[cid:image009.jpg@01D3B56C.ADF8DE60] [cid:image010.jpg@01D3B56C.ADF8DE60]CALL TO ARTISTS: Washington State Historical Society is accepting applications of work by Native artists to display in the juried exhibition IN THE SPIRIT: Contemporary Native Art. Applications will be accepted now through March 30, 2018. You can find the application online at InTheSpiritArts.org<http://www.washingtonhistory.org/visit/wshm/exhibits/InTheSpirit/>. The annual In the Spirit exhibition is celebrating its 13th year, and offers an opportunity for contemporary Native artists to display their work at the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma from June 30 through August 12, 2018. Accepted artwork will also be eligible for awards and monetary prizes including Best of Show, Honoring the Northwest, Honoring Tradition, Honoring Innovation, and the People's Choice awards. To accompany the arts exhibition, the History Museum will host a native arts market and festival on August 11 in partnership with Tacoma Art Museum. The festival will include performances by Native artists and feature booth space for vendors. PLEASE FORWARD this post to artists who might also be interested, and/or celebrate In the Spirit's 13th year by submitting your own artwork. If you have any questions about the application process, the exhibition or the festival, please contact Molly Wilmoth at molly.wilmoth@wshs.wa.gov or 253-798-5926. [cid:image011.jpg@01D3B56C.ADF8DE60] [cid:image012.jpg@01D3B56C.ADF8DE60] Image credits, top to bottom: Lois Chichinoff Thadei, Aleut - Ketchikan Indian Corp/Sealaska Corp, Raven Feathers (detail), 2017. Glass, granite. Photo courtesy of artist. Kathey Ervin Wyandotte, Stacked Tea Set, 2016. Western red cedar, Alaskan yellow cedar, artificial sinew, Styrofoam, wood. Photo courtesy of artist. Celeste Kardonsky Dybeck, Jamestown S'Klallam, Kardonsky Family Tree, 2015, Pendleton wool, ultra suede, mother-of-pearl buttons. 45 x 53 inches. Photo by Duncan Price Photography.