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*POSTMARK CENTER FOR THE ARTS
*20 Auburn Avenue, Auburn, WA 98002

*Gallery and Gift Shop Hours:*
Wednesdays 12-4PM
Thursdays 12-6PM
Fridays 12-4PM

*Postmark Hours Notice:*
Postmark Center for the Arts will be CLOSED on January 1, 2025



free community programming



Poets at the Postmark

*Poets at the Postmark [ https://www.auburnwa.gov/cms/One.aspx?portalId=11470638&pageId=20009787 ]*

**Date: **Wednesday, January 8 | 6:30-8:30PM*
**All Ages | FREE**
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Come to our monthly Postmark Poetry Nights! January 8th is poetry night in Auburn! Doors open at 6:00 pm; poetry starts at 6:30.

Our poetry night in January will be on the second Wednesday due to the New Years Day holiday. Poetry nights are hosted by the City of Auburn and Auburn Avenue Poets at the Postmark Center for the Arts located at 20 Auburn Avenue (parking is available behind the Postmark).

We hope you can join us on January 8th and help us celebrate a year of poetry in Auburn at the Postmark!

Arrive early to peruse artwork by local artists, bring a poem to share during the open mic, and bring a poetry book to swap for a poetry book at our book exchange!

*The featured poet will be award winning poet Peter Ludwin:*





Peter Ludwin

Inspired by poets as diverse as Theodore Roethke, Rainer Maria Rilke, Dylan Thomas, James Dickey, Federico Garcỉa Lorca, Mark Doty, Joseph Stroud and Robert Wrigley, Peter Ludwin is especially drawn to physical and spiritual aspects of the natural world, different cultures, history and the quality of being alive in the moment.  A world traveler who has visited remote Indigenous families in the Amazon Basin of Ecuador, hiked in the Peruvian Andes, thumbed for rides in Greece, bargained for goods in Marrakech and survived debilitating illness in China and Tibet, he has been published in many journals, including Atlanta Review, Crab Orchard Review, Nimrod, North American Review and Prairie Schooner, to name a few.
 
The recipient of a Literary Fellowship from Artist Trust and the W.D. Snodgrass Award for Endeavor and Excellence in Poetry, he also won The Comstock Review’s Muriel Craft Bailey Memorial Award for his poem “Wolf Concerto.”  His newest book, An Altar of Tides, won the 2024 Trail to Table Editors’ Award in Poetry.  Among his other books, Rumors of Fallible Gods was a two-time finalist for the Gival Press Poetry Award, and Gone to Gold Mountain was nominated for an American Book Award.  He attributes most of his success to the fourteen years he was a participant in the San Miguel Poetry Week in Mexico, where he honed his craft under top poets such as Doty, Stroud, Wrigley, Tony Hoagland and many others.





Second Saturday Craft

*Postmark Second Saturdays [ https://www.auburnwa.gov/cms/One.aspx?portalId=11470638&pageId=20072804 ]
**Saturday, January 11, 2025 | 12-4PM*
All Ages | FREE*
"@ Postmark Center for the Arts [ https://www.auburnwa.gov/cms/One.aspx?portalId=11470638&pageId=12529131 ]."*

Postmark Center for the Arts is hosting *FREE*, all ages, arts, performance, and crafts! Every Second Saturday of the month from 12-4pm. *
*

*Woven Coaster 12:00-4:00PM
*Create your own woven coaster! Learn to weave with yarn on a simple cardboard loom, taught by guest artist Christy Caravaglio!



Made possible by the Kiwanis Club of Auburn!

Kiwanis Club of Auburn


Classes & Workshops


Lavender Sachet

*Sew-your-own Lavender Sachet [ https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/auburnwa/activity/search/detail/9502?onlineSiteId=0&from_original_cui=true ]*

If you like the smell of lavender, you’ll like this class! Learn to sew a small pouch and fill it with lavender to stick under your pillow, in your car, in your bag, or anywhere you would like a fresh scent. Students will be given freedom to customize the front with embroidery or a fabric patch. This class is beginner friendly, and materials will be provided. Students must be comfortable handling a sewing needle and pins.

