Our call to artists for this exhibition was to submit work that captures the essence and emotion of what would be in their daily journal of art. This could look like (but not limited to) plein air scenes done in a local park, live sketching of people bustling around city streets, oil paintings worked off photographs from a recent beach trip, sit-down portrait sessions of loved ones in the garden, or sculptures of figures modeled in nature. The Pacific Northwest offers an incredible landscape that gives us the inspiration to create beautiful things, and we look forward to exhibiting what that uniquely looks like to our artists in this year's Journal of Reflections: Views from the Pacific Northwest Exhibition.
ALL ARTWORK IS FOR SALE! For inquiries on purchasing artwork, please reach out to Events & Exhibitions Manager, Erica, at lesuer.e@gageacademy.org.
Gage Academy of Art acknowledges the Coast Salish Peoples as the original inhabitants of this area and connecting waterways. We understand the land that Gage occupies is unceded territory and that today many Indigenous peoples live here and without their stewardship, we would not have access to this space. We honor the Coast Salish Peoples’ sovereignty, rights to self-determination, culture and ways of life. Since time immemorial, Indigenous peoples have called this territory their sacred land. We commit to learning, educating others and repairing the legacy of historically harmful relationships between non-Native and Native peoples in King County. In doing so, we will be honest, and recognize the experiences of Native peoples to include genocide, forced relocation, forced assimilation, and land theft. We also acknowledge Native peoples are survivors, present in today’s world, thriving. We encourage everyone here today to ask themselves: what can I do to support Indigenous communities?
In an effort to be transparent, Gage is contemplating this call to action and re-working how to best support Indigenous communities.