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Historic Liberty Building welcomes artists of the River Ridge Association of Fine Arts (RRAFA) at the First Friday receptions on Sept 1st & Oct 6th!

“The Big Little Show” allows over 15 RRAFA artists to showcase their creative energy in the wide variety of pieces, fitting big ideas into small spaces. Many mediums are used, including oils, acrylic, watercolor, mixed medium, stained glass, and fiber arts.

Posie Kalin (she/her) is an artist, musician and arts educator. She received her MFA from Portland State University 2008. Her artwork explores a broad spectrum of mediums including film, music, photography, choreography, installation, painting and sculpture. Kalin’s methodologies, within her art practice, takes liberty with the aleatoric process bringing her closer to a kind of alchemical journey which is embedded in the artworks themselves.

As a lens-based artist I am deeply interested with the fluidity of photography– constantly redefining itself and problematizing its status as a fixed medium. Through a broad practice that embraces the studio, still life, re-photography, material experimentation, abstraction and non-representation, I aim to challenge and expand upon the primary tenets of the medium: originality, faithfulness, reproduction and indexicality. My current work sits at the crossroads of photography, sculpture and installation and is grounded in material culture, the history of abstraction and an alternative history of lens-based media.

The images from the Nocturnes series are a conceptual and technical continuation of work made over the past three years, specifically the series Sunstroke. This work is an
expression of climate angst and anxiety. The colors and textures produce sublime, abstracted images at once alluring and alarming. Utilizing an experimental approach, but with the visual language of atmosphere, celestial bodies and terrestrial flora, the resulting images are both otherworldly, yet familiar.

The Stephens Collection exhibition runs through January 2024.
Opening reception is Friday, September 8 from 4 to 7 pm. Food will be served. All Jundt events are free and open to the public

This new series by local acrylic mixed media painter Leela Francis features the artist’s fascination with the rich cultural heritage that thrives in Oaxaca City, Mexico where she spent time last Spring. “Living most of my life in more rural settings where nature is my muse, I was smitten by the interplay of textures and patterns abounding in this vibrant city so central to Mexican history. Truly an enchanting visual backdrop to the politically activist local culture there, juxtaposed against a powerful historical presence of zapotec tradition”.

Spokane Handweavers’ Guild is pleased to partner with Barrister Winery during their November First Friday event to display and sell a variety of beautiful handwoven items from our looms in time for holiday shopping.

Join us for our 7th annual Emerge INK! Rally on Saturday August 26th from 1-7pm. This event, located at Emerge CDA, will feature live printing of large-scale wooden blocks with an asphalt roller. Each block is hand carved by a local artist and prints will be up for sale at the event! The fun doesn’t stop there, our INK! Rally has local makers and vendors, a beer garden, and community print making activities for all ages. Music this year is provided by DJ Jilly who will be there the entire event for attendees to rock out with! The INK! Rally is the perfect way to spend a weekend with family

Marsha Marcuson’s rich portrayal of nature scenes is beautiful and distinctive. Robbin Miller combines oil and cold wax to create exciting abstract paintings. Their works will be on display throughout the month of September.