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Sena Clara Creston, clinical assistant professor in digital technology and culture and fine arts at WSU Tri-Cities, has received a grant from the state nonprofit Artist Trust to construct an “art machine” entitled “The Umbrella Ship.”
“The sculpture will provide the audience with the constructed reality and physical sensation of a childlike dreamscape,” Creston said.
The interactive installation will be a three-wheeled art machine propelled by wind hitting a large umbrella. The vehicle will transition from a bed to ship to bicycle and will be constructed from repurposed materials.
As a professor of music at WSU, Jeffrey Savage doesn’t limit his talent to the Pullman campus.
He’s performed at such prestigious New York City venues as Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, and the Juilliard Theater.
And on Jan. 17, the accomplished pianist brings his talents to the Tri-Cities for a Camerata Musica concert in the Battelle Auditorium in Richland.
The concert will be an all-Beethoven event.
“Women artists from the Columbia Valley,” a month-long exhibit, will open Nov. 19 at the Art Center in the WSU Tri-Cities Consolidated Information Center, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland. A free, public reception will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25.
Featuring 64 contemporary female artists, the exhibit is a broad survey of the robust talent and creativity of women working in a variety of media across the Columbia Valley area and state of Washington, said Peter Christenson, assistant professor of fine arts.
“Historically ‘women in art’ have been unfairly marginalized,” he said. “This is an opportunity to proudly support and celebrate some of the underrepresented artists in our region.”
Female artists and designers in the Columbia Basin and surrounding region are invited to submit art for a public exhibit in November at the WSU Tri-Cities’ Art Center.
“Historically ‘women in art’ have been unfairly marginalized,” says Peter Christenson, assistant professor of fine arts. “This is an opportunity to proudly support and celebrate some of the underrepresented artists in our region.”
Deadline for submissions – including contact information, 3-5 images of proposed art and artist’s statement – is midnight Oct. 19.