Lisa Lofgren: All Together as Cumulus Clouds August 28-October 17, 2026, Gallery 3R, 3rd Floor In this interactive exhibition in celebration of comradery and the passing of knowledge to create structures that are “read”…

Celebrate our recent acquisition of this compelling portrait of writer James Baldwin wearing a Mwana Pwo mask of the Chokwe.

We connect the future to the past through the present. The North Olympic History Society has served as the region’s steward of memory for more than 75 years. Founded by community members who recognized the need to preser…

SPECIAL EVENT: Poetry Reading from the new book Blue Room: Poetry by Santa Barbara Poets Inspired by Patricia Chidlaw's Paintings. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23rd at 7:00pm TO LEARN MORE OR RESERVE A SEAT, CLICK HERE .

Exhibition on view AUGUST 28 - OCTOBER 26, 2026.

“Approaches” is a special exhibition series that helps visitors build a deeper understanding of artistic styles, concepts and media. Drawn from the permanent collection, with additional work by Heather Dawn […]

Discovery Place Science is Charlotte

AUG 29 - JAN 3Harry Clewans is largely self-taught and has worked in his studio in Oakland, California, since 1983. Clewans creates unique large-scale woodblock prints by assembling hundreds of smaller printed images. Ex…

“Formal Matters” explores the cornerstones of visual media that shape how we experience art. Drawing together works from across the modern and contemporary collections, the exhibition focuses on the five essential elemen…

Glow: A Cinematic Experience is a multi-sensory, immersive installation centered on six aesthetic themes that moviemakers have revisited again and again—Sunrise and Sunset, Moon, Neon, Candlelight, Fireworks, and Campfir…

What is art? Why does it matter? What does it mean to speak of its “history”? How and by whom is that history constructed? What does art have to do with power or desire? Is it a form of knowledge, or is it a way of world…

Lee Miller: Fearless is the first comprehensive survey of Miller's photographs in more than 25 years and gathers together the major episodes of her singular career.