This summer marks the Washington State Historical Society’s 12th annual IN THE SPIRIT Contemporary Native Arts Exhibition. The show is displayed at the History Museum in Tacoma. Works on view will include textiles, sculptures, paintings, carvings, and basketry. Materials run the gamut from natural elements—stone, shell, clay, wood, minerals, and grass, for example—to products … [Read more...] about IN THE SPIRIT Contemporary Native Arts
Washington State History Museum
IN THE SPIRIT
The Washington State Historical Society will hold its 11th annual summer public event on Saturday, Aug. 13, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Washington State History Museum, 1911 Pacific Ave. in Tacoma. IN THE SPIRIT Native Arts Market and Festival highlights handmade Native American artwork and features musicians, dancers, demonstrators, traditional Native foods, and much … [Read more...] about IN THE SPIRIT
Cutting Edge: Art Quilts of Washington
Quilters quilt and painters paint, but there is a world of di-mension behind the work of fabric artists. As the newest exhibit at the Washington State History Museum—Cutting Edge: Art Quilts of Washington—shows, quilting is an artistic medium in and of itself. “Traditionally, quilts were hand-sewn from scraps of fabric to meet a practical need—they kept families warm during … [Read more...] about Cutting Edge: Art Quilts of Washington