Art + Design department faculty exhibit opens November 14

The Sarah Spurgeon Gallery at Central Washington University will be hosting the 2024 Department of Art + Design Faculty Exhibition over the next month, beginning with an opening event on Thursday, November 14.

The biennial exhibit features recent artwork by 17 full and part-time faculty, emeritus faculty, and graduate teaching assistants. The exhibition will remain on view through December 14.

Next Thursday’s opening event will begin with a faculty artist talk at 4 p.m. in Randall Hall, room 117. During the talk, Associate Professor Marcus DeSieno, Lecturer Jacqueline Trujillo, and Professor and Department Chair Gregg Schlanger, will give short presentations about their work. The talk will be followed by a reception in the gallery from 5-7 p.m.

Sarah Spurgeon Gallery is located in Randall Hall on Dean Nicholson Boulevard and is open weekdays 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Saturdays from 1-5 p.m. The gallery will be closed November 27 through December 1 for the Thanksgiving and Native American Heritage Day recess.

Image captions

• Top: Matthew Wenz, 13^th Annual High Country Log Show, 2024, Graphic design, 15 in. x 21 in.
• Left: Rachel Kirk, Being for the Benefit of Mr. Fight-or-Flight, 2023, Watercolor pencil, graphite, chalk pastel, acrylic on mylar, 54 in. x 40 in.