As part of Methow Arts’ commitment to advancing racial equity and committing resources to support regional artists, leaders, students and communities of color, we launch new initiatives to amplify voices of color through the arts. CLICK HERE to access job description. Methow Arts’ Teaching Artists provide art instruction in visual, literary, and performing arts to… [Read More]
THIS EVENT IS POSTPONED. DATE TBA.
THIS EVENT IS POSTPONED. DATE TBA. Methow Arts is excited to announce that poet Rena Priest, who was appointed the sixth Washington State Poet Laureate this year, will travel to the Methow Valley this October for school residencies and a public reading in Twisp on Tuesday, October 12th. “Poetry is a gift. This is my… [Read More]
2021
Street dance may have evolved in an urban setting, but b-boy Miguel Renteria is showing that it can thrive in rural communities as well. Renteria, who is a teaching artist for Methow Arts, moved to the Methow Valley from Olympia in the fall of 2020, bringing with him a decade of experience breaking and competing… [Read More]
Cascadia is excited to announce Terry Hunt is their new 2021-22 Orchestra Director. Terry Hunt co-founded of Pipestone School of Music with his wife Pam. He has been teaching guitar for over 35 years, and has served as the Okanogan Valley Orchestra and Chorus (OVOC) Orchestra Director and the Cascadia Chorale Director. He holds an… [Read More]
Methow Arts Alliance is expanding its art education programs into the Cascade School District which serves Leavenworth, Plain, and the Peshastin-Dryden area. Thanks to a grant from Icicle Fund, Methow Arts will implement the Youth Arts Initiative program (YAI) this fall for students in grades K-5 in the Peshastin-Dryden and Alpine Lakes Elementary Schools in… [Read More]
Aug 6, 2021
Thanks to ArtsWA and National Endowment for the Arts, Methow Arts will continue to serve its community with support from an Organization Pandemic Relief grant. The grant of $7250 help to fund general operations of our non-profit organization and keep our doors open after a hard year caused by the Covid Pandemic. Contact us at… [Read More]
Aug 21, 10-11:30am, 2021
Breaking instructor Miguel Renteria and his crew of b-boys and b-girls invite the community to a “Back-to-School Breakdance Showcase.” In the street dance tradition, students will perform improvised moves to music, on a portable street dance surface. After the showcase, Miguel will talk about the history of breaking and what his students have learned during… [Read More]
August 1, 2021
TwispWorks is pleased to welcome Sierra Golden as its new (and first!) Associate Director. Sierra completed her training and joined the team August 2 and will be responsible for all aspects of marketing, communications, and fundraising. Most recently, Sierra was the Director of Communications at Agros International and served in a similar role at Casa… [Read More]