Create & Submit Art to the Annual Art Show: Celebrate Your Community
Posted on January 21, 2025 at 6:00 am
By Alison Johnson
Create & Submit Your Art
We are excited to announce the return of the annual Community Art Show, an event that brings together the creativity of all ages in the community.
The theme for 2025 is Celebrate Your Community.
Explore what you love most about your community. Everyone from young children to adults can express what makes their community unique and special. Whether you are an experienced artist, looking to try something new, or someone who just loves art, this event is for you!
What makes your community feel like home to you? You could paint people, places, things, or even shared experiences. Let your imagination soar!
First, Get Your Canvas
SCLD makes it easy to participate in the art show by providing free, miniature art canvases at the library. Supplies are limited to one per person and while supplies last. So be sure to drop in to get yours starting February 1 and continuing through February 28.
When you pick up a canvas, you’ll also grab an artist information card to go with your finished artwork. Create your art with your own supplies. The mini canvases readily accept acrylic paint, paint markers, spray paints, and much more.
All art created for the art show should have content that is family friendly, ensuring that it is appropriate for viewers of all ages. To find more information about submitting your artwork to the show and to view the terms and conditions for participation, visit our Community Art Show web page.
Each library has an art show station at the front desk, with mini canvases and artist information cards. Quantities of the mini art canvases are limited at each library, so they will only be available while supplies last. Once they are gone, the library won’t be receiving any more.
Second, Submit Your Art
The art show station at the front desk of each library also has an art submission drop box, accessible during open hours for February.
To be included in the art show, finished art must be returned, along with the artist’s information card, to your library by the deadline of February 28.
We look forward to seeing how you choose to celebrate your community through your art!
View the Art Show
March 7–31
The annual Community Art Show is taking place at all our libraries. Everyone is invited to check out the art in person, during library open hours.
The virtual art show is available online at any time on the Community Art Show web page. The online show features selected art from all SCLD libraries across Spokane County. So, if you aren’t able to make it to all of them in person, you can see some of the art from across the region on a computer or mobile device.
We hope you enjoy the Community Art Show as we celebrate the imaginations and creations of artists, neighbors, and friends in our communities.
Alison Johnson is a librarian at Spokane County Library District. She creates library programming and events for children. This means she gets to play with many things, including messy paints and mini robots. When she has free time, Alison enjoys hiking trails with her dog, paddle boarding (on very calm waters), and reading while enjoying a cup of tea.
Tags: adults, all ages, art, art show, community, kids, parents, teens, tweens
