Exhibit makes beauty out of nuclear waste
JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen Mint editor
September 24, 2020
The Broken Poem of Fireflies exhibition is shown in two parts. The first is a video room with three films created by artist Etsuko Ichikawa. The second part is a room-sized table holding glowing glass orbs made with a low level of uranium. The films are described as "meditations on simple gestures...
Jordan Schnitzer Museum reopens with precautions
MINDY MALONE, Evergreen reporter
September 3, 2020
Editor's note: this story has been updated to include quotes from Jordan Schnitzer. Jordan Schnitzer, Portland businessman and philanthropist, said people in today's age are bombarded with a plethora of data and information. “There are a few places where we can really have a respite from tha...
Starburst exhibition brings color to 2020
JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen Mint editor
September 3, 2020
Sometimes, Kevin Rhodes will pull inspiration for his art pieces from a doodle he's drawn in the past, but most of his pieces begin with a single line on a canvas, which he builds on by using bursts of color. “I just get an idea and I see in my mind’s eye a line or a shape or a general scheme ...
Letter from the Editor: Support the arts
JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen Mint editor
August 27, 2020
The whole purpose of the Mint section is to cover the arts and culture scene of the Palouse, and I feel like we’ve done a disservice by not mentioning one of the biggest problems affecting it right now: COVID-19 and the shutdown. Most of the events Mint usually covers obviously won’t be happening this ...
WSU museum to reward artists for Black Lives Matter exhibit
SYDNEY BROWN, Evergreen reporter
August 4, 2020
Editor's Note: This article has been rewritten to correct inaccurate details about the grant. The application for a new grant to fund artists will go live on at the end of July, according to a press release from the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. Students must submit their work by Sept. 30. ...
Palouse Plein Air Competition showcases Moscow’s landscapes
JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
July 17, 2020
The Moscow Arts Commission is accepting submissions for the Palouse Plein Air Competition from now to Sept. 10. Plein Air is a genre of painting focused on outdoor landscapes, according to the contest website. Arts Program Manager Megan Cherry said the competition has been going on for 10 years and w...
Grazing Hill reflects on socially distant Fiber Festival
SYDNEY BROWN, Evergreen reporter
July 17, 2020
Fleece artisans and local vendors brought handmade creations to Viola, Idaho, for the second annual Grazing Hills Fiber Festival this past weekend, hosted by the Grazing Hills Alpaca Ranch. Owner Katie DeWinkle said it was the first large event for Grazing Hill this year. “It was kind of l...
ArtFest cancellation a loss for Pullman artists
ZACH GOFF, Evergreen reporter
May 29, 2020
This year's annual ArtFest was canceled due to Gov. Jay Inslee’s stay-at-home order. The event was scheduled to take place at Neill Public Library and give artists from various mediums and backgrounds a space to showcase their work for the community. Jeri Harris, Pullman Arts Commission chairperson,...
‘We have two basic needs — to consume and to create’
SYDNEY BROWN, Evergreen reporter
May 22, 2020
As Debby Stinson examined a tall painting in her home, she said she enjoyed watching the textures closely. The light reflected on the painting as she moved around it, and she could remember what it was like to watch the artist create it. Viewing art in this way can be “visceral,” she said. Stinson...
Fine Arts student adapts thesis for changing times
EMMA LEDBETTER, Evergreen reporter
March 26, 2020
Ashley Quast, known as “Q,” said her art is a balance between whimsy and failed expectation — and her Master of Fine Arts thesis presentation is an example of just that. Q, who will graduate in May with a Master of Fine Arts from WSU, has been studying here for two years. Since comple...
Renowned poet shares life experience, poetry
JARED BRADLEY, Evergreen reporter
March 2, 2020
WSU hosted the recipient of a Whiting Writers’ Award and director of the Creative Writing Program at Emory University in Atlanta as part of the Visiting Writers’ Series. Jericho Brown is a black man who grew up in the American South. The audience laughed throughout his talk, but his poet...
Cowboy poetry is alive on the Palouse
JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen reporter
February 20, 2020
Cowboys existed long before Spotify or Barnes and Noble existed, but stories are even older. Back in the Old West, cowboys would tell stories and share music around the campfire, but that tradition didn’t die with the Old West. And in the Palouse, we have the Palouse Country Cowboy Poets keepi...
Candidates for the Whitman County Commission debated Thursday night about the county’s role in handling the pandemic, support of small businesses and...