*Date:* Thursday, January 9 | 4:30-7PM*
Ages*: 15+
*Fee*: $20/$25 Resident/Non-Res
*Instructor*: Amanda Jenkinson

"Register now! [ https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/auburnwa/activity/search/detail/9502?onlineSiteId=0&from_original_cui=true ]"

 



*Mindful Art Making: Winter [ https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/auburnwa/activity/search/detail/9556?onlineSiteId=0&from_original_cui=true ]*

In this 2-hour workshop, we will weave together concepts from mindfulness and art to explore themes of "letting be" and self care as we create mixed media artwork. Simply bring your curiosity, playfulness and willingness to engage in self-reflection; no prior art experience is expected.

*Date:* Thursday, January 30 | 5-7PM*
Ages*: 15+
*Fee*: $50/$60 Resident/Non-Res
*Instructor*: Holly Pennington

"Register now! [ https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/auburnwa/activity/search/detail/9556?onlineSiteId=0&from_original_cui=true ]"

Mindful Art Making
Calls to Artists


Gift Shop

*2025 Postmark Center for the Arts Gift Shop Application [ https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=14605 ]*

The goal of the Postmark Gift Shop is to provide a platform to support local Washington State artists and create a retail destination offering a variety of unique handcrafted items for Auburn residents and visitors to enjoy.

*Eligibility: *Locality - only Washington State artists will be selected for the gift shop, with a preference given to artists residing in the City of Auburn and surrounding areas.

*Deadline:* January 23, 2025  at 10:59 PM

For more information or to apply, please view the online application. [ https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=14572 ]





2024-2025 Downtown Sculpture Gallery Examples

*2025-26 Downtown Sculpture Gallery [ https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=14572 ]*

The Downtown Sculpture Gallery showcases new sculptures annually providing different public artwork for Auburn residents to experience and enjoy. Artwork is on display for one year, September-September. Selected artists receive an $1,000 stipend.

*Eligibility:* This is a call to artists residing in the Pacific Northwest (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, California and Montana).

*Project Budget*: $1,000 stipend for selected artists.

*Deadline:* March 17, 2025 at 10:59 PM

For more information or to apply, please view the online application. [ https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=14572 ]




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Jan 2025 BRAVO

Lights on! Stage set! BRAVO Performing Arts is launching into the Winter season! The City of Auburn is excited to present an incredible lineup of music, comedy, theater, and kids’ programming as part of BRAVO Performing Arts. Check out the full schedule at auburnwa.gov/theater [ http://www.auburnwa.gov/theater ].

"*Upcoming performances:*"


* Saturday, January 18 | Borrowed Time - The Music of Styx [ https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=241452 ] [ https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=241452 ]| GRC | 7:30PM
* Friday, January 24 | AT Large [ https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=241447 ] | PCA | 7:30PM
* Saturday, January 25 | Amanda Bacon - A Tribute to Patsy Cline [ https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=241448 ] | GRC | 7:30PM
* Saturday, February 1 | Sixtiesmania [ https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=241449 ] | Auburn PAC | 7:30PM

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Drop in Drawing

*Make & Mingle
**Every Wednesday, 10AM - 12PM
**Ages: *Suggested 18+ | FREE
"@ Postmark Center for the Arts [ https://www.auburnwa.gov/cms/One.aspx?portalId=11470638&pageId=12529131 ]."

Stop by for our Artist Open Studio! Come join us for a cup of coffee with whatever art project you might be working on! This is 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! All are welcome. "No need to sign up or register, just drop in!"





Chinese Gongbi Painting with Amy Sie

*Drop-in Painting with Amy Sie
**Every Friday, 10AM - 12PM
**Ages:* Suggested 18+ | FREE
*Instructor:* Amy Sie
"@ Postmark Center for the Arts [ https://www.auburnwa.gov/cms/One.aspx?portalId=11470638&pageId=12529131 ]."

Amy Sie is offering Drop-In Gongbi Painting sessions at the Postmark! A free, no-pressure environment for you to start a new painting or work on an old one. Please bring your own tools and materials. On-site help for critique/questions/advice. All are welcome. "No need to sign up or register, just drop in!"





