 2–Feb 2, 2018
Opening reception:
Fri, Jan 5, 6-8 pm
Closing reception:
Fri, Feb 2, 6-8 pm
The Fine Art Postcard Exhibition is an annual event that brings the local creative community together under one theme. The 2018 theme is “The Personal is Political”. 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 benefit The Gallery. [Image courtesy Jeanne Hamilton]
Native American Art Exhibition
Feb 9–Mar 9, 2018
Opening reception:
Fri, Feb 9, 6-8 pm
A themed exhibition, shaped and selected by Native guest curators, which will engage viewers and the community and celebrate the art and culture of our Native community members. The exhibition will highlight work by Native artists, adult and youth, from local and regional tribes, and Native artists from other locations who now live in the area. [Image courtesy Puyallup Canoe Family]
Juror's Invitational
Mar 19–Apr 20, 2018
Opening reception:
Fri, Mar 23, 6-8 pm
Award winning artists from the 2017 Southwest Washington Juried Exhibition, selected by juror Amy McBride, are invited back to show new work in this group exhibition. Participating artists include Melissa Barnes, Bernie Bleha, Charles Eklund, Doyle Fanning, Evan Clayton Horback, Hart James, Neil Peck, ReBecca Smurr, Jason Sobottka, and CJ Swanson. [Image courtesy Hart James]
Collaboration Installation
Apr 30–May 4, 2018
Closing reception:
Fri, May 4, 6-8 pm
SPSCC art students, led by a visiting artist, will participate in a multi-session workshop that culminates in an exhibition of the work in The Gallery. Students will experience all aspects of a collaborative project, including planning, production, installation, and presentation. [Image: Indigenous Land, Collaboration Installation]
13th Annual SPSCC Student Art Exhibition
May 14–June 14, 2018
Opening reception:
Fri, May 18, 6-8 pm
South Puget Sound Community College’s art faculty selects outstanding work created by students in studio art classes during the 2015-16 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 courtesy Doreen McAvity]
2018 Southwest Washington Juried Exhibition
July 9–Aug 23, 2018
Opening reception:
Thu, July 12, 6-9 pm
Artists residing in Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, Skamania, Thurston, and Wahkiakum counties are invited to submit work in any media for review by a guest juror and possible inclusion in the exhibition. Up to $1500 in purchase prizes along with $400 in honorable mention prizes will be awarded. Award winners will be invited to exhibit together during the next exhibition season. [Image: Hall of Mosses, Lou MacMillan]
Margaret Noble: Resonating Objects
Sep 12–Oct 21, 2016
Margaret Noble holds a MFA in Sound Art from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her experimental artworks have been exhibited nationally and internationally. Her interdisciplinary work resides at the intersection of sound, sculpture, installation and performance. ‘Resonating Objects’ is a series of sculptural sound experiences designed to immerse audiences in artifacts of identity and memory through tactile gestures and ephemeral sonic experiences.
Opening reception: Fri, Sept 23, 6-8 pm
Image courtesy Margaret Noble
Native American Art Exhibition
Nov 1–Dec 9, 2016
The Native American Art Exhibition features a wide variety of works by local and regional Native American artists of all ages. Works include paintings, basketry, carved wood pieces, textiles, and mixed media.
Opening reception: Fri, Nov 4, 6-8 pm
Image courtesy Heather Genia
Fine Art Postcard Exhibition
Jan 3–Feb 3, 2017
The Fine Art Postcard Exhibition is an annual event that brings the local creative community together under one theme. The 2017 theme is “Wild Thing.” Postcard sized original artworks, created by artists of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds, will be sold through silent auction. All proceeds for this fundraiser benefit The Gallery.
Opening reception: Fri, Jan 6, 6-8 pm
Closing reception: Fri, Feb 3, 6-8 pm
Image courtesy Deborah Henderson, 2016 "Solving for X" people's choice winner
Gallery sponsors:
Project 562: In>digenous Land
Feb 21–24, 2017
Matika Wilbur, acclaimed photographer and creator of Project 562, from the Swinomish and Tulalip Tribes, will exhibit a selection of images from her multi-year national photo initiative. Project 562 will reveal rich indigenous reality, history and identity of Native Americans through photography, film and oral narrative. Alongside Matika Wilbur, students will create a large-scale photo mural that will tell the indigenous story of this community. The mural will be installed on the outside of a campus building.
Keynote lecture: Tues., Feb 21, 7pm; Reception: Fri, Feb 24, 6-8 pm; Image courtesy 2016 guest artist: Arrington de Dionyso
Wooden Sacred Architecture in the Republic of Poland (1918-45)
Mar 6–Apr 7, 2017
The Gallery, in conjunction with the City of Lacey and its sister city, Minsk Mazowiecki, presents a selection of drawings, by Polish artist Marek Chabrowski, that document sacred wooden structures from the Republic of Poland.
Opening reception: Sat, Mar 25, 6-8 pm
Image courtesy Marek Chabrowski
Joe Hedges: Empirical Evidence
Apr 17–May 12, 2017
This exhibition will feature a grouping of digital prints, sculptural objects, paintings, and installations with sound components. For example, the work Connect Electrodes, emits a robotic voice repeating “connect electrodes” as a defibrillator refuses to accept tree bark as human flesh.
Opening reception: Mon, Apr 17, 6-8 pm
Image courtesy Joe Hedges
12th Annual SPSCC Student Art Exhibition
May 22–June 16, 2017
South Puget Sound Community College’s art faculty selects outstanding work created by students in studio art classes during the 2015-16 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.
Opening reception: Thu, May 25, 6-8 pm
Image courtesy Tanner Jenkins
Gallery sponsors:
2017 Southwest Washington Juried Exhibition
July 3–Aug 25, 2017
Artists residing in Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, Skamania, Thurston, and Wahkiakum counties are invited to submit work in any media for review by a guest juror and possible inclusion in the exhibition. Selected artwork will be exhibited by The Gallery and The Washington Center for the Performing Arts. Up to $1500 in purchase prizes along with $400 in honorable mention prizes will be awarded.
Opening reception: Thu, July 6, 6-8 pm
Image courtesy Charles Eklund, 2016 Viewer's Choice winner
Gallery sponsor: Camille Kettel
About the Gallery
The Gallery at the The Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts offers a diverse range of visual arts exhibitions and programs to enrich the educational experiences of students and the community. The Gallery is 1200 square feet. The walls are white and made of drywall backed with 3/4-inch plywood. There is an 11-1/2 foot high Unistrut grid system with track lighting throughout, and the gallery is wired for media art.
Gallery Hours: Regular hours are Monday-Friday 12:00-6:00 pm and summer hours are Monday-Thursday 12:00-6:00 pm.