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*POSTMARK CENTER FOR THE ARTS*

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Gallery and Gift Shop Hours 
*Wednesdays 12-4pm | Thursdays 12-6pm | Fridays 12-4pm
"(Please note, the Postmark Center for the Arts will be closed for
Winter Break December 27 through December 29)"


Postmark Classes_Events


Postmark

*Closing Gathering for* *"RENEWAL: Historic Roots and Artistic Growth "*

It is nearly time for us to start the deinstallation of our first exhibit in the Postmark. We have been honored to show this body of work for the first quarter of our opening to the public and received many positive comments and reactions to the show.

*Closing Reception: Thursday, December 21 | 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Postmark Center for the Arts*

We’re hosting a small closing gathering for RENEWAL on Thursday, December 21 from 4:00 – 6:00 PM*.* This event will be open to the public with cocoa, tea, and cookies provided. We’d like to take this evening to celebrate our artists and how RENEWAL brought the Postmark vision to life! "We hope to see you next Thursday."





*Poets at the Postmark  [ https://www.auburnwa.gov/cms/One.aspx?portalId=11470638&pageId=19727603 ]*
*First Wednesdays of every month!
Wednesday, January 3 | 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. | Free
**Postmark Center for the Arts*

Poetry nights are returning to Auburn. Drop-in for the new and free Poetry Nights at the Postmark as we begin to host a poetry reading series on the first Wednesday of each month. Bring a poem for the open mic! 
"Jim Teeters, poet and poetry group leader, will be featured reader in January."

Poets at the Postmark

*"About Jim Teeters:"
*Jim Teeters is a retired social worker. He has published poetry in several anthologies. He offers poetry writing for children and in a local homeless shelter for women and he currently leads the poetry club at the Kent Senior Center. He is the author of nine poetry collections and the instructional books, Teach with Style (ATD Press July 2013) and Going Intergenerational (Barclay press 2010). His latest poetry books are Because of This - Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching: How to Live, Love and Lead and Beware of Dog: Fun Poems for School Kids published by MoonPath Press. He will have a book published early next year, Short Stories of Wonder, Danger and Shame (Olympia Publishers).





Creative Writing

*Creative Writing for Teens [ https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/auburnwa/activity/search/detail/8347?onlineSiteId=0&from_original_cui=true ]
*Thursdays, January 11- February 1
3:30-4:00 p.m. 
*Ages:*12 - 19 years
*Instructor: *Katrinna Fischer
*Registration Fee [ https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/auburnwa/activity/search/detail/8347?onlineSiteId=0&from_original_cui=true ]: *$10/$12
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*Develop your storytelling skills as we learn about creating exciting plots, interesting characters and rich dialogue. We will learn how to use literary devices and emotive language to help readers picture what is happening and feel what characters are feeling. We will practice several genres of writing including fantasy, biography, science and historical fiction and poetry forms. Come join us for a good time of writing and sharing!





Open Studio

*Artist Open Studio [ https://www.auburnwa.gov/cms/One.aspx?portalId=11470638&pageId=12529092 ]
*Every Wednesday | Free
January 17 - February 28
10:00-11:00 a.m. 
Postmark Center for the Arts

Stop by the Postmark for our Artist Open Studio! Join us for a cup of coffee with whatever art project you might be working on! A free, no-pressure environment for artists and creatives to gather... you can talk with other artists, ask for feedback or critique from on-site staff if available, bring your sketchbook to work out ideas, or just quietly draw in the gallery or work on your art! Intended for ages 18+. 





Drawing

*Beginning Drawing 1: The Figure's Proportions* [ https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/auburnwa/activity/search/detail/8318?onlineSiteId=0&from_original_cui=true ]
Thursday, January 18 | 5:30-7:30 p.m.
*Location:* Postmark Center for the Arts
*Ages:* 12+
*Instructor: *Amanda Jenkinson
*Registration Fee [ https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/auburnwa/activity/search/detail/8318?onlineSiteId=0&from_original_cui=true ]:* $16/$20 Resident/Non-Res

In this drawing class, learn how to construct the body using simple shapes and proper proportions! This crash-course session will focus on simple size and armature to lay out the foundations of the body's shape. All skill levels are welcome to take this class, bring your own paper and drawing implements. Take the next class, "the body's form" to expand upon the skills learned in this lesson! [ https://www.auburnwa.gov/cms/One.aspx?portalId=11470638&pageId=19727603 ]


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Michael Powers

Saturday, January 20 | 7:30 p.m. 
*Michael Powers [ https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=193419 ]**
*Postmark Center for the Arts, 20 Auburn Ave.
Tickets [ https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=193419 ]: $20/$17

NW favorite Michael Powers plays Funk, Pop, Soul, Blues, Jazz and Latin! He is an innovative cross-genre guitar sensation who developed his skill by playing with all types of bands in a quest to play “any kind of music that featured a guitar as a solo voice.” Michael uses time honored traditional technique to power his special high-tech instrument to play the sounds of saxophone, piano, harmonica, flute, voice and brass. Michael will perform music from his "Cinco de Michael" CD release along with other fan-favorites including his radio hit cover of Hall and Oates' "Sara Smile". Come and join Michael and his guitar for a night of amazing music! [ https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=193419 ]