Drop in drawing

*Drop-in Drawing
****Every Friday, 10AM - 12PM
*****Ages: **Suggested 18+ | FREE*
"@"*" ""Postmark Center for the Arts [ https://www.auburnwa.gov/cms/One.aspx?portalId=11470638&pageId=12529131 ]."

Come stop by for our new Drop-In Drawing sessions at the Postmark! A free, no-pressure environment for artists and creatives to drop-in. Draw from a still life or the gallery, stay for whole two hours or only 10 minutes! Bring tools to either shade or color with, and your own sketchbook or drawing pad. On-site help for critique/questions/advice. All are welcome. "No need to sign up or register, just drop in!"




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A Familiar Taste

*Postmark Center for the Arts Gallery [ https://www.auburnwa.gov/cms/one.aspx?pageid=19727603&portalid=11470638 ]
**20 Auburn Ave"
"*

Exhibition:* ."..A Familiar Taste"*
Exhibition dates:* Through January 15, 2025*

"…A Familiar Taste "highlights narratives from artists of color through the lens of food and cultural foodways. This exhibit presents a visual and literary feast evoking a diverse range of connections, emotions, and memories. It is an invitation to consider one’s own relationship to food and explore how different backgrounds and experiences inform our interaction with culinary traditions.





Tapestry Artists of Puget Sound

**Postmark Center for the Arts Gallery [ https://www.auburnwa.gov/cms/one.aspx?pageid=19727603&portalid=11470638 ]
**20 Auburn Ave**

*Tapestry Artists of Puget Sound: Telling their Stories
*Exhibition dates: January 23 - April 11, 2025

Tapestry Artists of Puget Sound are diverse group of artists sharing their artwork and the ideas that inspire them. Each artist has a unique approach whether it is a technique, material or concept and brings these together in the medium of handwoven tapestry.

Artists: Marion Bennet, Cecilia Blomberg, Joyce Hayes, Suzanne Hubbard, Mary Lane, Margo Macdonald, Katia Paroczi, Liz Pulos, Ellen Ramsey, Julia Rapinoe





Josh Sands

*Vault Gallery [ https://www.auburnwa.gov/cms/One.aspx?portalId=11470638&pageId=19742280 ]
**20 Auburn Ave
*"Located within Postmark Center for the Arts"

*Josh Sands [ https://joshsands.com/ ]* [ https://www.amysimons.com/ ]
Exhibition Dates:* *Through January 5, 2025**

We are eager to host Josh Sands in the Vault Gallery as our new artist for October!

*Artist Statement:*

"This piece continues my series of temporary public installations that showcases glass in the form of raindrops. Here the ordinary experience of a downpour invites viewers in to the space to contemplate, observe, and feel the sensations and emotions of such an event, in a displaced setting.

The narrative of this installation alludes to the importance of arts education and the need to shelter and support art during challenging times. Through the stewardship of local cultural centers like the Postmark and the City of Auburn’s programming, arts education and exhibition can continue to be provided and protected." -Josh Sands





Amanda Jenkinson Vault Gallery

*Vault Gallery [ https://www.auburnwa.gov/cms/One.aspx?portalId=11470638&pageId=19742280 ]
**20 Auburn Ave
*"Located within Postmark Center for the Arts"

[ https://www.amysimons.com/ ]*Amanda Jenkinson [ https://amandajenkinsonart.weebly.com/ ]*
Exhibition Dates:* *January 18 - April 26, 2025**

We are eager to host Amanda Jenkinson in the Vault Gallery starting January 18!

*Artist Statement:*

“I am creating a soft sculpture for installation at the Vault Gallery. This amorphous form will be created using a reclaimed metal frame, improvisationally and additively sculpted over with a foam base. I will then layer a sewn and quilted fabric layer to cover the soft sculpture. This piece will be interactive, and visitors should be encouraged to gently touch and feel the sculpture.” -Amanda Jenkinson





Lisa Turner

*Art on Main Gallery [ https://www.auburnwa.gov/cms/one.aspx?portalId=11470638&pageId=12529278 ]*
*East Main St between N Division St and Auburn Ave
*"Windowfront viewable streetside 24/7"

**"Plastic Bodies 2 "by *Lisa Turner [ https://lisaturnerart.com/home.html ]
*Exhibition Dates: *Through January 5, 2025*

We are eager to announce the arrival of a new Art on Main artist, printmaker Lisa Turner!

