Auburn: Postmark Center for the Arts [A black rectangle with a black background Description automatically generated with low confidence]Unprecedented: The Inaugural Postmark Biennial Gallery Exhibition July 23 - October 9, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 23, 2025 Contact: Allison Hyde, Arts Program Supervisor (253)-931-5100 | ahyde@auburnwa.gov __________ [Text AI-generated content may be incorrect.]Unprecedented: The Inaugural Postmark Biennial Gallery Exhibition July 23 - October 9, 2025 Postmark Center for the Arts OPENING RECEPTION Wednesday, July 23 In two locations: 5-6:15PM: Postmark - talk at 5:30 6-7:30PM: Museum - talk at 6:30 "In times of crisis, art becomes a vital medium for both reflection and action."- Virginia Vigliar Spanning the last five years, forged in a world reshaped by a global pandemic, these artworks evince a time of shifting political, labor, and cultural landscapes. Art at its core reminds us of an enduring human condition. The artists in this exhibition have internalized these past few years in deeply personal ways. While some spent time honing skills for a world they hoped would return, some mined history to underscore the present. Still others have adopted a changing aesthetic in response to a world that no longer looks quite the same. Engaged with environmental issues, human rights, and the care and healing of body and spirit, these Washington-based artists have done what artists have done throughout time: endured, continued to create, process, and share their exploration of inquiry, meaning, and beauty with their communities. Together, these works reflect the creative pulse of Washington during an unprecedented moment in time. Curated by Ellen Ito and Jabari Owens-Bailey, Unprecedented: The Inaugural Postmark Biennial presents work across the venues of the Postmark Center for the Arts and the White River Valley Museum. _________________________________________________________ [Text, logo, company name Description automatically generated with medium confidence] Amanda Jenkinson | Arts Assistant Pronouns (she/they) In office Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays City of Auburn Parks, Arts & Recreation 253.931.5100, ajenkinson@auburnwa.gov<mailto:ajenkinson@auburnwa.gov> The information contained in this electronic communication is personal, privileged and/or confidential information intended only for the use of the individual(s) or entity(ies) to which it has been addressed. If you read this communication and are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication, other than delivery to the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender by reply e-mail. Thank you.