Larson Gallery’s annual Central Washington Artists’ Exhibition is one of the longest running juried art exhibitions in the Pacific Northwest. This highly competitive exhibition features current artworks by artists living in ten Central Washington counties. The 2024 69th annual CWAE will present at least $3,000 in cash and purchase awards. The juror is Kayla Tackett, the Director of Exhibitions and Collections at the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture (“the MAC”) in Spokane, WA.

 About the Juror

Kayla Tackett is the Director of Exhibitions and Collections at the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture (“the MAC”) in Spokane, where she manages exhibitions and leads the team responsible for the curation and care of the archives, loan and collection objects, Art Source sales and rental program, and the historic Campbell House. Prior to joining the MAC in December 2021, she worked in exhibition management for over 13 years at the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields. Kayla has a master’s degree in Arts Administration from Indiana University and a bachelor’s degree in Art History and English Writing from DePauw University, where her thesis and capstone project focused on the textile designs of Varvara Stepanova and Lyubov Popova and poetry, respectively. 

Opening Reception: Sat. November 9, 2024, 3 – 5 PM