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Recognizing that one of the biggest challenges artists and other entrepreneurs face is access to capital, TwispWorks started the Methow Investment Network (MIN) in 2017. The MIN connects community members interested in investing locally with Methow Valley entrepreneurs needing capital to start or grow their business. The program moves money ‘from Wall Street to Main Street’… [Read More]
Spring 2019
Laura Gunnip continues in the tradition of Door No. 3 Print Studio by helping students of all ages engage in the radical act of creative self-knowledge through letterpress and printmaking classes. Fireweed Print Shop is a community resource and home to two etching presses, antique letterpresses and screen printing facilities, as well as a retail… [Read More]
February 2019
By Ashley Lodato, Arts Education Director – Methow Arts Alliance If you’ve ever read an essay inspired by a painting, or listened to a song prompted by a poem, or watched a dance influenced by a sculpture, then you’ve experienced ekphrasis. Ekphrasis is the practice of exploring a piece of art through the lens of a different medium, to… [Read More]
Spring 2019
by Susan Donahue Like the avid fly fisherman that he is, artist Gregg Caudell has many tales to tell. When he goes fishing, he says if he doesn’t catch a fish, he may “catch a painting.” Every fishing hole is a good painting, he says. In his long painting life, he has caught many paintings.… [Read More]
Social Media
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Jan 15-Mar 15
A new print journal featuring local poets and their work is targeted for publication in May, 2019. The Shrub-Steppe Poetry Journal is now accepting submissions. “The purpose of this project is to gather the many poets of Central Washington under one literary roof, to highlight the value of poetry in our culture and in our… [Read More]
Lodging in Twisp, 2019
Brought to you by the Twisp Chamber of CommerceThose who don’t know Twisp might be tempted to call it a “sleepy” little town, but au contraire–the only thing sleeping in Twisp will be you, when your head hits the pillow after a satisfying day spent exploring all Twisp has to offer. But where will that pillow be located?… [Read More]
Arts Education Spotlight
by Ashley Lodato Education Director, Methow Arts In any given day, Methow Valley 4th graders move effortlessly among core subjects, integrating visual arts, science, language arts, social studies and math into their International Baccalaureate units. With one teacher who is a former wildlife biologist, a weekly “Schoolyard Science” experience facilitated by the Methow Conservancy, and… [Read More]