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

A Magenta Echo presented by Allyce Woods
October 30 through November 20, 2023
Lecture: 11/15 at 3pm in P201/Zoom
Reception: 11/15 at 4pm in the Esvelt Gallery
Image information
Ripple Structure, handwoven digital jacquard tapestry, bunad cotton thread, cotton, and wool, 24 x 41.25”, 2021
The Esvelt Gallery is honored to present A Magenta Echo by Allyce Wood, the exhibition runs from October 30 – November 30, 2023, with an artist lecture on November 15, 2023, at 3:00pm in P201/Zoom with a reception to follow at the gallery.
Allyce Wood is an artist based in Seattle, WA. Wood received her MFA from the Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo in Norway (2018), furthering her textile studies at the Universitetet i Bergen (2017 & 2018), through a mentorship with Hilde Huan Johnson (2018), and assisting artists Eline Mugaas and Elise Storsveen (2016-2019). Wood has had the honor of being artist in residence at the Praxis Fiber Workshop in Cleveland, Ohio (2021), the Icelandic Textile Center, Blönduós, Iceland (2019), and the Mary Olson Farm (2023).Read More
Wood has exhibited her work locally and internationally for over ten years. Recent solo exhibitions include ‘Shirtsleeves & Ribbons’ at the White River Valley Museum, ‘Soft Systems’ at The Vestibule (2022), and ‘Daylights’ with Shunpike Storefronts (2022). She is the gracious recipient of the Art Projects: Individuals program (4Culture 2022),1-year Artist Grant (Bildende Kunstneres Hjelpefond 2020), the Diversestipend For Nyutdannede Kunstnere (Arts Council Norway 2018) and the GAP Grant (Artist Trust 2014).
‘A Magenta Echo’ is an examination of form, of place, of tapestry. By using digital jacquard weaving, a medium that balances handwork and computer programming, artist Allyce Wood draws together heritage textile techniques with her own language of aesthetics.
Through the use of digital and handmade processes, artist Allyce Wood makes textiles with a focus on digital Jacquard tapestries. To her, the loom acts as a mediator between traditional and computerized technologies, offering a way to combine online and offline experiences into images in cotton and wool. As a collector of technologies and threads, Wood weaves with deep consideration for her materials and the generations of weavers who came before and will come after. ‘A Magenta Echo’ showcases tapestries that demonstrate her passion for systems and information-sharing–these being cornerstones of the weaving community as well as person-to-person connections.
This exhibition brims with lush textures, hand-dyed yarns, and evocative images. Flowers, water systems, and ribbons are woven within the structures of her cloth to represent the intricacy of connection and the flowing ways we bond with one another over time. The intrinsic warmth of these pieces contributes to a sense of familiarity and optimism.
For more information please email the CBC Gallery Director at gallerydirector@columbiabasin.edu.
The Esvelt Gallery would like to thank ASCBC for their continued support.
Gallery Hours:
Monday thru Thursday: 8:00am-5pm
Friday: 8:00am-12:00pm

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.
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(509) 542-4864
P-Building, P-100
2600 N. 20th Ave.,
Pasco, WA 99301
