Outside In Gallery Archives

  • SOMOS | WE ARE

    June 22 - September 29, 2024

    This exhibition featured a collection of diverse, colorful, inventive and exploratory artwork and crafts created by the youth who attend the Estudio de Arte para Niños del Centro de Trabajadores del Campo | Children’s Art Studio at the C.C.S. Farmworkers Center. In the estudio these student artists, ranging in age from 2 to 17, have the opportunity to explore the use of art materials, mediums and art principles at weekly workshops. This work, a culmination of a year of inventive, lively, joy-filled observation is an invitation from them to you - to “come and see who we are.”

    Photo credit: Brenda Brito Espinosa

  • plaster painted mask with tissue paper flowers

    My Roots: Honoring the Cultural Identity of Skagit Valley’s Under-Resourced Children / Mis Raíces: Honrar la Identidad Cultural de Niños y Niñas de Bajos Recursos de Skagit Valley

    February 3 - May 12, 2024

    This exhibition was curated by Children of the Valley staff & students. Children of the Valley (COV) is an after-school program in Skagit Valley whose mission is to serve under-resourced children and their families by valuing their cultural identity and empowering them through education, personal growth, and mentorship.

    Photo credit: Tim Mickleburgh

  • Transition, Adaptation and Action in Padilla Bay / Transición, adaptación y acción en la Bahía de Padilla

    October 14, 2023 - January 21, 2024

    This exhibition was presented by the Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, in collaboration with Helena Sarah Richardson (Artist), David Frye (Fabricator), Brooke Love (Scientist), Western Washington University, and J.B. Silvers (Fabricator). The Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve is a center of research, restoration, and education about this valuable estuary. The eelgrass meadow, the largest in Washington, teems with life, including hundreds of thousands of wintering waterfowl, masses of economically important fish and crab, and a complex world of benthic invertebrates.

    Photo credit: Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

  • Solid Foundation/Permeable Walls Cimiento sólido/Muros permeables: Education & Outreach at MoNA

    August 5, 2023 - October 1, 2023

    This exhibition illustrates the myriad ways the Museum of Northwest Art’s mission is built and strengthened through creative collaborations with our community. Visitors can explore how MoNA's Education and Outreach programs draw upon the solid foundations of the museum’s service to the community to dissolve barriers and invite the community in to actively participate in the building of MoNA’s educational programs. You are invited to engage with the interactive display to create and express your own unique place in MoNA's community.

    Photo credit: Tim Mickleburgh

  • Learning the Language of Art: MoNA Link Student Art Exhibition/ Aprendiendo el lenguaje del arte: Exhibición de arte de los estudiantes de MoNA Link

    February 18 - May 14, 2023

    This exhibition of student art is much more than wonderful pictures on the wall; it is a celebration of the learning and accomplishments of the K-12 students and teachers that participated in the MoNA Link program in 2022 working to integrate art into classroom curriculum using many different art media.

    Image credit: “The Tale of the River” linocut by Nathaly Lopez, Mt Vernon High School

    (Visual Arts Teacher Helene Zawila)

  • Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: Honoring Our Stolen Sisters / Mujeres y Niñas Indígenas Desaparecidas y Asesinadas: Homenaje a nuestras hermanas robadas

    October 22, 2022 - February 5, 2023

    This exhibition was curated by Patricia Christine Aqiimuk Paul, Esq. and Candice Wilson ~ Quatz’tenaut. The Museum of Northwest Art is presenting Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: Honoring Our Stolen Sisters to remember, honor and bring awareness to the thousands of Native women and girls who go missing or are murdered each year. Click here to watch a short film about this exhibition. These archives include extensive information, including resources, podcasts, and an artist slideshow. You can download the exhibition catalog here.

    Photo credit: Tim Mickleburgh

  • Migrant Youth / Chicana Perspectives: Living in Multiple Spaces / Jóvenes Migrantes/Perspectivas Chicanas: Vivir en Múltiples Espacios

    February 26, 2022 - May 15, 2022

    This exhibition was curated by Marilyn Montúfar, the Migrant Leaders Club, and Underground Writing—a literature-based creative writing program, and features a collaborative series focused on mentoring and photographing female migrant youth with heritage in Mexico. The participating youth are mentored in art by photographer, Marilyn Montúfar, and in self-expression through writing by Matt Malyon, Executive Director of Underground Writing.

