2016 From the Collection: New Acquisitions | WSU Museum Exhibition
Museum of Art/WSU Fine Arts Center, Pullman Campus, Pullman, WA, United StatesFROM THE COLLECTION: NEW ACQUISITIONS EXHIBITION | May 17 – July 1, 2016 Over the last five years, the Museum of Art/WSU has added more than 500 works of art to the permanent collection through generous gifts of the museum’s friends. Now totaling approximately 3500 unique objects, the collection provides a lasting legacy of the […]
CHRIS WATTS | 2016 Fine Arts Faculty Focus Exhibition
Museum of Art/WSU Fine Arts Center, Pullman Campus, Pullman, WA, United StatesThe Museum of Art/WSU announces a retrospective journey in a Fine Arts Faculty Focus Exhibition by artist Chris Watts, Aug. 22– Sept. 17. An opening reception will be held 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, in the Museum of Art gallery with a talk given by the artist at 7 p.m. Admission to the museum is […]
2016 COUGAR COMIX JAM | Hosted by Museum/WSU at Rico’s Pub
JOIN THE MUSEUM OF ART AT RICO'S PUB IN DOWNTOWN PULLMAN Thursday, September 22 from 5-10pm. Northwest Alternative Comics artists Max Clotfelter and Tom Van Deusen with be coming to town on September 22nd to host an informal zine making workshop at Rico's Pub from 5pm to 10pm. Max and Tom will be talking about […]
2016 MURAL COLLABORATION | with artists Tom Van Deusen and Max Clotfelter in the Museum/WSU Gallery
JOIN THE MUSEUM FOR AN ARTIST MURAL COLLABORATION IN THE GALLERY Friday, September 23 from 10am-4pm Seattle cartoonists Tom Van Deusen and Max Clotfelter will be in the Museum of Art gallery space painting a 12’ x 16’ foot mural for the NW Alternative Comics exhibition. This is a rare opportunity to see both artists […]
2016 FALL | NW Alternative Comics Exhibition
The Museum of Art/WSU announces a Northwest Alternative Comics Exhibition, Sep. 26–Dec. 17. AN OPENING RECEPTION WILL BE HELD 5-7 PM THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, IN THE MUSEUM OF ART GALLERY. Admission to the museum is free. ABOUT | The Northwest is seen by many as the birthplace of alternative comics, a genre which blended the […]
2016 FALL | Creativity as a Solo and Collaborative Pursuit: A Conversation With Cartoonist Eroyn Franklin
Join artist Eroyn Franklin as she presents a comic reading, discussion and video! DETAILS | Wednesday, October 5th, 1:10pm – 2:30pm, MOA Gallery ABOUT | Eroyn Franklin is a Seattle-based maker of comics including 2 graphic novels, Detained and Another Glorious Day at the Nothing Factory. She is one of the founders of Short Run, an annual small press festival […]
2016 FALL | What is Graphic Medicine: A Conversation With Cartoonist Mita Mahato
Hear Mita Mahato share her thoughts, and then join her in making some comics! DETAILS | Thursday, Oct 6th, 1:30pm – 3:30pm Museum of Art Gallery ABOUT | Mita Mahato’s cut paper art and comics explore the transformative capacities of found and handmade paper using layered shapes, textures, and colors that together build multivalent images […]
2016 COMIC ARTIST LECTURE | With artist Peter Bagge at Museum/WSU
JOIN THE MUSEUM OF ART FOR A LECTURE WITH ARTIST PETER BAGGE IN THE MUSEUM GALLERY Thursday, November 3 at 6pm Meet one of the Northwest’s most celebrated alternative cartoonists, Peter Bagge, as he weaves listeners the story of the Northwest alternative comics scene and how he developed his career as a young cartoonist through […]
2017 WINTER | RICK BARTOW: Things You Know But Cannot Explain
“Rick Bartow: Things You Know But Cannot Explain,” opens at the Museum of Art/WSU Exhibit: January 24 – March 11, 2017 Reception: Thursday, January 26, 5-6 p.m. Lecture: Thursday, January […]
TRADITION & CHANGE: CONTEXTUALIZING THE ART OF RICK BARTOW
The Museum of Art/WSU will host an exhibition walk-through with Michael Holloman, Associate Professor of Art History and American Indian Studies, Washington State University on February 22 from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. in the Museum Gallery. Drawing from his experiences as a liaison between regional tribes and cultural institutions, Michael Holloman will lead a discussion […]
2017 SPRING | MFA THESIS EXHIBITION
EXHIBITION: April 4 – May 6 RECEPTION: Friday, April 7, 6-8pm ABOUT | The Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition is organized by our curators Ryan Hardesty and Zach Mazur who’ve said, “This exhibit provides a wide range of styles and stimulating experiences for faculty, students and local museum constituents. The world-class faculty at WSU […]
2017 SUMMER | CURATORS CHOICE EXHIBIT
Reflections on Place through WSU Faculty and the Museum Collection May 16 – June 30, 2017 “The intersections of nature, culture, history, and ideology form the ground on which we stand—our land, our place, the local.” –Lucy Lippard ABOUT | In his essay Towards a Critical Regionalism, architectural historian Kenneth Frampton denounced the prevailing “international” […]