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Current Exhibits
MUSEUM CAMPUS:
2316 W. First Avenue,
Spokane, WA 99201
(509) 456-3931
GALLERY HOURS:
Wednesday - Saturday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday: Closed
Holidays: Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents Day, Easter, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day
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September 26, 2009 – February 13, 2010
Nespelem Art Colony portrait paintings, horse regalia, clothing, and archival photos illustrate American Indian cultural transitions from the 1930s reservation era. Tourists and spectators traveled to Indian reservations to glimpse a dying way of life. Instead, Plateau Indian celebrations introduced them to the resilience of American Indian identity. [Image courtesy of Nez Perce National Historical Park NEPE-HI-2279] More Information »
Lead Sponsors: Dex; Teck American Incorporated. Supporting Sponsors: Nancy and Ron Rector; Garco Construction; and Spokane Teachers Credit Union.
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September 4 – October 24, 2009
Brad Rude, one of our region’s preeminent young sculptors reinvigorates wildlife sculpture and paintings which has a long and deep tradition in Western Art. With intelligence and abounding creativity, whimsy, and a reverence for the natural world, he brings us an art that is sincere and thoughtful—and beautiful. More Information »
Lead Sponsors: Dex; The Spokesman-Review.
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Marie Watt: Forget-me-not
April 25, 2009 – October 24, 2009
Marie Watt's (Seneca) installation Forget-me-not explores themes of remembrance, relations, and storytelling, heirlooms, and the notion of things— built, natural, spiritual—passed down from one generation to another. Marie Watt will be in residence throughout the week of April 20, 2009 leading public discussions and visiting area schools. She will give a Gallery Talk at 5:30 p.m., Friday, April 24, followed by the Opening Reception.
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Stories from Within: Selections from the Permanent Collection
April 4, 2009 - November 28, 2009
Whether beaded bag or lithograph, Pueblo painting or Jacob Lawrence print, these narrative works depict people in settings where stories unfold. Representing diverse cultures, various media, and multiple time periods, these works encourage long and active looking and inspire viewers to make meaning based on their own life experiences. The exhibition draws inspiration from the work of Harvard-trained psychologist Abigail Housen and from Visual Thinking Strategies, the method based on her research. Visit and share online »
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Living Legacy: The American Indian Collection
July 19, 2008 – July 17, 2010
This exhibit displays all of the Manning American Indian Collection acquired in 1916, the founding collection of the Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture. It explores the legacy of “Victorian” collecting and the period during which Native Americans saw their cultural objects institutionalized in glass cases.The exhibit also offers an alternative and culturally appropriate viewpoint that honors indigenous Plateau life-ways by contextualizing the Manning collection with objects drawn from the now vast and nationally important American Indian collection.
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Spokane Timeline: Personal Voices
Longterm exhibit with periodic artifact changes
Over a century of Spokane history translates into a three-dimensional tapestry of personal stories. Museum Collection treasures tell of family, community, and business adventures from fur trade and fire, through aviation and ticker tape. Names like James Glover are familiar; others are little-known but important for their contribution to Spokane life.
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Spokane Timeline: Big Timber
August 16, 2008 - July 2009
From lumber camps and “lady loggers” to “river pigs” and railroads, this new Spokane Timeline feature explores multiple facets of a key Inland Northwest industry. Log brands, caulk boots, mess tent dishes, crosscut saws, and plenty of stories make a lively introduction to an important topic.
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ART @ WORK Sales & Rental Program
Helen South Alexander Gallery in the Cheney Cowles Center
Currently on view are selections from the ART @ WORK Sales & Rental Program's eighty plus regional artists. Artists currently showing include: Kay O'Rourke, Charlie Palmer, Ken Yuhasz, Kathleen Cavender, Megan Martens, and many more. Also know as Art @ Work, this program provides a link between many of the region’s finest artists, the Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture and its membership, and the business community. Artworks are available for rental and sale.
Please click here for more information on the Sales & Rental Program.
ART @ WORK Sales & Rental Program Hours:
Monday-Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Tammy Gabbert, Assistant Manager
For more information please call (509) 363-5317 or e-Mail tammyg@northwestmuseum.org
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Current Exhibits