Fall 2016
Cascadia Music presented the Pipestone Summer Music Camp from August 1-5, 2016 in the Methow Valley Community Center. The building was literally filled with music all week. The camp focused on chamber music, but there was also an orchestral component. Ensembles included a Haydn string quartet, a piano quintet by Camille Saint-Saens, a guitar trio… [Read More]
Aug 4-8, 2016
Join artist and color-theorist Kimberly Trowbridge on a plein-air painting retreat in the heart of the Methow Valley, Twisp, WA. During this 3-day workshop you will create multiple oil-paint studies from nature and combine those studies into larger, invented landscapes. Mornings and early evenings will be spent on the field collecting color “data” from observation. Afternoons will be spent in a gorgeous, newly… [Read More]
Summer 2016
Artists Laura Gunnip and Robin Doggett were proud to represent the Methow Valley at the 2016 SGC International Print Conference recently held in Portland, Oregon. Fine art printing and publishing artists and professionals converged to discuss, exhibit, and demonstrate the latest ideas and techniques. Print studios and galleries throughout Portland featured inspiring work at the… [Read More]
July 28-Aug 6, 2016
The Methow Valley is undeniably a quiet, out-of-the-way place, but that doesn’t keep musicians from as far away as Hong Kong and London from coming here to perform in the Methow Valley Chamber Music Festival. The international line-up in this year’s festival includes first-time and returning performers. Long-time Festival violinist Jing Wang, now the concertmaster… [Read More]
July 28-Aug 6, 2016
In its 21 years, the Methow Valley Chamber Music Festival has gravitated from a meadow in Mazama to a horse arena outside Winthrop to its current location in a barn that affords expansive views of the valley—and top-notch acoustics. The 2016 season is the Festival’s eighth in the barn, perched high on Signal Hill between… [Read More]
Sat, July 23, 10-2pm
Twisted Knitters and D*SIGNS Gallery have partnered to bring featured artists Saturdays thru the summer. Saturday July 23rd join fiber master Katie Swanson for a one day individual show and sale. Katie brings fiber to life with her exquisite sense of design and color. She is a precision craftsman, each piece executed to exact standards.… [Read More]
Summer 2016
The Gallery at Sun Mountain Lodge tantalizes with an eclectic mix of styles, subjects and mediums this summer. There’s everything from local favorite Steve Ward’s contemporary industrial masterpieces to the softly bucolic yet vibrant paintings of newcomer Michael Kirshner. So head up to Sun Mountain Lodge for more than just the primo nature experience…get some… [Read More]
Sat, Jun 11-July 16; Reception, Sat, Jun 11, 4-8pm, 2016
Artist Sara Ashford will present drawings and paintings created with natural earth pigments and botanical dyes in a solo exhibit from June 11 – July 16. Sara has become well-known for her expertise using the alchemy of natural color for her unique paintings and textile art. Her creative process begins with color and reflects her… [Read More]