Community Calendar

Our annual quilt show will be held Oct 14-16 at the Spokane Fair and Expo Center (404 N Havana St). The admission charge is $10, good for all 3 days of the quilt show (Fri and Sat 10-6, Sun 10-4). Plus, free parking. Our featured quilter will be Cheryl Clossin. There will be 50-plus vendors, hundreds of quilts to enjoy and admire. The Cherrywood Exhibit featuring Diana will also be on display. There are daily quilting demonstrations included with your admission. Hope to see you there.

Mary Pat Kanaley is the co-recipient of a 2021 Spokane Arts Grant Award (SAGA) for the upcoming picture book Ponies In The Park with author Mary Louise Carpenter. Mary Pat illustrates a story about a little girl's magical moonlight adventure in Spokane's Riverfront Park. In the back of the book is the history and information about all the sculptures the little girl meets in the park.

As an added bonus, Mary Pat will be hosting a hands-on art workshop for children (Create A Carousel Pony) in the Liberty Gallery, from 1–3 PM on Saturday, July 23rd. Just in time for National Carousel Day!

Stop by to see Mary Pat's work July 1st–30th at the Liberty Gallery (above Auntie's), located in the Historic Liberty Building!

For students ages 8 – 14 $150+ $15 Supply Fee Monday – Friday, July 4 – 8, 2022, 9am-12pm This class will allow students to explore a variety of art techniques and media in the presence of the rescued animals who call River’s Wish home. Students will also spend time in the garden at River’s Wish, learning about plants while drawing them. Our Sanctuary Based Education provides a peaceful setting for creating, reflecting and connecting with the residents of River’s Wish while fostering compassion and empathy. Closed toe shoes are required for all classes at River’s Wish Animal Sanctuary. This class meets at: River’s Wish Animal Sanctuary 11511 W. Garfield Rd Spokane, WA 99224

For Adult Students

In this class students will be introduced to the highly forgiving, versatile medium of acrylic paint.

Our annual quilt show will be held Oct 14-16 at the Spokane Fair and Expo Center (404 N Havana St). The admission charge is $10, good for all 3 days of the quilt show (Fri and Sat 10-6, Sun 10-4). Plus, free parking. Our featured quilter will be Cheryl Clossin. There will be 50-plus vendors, hundreds of quilts to enjoy and admire. The Cherrywood Exhibit featuring Diana will also be on display. There are daily quilting demonstrations included with your admission. Hope to see you there.

Mary Pat Kanaley is the co-recipient of a 2021 Spokane Arts Grant Award (SAGA) for the upcoming picture book Ponies In The Park with author Mary Louise Carpenter. Mary Pat illustrates a story about a little girl's magical moonlight adventure in Spokane's Riverfront Park. In the back of the book is the history and information about all the sculptures the little girl meets in the park.

As an added bonus, Mary Pat will be hosting a hands-on art workshop for children (Create A Carousel Pony) in the Liberty Gallery, from 1–3 PM on Saturday, July 23rd. Just in time for National Carousel Day!

Stop by to see Mary Pat's work July 1st–30th at the Liberty Gallery (above Auntie's), located in the Historic Liberty Building!

Create the foundation for fine-arts level drawing techniques or continue to advance your skills over this 6-week course with Michael Lentz.

Fundamentals of Drawing from Life

In this course you'll learn the fundamentals of drawing from life. You'll learn visual measuring, how to break down values, how light works, rendering, and you'll learn a procedure to put them all together to make beautiful drawings of anything you see around you.
Mondays 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

May 16, 2022; Week1- Warming up, Introduction

May 23, 2022; Week 2- Visual Measuring and the beginnings of procedure

May 30, 2022; Week 3- Light and Values

*** No class the week of June 6th ***

June 13, 2022 ; Week 4- Breaking down complex problems

June 20, 2022; Week 5- Rendering

June 27, 2022; Week 6- Putting it all together

About Michael:

At 20 years old, Michael foolishly enrolled in Animation school at the Art Institute of Seattle with no drawing experience. A teacher told him, "This would be easier for you if you learned how to draw." Made sense, so he bought a sketchbook and started sitting in the Metro tunnel every day, drawing people waiting for the bus. This daily sketching began a decade of studying masters and learning how to draw. He became obsessed with drawing and, after graduating from AIS, went to San Diego to study with master artists Jeff Watts and Ron Lemen. After a few years of intense study, he went back to Seattle, continuing to study, exhibiting drawings, and teaching around the city for years, before taking a hiatus. Now in North Idaho, he is drawing and passing along the skill to others again.

(All supplies required for this course will be provided by Emerge)

(Due to the limited size of our classes, we are unable to offer refunds unless the session is cancelled by Emerge)

(Questions? Please email programming@emergecda.com)

Our annual quilt show will be held Oct 14-16 at the Spokane Fair and Expo Center (404 N Havana St). The admission charge is $10, good for all 3 days of the quilt show (Fri and Sat 10-6, Sun 10-4). Plus, free parking. Our featured quilter will be Cheryl Clossin. There will be 50-plus vendors, hundreds of quilts to enjoy and admire. The Cherrywood Exhibit featuring Diana will also be on display. There are daily quilting demonstrations included with your admission. Hope to see you there.

Mary Pat Kanaley is the co-recipient of a 2021 Spokane Arts Grant Award (SAGA) for the upcoming picture book Ponies In The Park with author Mary Louise Carpenter. Mary Pat illustrates a story about a little girl's magical moonlight adventure in Spokane's Riverfront Park. In the back of the book is the history and information about all the sculptures the little girl meets in the park.

As an added bonus, Mary Pat will be hosting a hands-on art workshop for children (Create A Carousel Pony) in the Liberty Gallery, from 1–3 PM on Saturday, July 23rd. Just in time for National Carousel Day!

Stop by to see Mary Pat's work July 1st–30th at the Liberty Gallery (above Auntie's), located in the Historic Liberty Building!

Thursdays, from 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM. 6-week course, begins June 16th and ends July 28th.

In this immersion pottery course, students will apply all prior knowledge and basic skills to create functional and complete works. New skills, material use, and tool applications will also be acquired by the student at the end of this course.

No class July 7th, class will continue on July 14th.

Please register via Shopify.