Online Exhibits
Quiltscapes
A survey of 43 historic quilts from the MAC's permanent collection.
Spokane Memories: Photographs from the Permanent Collection
From railroads to rivers, school children to strawberry pickers, and bicycle shops to brickyards, the photograph collection offers some of the most intriguing and entertaining images from the history of this region.
Uncommon Gifts
Uncommon Gifts debuts recently acquired selections from the legendary Safeco Collection juxtaposed with works previously collected. This exhibition represents how the Safeco acquisition expanded aesthetic themes and media, deepened the representation of previously collected artists, and added works by more artists with Inland Northwest ties. Look for influential friendships, educational confluences, and shared colors, textures, forms, and subject matter. See the qualities that hallmark Northwest art.
Stories From Within: Selections from the Permanent Collection
Whether beaded bag or lithograph, Pueblo painting or Jacob Lawrence print, these narrative works depict people in settings where stories unfold. Representing diverse cultures, various media, and multiple time periods, these works encourage long and active looking and inspire viewers to make meaning based on their own life experiences. The exhibition draws inspiration from the work of Harvard-trained psychologist Abigail Housen and from Visual Thinking Strategies, the method based on her research.
Northwest Art Collection: Works On Paper
Selected works on paper from the MAC's Northwest art collection are made available online through a grant from the Washington Art Consortium. This Washington state-based seven-museum consortium jointly owned three American works on paper collections and members collaborate to create access to Northwest art.
David Douglas: A Naturalist at Work
The exhibit "David Douglas: A Naturalist at Work" commemorates the Northwest journeys and scientific contributions of the Scottish naturalist whose name is memorialized in the Douglas-fir.