May 15 Friday
Experience the beauty of North Central Washington at the 24th annual Leavenworth Spring Bird Fest from May 14–17, 2026. This year’s festival features over 30 expert-led field trips tailored for all skill levels—from canyon hikes to riparian walks—alongside a fascinating keynote presentation by raptor ecologist Dr. Neil Paprocki on the GPS-tracked movements of Red-tailed and Rough-legged Hawks. Attendees can explore the nature-inspired work of Spotlight Artist Carleen Ormbrek Zimmerman at the River Haus gallery, join the vibrant Community Fair on Saturday for live music and hands-on activities, and wrap up the day with the festive Birders’ BBQ on the Wenatchee River Institute lawn. Whether you're a seasoned birder or a curious newcomer, Bird Fest offers a unique opportunity to celebrate wildlife, conservation, and the peak of wildflower season in the heart of the Cascades.
North Central Washington Quilt Guild is a non-profit organization with approximately 200 local members. This organization aims to preserve and continue the traditions, culture, history, knowledge, education, and appreciate of quilting.
This much-anticipated community event offers a wide selection of quality items at discounted prices, including: • Quilting fabrics • Other fabrics (apparel and décor) • Thread • Patterns • Sewing notions and tools • And much more
Shoppers will find treasures for every level of sewing enthusiast — from beginner to seasoned quilter. Whether you are stocking up your fabric stash, searching for specialty notions, or looking for inspiration for your next project, the Fabric & More Sale has something for everyone.
Proceeds from the sale help support the annual NCW Quilt Show, as well as the guild’s extensive community outreach efforts. Members of the North Central Washington Quilt Guild donate handmade quilts and other items to several local organizations, including:
• Our House Cancer Care • Habitat for Humanity • Leavenworth Rehab • Sage • Grace House • Palliative Care Services • Local veterans (The Bunker) • Chief for a Day • Women’s Resource Center • Local assisted living facilities
Through these donations, the guild provides comfort, warmth, and care to individuals and families throughout North Central Washington.
The community is warmly invited to attend, bring a shopping bag, and support this meaningful cause. Every purchase helps fund materials and supplies used to create quilts that are freely given to those in need.
Master of Fine Arts: Thesis ExhibitionMarch 31, 2026 – June 27, 2026Tuesday 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 ExhibitionMarch 31, 2026 – June 27, 2026Tue-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
Deadline for entry: Sunday, April 19, 2026Dates: Showing May 15 – September 4, 2026Location: Ramon Cerna Community GalleryAges: All ages!This contest invites photographers of all ages and skill levels to share their unique perspectives of the City—whether it’s the sweeping landscapes, vibrant local culture, hidden gems, or everyday moments that make Moses Lake special. Each person may enter up to three photographs (we reserve the right to choose one to display). Entry is by email to [email protected], and the museum will handle printing! Your photo will be yours to keep at the end of the show. Include with your entry: First and last name, age, photograph title, phone number, and parent/guardian name for youth entries.
Mimi Jung: An Unfinished Origin ExhibitionMarch 31, 2026 – June 27, 2026Tuesday through Saturdays from 10am to 4pm, CLOSED Sunday, Monday
March 31, 2026 – June 27, 2026Tuesday 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.
IMAGE: Paul Strand, Wall Street, 1915
"Dream Logic”
Group Fine Art and Craft Exhibition
Artists: Torrey Dasmann, Valency Genis, Gumaelius Family, Joelle Montez, Shannon Richardson
Dates: April 24 – June 7, 2026
Spring Arts Walk Artist Reception April 24 5-9pmArts Walk con't Saturday April 25 12-6
FREE
Childhood’s End Gallery222 4th Ave WOlympia WA 98501
Image on Poster:Shannon Richardson"Triumph of Inertia"Oil on canvas
After a great day of birding, come socialize with us at the Bird Fest Happy Hour held on the beautiful Wenatchee River Institute campus! Open to everyone with no registration required, this free event is the perfect place to drop in anytime to meet fellow birders and friends, old and new.
3:00-5:00 PM - Bird Games5:30-7:00 PM - Bird Trivia
Faces of 250: Our Community in Portraits and WordsDates: Showing May 15 – September 4, 2026Opening Reception: May 15, 2026Time: 4 – 7 p.m.Location: Main GalleryArt After Hours: Dahlia Paper WreathThis exhibit showcases a striking collection of studio portraits done at Hilderbrand’s Photography Studio from the 1950s to 70s, capturing the style, optimism, and evolving identity of mid-century America. Each photograph offers a window into the era’s fashion, hairstyles, and cultural values, while highlighting the artistry of studio photography during a time when formal portraits were both a personal keepsake and a social statement. The exhibit invites viewers to reflect on how people chose to present themselves—and how those choices echo across generations
The individuals in these photographs lived in Moses Lake during a time of remarkable growth and transformation. The town was bustling with new industries, expanding neighborhoods, and fresh opportunities. Each person featured here made their way to Hilderbrand’s studio to sit for a portrait, perhaps for a passport, to commemorate a special occasion, to capture their children’s early years, or to send a keepsake to someone far away. After their session, they might have grabbed a bite at Elmer’s Cafe or shopped in the aisles at Dietzen’s Thriftway before returning to their farms, homes, or offices to get on with the work of building a town. In these portraits, we glimpse a quiet, intimate moment—faces from the past meeting our gaze, inviting us to learn their stories and understand the world they once knew.
Art After Hours: Patriotic Dahlia Paper WreathDate: May 15, 2026Time: 4 – 6:30 p.m.Location: Main GalleryCost: FREEAges: AdultJoin us in commemorating America 250 with this beautiful and patriotic dahlia paper wreath. Our Art After Hours program is our time to kick the kids out of the craft room and let you enjoy some time to yourself, an evening with friends, or even a date night.