*Artist Statement:*

“In the artwork "Plastic Bodies 2", consumer objects are juxtaposed with the visual language of medical illustrations to create an environment. In some cases, these elements act as landmarks, other times they morph together to create Frankenstein like figures. Ultimately, they invite multiple interpretations while drawing attention to the inherent conflicts and confluence between the natural and the synthetic.” -Lisa Turner





Sarah Lovett

*Art on Main Gallery [ https://www.auburnwa.gov/cms/one.aspx?portalId=11470638&pageId=12529278 ]*
*East Main St between N Division St and Auburn Ave
*"Windowfront viewable streetside 24/7"

*Sarah Lovett [ https://www.lovettarts.com/ ]
*Exhibition Dates: *Through January 5, 2025*

We are eager to announce the arrival of a new Art on Main artist, Sarah Lovett!

*Artist Statement:*

"I will create and installation using Nebula, the Giant illuminated Clouded Leopard Puppet. She is warmly colored in tea dyed silk with moving parts. Like any puppet she can be displayed in multiple positions depending on the site. She can be illuminated within, lit from the exterior, or a combination of both."





*Auburn Community and Event Center Gallery [ https://www.auburnwa.gov/cms/one.aspx?portalId=11470638&pageId=12529095 ]
910 Ninth St. SE*

Artists:* Wendy Wahman | Barry Roitblat
*Exhibition Dates: *Through January 9, 2025*

We are eager to be featuring artists Wendy Wahman and Barry Roitblat at the Auburn Community Center Gallery!

Wendy Wahman

Wendy Wahman [ https://www.wendywahman.com/ ]’s “Wenderings,” are improvisational, meditative drawings. Unplanned, with usually nothing conscious in mind, they begin with a line and go from there. Volumes 1 and 2 of, “Wenderings: to Wander (or Color),” along with her books for children, are available on Amazon. 



Barry Roitblat

Says Barry Roitblat [ https://artonpurpose.square.site/ ], "I am fascinated by the grand works of art created by 'Mother Nature' and enjoy turning nature’s art to a human purpose. I delight in the beauty revealed as an apparently non-descript piece of wood becomes a polished, functional art-piece. I have been turning for about 18 years and have had pieces on display at over a dozen galleries in Western Washington and nationally."





Gabriella Nirino

*Auburn Community and Event Center Gallery [ https://www.auburnwa.gov/cms/one.aspx?portalId=11470638&pageId=12529095 ]
910 Ninth St. SE*

Artists:* Gabriela Nirino
*Exhibition Dates: *January 9 - March 6, 2025*

"“"I am a weaver. The first thing I think about when I find something new is whether it can become a yarn or be woven" Says Gabriela Nirino, our next Auburn Community Center artist. "Weaving opens up the possibility of building a world almost out of nothing, making order out of chaos."  Nirino prioritizes using recycled fibers in her art. "I am particularly interested in natural, recycled and found materials because I feel a responsibility every time I decide to bring a new object to the world. To make a new object is building a new meaning. I am interested in working with what it is around me, to give value to forgotten materials."





Cheryl Sallee Gallery Fall 2025

*Cheryl Sallee Gallery [ https://www.auburnwa.gov/cms/one.aspx?portalId=11470638&pageId=12529095 ]
**Auburn Senior Center
808 Ninth St. SE*

*JoAnne Iwasaki Watercolors Group Exhibition*
Exhibition Dates: *Through January 8, 2025*

With works ranging in subjects such as landscape, wildlife or abstract textural compositions, this annual exhibition features the artistic talents of Jo Anne Iwasaki’s Senior Center student artists.

JoAnne Iwasaki is a talented teacher who has been sharing her love of painting with students in Auburn for over 14 years. This group student exhibition showcases the talents of JoAnne’s painting students working in watercolor media featuring a variety of techniques and subjects.