    Image credit: Marilyn Montufar, "Juli at the farm," 2021, archival pigment print, 30 x 30 in, courtesy of the artist.

  • Illuminating Skagit / Iluminando a Skagit

    October 23, 2021 - February 13, 2022

    This exhibition was curated by Holli Watne, Community Engagement Coordinator and Arts and Science Educator for Skagit Watershed Council, and Richelle Potter, Art and Science Educator and Luminary Arts Teacher for Friends of Illuminated Wildlife. Designed to take you on a luminous journey throughout the Skagit watershed, visitors were invited to explore luminous examples of our watershed’s wildlife and habitats. If you liked this exhibit, you’ll love the annual Illuminight Winter Walk in downtown Mount Vernon.

    Image Credit: "Snow Geese in Flight," Artist: Kathleen Bisagna

    Photo credit: Tim Mickleburgh

  • Standing, Still / En pie, aún

    July 3 - October 10, 2021

    Standing, Still was co-curated by Danielle New and Hanna Corneliussen, emerging museum professionals and students at the University of Washington Museology Graduate Program. This exhibition strove to capture both the societal standstill caused by the pandemic and the resiliency of communities, who have emerged still standing after their experiences. Eleven artists explored the topic of COVID-19 through first-person narratives and creative expression. You can hear interviews with ten of the artists featured in this exhibition here.

    Image credit: Fractured Mind by Burke Smithers, Kenmore, WA. 2020. Digital illustration. 22” x 18”

  • Stars in the Sky / Estrellas en el Cielo: Camp Korey

    January 23 – May 9, 2021

    The art in this exhibition was created by young artists connected with Camp Korey. The camp, located in the tranquil Pacific Northwest outside of Mount Vernon, WA, is a proud member of Paul Newman’s SeriousFun Children’s Network. Camp Korey is driven by passionate supporters, volunteers and community partners to bring year-round camp programming to children with life-altering medical conditions always 100% free of charge.

    Image credit: View of the gallery entrance. Photo credit: Tim Mickleburgh

  • Rachel Lodge, “Renewal/Renewable,” digital archival print, 2017

    Finding Balance: Carbon Storylines 1.1 / Encontrar Balance: Historias de Carbono 1.1

    March - December 2020

    This exhibition featured the prints of artist Rachel Lodge and was guest curated by Lianna Hamby as part of her Master’s Thesis from the University of Washington’s Museology Graduate Program.

    Click here to watch a virtual museum video of this exhibition.

    Click here to listen to a MoNA Moments podcast episode.

    Image credit: Rachel Lodge, “Renewal/Renewable,” digital archival print, 2017. Image courtsey of the artist.

  • Photo credit: Cathy Stevens

    The Barn Shows: 1987 – 2003

    January 25 - March 15, 2020

    This exhibition was inspired by The Barn Shows Book by Lavone Newell-Reim and photographer Cathy Pearson Stevens, which shares personal stories and photos of forty plus artists that chose the Skagit Valley as their place to live a simple life devoted to art.  Drawn by the scenic countryside, fertile farmland and masses of wildlife, all centered by the majestic Skagit River and bordered by Puget Sound.

    Click here to download an art lesson inspired by exhibition.

    Image credit: Cathy Stevens photography.

More past exhibitions from our archives:

  • October 5, 2019 - January 12, 2020: Design This Space & MoNA Link Value Studies

    • Click here to learn more about the MoNA Link Program

  • June 22, 2019 - September 22, 2019: Nature's Kinship Travels (Docent Artwork)

    • Click here to learn more about our Docent Program

  • March 16, 2019 - May 19, 2019: MoNA Link Teachers' Artwork

    • Click here to apply to the MoNA Link Program

  • January 22, 2019 - March 11, 2019: Poetry from Past and Current Anacortes High School Students

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