Community Calendar

Mimi Jung: An Unfinished Origin Exhibition
March 31, 2026 – June 27, 2026
Tuesday through Saturdays from 10am to 4pm, CLOSED Sunday, Monday

"Mimi Jung: An Unfinished Origin" brings together recent sculptural works from this Helena, Montana-based artist. The loom has long served as the foundation of her methodical and often labor-intensive process, where the slow creation of each piece allows for deliberate shaping and assessment over time. Using unexpected and unconventional materials like paper and foam as wefts, a variety of non-traditional strings as warps, as well as woven pieces cast in metal, the artist’s work rewards close inspection, asking us to slow down and engage reflectively.

Central to her concerns are the gaps between what we believe we know and what remains unknown, creating space for wonder, contemplation, and connection. Correspondingly, her woven forms are intentionally ambiguous and in a state of change. Their structures invite multiple interpretations appearing near completion, undergoing deconstruction, or suspended between concealment and exposure. Jung relates this fluidity to one’s own sense of evolving self.

“The core component of my work has always been identity and self-preservation,” says the artist. “It’s about how our narratives constantly evolve to fit into a much larger cultural narrative in order to survive.”

IMAGE | Mimi Jung, Resonate With, 2023

LOCATION | The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU is located in the Crimson Cube (on Wilson Road across from Martin Stadium and the CUB) on the WSU Pullman campus.

Fort Walla Walla Museum is ready for spring!

April is the start of our annual April Fools Scavenger Hunt. Practice your sleuthing skills by tracking down the historically inaccurate items hidden throughout the museum’s exhibits—keep an eye out for these time-traveling objects and earn a prize in the Museum Store!

The scavenger hunt is a month-long event starting Wednesday, April 1st. The Museum is open from 10 am-5 pm daily.

Don’t forget that members get in free!

March 31, 2026 – June 27, 2026
Tuesday through Saturdays from 10am to 4pm, CLOSED Sunday, Monday

Light is ethereal; it opens and spreads. It radiates and fills spaces. It illuminates both the beautiful and tragic as well as the mundane, bringing the contents of our lives into sharper focus. In a traditional sense, light is also ephemeral—it is with us, and it wanes; humankind has celebrated its existence and return throughout the ages.

We measure time through movement of light: the arc of the sun, the length of a shadow, the fading of day into night. Light does not simply mark time; it carries it. In physics, light is also a record of the past. Starlight reaches us years or millennia after it was emitted, turning observation into an act of looking backward. Light, in this sense, is time made perceptible.

"Longer Light: Selections from the Collection" offers a wide-ranging exploration of how artists represented in the museum’s holdings have engaged with this universal and compelling relationship. For many, their creations preserve fleeting moments amid constant change; for others, the emphasis lies not on fixed appearances but on shifting conditions and perceptions. Still others approach light itself as a quasi-transcendent or spiritual force, evoking a sense of timelessness that can serve as a reassurance or reminder in the face of impermanence.

While the presentation will span a variety of genres and media approaches, Longer Light will give special emphasis to the museum’s growing photography collection, where the use of available light is fundamental to lens-based practices.

LOCATION | The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU is located in the Crimson Cube (on Wilson Road across from Martin Stadium and the CUB) on the WSU Pullman campus.

IMAGE: Paul Strand, Wall Street, 1915

Master of Fine Arts: Thesis Exhibition
March 31, 2026 – June 27, 2026
Tuesday through Saturdays from 10am to 4pm, CLOSED Sunday, Monday

The annual "MFA Thesis Exhibition" is the culmination of three or more years work by the Master of Fine Arts graduate candidates. With its wide range of art-making approaches, it provides a stimulating experience for faculty, students, and museum visitors. This year’s MFA candidates are Keegan Baatz, S. Camille Comer, and Kahyun (Kate) Uhm.

Arriving from diverse locations, these student-artists immersed themselves in an intensive, interdisciplinary studio experience. Through regular group discussions and individual critiques with faculty, alongside sustained engagement with visiting artists and scholars, they received wide-ranging perspectives on their work. Over time, each artist strengthened their voice, refined their practice, and clarified their artistic direction. This MFA Thesis Exhibition represents both a culmination of focused study and a meaningful threshold as they step into their professional lives.

LOCATION | The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU is located in the Crimson Cube (on Wilson Road across from Martin Stadium and the CUB) on the WSU Pullman campus.

IMAGE | MFA candidates Keegan Baatz, S. Camille Comer, and Kahyun (Kate) Uhm.

Mimi Jung: An Unfinished Origin Exhibition
March 31, 2026 – June 27, 2026
Tue-Sat, 10am-4pm, CLOSED Sun, Mon

"Mimi Jung: An Unfinished Origin" brings together recent sculptural works from this Helena, Montana-based artist. The loom has long served as the foundation of her methodical and often labor-intensive process, where the slow creation of each piece allows for deliberate shaping and assessment over time. Using unexpected and unconventional materials like paper and foam as wefts, a variety of non-traditional strings as warps, as well as woven pieces cast in metal, the artist’s work rewards close inspection, asking us to slow down and engage reflectively.

