The Leo Gallery

SPSCC Theatre Collective

From re-imagined classics to cutting edge new plays and musicals, the SPSCC Theatre Collective brings daring, enchanting, and provocative performances to the beautiful Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts Main Stage and intimate Black Box Theatre. Each quarter’s production engages students, community artists, and audiences in the excitement of the live theatrical experience. Fall Production | Nov. 11 – 13, 18 – 20, 2022 The Moorsby Jen Silverman Winter Production | Feb. 24 – 26, March 3 – 5, 2023 Far Away by Caryl Churchill

Spring Musical Production

May 26 – 28, June 2 – 4, 2023

Sunday In The Park With George Book by James Lapine. Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

Free to SPSCC students, staff & faculty. $15 suggested donation.

Untitled Ellis Island, Solvent photo transfer, acrylic paint, embroidery thread, sequins, yarn crochet on found bedsheet, 2021, 40”x 60”.

Artwork Left to Right: Victoria Smits, “Cleaning the House”; Stefani Byrd, “Lidar.v001: Tilt”; Stephanie Serpick, “A New Fall #37”.

Hale Ekinci – Compound Subjects

Aug. 29 – Sept. 23, 2022 Collaging together fiber techniques, found textiles, and images from family archives, the exhibition explores phases of acculturation, immigrant identity, and ideas about gendered labor. My decorative fringes are influenced by the Middle Eastern tradition of oya (lace edging on a headdress) and its use of symbolic patterns that serve as a secret language between women to express personal sentiments that must otherwise remain private. Adopting these methods of embellishment and encoding, I create adorned, intercultural portraits framed with oya on bedsheets. Closing reception and Art Talk: Friday, Sept. 23; 6 – 7:30 p.m.

Trace Extractions: Interior Awareness of Pandemic Spaces - Stefani Byrd, Stephanie Serpick, and Victoria Smits

Oct. 3 – 28, 2022 This group exhibition examines domestic interior spaces occupied throughout the pandemic. Each artist presents a unique approach to reconciling shared pandemic experiences through modern technology and traditional materials. Aspects of confinement, repetitive domestic labor, isolation, and renewed hope are transmuted via Lidar Scanning technology and digital photographic print, records of GPS tracking etched into acrylic, and intimate reflections in oil on panel. Opening reception: Friday, Oct. 7; 6 – 7:30 p.m.

“Of The Earth”, by Dr. Susan Pavel – saOamitCa.

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Native American Art Exhibition: A Weaver’s Choice - Coast Salish Wool Weavings Curated by Selena Kearney

Nov. 7 – Dec. 9, 2022

Artist and Curator Selena Kearney, in collaboration with the Paimārire Studio on the Native Art Campus of The Evergreen State College, presents Coast Salish wool weavers and their processes. This exhibition highlights the stories and kinship embedded in the art form focused on strengthening bonds and helping others. Opening reception: Friday, Nov. 11; 6 – 7:30 p.m.

Sally Vogel, Viewer’s Choice Award, Winner 2022.

2023 Fine Art Postcard Exhibition “From the Edge”

Jan. 3 – Feb. 3, 2023 The Fine Art Postcard Exhibition is an annual event that brings the local creative community together under one theme. The 2023 theme is “From the Edge”. Postcard sized original artworks, created by artists of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds, will be sold through silent auction. All are invited to join the creative celebration! Proceeds from this fundraiser benefit The Gallery. Opening reception: Friday, Jan. 6; 6 – 8:30 p.m. Closing reception: Friday, Feb. 3; 6 – 8:30 p.m.

Southwest WA Regional Juried Exhibition, March 2022.

Community Building through Mentorship

Feb. 13 – March 17, 2023 A themed, dialogic exhibition where mentor and mentee pairs exhibit their work, exploring the affinities between their practices individually or collaboratively. Opening reception: Friday, Feb. 17; 6 – 7:30 p.m.

2022 “Black Love” Mentor Exhibition.

Becky Frehse “Nisqually Tone Poem”, oil on canvas with violin strings and embroidery thread 300.

Juror's Invitational

March 27 – April 28, 2023 Award winning artists from the 2022 Southwest Washington Juried Exhibition, selected by juror Erin Dengerink, are invited back to show new work in this group exhibition. Participating artists include Sandra Bocas, Kyle Bradford, Allyson Essen, Becky Frehse, Becky Knold, Jennifer Lauer, and Charles Pitz. Opening reception: Friday, March 31; 6 – 7:30 p.m.