$10 suggested donation

Prompts by Collage Club Creator Lauren McCleary

Join us for a monthly prompt to get your creative juices flowing. We will provide all the materials you need to create your own work of art, while in great company with your community. If you love collaging and are interested in hosting a class email artsed@moscowcontemporary.org

Let Friday the 13th bring you smiles and cheer! 10% off at Moscow Contemporary’s Gift Store for anyone who dines at Qdoba the same day for our Qdoba Fundraiser (Palouse Mall Qdoba Only).

Show Support!

Eat Qdoba!

Moscow Contemporary will receive 25% of fundraiser sales* during this fundraiser. Participate on Dec 13, 2024 during the scheduled fundraiser time by showing this QR code at the register at this QDOBA location, or by ordering online at this location at qdoba.com using this digital coupon.

*Gift card sales, alcoholic beverage sales and delivery fees excluded.

James Norman assumes the open road would recall his name.  Musician, part-time lover—a heterodoxical historian of the forgotten, a half-assed Buddhist in his concrete monastery, a traveling freak show feeding LSD to a higher consciousness—Contradictions are the meat on the bones that construct him.  James Norman was born to a Navy Man, and the sea never quite left him.  His mother was the son of a preacher, though no God has ever claimed him.  His mountain is too tall for flags anyway.  He has lived in cabins surrounded by forests of marijuana, in that steel onion called ship bobbing across the Atlantic, in squalid houses owned by unscrupulous men chasing the Almighty American Dollar far past the point of no return.  He owes everything to the women in his life, starting with Jean.  He is a lover of animals (even the human kind.)  He hopes you enjoy his musings about Armageddon, though he believes that inevitably we make it out alive to tell the story ourselves.  I suppose he believes in the story more than anything else.  Most of his poems are instructions for how to survive the desert of self for long enough to understand the thirst that drives us, and he wrote them solely to make it through till morning.

Oscar Oswald: I am a poet and editor teaching English at the University of Idaho.

I grew up in the southwest, and hopped around the northwest and the Mojave before landing in the Palouse. My interests in poetry include modernist and postmodernist writers such as Barbara Guest, Lorine Niedecker, and Erin Moure, as well as global literatures and especially Eastern European and Latin American traditions.

My book of poems Irredenta applies a pastoral framework to the American wilderness, in particular what is ‘untouched’ and ‘untamable’ within the United States. It is an experimental thing, written in a sequential mode, drawing upon the work of Henry Thoreau, Gertrude Stein, and Rene Char. I love the desert, and this is why I wrote the book.

I spend my free time hiking and walking – always on my feet.

Cameron McGill is a poet, educator, and musician from Champaign, Illinois. He is the author of Meridians (Willow Springs Books, 2020) and In the Night Field (Augury Books, 2021). His poems have appeared in The American Poetry Review, Beloit Poetry Journal, Grist, Raleigh Review, and RHINO. He has released six studio albums, most recently Gallows Etiquette. A new album, The Widow Cameron, is forthcoming in fall 2022. He holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Idaho and teaches at Washington State University, where he serves as co-director of the Visiting Writers Series. He lives in Moscow, Idaho.

Daryl Gussin is a writer and musician who has been awkwardly standing around at punk shows for the last twenty-something years. Thankfully at some point in his late teens he decided to become a little more productive, and has been working on zines, setting up shows, and playing in bands consecutively since then. In 2006, he became integrally involved in Razorcake fanzine where he is currently the managing editor. His writing revolves around the honest, bittersweet, and ultimately triumphant aspects of counterculture and its flavorful inhabitants. The heartbreaks, the implosions, and the defiant victories. Community over commercialism, create and destroy.

$30.00

This painting circle is a unique space designed for painters who are eager to enrich their personal practice within a community of like-minded artists. Rather than a how-to-paint crash course, this event is meant to help students tackle creative challenges, and gain new perspectives through collective feedback.

All levels welcome. All mediums welcome. Some supplies provided, but please bring your own if you have them.

Saturday

November 16th

10:00am – 4:00pm

Join a trio of talented artists who will teach you how to make beautiful one-of-a-kind prints using acrylic paints and a gel plate. You will receive a kit to make your own book that can be decorated with the gel prints you make in class.

