Wed, Dec 11, 6pm, 2020
The ninth annual Poetry Out Loud competition for Liberty Bell High School and Independent Learning Center students will be at 6 p.m, Wednesday, December 16, 2020 and will be held virtually. Eight students who won their classroom Poetry Out Loud competitions will be reciting two poems each. WATCH HERE at 6pm. Admission is by donation: paypal.me/methowarts… [Read More]
Nov 20-Dec 24, 2020
Methow Made is excited to announce the expansion of its popular retail store, Valley Goods, from a holiday pop-up to a permanent space for all things local! Opening in time for the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend, Valley Goods will feature all your favorite local artists and makers from around Okanogan County. It’s new, larger location, in… [Read More]
Fall 2020
Twisp Togetherness….TwiSpiritedness? Whatever you call it, if you ask a local, they’ll say it’s real. In recent months, however, as with everything else the pandemic is leaving its palpable impact here, too. That’s why the Town of Twisp recently launched the Community “B.E.E.” Initiative, aligning seamlessly with the Twisp Chamber of Commerce’s mission to advocate… [Read More]
2020.2021 school year
Working with activist Darcy Ottey and Methow Arts teaching poet Cindy Williams Gutiérrez, 9th graders at Liberty Bell High School explored the meaning of justice and how it could be enhanced in their lives, school, community, and country. They examined the American Dream from multiple perspectives: the Founding Fathers, Chief Joseph, Martin Luther King Jr.,… [Read More]
Winter 2020.21
Hot off the press at Fireweed Print Shop comes artist Laura Gunnip’s 29th limited edition letterpress calendar, Saturn Return 2021. 12 months of celestial zodiac signs, their ruling planets and phases of the moon. This witchy offering is a mutual aid fundraiser for Foundation for Youth Resiliency & Engagement, serving all Okanogan County youth. OK FYRE is committed… [Read More]
In normal times, businesses in the Methow Valley look forward to Winter’s respite. Life moves a little slower with the decrease of tourists and arrival of holiday breaks. The act of turning the calendar to a New Year offers nostalgic reflection of another successful 12 months operating a small business. (And, of course, work hours… [Read More]
Mary Kiesau was a woman of extraordinary energy and drive. Renowned for her photography and Environmental Education business, Mountain Kind, as well as for her deep connections within the Methow Valley community. The Mary Kiesau Fellowship Fund honors her legacy through celebrating Mary’s educational and artistic passions: living in harmony and balance with the earth… [Read More]
Grace Ashford’s childhood was spent surrounded by artists and craftspeople. “I grew up in a household that lived and breathed art and had at my fingertips the raw materials and the grown-up tools to experiment.” This upbringing instilled in Grace an incurable desire to design and create. Grace spent her early adult life living abroad… [Read More]