WSU fine arts

2024 | LandEscapes Release Party

Join us Tuesday,  April 23 for the LandEscapes Release Party! WSU’s student-run art and literary journal will celebrate the release of their 2024 issue, with an accompanying program of readings by featured student authors. Original works of art published in the new issue of the journal will also be on display.  Additional WSU publications will […]

Visitors gathering in the Pavilion of the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU for a LandEscapes Release Party

2024 | Demonstration and Performance with Reika Okuhara and Mozi Jones

Demonstration and Performance with Reika Okuhara and Mozi Jones Saturday, April 6, 2024, 2:00-3:00 p.m. Wright/Harmon Gallery, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art Join us for Family Weekend on Saturday, April 6th, from 2:00-3:00pm: The MFA Thesis Exhibition artists will offer interactive opportunities and welcome conversations with visitors in the Wright/Harmon Gallery. Artist Reika Okuhara will demonstrate […]

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2024 | Round Bag Weaving Workshop

Round Bag Weaving Workshop Friday, February 23, 10am–4pm (lunch 12pm–1pm) REGISTRATION | Opens February 1, 2024 at 12pm PST: Feb 23 Registration Link. Join us at the museum for a 1-day round bag weaving workshop with Jacy Sohappy, Traditional Arts Manager at Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts. Jacy will lead up to 12 participants […]

Jacy Sohappy and Mini Round Bags

2024 | Here in a Homemade Forest: Indigenous Arts Talk

Here in a Homemade Forest: Indigenous Arts Talk with Michael Holloman and Jacy Sohappy Thursday, February 22, 12:00pm–1:00pm IN PERSON | Pavilion Gallery, Schnitzer Museum WSU LIVESREAM | WSU Global Campus YouTube Channel Join us for a talk with Michael Holloman and Jacy Sohappy, who will speak about Indigenous weaving and beading practices as they […]

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2023 | Artist’s Talk With Glassblower Ben Cobb

Artist’s Talk With Ben Cobb Tuesday, August 29th, 4:30 p.m. Department of Art Auditorium, located in the Fine Arts Building Glass Comes Alive in Pullman is a two-day event celebrating the multifaceted beauty of glass as an art form that seamlessly intertwines visual art, design, engineering, and technology. On the afternoon of August 29th at […]

Image of two glass sculptures in organic forms

Artist Talk with Juventino Aranda

Artist Talk with Juventino Aranda Thursday, February 23, 4:30 p.m. Fine Arts Auditorium Livestreamed via Zoom Webinar Join us for a Lecture with artist Juventino Aranda! On Thursday, February 23 at 4:30 pm, artist Juventino Aranda will be giving a public talk in the Fine Arts Auditorium about his work in the exhibition  Juventino Aranda: […]

2022 | Friday, October 7: Guided Conversation with Guest Curator Lipi Turner-Rahman

3:00-4:30 p.m. Guided Conversation Our Stories, Our Lives: Irwin Nash Photographs of Yakima Valley Migrant Labor Location: Pavilion Gallery and Livestreamed Stream the program live on YouTube Free and open to the public, no registration necessary. Moderated by: Lipi Turner-Rahman, Director of Development, WSU Libraries Special Guests: Yakima Valley community members from multiple generations; Daisy Zavala […]

Two black and white photos side by side from the Yakima Valley

2022 | Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition Reception

Join us on Friday, April 1 from 4:00-6:00 p.m. for the Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition‘s Opening Reception. This exhibit provides a wide range of styles and stimulating experiences for faculty, students and local museum constituents. The world-class Fine Arts faculty at WSU encourage the MFA candidates to become more assured and articulate in […]

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MFA Thesis Artist Talks

Join us on Friday, April 1 from 3:00-4:00 p.m. for short talks by the six graduate candidates featured in the Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition. Each artist will speak briefly to introduce the body of work they are presenting in the exhibition. The talks will be followed by an opening reception from 4:00-6:00 p.m. […]

2022 portraits of six MFA Thesis candidates