*BRAVO at the POSTMARK - 2024 Performances* 


* Friday, February 16 | *Auburn Symphony Quartet [ https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=193427 ] *| 7:30pm
* Saturday, March 23 | *New Age Flamenco [ https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=193529 ]*| 7:30pm
* Friday, April 19 | *Zan Fiskum [ https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=193535 ] |* 7:30pm
* Friday, May 10 | *Champagne Sunday [ https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=193539 ]* | 7:30pm




Postmark Main Gallery
* Gallery Hours
*Wednesdays 12-4pm | Thursdays 12-6pm | Fridays | 12-4pm

"
Closed for Winter Break 
Wednesday, December 27 through Friday, December 29"



Fall Exhibition:*" RENEWAL: Historic Roots and Artistic Growth "
*Exhibition dates:* "through January 2024"*

*""*Last chance to view! Exhibition closing January 3rd.*""*

RENEWAL

The first exhibition in the new Postmark Gallery features artworks by 24 talented PNW artists, each sharing their own artistic perspective on the theme of trees, branches, and growth through nature. Also on view as a part of this exhibition will be a grove of wishing trees, uniquely crafted by local artists, with the intention of engaging the community in an opportunity to help create a leaf to add to the trees, sharing wishes, hopes or dreams, and helping to shape the vision for this new space and for Auburn!

*Featured Artists:
*Diane Davis [ http://www.dianecdavis.com/ ], Amanda DeSilver [ http://www.popgirlzarts.com/ ], Jan Dove [ http://www.jandove.com/ ], Ryan Dunn [ http://ryandunnphotography.com/ ], Kevin Ebi [ http://www.livingwilderness.com/ ], Rebecca Elyanow [ http://www.instagram.com/rebeccae.art/ ], Pete Fleming [ http://www.petefleming.info/ ], Kathleen Frugé Brown [ http://www.kathleenfrugebrown.com/ ], D'Arcy Heiber [ http://www.paisley-studio.com/ ], Lynn Kamola, Janice King [ http://www.creabunda.com/ ], Vanessa Lanza [ http://www.arbolartsnorthwest.com/ ], Corbie Leiker, Steve Lloyd [ http://www.alaskadriftwoodart.com/ ], Jannelle Loewen [ https://www.jannelleloewen.com/ ], Donald MacDonald [ http://damacdonald.artspan.com/ ], Mary Mann [ http://www.marymannpainter.com/ ], Steven Markussen [ http://stevenmarkussen.com/ ], Yoshi Nakagawa [ http://yoshinakagawa.com/ ], Eric Shellgren [ http://paisley-studio.com/ ], John Smither [ http://www.johnsmither.net/ ], Jeff Sweet [ http://www.jeffsweetphotography.com/ ], Suze Woolf [ http://www.suzewoolf-fineart.com/ ], and Xin Xin. [ http://artxinxin.com/ ]





Fall Exhibition: "*Wishing Trees: **A Community Art Project*"
Exhibition dates: *through January 2024
*Artists: *Greg Bartol, Steve Nagode, Steve Ray, Anita Schuller & Frank Whylie*

"*Last chance to view! Exhibition closing January 3rd.*"

Wishing Tree

Starting in summer 2017, the City of Auburn began a community art project called the “Wishing Tree.” The wishing tree ritual has multiple sources, among which is an Armenian tradition dating back to pre-Christian times. Participants would write a hope, dream, wish or desire on pieces of cloth or paper and tie them to the tree. Wishing trees have been found all over the world in places like Glasgow, Hong Kong, Finland, New York and San Francisco.

For Auburn’s Wishing Trees, the community has been welcomed to draw and write wishes on leaves that are being displayed from metal trees as a work of collaborative community art. The goal of this project is to bring people together and create a work of public art that expresses the uniqueness and diversity of our growing community. Our hope is that each unique leaf can celebrate the wish and character of each individual participant, as well as collectively representing the beauty, wishes, and unity of our community.

This grove of beautiful metal Wishing Trees, created for Auburn’s inaugural exhibition at the new Postmark Center for the Arts, were created by the following talented local artists: Greg Bartol, Steve Nagode, Steve Ray, Anita Schuller, and Frank Whylie




Postmark Vault Gallery

Exhibition:* The History of the Postmark Center for the Arts
*Exhibition Dates: *through January 2024*

*"*Last chance to view! Exhibition closing January 3rd.*"*

Vault Gallery

Take a glimpse into the history of the Postmark Center for the Arts building! With old Auburn artifacts, records, and information, let the vault take you through time and learn more about the Postmark's transformation. Located within the Postmark Center for the Arts, we are excited to have local artists display their site-specific art installations within the vault! Additional building history [ https://www.auburnwa.gov/city_hall/parks_arts_recreation/arts_and_entertainment/postmark_center_for_the_arts/building_history ] can be found online at auburnwa.gov/postmark [ https://www.auburnwa.gov/city_hall/parks_arts_recreation/arts_and_entertainment/postmark_center_for_the_arts/building_history ].

