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Senior events for December 2025
COLUMBIA BASIN — The weather outside may be frightful, but the holiday events this month make the chill in the air…
CWU artist unravels a distorted familial past to celebrate the beauty of the present
ELLENSBURG - McKenzee Guzman, a Central Washington University art student, presents her BFA senior exhibition, “Lest We Suffer.” The exhibition opens today in …
CWU MFA thesis exhibit opening May 14
ELLENSBURG — Starting next week, the Sarah Spurgeon Gallery at Central Washington University will host Anemoia, a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) thesis exhibition b…
CWU photography student wins national innovation award
ELLENSBURG — Charlie Tadlock’s fascination with the open road came to him in his search for his artistic voice in photography on the highways of Montana. Now, that fascination has earned him the Society for Phot…
Juried student art and design exhibit opens at Sarah Spurgeon Gallery
ELLENSBURG — The CWU Sarah Spurgeon Gallery will be hosting the Department of Art + Design’s 2024 Juried Undergraduate Student Art + Design Exhibition over the…
Newhouse announces start of annual art competition
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., announced Thursday the start of the annual Central Washington Congressional Art Competition. The statement said all Central Washington high school students are eligibl…
Museum to show free movies for Women’s History Month
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Museum & Art Center will offer a series of free movie screenings this month, in honor of Women’s History Month, according to an ann…
March 2024 Basin Events
COLUMBIA BASIN – As always, the Columbia Basin has a lot going on next month. As spring moves a bit closer to being official, here are several opportunities to…
Shadow dancing in the Basin
MOSES LAKE — Shadows will come to life next week at the Wallenstien Theater, as The Silhouettes bring their unique dance show March 1.
Events for February 2024
In February, love is in the air and spring is lurking somewhere around the corner. Here are a few things that are happening around the Basin this month.
Students go for Baroque at music festival
MOSES LAKE — Forty-two local piano students from Moses Lake, Ephrata, Soap Lake and Lind performed in the eighth annual Moses Lake-Central Basin Chapter of Was…
Desert Artists present miniature art show
MOSES LAKE — Art on a small scale is featured at the Miniature Art Show, on display through Nov. 17 at Banner Bank, 322 S. Division St. in Moses Lake. The 15th…
Santa art and journals coming to Moses Lake Museum & Art Center
MOSES LAKE – Moses Lake resident Joshua Larson’s Santas will be open for viewing in the Ramon Cerna Community Gallery at the Moses Lake Museum & Art Center fro…
STUDIO BASIN: Photography and Spooky Behavior with Kelsey Gribble and sports wrap-up
MOSES LAKE – On this week's episode of the Studio Basin podcast, Managing Editor Rob Miller is joined by Kelsey Gribble, the owner of Sole Performance in Ephra…
Fall arts incoming
MOSES LAKE — A two-actor look at retirement, a group touring local schools to celebrate Hispanic heritage, music and dance honoring the culture and history of …
Soap Lake gets new mural by local artist
SOAP LAKE – The Soap Lake Creative District Planning Committee and the Friends of the Lower Grand Coulee commissioned and installed a mural by local artist Emm…