The Old Hotel Art Gallery’s main building, which Copas said was founded in 1912, operated for 62 years as a hotel primarily serving railroad workers in Othello before being abandoned after a murder took place inside the building. In 1975, a group of three local businesswomen opened up the Old Hotel Art Gallery.
July 25, 2023
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July 27, 2023 1:30 a.m.
History's future
New Old Hotel Art Gallery director outlines plans for historic venue
OTHELLO – Samantha Copas took over the position of director at the Old Hotel Art Gallery, a nonprofit historical site, in early July after the former Director Jenn Stevenson left the position in order to teach. Copas said that the transition went well, with Stevenson – who had worked at the Old Hotel for eight years – training Copas for her first two weeks in the position...