 





POSTMARK IN THE NEWS

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*Postmark Center for the Arts receives John D. Spellman Award for Historic Preservation*

We were notified this week that the City of Auburn has been honored with the John D. Spellman Award for Achievement in Historic Preservation and presented with an Award for Excellence in Adaptive Reuse for the stunning rehabilitation of the Auburn Post Office as the Postmark Center for the Arts.

The John D. Spellman Awards recognize achievements in historic preservation. The awards are presented once a year. Spellman was the first King County Executive and 18th governor of Washington. He established the County’s Historic Preservation Program in 1980.

We are pleased to now refer to our new jewel in downtown as "the award-winning Postmark Center for Arts" - congratulations to all involved that are bringing this dream to reality for our community!

(L-R) Thaniel Gouk, Park Planning and Development Manager; Amber French, Johnston Architects; Allison Hyde, Arts Supervisor; Daryl Faber, Parks, Arts & Recreation Director; Mary Ellen Bowers; Arts & Events Assistant; Julie Krueger, Arts & Events Manager.



DJC

*The Daily Journal of Commerce: Talking History: A new chapter for Auburn's original post office [ https://www.djc.com/news/ae/12160855.html ]*

by Emma Hinchliffe

"The Postmark Center for the Arts opened at 20 Auburn Ave. on Sept. 20. The new city-owned arts and cultural space has breathed new life into a historic colonial revival-style property that has served the community in one way or another since it was built in 1937."





PODCASTS

thats so auburn

The Postmark's episode of the *That's So Auburn*! features the Postmark Center for the Arts. Listen in as Auburn Mayor Nancy Backus sat down with Parks, Arts and Recreation Director Daryl Faber and Arts Supervisor Allison Hyde to chat all about the sparkling new Postmark Center for the Arts! Learn about the history of the space, how it came to be and where it's headed!

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3PF27rI [ https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/V5aqCR60ByTvAQNNs9rE2N?domain=spoti.fi ]

Apple: https://apple.co/3PYsrOU [ https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/qQVaCVOkZDCxDXMMczUWHb?domain=apple.co ]

YouTube: https://bit.ly/3RynIoy [ https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/9euDCW6lBET5Ax00IKT37K?domain=bit.ly ]


Auburn on Main

The *Auburn on Main* boys Chester and Jonathan are joined by Aidyn Dervaes, one of two new arts assistants at the City of Auburn. Aidyn, alongside her cohort Amanda Jenkinson, spends her working days in the brand-new Postmark Center for the Arts, curating artist exhibits and readying the community for classes and activities. The crew sit down to talk art, artists, Postmark, and how you -- yes you -- are literally missing out on the time of your life by not checking out Postmark!

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3PF27rI [ https://open.spotify.com/episode/6mNUVGl5YhRKPPMqpGRlG2 ]

Apple: https://apple.co/3PYsrOU [ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-7-the-postmark-center-for-the-arts-has/id1707600554?i=1000637699156 ]

Audible: www.audible.com [ https://www.audible.com/pd/Auburn-on-Main-Podcast/B0CJZ8LR6P ]



Postmark Rentals

The Postmark Center for the Arts is available as a venue for your next gala, work conference, reception, or event. Visit auburnwa.gov/postmark [ https://www.auburnwa.gov/postmark ] for rental rates and information. Beautiful hardwood floors, a terrazzo entryway, and historic windows create a stunning setting for your next event. The space is equipped with a small catering kitchen, audio visual equipment, and a large pull-down screen. Capacity varies based on room set-up.


Postmark Gift Shop
* Gift Shop Hours
*Wednesdays 12-4pm | Thursdays 12-6pm | Fridays 12-4pm

"Closed for Winter Break | December 27 through December 29"

The Postmark Center for the Arts is happy to be featuring local artists working in a variety of media in the Postmark Gift Shop [ https://www.auburnwa.gov/cms/one.aspx?portalId=11470638&pageId=19727769 ]!  Come by to find a unique gift or maybe a handmade item for yourself!

Interested in having your work in the Gift Shop in the future? Make sure you sign up for the "Call to Artist [ https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/WAAUBURN/subscriber/new?topic_id=WAAUBURN_163 ]" list so you can get information about when the next round of artists will be selected to be featured in the Postmark Gift Shop.


Other Art Heading 2023

The City of Auburn offers a variety of cultural arts programming for performing arts [ https://www.auburnwa.gov/cms/one.aspx?portalId=11470638&pageId=12529138 ], visual arts [ https://www.auburnwa.gov/cms/one.aspx?portalId=11470638&pageId=12529095 ], public art [ https://www.auburnwa.gov/cms/One.aspx?portalId=11470638&pageId=12529274 ], special events [ https://www.auburnwa.gov/cms/one.aspx?portalId=11470638&pageId=12529890 ] and more!
Check out auburnwa.gov/arts [ http://www.auburnwa.gov/arts ] for a full list of programming. 

Postmark Center for the Arts
20 Auburn Ave. | Auburn, WA 98002
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City of Auburn Arts Division

253-931-3043 | auburnwa.gov/arts [ http://www.auburnwa.gov/arts ]




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