Esvelt
Gallery
Immerse In Art
The Gallery acts as a focal point for ideas presented in all manner of styles, which operate on both intellectual and tangible levels. This availability of art is not only an important aspect of culture for the broader community who view it, but also a valuable part of maintaining a healthy collegial environment for the CBC campus community.
The Esvelt Gallery brings art from visiting artists, faculty, and students through sponsorship from ASCBC and the Art Department. Our desire is to provide an artistic experience through a variety of exhibitions, artist lectures, workshops, and demonstrations, all of which are open to the student body and the public.
Admission is free and the public is welcome.
Art is an experience
Current Exhibit
Word play: prints from the crow’s shadow collection
Crow’s Shadow Printmaking Group Show
April 6 through April 26
Artist talk: April 6, 2023 @ 3pm in the Esvelt Gallery
Reception: April 6, 2023 following the artist talk
Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts is an independent non-profit located on the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. Its mission is to provide a creative conduit for educational, social, and economic opportunities for Native Americans through artistic development. Originally founded in 1992 by the artist James Lavadour (Walla Walla), the organization hired its first Master Printer in 2001 and began publishing fine-art, limited edition, lithographic prints by leading contemporary Native American artists from across the United States. Over the past 20 years it has collaborated with artistic luminaries such as James Luna, Kay WalkingStick, Wendy Red Star, Rick Bartow, Marie Watt, and Joe Feddersen. Through a generous grant from The Ford Family Foundation, Crow’s Shadow has also hosted numerous Native and non-Native contemporary artists from throughout Oregon.
Word Play is a group exhibition of prints from the Crow’s Shadow Institute of Arts Collection. The artwork in this show intertwines typographic elements with visual imagery allowing the viewer to consider the intention between the words or letters as an influencing factor both compositionally and conceptually. The artists featured in this show explore a range of themes focused on identity, transformation, politics, memory, and power.
The exhibition runs from April 3 – April 26, 2024, with a gallery talk and Q&A with the Master Printer of Crow’s Shadow on April 6 at 3:00pm with a reception to follow in the gallery.
The Esvelt Gallery would like to thank ASCBC for their continued support.
Gallery Hours:
Monday thru Thursday: 7:30am-5pm
Friday: 7:30am-12:30pm
Permanent Collection
This portable collection of curated professional and student artwork is available on a loan basis to the CBC campus community. Currently consisting of over 200 works, including drawings, paintings, prints, and sculptures, it enhances the aesthetics of our campus to help raise awareness of art as an integral part of our daily lives.
Pieces have been purchased and donated by the college, community members and businesses. If you or your business would like to donate pieces for the collection, please contact the gallery director.
Immersive Visual Arts Instruction
If you are a student or you know of a student seeking information to the higher education programs in visual arts, please visit the Visual Arts Program page to get information on courses, exhibit opportunities, our labs and scholarship opportunities.
Call for art
The Esvelt Gallery is now accepting proposals for solo and group exhibitions for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Applications accepted throughout the year. Honorariums awarded to exhibiting artists. No sales are conducted through the Esvelt Gallery, and inquiries will be directed to the artist.
Floor Plan
Exhibit Events
Word Play: Prints from the Crow’s Shadow Collection Crow’s Shadow – Printmaking Group Show
CBC Arts Center Esvelt Gallery, P Building
Word Play: Prints from the Crow’s Shadow Collection Crow’s Shadow – Printmaking Group Show
CBC Arts Center Esvelt Gallery, P Building
Word Play: Prints from the Crow’s Shadow Collection Crow’s Shadow – Printmaking Group Show
CBC Arts Center Esvelt Gallery, P Building
Contact US
If you have questions regarding exhibitions or the gallery, please reach out!
(509) 542-4864
P-Building, P-100
2600 N. 20th Ave.,
Pasco, WA 99301
