Ewu Art Department Gets Up On The Web

The Art Department and Gallery Program at Eastern Washington University is now on the World Wide Web. Their Web site address is http://visual.arts.ewu.edu or http://www.visual.arts.ewu.edu.

The site, designed by Rachel Bachman, an art department graduate assistant, encompasses five home pages allowing access to a variety of subjects from brief biographies of art professors to gallery exhibits.

Now that EWU’s Electronic Art Gallery is on-line, a new service is being offered to artists worldwide: The gallery wants to exhibit a wide range art, including painting, works on paper, photography, digital imagery, sculpture …

For a list of guidelines and fees, e-mail Richard Twedt at rtwedt@ewu.edu or call 359-7070.

Professor’s exhibit

An exhibit by Gregory Hawkins, an Eastern Washington University art professor, opens Feb. 9 at the Pence Union Gallery on the Cheney campus.

Hawkins will display works from the series, “The Gates of Hell,” including drawings, digital prints and mixed media pieces.

The show runs through Feb. 29. Museum hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. For more information, call 359-7070.

Inland Craft Warnings

Although it seems like the Inland Craft Warnings exhibition and sale was only a couple of months ago, the deadline to participate in October’s event is rapidly approaching.

Artists who want to sell or display their work must submit five slides, an application and a one-page resume by April 5. All material will be reviewed by a jury.

For an application and jury information, write: G. Freuen, Inland Craft Warnings, 15205 Shady Slope Road, Spokane, WA 99208.

Bead-making workshop

A silver bead-making workshop will be at the Spokane Art School, 920 N. Howard, at 10 a.m., Saturday.

The five-hour class, taught by former Spokane Jeweler’s Guild president Noel Hoban, will cover variety of bead-making and finishing techniques.

Possessing basic silver soldering skills is the workshop’s only prerequisite.

Cost is $30, plus a $10 lab fee. For more information or to register, call 328-0900.

Is Hallmark calling you?

Interested in designing your own Valentine cards?

Claryn Reid, calligrapher, cardmaker and book designer, will lead a card-making workshop at the Spokane Art School from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday.

Prior card-making experience is not necessary.

The cost is $22, which includes the lab fee. For more details or to register, call the Spokane Art School at 328-0900.

Take a cultural trip

The Visual, Performing and Literary Arts Committee of Washington State University will present a series called “Cultural Journeys” during spring semester.

“Cultural Baggage,” the first “journey,” will be at 8 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 7, in Bryan Auditorium. The free program will feature Portland music and dance ensemble Al-Andalus.

At noon, Thursday, Feb. 8, in WSU’s CUB Cascade 123, members of Al-Andalus will present an Art a la Carte program on the “The Legacy of Andalusia.”

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