In April of 2020, AVA put out an open call for
pandemic-inspired art made by artists
residing in Astoria and surrounding communities.
We received a wide variety of responses from artists.
Some artists reflect on the despair of self-isolation,
some seek solace inward through mediation,
some go to nature.
This show reflects the universal reality of the pandemic.
Previously in the AVA Center for the Arts:
January 2019 : Teresa Robinett
February 2019 : Ceramics Invitational
​March 2019 : Anne Greenwood Rioseco
April 2019 : ​Clatsop County High School Art Show
​​May 2019 : Print Portfolio Show
June 2019 : Renee Rowe and Audrey Long
July 2019 : Astoria Open Studios Tour artists
August 2019 : Ruth Lantz, Jill Mulholland, Shelby Silver
September 2019: "Fugitive": Jesse Jones, Jessica Schleif, Dawn Stetzel
October 2019 : "Emerging": Current and former resident artists
November 2019: "The Edge" : Marie Powell, Betsy Nelson, Kirsten Horning, Kristin Shauck, Penny Treat, Anna Lee Larimore
December 2019: "Two Point Perspective" : Denise Monaghan, John Willis
January 2020: "Northwestern Songs of the Americas" : Tim Janchar
February 2020: "Creatures of the Deep: Gyotaku" by Duncan Berry; and "Ecological Rehabilitation Through Art," by Shelby Silver
March-June 2020: "Ground Level," works by artists who serve as AVA docents
May-June 2020: "Clatsop County High School Art Students" juried exhibit