The Art Center

WSU Tri-Cities Art Center

The WSU Tri-Cities Art Center is a place for students, faculty and staff to display their works of art produced on-campus or through their academic pursuits. Additionally, the Art Center is currently soliciting proposals for solo and group exhibitions.

With a wide variety of art installations, paintings, photography, and sculptures, this is a destination at WSU Tri-Cities you won’t want to miss.

Art(Math + Science) = Creative Intersections

April 15 – August 13 | Monday – Friday

Art(Math + Science) = Creative Intersections
Exhibit Opening, Artist Reception, and Panel Discussion

Wednesday, April 15
5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

This cross-disciplinary exhibition explores how art transforms learning across disciplines. Featuring work from WSU Tri-Cities College of Education, Sport, and Human Sciences students and the middle school learners they teach, it highlights how creativity and critical inquiry enrich STEAM education and teacher development.

Interactive stations invite visitors to experiment with mathematical patterns, artistic processes, and hands-on activities that reveal how art can make complex ideas intuitive and fun.

Exhibit curated by Yichien Cooper with collaboration from Tyler Hansen, Destiny Kuespert, and Ethan Smith. The exhibition is sponsored by the Washington State University Fall 2025 Arts & Humanities Process Grant.

  • Textile fabric leaves, letter J, and stitched jaguar.

    J is for Jungle Loss by Scotty Hunt. My textile piece, Jungle Loss, uses the letter “J” as a symbolic tree trunk in a disappearing jungle. The J is stitched from medium-sized fabric leaves and vines to represent what remains of the forest. To show the scale of destruction, I added four large leaves, symbolizing the 4.1 million hectares of jungle lost in a single year, with shifting colors to reflect increasing loss. I also included a stitched jaguar to represent wildlife threatened by deforestation.

  • Sculpted food items on a plate.

    The Foragers Feast by Ryker Durham & Gwendolyn Bridgham: How food looks and is labeled shapes what we think is healthy. Farm-raised and wild-caught fish may look the same, but can differ in additives. Because of common misconceptions, people may overlook organic options even when they can be healthier. This dish features a trout fillet (4 oz) seasoned with juniper berries and Old Bay. It is served with sautéed morel, king bolete mushrooms, fresh fiddleheads, and miner’s lettuce.

  • Miniature concept of a school with moss and rocks.

    Elementary School Design by Nancy Guerra Ramirez and Jessie Barajas: Inspired by Valentino Gareri and Zaha Hadid, the school design incorporates moss to support oxygen production, an open concept to conserve energy, and extensive windows on the second floor and roof for natural light. The building is hydro-powered and designed to be carbon free.

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