No experience necessary!

November 13th

6:00-7:30pm

$35

Join local artist Audrey Murray for a clothing alteration embroidery class. Learn the skills to customize and embellish your clothing with embroidery! Please bring your own article of clothing to embroider. 12+ (under 18 must be accompanied by an adult).
All abilities welcome!

Join Teaching Artist Rachael Eastman for an exploration in Linocut Printmaking.

In this workshop attendees will explore the linocut technique of printmaking. A linocut happens when one carves into a linoleum block using various gouges. The resulting carved image is then transferred onto paper by putting ink on the block and pressing it to paper. With this process one may make multiples, called an edition, from the same carved block. 

All materials will be provided, but attendees are encouraged to bring images they may want to use as a resource for imagery. 

$25.00

Join local artist Audrey Murray for an introduction to hoop embroidery class. Learn the basic embroidery stitches and skills to make your own beautiful fiber art creation. 12+ (under 18 must be accompanied by an adult).

All abilities welcome!

Reinaldo Gil Zambrano is an award-winning printmaker from Caracas, Venezuela. He has lived in Spokane, WA since 2020. From an early age RGZ began collecting unique stories from social encounters that highlight the common aspects of human identity. His source inspiration is animated through his choice of materials and methods.

This exhibit is made possible with the generous support of our many business sponsors. They join a community of donors who celebrate the value of the arts and artists, like Reinaldo. Learn more by visiting moscowcontemporary.org

Join us for our Grand Opening Celebration at our new space in the Palouse Place Mall! Art! Games! Raffles! Music! Snacks! Drinks! More!

Thank you to our generous Sponsors!

Thank you to our Silent Auction & Raffle Item Donors!

Lodgepole • Tri-State Outfitters • Starbucks • Mattress Firm • Target • Garden and Villa •  Panhandle Cone & Coffee • Petco • Hello Everything • One World Cafe • BookPeople • NRS • Safari Pearl • JOANN Fabric and Craft • Brain Body Balance Sound Therapy • Wing Over Farm • Julia Ames • Moscow Candy • Jennifer Rod • Grace Peven • Heather Woolery • Karen Dowling • Heather Danielle Russell Flynn • Megan Mack • Judy Oatman • Kristin Walker • Corrie Befort • Belinda Rhodes  • Clearwater Roasting Company • Paradise Grill & Cafe • Harry Ritchie's • Palouse Ice Rink • Jersey Mike's • Brooke Rowen • Hunga Dunga Brewing Company • Alison Meyer • Buckle • Cindy Morrow • Maria Marx

Amanda Harlow will lead a creative lesson in watercolor painting. Then turn that lesson into a magical landscape!

Join Teaching Artist Amanda Harlow for a day of painting! This is for beginner and advanced painters who want to paint in community. There will be some preliminary instruction and a critical dialogue.

We will provide beverages and light snacks.

$40.00

Date: Sept. 15th
​Time: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
​Location: The Palouse Place Mall, 2012 W Pullman Dr, Moscow, ID

Fall Weekly classes begin Tuesday September 10th from 10:30am-12:00pm.

These classes will run for 10 weeks.

Join the MosCo team at Palouse Pride in the Park! Artist Brooke Rowen will be creating caricature drawings of festival goers and we will have art supplies for you to add to your portrait. We will also have MosCo Board and Staff on hand to tell you about all the other great things we have in store for you this fall. 

Event will be on Saturday, August 24, 2024, from noon - 4:00pm and set up begins at 9:00am.

Location is East City Park, 900 E 3rd St, Moscow, ID 83843.

Moscow Contemporary(MosCo) has received a 2024 Fast-track grant from The Lewis-Clark Valley Healthcare Foundation. The award of $8,000 is for MosCo’s new Dance for Parkinson’s+ program which will be facilitated and organized by artist/choreographer Corrie Befort and Moscow Contemporary.

Dance for Parkinson’s+ (D4PD+) launched June 17th, 2024 in Moscow Contemporary’s new space at the Palouse Mall. Over the next year MosCo will host 33 classes in their new ADA compliant space.

The next summer intro class is Aug. 19th 10:30 am - 12:00 pm with fall weekly classes beginning Tuesday September 10th from 10:30 am - 12:00pm.

