Rediscovering regional creativity
People who enjoy Northwest regional art will want to visit Cascadia Art Museum in Edmonds this month to see an exhibition celebrating the museum’s 10th anniversary.
Among the works shown are those by the late, great La Conner artists Guy Anderson and Clayton James.
A Decade of Rediscovery is the title of the exhibition, put together by Cascadia curator David Martin.
Since opening in 2015, Cascadia Art Museum has celebrated artists often overlooked and lesser known. Martin resurrected the work of many women and minorities in his quest to bring to light a full picture of Northwest art dating from the late 19th- to the mid-20th century.
The exhibit represents the diversity of creativity in our region during this period. Included are paintings, prints, photos, sculpture, and ceramics.
Most of the works shown have been recently acquired by the museum, and many have never been seen before by the general public.
Other artists represented in the show include Morris Graves, Richard Gilkey, Max Benjamin, Kenneth Callahan, George Tsutakawa, Kenjiro Nomura, Richard Bennett, Leo Kenney, Paul Horiuchi, Frank Okada, Danny Pierce, Margaret Gove Camfferman, Roselyn Buck Pape, Dorothy Dolph Jensen, Helen Loggie, and Fay Chong.
The museum is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday at 190 Sunset Ave., Edmonds. The anniversary exhibit runs through Nov. 23. The museum offers free admission on Sept. 13. Otherwise, it is $15 for adults, $10 for seniors, and free for college students and youth.
Gale Fiege is a retired newspaper journalist who lives on Pleasant Ridge.
