Twisp Creative District 2022
UPCOMING EVENTS: Join us for the annual Twisp Spring Art Walk Sat, May 20, 11:00-3:00 pm 50+ local artists, makers and farmers will line Glover Street from Twisp Ave to TwispWorks to show off their wonderful wares – and smiling faces. Come see what makes us a Creative District and meet the artists, makers, producers, and experts. CLICK HERE to… [Read More]
Spring/Summer 2021
In a school year with so much change and uncertainty, art provided students with a sense of stability and a creative outlet for self-expression. Methow Arts education programs, which serve about 5000 students and 350 teachers in Brewster, the Methow Valley, Okanogan, Omak, Pateros, and at the Paschal Sherman Indian School, gave elementary students across… [Read More]
Spring/Summer 2021
Four new exhibits of student artwork are displayed at Three Rivers Hospital in Brewster. Sponsored by the hospital in partnership with Methow Arts, the exhibits feature work by Brewster Elementary and Methow Valley Elementary students and include block prints, chalk pastel landscapes, mixed-media self-portraits, and watercolor salmon paintings. Methow Valley sixth graders completed an interdisciplinary… [Read More]
Tues, June 29, 5:30pm, 2021
Cancelled due to heat! We’ll be back in July on TUES, JULY 27, 5:30PM. We will provide all materials for this class. ONLINE TICKETS HERE Sit by the cool Twisp River and paint outside with watercolor artist & teacher Bethany Wray. In this 2.5 hour class, students will learn basic watercolor technique to create a… [Read More]
Spring 2021
Kehinde Wiley (b. 1977) is one of the foremost portraitists of the 21st century, redefining a genre rooted in privilege. Historically, only those with means could afford to have their portrait painted, leaving museum visitors staring into the faces of primarily the upper-crust of European society. Wiley, too, was educated in this tradition. “I was… [Read More]
Summer 2021
Dan Nanamkin, k’oup?lus enim kl’a (Thunder and Lightning), is from the Chief Joseph Band Of Wallowa, Nez Perce, and Colville Confederated Tribes of Washington State and has been an advocate/teacher for indigenous culture, community unity, youth empowerment, racial equality, and peace for several decades. Nanamkin is committed to the preservation of Indigenous culture and sees… [Read More]
Sat, June 26, 6pm, 2021
Save the Date! SAT, JUNE 26, 6pm-8pm. In place of Arts Festival, we present a summer concert series. The first is coming right up! In celebration of our community we present a FREE Boat-in Concert at Patterson Lake with Bitterroot Beets! Enjoy the concert from the lake in your boat or water vessel! This boat-in concert is designed… [Read More]
June 4-19, 2021
One of the valley’s most popular events–the Winthrop Kiwanis Bite of the Methow dinner and auction–has had to be cancelled the past two years due to COVID-19. But the chance to help Kiwanis reach their fundraising goals–and consequently support community projects–remains, in the form of an online auction. Winthrop Kiwanis turns all proceeds from their… [Read More]