TOTEM on exhibit through June 4, 2016.

Confluence Gallery presents:

TOTEM

 April 23 until June 4, 2016.

The Spirit of Nature 24x36 mixed media, acrylic by Cindy Ruprecht

Free to the public

Traditionally, a totem is a spirit being, sacred object, or symbol that serves as an emblem of a group of people, such as a family, clan, lineage, or tribe. 

Over 25 artists will be presenting works in a wide variety of mediums such as clay, wood, bone, metal, paper, and paint ranging in size from wearable art jewelry to large 3 dimensional pieces over 6 feet tall that will explore personal or cultural totems.

The exhibit includes work that reveals how the spirit world is woven with our everyday world often through our interaction with animal spirits.
Some of the artists, like Carolyn Nelson, have chosen to explore "the human separation from the natural and spiritual and the greater vulnerability to the impacts of life and death”.

Totem is presented at Confluence Gallery by Curators Jennifer Molesworth and Nicole Ringgold
Art: The Spirit of Nature 24x36 mixed media, acrylic by Cindy Ruprecht

Thank you to our exhibit sponsors! Miller Nash and Dunn, KTRT 97.5, Blue Star Coffee Roasters, Floyd Co, Twisp River Suites, Winthrop Mtn sports, Sawtooth Dental

Also Showing in the Community Gallery:FISHING DAY BLOCKPRINT PROJECT April 23 - June 4th

Block prints featuring fish, mammals, and habitat of the Methow Valley Watershed created by Methow Valley Elementary School sixth grade students in collaboration with Methow Arts Alliance and the Bureau of Reclamation

In the Gift Shop!Winter Above 5000' solo exhibit by Margaret Kingston, Confluence Artist in ResidenceApril 23 - June 4th

Inspired by the phenomenal El Nino Winter we received here in the North Cascades, Margaret Kingston, worked to capture with oil paint on canvas, the serene feeling of being in the mountains.
These winter landscapes inspired the body of work Margaret will present at Confluence Gallery at the conclusion of her three month Artist in Residency.