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April 2024
2024 | Beyond Hope: Reception and Gallery Talk With Guest Curator Johanna Gosse
Beyond Hope: Reception and Gallery Talk With Guest Curator Johanna Gosse Friday, April 12, 2024, 4:00–6:00 pm Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art (Creighton Gallery) Join guest curator Johanna Gosse in the museum galleries on Friday, April 12, from 4:00-6:00 pm for a reception and gallery talk about the exhibition Beyond Hope: Kienholz and the Inland Northwest. Beyond Hope explores the collaborative artistic practice of artist Ed Kienholz and his wife, Nancy Reddin Kienholz, during the decades they spent living and…
Find out more »2024 | Master of Fine Arts Thesis: Artist Talks and Reception
Master of Fine Arts Thesis Artist Talks and Reception Friday, April 5, 2024, 3:00-6:00 p.m. Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art Join us for Family Weekend on Friday, April 5 from 3:00-4:00 p.m. for artist talks by the two graduate candidates featured in the Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition. This year's candidates, Mozi Jones and Reika Okuhara, will speak briefly to introduce the body of work they are presenting in the exhibition. The talks will be followed by an opening…
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2023 | Tour: The Quilting Practice of Artist Jeffrey Gibson
Tour: The Quilting Practice of Artist Jeffrey Gibson Friday, March 1, 12:00-1:00 p.m. Join us from 12-1 p.m. on Friday, March 1 for a tour about quilts and quilt references in the exhibitions Jeffrey Gibson: They Teach Love, From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation and Here in a Homemade Forest: Common Reading Connections. Kristin Becker, Curator of Education & Programs, will highlight three quilts by Jeffrey Gibson, offering the opportunity to see the backs of…
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2023 | Tour: The Quilting Practice of Artist Jeffrey Gibson
Tour: The Quilting Practice of Artist Jeffrey Gibson Saturday, 12/9, 2:00-3:00 p.m. Join the museum from 2-3 p.m. on Saturday, December 9 for a tour about quilts and quilt references in the exhibitions Jeffrey Gibson: They Teach Love, From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation and Here in a Homemade Forest: Common Reading Connections. Kristin Becker, Curator of Education & Programs, will highlight three quilts by Jeffrey Gibson, offering the opportunity to see the backs of…
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2023 | Guided Discussion and Celebration With Jeffrey Gibson
Guided Discussion: Adornment, Individuality & Community Youtube Livestreamed Link September 19, 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Join artist Jeffrey Gibson and other special guests for a discussion about how choices of adornment communicate individuality as well as community identity. Discussion will include historical perspectives from Native culture regarding materiality and spirituality, as well as wider contemporary questions. The conversation will be moderated by Michael Holloman, Associate Professor with the Department of Art WSU and enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes…
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2022 | Wednesday, November 16: Keiko Hara Reception & Book Release
Join us Wednesday, November 16 for an evening at the museum with Walla Walla-based artist Keiko Hara. Hara’s work is the subject of a mini-survey exhibition, Keiko Hara: Four Decades of Paintings and Prints, chronicling her unwavering commitment to painting and her unique form of Japanese woodblock printmaking over a 40-year period. This event also celebrates Hara’s first full-scale museum publication by the same name, offered by the WSU Press and the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU. Books will…
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2022 | Friday, October 7: Opening Reception
4:30-6:00 p.m. Reception Juventino Aranda: Esperé Mucho Tiempo Pa Ver and Our Stories, Our Lives: Irwin Nash Photographs of Yakima Valley Migrant Labor Location: Pavilion Gallery Join us Friday, October 7 to celebrate the exhibitions Juventino Aranda: Esperé Mucho Tiempo Pa Ver and Our Stories, Our Lives: Irwin Nash Photographs of Yakima Valley Migrant Labor. Artist Juventino Aranda and Lipi Turner-Rahman, guest curator of Our Stories, Our Lives: Irwin Nash Photographs of Yakima Valley Migrant Labor, will be available to…
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Mirror, Mirror: The Prints of Alison Saar Reflection Night
We invite students, faculty, staff and community members to join in a discussion about Mirror, Mirror: The Prints of Alison Saar: From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation in observance of International Women’s Day 2022. Participants will reflect on the ways in which Alison Saar’s work has influenced coursework, creative practice, and individual perspectives. Please email Kristin Becker, Education Coordinator, if you would like to RSVP to speak to the group for five minutes about your…
Find out more »International Women’s Week Tour
Join us on Wednesday, March 9 from 1:00-1:30 p.m. for a special tour of Mirror, Mirror: The Prints of Alison Saar: From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation, led by Education Coordinator Kristin Becker. In observance of International Women’s Day 2022, we will explore this year’s theme, #BreakTheBias, through the sculptures and prints of artist Alison Saar. This tour is free and open to the public. American artist Alison Saar is known not only for her…
Find out more »September 2021
2021 | Exhibition Tour with Alison Saar
Join artist Alison Saar in the museum galleries on Wednesday, September 29, from 2-3 p.m. for a personal tour of Mirror, Mirror: The Prints of Alison Saar: From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation, a retrospective exhibition featuring nearly 50 prints and five sculptures by this renowned Los Angeles–based artist. American artist Alison Saar is a master of printmaking and sculpture. She employs a personal vocabulary informed by history, race, and mythology. Her influences range from…
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