October at The MAC

Hosted by Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture

Here at the MAC (Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture) we have a few exhibits we think you will like. The Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture is the living center of art, culture, and history in the Inland Northwest, dedicated to inspiring expression, forging diverse community relationships, and uncovering history's relevance. _______________________________________________________________________________________ George Flett: Remembering September 23, 2026 - January 10, 2027 The MAC honors beloved Spokane artist George Flett (spoqín/sp'q'n'iʔ/Spokan [Spokane Tribe of Indians], 1946–2013), whose work helped revive Ledger Art and the Prairie Chicken Dance. This intimate exhibition celebrates Flett’s remarkable career and his enduring role as an artist, mentor, and preserver of Spokane and Plateau history. _______________________________________________________________________________________ America at 250: 25 Decades of Collected Memories May 23, 2026 - Feb 14, 2027 Starting with the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, the United States have been conducting the great “American experiment” for the last 250 years. For 25 decades, people have kept and collected objects that were important to them for a variety of reasons. By looking back at what materials were collected by the museum since its founding, we catch a glimpse of the ways that our community have been impacted by and left their mark on American history. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Ben Mickelson: Alpine Daydreams October 2 – November 29, 2026 Artist Reception & Talk, Oct 28th, 5-8 PM Alpine Daydreams is a collection of mixed-media works examining the perception, fluctuation, and vulnerability of landscape. Through layered surfaces and graceful schemes, Ben Mickelson’s work compresses lived experience into fragments of terrain. The paintings are less depictions of place than records of how landscape is remembered and…