Check out the webpage for more information and registration.

www.moscowcontemporary.org/dance-for-parkinsons

D4PD+ is supported by Lewis~Clark Valley Healthcare Foundation

Dates: Thursday, July 18 and Friday, July 19, 2024
​Time: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
​Location: East City Park, 900 E Third St, Moscow, ID

Ages 3-12 years

Established in 1992, Rendezvous for Kids is a two-day arts festival for children ages 3-12 years old, scheduled in tandem with the family-friendly Rendezvous in the Park evening concerts on July 19th and 20th. (Under 12 admitted free to evening concerts).

PROGRAM: Children will participate in a variety of different activities each morning.  Kids are also invited (with parent or guardian accompaniment) to participate in an Animal Dances parade at the Rendezvous in the Park show in the evening on Friday —time TBA.

Activities will include:
Animal Dance and Percussion with dancer Corrie Befort, courtesy Moscow Contemporary with percussionist Jon Lyksett
Animal Mask and Costume Creation with artist from Moscow Contemporary
Tiny Animal Clay Sculpture Making with artist from Moscow Contemporary
Tie Dying with TYE DYE EVERYTHING  
Mural Painting with artist, Brooke Rowen from Boise, courtesy Moscow Contemporary and Rendezvous in the Park
Fairy Garden Creation
3D Printing, Coding and Robotics courtesy WSU School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
…and more!

Sign in: Parents and guardians sign in their children at 8:30 am. Parents are expected to pick up and sign out their children no later than 12:30 pm. Snacks and lunch will be provided.

Registration: Fees are $35/child for one morning; or $60/child both mornings. Register online by July 1st.

ACCOMPANIMENT: A parent or guardian accompaniment is required for children aged 3-4 years.  Please make sure to equip your child with a water bottle and apply sunscreen prior to arrival. Rendezvous for Kids takes place outside (rain or shine); make sure your children wear appropriate clothing. We work hard to ensure that no child is excluded due to financial or physical challenges. If your child needs additional assistance, please email: info@rendezvousinthepark.com. 

Dates: Thursday, July 18 and Friday, July 19, 2024
​Time: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
​Location: East City Park, 900 E Third St, Moscow, ID

Ages 3-12 years

Established in 1992, Rendezvous for Kids is a two-day arts festival for children ages 3-12 years old, scheduled in tandem with the family-friendly Rendezvous in the Park evening concerts on July 19th and 20th. (Under 12 admitted free to evening concerts).

PROGRAM: Children will participate in a variety of different activities each morning.  Kids are also invited (with parent or guardian accompaniment) to participate in an Animal Dances parade at the Rendezvous in the Park show in the evening on Friday —time TBA.

Activities will include:
Animal Dance and Percussion with dancer Corrie Befort, courtesy Moscow Contemporary with percussionist Jon Lyksett
Animal Mask and Costume Creation with artist from Moscow Contemporary
Tiny Animal Clay Sculpture Making with artist from Moscow Contemporary
Tie Dying with TYE DYE EVERYTHING  
Mural Painting with artist, Brooke Rowen from Boise, courtesy Moscow Contemporary and Rendezvous in the Park
Fairy Garden Creation
3D Printing, Coding and Robotics courtesy WSU School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
…and more!

Sign in: Parents and guardians sign in their children at 8:30 am. Parents are expected to pick up and sign out their children no later than 12:30 pm. Snacks and lunch will be provided.

Registration: Fees are $35/child for one morning; or $60/child both mornings. Register online by July 1st.

ACCOMPANIMENT: A parent or guardian accompaniment is required for children aged 3-4 years.  Please make sure to equip your child with a water bottle and apply sunscreen prior to arrival. Rendezvous for Kids takes place outside (rain or shine); make sure your children wear appropriate clothing. We work hard to ensure that no child is excluded due to financial or physical challenges. If your child needs additional assistance, please email: info@rendezvousinthepark.com. 

Moscow Contemporary’s kidwalk presents Playdough World of Art Inspired by the installation entitled Artland: An installation by Doh Ho Suh and Children. Unleash your kids’ creativity in this vibrant, collaborative, immersive, and interactive sculpture that they will build and rebuild onsite.

Visit us in front of Hello Everything on Main St.