Spring 2019
Each winter, Brewster 5th graders participate in a 5-week poetry residency, working with Methow Arts teaching poet Kelleigh McMillan. Students become familiar with “painting pictures with words” and with relating their emotions to the natural world. Each week they experiment with a different poetic concept: simile, metaphor, free verse, stanza, etc. Students write poems about their bedrooms,… [Read More]
Summer 2019
BUILDING 1 – The Gateway Building A love of nature and light is captured in the artwork of Mary Appfel. Her work portrays nature through enchanted realism using paint and collage on canvas and woodblock. Shivelight Studio is open by appointment. Alchemy on Demand is a full service creative agency with a passion for clients… [Read More]
Spring 2019
The ARTscapes project is facilitated by Methow Arts. It is designed to activate empty commercial storefronts and vacant space in Okanogan County. ARTscapes brings more foot traffic into downtown and offers more exposure to the creative sector. Our current program fills storefronts with images and informational posters about the work of Edward S. Curtis and BEYOND… [Read More]
Spring 2019
by Ashley Lodato Education Director, Methow Arts Alliance The third grade animal studies program at Virginia Grainger Elementary School uses Common Core standards to integrate biology, literacy, art, and geography. Working with third grade teachers Patty Caryl, Nancy Bishop, and Amy Sullivan, students begin the process by selecting an animal and using the internet and… [Read More]
Brought to you by the Twisp Chamber of Commerce #twispwa #visittwisp #playintwisp#winterintwisp Lucky you! You’re charging your electric car at Twisp, WA’s EV charging station at TwispWorks and now you are in possession of two unscheduled hours in which to explore this eclectic town at the base of the North Cascades. So what are you going to do… [Read More]
Winter 2019
by Ashley Lodato Education Director, Methow Arts Alliance When do you get to see the Methow Valley Elementary School art room filled with eagles, cougars, rattlesnakes, herons, and black widows? Second graders know the answer to this–when Bruce Morrison visits the school, that’s when. Bruce, a Twisp-based artist and teaching artist, has been leading residencies for… [Read More]
Sun Mountain Lodge
Sun Mountain Lodge is known for its breathtaking views, fantastic trail system and lurxurious accommodations, but for decades, Sun Mountain has also highlighted some of the best art the Methow Valley has to offer. The arts population in the Methow Valley is quite large. Walk down the street in any of our towns or poke… [Read More]
March 2019
by Ashley Lodato, Education Director for Methow Arts What do you get when you mix a sunny winter day, trailside art, and an outdoor ice rink? You get 45 happy second graders, that’s what! Orchestrated by Okanogan School District Instructional Coach (and former second grade teacher) Jill Streeter, a second grade field trip to the… [Read More]