Community Art Events

A Bicycle-Inspired Methow Arts Festival

Wed, July 4, 11:30-4pm, 2018

TICKETS HERE We invite you to celebrate the 4th of July in Twisp, WA with music, ARTmaking, bicycles, dance, aerial arts, bicycle decorating, pie-eating contests and so much more…. NEW! Thanks to our generous sponsors and donors, kids 5+ get to make  unlimited art projects all day for free with $5 admission. FEATURING The Paperboys, Trials Stars bicycle stuntriders… [Read More]

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Strange Coupling with Seattle Art Museum’s Jody Bento

Opening reception: Sept 29, 5-8pm with a panel discussion at 4pm, 2018

The Confluence Gallery is proud to welcome guest curator Jody Bento to the Main Gallery for her show Strange Coupling. The show dives into the interpersonal relationship between art and companionship with three sets of artist couples. Bento, Seattle Art Museum Associate Director, presents the work of artist couples from across Washington State and asks… [Read More]

Everything from clarinet to bulb horns at this summer’s chamber music festival

July 26-Aug 4, 2018

There’ll be a pianist and a clarinetist, both prize-winning virtuosos; one of the world’s most acclaimed string quartets; a mezzo-soprano; three percussionists; and 12 bulb horns – in just five concerts. The Methow Valley Chamber Music Festival, known for mixing unusual performers with classic repertoire and exciting new works, is living up to its reputation… [Read More]

What’s the buzz? Confluence Gallery Holds Birds and Bees Art Exhibit

Opening reception, July 7, 4-8pm; Runs through Aug 11, 2018

In 1918 Congress passed the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to protect birds from wanton killing, and the National Geographic, Audubon Society, Cornell Lab of Ornithology and others have declared 2018 as the Year of the Bird in celebration of the centennial. Caryl Campbell, the Birds and Bees volunteer curator, wants to stimulate a dialog within… [Read More]

Winthrop Gallery: Home & Garden

June 6-July 23; Opening reception, Sat, June 9, 11-3pm, 2018

The human soul is hungry for beauty; we seek it everywhere – in landscape, music, art, clothes, furniture, gardening, and in ourselves. When we experience beauty, there is a sense of homecoming.   (Artwork by Patty Yates, Sassy.) In June and July the artists of the Winthrop Gallery will present works that celebrate the joy… [Read More]

Winthrop Rhythm and Blues Festival

July 20, 21, 22

Located at the Blues Ranch on the Methow River in the resort town of Winthrop, Washington, the Winthrop Rhythm & Blues Festival is a three-day event packed full of exciting national and regional entertainment for all ages. This Year’s lineup LOS LONELY BOYS CALIFORNIA HONEYDROPS SAMANTHA FISH LYDIA PENSE & COLD BLOOD PIMPS OF JOYTIME… [Read More]

Bike America

July 13-22, 2018

by Mike Lew July 13th – 22nd Peddle along a cross-country journey with feckless heroine Penny, who is searching for meaning in her life on a bicycling trip from Boston to California, in The Merc Playhouse’s production of Bike America.  After leaving her boyfriend behind to find a lifestyle that suits her and a place… [Read More]

Students Work with Writers in Young Writers’ Conference

Celebration is May 31, 5:30-7pm. Conference June 1, 2018

Eight years ago, staff at Methow Valley Elementary School began collaborating with Methow Arts on an ambitious project: a Young Writers’ Conference (YWC)—a day-long series of workshops that engage students in writing activities, including attending small-group workshops of their choice. The YWC has grown in subsequent years to include workshop presenters like authors, artists, storytellers,… [Read More]

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