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.
The exhibition matters because it brings together a diverse group of contemporary artists from across the country, using the metaphor of intersecting interstate highways to explore the flow and exchange of artwork across geographic distances. It provides a platform for emerging and established artists to be seen in a university gallery setting, and highlights the role of regional institutions like Central Washington University in fostering national artistic dialogue.