Scholarship Show 2023
Scholarship Show 2023

This April, the Gallery at the Park presents its annual Scholarship Show, an exhibition of two artists. The first is a visual arts master of fine arts (MFA) student who is enrolled in a university in Washington, Idaho, or Oregon, and the second is a student enrolled in the Visual Arts Program at Columbia Basin College (CBC).

Jurors Mary Dryburgh and Tracy Walker selected this year’s MFA winner, an Iranian student who wishes to remain anonymous, for her animated video titled “Listen.” The second scholarship winner, Maureen Magee-Uhlik, was selected by the CBC Art Department.

Allied Arts Association has been holding Scholarship Shows since 1950, when the organization awarded a scholarship to an artist named Richard “Dick” Morton, an artist studying painting. For more than 70 years, Allied Arts has promoted art education and empowered developing artists by featuring their work in scholarship shows.

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Western Artists
Western Artists

This month, the Gallery at the Park presents an incredible exhibition of Western Artists! Ginny Harding and Rowdy Barry are both rodeo professionals as well as being skilled artists.

Ginny Harding bred Quarter Horses and was active in rodeo events for many years before becoming the first licensed female jockey’s agent in California in 1968. 

Harding has been portraying many of the nation’s greatest equine athletes in colored pencil illustrations for almost four decades. Her original drawings hang in the private collections of prominent industry leaders and in galleries and museums across the world. 

Harding remains active in breeding and racing Quarter Horses. She served as president of the board of the Northern Racing Quarter Horse Association for over a decade and continues promoting Quarter racing at the local Sun Downs Race Track.

Since he began bullfighting in 1986, Rowdy Barry has become one of the most well-recognized bullfighters in professional rodeo. He appears annually at rodeos like the Reno Rodeo in Reno, Nevada, the El Paso Rodeo in Texas, the Sisters Rodeo in Oregon, and the Horse Heaven Round-Up in his hometown of Kennewick.

“I enjoy what I do and I do it with a smile,” Barry says. “I hope that’s contagious. I do what I do because I love it, and I’ve always taken loving what I do to heart and have tried to live my life that way.”

Barry is the owner of Wild R Ranch & Registered Corriente Cattle Company.

The Gallery at the Park will be showcasing the Western Artists from February 28 through March 25.

The artist reception will be held on Sunday, March 5, from 1 to 3 p.m.

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Figure Drawing
Figure Drawing

This February, the Allied Arts Association celebrates its 75th anniversary by showcasing its longest-running program, figure drawing.

Figure drawing as we know it today has been part of traditional fine arts since the Renaissance, with some of the most famous works from Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci being of the human form.

The Allied Arts Association has facilitated the meeting of artists to practice figure drawing for over eight decades. In 1950, the results of an Allied Arts figure drawing session were shown in an exhibit at Jefferson School. The first recorded instance of a nude painting being shown at the Gallery at the Park was in 1968. 

Currently, the Allied Arts Figure Drawing Group meets twice a month in the Gallery at the Park’s education wing. The Figure Drawing Group sketches a variety of models—some clothed, some nude.

Others who have posed for figure drawing at the Gallery through the years include ballet dancers, actors from the Richland Players, and models from Columbia Basin College.

The Gallery at the Park will be showcasing figure studies by the Allied Arts Figure Drawing Group from February 3 through 25. 

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Desert Fiber Arts
Desert Fiber Arts

This January, the Gallery presents a new exhibition from Desert Fiber Arts!

Desert Fiber Arts is a nonprofit organization for fiber arts enthusiasts. It originated in 1974 for the purpose of promoting participation in and appreciation for fiber arts.

Fiber arts use textiles such as yarn or fabric to create unique arts and crafts.

In September 2014, Desert Fiber Arts opened a studio in Kennewick, where everyone is invited to come exercise their creativity. The studio provides warped looms, spinning wheels, and carders for members to use. 

Study groups also meet at the studio to explore topics such as weaving, spinning, knitting, basketry, and felting. Stop by to learn from the area’s leading fiber experts!

The Gallery exhibition will feature incredible works of art from Desert Fiber Arts members. The pieces will include tapestries, wall art, rugs, blankets, towels, baskets, scarves, shawls, jewelry, and so much more.

The exhibition will be on display from Jan. 3 through 28. The artist reception will be on Sunday, Jan. 8, from 1 to 3 p.m.

To learn more about Desert Fiber Arts, visit their website at desertfiberarts.org.

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Gallery Aglow 2022
Gallery Aglow 2022

Just in time for the holiday season, the Gallery presents Gallery Aglow! Stop by to check out unique gifts and beautiful decorations, including handmade trees and wreaths.

Then, on Friday, December 2nd and Saturday, December 3rd, join us for our annual Christmas Market! Enjoy the firepit and hot chocolate outside, and come inside for live music and free craft kits for kids.

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