VISUAL ARTS REVIEW by Alec Clayton for OLY ARTS If Joe Hedges is trying to convey a message, I don’t get it. But as purely aesthetic objects and images, they’re fascinating; and perhaps that’s the point, that they make the viewer wonder what’s going on, what kind of future world we’ve entered. The largest and …
by Jennifer Crain for OLY ARTS In fall 2017, South Puget Sound Community College will launch craft brewing, cider making and distilling programs. The curriculum is designed to equip students with an understanding of the science and craft of beverage creation and a solid footing in business fundamentals, production and regulation. “The students who come …
by Alec Clayton for OLY ARTS Coming next to The Gallery at South Puget Sound Community College is an exhibition of digital prints, sculptural objects, paintings and installations with sound components by Joe Hedges, assistant professor of painting and intermedia at Washington State University. Gallery director Nathan Barnes says he doesn’t yet know which of …
VISUAL ARTS REVIEW by Alec Clayton for OLY ARTS South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC) gallery director Nathan Barnes noted that Margaret Noble’s exhibition “Resonating Objects” begs the question, “What is art?” Is it just painting and sculpture? What about sound, movement, light? What are the boundaries between visual art and the performing arts? There …
Tuesday, July 5 marks the opening of South Puget Sound Community College’s 2016 Juried Exhibition, with opening reception and awards presentation July 7. The Southwest Washington Juried Exhibition is organized by the college’s gallery, located in the Kenneth J Minnaert Center for the Arts. Artists who reside in Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, …
Auditions for Tenino Young-at-Heart Theatre’s summer musical of Rodger & Hammerstein’s STATE FAIR Show dates July 25 – August 3 in Tenino Two days & locations May 3rd 6:30pm – SPSCC Black Box building 21 2011 Mottman Road SW Olympia, WA 98512 https://fb.me/e/7397Ve3lk May 4th 2:00PM – Parkside Elementary School – 301 Central Ave E, Tenino, …
Auditions for Tenino Young-at-Heart Theatre’s summer musical of Rodger & Hammerstein’s STATE FAIR Show dates July 25 – August 3 in Tenino Two days & locations May 3rd 6:30pm – SPSCC Black Box building 21 2011 Mottman Road SW Olympia, WA 98512 https://fb.me/e/7397Ve3lk May 4th 2:00PM – Parkside Elementary School – 301 Central Ave E, Tenino, …
Travis Johnson is a multidisciplinary artist, a prolific painter, sculptor, ceramicist, knowledgeable curator, and he has a deeply moving voice which will touch your soul when you hear it. Johnson is a man with an easy smile and a friendly demeanor. Anything he sets his mind to, he follows through purposefully and unflinchingly; he is extremely serious about his art and art mentoring practices and if you spend time appreciating his many talents and disciplines, you’ll notice there is a strong common thread that runs through them.
THE 3RD ANNUAL PNW BURLESQUE FESTIVALMay 3rd & 4th 2024 at the beautiful Kenneth J Minnaert Center at SPSCC in Olympia Friday May 3rd – Strip Like the Mountain is Out!Saturday May 4th – Best of PNW Burlesque Competition Completely Different Shows Each Night! Join us for a weekend of sinful opulence, satirical comedy, and …
“Hurricane Diane” is a contemporary comedy that addresses climate change by fusing the elements of The Real Housewives of New Jersey with ancient Greek drama. The play follows the character Diane, a gardener with paranormal abilities, who is, in fact, the Greek god Dionysus returning to the modern world to gather disciples and restore the …