WASHINGTON
The Confluence Art Exhibit
Sat, Apr 20
|The Confluence Art Gallery, Twisp
Tattoo Artists Get Wild for Confluence Gallery’sNext Show Board to be Wild plus Exhibit Trash Talk from Joanne Bohannon. Opening Reception Saturday, April 20 , 5-7pm
Time and Location
Apr 20, 2024, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
The Confluence Art Gallery, Twisp, 104 S Glover St, Twisp, WA 98856, USA
About the event
Tattoo Artists Get Wild for Confluence Gallery’sNext Show Board to be Wild plus Exhibit Trash Talk from Joanne Bohannon.
Opening Reception Saturday, April 20 , 5-7pm
BOARD TO BE WILD:
A show featuring paintings by tattoo artists on decommissioned snowboards will open
April 20, with a lively and colorful launch party from 5-7 pm, at Confluence Gallery and
Art Center in Twisp, Washington.
“Board to Be Wild” will feature collector-quality artwork of many regional tattoo artists
who also create fine art for gallery shows, plus that of several local painters, sculptors
and jewelry makers.
A portion of sales from the show will benefit Salvage Arts Foundation (besalvage.com),
an Edmonds, WA.-based nonprofit that promotes the recycled art movement by creating
unique, high-quality art pieces using salvaged and repurposed materials.
Bruce Rivera, the founder and president of Salvage Arts, is curating the show in
partnership with Penelope Varn, a curator for Confluence Gallery. Rivera is a tattoo
artist at Slave to the Needle in Seattle and a resident fine artist at Graphite Arts Center
in Edmonds.
Especially fitting is that this show, which will use old snowboards otherwise bound for a
landfill, will open on Earth Day weekend. The opening reception on April 20 from 5 to 7
PM will be open to the public.
Curator: Penelope Varn
TRASH TALK:
“My current body of work came about when an owl set up
shop outside my bedroom window…obviously a city dweller.
It has been so surprising to me that such an icon of the
health of the earth has managed to survive amongst all of
this asphalt and noise. Its tenacity and perseverance gives
me hope for the future and it is all evident right here in my
backyard. This amazing bird has been living with me for well
over 10 years. I am grateful.”
It is Fitting that this show occurs with Board to be Wild and both
will be going on when our annual Trashion Show occurs in early
May, exhibiting The Confluence’s commitment to both the arts
and conservation.