Saranac Art Projects

Chicken Sh@#: Exploring Urban Ecosystems

Closing Reception for Chicken Sh@#!!

 
 Tobacco plants are blooming, chickens are pooping, seeds are sprouting, garbage is composting, and we’re blowin' the roof off the chicken coop!  Please join us for the closing reception of Chicken Sh@#: Exploring Urban Ecosystems Friday, January 29 from 6-10pm.  Saranac Gallery 25 W. Main Street , Spokane WA 

Chicken Sh@# features the day-to-day lives of four chickens, decomposing piles of garbage, and a self-contained bionic hydroponic growing system designed to cultivate grass within one’s own chest. Interactive elements will encourage visitors to sow their own seeds, and propose alternative uses for hubcaps. The exhibition provides a critical examination of the urban ecosystem, ultimately exploring DIY culture, waste, and alternative means of food production.

Additional information can be found in our statement and image gallery.

Gabriel Brown, a Spokane native, recently received his MFA from Washington State University. Rimas K. Simaitis, a Coeur d'Alene native, has received public funding from the National Endowment for the Arts & the Idaho Commission on the Arts, and has recently been nominated for multiple fellowships in order to pursue his graduate coursework in fine arts.

The exhibit runs through January 30th. Saranac Art Projects is located at W. 25 Main Street, downtown Spokane.  

 

Release and Restraint: New Works by Rick Garcia and Garric Simonsen

 Release and Restraint, features new work from Rick Garcia and Garric Simonsen.  The opening reception is December 4th, and the exhibit runs through the 31st.

New work from Lance Sinnema & Rajah Bose

Novembers show features new work from Lance Sinnema and Rajah Bose.  Lance Sinnema is a local ceramic artist who currently teaches at Whitworth and Gonzaga University.  Rajah Bose is a local freelance photographer whose work has appeared in publications such as the New York Times and Time Magazine.  The exhibit opens on November 6th, and runs through the 28th.

 

Frilling: Katie & Maria Creyts

October's exhibition, titled Frilling, will feature the work of sisters Katie & Maria Creyts.  Katie Creyts recently received her MFA from Illinois State University, and currently teaches in the art department at Whitworth University.  Her sister Maria Creyts received her MFA from the prestigious Yale University School of Art, and is currently faculty at the Kansas City Art Institute.  The joint exhibition will be held in Saranac Art Projects' main gallery space.  In the adjacent room, the members of the gallery have organized a silent auction, with proceeds going toward the operational costs of our non-profit, artist run venue.

The exhibition runs from October 2nd through the 31st, with an opening reception on the 4th.

Wes Mills & Megan Murphy

September's exhibit features new work from Megan Murphy and Wes Mills , both represented by PDX Contemporary Art in Portland, OR.  Megan Murphy, the founder of Saranac Art Projects, uses historical events and locations to construct an understanding of how our contemporary selves and culture are informed by the subjectivity of recorded history.  Wes Mills, famous for his minimalist drawings, is represented in the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Museum of Modern Art, both in New York, and also in many other notable institutions.

The exhibition opens September 4th, and runs through the 26th.

Elemenoh: New work from Nik Meisel

July's exhibition, Elemenoh, features new work from Nik Meisel.  Meisel received is MFA from Washington State University, where he currently holds a faculty position in the Department of Fine Arts.  He has exhibited widely throughout the Pacific Northwest, engaging with ordinary materials to provoke existential concerns that manifest via installation and site specificity.

The exhibition opens July 3rd, and runs through the 31st.