Methow Arts is pleased to announce that the search is over for a permanent, full-time Executive Director! April 1st, Sarah Jo Lightner will fill the role of Executive Director at Methow Arts. After two interim leaders and competitive region-wide search, Sarah Jo’s experience in the arts and nonprofit leadership will help guide Methow Arts into a new… [Read More]
Spring 2021
Historically underrepresented in arts education curricula, BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) artists took center stage in Methow Arts’ art lessons in 2022 and into 2023. Studying art from the past is an effective and time-honored tradition. Art from different eras in history helps us learn about the cultures it comes from. Based on… [Read More]
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Your support makes our organization thrive! We couldn’t do it without you. When you give to Methow Arts, you provide our community access to artistic experiences that connect and inspire us through performances and workshops. You enable over 5,400 students across North Central Washington to access quality arts education from professional teaching artists, including sequential, weekly… [Read More]
Winter 2022
When she was in elementary school, Lily Colin remembers entering the Methow Valley Elementary School (MVES) art room and racing to secure her favorite stool, which was painted with a vibrant flower in the style of iconic American artist Georgia O’Keeffe. A gift from the departing 6th graders in 2015, the painted stools were intended… [Read More]
2021.2022 school year
In a collaboration among Methow Arts, the Public School Funding Alliance, and the Methow Valley School District, 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. Activist Darcy Ottey helped freshman English teacher Dani Golden launch the unit, in… [Read More]
Wed-Sat, May 18-21, 7pm, Sun, May 22, 2pm, 2022
In May 2022, the Liberty Bell Drama Company (LBDC), in partnership with Methow Arts and the Merc Playhouse, will deliver an ambitious production of “Twelfth Night”: a rousing contemporary musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic romantic comedy about mistaken identity and self-discovery. “Twelfth Night” tells the story of Viola, a young heroine who washes up on… [Read More]
Spring 2021
Using poetry and quilting as avenues for exploration, fourth grade students at East Omak Elementary School journeyed into ancestry and heritage. Spearheaded by fourth grade teacher Kara Thornton, the project includes fiber arts, poetry writing, a walking field trip, and Indigenous studies. Mrs. Thornton learned to quilt from her grandmother when she was in third… [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]