Central to her concerns are the gaps between what we believe we know and what remains unknown, creating space for wonder, contemplation, and connection. Correspondingly, her woven forms are intentionally ambiguous and in a state of change. Their structures invite multiple interpretations appearing near completion, undergoing deconstruction, or suspended between concealment and exposure. Jung relates this fluidity to one’s own sense of evolving self.

“The core component of my work has always been identity and self-preservation,” says the artist. “It’s about how our narratives constantly evolve to fit into a much larger cultural narrative in order to survive.”

LOCATION | The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU is located in the Crimson Cube (Wilson Road across from Martin Stadium/CUB) WSU Pullman campus.

IMAGE | Mimi Jung, Resonate With, 2023

Childhood's End Gallery presents "Atmospheres". Featuring new work by Mitchell Albala, Kim Eshelman, and Christopher Mathie. "Atmospheres" is a celebration of color, gesture, and pigment in two-dimensions. Witness the shifting light, air, and hues of these three PNW artists and their most recent creations.

Feb 27- April 19.
Artist Reception: Feb 28, 4-6PM

FREE

Childhood’s End Gallery
222 4th Ave W
Olympia WA 98501

360-943-3724

[email protected]

Up next on First Thursday: Join on April 9, 2026 from 12:15 - 12:45 pm, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 323 Catherine Street, Walla Walla WA, for a program entitled "Music of the Renaissance and Baroque from Germany, Spain, and Italy" to be performed by organist Sr. Jo Baim, featuring Spanish diferencias, an Italian toccata, and German Baroque works. Free will offerings to benefit the Blue Mountain Therapeutic Riding. Bring a bag lunch and enjoy!

The CWU Opera Ensemble’s fully staged production of Cinderella by Massenet opens on April 9th in the Hertz Concert Hall in the McIntyre Music Building. Cinderella, directed by Gayla Blaisdell, will be performed in collaboration with the CWU Chamber Orchestra and feature dancers from the CWU Dance Program.

Cinderella (Cendrillon) was written in 1899 by Jules Massenet to a libretto by Henri Cain that is based on the fairy tale by Charles Perrault from 1697. The opera tells the familiar love story of Cinderella and Prince Charming through the beautiful lyrical melodies of the late Romantic period and Massenet’s lush orchestration. Their highly romanticized love story is interspersed with the antics of the stepmother, Madame de la Haltière, and her two daughters adding lightness and comedy to the performance. Pandolfe, Cinderella’s father and the family’s servants add another dimension to the plot, along with a playful group of spirits that help the Fairy Godmother transform Cinderella for the ball and arrange for a secret tryst between the lovers.

The opera spotlights spectacular Central vocalists in the leading and supporting roles as well as a stellar chorus, dancers from the CWU Dance Program with choreography by Gabby McNeillie and the CWU Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Nikolas Caoile. This production is appropriate for younger audiences and will be performed in English, however, Massenet’s music will be appropriately operatic featuring virtuosic vocalism and dense musical textures: not what you would hear in the Disney or Rodgers and Hammerstein versions! The running time of the show will be approximately two hours and thirty minutes.

Performances will be Thursday through Saturday, April 9th – 11th, at 7 p.m. and April 12th at 2 p.m. in the Hertz Concert all in the McIntyre Music Building on the CWU Ellensburg campus.

Tickets available through CWU Wildcat Tickets.

One night. Three comedians. Countless laughs. Join us for a whirlwind of hilarity featuring three distinct comedic styles that will take you from everyday absurdities to unexpected revelations. Whether you love observational humor, storytelling, or lightning-quick wit, this show delivers. Recommended for ages 18+.

Mimi Jung: An Unfinished Origin Exhibition
March 31, 2026 – June 27, 2026
Tuesday through Saturdays from 10am to 4pm, CLOSED Sunday, Monday

"Mimi Jung: An Unfinished Origin" brings together recent sculptural works from this Helena, Montana-based artist. The loom has long served as the foundation of her methodical and often labor-intensive process, where the slow creation of each piece allows for deliberate shaping and assessment over time. Using unexpected and unconventional materials like paper and foam as wefts, a variety of non-traditional strings as warps, as well as woven pieces cast in metal, the artist’s work rewards close inspection, asking us to slow down and engage reflectively.

Central to her concerns are the gaps between what we believe we know and what remains unknown, creating space for wonder, contemplation, and connection. Correspondingly, her woven forms are intentionally ambiguous and in a state of change. Their structures invite multiple interpretations appearing near completion, undergoing deconstruction, or suspended between concealment and exposure. Jung relates this fluidity to one’s own sense of evolving self.

“The core component of my work has always been identity and self-preservation,” says the artist. “It’s about how our narratives constantly evolve to fit into a much larger cultural narrative in order to survive.”

IMAGE | Mimi Jung, Resonate With, 2023

LOCATION | The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU is located in the Crimson Cube (on Wilson Road across from Martin Stadium and the CUB) on the WSU Pullman campus.