Museum Receives Grant For New Trunk Program

Sun., Feb. 27, 2000

Foundation Northwest has awarded a $9,058 grant to the Cheney Cowles Museum for its Educational Trunk Program that’s being developed.

The program is to deliver interactive Spokane history and American Indian artifacts and information to schools, youth and family organizations and native Americans within a 50-mile radius of Spokane.

The trunk program, also funded by Wells Fargo Bank and the Pierce Trust, will be an on-going educational outreach program for the museum.

Museum officials anticipate reaching 6,000 students during its first year, which begins in October.

Applications

Deer Park Arts Commission is accepting applications from those interested in teaching workshops and classes, or who want to exhibit their two- or three-dimension arts and crafts in the town’s Crawford Gallery.

For consideration, send up to 10 slides, a self-addressed stamped envelope and a letter of interest to P.O. Box F, Deer Park, WA 99006-0228.

The River Ridge Association of Fine Arts is searching for works for its Juried Art Exhibit.

Registration is limited to two pieces of two-dimensional art. Work must be original from artist’s own sources. Pictures must be framed and ready to hang with wire hangers only, no sawtooth hangers.

Judging will be in oil (including heavy medium acrylic), water media, pastels and mixed media, and drawing.

The show will be 1 to 6 p.m. April 15 to 29 at the Evergreen Center, 1309 N. Evergreen Road.

To reserve wall space, call Ethylynne Coleman at 624-1195, Beverly Blumel at 466-1554, or Rebecca Egbert at 448-8292.

Deadline for submission is March 31.

Classes

Spokane Art School is holding its annual Drawing Marathon from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and March 5 at the school, 920 N. Howard.

Every day the marathon will feature a different instructor and models to help artists refine their figure drawing abilities.

Cost is $35 a day or $90 for all three days. Call the school at 328-0900 with questions or to register.

A box-making workshop at Spokane Art School will be Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the school, 920 N. Howard.

Gudrun Aurand, a bookbinder and conservator, will be the instructor.

Cost is $70. Call the school at 328-0900 for more information or to register.

Hands-On Art Studio, 6680 Government Way in Coeur d’Alene, is offering a decorative gourd workshop Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The studio also offers art classes for kids and adults on the pottery wheel, glazing techniques, fused glass and more.

For more information call the studio at (208) 762-4938.

Auditions

Express Theatre-Northwest will conduct auditions Tuesday through Thursday for “The Brain,” an original musical, scheduled to tour next year.

Four women and two men at least 18 years old are needed for the cast, said Frank Sullivan, executive director.

Auditioners are to prepare a song no longer than two minutes long and supply the sheet music. People with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

To schedule an appointment, call 624-8073.

Spokane Civic Theatre will hold auditions for “Joined at the Head,” by Catherine Butterfield, at 7 p.m. March 6 and 7 at Cavanaughs Inn at the Park.

Director Melody Deatherage needs to cast five men and five women, 20 to 50 years old.

Production dates are April 21 to May 13 in Civic’s Firth J. Chew Studio Theatre. For more information, call the theater at 325-1413.

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