Sharon Gottula

*Cheryl Sallee Gallery [ https://www.auburnwa.gov/cms/one.aspx?portalId=11470638&pageId=12529095 ]
**Auburn Senior Center
808 Ninth St. SE*

*Sharon Gottula [ https://sharongottula.com/ ]*
Exhibition Dates: *January 8 - March 5, 2025*

In her encaustic pieces, Gottula juxtaposes transparent and opaque layers, integrating photography, fabric, and paper to create a complex, narrative storyline. Through this combination of diverse elements, she chronicles the transient nature of memory, captures the fragmented moments of human existence, and reflects upon the endangered fragility of our surroundings.





*2024-25 Downtown Sculpture Gallery [ https://www.auburnwa.gov/cms/one.aspx?portalId=11470638&pageId=12529292 ]
Main Street, Auburn Downtown*

*On Display: *Through September 2025

The City of Auburn's Downtown Sculpture Gallery showcases outdoor sculptures of various sizes, types and mediums. Primarily located along Main Street, the sculpture gallery changes annually providing different artwork for Auburn residents to experience and enjoy. 

Take a walk downtown or view the Downtown Sculpture Gallery webpage [ https://www.auburnwa.gov/cms/one.aspx?portalId=11470638&pageId=12529292 ] to tour the newly installed sculptures!

"*Vote for your favorite sculpture to win the 2024 People's Choice Award through our online submission form! [ https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8M5BY3Z ]*"


Downtown Sculpture Gallery

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*MakerSpace [ https://www.auburnwa.gov/cms/one.aspx?pageId=12529856 ]
*Auburn Community and Event Center | 910 9th St SE, Auburn, WA 98002

Visit the Auburn MakerSpace for activities geared toward all ages!

*Mommy & Me*

Tuesday, Jan 7 | Paper Bag Jelly Fish [ https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/auburnwa/activity/search/detail/9471?onlineSiteId=0&from_original_cui=true ]
Tuesday, Jan 21 | Wooden Painted Bird Houses [ https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/auburnwa/activity/search/detail/9473?onlineSiteId=0&from_original_cui=true ]
Tuesday, Feb 4 | Sponge Painting [ https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/auburnwa/activity/search/detail/9473?onlineSiteId=0&from_original_cui=true ]

*Next Gen Crafters*

Monday, Jan 27 | Tassel Photo Wall Hanger [ https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/auburnwa/activity/search/detail/9482?onlineSiteId=0&from_original_cui=true ]
Monday, Mar 24 | DIY Terrariums [ https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/auburnwa/activity/search/detail/9481?onlineSiteId=0&from_original_cui=true ]

*Adult Craft Nights*

Thursday, Jan 9 | Wooden Book Stacks [ https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/auburnwa/activity/search/detail/9496?onlineSiteId=0&from_original_cui=true ]
Thursday, Feb 6 | Galentine Paint n’ Sip [ https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/auburnwa/activity/search/detail/9495?onlineSiteId=0&from_original_cui=true ]

*Senior Art Expressions*

Thursday, Jan 16 | Shell Angels [ https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/auburnwa/activity/search/detail/9479?onlineSiteId=0&from_original_cui=true ]
Thursday, Mar 20 | Flower Pot Painting [ https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/auburnwa/activity/search/detail/9480?onlineSiteId=0&from_original_cui=true ]




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Downtown Auburn Plaza Plans

*EXCITING NEWS!
*We invite you to learn about the upcoming plans for Auburn Avenue Theater [ https://cdnsm5-hosted.civiclive.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_11470554/File/City%20Hall/Public%20Works/Capital%20Projects/Downtown%20Improvements/2024_DowntownPlans_Theater_Park_Utilities.pdf ] and the surrounding downtown area, and follow the progress of the  downtown infrastructure, theater, and new park [ https://www.auburnwa.gov/cms/one.aspx?portalId=11470638&pageId=20093495 ]. 





*POSTMARK CENTER FOR THE ARTS
*20 Auburn Avenue, Auburn, WA 98002

*Gallery and Gift Shop Hours:*
Wednesdays 12-4PM
Thursdays 12-6PM
Fridays 12-4PM

*Postmark Hours Notice:*
Postmark Center for the Arts will be CLOSED January 1, 2025



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