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INTERSTATE art exhibition set to open this week

Central Washington University's Sara Spurgeon Gallery is hosting a national juried exhibition titled “INTERSTATE: Where I-90 meets I-82,” opening November 6 in Ellensburg. Juror Alexis L. Silvia, Curatorial Assistant at the Frye Art Museum in Seattle, selected works by 46 artists from across the United States, including Brandin Barón, Neil Berkowitz, Shivani Bhalla, and others. The exhibition runs through December 6, with an opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. following a 4 p.m. presentation.

AN INSIDE JOB: Clymer Museum of Art reopens after renovations with show by CWU student

The Clymer Museum of Art in Ellensburg reopened on Friday after renovations, featuring a new exhibition titled "Plastic Souls" by Margot Massey, a junior at Central Washington University pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts. The show explores themes of artificiality and performance in social media, with paintings depicting actors, cowboys, showgirls, and rodeo clowns, and will later include two life-size figurative sculptures. The museum closed in January for renovations, which expanded wall space by roughly 30% and created a new gallery near the entrance for rotating student exhibitions.

‘My personal language’: Edmonds artist to hold final exhibition

d'Elaine Herard Johnson, a 93-year-old artist from Edmonds, Washington, is preparing for her final exhibition in December. Born legally blind, she began sculpting and painting as a child, later earning a scholarship to Central Washington University and a master's degree from the University of Washington. Over her career, she has completed more than 1,200 paintings, exhibited in over 700 shows, and developed a Myth and Lore series since 1971. Her final show will feature works inspired by goddesses, reflecting her journey as a woman artist. Johnson plans to donate her estate, including her art, to Edmonds College to fund scholarships through its arts program.