Splash Gallery Announces Pacific NorthBest, Second Annual Student Art Show

WHAT:

As a community-minded gallery, Splash Gallery is once again, offering an opportunity for Olympia high school students to share artistic interpretations of why they love living in the region.
WHO: High school students in the Olympia School district.
WHY: Art inspires young people to excel in and out of the classroom. It helps students stay in school, increases motivation, improves attitudes and attendance and improves academic performance.

HOW:

Requirements: Artwork in any 2-D or 3-D medium.
2-D art must be, frameable medium- photography, painting, collage, printmaking etc. artwork dimension must be 8.5” x 11”.
3-D mediums must be no bigger than one cubic foot.
All entries must be submitted online with quality photos by high school students residing in the Olympia School District area.

WHEN: The deadline for submissions must be made no later than December 31, 2022.

WHERE: Artwork selected will be shown at Splash Gallery from February 20-28, 2023. Winning images will be featured online at www.splashgalleryolympia.com 24/7 and in the gallery, Tuesday- Sunday from 11am-6 pm.

BONUS: Prize will be awarded to the top three winners and honorable mentions from a juried panel of Splash Co-op members. Gallery members are seeking donations from local merchants for prizes. Last year generous gift sponsors included: Batdorf & Brownson (Dancing Goats Coffee), Oly Lamplighters, Oympia Frameworks, Vic’s Pizza, Rainy Day Records and Olyphant. For those interested in contributing call 360-943-5177.

About Splash Gallery Located on the boardwalk at the scenic Percival Landing, the iconic co-op gallery, is a one-of-a-kind art experience in the heartbeat of South Puget Sound. Splash offers a vibrant selection of local fine art including oils, encaustics and pastels, jewelry, ceramics, mosaics, woodworking, jewelry and more. Splash Gallery of Olympia is a cooperative art gallery established in 2011 to promote artistic expression in the community through exhibitions and contributions to local groups in support of the arts. In 2017, Splash Gallery of Olympia was voted #1 Art Gallery in this year's "Best of Western Washington" contest, hosted by King5. In 2019, the gallery was voted Best of South Sound by The Olympian. Located at 501 Columbia Street, Suite C, Olympia, WA. For more information contact us at splashgalleryolympia@gmail.com or visit SplashGalleryOlympia.com or call 360.943.5177.